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National Archives Yes, its that time again, folks. Its the first Friday of the month, when for one ever-so-brief moment the interests of Wall Street, Washington and Main Street are all aligned on one thing: Jobs. A fresh update on the U.S. employment situation for January hits the wires at 8:30 a.m. New York time offering one of the most important snapshots on how the economy fared during the previous month. Expectations are for 203,000 new jobs to be created, according to economists polled by Dow Jones Newswires, compared to 227,000 jobs added in February. The unemployment rate is expected to hold steady at 8.3%. Here at MarketBeat HQ, well be offering color commentary before and after the data crosses the wires. Feel free to weigh-in yourself, via the comments section. And while youre here, why dont you sign up to follow us on Twitter. Enjoy the show. Employers pulled back sharply on hiring last month, a reminder that the U.S. economy may not be growing fast enough to sustain robust job growth. The unemployment rate dipped, but mostly because more Americans stopped looking for work. The Labor Department says the economy added 120,000 jobs in March, down from more than 200,000 in each of the previous three months. The unemployment rate fell to 8.2 percent, the lowest since January 2009. The rate dropped because fewer people searched for jobs. The official unemployment tally only includes those seeking work. The economy has added 858,000 jobs since December _ the best four months of hiring in two years. But Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has cautioned that the current hiring pace is unlikely to continue without more consumer spending. Tóm tắt bài báo đã cho | The unemployment rate dropped to 8.2% last month, but the economy only added 120,000 jobs, when 203,000 new jobs had been predicted, according to todays jobs report. Reaction on the Wall Street Journals MarketBeat Blog was swift: Woah!!! Bad number. The unemployment rate, however, is better news; it had been expected to hold steady at 8.3%. But the AP notes that the dip is mostly due to more Americans giving up on seeking employment. |
Summarize the news: LOS ANGELES (AP) In her first interview since the NBA banned her estranged husband, Shelly Sterling says she will fight to keep her share of the Los Angeles Clippers and plans one day to divorce Donald Sterling. (Click Prev or Next to continue viewing images.) ADVERTISEMENT (Click Prev or Next to continue viewing images.) Los Angeles Clippers co-owner Shelly Sterling, below, watches the Clippers play the Oklahoma City Thunder along with her attorney, Pierce ODonnell, in the first half of Game 3 of the Western Conference... (Associated Press) Shelly Sterling spoke to Barbara Walters, and ABC News posted a short story with excerpts from the conversation Sunday. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has banned Donald Sterling for making racist comments and urged owners to force Sterling to sell the team. Silver added that no decisions had been made about the rest of Sterlings family. According to ABCs story, Shelly Sterling told Walters: I will fight that decision. Sterling also said that she eventually will divorce her husband, and that she hadnt yet done so due to financial considerations. Shelly Sterling said today that eventually, I am going to divorce her estranged husband, Donald Sterling, and if the NBA tries to force her to sell her half of the Los Angeles Clippers, she would absolutely fight to keep her stake in the team. I will fight that decision, she told ABC News Barbara Walters today in an exclusive interview. To be honest with you, Im wondering if a wife of one of the owners, and theres 30 owners, did something like that, said those racial slurs, would they oust the husband? Or would they leave the husband in? Sterling added that the Clippers franchise is her passion and legacy to my family. Ive been with the team for 33 years, through the good times and the bad times, she added. These comments come nearly two weeks after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announced a lifetime ban and a 2.5 million fine for Donald Sterling on April 29, following racist comments from... | Shelly Sterling plans eventually to divorce her estranged husband Donald, she tells Barbara Walters at ABC News. As for her stake in the Los Angeles Clippers, she plans to keep it, the AP notes. Sterling says she would absolutely fight any NBA decision to force her to sell the team. The team is her legacy to her family, she says. To be honest with you, Im wondering if a wife of one of the owners said those racial slurs, would they oust the husband? Or would they leave the husband in? |
Summarize the main idea of this news: GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) A small, private jet has crashed into a house in Marylands Montgomery County on Monday, killing at least three people on board, authorities said. Preliminary information indicates at least three people were on board and didnt survive the Monday crash into home in Gaithersburg, a Washington, D.C. suburb, said Pete Piringer, a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman. He said a fourth person may have been aboard. Piringer said the jet crashed into one home around 11 a.m., setting it and two others on fire. Crews had the fire under control within an hour and were searching for anyone who may have been in the homes. Television news footage of the scene showed one home nearly destroyed, with a car in the driveway. Witnesses told television news crews that they saw the airplane appear to struggle to maintain altitude before going into a nosedive and crashing. An FAA spokesman said preliminary information shows the Embraer EMB-500/Phenom 100 twin-engine jet was on approach at the nearby Montgomery County Airpark. The National Transportation Safety Board is sending an investigator to the scene. Gemmell family (Photo: Facebook) GAITHERSBURG, Md. (WUSA9) -- The investigations into a plane crash that left six people dead in Gaithersburg on Monday evening are just beginning. A mother and her two young children are three of the six lives lost in the crash. Marie Gemmell, 36, her three-year-old son Cole and her infant-son Devin were inside their home when a corporate jet crashed into it. Their bodies were found on the second floor hours after the crash. The father and a third child were not home at the time of the crash. Michael Rosenberg was on the jet that crashed (Photo: Health Decisions) Three people on the jet were also killed, according to Montgomery County fire officials. One of those victims has been identified as Michael Rosenberg, CEO of Health Decisions. You can read their statement here. An Embraer EMB-500/Phenom 100 crashed into a house in... | A twin-engine Embraer jet that the FAA describes as on approach to Runway 14 at the Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg, Maryland, crashed into a home this morning, engulfing that home in flames and setting two others on fire. Three people are dead, but the count could grow. A Montgomery County Fire rep says three fliers were killed in the crash, but notes the corporate plane may have had a fourth person on board, reports the AP. A relative of the owner of the home that was hit tells WUSA 9 that a mother with three children pre-school age and under should have been home at the time; theres no word on the familys whereabouts. The crash occurred around 11am on Drop Forge Lane, and the fire was extinguished within an hour. Crews are now searching the wreckage. A witness noted the plane appeared to wobble before the crash; the airport is no more than 3/4 mile from the crash scene. NTSB and FAA will investigate. |
Tucker Carlson Exposes His Own Sexism on Twitter (Updated) Tucker Carlson has done some good work in the past His site, The Daily Caller, is a frequent stop of mine and many other Conservatives. They were responsible for exposing the Journolist scandal, which highlighted the planning and coordination of many members of the left-wing press. I will always be grateful to Tuckers team for bringing that story to light. This is also why I am so angered by Tuckers recent actions. I thought he was better than this. If you havent heard by now, Monday evening, Tucker Carlson posted a disturbing tweet about Governor Palin which said: Palins popularity falling in Iowa, but maintains lead to become supreme commander of Milfistan Aside from Tuckers sheep-like response to warped poll numbers, he also failed to take ownership of his sexist comment. He deleted the original (which is why I had to link to a retweet) obviously aware that what he had posted was wrong. Unfortunately for him, many people had already seen it and responded. You cant put the toothpaste back in the tube, Tucker. Is this the sort of treatment that Conservative women, who want to get involved in the process, are expected to put up with? Is it okay for male columnists (Conservative or otherwise) to continue objectifying women in the world of politics? No its not! The best thing Tucker Carlson could do, is admit that what he tweeted was wrong, apologize to Governor Palin, and urge his fellow colleagues to be respectful with their language and written word. What he did was demeaning and offensive, and there is no place for it in Conservative circles. Update: This is a poor attempt at an apology. Tucker Carlson tries to cover his tracks this morning by repeating the same mistakes he made last night. He wrote: Apparently Charlie Sheen got control of my Twitter account last night while I was at dinner. Apologies for his behavior. He didnt take responsibility for his comment and he fails horribly at humor. Try again, and... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | Tucker Carlson is in deep doodoo with conservative women after an ill-advised tweet referencing Sarah Palin that he posted, then removed, Monday night. Palins popularity falling in Iowa, but maintains lead to become supreme commander of Milfistan, he tweetedand we probably dont need to tell you where that is. His first attempt at an apology, which he tweeted the next morning: Apparently Charlie Sheen got control of my Twitter account last night while I was at dinner. Apologies for his behavior. That wasnt good enough for many conservative women, Politico notes, rounding up reactions from bloggers to Michelle Malkin calling his behavior sexist and misogynistic. By late Tuesday, Carlson had offered up a more sincere-sounding apology: Im sorry for last nights tweet. I meant absolutely no offense. Not the first dumb thing Ive said. Hopefully the last. But at least one manErick Erickson, editor of RedState.comwas on Carlsons side, tweeting his reaction to the post in question: I laughed then got out my passport. |
A man accused of removing another mans testicle during a meeting in a Port Macquarie motel room has pleaded guilty to a string of charges. Allan George Matthews, 57, appeared in Port Macquarie Local Court on Wednesday morning for the first time since his arrest in Glen Innes, last month. SHARE Share on Facebook SHARE Share on Twitter TWEET Link A man has pleaded guilty after unauthorised surgery to remove anothers testicle. During the proceedings, Matthews solicitor Douglas Hannaway entered pleas of guilty to removing tissue from the body of another without consent or authority. He has pleaded not guilty to the more serious charge of reckless grievous bodily harm. Magistrate Dominique Burns ordered police to compile a brief of evidence by next month and serve it on Matthews defence before it returns to court in mid-August. The charges stem from an incident in a motel room in Port Macquarie on May 16. Advertisement Police allege Matthews met a 52-year-old man and surgically removed his left testicle. It is the crowns case that Matthews is not qualified or authorised to perform such a procedure, and is not a qualified or registered medical practitioner. The 52-year-old alleged victim attended the motel room after posting an advertisement online requesting assistance with a medical issue, police claim. After the alleged incident, the man then attended hospital a week later to repair the wound he suffered to his testicle. The hospital visit triggered an investigation by Mid North Coast police who raided Matthews home in Glen Innes on June 23. They seized medical equipment, electronic equipment, seven firearms and four bottles of what they suspected to be amyl nitrate. In court, Matthews pleaded guilty to not keeping a pistol safely, possessing an unauthorised firearm, not keeping a firearm safely, and two counts of possessing or attempting to prescribe restricted substance. According to court documents, the 57-year-old did not enter a plea to... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | What are the three most horrifying words in the English language? Wrong. The correct answer is amateur testicle surgery. The BBC reports 56-year-old Allan Matthews pleaded guilty Wednesday to removing another mans left testicle at an Australian motel despite not being qualified to practice medicine. The unsanctioned surgery took place in May after a 52-year-old man posted an ad online seeking help for a medical issue, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. The man was apparently still suffering after being kicked in the groin by a horse years earlier but couldnt afford an actual doctor. A week after Matthews allegedly removed the mans testicle, infection set in. The man went to the hospital, and the police launched an investigation. Authorities say a raid of Matthews home last month turned up medical equipment, seven guns, and four bottles of what may be amyl nitrate. In addition to performing surgery without being a doctor, Matthews also pleaded guilty to gun and drug charges. He did not plead guilty to inflicting reckless grievous bodily harm. AAP reports Matthews is out on bail until another hearing next month. (An Oregon man claimed surgery left him with an 80-pound scrotum.) |
Help me summarize this article: Suicide hotlines can provide free and confidential support 24/7. Heres what to expect when you make the call. [If you or someone you know is in immediate danger or having a medical emergency, call 911.] The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255) is a toll-free hotline in the US for people in distress who feel like they are at risk of harming themselves. But what actually happens when you call? D3sign / Getty Images / Via gettyimages.com Suicide is complicated and sometimes hard to predict, but health experts say it can be preventable. Thats why there are services like the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and the hope is that people will use them if they, or someone they know, are having a crisis. But for many people, there is still some mystery about what actually happens during these calls, and some misconceptions can keep people from picking up the phone. So we put together a step-by-step guide about what to expect when you call a suicide hotline. Keep in mind, however, that everyone who calls into a suicide hotline may have a slightly different conversation and experience. And there are also hundreds of different suicide and crisis-prevention hotlines and chat services. For the purposes of this post, we will focus on the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and another line that you can text, called the Crisis Text Line. First, the basics: Lifeline provides free, confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for anyone of any age including non-English speakers. Anyone can call the Lifeline, whether they are thinking about suicide or not, and get emotional support. There is no minimum age, and you can receive support at any time, even on holidays. As long as you have a phone, you can call the number and talk to someone. Lifeline is also available for non-English speakers and people who are deaf or hard of hearing. If you are a Spanish speaker, call the Spanish-language Lifeline at 1-888-628-9454. Si hablas espaol, llama a 1-888-628-9454. Lifeline ofrece 24/7, gratuito... | Calls to suicide hotlines have spiked dramatically since the deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdainnot an unusual phenomenon in the wake of celebrity suicides. The Wall Street Journal reports on a 25% uptick at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255) since Spades death, while USA Today attributed a similar rise to both celebs, and a New Jersey hotline experienced a 70% increase in calls Friday morning. Were so extremely busy, says Rachel Larkin, who heads a crisis-prevention center in Maryland. I think were all worried. ... Both Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain are people a lot of people related to. Celebrity suicides have been linked to suicide increases before. Marilyn Monroes 1962 death, for example, preceded a 12% spike in suicides nationwide, the Wrap reports. When people who have suicidal thoughts see seemingly happy, famous and wealthy people dying of suicide, it makes them feel more hopeless, says Lauren Foster, who heads a hotline in Raleigh, North Carolina. They think if they died, whats to stop me? But suicide-prevention advocates are emphasizing that hotlines do help and peoples calls will go through, despite the surge this week. Check out Buzzfeed to learn what happens on hotline calls and see what resources are available. |
Croatia swastika: Hosts apologise for Nazi pitch symbol The Croatian Football Federation has apologised after a swastika symbol was marked on to the pitch ahead of their Euro 2016 home qualifier against Italy. This is sabotage and a felony, said Tomislav Pacak, a Croatian Football Federation (HNS) spokesman. We expect police to identify the perpetrators. This is a disgrace not just for the HNS but for the whole of Croatia. The game was played behind closed doors after Croatia were punished for racist chants by fans against Norway in March. Pacak added that Uefa had been told about the incident, which overshadowed the 1-1 draw between the two sides who are vying for top spot in Group H. The swastika - widely recognised as the symbol of Nazi Germany - was seen during the first half and although ground staff at the stadium in Split tried to cover it up at half-time they were not successful. It is unknown whether the symbol was mowed or painted into the grass, or who is responsible. As far as we have learned, the symbol was imprinted into the pitch between 24 and 48 hours before the match so that it could be visible during the game, added Pacak. We apologise to all fans watching the game on television, to both teams and to our guests from Italy for the Nazi symbol. Novembers reverse fixture in Milan was stopped twice for crowd trouble, with riot police involved. Croatia were forced to close part of their stadium for Marchs game against Norway as a punishment for their fans behaviour at the San Siro. But the supporters who did attend the Norway game caused more problems, leading to the Italy game to be played in an empty stadium. Its one of our problems and we are working to fix it, said Davor Suker, the president of the Croatian football association. Well speak about it on Saturday, but Im very angry. ? A Brentwood homeowners association that threatened to sue a family over their wheelchair ramp has apologized. Last summer, Michael Broadnax, a popular... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | Public apologies making headlines this week include a scientist and a senator trying to show how funny they are: Prize winner: Im really, really sorry I caused any offense, thats awful. I certainly didnt mean that. I just meant to be honest, actually.Tim Hunt, Nobel-winning scientist, after he made light of girls working in labs. He added that it was a stupid thing to say in front of journalists, which is partly why a writer at the Washington Post calls this the non-apology of the year. New name, please: We are sorry that wording which could be considered offensive has been used, as this has not been our intention at all.Lego, after it described a strange-looking new Lego model as a window-licker, a derogatory term for people with learning disabilities. If its on Facebook, it must be true: I want to apologize as well to all our listeners for having made an erroneous statement. I am sorry for the mistake. However, I am glad to play a role in putting this rumor to rest.Diane Rehm of NPR, after she informed Bernie Sanders that he had Israeli citizenship during an interview. He doesnt. She had seen it on Facebook. Unsportsmanslike: We apologize to all fans watching the game on television, to both teams and to our guests from Italy for the Nazi symbol.Tomislav Pacak, a Croatian Football Federation spokesman, referring to the faint but unmistakable imprint of a large swastika on a soccer field. Hes a what? (He) was joking with his colleague and immediately apologized to anyone offended by his remark.Spokesperson for Sen. Mark Kirk, after he described his bachelor colleague Lindsey Graham as a bro with no ho. (A Sun-Times columnist thinks he owes a specific apology to residents of Chicagos South Side.) All business: Please accept the apologies from my previous letter, which should not have been sent.Homeowners association in Brentwood, Tenn., after threatening to sue a family for putting up a wheelchair ramp. The homeowner, a pastor, just had brain surgery. The HOA had second thoughts when the story went public. |
WARCZone is a collection of outsider-uploaded WARCs, which are contributed to the Internet Archive but may or may not be ingested into the Wayback Machine. They are being kept in this location for reference and clarity for the Wayback Team, while also being accessible to the general public who are seeking any particular items they can regarding certain websites. November 21, 2016 An Open Letter to Local and State Educational Agencies & Policymakers: On behalf of the National Womens Law Center and the undersigned organizations and individuals, we call on local, state, and federal policymakers to address the damaging use of corporal punishment against our nations schoolchildren. It is important to eliminate the use of corporal punishment in both public schools and private schools, which serve students receiving federal services, as well as assist in creating a safer learning environment for every child. Instead, we urge policymakers to ensure that our schools are places where students and educators interact in positive ways that foster students growth and dignity. More than 109,000 students were subjected to corporal punishment in public schools in the 2013-14 school year down from 163,333 in the 2011-12 school year. Despite the decline in instances and the many problems associated with the hitting or paddling of students, corporal punishment is a legal form of school discipline in 19 states. Corporal punishment is often used for a wide range of misbehaviors; for example, 37 percent of corporal punishment used in North Carolina during the 2013-14 school year were for minor or subjective offenses like bus misbehavior, disrespect of staff, cell phone use, inappropriate language and other misbehaviors. Aside from the infliction of pain and physical injury that often result from the use of physical punishment, these violent disciplinary methods impact students academic achievement and long-term well-being. Harsh physical punishments do not improve students in-school behavior or academic performance. In... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | Education Secretary John King has a message for states where physical discipline is permitted in schools, per USA Today: Quit it. In a letter to governors and state school chiefs, King says 22 statesmostly in the South and Weststill allow corporal punishment or dont forbid it. He implores them to stop the harmful and ineffective practice, saying it teaches kids that getting physical is OK to solve problems. He also points out that some corporal punishment taking place in schools would be considered criminal assault or battery in real-world settings. About 80 groupsincluding the NAACPlent their support to a similar letter penned Monday by the National Womens Law Center, reports CBS News. Corporal punishment of adults has been banned in prisons and in military training facilities, and its time we do the same for our nations schoolchildren, an NWLC rep says. King also notes that physical punishment isnt applied equitably to all students. For example, even though black students make up about 16% of attendees in public elementary and secondary schools, theyre on the receiving end of one-third of the corporal punishment. Boys are subjected to 80% of such acts, while students with disabilities also tend to be victims more so than other students. These data and disparities shock the conscience, King writes. (Alabama paddled 19K students in one school year.) |
Summarize the news: Vantage Energy operates the natural gas drilling site on the grounds of Lake Arlington Baptist Church. (Photo: WFAA) ARLINGTON Two months ago, 100 homes in Arlington had to be evacuated as fracking fluid spilled out of a drilling site onto the city streets. Now we know officially what happened, why it happened, and why Arlington officials are blaming the drilling company for unacceptable behavior. A series of video recordings obtained by News 8 shows the scene behind the walls of a fracking site 600 feet from a cluster of homes in the states seventh largest city. In the incident, 42,800 gallons of fracking fluid boiling up from thousands of feet underground spewed into the streets and into Arlington storm sewers and streams. WFAA obtained this video that shows a leak of fracking fluid from an Arlington drilling site (Photo: WFAA) Four attempts and 24 hours later, experts were finally able to plug the natural gas well. Nearby residents and Arlington officials feared the worst. Now, two months later, fire officials have concluded their investigation. Clearly there was a release of unpermitted materials into the stormwater system, said Arlington Fire Chief Don Crowson as he addressed Arlington City Council members on Tuesday. The good news, according to Crowson: Despite numerous toxic substances being released into the environment, tests show it was not in amounts that did significant damage to the environment. The bad news? He said the drilling company mishandled the spill. For my concerns, the main issue I articulated to you a few months ago was the delayed notification of 911, Crowson said. Its not acceptable. According to the report, Vantage Energy first contacted 911 nearly two hours after fracking water first started to spill. Whats more, the call to 911 came not from the site, but from corporate headquarters in Pennsylvania. This is unacceptable behavior, said City Council member Robert Rivera. The citizens of Arlington do not appreciate the lack of... | A massive leak of fracking fluid poured into the streets of Arlington, Texas, two months ago and forced the evacuation of a hundred homes. Now city officials have taken Vantage Energy to task for its unacceptable handling of the 43,000-gallon spill, WFAA reports. During a city council meeting yesterday, it emerged that Vantage had taken nearly two hours to call 911 despite the risk of a gas leak. This is unacceptable behavior, says an Arlington city council member. According to Fire Chief Don Crowson, the two-hour delay was no joke: Were not kidding around about the 911 issue, he tells the Star-Telegram during a break in city council. It could have ended in a bad outcome. Two hours advance notice could have helped a lot. Still, officials say the environmental damage was not extensive and Vantage has been cooperative. So what happened, exactly? According to the citys report, a Vantage well site sprung a leak on April 11, which allowed fracking water and chemicals to boil up into Arlingtons streets, storm sewers, and streams. Because the fracking fluid had been fracturing shale and freeing gas under high pressure, natural gas could have leaked at any time. Now WFAA says a 1,500-gallon spill occurred at the same location a month before, and NBC-Dallas/Fort Worth reports that the site is close to reopening. I just assumed this was a residential area and it would be free from industrial hazardous operations, says a resident after hearing about the earlier spill. Now we see its not. |
Photo: Roy Hsu In the low-down world of dining and dashing, there are classy thieves and then there are people like Paul Gonzales, an alleged serial check-skipper from L.A., whose method involves setting up a dinner date, then ditching the woman before the check arrives. CBS Los Angeles reports that his latest victim is a Bumble match he invited to the local BJs brewhouse, where he ordered a steak, a Caesar salad with a side of shrimp, a baked potato, and a glass of wine. Once hed worked his way through most of that haul (he left maybe half a baked potato, the woman says), he said he needed to take a phone call. Thats the last anyone at the restaurant saw of Paul Gonzales. Hes reportedly swindled at least two other women with this same trick. One of them says he showed up very complimentary at a romantic restaurant in Long Beach, but things got weird really fast: He ordered more than 100 worth of food, including an extra entrée he claimed was necessary because hes a bodybuilder. On that occasion, he disappeared during an alleged bathroom trip. Not surprisingly at all, Gonzales has a police record with multiple misdemeanors, two warrants out for his arrest, and once even committed something called a snip and ditch, which involved him fleeing a hair salon still wearing a smock. Amazingly, when it comes to online dating, women can somehow still do worse. LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) A second woman has come forward to tell the tale of a romantic date gone wrong when the man she met on social media dined, dashed and stiffed her with bill. KCAL9s Andrea Fujii on Thursday talked to the woman who didnt want to be identified. She had no problem identifying her date Paul Gonzales. She said they met on a dating website in May. The plan was a romantic first date at a restaurant in Long Beach. [He was] very complimentary, very chatty, seemed to have similar interests, she said. The woman said things got weird when he ordered over 100 worth of food for himself. This guy is obnoxious, she... Tóm tắt văn bản đã cho giúp tôi | Paul Gonzales approach to dating is similar to that of many men. He meets women online and invites them out to dinner. But heres where he allegedly diverges: According to CBS Los Angeles, 44-year-old Gonzales has been dining and dashing at area restaurants, leaving behind unsuspecting women hes asked out on blind dates. CBS reported in August that Gonzales had left two women to pay the bill after walking out on restaurant dates last summer. One of the women described how hed eaten 100 worth of food at a restaurant in Long Beachexplaining he had to order two entrees because hes a bodybuilderbefore saying he was going to the bathroom. She never saw him again. Now, the man Grub Street identifies as perhaps the worlds worst dinner date appears to have struck again. A woman, identified by WTOL as Beth, says she met Dave Gonzales on Bumble before agreeing to dinner at a restaurant in Pasadena. Gonzales ordered a glass of pinot, a Caesar salad with a side of shrimp, a steak, and a baked potato and ate most of the meal before excusing himself to take a phone call, Beth says. He never returned, a text went unanswered, and his Bumble profile was later removed, adds Beth, who soon after learned of Gonzales alleged notoriety. She says she wants his disgusting ruse to stop. According to police, Gonzales has also walked out of a salon, still clad in a smock, without paying for a haircut and color. Hes wanted on two bench warrants as a result of misdemeanor charges, including petty theft. (This blind date was more shocking.) |
Summarize the main idea of this news: WTF?! Howard Stern recently completed the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and shared a video of the do-gooder act on YouTube. While Stern doing the bone-chilling charitable act is nothing out of the ordinary, you may be scratching your head when you hear who he nominates to undertake the challenge next. Hey everybody, its Howard Stern ready to take the Ice Bucket Challenge, a shirtless Stern says in the video. Im accepting the challenge of...who challenged me? Matt Lauer and Jennifer Aniston. After both Jennifer Aniston and Matt Lauer nominated him, Howard Stern finally accepted the Ice Bucket Challenge - and you wont believe who he nominated! Remember, all this ice bucket nonsense is for a good cause - donate to the ALS Association and help Strike Out ALS! And watch Beth Stern take the ice bucket challenge too! | Howard Stern has nominated an interesting trio to complete the ice bucket challenge after him. Trouble is, one of them is dead, reports E! Online. In a bizarre video posted to YouTube yesterday, a bare-chested Stern plops an ice cube into a shot glass of water, then pours it over his head, immediately succumbing to mock shivers before hopping off camera. But first he challenges the very much alive Barbara Walters and Mark Consuelos, plus the quite dead Casey Kasem, to douse themselves with ice water next. Stern is aware of Kasems death at age 82, E! notes, as hes discussed it on his radio show. |
Summarize the main idea of this news: What appears to be court stenographers note appears online after Mr Justice Peter Smith stands up for airline passengers everywhere A document appearing to be the full transcript of a judges bench badgering of British Airways over his lost luggage has emerged. Fleet Street last week cast the Chancery Courts Mr Justice Peter Smith whom The Times newspaper described as one of the legal professions more colourful figures as the common air travellers hero after he castigated lawyers for the worlds favourite airline. But the bench-slapping had nothing to do with their submissions in the 3 billion lawsuit Smith was hearing a spat in which BA was accused of colluding to fix air cargo charges. Instead it related to an entirely unrelated incident which had seen Smiths luggage go missing on a BA flight during a recent trip to Italy. Legal Cheek cannot verify the authenticity of the document that is doing the rounds of legal London. However, it appears to be a comprehensive transcript of the court stenographers note. Emerald Supplies Ltd v British Airways Taking the brunt of Smiths ire was Jon Turner, a silk of nine years standing from Monkton Chambers in Grays Inn. As BAs lead counsel on the day, Turner came in for repeated questioning regarding the loss of Smiths luggage during his recent trip Florence. At one stage the judge threatened to haul BAs pugnacious Irish chief executive, Willie Walsh, before the court to answer some pretty searching questions on the missing luggage front. Sadly that didnt happen, as it would have been one hell of a bout. Now, Smith is no stranger to courtroom antics. The judge once famously inserted his own coded message into a judgment he handed down on a copyright case concerning best-selling thriller novel The Da Vince Code. In the most recent case, according to the transcript, Smith repeatedly cross-examined BAs lawyers about the lost luggage, while, in turn, they desperately tried to bring the proceedings back to the matter of the trial. In... | Anyone whose luggage has been lost by an airline now has a patron saint in the form of Justice Peter Smith in Britain. When lawyers for British Airways showed up in his court to argue a 4.6 billion price-fixing case, Smith had smaller fish to fry: He wanted to know why the airline lost his luggage on a recent trip to Italy, reports the Legal Cheek blog. The questioning of BA counsel Jon Turner is priceless, as relayed by the Independent: Mr Turner, here is a question for you. What happened to [the] luggage? When Turner replies that theyre actually in court for a different matter, Smith wont be put off: In that case, do you want me to order your chief executive to appear before me today? Turner again tries to deflect the questioning, but Smith responds, What is inappropriate is the continued failure of your clients to explain a simple question: namely, what happened to the luggage? It has been two weeks since that happened now. This goes on for a while, and the BA lawyers ask Smith to recuse himself from the case theyre supposed to be arguing because hes biased. Smith reluctantly agrees to do so. Entertaining yes, but whether it was good judgeship remains to be seenthe Times of London reports that judicial conduct authorities are investigating. The same judge once inserted a secret message (Smithy Code) into his ruling in a copyright case involving the Da Vinci Code, notes the Telegraph. (If youd like to be berated by an American judge, try this.) |
Help me summarize this article: Slideshow: Tornadoes ravage Plains Sue Ogrocki / AP A monster tornado hit Moore, Okla., Monday afternoon, leaving scores dead as the threat for more storms continues. Launch slideshow About 9.5 million people remained under the threat of more large and devastating tornadoes Tuesday as the storm system that devastated the suburbs of Oklahoma City moved east, forecasters warned. Weather Channel meteorologist Kevin Roth said early Tuesday that the threat area appeared to be east and south of Oklahoma City. Tornadoes, damaging wind gusts and large hail are possible throughout the threat area, Roth said. More from weather.com The greatest tornado threat will exist in northeast Texas, far southeast Oklahoma, southwest Arkansas and northwest Louisiana. A few strong tornadoes are possible in those states. On Tuesday afternoon The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Bowie County, Texas, which borders Arkansas in the northeast part of the state. Michael Welch captures dramatic video of twister from a KFC parking lot in Newcastle, Oklahoma. Roth said that cities including Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Shreveport, Texarkana and Little Rock were among the cities close to the the larger tornado threat. A tornado watch was issued for Dallas-Fort Worth as well as all of north and central Texas until 8 p.m. ET. The Dallas zoo closed Tuesday afternoon due to the forecast. Strong wind gusts have been reported in the area but so far no tornadoes. Areas of Arkansas were under a tornado watch until 11 p.m. ET. Another day of large and devastating tornadoes is possible this time from central/east Texas into central Arkansas, Roth said. Severe threat continues farther to the east Wednesday, although the overall severity appears to be lower. Weather Channel forecaster Bill Karins told MSNBC that 9.5 million people lived in the area at most risk of more tornadoes. He said the likely pattern for twisters was the same as in recent days, with the biggest risk... | The tornado threat isnt over: Large and devastating storms could continue today, forecasters say. We could have a Round 3, says a CNN meteorologist. Hopefully, it wont be as bad. But tornadoes, damaging wind gusts, and large hail could hit areas east and south of Oklahoma City, with cities from Dallas to Little Rock also at risk, says a Weather Channel forecaster. Some 9.5 million people could face further major tornadoes, a forecaster tells MSNBC, while CNN says 53 million could see severe weather today. Areas from Dallas to Shreveport face the biggest danger from mid-afternoon to late evening hours, says another CNN expert. Storms could also strike from the Great Lakes across the Mississippi River Valley and into central Texas, according to the National Weather Service. The threat moves further eastward tomorrow, although the overall severity appears to be lower, adds a Weather Channel expert. Click for more. |
