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Trump’s voter fraud commission is dead. But the GOP voter suppression effort is just getting started.

Kris Kobach

President-elect Donald Trump and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in November 2016. (Reuters/Mike Segar) Trump’s commission was led by Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach who not only is the country’s most prominent advocate of vote suppression but also is an anti-immigration activist which is an important part of this story. The White House issued a statement saying the president “has asked the Department of Homeland Security to review [the commission’s] initial findings and determine next courses of action.” Where is the Trump administration heading now that the voter suppression commission is gone? We can get an idea from a system called Crosscheck that Kobach has promoted to states all over the country. That system flags anyone who has the same name and date of birth but is registered in more than one place as a possible instance of fraud. You can immediately see the problem: There are going to be a huge number of people who share the same name and birthday so people will get wrongly flagged constantly. Indeed one analysis of the program found that Crosscheck risks eliminating huge numbers of registrations used to cast legitimate votes. Kobach sees the program as a model for what he wants to do nationally. That brings us to the Department of Homeland Security. I need to stress that nobody knows exactly what they’ll be doing on this issue because all we have are the somewhat vague statements from Kobach and the White House. But they have lists of immigrants and people visiting the country (like this one) and those databases are almost certainly what Kobach is after.

President-elect Donald Trump and Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in November 2016. (Reuters/Mike Segar) Trump’s commission was led by [TGT] but also is an anti-immigration activist which is an important part of this story. The White House issued a statement saying the president “has asked the Department of Homeland Security to review [the commission’s] initial findings and determine next courses of action.” Where is the Trump administration heading now that the voter suppression commission is gone? We can get an idea from a system called Crosscheck that Kobach has promoted to states all over the country. That system flags anyone who has the same name and date of birth but is registered in more than one place as a possible instance of fraud. You can immediately see the problem: There are going to be a huge number of people who share the same name and birthday so people will get wrongly flagged constantly. Indeed one analysis of the program found that Crosscheck risks eliminating huge numbers of registrations used to cast legitimate votes. [TGT] sees the program as a model for what [TGT] wants to do nationally. That brings us to the Department of Homeland Security. I need to stress that nobody knows exactly what they’ll be doing on this issue because all we have are the somewhat vague statements from [TGT] and the White House. But they have lists of immigrants and people visiting the country (like this one) and those databases are almost certainly what [TGT] is after.

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Congressional candidate drops out of race after sex harassment suit surfaces

Andrea Ramsey

Andrea Ramsey a Democrat vying to unseat Republican Rep. Kevin Yoder dropped out after The Kansas City Star asked her about a 2005 lawsuit that claimed she sexually harassed a subordinate Gary Funkhouser at LabOne a firm where she was a vice president of human resources. Ramsey 56 of Leawood Kan. was not named as a defendant in the suit against LabOne but was mentioned in it several times. She denied the charges. The suit was settled in 2006 but Ramsey said she was unaware of that and would have opposed settling the newspaper reported. Ramsey was one of several Democrats seeking to be on the ballot for the Kansas City-area district in next year’s midterm elections. She had been endorsed by Emily’s List a women’s group that has raised more than $500 000 to help female candidates who support abortion. The group later pulled the endorsement.

[TGT] dropped out after The Kansas City Star asked [TGT] about a 2005 lawsuit that claimed [TGT] sexually harassed a subordinate Gary Funkhouser at LabOne a firm where [TGT] was a vice president of human resources. [TGT] 56 of Leawood Kan. was not named as a defendant in the suit against LabOne but was mentioned in it several times. [TGT] denied the charges. The suit was settled in 2006 but [TGT] said [TGT] was unaware of that and would have opposed settling the newspaper reported. [TGT] was one of several Democrats seeking to be on the ballot for the Kansas City-area district in next year’s midterm elections. [TGT] had been endorsed by Emily’s List a women’s group that has raised more than $500 000 to help female candidates who support abortion. The group later pulled the endorsement.

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Walmart boosts starting pay closing dozens of Sam 's Clubs

Sam

Walmart confirmed Thursday that it is closing dozens of Sam's Club warehouse stores — a move that a union-backed group estimated could cost thousands of jobs — on the same day the company announced that it was boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers and handing out bonuses. The world's largest private employer said it was closing 63 of its 660 Sam 's Clubs over the next weeks with some shut already. Ten are being converted into e-commerce distribution centers according to a company official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss details of the decision publicly. He said it was too early to say how many people overall would lose their jobs since some will be placed at other Walmart locations or rehired at the e-commerce sites. Making Change at Walmart a campaign backed by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union estimates that 150 to 160 people work at each Sam's Club store meaning the closures could affect about 10 000 people. Lauren Fitz 22 said she was at her other job as a church secretary when a colleague texted to say that the Sam's Club where they both worked in Loveland Ohio had closed. Fitz had been pleased earlier to read the news that Walmart was boosting starting salaries and offering bonuses. "I thought 'this is really cool.' And then to find out that my store is closing " said Fitz who said she had worked as a sales associate in the jewelry department for two months. At home she got a call from her manager and had a letter in the mail saying the store had closed and she could seek employment at another Sam's Club or Walmart store. On Twitter Sam's Club responded to people's queries by saying "After a thorough review of our existing portfolio we've decided to close a series of clubs and better align our locations with our strategy." President Donald Trump cheered the announcement with a tweet saying "Great news as a result of our TAX CUTS & JOBS ACT!" White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders later said she would not comment on the Sam's Club closings but that the wage increases were a sign that the tax measures "are having the impact that we had hoped." Walmart announced years ago that it would actively manage its store portfolio as it strives to put a dent in Amazon's dominance online. With Thursday's closing that strategy is now extending to Sam's Club. The company said the wage increase benefits all hourly U.S. workers at its stores including Sam's Club as well as hourly employees at its websites distribution centers and its Bentonville Arkansas headquarters. The one-time bonus between $200 and $1 000 will be given to Walmart employees who won't receive a pay raise.

Walmart confirmed Thursday that it is closing dozens of [TGT] 's Club warehouse stores — a move that a union-backed group estimated could cost thousands of jobs — on the same day the company announced that it was boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers and handing out bonuses. The world's largest private employer said it was closing 63 of its 660 [TGT] 's Clubs over the next weeks with some shut already. Ten are being converted into e-commerce distribution centers according to a company official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss details of the decision publicly. He said it was too early to say how many people overall would lose their jobs since some will be placed at other Walmart locations or rehired at the e-commerce sites. Making Change at Walmart a campaign backed by the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union estimates that 150 to 160 people work at each [TGT] 's Club store meaning the closures could affect about 10 000 people. Lauren Fitz 22 said she was at her other job as a church secretary when a colleague texted to say that the [TGT] 's Club where they both worked in Loveland Ohio had closed. Fitz had been pleased earlier to read the news that Walmart was boosting starting salaries and offering bonuses. "I thought 'this is really cool.' And then to find out that my store is closing " said Fitz who said she had worked as a sales associate in the jewelry department for two months. At home she got a call from her manager and had a letter in the mail saying the store had closed and she could seek employment at another [TGT] 's Club or Walmart store. On Twitter [TGT] 's Club responded to people's queries by saying "After a thorough review of our existing portfolio we've decided to close a series of clubs and better align our locations with our strategy." President Donald Trump cheered the announcement with a tweet saying "Great news as a result of our TAX CUTS & JOBS ACT!" White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders later said she would not comment on the [TGT] 's Club closings but that the wage increases were a sign that the tax measures "are having the impact that we had hoped." Walmart announced years ago that it would actively manage its store portfolio as it strives to put a dent in Amazon's dominance online. With Thursday's closing that strategy is now extending to [TGT] 's Club. The company said the wage increase benefits all hourly U.S. workers at its stores including [TGT] 's Club as well as hourly employees at its websites distribution centers and its Bentonville Arkansas headquarters. The one-time bonus between $200 and $1 000 will be given to Walmart employees who won't receive a pay raise.

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Los Angeles Times columnist fat shames 'chunky' Press Secretary Sarah Sanders

David Horsey

Los Angeles Times political columnist David Horsey body shamed White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders in his latest anti-Trump hit piece referring to her appearance as like a “chunky soccer mom.” Horsey originally wrote Wednesday that Sanders “does not look like the kind of woman” that President Trump would chose for the high-profile role assuming he would prefer “sleek beauties with long legs and stiletto heels” who could pass for “arm candy” in addition to serving as the White House’s top spokesperson. “By comparison Sanders looks more like a slightly chunky soccer mom who organizes snacks for the kids’ games ” Horsey wrote. “Rather than the fake eyelashes and formal dresses she puts on for news briefings Sanders seems as if she’d be more comfortable in sweats and running shoes.” " Sanders looks more like a slightly chunky soccer mom who organizes snacks for the kids’ games" - L.A. Times columnist David Horsey “Yet even if Trump privately wishes he had a supermodel for a press secretary he is lucky to have Sanders ” he wrote. Sanders who was promoted from deputy press secretary when Sean Spicer stepped down earlier this year is the daughter of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. She has been working in politics her entire adult life and is well respected among GOP insiders. However the Times columnist went on to call Sanders a liar a “failure” and a “pro” at being ignorant. He also in another recent column about the recent allegations of powerful men sexually harassing women referred to Trump as a “sexually aggressive creep.” It’s curious to think what Horsey who is politically correct when it’s convenient would feel about fat shaming Sanders on a day when it doesn’t fit his anti-Trump agenda. It should be noted that Horsey doesn’t only shame the appearance of females as he has mocked Trump in cartoons calling him a “bloated orange mess ” among other things. Shortly after Fox News asked for comment the Times removed all references to Sanders ’ appearance and added a note from Horsey.