Weener said the bus was equipped with a new engine in 2005, which means it is likely that the engines electronic control module has an event data recorder function. Such a device could provide information about how the vehicle was functioning, including its potential speed, the position of the accelerator pedal and even whether the brakes were applied. People gather at makeshift memorial at a tour bus stop in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct 25, 2016. The tread on four of the eight tires on a tour bus that slammed into a truck and killed 13 people on Interstate... (Associated Press) People gather at makeshift memorial at a tour bus stop in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Oct 25, 2016. The tread on four of the eight tires on a tour bus that slammed into a truck and killed 13 people on Interstate 10 were below government standards, an official said Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, though the cause... (Associated Press) LOS ANGELES (AP) The treads on half the tires of a tour bus that slammed into a tractor-trailer on a desert freeway, killing 13 people, were worn down to an unsafe level, a federal investigator said as authorities worked to determine the cause of one of Californias deadliest highway crashes. The condition of the four faulty tires meant the 1996 bus was out of compliance with federal standards and could have been taken out of service, Earl Weener, a board member of the National Transportation Safety Board, said at a news conference Tuesday in Palm Desert, near the site of Sundays crash that also injured 31 people on Interstate 10. Despite the discovery, the cause of the crash remained undetermined and the NTSB was expected to take about a year to complete its investigation. The California Highway Patrol has said there was no indication that the driver, Teodulo Elias Vides, applied his brakes before hitting the truck that was going about 5 mph because of utility work being done in the area. The bus was traveling at freeway speed, officials said. Vides was among those killed in the crash. ... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | If tour bus company owner-driver Teodulo Elias Vides hadnt been one of 13 people killed in a horrific crash on Interstate 10 near Palm Springs, Calif., on Sunday, authorities would probably have some tough questions for him. Authorities say half the tires on the bus he was driving, including both steer axle tires, were worn down to an unsafe level, which would have been enough for inspectors to take the bus out of service, the AP reports. The bus, which was on its way to Los Angeles from the Red Earth Casino in Salton Sea Beach, plowed into the back of a big rig and its not clear whether Vides attempted to brake first. The full National Transportation Safety Board investigation could take up to a year. Vides, 59, had been sued twice for negligence over incidents involving his USA Holiday company, which is listed as having just one bus, the Los Angeles Times reports. In a 2007 incident, three people died when a USA Holiday bus hit a Honda Civic on a freeway in Riverside, Calif. The company also received at least six unsatisfactory ratings from the California Highway Patrol for issues including maintenance, and Vides had several traffic citations on his record. The victims, whose ages range from 50 to 72, were mostly seated near the front of the bus, reports the Press Enterprise. Another 31 people were injured. |
As promised, The Simpsons 26th season premiere saw the highly anticipated demise of a beloved Springfield resident on Sunday. So now, we gather here to mourn the loss of Krustys father, Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky (voiced by the great Jackie Mason), whos been a part of the Simpsons universe since reuniting with his estranged, red-nosed son in 1991. RELATED Family Guy Meets The Simpsons: 14 Photos From the Crossover Episode Lets begin with what Im sure is the first question on all of your minds: Why Krustys dad? I just thought it would be a good story about someone whos had a tough relationship with his father having Krustys father die without him ever getting that warmth or connection he really wanted, then finally finding it in a surprising way, executive producer Al Jean explains to TVLine. If we could get a sweet moment out of that, thats all we wanted. We didnt want a crazy death, or anything shocking, just true human emotion. And even though The Simpsons doesnt serialize things too often, Jean acknowledges that Krustys fathers death is likely to have an impact on the character moving forward. One of the reasons Krustys been such a loose cannon is because his father disapproved of him, and he never felt like he got that sort of love that he wanted, Jean says. He might have a little more confidence now that he has that. A little more. RELATED The Simpsons EP on Season Premiere Death: Its An Emotional Story But fear not; despite this highly publicized death, Jean says the show is not going to go on a stunt-killing spree. In fact, as long as The Simpsons team is putting yellow pen to paper, your favorites are safe. Were never going to kill off Homer, or even Krusty, he admits. This show is always running in syndication, and we dont want you to feel bad every time you see an old character that you loved. Totally inadvertently, and very sadly, now whenever I see Mrs. Krabapel [her portrayer, Marcia Wallace, passed away in 2013], Im always a little sad, where I never was... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | Fans of The Simpsons who thought theyd be yelling Doh! last night were ranting Dud! this morning. Viewers had been warned for months that what was rumored to be a major character would be killed off during the premiere of the shows 26th season last night, the Los Angeles Times reports. There was a character who kicked the cartoon bucket, but it wasnt exactly a major one: It was Rabbi Hyman Krustofski, Krusty the Clowns dad, voiced by comedian Jackie Mason, a character that only appeared in a handful of episodes, the Times notes. Reaction to the Clown in the Dumps episode ranged from mild, NPR-style disappointment to outright irritation: Tim Donnelly writes in the New York Post that the death (and preceding teasers) were a lame play for attention by a show desperate to stay relevant. One Twitter user quoted in the Times complained, Krustys dad died... Um, Krusty had a Dad? Never heard of him. Wasted anticipation. Producer Al Jean insists he has always said the untimely death was overhyped and that he never promised it would be one of the more-popular characters. I never said its an iconic characterI never used those words, he tells Entertainment Weekly. In fact, he assures fans that favorites will never be purposely annihilated before series end. Were never going to kill off Homer, or even Krusty, he tells TVLine. This show is always running in syndication, and we dont want you to feel bad every time you see an old character that you loved. |
Help me summarize this article: Taiwan has been governed separately from the mainland since 1949, when the American-supported Nationalist forces retreated to the island after being defeated in the Chinese civil war by the Communists. Evan S. Medeiros, who until this year was the top official overseeing Asia at the National Security Council, said that the explicit threat of sanctions against companies differed from earlier sales, when the threat was more implicit. At the same time, Mr. Medeiros noted, earlier arms sales resulted in the suspension of meetings between the two militaries, which was not part of Chinas initial response to the sale this time. Mr. Medeiros, who now leads the Asia practice for the Eurasia Group in Washington, said that the timing of the sale, coming before next months presidential elections in Taiwan, helped to reduce the diplomatic fallout. Video Taiwans president, Ma Ying-jeou, has sought to improve ties with mainland China and met last month in Singapore with President Xi Jinping of China, the first time the leaders of Taiwan and China had ever held a summit meeting. But Mr. Mas party, the Kuomintang, is expected to lose the presidency to the Democratic Progressive Party, which favors a more distant relationship with the mainland and the assertion of Taiwans own identity. The timing clearly was calibrated to avoid having to do it after the election, Mr. Medeiros said, speaking in a telephone interview from Taiwan, where he was meeting officials. That would have been particularly provocative. The sale is significantly smaller than the 5.8 billion package approved by the United States in 2011, and it is not expected to alter the military balance across the Taiwan Strait, which has tilted in Beijings favor after years of large increases in military spending by the mainland, whose annual military budget is now more than 13 times greater than Taiwans. Absent from the arms package is any assistance from the United States to help build diesel-electric submarines, a top priority for Taiwan, which... | The US stands by the one-China policy, but that doesnt mean it cant sell weapons directly to Taiwan, citing ithe Taiwan Relations Act to ensure Taiwan can adequately defend itselfand China isnt happy about it. The Obama administration announced a 1.8 billion arms package sale to Congress on Wednesday, Reuters reports, including guided-missile frigates, anti-tank missiles, Amphibious Assault Vehicles, and 416 million worth of guns, ammo, and other supplies. The announcement came amid reports that the US had stalled the sale to avoid hearing about it from China, which still claims Taiwan as a territory, per the Wall Street Journal. Reuters notes the sale comes as US-China relations simmer over the latters man-made islands in the South China Sea and US patrols in those waters. China notes its going to sanction the companies involved in the sale (including Lockheed Martin and Raytheon), with a foreign ministry official telling Xinhua that the sale flouts international rules and severely damages Chinas sovereignty. Chinas government and companies will not carry out cooperation and commercial dealings with these types of companies, a ministry spokesman says. A Pentagon spokesman gave the equivalent of an eyeroll Wednesday, per the New York Times, noting, The Chinese can react to this as they see fit. Its a [clear-eyed], sober view of an assessment of Taiwans defense needs. Theres no need for it to have any derogatory effect on our relationship with China. Meanwhile, the AP notes that China has issued similar threats before, with no evidence theyve had any meaningful effect. (All this despite a lengthy handshake last month.) |
James Holmes, the accused gunman in last Fridays midnight movie massacre in Colorado, mailed a notebook full of details about how he was going to kill people to a University of Colorado psychiatrist before the attack, and the parcel may have sat unopened in a mailroom for up to a week before its discovery Monday, a law enforcement source told FoxNews.com. Inside the package was a notebook full of details about how he was going to kill people, the source told FoxNews.com. There were drawings of what he was going to do in it -- drawings and illustrations of the massacre. Among the images shown in the spiral-bound notebooks pages were gun-wielding stick figures blowing away other stick figures. The source said police and FBI agents were called to the University of Colorado Anschutz medical campus in Aurora on Monday morning after the psychiatrist, who is also a professor at the school, reported receiving a package believed to be from the suspect. Although that package turned out to be from someone else and harmless, a search of the Campus Services mailroom turned up another package sent to the psychiatrist with Holmes name in the return address, the source told FoxNews.com. A second law enforcement source said authorities got a warrant from a county judge and took the package away Monday night. When it was opened, its chilling contents were revealed. The first source on Tuesday told FoxNews.com the package had been in the mailroom since July 12, though another source who confirmed the discovery to FoxNews.com could not say if the package arrived prior to Fridays massacre. It was not clear why it had not been delivered to the psychiatrist. The notebook is now in possession of the FBI, sources told FoxNews.com. The University of Colorado Denver issued a statement Wednesday evening confirming that a suspicious package was found, but called the July 12 timeline inaccurate. The university said it was delivered Monday and found on the same day. When told of the universitys statement, a... Tóm tắt bài báo đã cho | Prosecutors have all but nixed James Holmes reported offer of a guilty plea to dodge the death penalty. Theyre extremely unlikely to accept the proposal without specific access to information on Holmes that, so far, his team has refused to provide, they say, per the Denver Post. Whats more, there is notand has never beenan actual or unqualified offer to plead guilty, prosecutors wrote in an angry filing yesterday accusing Holmes team of a misleading publicity stunt. The prosecutors filing, signed by district attorney George Brauchler himself rather than a deputy, also took issue with defense suggestions about a lengthy series of pretrial hearings, among other concerns. Brauchler accused the defense of an attempt to deliberately prejudice the public, witnesses, and victims against the People. Meanwhile, he called on the judge to reject a defense motion calling for action against the prosecution for allegedly leaking information to the press. Brauchler is poised to announce whether hell seek the death penalty on Monday. |
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis, starting Holy Week services leading to Easter, urged young people on Sunday to keep shouting and not allow the older generations to silence their voices or anesthetize their idealism. Pope Francis blesses faithful gathered to attend the Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peters Square at the Vatican, March 25, 2018 REUTERS/Tony Gentile Francis spoke a day after hundreds of thousands of young Americans and their supporters answered a call to action from survivors of last months Florida high school massacre and rallied across the United States to demand tighter gun laws. He did not mention the demonstrations. Catholic News Service (CNS) said Gabriella Zuniga, 16, and her sister Valentina, 15, both students from Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, where 17 people were killed in February, attended the service with their parents. CNS posted a photo of the two holding up signs in St. Peters Square, with one reading, Protect Our Children, Not Our Guns. The 81-year-old Francis led a long and solemn Palm Sunday service before tens of thousands in the square, many of them young people there for the Catholic Churchs World Day of Youth. Pope Francis holds palm as he leads the Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peters Square at the Vatican, March 25, 2018 REUTERS/Tony Gentile Carrying a woven palm branch known as a palmurello, Francis led a procession in front of the largest church in Christendom to commemorate the day the Bible says Jesus rode into Jerusalem and was hailed as a savior, only to be crucified five days later. YOU HAVE IT IN YOU TO SHOUT Drawing on biblical parallels, Francis urged the young people in the crowd not to let themselves be manipulated. The temptation to silence young people has always existed, Francis said in the homily of a Mass. There are many ways to silence young people and make them invisible. Many ways to anesthetize them, to make them keep quiet, ask nothing, question nothing. There are many ways to sedate them, to keep... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | A day after hundreds of thousands of young people took to the streets to call for gun control, an old man used his bully pulpit to urge them to keep shouting, reports Reuters. Speaking at his Palm Sunday Mass, 81-year-old Pope Francis warned that the temptation to silence young people has always existed, along with ways to sedate them, to keep them from getting involved, to make their dreams flat and dreary, petty and plaintive. But, reports the AP, he told young people that It is up to you not to keep quiet. Even if others keep quiet, if we older people and leaders, some corrupt, keep quiet, if the whole world keeps quiet and loses its joy, I ask you: Will you cry out? The response from the crowd: Yes! |
DENVER, March 24, 2015 -- Chocolate has many health benefits -- it can potentially lower blood pressure and cholesterol and reduce stroke risk. But just as connoisseurs thought it couldnt get any better, theres this tasty new tidbit: Researchers have found a way to make the treat even more nutritious -- and sweeter. They will describe their research here today at the 249th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the worlds largest scientific society. The meeting features nearly 11,000 reports on new advances in science and other topics. It is being held here through Thursday. Cocoa undergoes several steps before it takes shape as a candy bar. Workers cut down pods from cocoa trees, then split open the pods to remove the white or purple cocoa beans. They are fermented in banana-lined baskets for a few days and then set out to dry in the sun. Roasting, the next step, brings out the flavor. But some of the healthful polyphenols (antioxidants) are lost during the roasting process, so the researchers wanted to figure out a way to retain as much of the polyphenols and good flavors as possible. We decided to add a pod-storage step before the beans were even fermented to see whether that would have an effect on the polyphenol content, says Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa, Ph.D., who is at the University of Ghana. This is not traditionally done, and this is what makes our research fundamentally different. Its also not known how roasting affects polyphenol content. Afoakwas team divided 300 pods into four groups that were either not stored at all or stored for three, seven or 10 days before processing. This technique is called pulp preconditioning. After each storage period passed, fermentation and drying were done as usual. He reports that the seven-day storage resulted in the highest antioxidant activity after roasting. To assess the effects of roasting, the researchers took samples from each of the storage groups and roasted them at the same temperature for different times.... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | One of your vices could one day be a little more virtuous: Scientists are today announcing that theyve figured out how to make chocolate healthier. The findings will be detailed by researchers from Belgiums Ghent University and the University of Ghana at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society in Denver, and center around how antioxidant-rich the sweet is. As a press release explains, it all comes down to tweaking the process. Cocoa beans are removed from pods, fermented in baskets, sun-dried, and then roasted. Its during that last step, the roasting, that polyphenols, which act as antioxidants, are partially lost. In a bid to up the polyphenol content, researchers added a nontraditional step that makes our research fundamentally different, explains Emmanuel Ohene Afoakwa: pulp preconditioning. That simply means they stored the podsin the case of their experiments, for zero, three, seven, or 10 daysbefore removing the beans and beginning the fermentation process. A sweet pulp rests between the pod and the beans, and Afoakwa believes the preconditioning gives the pulp time to affect those beans. Indeed, the researchers found that those stored for a week showed the highest antioxidant activity after roastingwhich they also adjusted. Rather than heat the beans for the typical 10 to 20 minutes at 248-266 degrees, they lowered the temp to 242 and upped the roasting time to 45 minutes, and discovered that slower and lower was also best in terms of antioxidant activity. The researchers abstract notes another benefit: Pulp preconditioning and roasting duration could be used to reduce the astringency and bitterness, improving chocolates flavor. (Also presented at the ACS meeting: whats really in your pot.) |
CLOSE President Donald Trump picks OMB director Mick Mulvaney to replace departing White House chief of staff John Kelly. USA TODAY CFPB Acting Director Mick Mulvaney (Photo: Alex Brandon, AP) WASHINGTON - Mick Mulvaney, who was tapped this week to replace Gen. John Kelly as the presidents acting chief of staff, once called Donald Trump a terrible human being. While campaigning to retain his South Carolina House seat during the 2016 election, Mulvaney denounced Trump, who is now his direct boss. Still, Mulvaney said he was forced to support the then-Republican nominee because the alternative was Democrat Hillary Clinton. We have perhaps two of the most flawed human beings running for president in the history of the country, Mulvaney said during a forum with Democratic challenger Fran Person, according to the local newspaper, The State. Yes, I am supporting Donald Trump, but Im doing so as enthusiastically as I can, given the fact that I think hes a terrible human being. But the choice on the other side is just as bad, Mulvaney continued. Video of his remarks was uncovered by The Daily Beast on Friday, just hours after Trump announced he had chosen Mulvaney as his acting chief of staff. More: President Donald Trump names Mick Mulvaney as acting White House chief of staff More: Key moments from John Kellys tumultuous tenure as White House chief of staff NEW: Trumps next chief of staff Mick Mulvaney called him a terrible human being just before he was elected president. https://t.co/C5q5csnhrlpic.twitter.com/IU5isoZRib The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) December 15, 2018 Mulvaney ended up winning the election to retain his seat in the states 5th Congressional District but was pulled into the Trump administration as the director of the Office of Management and Budget. He was promoted on Friday and given the daunting but high-profile position of acting chief of staff, taking over the task of managing a president who doesnt like to be managed. Mulvaney, 51, will take... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | If youve ever called your boss a terrible human being, it turns out you sort of have something in common with the presidents next acting chief of staff. Mick Mulvaney, who was named as John Kellys replacement on Friday, used those choice words in reference to Donald Trump one week before the 2016 election. Politico reports Mulvaney was up for re-election in the House (he won), and referred to Trump and Hillary Clinton during a South Carolina debate as perhaps two of the most flawed human beings running for president in the history of the country when asked whether he was throwing his support behind the GOP candidate. He zeroed in on Trump specifically, saying Do I like Donald Trump? No and noting he didnt see Trump as a role model for his sons. And theres this: Yes, I am supporting Donald Trump, but Im doing so as enthusiastically as I can, given the fact that I think hes a terrible human being. But the choice on the other side is just as bad. USA Today reports it was only hours after the Mulvaney news broke on Friday that the Daily Beast posted video of those comments. Mulvaney himself had more positive words on Friday, tweeting, This is a tremendous honor. I look forward to working with the President and the entire team. Its going to be a great 2019! (Mulvaney will hold onto his other jobs in the administration.) |
Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com North Korea vowed Tuesday to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, citing a U.S.-led push for punishing U.N. sanctions over its recent nuclear test and ongoing U.S.-South Korean joint military drills. FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2012 file photo released by Korean Central News Agency, North Koreas Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launch pad in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. The Cold War still rages in... (Associated Press) U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke, center, is mobbed by journalists as he attends the opening session of the annual National Peoples Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Tuesday, March... (Associated Press) Without elaborating, the Korean Peoples Army Supreme Command warned of surgical strikes meant to unify the divided Korean Peninsula and of an indigenous, precision nuclear striking tool. The statement came amid reports that Washington and North Korean ally Beijing have approved a draft of a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for sanctions in response to North Koreas Feb. 12 nuclear test. The draft is expected to be circulated at the U.N. this week. Such heated military rhetoric and threats are common from North Korea as tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, and Pyongyangs recent nuclear test and rocket launches, and the push for U.N. punishment that have followed, have increased already high animosity between the North and Washington and ally Seoul. The United States and others worry that North Koreas third nuclear test pushes it a step closer toward its goal of having nuclear-armed missiles that can reach America, and condemn its nuclear and missile efforts as threats to regional security and a drain on the resources that could go to North Koreas largely destitute people. ... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | The US and China have settled on a new round of sanctions against North Korea, and Pyongyang is responding by ratcheting up its usual bluster, threatening to cancel the 1953 ceasefire that ended the Korean War if sanctions go forward and US-South Korean military drills that began March 1 continue. Specifically, the North is warning of surgical strikes at any time and a precision nuclear striking tool that will seek to advance our long-cherished wish for national reunification, reports the AP. The US-China deal is aimed at punishing Pyongyang over Februarys nuclear test, in a joint deal that heads to the UN Security Council today. In addition to new sanctionswhose specifics arent yet knownthe planned resolution enforces current ones, the Wall Street Journal reports. Right now, sanctions include a ban on ballistic missile and nuclear tests and a ban on the import of arms and luxury goods; some in the country face financial and travel restrictions, and the new measures could expand them. China was expected, however, to refuse an oil embargo, believing that such a blow to the North Korean economy could bring refugees to China. The sanctions deal is expected to be adopted this week, says a diplomat. |
Samsung Electronics won a significant legal victory against Apple: a U.S. International Trade Commission ruling that threatens to halt U.S. sales of some older iPhones and iPads. The WSJs Min-Jeong Lee has the story. Samsung Electronics Co. won a significant legal victory against Apple Inc. that threatens to halt the sale of some iPhones and iPads in the U.S. George Stahl explains the ramifications of a significant victory Samsung won over Apple in its patent case and how it is likely to result in a series of cross-licensing agreements between the companies. Photo: Getty Images. The U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday ruled that Apple violated a Samsung patent covering technology used to send information over wireless networks. Unless vetoed by President Barack Obama or blocked by an appeals court, the ruling would bar the importation of certain iPhones and iPads made to work on AT&T Inc.s network. Among them are the iPhone 4, the iPhone 3GS, the iPad 3G, the iPad 2 3G and the iPad 3. The latest Apple products, including the iPhone 5 and the fourth-generation of the iPad, were unaffected. Once close business partners, Samsung and Apple have become increasingly intense rivals, sparring over the market for smartphones around the globe, with much of the momentum accruing to Samsung in recent months. The rivalry has spilled into the courts, where barrages of competing patent claims have been lobbed in both directions. Last year, Apple won a jury trial and 1 billion in damages against Samsung over iPhone patents. Tuesdays ruling, which Apple has vowed to take to a federal appeals court, raises the incentives for the two sides to reach a more comprehensive settlement. But so far, both sides offered no hint at a settlement. The ruling also came on the day Mr. Obama took steps to rein in companies that buy and enforce patents rather than make their own products and servicesfirms known as patent trolls by their detractors. He is also trying to reduce the growing use of the... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | A big win for Samsung in its long-running patent feud with Apple: The US International Trade Commission has banned imports of the AT&T models of older Apple products including the iPhone 4 and iPad 2 3G after deciding Apple violated a Samsung patent, the Wall Street Journal reports. Newer Apple products like the iPhone 5 are not affected by the ruling, which Apple says it is disappointed by and will appeal. The ruling will take effect in 60 days unless it is vetoed by President Obama, a move analysts say is nearly as unlikely as the two companies deciding to settle their difference amicably. Theres too much skin in the game now, a spokesman for technology research firm IDC tells Bloomberg. Its almost so ugly I dont think theyll come to any agreement. Both companies have a lot of cash and are generating a lot of money. Its not like they have to worry about paying the legal bills. |
Summarize the news: In June in 1986, Hans Riegel told one of the jokes for which he had become well-known. The Haribo CEO told a reporter he had just swallowed Maoam. All Riegel had to do was wait a second for a question in response: The candy? No, he answered triumphantly. The company. It was a lot of fun -- they used to be a competitor. It would be hard to find another executive in Germany as multifaceted as the former head of Bonn-based gummy bear empire Haribo. Riegel was equal parts tenacious businessman, jokester, workaholic and bon vivant. Above all, he was the man associated with Haribo -- few entrepreneurs have been as closely identified with their brands as he has been. In his 67 years at the helm, he transformed his fathers small candy company into a global sweets giant with an estimated 2 billion (2.7 billion) in annual sales of gummy bears and other candies in 110 countries around the world. Riegel died on Tuesday at the age of 90. He was the archetype of the old-school German capitalist from the Rhineland -- hardworking, responsible, persistent and full of business acumen. After having just returned from being a prisoner of war after World War II, Riegel and his brother Paul assumed responsibility for the family business, which at the time had 30 employees, 10 sacks of sugar and the secret recipe for gummy bears that still guarantees the companys success today. Paul, who was more behind the scenes, developed the machines used to make the companys liquorices. The more outgoing Hans worked on the companys first commercials. The Man Who Turned Warren Buffet Away The division of labor between the two brothers was a success, and it didnt take long before the companys motto, Kids love it so, created by their father, was known by youth all across Germany. Although the companys gummy bears soon became a gold mine, financial success eluded the young entrepreneur. One day, when the local bank tried to seize bags of sugar at the Haribo plant because the company had been late on a loan payment, Riegel swore... | He was the worlds first and surely last gummi bear magnate, as the headline in Der Spiegel puts it. Hans Riegel, who ran Germanys Haribo candy company and made the chewy little bears a worldwide phenomenon, has died at age 90. The bears were a concoction of his father, the founder of Haribo, but it was the younger Riegel whose deft marketing turned them into a global hit. (Gummi trivia: The jellied bears were originally made of licorice, notes the New York Times.) Riegel and his brother first sold them as gold bears in 1960s before changing the name. They introduced them throughout Europe in the 1970s and then set up Haribo of America in Baltimore in the early 1980s. It all paid off: Forbes says the companys revenues are north of 3 billion today. I just wanted to make something of my fathers life work, Riegel once said. |
Help me summarize this article: BOSTON (AP) The Boston Globe has suspended columnist Kevin Cullen without pay for three months after inconsistencies were found in his remarks following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Newspaper publisher John Henry and editor Brian McGrory announced Friday an independent review found Cullen likely fabricated some anecdotes he shared in interviews after the bombing, which killed three people and injured hundreds more. The review also noted an uncorrected error in one of Cullens marathon bombing columns but didnt find signs of fabrication in other works. Cullen, who was part of the Globe team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2014, didnt immediately comment, but Henry and McGrory say he has apologized. Cullen has been on paid leave since April, when Boston sports radio station WEEI noted inconsistencies in Cullens work and the paper launched its investigation. The Boston Globe launched parallel reviews of the work of Kevin Cullen after issues were publicly aired on radio station WEEI in April. We are now making the results, including the full versions of both reports, public. The first review, performed by retired AP executive editor Kathleen Carroll and Boston University dean of the College of Communication Thomas Fiedler, is of Mr. Cullens column work and broadcast appearances in the aftermath of the April 15, 2013, Boston Marathon bombings. The second review, conducted by Globe assistant managing editor for projects and investigations Scott Allen, deputy projects editor Brendan McCarthy, and former Globe staff writer Joseph Kahn, is of a sampling of 100 randomly selected columns, checking for authenticity and accuracy. Advertisement The first review revealed significant problems, particularly a series of radio appearances by Mr. Cullen early in the morning of April 16, 2013, that, in the words of Ms. Carroll and Mr. Fiedler, raise the concern of fabrication. Specifically, the review found that Mr. Cullen details scenes in which he was centrally involved but, to the best of our... | The Boston Globe has suspended columnist Kevin Cullen without pay for three months after inconsistencies were found in his remarks following the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Per the AP, newspaper publisher John Henry and editor Brian McGrory announced Friday an independent review found Cullen likely fabricated some anecdotes he shared in interviews after the bombing, which killed three people and injured hundreds more. The review also noted an uncorrected error in one of Cullens marathon bombing columns but didnt find signs of fabrication in other works. Cullen, who was part of the Globe team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2014, didnt immediately comment, but Henry and McGrory say he has apologized. Cullen has been on paid leave since April, when Boston sports radio station WEEI noted inconsistencies in Cullens work and the paper launched its investigation. Per the New York Times, Cullen described in an interview the tale of a firefighter he claimed to have spoken with. He said the firefighter described rescuing a 7-year-old girl whose lower leg had been blown off. However, the firefighter denied having ever spoken to Cullen. The Times also says Cullen, while speaking on a panel in 2013, claimed he witnessed a firefighter outside a bar on the phone with a fellow firefighter, who was apparently traumatized by the bombing, to come out for the night. The Globe has called the account problematic and calls into question whether it occurred at all. Our review also leads us to believe that Mr. Cullen did not commit irrevocable damage, the Globe said in a statement Saturday. He has also acknowledged his failures and the issues they have created. |
Breaking News Emails Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. May 20, 2014, 11:42 PM GMT / Updated May 21, 2014, 12:00 AM GMT Five men were convicted Tuesday in Moscow in the 2006 execution-style murder of Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, Russian state media reported. Politkovskaya, a crusading reporter for the liberal newspaper Novaya Gazeta who worked almost full-time on documenting allegations of human rights violations in the breakaway province of Chechnya, was 48 when she was gunned down in the elevator of her apartment building in October 2006. The murder raised worldwide questions about freedom of speech and of the press under Russian President Vladimir Putin especially after three of the defendants were initially acquitted in 2009. The Supreme Court overturned those acquittals and ordered a new trial. People hold portraits of slain journalist Anna Politkovskaya on the sixth anniversary of her death, next to her block of flats in central Moscow October 7, 2012. MOSCOW (Reuters) - Five men were convicted on Tuesday of murdering 2006 of investigative journalist and Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya, including three defendants who had been acquitted in a previous trial. Politkovskayas killing drew attention to the risks faced by Russians who challenge the authorities and deepened Western concerns for the rule of law under President Vladimir Putin, who was then serving his second term. Another jurys 2009 acquittal of three of the men who were found guilty of murder on Tuesday embarrassed Russian prosecutors and was later thrown out by the Supreme Court, which ordered a new trial. The defendants were three Chechen brothers, one of whom was accused of shooting Politkovskaya in the lobby of her Moscow apartment building on October 7, 2006, as well as their uncle and a former police officer. The convictions are a victory for Russian prosecutors and the state, but rights activists and... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | Five men have been found guilty in the 2006 slaying of 48-year-old Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya, whose investigative reporting criticized President Vladimir Putin, the war in Chechnya, and Chechen leadership. Three of the men are brothers from Chechnya, one of whom has been found guilty of the shooting itself, which NBC News reports took place execution-style in the elevator of her apartment building. The other two brothers were found guilty of tracking Politkovskaya and acting as getaway drivers, and their uncle and a retired police officer were found to have organized and prepared for the murder, respectively. All face life in prison. Three of the conspirators now convicted were acquitted in 2009, but a retrial was ordered. Another ex-cop was convicted of supplying the murder weapon last year, the BBC reports. The defendants lawyers plan to appeal the convictions, Reuters reports. Politkovskayas family is disappointed that its still not clear who ordered the killing, saying in a statement that the men convicted are only a few of the people who should be brought to justice. Though an investigation into the murder continues, critics suggest the mastermind will never be found because, as Reuters puts it, the trail could lead too close to the governmentPolitkovskayas work angered quite a few important people. |