[TGT] shamed White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders in [TGT] latest anti-Trump hit piece referring to her appearance as like a “chunky soccer mom.” Horsey originally wrote Wednesday that Sanders “does not look like the kind of woman” that President Trump would chose for the high-profile role assuming he would prefer “sleek beauties with long legs and stiletto heels” who could pass for “arm candy” in addition to serving as the White House’s top spokesperson. “By comparison Sanders looks more like a slightly chunky soccer mom who organizes snacks for the kids’ games ” Horsey wrote. “Rather than the fake eyelashes and formal dresses she puts on for news briefings Sanders seems as if she’d be more comfortable in sweats and running shoes.” " Sanders looks more like a slightly chunky soccer mom who organizes snacks for the kids’ games" - L.A. Times columnist David Horsey “Yet even if Trump privately wishes he had a supermodel for a press secretary he is lucky to have Sanders ” he wrote. Sanders who was promoted from deputy press secretary when Sean Spicer stepped down earlier this year is the daughter of former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee. She has been working in politics her entire adult life and is well respected among GOP insiders. However the Times columnist went on to call Sanders a liar a “failure” and a “pro” at being ignorant. He also in another recent column about the recent allegations of powerful men sexually harassing women referred to Trump as a “sexually aggressive creep.” It’s curious to think what Horsey who is politically correct when it’s convenient would feel about fat shaming Sanders on a day when it doesn’t fit his anti-Trump agenda. It should be noted that [TGT] doesn’t only shame the appearance of females as he has mocked Trump in cartoons calling him a “bloated orange mess ” among other things. Shortly after Fox News asked for comment the Times removed all references to Sanders ’ appearance and added a note from [TGT] .

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Disgraced ex

Peter Miqueli

Peter Miqueli 54 was at the center of a scandalous lawsuit in 2015 filed by parishioners of two churches where he worked – St. Frances de Chantal Church in the Bronx and St. Francis Cabrini in Roosevelt Island. She did find however that St. Frances de Chantal Church improperly doled out over $22 000 in personal reimbursements to Miqueli from parish accounts. The disgraced ex-priest was ordered to return the funds Clark said. "This investigation by the Economic Crimes Bureau found that Father Miqueli was improperly reimbursed for personal expenses " Clark said. "The Archdiocese has reimbursed St. Frances de Chantal Church for the funds $22 450 of hard-earned money donated by parishioners for the betterment of the parish. We have made recommendations to the Archdiocese and they have agreed to more oversight." In a letter that was disseminated to parishioners Most Rev. Gerald Walsh vicar for clergy said that while $22 000 is a "significant sum " it is a "far cry" from the millions Miqueli was accused of looting. "The Archdiocese has attempted to investigate the other more sensational accusations of morally abhorrent behavior but to date nothing has been brought forward to substantiate them and Father Miqueli continues to deny them." He added that Miqueli has not had an assignment since December 2015 and that "it is difficult to envision a circumstance that would allow him to return to active priesthood." Miqueli could not immediately be reached for comment.

[TGT] was at the center of a scandalous lawsuit in 2015 filed by parishioners of two churches where [TGT] worked – St. Frances de Chantal Church in the Bronx and St. Francis Cabrini in Roosevelt Island. [TGT] did find however that St. Frances de Chantal Church improperly doled out over $22 000 in personal reimbursements to Miqueli from parish accounts. The disgraced ex-priest was ordered to return the funds [TGT] said. "This investigation by the Economic Crimes Bureau found that [TGT] was improperly reimbursed for personal expenses " [TGT] said. "The Archdiocese has reimbursed St. Frances de Chantal Church for the funds $22 450 of hard-earned money donated by parishioners for the betterment of the parish. We have made recommendations to the Archdiocese and they have agreed to more oversight." In a letter that was disseminated to parishioners Most Rev. Gerald Walsh vicar for clergy said that while $22 000 is a "significant sum " it is a "far cry" from the millions [TGT] was accused of looting. "The Archdiocese has attempted to investigate the other more sensational accusations of morally abhorrent behavior but to date nothing has been brought forward to substantiate them and [TGT] continues to deny them." [TGT] added that [TGT] has not had an assignment since December 2015 and that "it is difficult to envision a circumstance that would allow [TGT] to return to active priesthood. [TGT] could not immediately be reached for comment.