Portugal has joined Greece and Ireland on the casualty list of Europes sovereign debtors after its prime minister, José Sócrates, requested a European Union bailout. The dramatic decision came in the middle of a political crisis that has left the country in limbo and with spiralling interest rates on its debt. I want to inform the Portuguese that the government decided today to ask ... for financial help, to ensure financing for our country, for our financial system and for our economy, Sócrates said in a televised address. This is an especially grave moment for our country, he added. Things will only get worse if nothings done. Sócrates said that the bailout, which analysts said could be between 70bn (61bn) and 80bn was the last resort. The move was immediately welcomed in Brussels. This is a responsible move by the Portuguese government for the sake of economic stability in the country and in Europe, the European commissions economic and monetary affairs commissioner, Olli Rehn, told Reuters. Sócrates did not say how much aid Portugal had asked for, but promised to negotiate the best possible conditions. Analysts said Portugal was expected to need up to 80bn, an amount the EUs bailout fund, the European financial stability facility, can easily cover. The European commissions president, José Manuel Barroso, promised a swift response. Portugals troubles differ from Ireland, which pledged to cover huge losses at its banks, and Greece, which lied about its debt. Instead, it had allowed debt to mushroom during a decade in which its economy grew at just 0.7% a year. The yield or interest on Portugals 10-year bonds, which stood at 5.8% a year ago, was at 8.54% on Wednesday. Economists had said that anything over 7% was too high for Portugal, which has growing unemployment and is predicted to enter a double-dip recession this year. Ratings agencies had downgraded Portugals bonds to a notch above junk level and even its own bankers warned they could not keep buying national... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | Portugal is biting the bullet and admitting that it desperately needs a massive bailout from its European Union partners to stay afloat. Caretaker prime minister Jose Socrates told the nation that the decision to seek a bailout was a last resort as interest rates on its short-term debt skyrocket, reports the Guardian. Analysts believe the bailout will cost the EU some 114 billion. Portugal, which will have to commit to an economic adjustment program in exchange for the funds, joins Ireland and Greece on the eurozones casualty list. The bailout request was widely expected, and analysts see it as a positive move because it will prevent a Portuguese collapse that could have made Spain the next target for markets searching for signs of weakness. This is good news. Weve been saying for a while that Portugals finances were not sustainable at these rates, a Goldman Sachs economist tells Reuters. We think the contagion stops here. |
Help me summarize this article: Border Guards help Syrians cross the border into Jordan in this May 4 photo (Photo by Hassan Tamimi) AMMAN Based on recent developments and upon further discussions with international agencies, Jordan will allow the delivery of aid to the berm through cranes, to be collected by the community leaders of the displaced Syrians near the border for distribution. In remarks to The Jordan Times on Sunday, Minister of State for Media Affairs and Government Spokesperson Mohammad Momani said the distribution process will be monitored in different ways. Asked if the new measures entail any change to Jordans policy regarding the berm, the no-mans land between the Jordanian and Syrian borders where the displaced Syrians are gathered, Momani said Jordan will maintain its sealed border policy, and this delivery of aid will not affect that. The injured and humanitarian cases will be allowed entry based on the assessment of agencies on the ground. According to the UN, more than 85,000 Syrians are stranded at Rakban settlement in the no-mans-land between Jordan and Syria. Momani explained aid would be transported by cranes directly from the northeastern border to the other side. Community leaders in Rakban will receive the aid once lowered and distribute it to the refugees there. Members of the Tribal Council of Palmyra and Badia, a Syrian rebel group in charge of running the Rakban camps daily affairs, told The Jordan Times that the preliminary agreement entails the resumption of aid delivery as of next week. Jordan declared the northern and northeastern border areas a closed military zone in June in the aftermath of a terrorist attack that targeted a military post serving refugees near the border, killing seven troops and injuring 13 others. Since then, Jordan has agreed with international relief agencies to allow a one-off aid delivery to the area in August, while global stakeholders were expected to seek alternative solutions to continue the mission. FILE - In this Wednesday, June... | Since mid-2014, about 75,000 Syrian refugees have been in limbo in the bermwhat the Guardian describes as the no-mans land at the border between Jordan and Syria. And since June of this year, those refugees have been living in what Doctors Without Borders has called some of the most extreme conditions on Earth, enduring temperatures over the summer that surpassed 120 degrees Fahrenheit and watching humanitarian supplies and food come to a halt in June after Jordan cut off deliveries following a car bomb. But government spokesman Mohammad Momani told the Jordan Times on Sunday that while the borders remain sealed, a new method of delivery will be used: cranes that will lower the goods from the northeastern side of the border to the other side (there was a one-off delivery like this in August). And it sounds like the aid is coming just in time. Per the AP, the refugees are living in tents and suffering not only from hunger and exposure to the elements, but also from serious illness, including whooping cough and hepatitis. Last month, Amnesty International released chilling video footage and satellite images that showed graves and burial mounds in the berm, per the Washington Post. Many people have died, a refugee living in one of the camps told the group, saying conditions were awful. The mood among the people is below zero. Two anonymous aid officials tell the news agency theres been no final confirmation, but Momani says the plans are being put in place to expedite the deliveries. The aid will be given to community leaders of groups of Syrians so they can distribute it accordingly, he says, noting the aid groups will make the call on the pace of the deliveries. (One star offered comfort to refugees: Lindsay Lohan.) |
(CNN) Want to launch a nuclear missile? Youll need a floppy disk. Thats according to a new report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), which found that the Pentagon was still using 1970s-era computing systems that require eight-inch floppy disks. Photos: Gadget graveyard Photos: Gadget graveyard Floppy discs Eight-inch floppy discs became commercially available in the 1970s. They allowed up to 1.2 megabytes of storage capacity. Today, a flash drive can hold up to 1 terabyte and comes in all sorts of practical novelty designs. Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos: Gadget graveyard Polaroid Long before there was Instagram, Polaroid was king. The Polaroid celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2012. But by then most of us had no more need to ever shake a Polaroid picture again. Not entirely resurrected, Polaroids are retro-cool and often pop up at weddings and other celebrations. Hide Caption 2 of 10 Photos: Gadget graveyard CDs CDs and Discmans may have fallen out of favor in the iTunes world, but creative minds always find new uses for the reflective music carriers. Hide Caption 3 of 10 Photos: Gadget graveyard Pagers People slapped these suckers on their hips, feeling important whenever they beeped or vibrated. Then theyd frantically have to find a few coins to use a payphone. The RIM 850 (before it was called BlackBerry) pager could send messages and emails but never nailed the art of the selfie. Hide Caption 4 of 10 Photos: Gadget graveyard Pocket PC The pocket PC and Palm Pilot brought your calendars, addresses, contacts and a calculator into one handy dandy tool instead of hand-scrawled notebooks. Downsides apart from the original green screen? They couldnt make calls. Worse than that, the pen/pencil/stylus/thingy would always vanish. Hide Caption 5 of 10 Photos: Gadget graveyard VHS The clunky plastic cassettes would sometimes tangle in the machine and, over time, stretch to produce warped purple colors on the TV. But boy, did we love VCRs and video nights. And boy, did we hate... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | To anyone born after 1995, the floppy disk is better known as that thing that resembles the save icon. To the Pentagon, its the gizmo that controls Americas nukes. A report from the Government Accountability Office finds US government agencies spend 60 billion a year operating and maintaining outdated systemsthree times more than is spent on upgrades, per CNN. One such system: the Pentagons IBM Series-1 computer which uses 8-inch floppy disks in a legacy system that coordinates the operational functions of the nations nuclear forces, including intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear bombers. For youngsters, the big floppy disks were the precursor to the 3.5-inch ones, before the CD came around. This system remains in use because, in short, it still works, a Pentagon rep tells the AFP, per the BBC, which notes youd need 130,000 8-inch floppy disks to get the storage capacity of a 32GB memory stick. However, to address obsolescence concerns, the floppy drives are scheduled to be replaced with secure digital devices by the end of 2017, the rep says. Other system upgrades are expected by 2020. Maybe well have Nintendo Gameboys controlling our nukes by the next presidential election, quips CNNs Jake Tapper. The Treasury, Commerce, and Veteran Affairs departments should also look into upgrading. The report finds all three use computer code introduced in the 1950s, per the Verge. (Floppy disks are partly to blame for lost scientific data.) |
Article Excerpt Europeans traded blame Monday over the source of a mysterious bacterial outbreak that has killed 14 people and sickened hundreds across the continent. The outbreak forced Russia to ban imports of some fresh vegetables from Spain and Germany out of fear they could be contaminated, while Austrian authorities sent inspectors to supermarkets to make sure Spanish vegetables suspected of contamination ... Two new deaths linked to a mysterious bacterial outbreak in Europe blamed on tainted vegetables were reported Tuesday, including the first outside Germany, as the number of people falling ill continued to rise. A market seller speaks on his cell phone behind a display of cucumbers and other vegetables in Malaga, southern Spain, Monday May 30, 2011. Vegetables from Spain are suspected of carrying the dangerous... (Associated Press) The deaths brought to 16 the total number of fatalities linked to the E. coli outbreak, with northwestern Germany the hardest-hit region. Hospital officials in Boras, Sweden, announced the death of woman in her 50s who was admitted on May 29 after a trip to Germany. In Paderborn, Germany, the local council said an 87-year-old woman who also suffered from other ailments had died. In Germany, the national disease control center said 373 people were sick with the most serious form of the outbreak _ hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS, a rare complication arising from an infection most commonly associated with E. coli. That figure was up from the 329 reported Monday. Susanne Glasmacher, a spokeswoman for the Robert Koch Institute, said another 796 people have been affected by the enterohaemorrhagic E.coli, also known as EHEC, bacteria _ making a total of more than 1,150 people infected. Hundreds of people also have been sickened in other European countries, but until Tuesday Germany had seen the only deaths. Germanys Federal Institute for Risk Assessment is still warning consumers to avoid all cucumbers, lettuces and raw tomatoes as the... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | A deadly E. coli outbreak in Europe linked to tainted cucumbers and other vegetables is getting worse, report the Wall Street Journal and AP: The toll: Sixteen people are dead (15 in Germany and one woman in Sweden who had just traveled to Germany); more than 1,000 people are sick in Germany alone, with 373 having the most serious form of E. coli. Hundreds more cases are reported throughout Europe. The source: Germany blames cucumbers from Spain, specifically the Almeria and Malaga regions. A third batch from the Netherlands or Denmark is under investigation. Spain angrily denies being the source, and EU officials say the vegetables could have become tainted anywhere along the supply chain. The fallout: Russia has banned some imports from Spain and Germany (and may expand it to all EU nations); Italy, Austria, and other nations have stopped short of that but are ramping up inspections at supermarkets. |
These are the findings of a preliminary study presented at the British Psychological Societys Annual Conference in Brighton on Wednesday 3 May 2017, by Dr Martin Graff from University of South Wales. A total of 340 participants recruited via Twitter and Facebook completed personality questionnaires. They were also asked to say how much they agreed or disagreed with 25 statements relating to the ways people appreciate being valued on social media. For example the attention I get from social media makes me feel good or I consider someone popular based on the amount of likes they get. Analysis revealed that participants who said they went out of their way to get more likes (such as asking others or paying) were more likely to have low self-esteem and be less trusting. The same was true of those who admitted deleting posts or making a picture their profile picture on account of the number of likes it received. The results also showed that receiving likes didnt actually make people feel any better about themselves or make them feel better when they were down. Dr Graff said: Adding more evidence to the fact that social media doesnt make us feel better, a new study indicates those Facebook likes are pretty shallow. According to the preliminary research, receiving attention via likes on social media does nothing to improve mood or make you feel better about yourself. It turns out, those thumbs up or heart icons dont make much of a difference when it comes to our happiness. The study also found that people who went to extremes to receive more love, going as far as paying or asking others to like their posts, were more likely to suffer from low self-esteem and to be less trusting. This assessment was also true for those who deleted posts or changed their profile pictures based on how many likes a photo received. Read: Why Your Mid-20s Is the Best Age For Making Random Choices Researchers enlisted 340 participants who completed personality questionnaires, in addition to answering how much... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | Teens arent necessarily as in love with social media as theyre portrayed to be. The results of an AP poll released last week show that nearly 60% of teens in the US have taken social media breaksmost of the time voluntary ones that last at least a week. Now researchers at the University of South Wales have presented findings to the British Psychological Society that suggest even what are perceived to be straightforward perks of social mediasuch as getting attention via likesmay not exactly elevate the end users mood. Although this is just a relatively small-scale study, the results indicate that the ways we interact with social media can affect how we feel, and not always positively, one researcher says. To test this, the team reports in a Science Daily news release that it recruited 340 participants on Twitter and Facebook to complete personality questionnaires and then agree or disagree with 25 statements. Key findings include that people who go out of their way to rack up more likes tend to have low self-esteem and be less trusting of others, and that those likes dont actually lift their mood or how they see themselves. Previous research has looked not at more likes, but at more time, reports Medical Daily. It cites a study published in 2016 that surveyed 19- to 32-year-olds and found individuals in the highest quartile of [social media] site visits per week ... had significantly increased odds of depression. (Young people average at least an hour a day on social media.) |
A new North Korean propaganda video shows the U.S. Capitol being hit by a missile. NBCNews.coms Dara Brown reports. An image of the U.S. Capitol being hit by an explosion has been posted on a North Korean propaganda website. The video, published by the semi-official Uriminzokkiri agency and posted on its YouTube account, at first shows still images of North Korean artillery, missiles and soldiers. It then moves on to film of numerous missiles being fired, before showing what appears to be a gun sight zeroing in on the White House and then the U.S. Capitol. The White House is caught in the panoramic sight of a (North Korean) long-range missile. This hotbed of war is in the scope of a nuclear bomb blow, a caption on the video says, according to a translation by the South Korean news agency Yonhap. An explosion hits the dome of the Capitol building, leaving a gaping hole. The four-minute film then continues with yet more images of rockets being fired. A video showing an American city that looked like New York engulfed in flames after a missile attack was posted on the same website last month. Yonhap via EPA An image taken from a North Korean propaganda website Monday appears to show the U.S. Capitol -- wrongly identified as the White House -- being hit by a missile. It was part of a dream sequence in which a photographer circles the earth in a fictional North Korea space shuttle. It was accompanied by an instrumental version of the song We are the World. Black smoke is seen somewhere in America, text that accompanied the video said. It seems that the nest of wickedness is ablaze with the fire it started. Petulant child Tension has been high on the Korean Peninsula since the North carried out a rocket test in December and then a nuclear bomb test in February. It also took the opportunity to threaten South Korea with final destruction during a United Nations Conference on Disarmament last month. A propaganda video posted on YouTube by the North Korea government... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | Apparently New York in flames was not enough. Now a quasi-official North Korean news agency has posted a new videothis one of the US Capitol exploding, NBC News reports. Intercut with images of North Korean artillery and missiles, the video also shows a target homing in on the White House. The White House is caught in the panoramic sight of a long-range missile, reads a caption. This hotbed of war is in the scope of a nuclear bomb blow. The video comes after months of alarming moves by Pyongyang. The North has tested a rocket and a nuclear weapon, threatened to nuke the US, and announced the end of the armistice that has kept peace on the Korean peninsula. One analyst blames the escalation on new leader Kim Jong Uns need to prove himself to North Koreas military: My take is that it is overwhelmingly bluster for domestic reasons, not international ones, she says. (Click to see the video of New York being firebombed, accompanied by an instrumental version of We Are the World.) |
He was born Shepsel Ber Nudelman on Dec. 8, 1930, in the Bronx, the son of Orthodox Jews who had emigrated from Russia. (He adopted the first and middle names Sherwin Bernard when he went to kindergarten.) His childhood was spent in a tiny South Bronx apartment with his parents, his older brother, his maternal grandmother and a maiden aunt, in an atmosphere permeated with sickness and death. A brother died before Dr. Nuland was born, and at age 3 he was hospitalized for diphtheria. His mother, the emotional center of his family, died of colon cancer when he was 11. In his memoir, Lost in America (2003), he recalled with striking vividness the bad smells and bloody pads that came from his mothers room. Dr. Nulands adolescent years were dominated by his father, Meyer Nudelman, a garment worker who was incapacitated by chronic illness and physical infirmities; he could not walk more than a short distance without his sons help. Resisting a new way of life, the father never learned to read or write English Yiddish was the predominant language at home and he terrified his family with explosive rages. Dr. Nuland regarded him with fear and shame, emotions that would take a deep psychological toll. While still in high school, Dr. Nuland and his older brother changed their names from Nudelman, separating themselves from a weak, angry man who, Dr. Nuland wrote, represented everything I so desperately wanted to be rid of. They chose a name first adopted by a cousin, Willie Nuland, a physician who looked after the boys parents when they were ill, and whose compassion and competence pointed Dr. Nuland toward his career. Dr. Nuland received his bachelors degree from New York University in 1951 and went on to study medicine at Yale, attracted by its distance geographically and culturally from the old-world Jewishness in which he grew up. Reading about spinal cord diseases as a medical student, Dr. Nuland discovered that his fathers crippling illness was tertiary, or chronic, syphilis. Dr. Nuland felt... Tóm tắt văn bản đã cho giúp tôi | Dr. Sherwin Nuland, whose book How We Die sparked national debate over end-of-life decisions, has died from prostate cancer at his Connecticut home. The 83-year-old surgeons award-winning 1994 book on death argued that death with dignity was rare and doctors too often tried to prolong life when further treatment was futile, the New York Times reports. I have not seen much dignity in the process by which we die, he wrote. The quest to achieve true dignity fails when our bodies fail. In a 1996 interview, he said he hoped he would go without suffering and surrounded by loved ones when it was his time. His daughter says he often spoke to his family about his illness and impending death and while he was very much at peace most of the time, there were times of sadness and fear toward the end. He wasnt scared of death itself, but he loved everything about his world and the people in his world and life, she tells the AP. And he didnt want to leave. |
Another new label has surfaced from the US in December 2017. This time its from Diageo and their Johnnie Walker brand. Jane Walker Edition. No information regarding Jane Walker can be found besides these new labels. Whether its Johnnies sister or not will be revealed in due time. However, already in 2016 during the presidential election campaigns there was a rumor about a Jane Walker Edition release and ad campaign. The whole project was scrapped, or mothballed for the time being as it now seems, since Diageos then current Johnnie Walker campaign was already seen by many as a celebration and support for the Democratic party. The outcome of the presidential election probably didnt make things better for Jane Walker. Time has passed and 2018 seems to be Jane Walkers year! Anomaly has made some significant changes to the Johnnie Walker Keep Walking work since winning the account away from BBH in December 2014. Its debut campaign was the liquor brands biggest ever, and it followed with a sequel to the Gentlemans Wager ad starring Jude Law. The latest Walker ad This Land debuted the day before the election, and it was political, if not explicitly partisan, in nature. The spot celebrated American progress and diversity in the abstract without commenting directly on the upcoming vote, but some saw it as an endorsement. U.K. blog More About Advertising summed it up with the headline Johnnie Walker Backs Clinton in Anomalys Election Ad. Multiple sources told us this week that the planned sequel to that spot was supposed to be even more political. Its title was to be Jane Walker, which implies that its themes concerned gender equality and women breaking boundaries. This message would have been particularly timely if Hillary Clinton had won the election, but that didnt happen. These sources claim that client and agency had to scrap the campaign as soon as the result became clear on Tuesday night. We have no idea what the alleged work would have entailed, and now it will almost certainly never be... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | Tarzan had his Jane, and so, too, will Johnnie. Thanks to the Me Too and Times Up movements, gender equality is gaining new awareness in the workplace, and now perhaps in your whisky: TMZ reports that Diageo, parent company of the Johnnie Walker brand, put in the paperwork earlier this month for a Jane Walker trademark that would cover a bevy of unspecified beverages. A post at Drampedia notes that labels bearing the name Jane Walker Edition have turned up, but no details are available on any new products. Whether its Johnnies sister or not will be revealed in due time, per the post. It appears this isnt the first time the female-monikered concept, which TMZ assumes will focus on gender equality and female empowerment, has been broached by Diageo. Adweek noted right after the 2016 presidential election that a Jane Walker ad campaign was in the works, but it was apparently nixed after Hillary Clinton lost, sources said at the time. |
Help me summarize this article: Cornell University LibraryArchive-It Partner Since: Mar, 2011Organization Type: Colleges & UniversitiesOrganization URL: http://www.library.cornell.edu Based on the number of volumes in its collections, Cornell University Library (CUL) is one of the ten largest academic research libraries in the United States. Within its 20 unit libraries, holdings number more than 7 million volumes and 7 million microforms. CUL subscribes to nearly 65,000 journals and serial publications, and provides access to more than 100,000 networked databases and other electronic resources. CUL collects web sites produced by affiliates of Cornell University, web sites from organizations or individuals whose records or papers are held in Cornells archives, and web sites in subject areas corresponding to existing collection strengths. A pregnant woman was shot and killed in her sleep when someone opened fire on her southern Arizona home early Saturday, but doctors were able to deliver her baby, according to police. The Tucson Police Department said in a news release several people in the home were awoken at 4:30 a.m. to the sounds of 19-year-old Jasmine Vega screaming before becoming unresponsive. Arriving officers found Vega unconscious and transported her to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Vega was six months pregnant at the time, according to police. Hospital staff were able to successfully deliver her unborn child, who is currently being treated at the hospital, Tucson police said. The babys father, Anthony Rivera, told Tucson News Now the baby boy is in critical condition and on life support. TEXAS WOMAN WHO HAD MISCARRIAGE STABBED FRIEND TO DEATH, TOOK INFANT, POLICE SAY Evidence at the scene, including several projectile holes in the walls of the residence, indicates multiple gunshots were fired into the home, police said. Its not yet known if anyone was specifically targeted in the shooting. No one else was injured in the shooting, police added. Authorities have not identified any... | Police say a pregnant teenager was shot dead while asleep in a southern Arizona home early Saturday, but that doctors were able to deliver her unborn child. 19-year-old Jasmine Vega was found unconscious by officers responding to a 911 call from inside the residence, Fox News reports. Vega was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead, but doctors managed to save her son. Hospital staff [was] able to successfully deliver her unborn child, who is currently being treated at the hospital, Tucson Police Department wrote on Facebook. Per Tucson News Now, the childs father, Anthony Rivera, says the baby boy is in critical condition and on life support. Vega was six months pregnant, and loved ones described her to Tucson News Now as kind, compassionate, and so excited to be a mom. No other other occupants were injured during the shooting. Authorities say multiple gunshots were fired toward the home from outside, and that there were several bullet holes found in the walls, but it is still unknown whether the gunfire was targeted specifically at anyone in the household. Tucson police are asking for anyone with information to come forward. You can remain anonymous, they said on Facebook. (Three St. Louis women were killed as they tried to escape a home invasion.) |
Documenting Hate Tracking Hate Crimes and Bias Incidents The California man accused of killing a 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania student earlier this month is an avowed neo-Nazi and a member of one of the most notorious extremist groups in the country, according to three people with knowledge of the mans recent activities. The man, Samuel Woodward, has been charged in Orange County, California, with murdering Blaze Bernstein, who went missing in early January while visiting his family over winter break. Prosecutors allege that Woodward stabbed Bernstein more than 20 times before burying his body in an Orange County park where it was eventually discovered. The two men had attended high school together. Woodward, 20, is set to be arraigned on Feb. 2 and has not yet entered a plea. Orange County prosecutors say they are examining the possibility that the killing was a hate crime Bernstein was Jewish and openly gay and some recent news reports have suggested that the alleged killer might hold far-right or even white supremacist political beliefs. Now, three people with detailed knowledge of Woodwards recent past have been able to shed more light on the young mans extremist activities. They said Woodward was a member of the Atomwaffen Division, an armed Fascist group with the ultimate aim of overthrowing the U.S. government through the use of terrorism and guerrilla warfare. Stay Informed Get ProPublicas Daily Digest. The organization, which celebrates Hitler and Charles Manson, has been tied to four other murders and an elaborate bomb plot over the past eight months. Experts who study right-wing extremist movements believe Atomwaffens commitment to violence has made it one of the more dangerous groups to emerge from the new wave of white supremacists. Two of the three people who described Woodwards affiliations are friends of his; the other is a former member of Atomwaffen Division. ProPublicas revelations about Woodwards background add a new element to a murder case that has... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | The body of a 19-year-old U of Penn student was found last month in a California park, and as details of Blaze Bernsteins murder continue to emerge, so, too, does a disturbing picture of suspected killer Sam Woodward, 20, and the white supremacist group hes said to belong to. ProPublica dives deep into Atomwaffen Division (Atomwaffen means nuclear weapons in German), whose internal message boards lit up after Bernsteins killing. Members both celebrated Woodward as a one man gay Jew wrecking crew and raged that one of their own may have leaked Woodwards AWD affiliation. Although the group is open about their hatred of minorities, Jews, and gaysand their love of Hitler and Charles Mansonits a notoriously secretive bunch that doesnt take kindly to rats and traitors. ProPublica got its hands on about 250,000 AWD messages from encrypted logs on Discord, a chat platform meant for gamers but popular with white supremacist groups, with startling revelations. The messages offer a frightening glimpse into the groups leaders, where members are located (as many as 20 cells may exist in several US states), and what potential targets may be, including water and electric utilities. We havent seen anything like Atomwaffen in quite a while, a Southern Poverty Law Center researcher says. They should be taken seriously because theyre so extreme. Others, though, think while some members may be dangerous, most just indulge in magical thinking about government overthrows and spend their time reading fascist lit. Its very hard to go from talking about violence to looking a guy in the eyes and killing him, one expert says. ProPublicas in-depth take also includes details on AWDs supposed leader, who goes by the nickname Rape, and the ire ProPublica itself received after it tied Woodward to AWD in a Jan. 26 article. We really owe those jews at ProPublica, one member wrote in a chat message. More on AWD here. |
Its offices have been firebombed, its website hacked, its Facebook page suspended for 24 hours and its staff targeted with death threats, so you might have thought the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo would have tried just for a while to avoid upsetting anyone. Mais non! After provoking all the above with last weeks special edition guest edited by the prophet Muhammad, entitled Charia Hebdo, which took pot-shots at radical Islam, the publication is set to raise a few more hackles with this weeks edition, published on Wednesday. On the front page of the latest edition is a drawing of a male Charlie Hebdo cartoonist passionately kissing a bearded Muslim man, under the headline: LAmour plus fort que la haine (love is stronger than hate). In the background of the cartoon, signed Luz, are the ashes of the magazines offices, completely destroyed in the Molotov cocktail attack last week. Unlike the previous edition, which featured a front page carton of the prophet and a speech bubble reading 100 lashes if you dont die of laughter, there is no suggestion that the character on the magazine cover is Muhammad. After the firebombing, French Muslim groups who had been highly critical of Charlie Hebdo, condemned the destruction of its offices. Dalil Boubakeur head of the Paris Mosque, told journalists: I am extremely attached to the freedom of the press, even if the press is not always tender with Muslims, Islam or the Paris Mosque. The editor of Charlie Hebdo, Stéphane Charbonnier, said at the time: We thought the lines had moved and maybe there would be more respect for our satirical work, our right to mock. Freedom to have a good laugh is as important as freedom of speech. Since then, the magazines staff have been given a temporary home in the offices of Frances leading leftwing daily newspaper Libération, which has also been subject to threats from the Turkish hackers who are said to have pirated Charlie Hebdos site. Luz, the cartoonist, refused to condemn extremists for the... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | Remember the boundary-busting French satirical newspaper that was firebombed for making the Prophet Mohammed a guest editor? Journalists toned down the controversy this time aroundnot. In fact, right on the cover, a Muslim is planting a big, slobbery kiss on a figure representing the publication, Charlie Hebdo. Above the embrace are the words: Love is stronger than hate. The Guardian says the paper isnt holding back, while Gawkerconvinced the Muslim is a gay Mohammad (though hes not in the garb of the prophet)calls it the ballsiest paper in the world. Charlie Hebdos editor said after the firebombing that freedom to have a good laugh is as important as freedom of speech. The French, including some Muslim leaders, have strongly supported the publication, which is now operating out of the offices of the left-wing Paris newspaper Liberation. I am extremely attached to the freedom of the press, even if the press is not always tender with Muslims, Islam, or the Paris Mosque, said the head of the Paris Mosque. |
Help me summarize this article: Gaza residents buried their dead Tuesday as the death toll of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces at the Gaza boundary fence climbed to at least 60 after several succumbed to injuries overnight, according to local health officials. Mondays demonstrations, which coincided with the opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem, were marked by a level of bloodshed not seen in Gaza since the 2014 war with Israel. Israels use of live ammunition has drawn widespread condemnation, notably from Turkey, which expelled the Israeli ambassador Tuesday after recalling its envoys to Israel and the United States. Gunfire rang out over Gaza City on Tuesday as rounds were fired during funeral processions. Further protests were planned as residents attended funerals and prepared to mark the anniversary of Israels founding, known to Palestinians as the Nakba, or Catastrophe. More than two-thirds of Gazas population is descended from refugees who fled or were expelled at the time of Israels creation 70 years ago. However, crowds at the border were thin after the organizing committee for the demonstrations called for a day of mourning to bury the dead. Demonstrators were asked to go home early as the death toll climbed. Mondays killings more than doubled the number of Palestinians slain in Gaza during six weeks of demonstrations, dubbed the March of Return. More than 2,700 people were injured, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said, about half of them from live ammunition. At least six of the dead were under age 18, the ministry said, including a girl whose family said she was 14. [Israeli gunfire taking severe toll on the limbs of Palestinian protesters] The Health Ministry also reported that a baby died after inhaling tear gas at the main protest area in Gaza. An unidentified doctor told the Associated Press on Tuesday that the baby, Layla Ghaben, had a preexisting medical condition and that he did not think her death was caused by tear gas. One more person was killed in demonstrations... | The death toll from what Israels critics are calling a massacre of unarmed protesters in Gaza hit 59 overnight with the death of a baby from tear gas inhalation, according to Palestinian authorities. The Palestinian Health Authority in Gaza says seven children under 18 were among the dozens of people killed when Israeli troops opened fire on protesters at the border fence Monday, the Washington Post reports. More than 2,700 others were wounded, the authority says, including 1,359 injured by live ammunition. Israel also dropped tear gas from drones in what was Gazas deadliest day of violence since the 2014 war. The latest developments: South Africa, Turkey withdraw ambassadors. Israeli authorities say South Africa has recalled its ambassador to protest the shootings, the AP reports. Turkey is withdrawing its ambassadors from both the US and Israel. Kuwait drafted a United Nations Security Council resolution expressing outrage and calling for an independent investigation, but it was blocked by the US. |
In the hours after the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, New York Citys hospitals braced for an onslaught that never came. On the morning of September 12, a sea of empty white gurneys sparkled in front of Manhattans St. Vincents Hospital. The building was already papered with pictures of people who had vanished forever. In Boston this week, the aftermath of violence looked different. Only three people died within 24 hours of the blast on Boylston Street. But like the improvised bombings that plague Iraq and Afghanistan, the attack left scores of civilians mortally injured, many with lower limbs hanging by threads. The incident may be remembered less for the deaths it caused than for the flesh and bone it ravaged. But the Patriots Day bombing reveals the tremendous strides that emergency physicians have made in the past decade. The assault occurred within blocks of what President Obama called some of the best hospitals in the world. A medical team was already working the finish line when the shrapnel started flying. And thanks to this countrys recent experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, physicians and emergency workers almost surely saved patients who would have died from the same injuries a decade ago. For all their failings, Americas recent foreign wars have driven medical breakthroughs that are now saving civilians at home. Its hardly the first time this has happened. The need to keep wounded fighters alive has long been an engine of medical progress. Roughly one soldier died for every 1.7 injured in World War II. In Iraq and Afghanistan, one died for every seven woundeda decline of more than 75%. The advances fueling that progress span fields as diverse as orthopedics, pharmacology and bandage design, and most are now common in civilian medicine. Some of the breakthroughs have been astonishingly low-tech. Take the tourniquet, for instance, a device that dates back at least to the second century BC. Blood loss is the leading cause of death among trauma victims. A tourniquet can stop... Tóm tắt bài báo đã cho | As of this morning, 100 of the 183 people hospitalized in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing have been released, CNN reports, in a testament to how well area doctors have handled the crisis. Boston boasts nearly 80 hospitals, and theyre regarded as some of the worlds best, the Week points out, while MSNBC observes that trauma treatment has improved drastically since 9/11in part because of Americas war experience. The Marathon bombs were IEDs, and thats exactly what a number of our troops in Iraq in Afghanistan have had to deal with, one emergency room specialist tells NPR. Techniques learned in those conflicts have now proliferated into civilian medicine. Tourniquets, for instance, have gone from being considered a dangerous last resort to a routine life-saver. Shrapnel extraction techniques have improved as well. It also helped that there was a medical tent at the finish line already, which quickly became a well-oiled triage center. Ive seen a lot worse, one emergency room physician tells the New York Times. They were without question readynot for those types of injuries, but they were prepared. |