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Jose Canseco’s TV career could be over following bizarre rant about sexual misconduct and harassment – TheBlaze

Jose Canseco

Former Major League Baseball player Jose Canseco 53 will apparently not get another contract from NBC Sports California after comments he made on social media concerning sexual misconduct went viral. What did he say? Amid the hypercharged #MeToo environment that began with allegations of salacious sexually inappropriate behavior against film mogul Harvey Weinstein Canseco on Tuesday night tweeted a bevy of sentiments admitting to having been “molested” by women — reported occurrences Canseco apparently seemed to enjoy. “What is going on with all these politicians molesting women I’ve been molested by several women and never complained ” Canseco tweeted. “I see the difference I guess cuz I was a good-looking guy and these politicians look like a bag of boogers ” Canseco continued. Canseco concluded his tweetstorm by saying that certain allegations were simply “racist.” What is going on with all these politicians molesting women I’ve been molested by several women and never complained — Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12 2017 Well I mean I’ve been beaten by women taken advantage of by women and molested by women I never complain but it was kind of a turn-on — Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12 2017 I see the difference I guess cuz I was a good-looking guy and these politicians look like a bag of boogers — Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12 2017 These women complaining against sexual misconduct are just racist against ugly men — Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12 2017 Canseco who worked for NBC Sports as a studio analyst in 2017 will not receive another contract from the network. Jose Canseco is no longer an employee with NBC Sports California. His agreement with us ended after the 2017 season. We certainly don’t agree with his comments which do not reflect the values of our network or our team partner.

[TGT] will apparently not get another contract from NBC Sports California after comments [TGT] made on social media concerning sexual misconduct went viral. What did [TGT] say? Amid the hypercharged #MeToo environment that began with allegations of salacious sexually inappropriate behavior against film mogul Harvey Weinstein Canseco on Tuesday night tweeted a bevy of sentiments admitting to having been “molested” by women — reported occurrences [TGT] apparently seemed to enjoy. “What is going on with all these politicians molesting women I’ve been molested by several women and never complained ” [TGT] tweeted. “I see the difference I guess cuz I was a good-looking guy and these politicians look like a bag of boogers ” [TGT] continued. [TGT] concluded [TGT] tweetstorm by saying that certain allegations were simply “racist.” What is going on with all these politicians molesting women I’ve been molested by several women and never complained — Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12 2017 Well I mean I’ve been beaten by women taken advantage of by women and molested by women I never complain but it was kind of a turn-on — Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12 2017 I see the difference I guess cuz I was a good-looking guy and these politicians look like a bag of boogers — Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12 2017 These women complaining against sexual misconduct are just racist against ugly men — Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) December 12 2017 Canseco who worked for NBC Sports as a studio analyst in 2017 will not receive another contract from the network. [TGT] is no longer an employee with NBC Sports California. [TGT] agreement with us ended after the 2017 season. We certainly [TGT] agree with [TGT] comments which do not reflect the values of our network or our team partner.

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Holly Randall makes porn worth paying for