Help me summarize this article: The parents of 15-year-old Carmen Johnson, who tragically died from electric shock drowning while swimming near her familys Alabama lake house last April, are speaking out about the rarely reported phenomenon after it took the lives of two more local women this past weekend. The two women, 34-year-old Shelly Darling and 41-year-old Elizabeth Whipple, went missing after sunbathing on Lake Tuscaloosa Friday afternoon. Their bodies were retrieved from the lake early Saturday morning. Preliminary autopsies for the two victims show the cause of death as electrocution, the Tuscaloosa County Homicide Unit told CBS affiliate WIAT on Wednesday. Ive been around water all my life and I never thought that electricity in a huge body of water like that could do what it did, Carmens father, Jimmy Johnson, 49, told CBS News. It is something that even people like me now after all these years never had any idea that this even happened. Jimmy Johnson Every day, about 10 people in the U.S. die from accidental drowning, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But electric shock drownings are difficult to track. Its known as a silent killer. Even a low level of electric current in the water can be extremely hazardous or fatal to a swimmer -- especially in freshwater, where experts say the voltage will take a shortcut through the human body. There is no visible warning or way to tell if water surrounding a boat, marina or dock is energized or within seconds will become energized with fatal levels of electricity, the non-profit Electric Shock Drowning Prevention Association reports. In fact, Johnson says, he never would have known what happened to his daughter if he hadnt felt the electric current himself while trying to jump in to save her. Carmen playfully jumped off the top level of the familys boat dock into Smith Lake with her friend Reagan Gargis on April 16, 2016. Jimmy Johnson lowered a metal ladder into the water so the girls could climb out. Minutes later, he heard... | Life vest, check. Adult supervision, check. She should have been safe, but a freak accident in a New Jersey lagoon took the life of an 11-year-old girl over the weekend. Police say the girl was electrocuted while swimming and playing on an inflatable raft behind a friends home in Toms River, reports the Asbury Park Press. The girl was with two friends when the incident occurred, and they were all wearing life vests as they swam and rafted in the lagoon under adult supervision, reports PIX11. A police statement says that after the girls touched the rail to a metal boat lift, an electric current appears to have energized the equipment causing the injury. The girl was administered CPR on the scene, but died later at the hospital. Its not the first time such an accident has been in the news this year. Following the April death of Alabama teen Carmen Johnson, who was shocked while swimming near her familys boathouse, CBS News explained that small levels of electric current in water can serve as a silent killer, especially in fresh water, where voltage can take a shortcut through bodies. And two more Alabama women are also believed to have been shocked to death in lake water, reports AL.com. The Electric Shock Drowning Prevention Association advises against swimming in or near docks, marinas, and boatyards, while the parents of Johnson offered more tips on TODAY, like using plastic over metal ladders and making sure there is a ground fault breaker at docks. |
Summarize this: Story highlights We will defend our sovereignty and independence, Foreign Minister Moallem says Four people are killed Tuesday, an opposition network says Aid workers not able to evacuate wounded and killed journalists in Baba Amr U.S. State Department spokeswoman constitutional referendum as cynical As the death toll from Syrias almost year-long uprising continues to climb, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem vowed to defend his countrys independence. We are not happy to see brothers killing each other. But this is our country. But we will defend our sovereignty and independence, he told reporters. The minister said no one is dying in Syria because of hunger or sickness and that despite the economic international boycott, his government is providing all necessary services. Do you think there is a government in this world ... (that cares) about Syrian people welfare more than the Syrian government? I dont see this logic, Moallem said. As day broke on Tuesday, four people were killed across Syria, opposition activists said. At least 144 people were reported killed Monday, including 64 who died in a horrifying massacre at a checkpoint in Homs province. Those killed at a checkpoint in the Abel area were attempting to flee shelling in the Baba Amr neighborhood in the city of Homs, said the Local Coordination Committees of Syria, a network of opposition activists. Reports said security members and thugs kidnapped the women among them, the network said in a statement. Residents found 47 corpses in one area and 17 in a second one, it said. A total of 68 corpses were found in the area, in farmland in western Homs province, said the opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, apparently referencing the same incident. The bodies were found after an injured survivor reported the attack, the group said. All the bodies had been either shot or stabbed. JUST WATCHED Marie Colvins family on her legacy Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Marie Colvins family on her legacy... | Syrias new constitution was backed by more than 89% of voters, the nations Interior Ministry announced today, even as violence continues to rage across the country and the West decries the referendum as a sham. The Interior Ministry claims that more than 57% of Syrias 14 million eligible voters turned out, with about 9% voting no and 1.6% of the ballots being rejected as spoiled. The New York Times notes that the Syrian government controlled the voting, but may not have needed to manipulate the results, considering that much of the opposition boycotted the referendum. Across the nation, 33 people were killed today, many of them in continued government shelling in Homs, and 55 people died yesterday. The European Union has imposed new sanctions in the face of the continuing violence, CNN reports. Seven ministers of President Bashar al-Assads regime, as well as the Syrian Central Bank, will have their EU assets frozen. The ministers will also be denied entry into the EU and Syrian cargo flights will not be allowed to use EU airports. Says the EU foreign policy chief in a statement, As long as the repression continues, the EU will keep imposing sanctions. |
These crawls are part of an effort to archive pages as they are created and archive the pages that they refer to. That way, as the pages that are referenced are changed or taken from the web, a link to the version that was live when the page was written will be preserved.Then the Internet Archive hopes that references to these archived pages will be put in place of a link that would be otherwise be broken, or a companion link to allow people to see what was originally intended by a pages authors.The goal is to fix all broken links on the web . Crawls of supported No More 404 sites. Riviera Beach police are not investigating a March dare that started with a YouTube video and ended with the death of an 8-year-old girl, authorities said Friday. In fact, police were not called to the Riviera home where Kiari Pope reportedly drank boiling water from a straw on a dare, authorities said. The dare happened in March, but Kiari died early Monday after saying she couldnt breathe. Her exact cause of death has not been released. On Thursday evening, a relative of the girl told reporters what happened that March day. Kiari was with cousins, all of whom were her age, watching YouTube videos when the little girl saw a boiling water challenge, Diane Johnson, Kiaris mothers cousin, said from the girls Boynton Beach home. According to state records obtained by The Palm Beach Post, Kiari burned her mouth and throat after her cousin dared her to drink the water. Johnson said Kiari was the kind of kid who, if you dared her, she wouldnt back down. MORE: Boynton girl, 8, dead after dare to drink boiling water Kiari Pope died Monday, months after drinking boiling water out of a staw on a dare. The Florida Department of Children and Families is investigating the 8-year-old Boynton Beach residents death. (Family photo) (Palm Beach Post Staff Writer) Riviera police learned about the dare after the girl was taken to a hospital for her injuries. But authorities who contacted Riviera police referred not to... Tóm tắt bài báo đã cho | In March, Kiari Pope drank boiling water through a straw after she and her cousin watched a video of someone appearing to do it on YouTube and her cousin dared her to try. Early Monday, the Florida 8-year-old was pronounced dead after months of medical issues related to the tragic stunt. Kiari underwent emergency surgery to clear scar tissue on her windpipe so she could breathe; after the tracheotomy, she continued to have difficulty breathing (requiring two trips to the ER) and also talking. She had a doctors appointment set for Friday to be checked. But on Sunday night, she told her mothers boyfriend she was struggling to breathe; she lost consciousness within minutes and was pronounced dead about an hour later, at 12:15am Monday, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports. The Medical Examiners Office is still determining Kiaris cause of death, and Floridas Department of Children and Families is investigating the incident. There have been at least 10 other DCF cases related to the family since 2008, the Palm Beach Post reports, five of them involving alleged domestic violence between Kiaris mother and her boyfriend; its not clear whether the boyfriend who called 911 after Kiari lost consciousness is the same one from those reports. At least one of the DCF cases resulted in verified proof of abuse or neglect, but details arent available. DCF isnt saying whether the girls mother or other family members are under investigation, but a woman identifying herself as the mothers cousin says DCF officials took Kiaris three siblings away Thursday. Kiaris family is raising money to go toward funeral costs on GoFundMe. |
Print Share + Aunt Zeituni: The System Took Advantage Of Me President Obamas Aunt Speaks Exclusively With WBZ-TV BOSTON (WBZ) If I come as an immigrant, you have the obligation to make me a citizen. Those are the words from 58-year-old Zeituni Onyango of Kenya in a recent exclusive interview with WBZ-TV.Onyango is the aunt of President Barack Obama. She lived in the United States illegally for years, receiving public assistance in Boston.Aunt Zeituni, as she has come to be known, first surfaced in the public light in 2008, in the final days of the Presidential election. Then-candidate Obama said that he was not against the possible deportation of his aunt. If she has violated laws, then those laws have to be obeyed, he told CBSs Katie Couric. We are a nation of laws.Onyango had violated the law, and she knew it.I knew I had overstayed she told WBZ-TVs Jonathan Elias when the two sat down one-on-one.Zeituni Onyango said she came to the United States in 2000 and had every intention of leaving. Then, however, she says she got deathly ill and was hospitalized. When she recovered, she said she was broke and couldnt afford to leave.For two years Onyango said she lived in a homeless shelter, before she was assigned public housing despite thousands of legal residents also awaiting assistance. I didnt take any advantage of the system. The system took advantage of me.I didnt ask for it; they gave it to me. Ask your system. I didnt create it or vote for it. Go and ask your system, she said unapologetically.And shes right. The system provided her assistance despite her status as an illegal immigrant.In 2004 a judge ordered Zeituni Onyango out of the country, but she never left. She stayed, hiding in plain sight. In 2005 she attended her nephews swearing in as the junior Senator of Illinois. In 2008 she was invited to, and traveled to D.C. for President Obamas inauguration.However her nephew, she says, never pulled any strings for her.Listen. Obama did not know my whereabouts.Onyango hired a top immigration... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | President Obamas aunt Zeituni Onyango, an illegal immigrant living in public housing, is unapologetic about her situation and says her nephew hasnt been helping her fight to stay in the US. An immigration judge granted her asylum this year. Obama did not know my whereabouts, the Kenyan native tells WBZ, the CBS affiliate in Boston, where she lives. If I come as an immigrant, you have the obligation to make me a citizen. In a rambling, sometimes combative interview, Onyango says, I didnt take any advantage of the system. The system took advantage of me. She says she arrived in the US in 2000, fell ill, and couldnt afford to return home when she left the hospital. I knew I had overstayed. Asked whether she wants to become a citizen, she responds, If I didnt why the hell would I have been here all this time? |
Image copyright WA Police Image caption Reg Foggerdy was reportedly severely dehydrated when he was found but is recovering A 62-year-old Australian man lost for six days in the Outback has been found alive after surviving without water and by eating ants, say police. Reg Foggerdy disappeared last week while pursuing a feral camel in a remote area of Western Australia state. Police trackers found him sitting under a tree on Tuesday morning around 15km (9 miles) from where he became lost. Media caption Christine Ogden said she was relieved her brother had been found after six days missing in the Outback His family described him as an experienced bushman but have now told him to buy a satellite phone. Mr Foggerdys wife Arlyn told AP she had cried when she heard he had been found alive. How you can survive without water and food is a miracle, she said. Wearing only a T-shirt, shorts, a cap and flip-flops when he went missing, Mr Foggerdy - a retired miner - apparently became disorientated in the fierce heat of the desert. Image copyright WA POLICE Image caption Police used a remote shack as a command base during their search He was discovered extremely dehydrated, a bit delusional, but hes received treatment, first aid on the ground, and its fair to say hes now sitting up and talking, Police Supt Andy Greatwood told ABC radio. Supt Greatwood also praised Mr Foggerdys fantastic skills, saying that while more details of how he coped were likely to emerge, most people would not have survived. The amazing news is his last couple of days of survival were achieved by lying down under a tree and eating black ants, so thats the level of survival that Mr Foggerdy has gone to, he said. Mr Foggerdys sister Christine Ogden told the West Australian she had not given up hope. When I went to bed last night, I said: Tomorrows the day, theyre going to find him. I didnt know which way it was going to go, but I just had this feeling. MISSING hunter Reg Foggerdy survived in... Tóm tắt bài báo đã cho | Police searching for a 62-year-old man who disappeared in Australias Outback on Wednesday say the grandfather has miraculously been found alive. Reg Foggerdy had been last seen near a campsite on the edge of the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia while on a hunting trip with his brother, reports the Guardian. He had left to shoot a feral camel but never returned, adds the BBC. Though an experienced bushman, he was wearing only a T-shirt, shorts, hat, and flip-flops and had no food or water, police say. Police began a land and air search after discovering a camel carcass and finally discovered fresh tracks on Monday, reports the West Australian. Foggerdy was found extremely dehydrated, a bit delusional, under a tree Tuesday morning about 9 miles from his last known location. Hes received treatment, first aid on the ground, and its fair to say hes now sitting up and talking, officer Andy Greatwood tells ABC Radio, adding Foggerdys fantastic survival skills kept him alive when most people would not have survived. After walking for miles, Foggerdy had spent his last two days in the Outback lying down under a tree and eating black ants, Greatwood says. Foggerdys wife, Erlyn, says he may have picked up that tip from a jungle survival show he liked to watch every day, reports PerthNow. Foggerdys 11-year-old son says he initially wasnt too concerned when his father didnt return to camp, but when he was lost for a few more days I started getting worried. Im so happy they found him. Family members add theyll now force Foggerdy, whos recovering in a hospital, to carry a satellite phone. (A dads survival tip kept this lost boy alive.) |
Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. Treatments Experimental Malaria Vaccine Blocks The Bad Guys Exit itoggle caption Gary D. Gaugler/Science Source For the first time in decades, researchers trying to develop a vaccine for malaria have discovered a new target they can use to attack this deadly and common parasite. Finding a target for attack is a far cry from having a vaccine. And the history of malaria vaccines is littered with hopeful ideas that didnt pan out. Still, researchers in the field welcome this fresh approach. Over the past four decades, researchers have developed about 100 potential vaccines for malaria. The best of the bunch is still only modestly successful in children, who are at greatest risk for the disease. The mosquito-borne parasite kills more than 600,000 children a year, mostly in Africa. So Dr. Jonathan Kurtis, at the Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University, decided it was time for a fresh start. He had developed a severe case of malaria while he was an undergraduate studying abroad in Kenya. And he learned just how devastating this disease can be, not only killing young children but causing hundreds of millions of cases of debilitating illness every year. Kurtis and his colleagues started with samples of blood that had been methodically collected from children in Tanzania by Drs. Michal Fried and Patrick Duffy at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Kurtis team carefully examined those samples to find small but crucial differences between children who got infected but didnt fall seriously ill and children who developed a severe case of the disease. Were finding the rare needle in a haystack, Kurtis says. Were finding the rare parasite protein that generates a protective immune response. Earlier vaccine efforts have produced antibodies that target proteins on the malaria parasite... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | Researchers think theyve found a promising new potential weapon in the fight against malaria in a fairly unlikely place: the blood of toddlers. In a paper published in Science today, researchers detail how they examined the blood of more than 750 children in Tanzania. They found that about 6% of those children had an antibody against one of the diseases key proteins, and that those children didnt suffer from severe malaria. Researchers think they can make a vaccine patterned on their blood, Paul Rodgers at Forbes explains. Until now, most malaria vaccines have focused on keeping the disease out of the red blood cells it reproduces in. But this antibody is unique in that it instead attacks the protein that allows the parasite to escape the cells. Were sort of trapping the parasite in the burning house, says co-lead author Jonathan Kurtiswho suffered his own bout of malaria while studying in Kenya while in college, NPR reports. The team believes this approach could work in concert with existing vaccines. Its a refreshing, promising idea, one Harvard doctor says, though she cautions that this is a long way from a vaccine that can be used in humans. Its been trialed in mice and will soon be tested on monkeys. |
WASHINGTONStrong hiring and low unemployment are delivering U.S. workers their best pay raises in nearly a decade. Employers shook off a September slowdown to add 250,000 jobs to their payrolls in October, above monthly averages in recent years, the Labor Department said Friday. With unemployment holding at 3.7%, a 49-year low, and employers competing for scarce workers, wages increased 3.1% from a year earlier, the biggest year-over-year gain for average hourly earnings since 2009. ... FILE- In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, Loredana Gonzalez, of Doral, Fla., fills out a job application at a JobNewsUSA job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. On Friday, Nov. 2, the U.S. government issues the... (Associated Press) FILE- In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, Loredana Gonzalez, of Doral, Fla., fills out a job application at a JobNewsUSA job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. On Friday, Nov. 2, the U.S. government issues the October jobs report. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) (Associated Press) FILE- In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, Loredana Gonzalez, of Doral, Fla., fills out a job application at a JobNewsUSA job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. On Friday, Nov. 2, the U.S. government issues the October jobs report. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File) (Associated Press) FILE- In this Jan. 30, 2018, file photo, Loredana Gonzalez, of Doral, Fla., fills out a job application at a JobNewsUSA job fair in Miami Lakes, Fla. On Friday, Nov. 2, the U.S. government issues the... (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. employers added a stellar 250,000 jobs last month and raised average pay by the most in nearly a decade. The Labor Departments monthly jobs report, the last major economic data before Tuesdays congressional elections, also showed that the unemployment rate remained at a five-decade low of 3.7 percent. The influx of new job-seekers in October increased the proportion of Americans with jobs to its highest level since January 2009. Consumers are the most confident they have been in 18 years and are spending... Tóm tắt văn bản đã cho giúp tôi | The last unemployment report before the midterms is a strong one. Employers added 250,000 jobs in October, above the forecast of 188,000, reports the Wall Street Journal. The unemployment rate itself remained at a five-decade low of 3.7%, per the AP. The influx of new job-seekers in October increased the proportion of Americans with jobs to its highest level since January 2009. Whats more, wages rose 3.1% when compared to last October, the best such gain since 2009. Its the first time since the recession ended that wages rose more than 3% over a year. Average hourly earnings in the private sector increased 5 cents to 27.30. |
Speculations about the First Ladys whereabouts have taken over social media as she has not been seen in public since before undergoing a procedure for what the White House has described as a benign kidney condition. (Susan Walsh/AP) Tweet with a location You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more Tóm tắt bài báo đã cho | Melania watchers can relax. After endless speculation and wacky rumors about the first ladys whereabouts, she addressed the situation herself, posting to Twitter, I see the media is working overtime speculating where I am & what Im doing. Rest assured, Im here at the @WhiteHouse w my family, feeling great, & working hard on behalf of children & the American people! The first ladys spokesperson, Stephanie Grisham, also sought to swat down rumors. She is doing great, Grisham told the New York Daily News. She has meetings throughout the day so will not be attending fitness day. Melania Trump had not appeared in public for 20 days. |
Help me summarize this article: Play Facebook Twitter Embed Police: Evidence Suggests Escaped N.Y. Prisoners Heading for Canada 1:01 autoplay autoplay Copy this code to your website or blog The two killers who broke out of a New York prison three weeks ago may be headed for Canada, authorities said Friday. Maj. Charles Guess of the New York State Police said he could not go into specifics, but based on what we know at this point, we have a high degree of confidence in our conclusion. David Sweat and Richard Matt were reported missing from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, on June 6. Investigators believe the men are moving in the dark of night, and items that appear to belong to the men have been found in the northern towns of Belmont and Malone, according to Guess. Multiple law enforcement sources tell NBC news that DNA belonging to at least one of the escaped prisoners was found at a cabin in Malone, a town located about 35 miles northwest of Clinton Correctional and around 10 miles south of the Canadian border. Authorities believe Matt and Sweat have not yet crossed the Canadian border. The break-in at the cabin in Malone was reported to police sometime between Wednesday and 3 p.m. Thursday, sources said. Evidence was recovered and sent for processing, and DNA tests indicate one of the men was at the cabin. There were two reports of break-ins in Malone between Wednesday and 3 p.m. Thursday. State police records indicate those are pending investigations. Two prison workers Gene Palmer, a guard, and Joyce Mitchell, a seamstress have been arrested in connection with the breakout. They are suspected of helping Sweat and Matt. MALONE, N.Y. (AP) Searchers on the trail of two murderers who escaped from a northern New York prison three weeks ago edged closer to the Canadian border Friday after they found new evidence left behind by the pair. New York State Department of Corrections Officers and a forest ranger, right, patrol an area in Owls Head, N.Y. for convicted murderers... | If New York investigators are right, Richard Matt and David Sweat are probably sleeping right nowbut theyll wake soon and continue picking their way through the woods and back roads toward Canada when darkness falls. At an update today on the hunt for the prison escapees, authorities say theyre now pretty sure the men are trying to make the border, reports NBC News. Based on what we know at this point, we have a high degree of confidence in our conclusion, says Maj. Charles Guess of the state police. Guess didnt provide specifics, but he said investigators found significant items from the men in a cabin and in a field in the town of Malone yesterday and this morning, reports AP. Theyve shifted their search accordingly in a bid to head the men off. Matt and Sweat have eluded capture for three weeks now, which is impressive, but it doesnt protect them from this damning stat cited by the Atlantic: More than 92% of escapees from medium- and high-security prisons are caught within a year. Their odds improve somewhat if they make it past a month, however. The search update comes after a second prison worker was charged in the escape. (He once likened the inmates at his prison in Dannemora to caged puppies.) |
Issa looks to ban Internet regulations By Brendan Sasso - Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is seeking input on a bill that would impose a two-year ban on new laws or regulations that affect the Internet. Issa released a draft of his Internet American Moratorium Act on Monday night and said that he would answer questions about the legislation on Reddit, a social news and discussion site, on Wednesday morning. The one-page draft bill would prohibit Congress and all regulatory agencies from enacting rules that affect the Internet for two years, with an exception for national security emergencies. Many Reddit users are fierce defenders of Internet freedom, and the site helped organize opposition to the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) earlier this year. Issa, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, was one of the leading opponents of the controversial anti-piracy legislation. But Gigi Sohn, president of consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge, explained that Issas bill would not actually prevent Congress from passing laws like SOPA. Even if they pass this bill, Congress could pass another Internet regulation bill that would supersede the previous bill, Sohn said. Issas bill would, however, prevent regulatory agencies, such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), from adopting new rules that affect the Internet. Sohn warned that prohibiting all government regulation of the Internet would throw the Internet into corporate hands. Most Democrats support the FCCs net neutrality rules, which prohibit Internet service providers from slowing down or blocking legitimate websites. Supporters say the rules are critical for ensuring an open and free Internet. But Issa and other Republicans argue that net neutrality is an unnecessary burden on businesses. Sohn noted that Issas bill wouldnt stop the net neutrality rules since the FCC already enacted them, but the bill could block other potential regulations, such as rules on broadband caps. The FCC isnt drafting any... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | Rep. Darrell Issa is proposing a bill that would create a two-year moratorium on any new laws, rules, or regulations governing the Internet, reports CNN. Its been met with some controversy from fellow politicians and the public alike. The bill could block regulations that protect consumer privacy, says one lawmaker, and may stymie President Obamas efforts to bolster cybersecurity, reports The Hill. Issa is hosting a Q&A on Reddit today to discuss his bill, and plans to adjust it after receiving feedback. A separate battle is happening in Washington over the Do Not Track initiative, which aims to give Internet users the ability to stop the collection of personal information for advertising purposes. Its a tough topic, since online ads are what pay for many free services, reports the Washington Post. The initiatives looked set to move forward after a successful White House event in February, but since then talks have grown bitter, in part due to opposition from advertising groups. The co-chair of the committee working on the initiative announced shed be stepping down today, which could help revive talks. |
Summarize this: Looking for news you can trust? Subscribe to our free newsletters. Nine people were killed in the shooting at the historic Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, on Wednesday night. On Thursday afternoon, Charleston County Coroner Rae Wooten officially identified all of the victims, some of whose names had leaked out over the course of the day. Here are brief sketches of their lives. State Sen. Clementa Pinckney Pinckney, 41, was a pastor at Emanuel AME and a widely respected state senator. Sen. Pinckney was a legend, said fellow state Sen. Marlon Kimpton on CNN. He was the moral compass of the state Senate. Pinckneys desk in the statehouse was covered with a black cloth after news broke of his death: In SC, if a State Sen dies a black cloth is draped over their deskthis was Pinckneys desk. http://t.co/fupAm838fJ pic.twitter.com/2ntw42e5TD Ellison Barber (@ellisonbarber) June 18, 2015 During his remarks on Thursday afternoon, President Obama said he knew Pinckney personally, along with other members of the church. To say our thoughts and prayers are with them and their families and their community doesnt say enough to convey the heartache and the sadness and the anger that we feel, he said. Sharonda Coleman-Singleton Coleman-Singleton, also a pastor at the church, was a coach at Goose Creek High School near Charleston. South Carolinas high school sports governing body mourned her death on Twitter after it was announced on Thursday morning: She was a celebrated track and field coach for Goose Creek High School and revered as a positive light to all who knew her. SCHSL (@SCHSL) June 18, 2015 I saw her at work everyday and she always had a smile on her face, Chris Pond, the baseball coach at Goose Creek, said to the Berkeley Independent. Cynthia Hurd Hurd, the manager of the St. Andrews branch of the Charleston County Public Library, was identified by her employer as one of the victims. County library system identifies St. Andrews branch... | The nine people shot to death in a South Carolina church last night ranged in age from 26 to 87, reports NBC News. Some details about them: The Rev. Clementa Pinckney, 41. The married father of two was a pastor at Emanuel AME and a state senator. He was the moral compass of the state Senate, a colleague said on CNN, per Mother Jones Tywanza Sanders, 26. He had graduated from Allen University with a degree in business administration just last year. The school called him a quiet, well-known student who was committed to his education. Cynthia Hurd, 54. She was a longtime employee of the Charleston County Public Library. All branches were closed today in her honor. Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, 49, worked at Goose Creek High School as a speech therapist and girls track coach. She was also a pastor at the church. The Rev. Depayne Middelton Doctor, 49, a church singer who had worked for Charleston County providing services for the poor. She was a mother of four. Susie Jackson, 87, a longtime member of the historic church. Ethel Lance, 70, a church sexton who had worked at Emanuel AME for three decades. The Rev. Daniel Simmons, 74, was on the churchs ministerial staff, attending Sunday services and a weekly Bible study. Myra Thompson, 59, was the wife of the vicar of Holy Trinity Reformed Episcopal Church in Charleston. Suspect Dylann Roof was arrested after a woman spotted him driving.) |
FILE- In this Tuesday, April 5, 2016 file photo, an employee sorts Legos in the the new LEGO flagship store unveiled as part of the new Les Halles shopping mall during the press visit in Paris. Danish... (Associated Press) FILE- In this Tuesday, April 5, 2016 file photo, an employee sorts Legos in the the new LEGO flagship store unveiled as part of the new Les Halles shopping mall during the press visit in Paris. Danish toy maker Lego said Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, it will cut 1,400 jobs, or about eight percent of its global... (Associated Press) FILE- In this Tuesday, April 5, 2016 file photo, an employee sorts Legos in the the new LEGO flagship store unveiled as part of the new Les Halles shopping mall during the press visit in Paris. Danish toy maker Lego said Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, it will cut 1,400 jobs, or about eight percent of its global... (Associated Press) FILE- In this Tuesday, April 5, 2016 file photo, an employee sorts Legos in the the new LEGO flagship store unveiled as part of the new Les Halles shopping mall during the press visit in Paris. Danish... (Associated Press) COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) Danish toy maker Lego will cut 1,400 jobs, or about eight percent of its global workforce, after reporting a decline in sales and profits in the first half of 2017. The privately held company said Tuesday that its revenue dropped 5 percent to 14.9 billion kroner (2.4 billion) in the first six months of the year, mainly as a result of weakness in established markets like the U.S. and Europe. Profits slipped 3 percent to 3.4 billion kroner (544,000). It said it now prepares to reset the company. We are disappointed by the decline in revenue in our established markets, and we have taken steps to address this, said Chairman Joergen Vig Knudstorp. He said the long-term aim is to reach more children in our well-established markets in Europe and the United States, and added there were strong growth opportunities in growing markets such as China. The company, he said, needs to... Tóm tắt văn bản đã cho giúp tôi | Danish toy maker Lego will cut 1,400 jobs, or about 8% of its global workforce, after reporting a decline in sales and profits in the first half of 2017. The privately held company said Tuesday that its revenue dropped 5% to 2.4 billion in the first six months of the year, mainly as a result of weakness in established markets like the US and Europe. Profits slipped 3% to 544 million. We are disappointed by the decline in revenue in our established markets, and we have taken steps to address this, said Chairman Joergen Vig Knudstorp, per the AP. He said the long-term aim is to reach more children in our well-established markets in Europe and the United States, and added there were strong growth opportunities in growing markets such as China. The company, he said, needs to simplify its business model to reduce costs, though details werent immediately available on what that might mean. Since 2012, the group has built an increasingly complex organization to support global double-digit growth. However, in the process, we have added complexity into the organization which now in turn makes it harder for us to grow further, Vig Knudstorp said. The company has been lauded for embracing the digital era through smartphone apps and tie-ins with movies and video games, notes Reuters. The maker of the famous colored building blocks has more than 19,000 employees around the world. |