Holly Randall Holly

Randall tosses out a few suggestions for the next few minutes of foreplay. Then she calls action and the kissing and moaning resumes. Randall and her crew defy this stereotype and they're making a steady living doing it. Their glamorous approach may in fact be the key to how Randall 's productions make money even as the porn industry struggles more than ever to compete with free content on the internet. "You have to carve out a niche that people are interested in that people are willing to pay for " Randall says. Over the summer I was invited to spend a day on Randall 's set and unravel my perceptions of adult film production. If there's one thing I learned it's this: Making good porn isn't easy. A few hours earlier the entire crew gathered in a white ranch house atop the hill to eat lunch. Randall 's assistant a bubbly twenty-something who says she found the position on Craigslist arrived with a buffet of falafel chicken shawarma pita bread and salad. In one corner the tan blonde actress Nicole Aniston sat picking a morsel of Mediterranean food out of her cleavage. Her hair fell in barrel rolls down the front of her white robe and she laughed swapping stories with the crew. They had spent most of the morning constructing a Gothic-style lair for a Halloween shoot later in the day. The mood was hearty. Twistys a pay-for-play site known for its softer more glamorous approach to adult content commissioned Randall to shoot its big Treat of the Year package. The feature celebrates the company's most popular star of 2015. The recipient's photos and movies receive special promotion on the site. Across the room Randall hardly paused during the break. She conferenced with the makeup artist on how to style Aniston's hair suggesting they use a bandana for the "Thelma & Louise" inspired scene. Then she chatted with the wardrobe stylist running her hands and eyes over denim booty-shorts and a fringe jacket. Of course those clothes would come off and the hair would likely come undone in minutes. But Randall 's attention to detail and high production quality are what set her videos apart — and keep her in business. "Gone are the days when you could just build a website put up whatever and make money " Randall later tells me over the phone explaining that her original material will inevitably by torrented and made available online for free. "You have to be really competitive and you have to be good at what you do " she says. Fortunately Randall is both. She comes from a family of pornographers: Her mother Suze came to the US in the '70s to become the first female staff photographer at Playboy and later Hustler. Randall joined the business as a college student helping to run her parents' website and now leads one of the most illustrious careers in the industry. Her clients include Playboy Plus Adult DVD Empire and Twistys. She explains that when internet porn first exploded in the early 2000s its availability was coupled with the arrival of a consumer professional-grade hand camera. Anyone could buy an affordable video recorder shoot decent quality content and share it to a platform that transcended distribution laws. She calls it "a perfect storm." "You saw the beginning of this really hard-core 'Gonzo' type material where it was almost like the porn Olympics " Randall laughs. She rattles off examples of sodomy feats that are far too lewd to name here. Fortunately for Randall and the crew she hires some consumers are getting bored of that old smut.

Randall tosses out a few suggestions for the next few minutes of foreplay. Then she calls action and the kissing and moaning resumes. Randall and her crew defy this stereotype and they're making a steady living doing it. Their glamorous approach may in fact be the key to how Randall 's productions make money even as the porn industry struggles more than ever to compete with free content on the internet. "You have to carve out a niche that people are interested in that people are willing to pay for " Randall says. Over the summer I was invited to spend a day on Randall 's set and unravel my perceptions of adult film production. If there's one thing I learned it's this: Making good porn isn't easy. A few hours earlier the entire crew gathered in a white ranch house atop the hill to eat lunch. Randall 's assistant a bubbly twenty-something who says she found the position on Craigslist arrived with a buffet of falafel chicken shawarma pita bread and salad. In one corner the tan blonde actress Nicole Aniston sat picking a morsel of Mediterranean food out of her cleavage. Her hair fell in barrel rolls down the front of her white robe and she laughed swapping stories with the crew. They had spent most of the morning constructing a Gothic-style lair for a Halloween shoot later in the day. The mood was hearty. Twistys a pay-for-play site known for its softer more glamorous approach to adult content commissioned Randall to shoot its big Treat of the Year package. The feature celebrates the company's most popular star of 2015. The recipient's photos and movies receive special promotion on the site. Across the room Randall hardly paused during the break. She conferenced with the makeup artist on how to style Aniston's hair suggesting they use a bandana for the "Thelma & Louise" inspired scene. Then she chatted with the wardrobe stylist running her hands and eyes over denim booty-shorts and a fringe jacket. Of course those clothes would come off and the hair would likely come undone in minutes. But Randall 's attention to detail and high production quality are what set her videos apart — and keep her in business. "Gone are the days when you could just build a website put up whatever and make money " Randall later tells me over the phone explaining that her original material will inevitably by torrented and made available online for free. "You have to be really competitive and you have to be good at what you do " she says. Fortunately Randall is both. She comes from a family of pornographers: Her mother Suze came to the US in the '70s to become the first female staff photographer at Playboy and later Hustler. Randall joined the business as a college student helping to run her parents' website and now leads one of the most illustrious careers in the industry. Her clients include Playboy Plus Adult DVD Empire and Twistys. She explains that when internet porn first exploded in the early 2000s its availability was coupled with the arrival of a consumer professional-grade hand camera. Anyone could buy an affordable video recorder shoot decent quality content and share it to a platform that transcended distribution laws. She calls it "a perfect storm." "You saw the beginning of this really hard-core 'Gonzo' type material where it was almost like the porn Olympics " Randall laughs. She rattles off examples of sodomy feats that are far too lewd to name here. Fortunately for Randall and the crew she hires some consumers are getting bored of that old smut.

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Electronic Arts to release Madden NFL 18

Madden

There aren't many video game franchises that can be called "sure things " but the "Madden" series is about as close as you can get. The release of "Madden NFL 18 " which hits shelves Friday marks a shift of sorts for the title though. While new iterations usually have small tweaks this year's entry in the series has one of the biggest additions of the past several years. In addition to the game's usual pick-up-and-play and multiplayer modes this year's "Madden" includes a track called "Longshot Mode " a narrative single-player game that puts players in the shoes of an NFL rookie as he starts on the long path of becoming a star. It's a story mode in a sports game something that " Madden " has never done before (and few sports games have tried before Take-Two Interactive Software's "NBA 2K" series did it two years ago). "' Madden ' is a machine that keeps rolling on " says P.J. McNealy founder and CEO of Digital World Research. "There's a dedicated fan base that loves the NFL and ' Madden ' is a huge part of it." Beyond taking a more personal look at football (which encompasses the sacrifices players make early on the stress of going through the NFL combine to impress scouts and ultimately the price of celebrity and the potential downsides it can have for people around you) "Madden NFL 18" also boasts a notably improved graphics engine and fans will be able to play upcoming NFL matchups with updated stats and rosters as well as fresh in-game commentary. The game is earning some of the best reviews for "Madden " in years which is likely to cheer EA investors. But even if it draws a larger-than-usual audience it's unlikely to negatively impact sales of other titles coming out later this year. "Madden " is also a game that's family friendly meaning parents can play with their kids then swap in "Assassin's Creed Origins" when those kids go to bed. Of course some football enthusiasts will play "Madden " almost obsessively. The release of each year's game is marked by a series of superfans who call in sick on release day. And NFL players regularly check their in-game player rankings to see that they're adequately represented though some (especially rookies) tend to overestimate their numbers as EA tweeted in this video leading up to the game's release. "If you look at the past 16 years there have been several competitors who tried to take down 'Madden' — and to date all have failed " said McNealy. "I don't see that changing this year."

There aren't many video game franchises that can be called "sure things " but the "Madden" series is about as close as you can get. The release of "Madden NFL 18 " which hits shelves Friday marks a shift of sorts for the title though. While new iterations usually have small tweaks this year's entry in the series has one of the biggest additions of the past several years. In addition to the game's usual pick-up-and-play and multiplayer modes this year's "Madden" includes a track called "Longshot Mode " a narrative single-player game that puts players in the shoes of an NFL rookie as he starts on the long path of becoming a star. It's a story mode in a sports game something that " [TGT] " has never done before (and few sports games have tried before Take-Two Interactive Software's "NBA 2K" series did it two years ago). "' [TGT] ' is a machine that keeps rolling on " says P.J. McNealy founder and CEO of Digital World Research. "There's a dedicated fan base that loves the NFL and ' [TGT] ' is a huge part of it." Beyond taking a more personal look at football (which encompasses the sacrifices players make early on the stress of going through the NFL combine to impress scouts and ultimately the price of celebrity and the potential downsides it can have for people around you) "Madden NFL 18" also boasts a notably improved graphics engine and fans will be able to play upcoming NFL matchups with updated stats and rosters as well as fresh in-game commentary. The game is earning some of the best reviews for [TGT] . But even if it draws a larger-than-usual audience it's unlikely to negatively impact sales of other titles coming out later this year. " [TGT] " is also a game that's family friendly meaning parents can play with their kids then swap in "Assassin's Creed Origins" when those kids go to bed. Of course some football enthusiasts will play [TGT] " almost obsessively. The release of each year's game is marked by a series of superfans who call in sick on release day. And NFL players regularly check their in-game player rankings to see that they're adequately represented though some (especially rookies) tend to overestimate their numbers as EA tweeted in this video leading up to the game's release. "If you look at the past 16 years there have been several competitors who tried to take down ' [TGT] ' — and to date all have failed " said McNealy. "I don't see that changing this year."

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Crystal Castles Singer Ethan Kath Sues Alice Glass Over Rape And Abuse Claims