Rachael DAmore, CTV Toronto The Toronto District School Board will join other schools in southwestern Ontario who have decided to cancel trips to the U.S., citing concerns over muddled U.S. border restrictions. John Malloy, the TDSB Director of Education, said that 24 trips to the U.S. already approved by the board will proceed for now, but that no new trips will be arranged. The pre-approved trips involve approximately 800 students, as well as 100 students headed to the DECA competition. While already-approved trips are proceeding at this time, its important to note that should the Executive Order be fully implemented, resulting in any of our students being excluded from trips across the U.S. border, then the Board has asked me to cancel already-approved trips to the U.S. for the remainder of the school year, he said in a statement published to the TDSB website Thursday. Malloy said the board is prepared to reimburse students, parents and staff of the trip costs should this occur. We do not make this decision lightly, he said, but given the uncertainty of these new travel restrictions and when they may come into effect, if at all, we strongly believe that our students should not be placed into these situations of potentially being turned away at the border. Though an executive order was handed down by U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this month, banning travel from citizens of six Muslim-majority countries, it is currently not in effect. Federal court judges in Hawaii and Maryland blocked the order ahead of it being put in place, calling it a violation of the U.S. constitution. While the order does not affect permanent residents or citizens of Canada, Malloy said the board does not want to risk having any one of their students turned away at the border. TDSB spokesperson Ryan Bird said Thursday that the board decided to allow the prearranged trips to go forward because they havent encountered an issue at the border with their students in the past. ... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | There will be no new trips to the Washington Monument for students within Canadas largest school system. The Toronto District School Board, which includes 245,000 students in 584 schools, will no longer green-light trips south of the border, citing uncertainty over border restrictions. We strongly believe that our students should not be placed into these situations of potentially being turned away at the border in light of President Trumps proposed travel restrictions, TDSB Director of Education John Malloy says, per the Toronto Star. Some 25 trips involving 900 students already scheduled for the spring will go on as planned to prevent financial loss, but the board says all students will turn back if any one student is refused entry into the US. Should Trumps executive order banning travelers from six countries be fully implemented, resulting in any of our students being excluded from trips across the US border, those trips will be cancelled outright, Malloy says, per CTV News. Its not about politics, its about our principles as a school board to be inclusive and equitable, adds a TDSB rep. The Greater Essex County School Board in southwestern Ontario cited similar reasons when banning trips to the US for the month of February. Torontos Ryerson University has halted trips until further notice, as have the Girl Guides of Canada, the Canadian version of the Girl Scouts, per CNN. Other school boards say they could follow in the TDSBs footsteps if travel advisories change. |
Summarize this: SANAA/ADEN U.S. special forces stormed a walled compound in a remote Yemeni village early on Saturday in an attempt to free Western hostages held by an al Qaeda unit, but an American journalist and a South African teacher were killed by their captors, officials said. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and a Yemeni intelligence official said Luke Somers, 33, and South African Pierre Korkie, 56, were shot by their kidnappers shortly after the raid began in the arid Wadi Abadan district of Shabwa, a province long seen as one of al Qaedas most formidable strongholds. It was the second U.S. attempt to free Somers in 10 days and Kerry said it had been approved because of information that Somers life was in imminent danger. It was our assessment that that clock would run out on Saturday, one U.S. official said. However, the Gift of the Givers relief group, which was trying to secure Korkies release, said it had negotiated for the teacher to be freed and had expected that to happen on Sunday and for him to be returned to his family. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is seen by Washington as one of al Qaedas most dangerous branches. The United States has worked with Yemens government and via drone strikes to attack its leaders in southern and eastern Yemen. The callous disregard for Lukes life is more proof of the depths of AQAPs depravity, and further reason why the world must never cease in seeking to defeat their evil ideology, President Barack Obama said in a statement. Obama said he had authorized the operation and said the United States would spare no effort to use all of its military, intelligence and diplomatic capabilities to bring Americans home safely, wherever they are located. SHOOT-OUT A U.S. defense official said about 40 U.S. special forces troops, flown in by tilt-rotor CV-22 Osprey aircraft, had advanced to within 100 meters (yards) of the walled compound where the hostages were held before the defenders were alerted and a firefight started. About 10 people,... | The US commandos who tried to rescue American Luke Somers in Yemen came agonizingly close to doing so, according to an account in the Wall Street Journal. It says that about 40 special-ops troops got to within 100 yards of the walled compound in silence about 1am local time. Then, a noise, maybe a dog bark, alerted the militants to the raiders, writes Adam Entous, who spoke to US officials familiar with the rescue attempt. A 30-minute firefight ensued, during which officials think a militant from Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula slipped into the building where Somers was being held and shot him and South African hostage Pierre Korkie. The US troops killed about 10 militants and managed to escape with the two wounded hostages, but one died in the military aircraft carrying him away and the other died on an operating table. The callous disregard for Lukes life is more proof of the depths of AQAPs depravity, and further reason why the world must never cease in seeking to defeat their evil ideology, said President Obama, as per Reuters. Obama approved the raid, the second in two weeks to try to free Somers, after AQAP promised to kill the photojournalist later today. |
Lea Michele My New BF Is NOT A Gigolo Hes A Dating Coach Is Lea Micheles Boyfriend A Gigolo... Or A Dating Coach? EXCLUSIVE is standing by her man ... TMZ has learned the actress has decided to keep dating new BFbecause shes convinced hes no gigolo -- he just coaches em.Sources close to the couple tell us ... Lea was PISSED after we broke the story about-- a website that offers male companionship -- and confronted him about it.Were told Matthew copped to going on a few dates with female clients ... but told Lea he only did it as research -- so he could understand what the gigolos go through and coach them through it.This guy is good ... cause were told Lea actually bought it, and Matt promised hed never do it again.Our sources tell us Leas not getting the full story ... because Paetz has had more than just a few dates while working as a gigolo for almost a year. Who Is Lea Micheles New Man, Matthew Paetz? Lea Michele Talks About Peeing Her Pants Its been nearly a year since her longtime boyfriend Cory Monteith passed away , and Lea Michele is slowly dipping her toe back into the dating waters.The Glee star, 27, has been seeing aspiring actor and model Matthew Paetz, PEOPLE has confirmed. The pair reportedly met in April on the set of her music video for On My Way.For a long time, Lea wasnt close to even thinking about getting into a relationship, says a Michele insider. Corys death was and will continue to be a struggle for her.For now, it appears that Paetz is helping Michele gradually move on. The question remains how much the actress knows about his questionable past. TMZ reports that Paetz is a former gigolo, who once operated under the alias Christian on the escort website Cowboys4Angels. The profile has since been removed from the site.It remains to be seen how this relationship will develop, but for her part, Michele is taking it day by day. You can literally lose yourself if you dont actually die from it, Michele told Ellen DeGeneres last year of the grieving process. [Cory]... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | It appears Lea Michele is beginning to move on, almost a year after the death of her boyfriend Cory Monteith. The Glee actress met Matthew Paetz on the set of one of her music videos in April, and shes reportedly been seeing him, quietly, for a couple months. For a long time, Lea wasnt close to even thinking about getting into a relationship, a source tells People. Corys death was and will continue to be a struggle for her. Paetz is an aspiring actor and model, People notes, and on his Twitter account he describes himself as a dating and lifestyle coachbut TMZ says he is, or was, also a gigolo who went by the name Christian on Cowboys4Angels, a site offering male companionship thats featured on Showtimes Gigolos. TMZ has a screenshot of Christians profile, which described him as a life coach, dating expert, and massage therapist who charged 350 per hour or 6,000 per weekend, but the gossip site says the profile is now hidden or removed. Sources say Paetz last took a client in April, but has taken a break since he and Michele got together. She was apparently unhappy after TMZs gigolo story, the site notes in a follow-up, but sources say Paetz told her he really just coaches gigolos, and had only gone out with a few clients, for research purposes. But a TMZ source says Paetz had been working as an escort for nearly a year, and had gone on more than a few outings. But Michele feels hes a great guy, another source tells E!. He treats her really well, hes smart and fun. Shes really happy. |
Publicity-mad glamour model Josie Cunningham has cancelled plans to sell tickets to her babys birth after discovering shes expecting a girl. She has also vowed to quit drinking and smoking, and says she has huge regrets over her unhealthy lifestyle, which she blames on the disappointment of believing her third child would be a third son. I want to enjoy my precious first few moments alone with my daughter and my mum not share them with the world, she said today. It will be special. Josie who revels in being known as Britains most hated woman last week found out medics were wrong about the sex of the baby she is expecting in October. She went back for a second opinion after using a DIY home scan kit, which indicated her new baby would be a girl. Doctors have now confirmed that this is the case. Noble Draper Demi Moore wannabe: Josies baby isnt far off Josie, 24, shocked the nation by turning to booze and fags when she thought her baby would be a boy. But yesterday she said: I have been such a silly girl and have lots of regrets. I can see that now I know I am going to have a daughter. The former escort, who first gained notoriety last year for her boob job on the NHS, later threatened to abort her baby for a chance to appear on Big Brother. She then decided to go ahead with the pregnancy but revealed she would be selling tickets for 40,000 to be at the birth. She even planned to broadcast it on Skype, charging viewers 200 each to log on. Expecting: Josie is also known as Britains most hated woman After changing her mind, Josie, of Leeds, also revealed: Ive really started looking after myself. I have never purposely put my child at any risk, but when I was originally told I was having a boy I just lost all willpower to avoid the cravings. Now all thats changed. Im ashamed of the way I have portrayed myself. Ive now cut down to just one or two fags a day. Im about to get hypnotherapy to stop completely. Josie who has narrowed the possible fathers of her baby... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | An aspiring model and former escort in Britain says she wont be selling tickets to her babys birth after all, and has decided to quit smoking and drinkingall because she found out she was having a girl, not a boy. Josie Cunningham, dubbed Britains most hated woman, now says shes ashamed of her plans to offer tickets to the birth at around 66,000 a pop and charge Skype viewers 330 to watch via livestream, reports the Daily Mirror. At least four people had paid an apparently reduced price of 15,000 each per ticket, according to the Daily News. Why else dont the Brits like her? She had a breast augmentation paid for by the public health system, and told the Mirror earlier this year that she was being considered for Big Brother and would abort her baby if it would help her chances. Then she apparently got upset upon learning that her baby would be another boy (she already has two sons). So she coped by drinking and smoking, until doctors said last week that the baby will actually be a girl. I have been such a silly girl and have lots of regrets, Cunningham says. I can see that now I know I am going to have a daughter. |
On Saturday, William Shatner took to Twitter to mourn the death of longtime Star Trek co-star Leonard Nimoy, ruefully confessing he couldnt make it back in time to attend the late actors funeral on Sunday. I am currently in FL as I agreed to appear at the Red Cross Ball tonight, wrote Shatner. I feel really awful. I loved him like a brother. We will all miss his humor, his talent, and his capacity to love. -William Shatner http://t.co/U8ZN98tVYp William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) February 27, 2015 I am currently in FL as I agreed to appear at the Red Cross Ball tonight. Leonards funeral is tomorrow. I cant make it back in time. William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) February 28, 2015 I feel really awful. Here I am doing charity work and one of my dearest friends is being buried. William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) February 28, 2015 Instead, Shatner suggested, fans could join him online tomorrow to remember Nimoy. So maybe tomorrow we come together here and celebrate his life. William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) February 28, 2015 So lets spend some time tomorrow celebrating Leonards life and remembering the man. William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) February 28, 2015 Naturally, Shatner missing Nimoys funeral over a seemingly minor scheduling conflict struck more than a few commenters as rather odd. Isnt there some Trek-loving billionaire out there who can charter Bill a flight? [Image via AP Images] Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | One familiar face who apparently wont be appearing at Spocks funeral: Kirk. William Shatner tweeted today that he cant make it to Leonard Nimoys memorial service tomorrow because hes currently in Florida doing charity work, Gawker reports. Noting that he had agreed to appear at the Red Cross Ball tonight, Shatner added: I feel really awful. Here I am doing charity work and one of my dearest friends is being buried. He suggested an online event tomorrow instead. Maybe tomorrow we come together here and celebrate his life, he wrote. |
Summarize this: Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney shares a laugh with President Obama after finishing up the first presidential debate at the University of Denver. Oct. 3, 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney shares a laugh with President Obama after finishing up the first presidential debate at the University of Denver. Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post President Barack Obama walks on stage during a campaign event on Thursday, Oct. 4, in Denver. Click here for photos from last nights presidential debate. President Barack Obama walks on stage during a campaign event on Thursday, Oct. 4, in Denver. Click here for photos from last nights presidential debate. A day after his subdued debate performance, President Obama delivered a feistier critique of Republican nominee Mitt Romney, telling 12,000 supporters on Thursday that his rival had misrepresented his positions because he does not want to be held accountable. Obama said the very spirited fellow who claimed to be Mitt Romney onstage at the University of Denver was an imposter who suddenly was dancing around his positions on tax cuts, education and outsourcing. It couldnt have been the real Mitt Romney, Obama told 12,300 supporters at Sloanes Lake Park, because the real Mitt Romney has been running around the country all year promising 5 trillion in tax cuts to the wealthy, but the fellow onstage last night did not know anything about that. The real Mitt Romney said we do not need any more teachers in the classroom, but the fellow onstage said he loves teachers, cant get enough of them. Obama added that Romney misled viewers during the debate because he knows full well that we dont want what hes been selling for the last year. The Obama campaign is hoping that by attacking Romneys truthfulness, it can create a counter-narrative that while Romney might have won on style points, the president had offered more substance and consistency. The campaign has already produced a television ad with footage of Romney denying that his... | Obama fans might take heart. The man they wanted to show up at last nights debate finally surfaced at a rally in Denver today. Stories are using words like feistier (Washington Post), aggressive (the AP), coming out swinging (the Hill), and fired up (Politico) to describe the presidents speech. Some examples: That very spirited fellow who claimed to be Mitt Romney last night must have been an imposter, said Obama, because the real Mitt Romney has been running around the country all year promising 5 trillion in tax cuts to the wealthy, but the fellow onstage last night did not know anything about that. The Mitt Romney we all know invested in companies that were pioneers in outsourcing. But the guy onstage last night said he doesnt even know about laws that encourage offshoring. I mean thank goodness somebody is finally getting tough on Big Bird. Its about time. We didnt know that Big Bird was driving the federal deficit. But thats what we heard last night. Elmo, too? Gov. Romney may dance around his positions, but if you want to be president, you owe the American people the truth. The Romney camp dismissed it all as damage control. The president adjusted to the altitude, apparently? |
I. The operation of the HYSY 981 drilling rig On 2 May 2014, a Chinese companys HYSY 981 drilling rig started its drilling operation inside the contiguous zone of Chinas Xisha Islands (see Annex 1/5 for the locations of operation) for the purpose of oil and gas exploration. With the first phase of the operation completed, the second phase began on 27 May. The two locations of operation are 17 nautical miles from both the Zhongjian Island of Chinas Xisha Islands and the baseline of the territorial waters of Xisha Islands, yet approximately 133 to 156 nautical miles away from the coast of the Vietnamese mainland. The Chinese company has been conducting explorations in the related waters for the past 10 years, including seismic operations and well site surveys. The drilling operation carried out by HYSY 981 this time is a continuation of the routine process of explorations, and falls well within Chinas sovereignty and jurisdiction. II. Vietnams provocation Shortly after the Chinese operation started, Vietnam sent a large number of vessels, including armed vessels, to the site, illegally and forcefully disrupting the Chinese operation and ramming the Chinese government vessels on escort and security missions there. In the meantime, Vietnam also sent frogmen and other underwater agents to the area, and dropped large numbers of obstacles, including fishing nets and floating objects, in the waters. As of 5 pm on 7 June, there were as many as 63 Vietnamese vessels in the area at the peak, attempting to break through Chinas cordon and ramming the Chinese government ships for a total of 1,416 times. The above-mentioned actions of the Vietnamese side were serious infringements upon Chinas sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction, grave threats to the safety of Chinese personnel and the HYSY 981 drilling rig, and gross violations of the relevant international laws, including the Charter of the United Nations, the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and 1988 Convention for the... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | The dispute between China and Vietnam, fueled by the contentious location of a Chinese oil rig, is heating up: Now China is accusing Vietnamese ships of ramming its vessels well over a thousand times during the last month, the BBC reports. As of 5pm on 7 June, there were as many as 63 Vietnamese vessels in the area at the peak ... ramming the Chinese government ships for a total of 1,416 times, China says in a statement, which notes the ramming began shortly after it moved the rig on May 2. And the country is defending that movement to a spot that it says falls well within Chinas sovereignty and jurisdiction. Chinas drilling is occurring far closer to its own islands, the Paracels, than to Vietnams mainland, China claims. Trouble is, Vietnam also claims the Paracel Islands. Among Chinas justifications for its claim: It raised a flag on the islands in 1911, and a 1974 Vietnamese 9th-grade textbook allegedly says theyre Chinese, the BBC notes. For its part, Vietnam last week called on the US to make further practical acts to settle the disagreements in accordance with international law. |
The moment has arrived. Executives from Research in Motion have gathered for a six-city, simultaneous launch of BlackBerry 10, a mobile operating system that will power a new series of phones (and who knows what else). In one hour well hear about the all-new BlackBerry 10 platfor, and two new phones, rumored to be called the Z10 and X10. Here in New York, hundreds of analysts, journalists and industry observers are bustling around the blue-tinted environs of Pier 36 in the Lower East Side for the launch which starts at 10am EST (7am Pacific). Some are skeptical about todays launch. RIMs global market share is down to roughly 6% from a peak of 20% just three years ago; its shares are down 80% in the same period. This is a story of how quickly even dominant players in the new world of telecoms can fall behind if they stall in development: take a breath and youre king of the industry; let it out and someones just overtaken you. In RIMs case, iPhones and Android phones became the devices everyone wanted for both work and play, crimping RIMs marketshare after a peak in 2009. A trickier-than-expected transition from RIMs purchase of QNX in 2010 didnt help matters. QNX technology will now power BB10. Today is widely seen as the companys last shot at relevance, a cliched Hail Mary Pass. It has laid off thousands of employees to save 1 billion in costs, but today RIM is pulling out the stops with a big launch venue. Stay tuned 9.37 am EST: The main hall has opened for press, with Hot Chip thumping through the speakers. And some nice news for RIMs shares: theyre currently up 4.2% after a two-day decline. 9.46am EST: The rest of the launch attendees are filling up the main hall its getting loud and busy. Not long now. 10:06 am EST: Our MC has taken to the stage and were starting with video link-ups with the five other launch events around the world: London, Dubai, Toronto Paris and Johannesburg. The crowd in Toronto looks especially excited. 10:13 am EST: Were seeing a couple of videos from... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | The six-city launch of the new BlackBerry 10 phones and operating system is now complete. One of the biggest shockers from the event: Research in Motion is scrapping its name, and will now be known simply as BlackBerry. Other developments: CEO Thorsten Heins underscored the heartfelt and brutal honesty BlackBerry had to go through to get to this day, reports Forbes. Its been a long haul for the phone, which is debuting nearly a year late. Heins showcased two phones: the Z10, which has a full 4.2-inch touchscreen, and the Q10, which has a traditional keyboard set below a smaller touchscreen. Heins said the Q10 was created for customers that said we just have to have a physical keyboarding experience, reports USA Today. The company also added some star power, announcing that Alicia Keys would be its new Global Creative director, a position created for her, the Verge reports. The company also boasted that Neil Gaiman and Robert Rodriguez will be using the phone for a film and art/storytelling project. On to the features. First up was BlackBerry Hub, the central interface for the Z10. It has a tiled layout not unlike Microsofts latest Windows iteration. BlackBerry software honcho Vivek Bhardwaj also showed off BlackBerry Peek, the phones notification system, which allows users to check emails and calendars without leaving the app theyre using. Bhardwaj also discussed the hotly anticipated BlackBerry Balance feature, which aims to reinstate BlackBerrys dominance among business users. It allows users to maintain a personal profile on the phone, while a company can access the phones professional profile. As for hardware, BlackBerrys camera now allows for face-to-face messaging. The Z10 will be available in black and white, and ZDNet notes prices will hover around 149 for a three-month contract, depending on the carrier. The phones will be available tomorrow in the UK, but the US will have to cool its heel until March. |
Mr. Delahunt, a six-term congressman, is the least prominent of the four but perhaps the funniest. More to the point, he is the only one willing to sleep in the living room with a close-up view of Mr. Schumer slumbering a few feet away in his boxers. Photo Mr. Miller began taking in weary lawmakers in 1982, but this is the first time in 12 years that four members of a Democratic majority have lived here simultaneously. The four men were once host to a fund-raiser for Senator Barbara Boxer of California at their divey dwelling, raising 80,000. Given the prevailing attire in the place on many nights, guests were given pairs of custom-made Barbara Boxer shorts. As a general rule, the abode is hardly fit for entertaining, or even for a health inspector. It is used for convenience: sleeping, ditching stuff, and fast-food consumption the kinds of functions prized by vagabond politicians whose families are back in their home states and who generally spend only their working weekdays here. Everybody in the world says theyre going to do a television series based on us, said Mr. Durbin, who was collapsed on the couch on a recent Monday night. Still in a tie, he sipped ice water from a massive Chicago Cubs cup while waiting for the Chinese food to arrive. But then they realize that the story of four middle-aged men, with no sex and violence, is not going to last two weeks, he said. The prevailing topics of their discussions are grandchildren and Metamucil, he added. Hey, speak for yourself, Durbin, Mr. Delahunt said, protesting the claim of no sex and violence. There is a lot of violence in here, Mr. Schumer said. In fact, the roommates have never resorted to violence, at least with one another. (Crickets are another story.) Their weapons are verbal, and often aimed at Mr. Schumer, who admits to a serious dereliction of roommate duties, like grocery shopping. He is also prone to a blatant disregard for conserving a most precious household resource, cereal. Photo I love cereal,... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | Amazon is ramping up its competition with Netflix: The latter has House of Cards, and now Amazon has its own original series set in DC ... with House in the title. Alpha House was created by Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau, who also writes the series about four Republican senators living together. The pilot (which features cameos by Bill Murray and Stephen Colbert) went online a month ago, along with 13 others, and Amazon looked at customer feedback to determine which to pick up for a full season. Alpha House was one of just two comedy pilots to make the cut. The Washington Post describes Alpha House as political satire in which the senators, played by John Goodman, Mark Consuelos, Clark Johnson, and Matt Malloy live like frat brothers. It was inspired by a real Capitol Hill property in which Democratic senators have lived over the years, and its been kicking around in Trudeaus brain since 2008. Notes the director of Amazon Studios, When it comes to Washington and its foibles and what makes it unique, few people have been more insightful and more knowledgeable than Garry Trudeau. |
Princess Mako will lose royal status when she marries Kei Komuro, a paralegal, whose mother is reportedly in debt over his education The parents of Japans Princess Mako have said that her marriage cannot go ahead until her fiances mother has resolved a reported financial scandal. Mako, the eldest grandchild of Emperor Akihito, caused a stir last September when she announced her engagement to Kei Komuro, whom she had met while they were studying at a university in Tokyo. Komuro has done some work as an assistant at a law firm in Tokyo, Okuno & Partners, and is soon to attend Fordham Law School in New York on a scholarship. The princess, who like all female members of the imperial family who marry a commoner would lose her royal status, was due to wed the 26-year-old paralegal in November this year, but in February their nuptials were abruptly postponed until 2020. Japans Princess Mako postpones wedding until 2020 Read more The couple said they needed more time to prepare and to think about marriage more deeply. There were also concerns that preparations for the wedding, the first in the imperial family since Akihitos only daughter married in a low-key ceremony in 2005, could overshadow his abdication on 30 April next year. The 84-year-old will be replaced on the Chrysanthemum throne the following day by his eldest son, Crown Prince Naruhito. We have come to realise the lack of time to make sufficient preparations for various events leading up to our marriage this autumn and our life afterward, Mako said in a statement at the time. We believe that we have rushed various things. Japanese media have reported, however, that Makos parents, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, were increasingly troubled by media reports that Komuros mother was experiencing financial problems stemming from a loan she received from her former partner to cover her sons tuition. Makos parents reportedly told the Komuros at several face-to-face meetings that the wedding could be marred by the... Tóm tắt bài báo đã cho | Japan may be a losing a princess, but the imperial family sure isnt making the process an easy one: A proposed wedding between Princess Mako and her non-royal college sweetheart has hit yet another bump. As Kyodo News reports, the princess family is worried about a money issue swirling around the family of her potential future husband, Kei Komuro. It seems that Komuros mother used money from a former romantic partner to pay for her sons educational expenses. Now theres apparently a rift between the two former lovers about repayment, and Makos parents, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, want it publicly cleared up before any nuptials take place, according to Japanese media reports. This isnt the first sign of trouble for the impending nuptials. The couple initially announced plans to marry in November 2017, but abruptly postponed the wedding until 2020 and explained that they were rushing things. And when New Yorks Fordham University announced that the princess fiance would be attending law school there, the Japanese royal family chafed at the term fiance as the couples engagement ceremony has not taken place, prompting the school to issue a new release without it. Assuming Princess Mako goes through with the wedding, she will have to renounce her royal status, though the Guardian notes that the couple would get nearly 1 million from the government to help with that transition. (All this is unfolding as the princess grandfather, Emperor Akhito, prepares to abdicate next year.) |
Summarize this: WTF, TO? Not only am I a bit unclear on why Rob Ford still has the keys to the Mayors office; I also have no idea why hes not in jail. For you or I, smoking crack would at least warrant a trip downtown. In Fords case, it only caused Toronto to collectively exclaim, That explains a lot! Following the Rob Ford crack scandal (and were not even talking about the alleged prostitute scandal... yet), Fords handlers had one job. That job was to keep Ford out of the public eye, so Torontos city government could let its black eye heal. (Boing Boings Cory Doctorow has a particular nickname for Rob Ford, one for which I can find no counterargument.) What his staff should have done is insist Ford go only from home to work, chauffeured to and fro with a canvas sack over his head like Tom Cruise in the first Mission: Impossible film. Make sure he cannot screw things up more than he already has. Yet here we are. Rob Ford proves again that if youre rich and white and connected, you can do whatever the hell you want. That extends to making a horses ass of yourself at a restaurant, putting on a Jamaican accent as your cohorts pretend not to know you. Googles autocomplete shows that many of you have been asking... The answer is because Ontarios provincial government would basically have to pass a special law to kick Ford to the curb, and Premier Kathleen Wynne lacks the political clout to make that happen. While Ford been stripped of some of his responsibilities, he still has a job, and itll stay that way unless he gets charged with a crime and subsequently convicted. Until that happens, expect more of the same, because rewarded behaviour is repeated. At least now we know why Rob Ford hasnt been impeached; if it were too easy to get rid of a Mayor, theyd be getting turfed out every few months. Meanwhile, were learning that racist, homophobic, drunken crackheads dont go to jail simply for being racist, homophobic, drunken crackheads, at least not in Toronto. However, do not try this at... | Just another day in the life of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford: Hes being sued by his sisters ex-boyfriend for allegedly conspiring to have the man beaten in jail. A lawsuit submitted by Scott MacIntyre alleges the mayor was behind an assault at a Toronto jail in March 2012 that was intended to keep MacIntrye quiet about Fords abuse of alcohol and drugs. The lawsuit alleges MacIntrye knew about Fords alcohol and drug use and claims he was threatened with dire consequences if he did not remain quiet. They wanted to know if I was going to do the right thingwas I going to keep my mouth shut, MacIntyre tells the Globe and Mail. He got attacked in a jailhouse shower and ended up with a broken leg and shattered teeth. Fords lawyer, Dennis Morris, said today that the allegations are without fact or foundation. Ford offered no comment when reporters asked him about the lawsuit. Remind me again, how the hell is Rob Ford still in office? asks Jordan Yerman at the Vancouver Observer. |
Summarize the news: Article Tools Font size + Share This Peter Butera Peter Butera -- the valedictorian and class president of Wyoming Areas Class of 2017 -- did an interview with Jimmy Kimmel about having his microphone silenced mid-speech during Fridays graduation ceremony. The interview will air tonight at 11:35 p.m. on ABCs Jimmy Kimmel Live, Butera said. He did the interview via Skype around 7:30 p.m., and it lasted one or two minutes, he said. I thought it went pretty well, Butera said. He said he also did interviews with the Washington Post and CNN. National and international media picked up the story after an article about his graduation speech appeared Monday in The Citizens Voice. Butera had just started to criticize his schools administration when he was approached by Wyoming Area Secondary School Principal Jon Pollard to leave the stage at Sobieski Stadium. Peter provided me a copy of his speech on Thursday via email, and we reviewed it in my office the morning of graduation after the final practice, Pollard said in a statement he released after Tuesdays school board meeting. Protecting the students and staff are my number one concern. When he veered off of the speech he had practiced, I was obligated to act to ensure the remainder of Peters speech was not demeaning or derogatory to his classmates, the underclassmen, faculty, staff or administration. Pollard also said he, his wife and children have been subjected to abusive social media posts, text messages, emails and phone calls from across the nation both at work and home. He said he would make the same decision again because it was the right one on Friday and will be the right decision the next time a student attempts to hijack the ceremony for their own agenda. Right before the sound was cut during Buteras speech, he noted that those involved in student government from class president to student council really have no influence in how the school operates and that will hold graduates back in the real world. ... | When Peter Butera got up to begin his valedictorian speech at his high school graduation ceremony in Exeter, Pa., on Friday, he probably never dreamed hed be finishing it on Jimmy Kimmel Live! four days later. But on Tuesday night the 18-year-old class president appeared via Skype on the late-night talk show to recite the tail end of a speech that had been cut off by Wyoming Area Secondary Center administrators the week before. CBS Philly reports that administrators shut off Buteras microphone after he veered off his pre-approved script to condemn what he called the authoritative attitude of some of the schools faculty and staff, an attitude, he said, that prevents students from developing as true leaders. Hopefully, this will change. At which point his mic went silent. The Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice quotes a statement from principal Jon Pollard in which he explains he felt obligated to stop Buteras speech in order to ensure the remainder of [it] was not demeaning or derogatory to his classmates, the underclassmen, faculty, staff or administration. The Washington Post talks to a friend of Buteras who says Butera was frustrated by having numerous ideas turned down by Pollard during his four years as class president. (Other off-script lines from Butera: At our school, the title of class president can more accurately be class party planner. Student councils main obligation is to paint signs every week.) The Villanova-bound Butera doesnt think his speech could have gone any better: I got my point across and them cutting the microphone proved my point to be true. (Valedictorians have had issues before.) |
An unverified report claims Apple has begun placing orders for a 4.6-inch Retina Display bound for the next-generation iPhone that could launch as early as around the second quarter. Samsungs Galaxy Nexus smartphone has a 4.65-inch screen Reuters issued the report on Wednesday , citing South Koreas Maeil Business Newspaper. An unnamed industry source reportedly told the Korean publication that Apple has chosen the larger display and has already begun ordering the part from suppliers.The rumor suggested that domestic Korean suppliers have received the orders, making Samsung and LG likely candidates as suppliers. Both companies have supplied displays for Apples mobile products in the past.The original report also claimed that the new display would be a Retina Display, which Apple specifies as having a pixel density of 300 pixels per inch when used at a distance of 10-12 inches.If accurate, Wednesdays report signals a break by Apple from its past practice, as the company has elected not to change the 3.5-inch screen size of the iPhone since it launched in 2007. However, the likelihood that the rumor is indeed accurate appears to be relatively low. Rumors of a 4-inch iPhone screen have persisted for some time now, but claims of a 4.6-inch screen size are some of the largest yet.In addition, the rumored second quarter launch is highly questionable, as it would mean a new iPhone arriving between six to nine months after the iPhone 4S. A machine translation of the original report has the article claiming the new handset will come out this summer with no mention of the second quarter. The astronomical definition of summer most closely aligns with the third quarter of the calendar year. Multiple reports have pointed to a September or October launch for the next-generation iPhone.A number of Wall Street analysts expect the sixth-generation iPhone to incorporate 4G LTE. Investment firm Barclays said on Wednesday that Apple is reviewing components for the next iPhone and is likely to utilize the Qualcomm... Tóm tắt bài báo đã cho | Apple has started placing orders for screens for its next iPhone, and this time its going big, according to a South Korean newspaper report picked up by Reuters. The new displays will be 4.6-inch retina displays, and the updated phone will launch sometime around the second quarter this year, the paper said. While Apple started the trend of smartphones with large touchscreens, its 3.5-inch screen has started to look diminutive next to offerings like Samsungs Galaxy Nexus 4.65 inches. But MacRumors is dubious about the report, noting that numerous previous whispers put the new screen at 4 inches, and that many companies making iPhone cases seem to be betting on that. One source with a good track record said the new iPhone would have a longer, 4-inch display and an aluminum casing, but was still in the engineering phase, not early production. Apple Insider is also dubious of the second quarter launch date; previous reports have always put it in September or October. |