Ethan Kath

Crystal Castles singer Ethan Kath filed a defamation lawsuit Friday against Alice Glass and her boyfriend Jupiter Keyes after Glass a former singer and bandmate in the Canadian electronic duo released a statement on Tuesday alleging years of abuse by Kath . In her post Glass wrote "I met ' Ethan Kath' (Claudio Palmieri) when I was in the 10th grade. The first time he took advantage of me was when I was around 15. He was 10 years older than me ." Glass said that ”over a period of many months he gave me drugs and alcohol and had sex with me in an abandoned room at an apartment he managed." Glass also alleged that the sex "wasn’t always consensual." According to Kath 's complaint he said after he ended his relationship with her in 2012 Glass began accusing him of stealing her share of the band’s profits. But Kath said five subsequent audits revealed no wrongdoing on his part. Despite the audits Kath said Glass “hatched a plan to ruin his good name and reputation in the industry destroy Crystal Castles and in turn boost her own career.” Kath said Glass and Keyes conspired together to spread false and malicious lies that he was physically and sexually abusive. He said he learned of the allegations in 2014 when he discovered a fan had been contacted by Glass to post “horrific and humiliating untruths” about him. Kath said the fan never went through with the post after Kath’s attorney sent a cease and desist letter. Kath also said Glass’ “illicit drug abuse became substantial and her behavior erratic” when she began dating Keyes according to his complaint. Kath’s attorney Shane Bernard said “my client categorically denies all the malicious lies about sexual abuse. At no time did my client ever force Alice Glass into having sex with him against her will much less by use of violence or drugs to take advantage of her .” Despite the fact that the two broke up five years ago Glass Kath said has persisted in trying to damage his reputation evidenced by her recent blog post. He said Glass’ false claims have damaged his reputation causing him irreparable harm including the cancellation of Crystal Castles’ North American tour costing him at minimum $300 000 in lost profits.

[TGT] filed a defamation lawsuit Friday against Alice Glass and [TGT] boyfriend Jupiter Keyes after Glass a former singer and bandmate in the Canadian electronic duo released a statement on Tuesday alleging years of abuse by [TGT] . In her post Glass wrote "I met ' [TGT] (Claudio Palmieri) when I was in the 10th grade. The first time he took advantage of me was when I was around 15. He was 10 years older than me ." Glass said that ”over a period of many months he gave me drugs and alcohol and had sex with me in an abandoned room at an apartment he managed." Glass also alleged that the sex "wasn’t always consensual." According to [TGT] 's complaint he said after he ended his relationship with her in 2012 Glass began accusing him of stealing her share of the band’s profits. But [TGT] said five subsequent audits revealed no wrongdoing on his part. Despite the audits [TGT] said Glass “hatched a plan to ruin his good name and reputation in the industry destroy Crystal Castles and in turn boost [TGT] own career.” [TGT] said Glass and Keyes conspired together to spread false and malicious lies that he was physically and sexually abusive. He said he learned of the allegations in 2014 when he discovered a fan had been contacted by Glass to post “horrific and humiliating untruths” about him. [TGT] said the fan never went through with the post after Kath’s attorney sent a cease and desist letter. [TGT] also said Glass’ “illicit drug abuse became substantial and [TGT] behavior erratic” when [TGT] began dating Keyes according to his complaint. Kath’s attorney Shane Bernard said “my client categorically denies all the malicious lies about sexual abuse. At no time did my client ever force Alice Glass into having sex with him against her will much less by use of violence or drugs to take advantage of her .” Despite the fact that the two broke up five years ago Glass [TGT] said has persisted in trying to damage [TGT] reputation evidenced by [TGT] recent blog post. [TGT] said Glass’ false claims have damaged [TGT] reputation causing [TGT] irreparable harm including the cancellation of Crystal Castles’ North American tour costing [TGT] at minimum $300 000 in lost profits.

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Nolte: Hillary's 'Sure' Victory Also Explains Media Lies About Obama's Trump Surveillance

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As Hanson explains using a document paid for by the Clinton campaign (the discredited Russian dossier) the Obama administration engaged in an unprecedented abuse of power through the FISA courts as a means to spy on the Trump campaign and as we now know this of course included actual wiretaps. This brazen spying and the overall Russia hoax was almost certainly the “insurance policy” Strzok and Page discussed with McCabe in the event of an unlikely Trump victory. But even if Trump had lost that policy was still going to be used by President Hillary and her minions within the media and federal law enforcement as a bludgeon to personally destroy Trump as a Russian stooge — and by extension to destroy his MAGA movement which terrifies the political and media establishment even more than the Tea Party. However Trump did win and as we now know almost immediately after this victory the “insurance policy” was given the green-light. The first wave of this insurance policy came in the form of unceasing leaks to the Deep State’s most reliable co-conspirators — a compliant media. If they did not already know it was through these illegal leaks that the media learned that the Obama administration had spied on Team Trump both during and after the election. Although they now regret reporting this fact we know the media knew about Obama’s spying because time and again and again the media gleefully reported the fact that the Obama administration had spied on Team Trump (these media reports are all documented in detail here). You see in their own fevered minds the media seemed certain that if the public was told that Trump ’s collusion with the Russians was so serious his team had to be surveilled by federal law enforcement his presidency would be over even before it began. Hence the insurance policy. What the Deep State and its media collaborators did not count on though was Trump . On March 4 early on a Saturday morning Trump tweeted “Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my “wires tapped” in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!” — and this tweet blew the #ReleaseTheMemo scandal wide open. So soothed were media provincials by the velvet-lined bubble’s reassurance that Trump had no chance of becoming president they did not plan far enough about what to do if Trump won. And so after Trump did win for two whole weeks the media did something it had not done for eight years albeit accidentally — told the truth about the Obama administration’s unprecedented politicization of the surveillance state.