Help me summarize this article: Two dead, seven in custody after drug sting in Greater... Two men are dead and seven others were arrested after undercover Houston police officers conducted a drug sting in the Greater East End on Wednesday night. A Houston police narcotics team, the Drug Enforcement Administration, federal agents and SWAT officers arrived at a warehouse on Harrisburg and 77th streets at 10:30 p.m. By the end of the night, one would be killed in a shootout with police, authorities said, and another would die in police custody. The undercover officers had arranged for the meeting, and nine men showed up in two cars. Eight of the men moved to go inside the warehouse, most of them showing guns, Chief Art Acevedo said. GANG WAR: How to recognize the signs, symbols and tattoos of Houstons gangs But when SWAT officers identified themselves, one of the men pulled out a gun and fired at an officer who was in full uniform, the chief said. One of the officers fired off defensive shots, hitting the gunman, Acevedo said. He died at the scene. Another man took off in a car, which crashed during a short pursuit. He then hid in a rock quarry at the Houston Ship Channel. A K-9 unit found the man, and he was taken into custody before he went into cardiac arrest, Acevedo said. Paramedics immediately started CPR, and he was taken to Ben Taub Hospital, where he died. The remaining seven men, who are believed to be documented gang members, surrendered without incident and will face unknown federal charges, Acevedo said. Theyre obviously known to be a pretty violent crew, he said. The officer who fired the shot will be placed on administrative leave. I can just say that based on everything weve seen so far, the officers acted appropriately and in a reasonable manner, Acevedo said. NEWS WHEN YOU NEED IT: Text CHRON to 77453 to receive breaking news alerts by text message Sign up for breaking news alerts delivered to your email here. Two people are dead after a major drug sting involving Houston... | It was a scene that could have been taken from countless TV dramas: Nine armed gang members arrived for a drug deal at a warehouse Wednesday night, only to discover they had been set up by undercover officers in a sting operation. Police in Houston say two of the suspects managed to flee the warehouse. One of them was shot dead after opening fire on SWAT officers who emerged from a staging area and identified themselves, KTRK reports. The other man fled in a vehicle then hid in a quarry at the Houston Ship Channel when the vehicle crashed after a short chase, Houston Chronicle reports. Police say he died of a heart attack in custody after being found and bitten by a K-9. The other seven suspects, who were targeted by a months-long police and DEA operation, were arrested without incident and will be charged with federal crimes, police say. |
Travel News Travel Incidents The Lion Air passenger jet at Gorontalo airport on northern Sulawesi island after it crashed into a cow and skidded off the runway as it came into land. Photo: AFP An Indonesian passenger jet crashed into a cow and skidded off the runway as it came into land at an airport in the centre of the archipelago, officials said Wednesday. No one was killed or seriously injured when the Lion Air plane carrying 110 passengers collided with one of three cows wandering on the runway as it arrived late Tuesday in Gorontalo, on Sulawesi island. The cow, however, was crushed to death under one of the Boeing 737-900s middle wheels, head of Jalaluddin airport Agus Pramuka said. The pilot, Iwan Permadi, told state-run Antara news agency he could smell burning meat as the jet ran over the animal. Advertisement He said he thought there were dogs in front of the plane as it came into land, but it turned out there were three cows wandering in the middle of the runway. Pictures showed the dead cow under the aircrafts wheel in a field. The plane, which suffered minor damage, had skidded into the field next to the runway, with its tail still on the runway. All the passengers managed to disembark safely, transport ministry spokesman Bambang Ervan said. The plane had started its journey in Jakarta and also had a stopover in Makassar, on Sulawesi, according to local media. The airport was closed following the incident, disrupting travel plans for people heading home for the Eid al-Fitr holiday in Muslim-majority Indonesia. One small jet managed to take off Wednesday, but the Lion Air plane was still at the edge of the runway, Pramuka said. Indonesia, which relies heavily on air transport to connect its more than 17,000 islands, has one of Asias worst aviation safety records. In April, a Lion Air passenger jet carrying 108 people crashed into the sea after missing the runway as it came into land on the resort island of Bali. No one died but dozens... Tóm tắt bài báo đã cho | No black box data needed for this plane accident: Blame the cow. An Indonesian passenger jet with more than 100 people aboard skidded off the runway after hitting a cow upon landing, reports the Guardian. Luckily, all the humans were fine. The cow didnt make it, however, reports the Age, which includes an unfortunate quote from the pilot about smelling burning meat as the plane touched down on the island of Sulawesi. Indonesia has a lousy aviation safety record, notes the Aussie paper. The last big mishap came in April when a jet from the same airline skidded into the sea. Dozens were injured. |
Hugo Correia / Reuters Justin Bieber performs in Lisbon on March 11, 2013 Thieves broke into a South African stadium early Monday, opened the safe and made off with a lot of loot 3 million rand (330,000) in cash. Johannesburgs Soccer City stadium was particularly well stocked with cash after both Justin Bieber and Jon Bon Jovi played shows there over the weekend, and police believe thats why the crooks targeted it. The intruders broke through the roof of the bathroom nearby and there is evidence that they gained entry by abseiling down to gain access to the strong room, Lt. Col. Katlego Mogale, a spokesman for Gauteng police, told CNN. The crime was not discovered until Monday morning. A Soweto-based police officer, who declined to be named, told Reuters, We dont know how many people were involved as we are still gathering evidence. Police are studying the stadiums closed-circuit TV footage for clues to the crime. (MORE: New Study: Americans Dislike Justin Bieber, Would Vote Justin Timberlake For President) Trouble seems to have followed Bieber on his Believe tour. The 19-year old Canadian pop mega star had his pet monkey quarantined by German customs officials, caused an uproar in Amsterdam when he stopped by Anne Franks house, and was tackled by a fan while performing on stage in Dubai. Soccer City is the largest stadium in Africa with a seating capacity of almost 95,000. In addition to concerts, the stadium hosted the finals of the 2010 World Cup. MORE: Justin Bieber Hopes Anne Frank Would Have Been A Belieber and the Internet Explodes MORE: Watch: Justin Bieber Attacked By Fan On Stage In Dubai Justin Biebers world tour has generated its share of unexpected headlines, but the strangest was saved for last. A massive Oceans 11-type heist took place during Biebers show in Johannesburg, South Africa, according to local news reports. TMZ estimates the alleged thieves made off with roughly 330,000 in cash. According to South Africas Eyewitness News, the suspects used ropes and... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | The latest crazy headline to come out of Justin Biebers world tour: Thieves broke into a South African stadium early Monday and stole 330,000 from the safe, which had quite a bit of cash in it thanks to a weekend Bieber concert, Time reports. Police think thats why the thieves went for it, and they also believe it was an inside job. Spin calls the crime a massive Oceans 11-type heist, because the suspects used ropes and chisels to get into the safe room and were likely chiseling for several days, South Africas Eyewitness News reports. (This comes, of course, after headlines involving Biebers monkey, Anne Frank, and marijuana, among other things.) |
This is the first time I have seen June Steenkamp smile. She is sitting at the far side of a long wooden table overlooking a swimming pool in the shady courtyard of a guesthouse, which has become her second home in Pretoria. The avenues outside are flush with jacaranda blossoms. Pupils from Pretoria Boys High School, which is just across the road, are trickling through the gates in their old-fashioned uniforms: short-sleeved khaki shirts and ties, matching khaki shorts and tan socks pulled up to their knees. It was as a pupil there that her daughters killer, Oscar Pistorius, first discovered he could run. June Steenkamp has stayed in this small, discreet guesthouse many times since March, when South Africas national hero went on trial REUTERS Oscar Pistorius and his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. File photo: Thembani Makhubele Johannesburg - Oscar Pistorius and his law-graduate girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp did not have sex, her mother June Steenkamp wrote in her book, the Sunday Times reported. In Reeva: a Mothers Story, June Steenkamp wrote that her daughter confided in her that although they spent nights together, they did not have sex because she was scared to take the relationship to that level. Speaking about the athlete, she wrote: To look at him now, hes a pathetic figure. He looks haunted. Hes already been punished in a way. Whatever is in his head is in his head forever. He will have to live with that. Pistorius was sentenced to prison for five years for the culpable homicide of Steenkamp. He shot her through a locked toilet door in his Pretoria home on February 14, 2013, thinking she was an intruder. Sunday Times reported that June Steenkamp wrote that she did not believe Pistoriuss version. He said pulling the trigger was an accident. What? Four times an accident? He said Reeva did not scream, but she would definitely have screamed. I know my daughter as she was very vocal, she wrote. There is no doubt in our minds that something went horribly wrong,... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | Reeva Steenkamps mother says the 29-year-old South African model was scared to take the relationship to the next level with Oscar Pistorius, so she never slept with the man who eventually killed her, the Sunday Times reports via the New York Daily News and the BBC. In the memoir Reeva: a Mothers Story, June Steenkamp says Pistorius and Steenkamp were together for several nights but never went all the way. She had confided to me that she hadnt slept with him, says June, whose book is being serialized by the Times and is out Nov. 6. Theres no doubt in our minds that she decided to leave Oscar that night, says June. She adds that something went went horribly wrong, something upset her so terribly that she hid behind a locked door with two mobile phones, the Independent reports. According to June, a jealous, trigger-happy Pistorius shot her daughter and fired three more bullets so she couldnt tell the world what really happened. June goes on to describe the athlete as pathetic, moody, shifty, and arrogant. |
An American citizen on a flight from Paris to Atlanta claimed to have a fake passport and said he had explosives in his luggage, forcing federal air marshals to intervene and the plane to land in Maine, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The officials, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing, believe the mans passport was authentic. There were 235 passengers and 13 crew aboard Delta Air Lines Flight 273, which landed safely just after at 3:30 p.m. (1930 GMT) at Bangor International Airport, Delta spokeswoman Susan Elliott said. Federal officials met the aircraft at the airport. The Transportation Security Administration said the passenger was being interviewed by law enforcement. After the man was apprehended, flight attendants moved passengers forward to clear out space in the rear of the plane, a passenger told CNN. We were told there was some danger and some threats made, but beyond that we werent told anything else, said Adithya Sastry. Elliott said late Tuesday afternoon that the Airbus A330 remained on the ground in Bangor but that the airline planned to continue the flight to Atlanta. All passengers were taken off the plane because it was an international flight and they needed to clear customs, said Rebecca Hupp, a spokeswoman for Bangor International Airport. NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, did not launch any military fighters in response to the flight, spokesman John Cornelio said. By the time we were brought into the equation, the passenger was already under the control of air marshals, Cornelio said from Colorado. The Bangor airport is accustomed to dealing with diverted flights. Its the first large U.S. airport for incoming European flights, and its the last U.S. airport for outgoing flights, with uncluttered skies and one of the longest runways on the East Coast. Aircraft use the airport when there are mechanical problems, medical emergencies or unruly passengers. Delta, based in... Tóm tắt văn bản đã cho giúp tôi | Another plane scare incident: A US passenger forced an international flight to be aborted after claiming he had a bomb in his luggage and a fake passport, the AP reports. The passenger allegedly made threats while in the air on a Delta flight from Paris to Atlanta, causing it to be diverted to Bangor, Maine. We were told there was some danger and some threats made, but beyond that we werent told anything else, said one passenger upon landing. The man is in custody, and few details were available about him. Two air marshals were aboard the plane and were sitting on the guys chest upon arrival in Maine, a law enforcement official tells ABC. |
Help me summarize this article: The aim of this study was to investigate the size of the association between deficiencies in social relationships and incident coronary heart disease (CHD) or stroke, the two greatest causes of burden of disease in high-income countries. 10 We conducted a systematic review to answer the following primary question: are deficiencies in social relationships associated with developing CHD and stroke in high-income countries? Our secondary objectives included investigating whether loneliness or social isolation was differentially associated with incident heart disease and stroke, and whether the association between social relationships and disease incidence varied according to age, gender, marital status, socioeconomic position, ethnicity and health. Researchers have identified three main pathways through which social relationships may affect health: behavioural, psychological and physiological mechanisms. 3 , 4 Health-risk behaviours associated with loneliness and social isolation include physical inactivity and smoking. 5 Loneliness is linked to lower self-esteem and limited use of active coping methods, 6 while social isolation predicts decline in self-efficacy. 7 Feeling lonely or being socially isolated is associated with defective immune functioning and higher blood pressure. 8 , 9 This evidence suggests that loneliness and social isolation may be important risk factors for developing disease, and that addressing them would benefit public health and well-being. Adults who have few social contacts (ie, who are socially isolated) or feel unhappy about their social relationships (ie, who are lonely) are at increased risk of premature mortality. 1 The influence of social relationships on mortality is comparable with well-established risk factors, including physical activity and obesity. 2 Yet, compared with our understanding of these risk factors, we know much less about the implications of loneliness and social isolation for disease aetiology. Finally, sensitivity analyses were performed to test... | Sgt. Pepper better have good insurance becauseif its name is accuratehis Lonely Hearts Club Band has a dramatically increased risk of heart attacks and strokes. According to a study published Monday in Heart, people who feel lonely or are socially isolated have a 29% increase in risk of coronary heart disease and a 32% increase in risk of stroke. While previous studies have shown a persons general health is influenced by their social relationships, this may be the first to show deficiencies in social relationships are no good for your heart. Medical Daily reports researchers looked at 23 studiesa total of 181,000 peopleabout loneliness, social isolation, and health to come to their conclusion. The Guardian notes that coronary heart disease and strokes are the two leading causes of death in first-world countries. And the new study shows loneliness and social isolation are bigger risk factors for those problems than either work stress or general anxiety. People have tended to focus from a policy point of view at targeting lonely people to make them more connected, the New York Times quotes study co-author Nicole Valtorta as saying. Our study shows that if this is a risk factor, then we should be trying to prevent the risk factor in the first place. The research is especially important as other studies show social isolation growing and young people feeling more lonely than ever before. (Also badand potentially lethalfor your heart? Heartbreak.) |
This was the ethical dilemma faced by doctors at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre to save a childs life. In 2017, doctors from the Transplant Unit at the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre performed what is believed to be the worlds first intentional liver transplant from a mother living with HIV to her critically ill HIV negative child, who had end-stage liver disease. Now, more than a year later, the mother and child have fully recovered, however, doctors are unsure the HIV-status of the child. In South Africa, a country with the largest anti-retroviral therapy (ART) programme in the world, people with HIV live long and healthy lives. The success of this world-first operation thus presents a potential new pool of living donors that could save additional lives. Leveraging living positive to save more lives In a paper published in prestigious, peer-reviewed journal AIDS on October 4, 2018, scientists in surgery, ethics, and HIV from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits) explain how a chronic shortage of organs compromise their efforts to save lives, and how the decision they made to perform a world-first operation could advance transplantation. Jean Botha, principal investigator and transplant surgeon is Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery in the School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences at Wits University. Two aspects of this case are unique. Firstly, it involved intentional donation of an organ from a living HIV positive individual. Secondly, pre-exposure prophylaxis [medication to protect at-risk individuals from contracting the HI virus] in the child who received the organ may have prevented the transmission of HIV. However, we will only know this conclusively over time, says Botha, who is also Director of Transplantation at the Transplant Unit at the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre. Currently, the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre is the only Transplant Programme doing living donor liver transplantation in southern Africa.... Tóm tắt văn bản đã cho giúp tôi | Doctors in South Africa had a wrenching dilemma: A baby in desperate need of a liver had been on the organ-donor waiting list for 181 days and wouldnt live much longer. The childs mother pleaded with doctors to take a portion of her own liver for a transplant, but one big issue stood in the way: The mother has HIV. Finally, surgeons at the Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre decided they had no choice and performed what is believed to be the worlds first transplant from an HIV-positive donor, per a university release. The surgery itself went well, and, more significantly, the child is HIV negative one year later. Its too early to say whether that will hold true permanently, but the news is being hailed as a potentially big development, especially in countries such as South Africa where HIV is prevalent. This operation could be a game changer for South Africa, write three officials from the University of Witwatersrand (affiliated with the hospital) in the Conversation. The country has a large pool of virally suppressed HIV-positive people who have previously not been considered for living liver donation. The piece details the ethical quandaries the hospital faced, including whether it would be right to deny the mother a chance to save her baby, even with the risk of HIV infection. The story is drawing international attention, and in the US, Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health says doctors made the right choiceeven if the child had emerged with HIV. If it is a choice between death and living reasonably well with a treatable infection, I think they made a quite reasonable choice, he tells the AP. (A canceled HIV test resulted in a huge payout for one patient.) |
Help me summarize this article: Michael Dell is close to finishing a risky 23 billion deal to take private the computer company he founded nearly 30 years ago, in an effort to remake Dell Inc. for a post-PC era. Dells deal to go private is one of the latest steps Michael Dell has taken in re-vitalizing the p.c. maker, Benjamin Pimentel reports on digits. Photo: Getty Images. Late Monday, Mr. Dell was in talks with Microsoft Corp. and private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners to offer shareholders between 13.50 and 13.75 a share, said people familiar with the matter, about a 25% premium to Dells stock price in January before the possibility of a deal became public. Enlarge Image Close Lucas Jackson/Reuters Michael Dells company once had a market cap of more than 100 billion. Dell Inc. on Monday was close to finishing a 23 billion deal to take itself private at between 13.50 and 13.75 a share, said people familiar with the matter. WSJs Ben Worthen reports on Digits. Photo: Dell. The buyout, if approved by shareholders, would be the largest such deal since the financial crisis. It also would be an admission by Mr. Dell that he wasnt able to pull off the changes needed to improve his companys revenue and profit under Wall Streets glare. The buyout would give Mr. Dell the largest stake in the company, ensuring that the 47-year-old is the one who gets to oversee any changes. The Round Rock, Texas, firm once boasted a market capitalization above 100 billion as the worlds largest PC maker. But the companys market share has since dwindled to third behind Hewlett-Packard Co. and Lenovo Group Ltd. as tablets and smartphones became more popular. Mr. Dell has also had to endure critical comparisons of the financial performance of his company and Apple Inc., a matter of particular frustration, according to people familiar with the matter. Timeline: Dells Ups and Downs View Graphics Interviews with current and former Dell executives, plus other people who know the CEO, paint a picture of a man who appeared... | Dell has reached a deal to go private, the company has announced. Shareholders will receive some 13.65 per share in a 24 billion deal, the New York Times reports, which marks a 25% premium over Dells January share price. The privatization deal with Microsoft and private equity company Silver Lake Partners is the biggest since the financial crisis, the Wall Street Journal notes. Once the biggest PC maker on the planet, the struggling Dell is now third; the move comes as founder and CEO Michael Dell hopes to retool his company. The deal incorporates Michael Dells own 16% stake, some 700 million from his investment company, 1 billion from Silver Lake, and a 2 billion Microsoft investment. In return, Dell will likely work more closely with Windows, as was previously rumored. Meanwhile, four banks are backing the deal with 15 billion in evenly-divided debt. For Michael Dell, the companys floundering image is central to the overhaul, the Journal adds: Its pretty simple: His name is on the door, says a former exec. |
While the angst over whether this countrys political system is broken seems likely to go on for the foreseeable future, it gave way to some degree Wednesday to more immediate concerns about how badly the Washington Monument had been cracked. The monument was damaged Tuesday by a magnitude-5.8 earthquake that rattled nerves across much of the East Coast, particularly the parts that directly experienced the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Although the quakes epicenter was less than 100 miles away, the Washington metropolitan area suffered mostly minor damage to homes, schools, office buildings and other businesses, and most of the regions infrastructure was unscathed. The National Cathedral appeared to be the hardest hit, with fallen capstones, broken statues and cracks in several flying buttresses. However, fractures in the walls of the Washington Monument, a towering icon of American strength and influence, had the potential to become the only vestige of the earthquake to capture more than fleeting national attention. Advertisement Continue reading the main story While schools were closed, most of Washington returned to normal on Wednesday. But the monument, which at more than 555 feet is the worlds tallest stone structure, was closed to visitors so that engineers could hover in helicopters and examine its interior walls to determine the extent of the cracks in its peak. Photo Were not sure how long it will take, said Bill Line, a spokesman for the National Parks Service, when asked when the monument might reopen. The engineers are going up there today. They may need to go tomorrow. And they may need to go again the day after that. But until we figure out how badly the structure has been damaged, no one else will be going up other than them. The National Park Service says engineers have discovered several additional cracks in the top portion of the Washington Monument. The cracks were found Wednesday during a daylong inspection of the interior of the monument. A 4-inch... Tóm tắt bài báo đã cho | Further inspection has revealed even more cracks in the top portion of the Washington Monument, which was damaged by this weeks 5.9 magnitude earthquake. Engineers discovered the cracks during a day-long inspection of the interior of the monument, AP reports. A 4-inch crack was discovered during an inspection of the exterior by helicopter soon after the quake, which also damaged the National Cathedral. The 555 foot-tall monumentthe worlds tallest stone structurewill remain closed to visitors indefinitely while engineers figure out how badly it has been damaged. Visitors at the site yesterday said they were relieved the monument survived the quake. People may say the monument is broken like our political system, one visitor tells the New York Times. But the fact is, its still standing and so are we. |
Help me summarize this article: Passaic bodega owner claims 338 million Powerball prize STAFF WRITERS The Record Photos: Powerball jackpot claimed in Passaic CHRIS PEDOTA / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Pedro Quezada at Eagle Liquors Monday. Every evening, Pedro Quezada buys a lottery ticket at Eagle Liquors in Passaic. On Monday, though, he came to cash in. Surrounded by a media gantlet and a pack of joyful neighbors, the 44-year-old immigrant from the Dominican Republic who runs a nearby bodega signed the Powerball ticket he had bought two days before the one that hit the 338 million jackpot, the one that everyone had been buzzing about all afternoon, hoping it had gone to someone they knew. Then he called his family to give them the news. Tell her to come here and help me count it, he said into the phone. Moments later, his wife was on the line. Im a millionaire, Ines, he said. Did you hear? Rarely does good news arrive in such fantastic fashion in this neighborhood, one of North Jerseys poorest enclaves tucked in the bell curve of the Passaic River and cut off from the rest of the city by the six traffic-clogged lanes of Route 21. Its a place where the typical household income is 26,000, half the children live in poverty, half the adults lack a high school diploma, only 10 percent own their homes. When the news did arrive in the form of the numbers 17, 29, 31, 52, 53 and Powerball 31 it didnt matter that Quezadas was a form of luck that would likely never strike here again. Its a blessing for the neighborhood, said Daphne Robinson, 44, It gives people hope that there is a blessing somewhere, for somebody. News of the winners identity traveled quickly along streets where most of the pedestrians seemed to know each other. Neighbors who had waited under awnings all day for the winners identity ever since the state Lottery Commission announced that morning that the lone winning ticket in the Saturday Powerball drawing was sold in the City of Passaic now hollered to each other about the sudden... | Bodega owner Pedro Quezada has seen his share of hard times. The 44-year-old father of five lives with his wife and kids in Passaic, one of the poorest areas of North Jersey; years ago, a fire destroyed much of their store, and just one year later, thieves stole everything they could from the familys apartment. But now, finally, Quezadas luck has changed: On Saturday, as he did every night, he bought a Powerball ticket from Eagle Liquorsbut this time, his was the winning ticket. He returned to Eagle Liquors last night to reveal himself to his excited neighbors as the winner of the 338 million jackpot. With the lump sum payment, hell take home about 152 million after taxes, the Record reports. He also broke the news to his family: He called them only after signing the ticket, telling his wife, Im a millionaire, Ines. Did you hear? Neighbors described the couple as quiet but hard-working, and expressed happiness at their good fortune. Im just glad it went to somebody that could use it, says one. Another calls the win a blessing for the neighborhood, because it gives people hope that there is a blessing somewhere, for somebody. As for what Quezada will do with the money, he says, I want to help a lot of people, in whatever they need, in rent, in whatever. First, hell help his family, the AP reports. In Spanish, he told reporters that hes very happy. |
Thank you for Reading. Please purchase a subscription to continue reading. A subscription is required to continue reading. Thank you for reading 5 free articles. You can come back at the end of your 30-day period for another 5 free articles, or you can purchase a subscription and continue to enjoy valuable local news and information. If you are a current 7-day subscriber you are granted an all-access pass to the website and digital newspaper replica. Please click Sign Up to subscribe, or Login if you are already a member. Thank you for reading 5 free articles. You can come back at the end of your 30-day period for another 5 free articles, or you can purchase a subscription and continue to enjoy valuable local news and information. If you are a current 7-day subscriber you are granted an all-access pass to the website and digital newspaper replica. Please click below to Get Started. Over the years, Richmond.com has published several data projects using public information. Heres a sampling of some of those projects. - Our annual database of state employee salaries was recently updated with 2016-17 data. - Our salary database of local government employees was updated recently with the 2016-17 data. A prominent political donor gave 70,000 to a corporation owned by Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and his sister last year, and the governor did not disclose the money as a gift or loan, according to people with knowledge of the payments. The donor, wealthy businessman Jonnie R. Williams Sr., also gave a previously unknown 50,000 check to the governors wife, Maureen, in 2011, the people said. The money to the corporation and Maureen McDonnell brings to 145,000 the amount Williams gave to assist the McDonnell family in 2011 and 2012 funds that are now at the center of federal and state investigations. Williams, the chief executive of dietary supplement manufacturer Star Scientific Inc., also provided a 10,000 check in December as a present to McDonnells eldest daughter,... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | The investigation into the relationship between Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Jonnie R. Williams Sr., CEO of Star Scientific, continues, with a new 130,000 reveal. Williams gave 70,000 to a McDonnell-owned corporation last year, another 50,000 to McDonnells wife, Maureen, in 2011, and 10,000 to McDonnells daughter in December, sources tell the Washington Post. The governor didnt disclose any of those amounts. Previously revealed gifts included another wedding gift for McDonnells daughter and a 6,500 Rolex, among other things. More unpleasantness for the McDonnell family: Sean McDonnell, the governors 21-year-old son, was busted early Saturday on a public drunkenness charge, the Daily Progress reports. Police found him intoxicated in Charlottesville, where he attends the University of Virginia. And, facing pressure over the misuse of Executive Mansion resources for his family, McDonnell recently paid the state 2,400 to reimburse it for food and household supplies his kids used, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports. Specifically, McDonnell has been accused of sending things like paper towels and laundry detergent back to college with his children. |
Some plants and animals were able to survive through ice ages because of volcanic steam and and heat emissions, according to scientists. This image shows a man standing in volcanic steam in Antarctica. (Photo : Peter Convey / British Antartic Survey) Some plants and animals were able to survive through ice ages because of volcanic steam and heat emissions, according to scientists. The research focused on Antarctic species which have been collected throughout the decades. Of these tens of thousands of species on record, the researchers found that more species were collected close to volcanoes than there were specimens collected farther away. If the researchers theory is correct, it could solve a long-standing mystery surrounding why some species survived and continued to evolve through past ice ages in parts of the planet covered by glaciers. Share This Story Volcanic steam can melt large ice caves under the glaciers, and it can be tens of degrees warmer in there than outside, research leader Ceridwen Frase, a biogeographer from the Australian National University, said in a statement. Caves and warm steam fields would have been great places for species to hang out during ice ages. Volcanoes are generally seen as these big, explosive destroyers of life, but they might be important in promoting biodiversity, Fraser said, according to LiveScience. This explains how life survived in Antarctica, but we think this idea of geothermal refuges could also apply elsewhere. We can learn a lot from looking at the impacts of past climate change as we try to deal with the accelerated change that humans are now causing, she added. The researchers examined diversity patterns of mosses, lichens and bugs which are still common in Antarctica today. About 60 percent of Antarctic invertebrate species are found no where else on Earth, said British Antarctic Surveys Peter Convey. They have clearly not arrived on the continent recently, but must have been there for millions of years. How they... Tóm tắt văn bản đã cho giúp tôi | Volcanoes are usually in the news for their destructive power, but a new study suggests theyve got some protective power to boast of as well. Scientists think that bugs and plants have survived Antarcticas ice ages only because they found warmth near live volcanoes, reports AFP. They did so either in underground caves formed in the ice or by camping out on ground warmed by geothermal heat, explains LiveScience. Volcanic steam can melt large ice caves under the glaciers, and it can be tens of degrees warmer in there than outside, says a lead researcher from the Australian National University. Caves and warm steam fields would have been great places for species to hang out during ice ages. The findingbased in part on the discovery that more mosses, lichens, and small bugs are found near volcanoes todayhelps answer a question that has vexed Antarctic researchers: How did species that have been in the region for millions of years manage to survive those ice ages? Now it seems they waited them out in relative warmth before expanding their range again. The researchers say their discovery likely holds true outside Antarctica as well, notes Nature World News. (If you prefer volcanoes of the destructive variety, click to read about this doozy of 125 million years ago.) |
Summarize the news: The Onion botched a joke about congressmen taking children hostage this morning on Twitter. Now, the U.S. Capitol police are investigating the joke. Everyone chill out! Today, The Onion tweeted: BREAKING: Witnesses reporting screams and gunfire heard inside Capitol building. This, by itself, was not funny at all and many people, including me, believed the account might have been hacked. Either way, no big deal: Its still fake! The Onion followed up a minute or two later with: BREAKING: Capitol building being evacuated. 12 children held hostage by group of armed congressmen. This made it clear the tweets were related to a story on the Onions website Congress Takes Group of Schoolchildren Hostage, satirizing the budget fightan article about as offensive as anything on the Onion any day. Still, Twitter was outraged. More than that, the US Capitol Police sent out an email to counter the reports: There is no credibility to these stories or the twitter feeds, the press release reads. The U.S. Capitol Police are currently investigating the reporting. So, looks like a bad Twitter joke by a fake newspaper has led to a Capitol Police investigation? Its like something from the Onion! yuk yuk. Heres hoping the Onion gets cleared quickly. Heres the full USCP press release: From: Schneider, Kimberly A. Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2011 11:01 AM Subject: USCP Notice: False Reporting via Twitter It has come to our attention that recents twitter feeds are reporting false information concerning current conditions at the U.S. Capitol. Conditions at the U.S. Capitol are currently normal. There is no credibility to these stories or the twitter feeds. The U.S. Capitol Police are currently investigating the reporting. Disclosure: Im a former contributor to the Onions IFC show WASHINGTONBrandishing shotguns and semiautomatic pistols, members of the 112th U.S. Congress took a class of visiting schoolchildren hostage today, barricading themselves inside the Capitol rotunda and demanding 12 trillion... | The Onion seems to have registered a rare misfire in the joke department. It set off a scare at the US Capitol this morning with a fake tweet reading, BREAKING: Witnesses reporting screams and gunfire heard inside Capitol building, reports the Washington Post. A few others in a similar vein followed, and it turns out the site was promoting this satirical story, headlined Congress Takes Group of Schoolchildren Hostage. Capitol Police werent laughing, issuing a statement that all was well at the building and adding that the fake reports were under investigation. Reaction on the Internet has been mostly negative. (I mean, I know you guys do satire, but I really dont get this one... went one typical Twitter post. The Onion botched a joke, says Gawker in its writeup.) The Onions New York office wasnt apologetic: This is satire. Thats how it works. The tweets came a day after this guy got arrested and charged with plotting to blow up the Capitol. |
Help me summarize this article: Tweet with a location You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more Starting in 1996, Alexa Internet has been donating their crawl data to the Internet Archive. Flowing in every day, these data are added to the Wayback Machine after an embargo period. You may have guessed from Melissa Gilberts red wedding dress (and her desire to one day wear it again) that the Little House on the Prairie star doesnt often follow the crowd. And one more way shes setting herself apart from Hollywood trends: Shes made the decision to remove her breast implants. Charles Sykes/Getty In a Dec. 31 blog post entitled A Tale of Two Titties, the star writes that she scheduled surgery this week to reverse surgery she got in her 20s. I am concerned for my health and I dont like the way they look or feel, she writes. Frankly, Id like to be able to take a Zumba class without the fear that Ill end up with two black eyes. Gilbert says she got the implants after divorcing her first husband, who made her self-conscious about her post-breastfeeding chest. Dating posed the terrifying prospect of the guy I chose to make love with next, undoing my bra and running away in abject terror, she writes. She loved the results until she had a second child, and then went for another lift, which she proudly showed off in a low-cut gown at the 2011 SAG Awards. The irony of the fact that I was president of SAG when my breasts were doing the opposite of sagging is not lost on me, she jokes. RELATED PHOTOS: See your fave stars on the red carpet, then vote on their looks! I had spent most of my life pressured to look a certain way and I believed the hype, she goes on, adding that her Dancing With the Stars appearance fed her insecurity. But she says that now, shes feeling good about herself and is looking forward to embracing her new, old chest. Most of the time, Im... | Melissa Gilbert has had her breast implants removed, and in an extremely long blog post written on New Years Eve but getting picked up now, she explains why. But most of the blog post is taken up with an explanation of why she got them in the first place: She had perfect A cup boobs, and she was happy with them. They grew to C cups during her first pregnancy, but after she stopped breastfeeding, when they deflated to their original size, they did not return to their original place, she writes. They were lower....much, much lower. Her then-husband once referred to her breasts as looking like socks full of marbles with knots at the top, and though they ended up getting divorced, she remained insecure about her breasts and decided to get them augmented. She got saline implants, and during her second pregnancy, the cycle repeated itself. This time, while her boobs drooped a little post-breastfeeding, they remained perky-ish thanks to the implants. But after 12 years, they needed to be replaced, so she got a breast lift and silicone implants. That was when she realized she would need to keep replacing them: It was possible that at 80 years old I might have to get new implants! She was also worried about the silicone and ultimately decided it was time to get the implants removed. The bottom line...or top line.. is that; A. I am concerned for my health and 2. I dont like the way they look or feel. Frankly, Id like to be able to take a Zumba class without the fear that Ill end up with two black eyes. Click for her full piece, which also includes a lot of commentary about societys expectations when it comes to a womans appearance. |
Summarize the main idea of this news: The Northrop Grumman Remotec Andros fleet of hazardous duty unmanned vehicles is the preferred choice of first responders worldwide. The robust, mission-proven design of the Andros line keeps danger at a distance with: Simultaneous tool mounts for rapid response during dynamic missions (i.e. suits changing needs as the mission unfolds) A versatile array of two-way audio, video, advanced sensors, tools and controllers Easy maintainability for minimal downtime Made in the USA and backed by world-class training and post-sale support, its no wonder there are over 1,000 Andros robots deployed around the globe. The Dutch police plan to eventually replace their drug- and bomb sniffing dogs with drug- and bomb sniffing robots. The E-Nose is a so-called nano-sensor that can detect chemical and explosive substances, AD reports. According to the newspaper, a study by the University of Twente commissioned by the Ministry of Security and Justice shows that the police have major problems with detecting synthetic drugs and drug laboratories. The police make use of sniffer dogs on a daily basis, but training these dogs is an expensive and time consuming operation. The police are in need of a portable detection device for these cases. And the E-Nose is the solution, according to the study. The development of the E-Nose is still in its infancy and the device does not actually exist for use yet. So it will be at least 10 more years before the police can retire their sniffer dogs, according to the newspaper. Officials said the use of the robot to disarm a violent suspect was unprecedented for the Sheriffs Department, and comes as law enforcement agencies increasingly rely on military-grade technology to reduce the risk of injury during confrontations with civilians. | After an attempted murder suspect armed with a rifle was chased into the desert on Sept. 8, he barricaded himself using a dirt berm and wire fencing; Los Angeles County sheriffs say they tried for six hours to get him to surrender. Finally, officers skillfully plucked the gun right out of Brock Ray Bunges hideoutwithout putting their lives in danger. The robot was a game changer, Capt. Jack Ewell tells the Los Angeles Times of the departments 300,000 Andros robot that did the deed; its typically used to defuse bombs but is becoming increasingly useful in other cases. Officers say they were using the device to learn more about Bunges position when they noticed Bunge was lying on his stomach with his weapon at his feet. While officers distracted Bunge, the robot grabbed the gun without him noticing, says Ewell. The robot then went back to remove the fencing, and Bunge surrendered as soon as he realized his gun was missing, police add; he has pleaded not guilty to charges including attempted murder and robbery. Though the robot that nicked the gun is expensive, when it saves lives, it is more than worth it, Ewell says. Officers also used a robot during the Dallas shooting. Dutch police believe robots can even replace drug-sniffing dogs, reports the NL Times. |
Summarize the main idea of this news: Image caption The Bois de Boulogne, one of Pariss two main woods, has been named as a possible site Next summer, nudists or naturists may be able to bare it all in a designated area of the French capital, Paris. City councillors have approved plans for an experimental nudist area, possibly in one of Pariss parks or in wooded areas on its outskirts. The Green Party, which proposed the plan, said France was a top destination for naturists, and its capital city should have somewhere for them to go. One centrist councillor, however, called the idea demented. He said the idea of authorising full-scale nudity in the middle of the capital might be seen as a provocation, especially at a time when feelings were still running high over the burkini issue, the BBCs Hugh Schofield reports. But those who support the move say, in a country with numerous clothes-free beaches and holiday camps, Paris should also be a draw for naturists. Weve got two million nudists in France which is doubled during the summer with visitors, said David Belliard, co-chairman of the ecologist group in the city council. For them Paris is the worlds premier tourist destination and theres no public place for them to go. We want to try out a recreational area where nudists can freely strip off. Deputy Mayor of Paris Bruno Julliard said he was in favour of the plan, as was Mayor Anne Hidalgo. He said the likeliest site for the naturist zone is in one of Pariss two main woods - the Bois de Boulogne to the west or Bois de Vincennes to the east - near a lake, in a regulated setting so that there is no threat to public order. Historic road closure Hours earlier, Pariss city council approved another controversial plan - to transform a highway into a walkway. Some 3.3km (2 miles) of road from the Tuileries Garden toward the Bastille neighbourhood will be closed down and turned into a pedestrian-only zone. Conservatives have argued this will worsen the citys traffic situation and put commuters at a... | Paris, a place for fashionistas and nudists alike? Maybe. Parisian city councilors have given the green light to a plan that would see the creation of a clothing-free zone somewhere within the city limits, the BBC reports. The location of the nudist area has yet to be determined, but Deputy Mayor Bruno Julliarda supportersaid the intention is to prevent any disruption of public order and suggested two wooded areas, the westside Bois de Boulogne or eastside Bois de Vincennes. France is famous for its nude beaches, and proponentsincluding the mayorsay that nudists should have a place within the capital city. For a country thats said to have 2 million nudists, the capital has been a mostly unwelcoming place. Currently, nudism in Paris is punishable by up to a year in prison and a fine of up to 16,800, reports France24. It notes a single swimming pool in the city allows naked swimming, but even then, only after 9pm on certain days of the week. Opponents worry about inflaming tensions between conservative and liberal groups, particularly on the heels of the burkini brouhaha. Despite those objections, the BBC suggests the zone could be in place as early as next summer. |
The Help The Help review: Period piece take on Kathryn Stocketts novel oversimplifies, miscasts Emma Stone Emma Stones plain writer character Skeeter is miscast in the oversimplified period film The Help. With Emma Stone, Viola Davis. Racism divides the women of 1962 Mississippi. Director: Tate Taylor (2:17). PG-13: Mature themes. At area theaters. In her best-selling novel The Help, Kathryn Stockett didnt simply introduce us to a few memorable individuals. She offered a meticulously etched portrait of a specific way of life. Tate Taylors eagerly anticipated adaptation is impactful in parts, but noticeably lacking in Stocketts instinctive nuance. Though he grew up there himself, Taylors Jackson, Miss., could be any suburban Southern neighborhood in the early 60s. Similarly, many of his actresses have little apparent connection to the intricate culture they are meant to portray. Emma Stone, for example, is no ones idea of an ugly duckling. And though she offers a sincere effort, she never quite settles into the role of Skeeter, an aspiring author whose plain looks and spinster status at age 23 horrify her beauty-queen mother (Allison Janney, also miscast). While her small-minded friends gossip through Junior League meetings, she envisions her first book idea: to give voice to the African-American housekeepers ritually abused by the employers who need them. In 1962, when blacks and whites are divided by both prejudice and the law, Skeeters plan is dangerous for everyone involved. But having been pushed to the limit, both Aibileen (Viola Davis) and Minny (Octavia Spencer) agree to share their experiences. All the while, they have to hide the project from their bosses, viciously racist Hilly (Bryce Dallas Howard), ignorant Elizabeth (Ahna OReilly) and flighty Celia (Jessica Chastain). While the books minor but crucial details are often overlooked, the major themes are thrust on screen with forceful simplicity, as if Taylor doesnt trust us to understand the stakes. ... Tóm tắt bài báo đã cho | Critics are impressed with certain aspects of The Help, Tate Taylors film about a young white woman interviewing black maids in 1960s Mississippi. But while some say the overall package is lacking, others are glowing. Compared to Kathryn Stocketts novel of the same name, the film is impactful in parts, but noticeably lacking in Stocketts instinctive nuance, writes Elizabeth Weitzman in the New York Daily News. Taylors characters are familiar because weve seen them in movies so many times before: heroes and villains drawn in broad strokes, residents of a world regrettably lacking shades of gray. In the New York Times, Manohla Dargis offers a similarly mixed reaction to the big, ole slab of honey-glazed hokum. But Viola Davis invests this cautious, at times bizarrely buoyant, movie with the gravity it frequently seems to want to shrug off. Buoyancy isnt a problem for Betsy Sharkey in the Los Angeles Times: Laughter, which is ladled on thick as gravy, proves to be the secret ingredientturning what should be a feel-bad movie about those troubled times into a heart-warming surprise. And in Rolling Stone, Peter Travers notes that a deeply touching human story filled with humor and heartbreak is rare in any movie season, especially summer. |
(CNN) Days after the Istanbul airport massacre , reports emerged about the identities of the suicide bombers as well as the organizer -- a man who a U.S. official says is a top soldier in the ISIS war ministry . Two of the three assailants in the terror attack that killed 44 people at Istanbuls Ataturk Airport have been identified as Rakim Bulgarov and Vadim Osmanov, according to Turkeys state news agency Anadolu, citing an anonymous prosecution source. The Friday report did not identify the third attacker. The report did not reveal their nationalities. But officials have said they believe the three attackers are from Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, and entered Turkey a month ago from Syrias ISIS stronghold of Raqqa. The report came a day after U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, said the man who directed the attackers is Akhmed Chatayev, a terrorist from Russias North Caucasus region Akhmed Chatayev speaks to the media in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 2012. Turkish media reported that a man nicknamed Akhmed One-Arm organized the attack. While his whereabouts are unclear, Chatayevs ties to jihadist activities are well-documented, McCaul said. Hes ... probably the No. 1 enemy in the Northern Caucasus region of Russia. Hes traveled to Syria on many occasions and became one of the top lieutenants for the minister of war for ISIS operations, he told CNNs Brianna Keilar. Suspect on U.S. list of terrorists Of the hundreds wounded, 80 are still hospitalized, Istanbul officials said. Photos: Istanbul airport attacked Photos: Istanbul airport attacked People flee the scene of a terror attack at Istanbuls Ataturk airport on Tuesday, June 28. Three terrorists armed with bombs and guns attacked the main international terminal, opening fire and eventually detonating their devices. Hide Caption 1 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attacked Investigators remove a body after the attack. Hide Caption 2 of 22 Photos: Istanbul airport attacked Police... Tóm tắt văn bản đã cho giúp tôi | The attack on Istanbuls airport that left dozens dead and hundreds injured Tuesday was likely organized by a one-armed Chechen terrorist who goes by Akhmed One-Arm, Fox News reports. A news organization in Turkey identified Ahmed Chatayev as the organizer of the terrorist attack, as did US officials, according to CNN. The news has yet to be confirmed by officials in Turkey. A report released in October said Chatayev was part of a group of militants that was planning attacks against US and Turkish facilities. He is or was a top ISIS soldier, and the UN says he has 130 militants directly under his command. Hes ... probably the No. 1 enemy in the Northern Caucasus region of Russia, US Rep. Michael McCaul tells CNN. Heavy has a list of five things to know about Chatayev, including that he claims he lost his arm while being tortured in a Russian prison but may have actually lost it in combat. He spent time as a political prisoner in Georgia and has been arrested in Sweden and the Ukraine in the past decade or so. Amnesty International helped prevent Chatayev from being extradited to Russia, where he was wanted, claiming he would be tortured there. Only two of the three suicide bombers that killed 44 people and wounded more than 200 at Ataturk Airport have been identified, but US officials dont believe Chatayev was the third. The bombers have been linked to Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. And while ISIS hasnt claimed responsibility, officials believe the terrorist organization is behind the attack. |
Summarize this: Hedge fund operator Robert Mercer almost never talks about himself, and neither do the people who know him. Yet Mercers money is sure making a lot of noise on the campaign trail. The third most generous Republican donor this cycle, Mercer has cut checks for a total of 37 million in the past six years, supporting pro-life candidates, those who deny man-made global warming, as well as helping fund the effort to block construction of a mosque near the site of the September 11 attacks in New York. In fact, this year he gave more to the Koch brothers organization, 2.5 million, than the Kansas founders, David and Charles, who each chipped in just 2 million to Freedom Partners Action Fund. Bloomberg Visual Data Yet the man who first made his mark by upending the field of computer linguistics and is now seeking to bend the national political debate in his conservative direction, is a stranger to the electorate he seeks to sway and the public that would be affected should he succeed. He is the ultimate behind-the-scenes kingmaker in the fight for control of the U.S. Senate who almost never talkspublicly or otherwise. An address to computer scientists at an awards ceremony in Baltimore this summer was a rare exception, and he admitted to finding it daunting. It was only after he agreed to accept a lifetime achievement award that it dawned on him that hed have to address attendees for about an hour. Which, by the way, is more than I typically talk in a month, he said. About 10 minutes into the lecture, he paused, and took a sip of water. Ive just reached one week of speaking, he said, so I have to take a little drink. Asked to share their impressions about Mercer, people who have met him at conservative gatherings said they could recall little about about the man behind the checkbook. Ive only talked to him one time, said James Bopp, a normally outspoken campaign finance attorney who runs the USA Super PAC, a boutique political group backing Republican Pete Ricketts gubernatorial bid in Nebraska.... | If other GOP contenders shrugged off Ted Cruzs chances of winning the nomination, its a safe bet theyre reassessing things after four new super PACS announced theyd raised a staggering 31 million to support his new candidacy. Even in the context of a presidential campaign cycle in which the major party nominees are expected to raise more than 1.5 billion, Cruzs haul is eye-popping, one that instantly raises the stakes in the Republican fundraising contest, writes Mark Halperin at Bloomberg. The super PACs in question are only a week old, and its unprecedented to have raised so much so quickly. So whos behind the money? The New York Times identifies the main player as a reclusive Long Islander named Robert Mercer. Mercer began his career at IBM but now runs a hedge fund called Renaissance Technologies, and like the Koch brothers and Sheldon Adelson, he is taking advantage of the Citizens United case that loosened restrictions on wealthy donors. Hes a very low-profile guy, but hes becoming a bigger and bigger player, says one campaign finance expert. And his backing of Cruz sends the message to other donors that Cruz is a serious guy, which in turn encourages other donors. The Times notes that Mercers hedge fund is under investigation by the IRS, an agency that Cruz would love to abolish. A previous profile of Mercer at Bloomberg describes him as one of the most powerful men in Republican politics that nobody is talking about. |
DENVER -- Denver Health Medical Center confirms an anesthesiologist accused of posting a racially charged comment on Facebook is no longer seeing patients at the hospital until further notice. The post on a picture of a yelling Michelle Obama said, doesnt seem to be speaking too eloquently here, thank god we cant hear her! Harvard??? Thats a place for entitled folks said all the liberals! The poster goes onto comment, Monkey face and poor ebonic English!!! There! I feel better and am still not racist!!! Just calling it like it is! The poster, Dr. Michelle Herren, is a pediatric anesthesiologist at Denver Health Medical Center and Childrens Hospital Colorado and is listed online as an assistant professor at CUs School of Medicine. While the hospital told Denver7 Tuesday that it couldnt control the opinions their staff express as private individuals, on Thursday the company confirmed, Until further notice, Michelle Herren, MD, will not be seeing patients or providing anesthesia services at Denver Health Medical Center. The University of Colorado School of Medicine has also begun the process of terminating Dr. Herrens faculty appointment. She has expressed values that are at odds with ours and she has compromised her ability to meet the teaching and patient care missions of the School of Medicine, said School of Medicine Dean John J. Reilly, Jr. in a statement Thursday afternoon. The comment has since been removed and Herren has taken down her Facebook page. Dr. Herren told Denver 7s Molly Hendrickson over the phone that her comment was taken out of context and insists she didnt realize the term monkey face is offensive. Herren said she was responding to another post pointing out people say whatever they want about Melania Trump, but if they do the same about Michelle Obama theyre considered racist. Denver Health said Dr. Herren had been employed there since October of 2007. Denver Health wrote on Facebook: Denver Health is deeply disappointed by the remarks posted on... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | A pediatric anesthesiologist at the University of Colorados medical school is losing her job there after racist Facebook comments directed toward Michelle Obama were flagged, the Denver Post and Denver 7 report. Dr. Michelle Herren reportedly posted a photo that showed the first lady screaming with the comment, Doesnt seem to be speaking too eloquently here, thank god we cant hear her! Harvard??? Thats a place for entitled folks said all the liberals! She then added: Monkey face and poor ebonic English!!! There! I feel better and am still not racist!!! Just calling it like it is! Also calling it like it is: Joann Nieto, who informed the university of the comments after she saw the post stayed up for four days. A school spokesman said Thursday we are beginning the process to terminate Dr. Herrens faculty appointment (a nonpaid position), adding she has compromised her ability to teach and care for patients. Its not yet clear what the fate of her 363,00-a-year job at Denver Health Medical Center will be, though it confirms to Denver 7 she wont be seeing patients until further notice. A rep adds, We are bumping up against a First Amendment right, with the Post noting its difficult to fire public-sector employees who make offensive remarks when theyre not at work. Herren tells Denver 7 her remarks were taken out of context and were in response to another comment that argued people can criticize Melania Trump freely but the same isnt true for Obama. She added she had no idea monkey face might be considered offensive. |
CLOSE Nigel Sykes is suing Seasons Pizza and the Newport police department after a failed robbery attempt in 2010 in which employees tackled and subdued Sykes, who came into the store weilding a handgun. (07/23/14) Buy Photo Misael Madariaga, a deliveryman for Seasons Pizza on Maryland Avenue in Newport, heads out the back door with deliveries Monday afternoon. Madariaga was working at Seasons the night Nigel Sykes robbed the restaurant on Nov. 30, 2010. Sykes is now suing six employees that he claims assaulted him with unnecessary force. (Photo: JENNIFER CORBETT/THE NEWS JOURNAL)Buy Photo The first time Nigel Sykes tried to get money from the Seasons Pizza in Newport, he did it with a gun, forcing his way into the business through the back door. This time, Sykes is trying to get money from the pizzeria by suing the employees who tackled him and wrestled his gun away during the robbery. Sykes alleges assault in a federal civil complaint claiming the rough treatment was unnecessary and that as a result of the injuries he suffered during his attempted hold-up, he is due over 260,000. Sykes also claims in his suit, filed without an attorney, that after employees subdued him, two Newport police officers improperly used stun guns on him and denied him access to medical attention. Normally lawsuits like this are tossed out after a brief review by the court. And while U.S. District Judge Sue L. Robinson tossed out several of Sykes claims, she allowed the case to move forward against the pizza employees, two arresting officers and Seasons. (Photo: Submitted) Newport Police Chief Michael Capriglione said, It is a joke lawsuit. It is sad to see this kind of suit being looked at. The court shouldnt waste the taxpayers money, he said. Seasons Pizza district manager and Capriglione respond further in a video interview. Sykes, 23, of Wilmington, filed his federal civil action in 2013 from prison, where he is serving a 15-year sentence for robbery and attempted robbery. In his... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | Nigel Sykes attempted robbery of a Delaware pizzeria failed miserablybut hed still like to get some cash out of the whole to-do. Armed with a gun, Sykes, 23, busted into the back door of Newports Seasons Pizza in 2010 but eventually got tackled by employees. In a federal civil complaint, filed without an attorney, Sykes admits, I committed a robbery at Seasons Pizza but now alleges that the workers unnecessary roughed him up during that robbery, the News Journal reports. He wants 260,000 from the pizzeria, its employees, and Delaware State Police for his troubles. Though NBC Philadelphia reports similar complaints from Sykes have been thrown out in the past, a judge has so far allowed this latest suitwhich Newports police chief calls a joketo move forward. Sykes self-written suit alleges the pizzerias employees forced his gun from his hand, then participated in punching, kicking and pouring hot soup over my body while I was unarmed and defenseless. Sykes, whos serving a 15-year sentence for robbery and attempted robbery, also argues he was knocked unconscious and awoke to two police officers using stun guns on him. |
Help me summarize this article: Skip Ad x Embed x Share San Francisco police are investigating the discovery of human body parts stuffed inside a suitcase on the sidewalk of a downtown street. Jillian Kitchener reports. A San Francisco Police Department squad car on Jan. 27, 2015. (Photo: Chris Kievman for USA TODAY) SAN FRANCISCO Police responding to reports of a suspicious package in an up-and-coming area here Wednesday afternoon instead found something horrific a suitcase containing human body parts. The body was so mutilated that officers had to call the medical examiner in to determine if it was from a human being or an animal, police spokeswoman Grace Gatpandan said. The race and gender of the person were unknown, she said. The roller-type suitcase had been left next to a pile of garbage and debris at 11th and Market streets, Gatpandan said. Police initially responded to a report of a suspicious package at 4:14 p.m. Wednesday. The block was shut down as part of the investigation and remained shut down late Wednesday night, she said. More remains were found in the surrounding blocks. It is unclear at this time if all the remains belong to one victim, Gatpandan said. Police had a preliminary, distinct suspect description, but it wasnt being released as officers are actively attempting to locate this particular person of interest, Gatpandan said. Exactly when the suitcase was left in the area is under investigation. The street is in a long-troubled area with large numbers of homeless people. It is also just a block from Twitter headquarters and part of an emerging tech corridor. Read or Share this story: http://usat.ly/1K8IPAB Story highlights Police are looking for one suspect, talking with other people Suitcase was found on sidewalk with other items (CNN) Police answering a suspicious package call in San Francisco made a most unpleasant discovery when they opened a suitcase and found it contained human body parts. The San Francisco medical examiners office determined the... | Police responding to a call about a suspicious package on a downtown San Francisco street yesterday found what a spokeswoman calls an extremely gruesome crime scene. Next to a pile of garbage and debris, a rolling suitcase held dismembered human body parts, police say, per the San Francisco Chronicle. In case that isnt horrific enough, the police rep tells USA Today the body was so mutilated, a medical examiner was needed to determine if it belonged to a human or animal. A search turned up more body parts at three locations within a three-block radius, the Los Angeles Times reports, though it isnt clear if they belong to the victim in the suitcase, whose race, gender, and identity is unknown. There was one crime sceneit was just very large, the rep says, adding authorities have a preliminary, distinct suspect description and are actively attempting to locate this particular person of interest. The same rep tells CNN, We do have people of interest that homicide investigators are speaking to. Police are also attempting to nab surveillance footage from nearby businesses. Officers first arrived to the scene in the South of Market area around 4:15pm yesterday, but it isnt clear when the suitcase was left. USA Today describes the spot as a long-troubled area known for its high population of homeless people. Twitters headquarters sits just about a block away. |
Tweet with a location You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more In a series of Twitter posts late Tuesday evening and early Wednesday, Roseanne Barr apologized for a racist tweet that led to the cancellation of her hit television show. In a statement Barr acknowledged as her own, she said: I deeply regret my comments from late last night on Twitter. Above all, I want to apologize to Valerie Jarrett, as well as to ABC and the cast and crew of the Roseanne show. I am sorry for making a thoughtless joke that does not reflect my values - I love all people and am very sorry. Today my words caused hundreds of hardworking people to lose their jobs. I also sincerely apologize to the audience that has embraced my work for decades. I apologize from the bottom of my heart and hope you can find it in your hearts to forgive me. The comedian then retweeted messages from supporters who defend the tweet that got her show canceled. Barr tweeted: hey guys, dont defend me, its sweet of you 2 try, but...losing my show is 0 compared 2 being labelled a racist over one tweet-that I regret even more. But that sentiment contrasted with many retweets from the comedian. Her Twitter timeline shows that, before and after asking fans not to defend her, she retweeted messages suggesting Barrs critics are hypocritical or otherwise defending her original, racist remarks. Barr also retweeted a post from a user who said her apology is not sincere. Ms. Barr also retweeted a user who asserted that Black Lives Matter and anti-fascist activists are Soros-sponsored front groups. The user referred to Mr. Soros as the terrorist in chief. The assertions about Mr. Soros that appeared throughout Ms. Barrs timeline are baseless. Even the conservative National Review, while critical of Mr. Soros, has called the Nazi smear a slander. In a statement in... Tóm tắt văn bản đã cho giúp tôi | Roseanne Barrs quick return to Twitter was full of apologies for a racist tweet. But Barr, who told Twitter followers not to defend her after ABC canceled her hit show and talent agency ICM Partners severed ties, has now taken to retweeting users coming to her defense, reports CNBC. You had no idea VJ had any black blood U made a political joke that fell flat, reads one comment retweeted by Barr on Wednesday, referring to the subject of Barrs racist tweet, Valerie Jarrett. Another retweeted comment reads, I look like a monkey. Why? My DNA is 96% similar to a monkeys. It makes scientific sense, per the Washington Post. Other Barr tweets are also getting attention, including two targeting billionaire philanthropist George Soros. The 87-year-old, who was 13 when Nazis invaded his native Hungary, turned in his fellow Jews 2 be murdered in German concentration camps & stole their wealth and now aims to overthrow the US by buying/backing candidates 4 local district attorney races who will ignore US law & favor feelings, Barr claimed Tuesday. Donald Trump Jr. retweeted the claims to his 2.8 million followers, despite the New York Times describing them as baseless. Soros did not collaborate with the Nazis. He did not help round people up. He did not confiscate anybodys property, a rep says in a statement, calling the accusations insulting to all Jewish people, and to anyone who honors the truth. |
Summarize the main idea of this news: The Classic Tetris World Championships is one of the best gaming events to spectate all year. Its easy to understand, gets real intense, and the commentary adds a ton to the proceedings. But this year had an extra element of spice, after 16-year-old Joseph Saelee obliterated a seven-time world champion to become the king of Tetris. The Tetris championships are full of familiar faceds, with people who have been playing for aeons. Saelee, on the other hand, had to qualify for the finals. But qualify he did, coming into the final bracket as the fifth seed - not a bad effort for his first finals appearance. Saelee nearly didnt make it to the finals, having found himself on the ropes in the semi-finals against Japanese grand master Koryan. The intensity is fascinating, as players make split-second decisions on whether to continue building their playfield versus clearing lines faster. The Tetris World Championships is almost like watching a fighting game. The commentary has a similar beat and pace, theres constant planning ahead as players calculate their playfield ahead of time. Youve also got RNG, dealing with the prospect of never getting those crucial long pieces that are necessary for a full Tetris (clearing four lines at once). Whats worth keeping in mind is that these players are using the traditional NES pads, which cant be comfortable if youre tapping the D-pad constantly (as Joseph does with the hypertapping technique). And there was plenty of history. The other finalist was Jonas Neubauer, a seven-time Tetris champion and the current world champion three times running. It was a story straight out of a shonen anime: the new up and comer and the king at the top of the summit, looking down below at the competition. The second and third game of the series also went completely to the wire. Saelee amassed a lead of more than 160,000 points at one stage by the second game, but had to tap out after things went haywire in the 27th level. Neubauer, behind in points, carried on but went... | A California 16-year-old is the new world champion of Tetris. Joseph Saelee beat Jonas Neubauer in the Classic Tetris World Championship grand final Sunday night in Oregon; a definite stunner, per Kotaku, considering Neubauer, a 37-year-old taproom manager, has come out on top seven times in the eight years the tournament has been held. Saelee, on the other hand, just started playing after watching the 2016 championships, he tells the BBC. And yes, he plays the iconic video game on an original 1985 Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) console. Saelee, it should be noted, is 13 years younger than the NES version of the block stacking game. You can watch nearly seven hours of gaming in our video gallery or just skip to the winning moment; if youre not convinced all those hours are worth it, take note of what Alex Walker writes at Kotaku: The Classic Tetris World Championships is one of the best gaming events to spectate all year. Its easy to understand, gets real intense, and the commentary adds a ton to the proceedings. (To lose weight, play Tetris?) |
Help me summarize this article: WASHINGTONInsurers and some states are continuing to look for ways to bypass the balky technology underpinning the health-care law despite the Obama administrations claim Sunday that it had made dramatic progress in fixing the federal insurance website. Federal officials said they had largely succeeded in repairing parts of the site that had most snarled users in the two months since its troubled launch, but acknowledged they only had begun to make headway on the biggest underlying problems: the... Weeks of frantic technical work appear to have made the governmentâs health care website easier for consumers to use. But that does not mean everyone who signs up for insurance can enroll in a health plan. The problem is that the systems that are supposed to deliver consumer information to insurers still have not been fixed. And with coverage for many people scheduled to begin in just 30 days, insurers are worried the repairs may not be completed in time. âUntil the enrollment process is working from end to end, many consumers will not be able to enroll in coverage,â said Karen M. Ignagni, president of Americaâs Health Insurance Plans, a trade group. The issues are vexing and complex. Some insurers say they have been deluged with phone calls from people who believe they have signed up for a particular health plan, only to find that the company has no record of the enrollment. Others say information they received about new enrollees was inaccurate or incomplete, so they had to track down additional data â a laborious task that will not be feasible if data is missing for tens of thousands of consumers. In still other cases, insurers said, they have not been told how much of a customerâs premium will be subsidized by the government, so they do not know how much to charge the policyholder. In trying to fix HealthCare.gov, President Obama has given top priority to the needs of consumers, assuming that arrangements with insurers can be worked out later. The White House announced on Sunday... | Many of HealthCare.govs well chronicled problems have reportedly been fixed, but that doesnt mean its ready for prime time, insurers say. The sites ability to send consumer data to insurance companies remains flawed, and until the enrollment process is working from end to end, many consumers will not be able to enroll in coverage, says insurance trade group head Karen Ignagni. People have been calling insurers thinking theyve signed up for a plan, but insurers have been missing some informationor lack any record of the transaction, the New York Times reports. Although insurers dont have the responsibility or the capability to fix the system, theyre reliant on it, says one consultant. Somehow people are getting lost in the process, says one exec. If they go to a doctor or a hospital and we have no record of them, that will be very upsetting to consumers. Sometimes, it remains unclear how much coverage the government is paying for, and insurers are concerned about late payments from the government. Some insurers and states are pushing for a way to leapfrog the federal site, the Wall Street Journal reports. Connecticut, for instance, wants to rely on its own data for confirming enrollees citizenship and other information. |
Add a location to your Tweets When you tweet with a location, Twitter stores that location. You can switch location on/off before each Tweet and always have the option to delete your location history. Learn more Kanye West ended his album release party / fashion show in New York with a surprise announcement: that hes working on a video game called Only One about his mother traveling through the gates of heaven. The game shares its name with a song West released two years ago, speaking from the point of view of his late mother after the birth of his daughter. West showed a short reel of dreamy footage from the game that, true to his word, depicts his mother flying through clouds and traveling on the back of what appears to be a Pegasus. Its not much to go off of, but he says its a game and that he was turned down a lot trying to get it made. Kanye previewed a video game he has been working on Only One: The Game pic.twitter.com/AbfUVZkN4J Kardashian Pedia (@Kardashianpedia) February 11, 2016 Kanye Wests Yeezy Season 3 fashion show / listening party is starting to wrap up over at Madison Square Garden, and the early viewership numbers are insane. According to a Tidal press release, over 20 million people attempted to watch the stream at its peak. Its unclear how viewership held up throughout the broadcast, which stretched out over almost two hours. Well include that information once its available. Representatives for the service also chalked up some early technical issues people had trouble watching the stream at high bitrates to AMV and Akamai, the companies responsible for the streams technical aspects. (AMV is a digital media company, and Akamai is a content delivery network.) If youre still watching Kanye speak hes currently unveiling a video game about his mother flying to heaven know that millions of people (!) are probably doing the same. There arent many other musicians who could pull this off. Photo Martin Shkreli, the founder and former chief executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals... Tóm tắt văn bản đã cho giúp tôi | Its Thursday, but it might as well be Kanye Day. The rapper unveiled both his new albumThe Life of Pabloand clothing lineYeezus Season 3during an event at Madison Square Gardens in New York City. The whole thing was livestreamed around the world. And, as with most things having to do with Kanye West, it was all the Internet was talking about. Here are five things you need to know about Kanyes day: It was huge. The Verge reports more than 20 million tried to watch the stream of the nearly two-hour event at one time. The early viewership numbers are insaneThere arent many other musicians who could pull this off. Lamar Odom was there. It was the former NBA players first public appearance since nearly dying following an overdose at a Nevada brothel in October, according to People. Odom continues to recover from his coma and sat with estranged wife Khloé Kardashian after entering with the rest of Wests family. Kanye made a video game. The Verge reports its called Only One and depicts his late mother traveling through the gates of heaven, apparently alternating between her own set of wings and a pegasus. West says a lot of people turned down his pitch for the game. Martin Shkreli tried to steal his thunder. The legally troubled pharma bro offered West 10 million for The Life of Pablo, hoping to delay or prevent its release to the public, according to the New York Times. Instead of releasing this product for your millions of fans, I ask you to sell this recording solely to me, Shkreli tweeted. I believe you (and your partners) will find this financial arrangement more attractive than your current course of action. Kanye is still super quotable. Cosmopolitan lists 16 of the lyrical highlights from The Life of Pablo, including I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why, I made that [expletive] famous andinevitablyI love you like Kanye loves Kanye. |
Summarize this: By now youve probably heard about a lunatic with a small airplane named Joe Stack who crashed his plane into an IRS building Austin, Texas in an attempt to get back at the man-or Big Brother as he so eloquently stated on his website. Im not about to blame Joe Stacks kamikaze mission on Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, or the Tea Baggers like some on the left. That is irresponsible and reprehensible. Anybody who would blame Stacks suicide mission on Limbaugh, Palin, or the GOP, is purely agenda-driven and not looking at the facts. Joseph Andrew Stack (gotta love how the media always includes the middle name) was a middle-aged man who tired of the political system and felt like yet another little guy that was neglected by Uncle Sam. His rantings are the words of a lunatic. I wont call him right-wing or left-wing and will just say this guy was nuts. We are all taught as children that without laws there would be no society, only anarchy. Sadly, starting at early ages we in this country have been brainwashed to believe that, in return for our dedication and service, our government stands for justice for all. We are further brainwashed to believe that there is freedom in this place, and that we should be ready to lay our lives down for the noble principals represented by its founding fathers. This type of rant reminds me of something youd hear from a Lynden LaRouche supporter or someone who speaks of the Illuminati. I certainly wouldnt call this guy a religious extremist. He ranted about the Catholic church in his manifesto as well. My introduction to the real American nightmare starts back in the early 80s. Unfortunately after more than 16 years of school, somewhere along the line I picked up the absurd, pompous notion that I could read and understand plain English. Some friends introduced me to a group of people who were having tax code readings and discussions. In particular, zeroed in on a section relating to the wonderful exemptions that make institutions like the vulgar, corrupt... | Joseph Stacks anger at big government in general and the Internal Revenue Service in particular sounds very much like another of the days big noise-makers to Jonathan Capehart. After reading his 34-paragraph screed, Capehart writes in a Washington Post blog of the Austin suicide pilot, I am struck by how his alienation is similar to that were hearing from the extreme elements of the Tea Party movement. This is just the type of finger-pointing that makes Dennis Bakays blood boil. Im not about to blame Joe Stacks kamikaze mission on Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, or the Tea Baggers like some on the left, he writes for Philly2Philly. That is irresponsible and reprehensible purely agenda-driven and not looking at the facts. |
Summarize this: Dell is bound and determined to show that it can be a bigger player in the consumer market. The company also is trying to shake its reputation for stodgy design. Ive been testing two new Dells that aim to prove both points. One is a pricey, style-conscious, ultrathin laptop; the other is an economical all-in-one desktop with an optional touch screen that lets you flick through pictures, music and video, and perform other tasks, with just your fingers. Both computers, the Adamo laptop and the Studio One 19 desktop, are attractive and functional. But neither is ground-breaking. The laptop is a belated competitor to superthin, high-end machines like Apples (AAPL) MacBook Air and Lenovos ThinkPad X300 series. The desktop is a belated competitor to Hewlett-Packards (HPQ) TouchSmart touch-screen series. Before getting into the physical attributes of these computers, a major caveat is in order: Both run Microsofts (MSFT) sluggish, annoying Windows Vista operating system. That puts them at a disadvantage to computers using the faster Microsoft Windows XP, or Apples superior Leopard operating system. The Studio One is handsome bordered with cloth, wrap-around trim in red, blue, white or other colors. And its optional touch screen is a sexy feature, complemented by special Dell touch software called the Touch Zone. Perhaps its most striking attribute is price. You can get one for as little as 699, far below the 1,200 base price of the H-P TouchSmart. However, theres a catch to this low price. The 699 base model lacks the touch screen. That costs 100 extra. Also, all of the Studio One 19 models even those configured to cost more than 1,000 have a relatively small screen: just 18.5 inches. The base model of the H-P has a 22-inch screen. Dell (DELL) says it deliberately made the Studio One smaller so it would fit on a kitchen counter, where family members can walk up to it and use it as a kiosk for viewing photos, surfing the Web and performing other tasks. It even comes with a family calendar... | While we all love our smartphones, laptops, and other tech gadgets, its inaccurate to refer to them as sexyunless of course you plan to make love to them, says Gizmodo writer Mat Honan. The characterization has become so standard among tech reviewers, Honan believes its time readers call out the cliche: The next time you see a professional writer refer to an inanimate object full of circuitry and cadmium as sexy, please inquire as to whether said writer does in fact find it to be arousing. Its lazy writing, and it means you dont give a damn about your audience. Since sexy is a descriptor pretty much everyone old enough to buy a gadget can understand, writers dont hesitate to throw it around to easily get their point across. Maybe you actually do want to get it on with your iPhone. Maybe you really do find vaporware coffeemakers sexually stimulating. Thats fine! No judgment from me, Honan writes. But make it clear. Let your readers know that you plan to make sweet, sweet love to that all-in-one printer. (Click to see a few examples of sexy-usage offenders, here, here, and here.) |
Despite its title, Elysium is no promised land. Expectations were high that the film starring Matt Damon would carry the flag for thoughtful, big-budget films that care about more than profits. But it has ended up as something of a disappointment, an epic that has gone over to the dark side without realizing it. That anticipation came courtesy of District 9 the 2009 science fiction film by Neill Blomkamp, Elysiums South African writer-director which came out of nowhere to be nominated for four Oscars, including best picture and adapted screenplay. PHOTOS: Hollywood backlot moments District 9 succeeded in part because of the strength of its unexpected core idea: that aliens coming to Earth were not necessarily a dominant species but instead were rounded up and segregated in their own parts of town the way blacks had been in South Africa. Elysium makes a similar attempt to graft socio-political concerns onto a sci-fi framework, but the idea is less electric here and the combining of genre and theme not as adroitly done. Initially, however, things do seem promising in Elysium, in large part because of how its subject matter is compellingly visualized on screen (Philip Ivey is the production designer). PHOTOS: Celebrities by The Times The year is 2154, and Earth, thanks to the destructive effects of pollution, overpopulation and related ills, is in horrific shape. Blighted, devastated slums cover the planet, and they are home to the poorest people (a Mexico City garbage dump stands in for Los Angeles). Anyone of wealth and status now lives on Elysium, a circular space station whose shape is reminiscent of the much smaller one in Stanley Kubricks 2001. The air is pure, robots do the work, and everywhere there are healing machines that cure what ails you. Think of a flesh-and-blood version of the disparities in Disneys Wall-E and youll get the general idea. Making the best of things on the planet is Max, played by a bulked-up, head-shaved, tattooed Damon. Max is a former... Tóm tắt bài báo đã cho | Much like in real life, Matt Damons character in the sci-fi thriller Elysium isnt too fond of government bureaucrats. Set in royally screwed-up Los Angeles (home to the masses) and an idyllic space station in the clouds (home to the rich) circa 2154, this flick from Neill Blomkamp (District 9) has both the compelling themes and action-packed fight scenes to make it a summer blockbuster. So is it one? Critics are split. The action sequences, complete with futuristic CGI flying machines are impressive, but its Blomkamps critique of a society riven by class and racial differences that sets it apart, Soren Anderson writes for the Seattle Times. Few mainstream moviemakers have painted as sprawling and densely detailed a portrait of humanity in extremis as Blomkamp does here. But at the Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turans high hopes were dashed. Elysium is no promised land. Though Matt Damon is great as always and the visuals are equally as impressive, the film doesnt feel as singular as we would have hoped. District 9 did a much better job of connecting genre (sci-fi) and theme (socio-political concerns). Even with the talented Damon along for the ride, Dana Stephens at Slate writes Elysium does a little, sometimes shockingly little, with a lot ... Blomkamp proceeds to spend the last two-thirds of his film crashing spaceships into lawns, or staging high-tech fistfights. Its a waste of a perfectly good dystopia. But over at the Philadelphia Inquirer, Steven Rea sees things differently. Among the slew of recent futuristic hell-in-a-hand-basket spectacles, Elysium takes the cake. Sure, it can be a little generic at timeshavent we just seen all this head-bashing, hanging-from-catwalks, mixed-martial-arts mayhem in The Wolverine and Iron Man 3?but as summer movie sci-fi extravaganzas go, Elysium is easily the best thing out there right now. |
Summarize this: Tai Lopez is the best example of the glowing 67 Steps reviews. This is why the program is so successful. Tai Lopez leads by example. If you have no idea how the program can help you, 67 Steps reviews are the best way to get started. Dont just dive in to buy the world-famous Tai Lopez lecture series. Like buying clothes or shoes, go window shopping first to find the best option for you to break down Tai Lopezs success principles. Of course, 67 Steps reviews of the Tai Lopez opus are free. But to get your hands on the real meat of the actual program, you have to pay USD 67 on a monthly basis. According to most 67 Steps reviews, such a financial investment is worth it. However, if youre a struggling student or unemployed, you might not be willing to commit to the Tai Lopez lecture series just yetmaybe later. For the time being, the good news is, 67 Steps reviews are all available for free online especially on YouTube. And if you start this way, chances are, you will be able to learn a lot more than diving straight into all the paid Tai Lopez videos. To illustrate, the Tai Lopez work can be easily broken down into 67 success principles. Surely, 67 Steps reviews are enough to reveal what all the steps are, the first 10 of which are as follows: 1) Self investment 2) Adapt 3) Be humble 4) You need a trainer 5) Surround yourself with positive people 6) Hard work is the only guarantee of success 7) Mental trap is the worst trap 8) Integrate your life (friends, home, work, exercise) 9) Learn from the experience of others 10) Dont be onion-skinned As 67 Steps reviews will tell you, there are 57 more steps to follow where each step can be a one-hour video. Tai Lopez patterned the number of lessons to the time it takes the average human being to reinvent himself or herself. If you still dont get the picture, here it is in a nutshell. It wont be enough just to pay your monthly dues and watch all 67 videos. You need to apply yourself to all the Tai Lopez... | When Ryan Garcia and his wife welcomed their new baby into the world last year, Ryan got inspired to begin what the Dayton Daily News calls a kindness revolution. He resolved for the entire year of 2012 to perform a random act of kindness every day. I decided I wanted to do something that would inspire her in the future, said the new dad. I wanted to be a better person. And so Ryan launched his year of altruism. Examples: I tracked down my sixth-grade teacher, Mr. Plecas, and wrote him a letter thanking him for being my favorite teacher ever. He also sent a condolence letter to a family who lost their son in the Afghanistan war. In one day, he complimented 25 strangers, and on another day he stood on the corner doling out free hugs. Yesterday, he took firefighters to lunch. You can keep track of his random feats at his blog, 366randomacts.org. (Hes up to day 39). |
Summarize the main idea of this news: The sound of an actual ticking clock can speed up womens attitudes on reproductive timing New York Heidelberg, 13 August 2014 The metaphor of a ticking clock is often used to refer to a womans growing urge from puberty onwards to menopause to conceive before her childbearing years are over. New research in Springers journal Human Nature shows that theres more truth to this phrase than you might think. The subtle sound of a ticking clock can quite literally speed up a womans reproductive timing. That is, the sound of a ticking clock can lead women to want to start a family at an earlier age, especially if she was raised in a lower socio-economic community. This is according to Justin Moss and Jon Maner of Florida State University in the US. Reproductive timing refers to the time frame and the specific years during which people begin to focus their energy and resources towards bearing and caring for their offspring. Some researchers reason that when and how this happens is greatly influenced by a persons childhood years, his or her socio-economic background, and other subtle environmental factors. Moss and Maner completed two experiments to test the influence of a subtle environmental factor the ticking of a small white kitchen clock on peoples reproductive timing attitudes. In the first, 59 men and women were asked questions about the age at which theyd like to marry and start a family. It assessed how socio-economic background might influence some people to press the snooze button of their biological clocks, or begin to act. In the second experiment, the researchers examined to what extent 74 participants would alter the characteristics they normally sought in potential mates to possibly settle for less just in order to have children sooner. Their findings suggest that priming the idea of the passage of time through the sound of a ticking clock can influence various aspects of womens reproductive timing. The effect was especially noticeable among women who grew up in lower... | Ladies, you know your biological clockthe one that ticks away as you start feeling like it might be time to reproduce? Well, it turns out the sound of an actual ticking clock can speed up your reproductive timing, making you want to have babies earlier, according to a new study published in Springers journal Human Nature. Researchers asked men and women questions about their reproductive attitudesthings like when theyd like to marry and have kids and how much theyd be willing to alter their requirements for a mate in order to start a family earlierand they found that the sound of a ticking clock influenced womens answers, possibly because it made them think about the passage of time. The very subtle sound prime of a ticking clock changed the timing with which women sought to have children and the traits they sought in potential partnersboth central aspects of womens mating-related psychology, says one of the lead researchers. Women who grew up in lower socioeconomic areas were particularly affected, wanting to get married and start families even earlierand placing a lower priority on their mates status and earning potentialthan women who were raised with more resources. Not surprisingly, men, who can typically father children well into their later years, were not affected by the clock sound. As Jesse Singal notes in New York, all sorts of subtle cues can affect how people answer questions, but this result is still kinda weird. (Click to read about why some doctors dont think freezing your eggs is a good idea.) |
Fox News host Gretchen Carlson stunned pretty much everyone Tuesday when she told viewers that she supports reinstating the assault weapons ban. On Wednesday, Carlson revealed that Fox viewers viciously attacked her with tons of f-bombs for the heresy, reading some of the tamer responses on the air. Despite the fallout, Carlson stuck to her guns, as it were, telling viewers that its time to get real and address the gun side of the mass shooting equation, and calling out the intolerance of her critics: Maybe its time for more of us to start getting real and try to come together to actually get things done. Whatever you think of Gretchen Carlsons previous work, she showed true courage in bucking the conservative orthodoxy of her audience in the first place, but standing by that position in the face of blistering, perhaps career-damaging fallout from her viewers shows either a willingness to put principle above personal gain, or an underestimation of the potential of that fallout. Theres some good news for Carlson, though. After dipping to a historic low in December, support for an assault weapons ban has now returned to its previous consistent majority: The survey, conducted in the days following the massacre at a popular Orlando gay night club, shows 57 percent of Americans now favor such a ban. Thats up from 44 percent in December, when the question was last asked in CBS News polling. Now, 38 percent of respondents oppose the legislation, compared to the 50 percent who opposed it in December. Most Democrats 78 percent support an assault weapons ban, while only 18 percent oppose it. Half of Republican respondents oppose a ban, but about 45 percent are in favor of it. Independents remain split: About 47 percent back the ban, while 45 percent do not. That 45% of Republicans are a reason to hope. Thats not quite a silent majority, but its close. This is an opinion piece. The views expressed in this article are those of just the author. Its such an honor to know that #BeFierceBook is... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | Gretchen Carlson made waves last month when she voiced approval for an assault weapons ban, but that was nothing compared to the bomb she dropped Wednesday: that shes no longer employed by Fox News and shes filing a sexual harassment and wrongful termination suit against her former boss, Roger Ailes, Politico reports. As you may have heard, Im no longer with @FoxNews. I value your support and friendship so please stay in touch, the now-former host of The Real Story With Gretchen Carlson tweeted Wednesday, adding links to her social media pages and website. The news about her suit was emailed to reporters from the law firm representing her, noting her contract had been terminated June 23, even though Fox never announced it; Carlsons own tweets from last month suggested she was simply on vacation. The complaint alleges Ailes made sexually-charged comments [to Carlson], ranging from lewd innuendo, ogling and remarks about Ms. Carlsons body to demands for sex as a way for her to improve her job standing. Those remarks reportedly included statements about Carlsons legs and behind, requests that she wear form-fitting outfits, and sexist comments. She also claims she was fired in 2013 from her co-host chair on Fox & Friends and given less money for her own show after she complained about demeaning and discriminatory behavior on and off the set, specifically from co-host Steve Doocy, per an attorney statement. Opposing sexism and rejecting unwanted sexual come-ons should never cost a woman her job or subject her to disparagement and emotional anguish, another lawyer tells Politico. As for Carlson herself, she says in her own statement: I have strived to empower women and girls throughout my entire career. Although this was a difficult step to take, I had to stand up for myself and speak out for all women and the next generation of women in the workplace. Read Ailes response here. |
Summarize the news: (Note: Language in paragraph four may offend some readers.) MANILA (Reuters) - Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday told U.S. President Barack Obama to go to hell and said the United States had refused to sell some weapons to his country but he did not care because Russia and China were willing suppliers. In his latest salvo, Duterte said he was realigning his foreign policy because the United States had failed the Philippines and added that at some point, I will break up with America. It was not clear what he meant by break up. During three tangential and fiercely worded speeches in Manila, Duterte said the United States did not want to sell missiles and other weapons, but Russia and China had told him they could provide them easily. Although it may sound shit to you, it is my sacred duty to keep the integrity of this republic and the people healthy, Duterte said. If you dont want to sell arms, Ill go to Russia. I sent the generals to Russia and Russia said do not worry, we have everything you need, well give it to you. And as for China, they said just come over and sign and everything will be delivered. China did not understand the situation, its Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, however, in a statement sent to Reuters. Dutertes comments were the latest in a near-daily barrage of hostility toward the United States, during which Duterte has started to contrast the former colonial power with its geopolitical rivals Russia and China. In Washington, U.S. officials downplayed Dutertes comments, saying they were at odds with the two countries warm relationship and decades-long alliance. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said there has been no communication from the Philippines about making changes in that relationship. Earnest did not, however, back down from criticism of Dutertes tactics in his deadly war on drugs. Even as we protect the strong alliance, the administration and the United States of America will not hesitate to raise our concerns about... | Perhaps teeing up his next apology, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte continued his string of inflammatory, anti-US statements by telling President Obama to go to hell Tuesday, Reuters reports, after the US refused to sell him weapons to continue his violent crackdown on drug dealers. If you dont want to sell arms, Ill go to Russia, Duterte said. I sent the generals to Russia and Russia said do not worry, we have everything you need, well give it to you. And as for China, they said just come over and sign and everything will be delivered. Duterte previously called Obama a son of a bitch, and a State Department rep calls his latest stance at odds with the warm relationship the two countries have long enjoyed. Dutertes bloody campaign is averaging 38 deaths a day, Al-Jazeera reported in September, and his methods have drawn harsh criticism from the international community, including the US. Duterte on Tuesday expressed frustration at this slight, saying: Instead of helping us, the first to hit was the State Department. So you can go to hell, Mr. Obama, you can go to hell. He then threatened to break up with the US, then added, for good measure: EU, better choose purgatory. Hell is full already. Why should I be afraid of you? (On Sunday, he was busily apologizing to the Jewish community for a jab about Adolf Hitler.) |
WASHINGTON After saying there was no evidence the two had ever met, the White House acknowledged Thursday that President Obama once lived for a few weeks with his uncle, Onyango Obama, a Kenyan who was in the United States illegally and faced possible deportation. The president met his fathers half-brother when he moved to the Boston area to attend Harvard Law School and stayed with him until his apartment was ready, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said. After moving out, Obama saw his uncle, known as Omar, once every few months until he graduated. The president has not seen Omar Obama in 20 years and has not spoken with him in a decade, Carney said. The update follows Onyango Obamas statement in court this week that the president had lived with him. The elder Obama was in court for a deportation hearing following a drunken driving arrest. He won status as a legal permanent resident. He came to the United States in 1963 on a student visa that expired in 1970, and he has lived in the country illegally ever since. PHOTOS: 2013s memorable political moments The Boston Globe reported last year that the White House said the president had never met his uncle. White House aides say they actually told the Globe that there was no record of the two having met. On Thursday, Carney said no one at the White House had actually asked the president if hed come face to face with his uncle before making that statement to the press. Back when this arose, folks looked at the record, including the presidents book, and there was no evidence that they had met, Carney said. Nobody spoke to the president. When the issue came up again this week, Carney said, he personally took the question to the president. The president said that he, in fact, had met Omar Obama when he moved to Cambridge for law school, and that he stayed with him for a brief period of time until his apartment was ready, Carney said. After that, aides say, uncle and nephew saw each other once every few months while the... Cho tôi nội dung chính của bài báo đã cho | Whoops. The White House had to make a strange about-face today and acknowledge that President Obama has, in fact, met his Uncle Omar. Not only that, but the younger Obama actually lived with his uncle for a few weeks in Cambridge in the 1980s, reports the Boston Globe. The tidbit surfaced this week during Onyango Obamas deportation hearing in Boston. OnyangoOmar is his nicknametestified that his nephew stayed with him for a brief spell when Barack arrived in town to attend Harvard Law School. Its a good thing to let your nephew stay with you, he said afterward, explaining that your brothers kids are your kids as well. This wouldnt have caused headlines if not for the fact that a White House spokesman said in 2011after Omars arrest for drunken drivingthat the two had never met. Jay Carney explained the mistake today by saying no staffers had actually asked the president in person, reports the LA Times. This time, they did. The president has not seen Omar Obama in 20 years and has not spoken with him in a decade, he added. But given that Omar was allowed to remain in the country, maybe that will change? |
Dressed in green prison fatigues, R. Allen Stanford entered a federal courthouse in Houston today to hear U.S. District Judge David Hitner pronounce his prison sentence. The decision: 110 years. Prosecutors had asked that the one-time billionaire financier get 230 years in prison. (note: Bernard Madoff is serving 150 years). The prosecutor told Judge Hitner, 230 years will not get anyone their money back but on sleepless nights they will know that he got the maximum. I think 110 years will give them just as much comfort. During the proceeding, Stanfords attorney, Ali Fazel, objected to the use of the term Ponzi scheme, but Hittner said the evidence at trial justified it. Its not like Stanford could be any more insulted. The prosecutors also compared him to Bernie Madoff. That too caused Fazel to speak up on behalf of Stanford by saying of Madoff, he didnt invest time in anything. Not sure what he was going for with that comment but I took it that Stanford worked harder at his fraud than did Madoff. Speaking on his own behalf, Stanford recounted his last three years, including his beating in September 2009. The best that he could say as a compliment for those who prosecuted him was, I wouldnt wish this on them. While he acknowledged that he felt sorry for depositors, employees and his own family for the failure of Stanford Financial, he managed to slip in, Im not a thief, and, I never defrauded anyone. Victims in the courtroom, all dressed in black, begged to differ. One of the victims, Jaime Escalona, who represented Latin American victims, addressed the court. Looking at Stanford he said, You sir are a dirty, rotten, scoundrel. The other victim spokesman, Angela Shaw of the Stanford Victims Coalition, said of Stanford, He took our lives as we knew them. The prison sentence represents a long fall for the once-knighted Antiguan, who has been in prison since his arrest in June 2009. Declared indigent by the court, all of Stanfords assets were frozen and he was represented by a public defender.... Tóm tắt văn bản trên | R. Allen Stanfords epic fall from billionaire to imprisoned fraudster came to a conclusion today as a judge sentenced him to 110 years in prison, reports the Wall Street Journal. Stanford was convicted in March of bilking investors in a 7 billion Ponzi scheme that spanned 20 years. Prosecutors sought 230 years, calling him a ruthless predator who orchestrated one of the biggest frauds in history. Stanfords lawyers hoped to get him out on time already served. Investors werent having any of that: You, sir, are a dirty rotten scoundrel, said one of the victims allowed to address the court, notes Forbes. |
Help me summarize this article: More than 1,000 desert tortoises are taking a trip with the Marine Corps this month. The military is using helicopters to relocate the tortoises to another part of the Mojave to make way for an expansion of its desert training grounds. During the two-week-long process, the hubcap-sized tortoises are being loaded into plastic containers, which are then stacked and strapped to a helicopter. Their new home will be swaths of federal land to the north and southeast of the Twentynine Palms base, Marine officials said. The areas were deemed far enough away that the tortoises wouldnt migrate back to the original habitat. The cost of the whole effort, including a 30-year monitoring program to ensure the health of the federally protected species, is 50 million. The Marines at the Twentynine Palms base want to be able to practice large-scale exercises with live fire and combined-arms maneuvering. The campaign goes back to 2008, when the Corps began studying how to do it without breaking environmental law. The 2014 National Defense Authorization Act handed land formerly managed by the Bureau of Land Management to the Defense Department. Tortoises living on that land are now being moved. In March 2016, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice of intent to sue, arguing that the federal government failed to fully examine how the move might harm the tortoises. However, the move went ahead this month after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service told the Marine Corps that its review wouldnt be done before the spring window for the move, Marine Corps officials said. Its not the first time that the Corps has been in the tortoise-moving business. In 2006, the Twentynine Palms base relocated 17 adult tortoises in order to build a training range. Marine officials say no tortoises died during three years of post-move monitoring. This time, Marine Corps biologists will monitor tortoises intensely for the first five years. Then monitoring requirements will diminish over time until... | The mission: to airlift 1,156 desert tortoises to a place where theres no threat of being flattened by tanks. The Marines are this month moving the reptiles out of a corner of Californias Mojave Desert where the Corps will soon begin extensive live-fire training, the Los Angeles Times reports. Packed up two per plastic bin, the hubcap-sized creatures are being loaded into helicopters and flown 25 miles away to federal lands beyond the Marines Twentynine Palms base northeast of Palm Springs. Their new home is far enough away to keep tortoises from wandering back into the line of fire when the Marines begin longer and more involved training exercises this summer that the Press-Enterprise reports will better position them to carry out missions in global hot spots. Operation Desert Tortoise doesnt come cheap: Its 50 million price tag covers everything from the 125 biologists USNI News describes as setting out to locate, examine, and box up the tortoises to an agreed-upon 30 years of monitoring. The Marines have been pushing for this move since 2008, an effort complicated by the tortoises threatened status. Environmentalists threatened to sue, citing the harm that taking away 100 square miles of habitat might do, but the Times reports the program got final approval after the US Fish and Wildlife Service said it couldnt finish its review before the spring relocation window closed. A biologist with the Center for Biological Diversity expressed concerns there might not be adequate food in the new habitat. (This really old tortoise is the savior of the Galapagos.) |
Help me summarize this article: A pilot climbs out of a British Typhoon jet fighter of the Royal Air Forces Number 3 Squadron, parked at Gioia del Colle air base near Bari, Southern Italy, as Italian army trucks stand nearby, Monday... (Associated Press) Coalition forces bombarded Libya for a third straight night Monday, targeting the air defenses and forces of Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi, stopping his advances and handing some momentum back to the rebels, who were on the verge of defeat just last week. But the rebellions more organized military units were still not ready, and the opposition disarray underscored U.S. warnings that a long stalemate could emerge. The air campaign by U.S. and European militaries has unquestionably rearranged the map in Libya and rescued rebels from the immediate threat they faced only days ago of being crushed under a powerful advance by Gadhafis forces. The first round of airstrikes smashed a column of regime tanks that had been moving on the rebel capital of Benghazi in the east. Monday night, Libyan state TV said a new round of strikes had begun in the capital, Tripoli, marking the third night of bombardment. But while the airstrikes can stop Gadhafis troops from attacking rebel cities _ in line with the U.N. mandate to protect civilians _ the United States, at least, appeared deeply reluctant to go beyond that toward actively helping the rebel cause to oust the Libyan leader. President Barack Obama said Monday that it is U.S. policy that Gadhafi has to go. But, he said, the international air campaign has a more limited goal, to protect civilians. Our military action is in support of an international mandate from the Security Council that specifically focuses on the humanitarian threat posed by Col. Gadhafi to his people. Not only was he carrying out murders of civilians but he threatened more, the president said on a visit to Chile. In Washington, the American general running the assault said there is no attempt to provide air cover for rebel operations. Gen. Carter Ham said... | Coalition forces pounded targets in Libya for a third night yesterday, but the general leading US forces says the pace of air attacks is likely to slow soon. The campaign to destroy Moammar Gadhafis air defenses and establish a no-fly zone is almost complete, and American officials are seeking to hand over leadership of the operation to European allies, reports the New York Times. My sense is that unless something unusual or unexpected happens, we may see a decline in the frequency of attacks, said Gen. Carter Ham. Coalition forces arent attempting to provide air cover for rebels, he added, warning of a potentially long stalemate between Gadhafis forces and the rebels, AP reports. President Obama says that he expects control of the operation to be handed over within days. It is US policy that Gadhafi needs to go, he told reporters. And weve got a wide range of tools in addition to our military effort to support that policy. |
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