As Hanson explains using a document paid for by the Clinton campaign (the discredited Russian dossier) the Obama administration engaged in an unprecedented abuse of power through the FISA courts as a means to spy on the Trump campaign and as we now know this of course included actual wiretaps. This brazen spying and the overall Russia hoax was almost certainly the “insurance policy” Strzok and Page discussed with McCabe in the event of an unlikely Trump victory. But even if Trump had lost that policy was still going to be used by President Hillary and her minions within the media and federal law enforcement as a bludgeon to personally destroy Trump as a Russian stooge — and by extension to destroy his MAGA movement which terrifies the political and media establishment even more than the Tea Party. However Trump did win and as we now know almost immediately after this victory the “insurance policy” was given the green-light. The first wave of this insurance policy came in the form of unceasing leaks to the Deep State’s most reliable co-conspirators — a compliant media. If they did not already know it was through these illegal leaks that the media learned that the Obama administration had spied on [TGT] both during and after the election. Although they now regret reporting this fact we know the media knew about Obama’s spying because time and again and again the media gleefully reported the fact that the Obama administration had spied on Team Trump (these media reports are all documented in detail here). You see in their own fevered minds the media seemed certain that if the public was told that [TGT] ’s collusion with the Russians was so serious his team had to be surveilled by federal law enforcement his presidency would be over even before it began. Hence the insurance policy. What the Deep State and its media collaborators did not count on though was [TGT] . On March 4 early on a Saturday morning Trump tweeted “Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my “wires tapped” in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!” — and this tweet blew the #ReleaseTheMemo scandal wide open. So soothed were media provincials by the velvet-lined bubble’s reassurance that Trump had no chance of becoming president they did not plan far enough about what to do if Trump won. And so after Trump did win for two whole weeks the media did something it had not done for eight years albeit accidentally — told the truth about the Obama administration’s unprecedented politicization of the surveillance state.

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Gene Therapy's Promise Grows For A Lengthening List Of Diseases : Shots

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Eli Wheatley and Christian Guardino are among a growing number of patients whose lives are apparently being saved or radically improved by gene therapy. Guardino was diagnosed with a different condition — Leber's congenital amaurosis a disease of the eye's retina — when he was born. The disorder isn't fatal. But it was destroying his vision. "I wouldn't be able to walk around outside on my own " says Guardino . During the day he says the world looked "incredibly dark" and blurry. "It was sort of like watching your world fade away." Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy of Beth Guardino Courtesy of Beth Guardino Now Guardino can see things he 'd only dreamed about. After the gene therapy treatment he says "I was able to see things for the first time — like the moon. I was able to see stars for the first time – fireworks — all these amazing things that I've never been able to see before."

Eli Wheatley and [TGT] are among a growing number of patients whose lives are apparently being saved or radically improved by gene therapy. Guardino was diagnosed with a different condition — Leber's congenital amaurosis a disease of the eye's retina — when he was born. The disorder isn't fatal. But it was destroying his vision. "I wouldn't be able to walk around outside on my own " says Guardino . During the day he says the world looked "incredibly dark" and blurry. "It was sort of like watching your world fade away." Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy of Beth Guardino Courtesy of Beth Guardino Now Guardino can see things he 'd only dreamed about. After the gene therapy treatment he says "I was able to see things for the first time — like the moon. I was able to see stars for the first time – fireworks — all these amazing things that I've never been able to see before."

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Royal wedding guess list: Who gets a nod from Harry Meghan?

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Forget the Winter Olympics the Champion's League or the Super Bowl. The real competition right now is who's going to be invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding. British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua who is seeking to add two more world championships to the three he already owns says he would be happy to interrupt his high-level training for a trip to Windsor Castle on May 19. The ebullient Joshua has not been shy tweeting a picture of himself and Harry with the question "Need a best man?" Any bride and groom run into parental interference in their guest list whether it's adding random cousins or forgotten neighbors. Yet Harry and Markle are enduring this phenomenon at a cosmic level due to the royal expectations that come along with being a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. At least Harry and Markle won't face the 3 500 guests that his parents Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer welcomed to their 1981 "wedding of the century" in St. Paul's Cathedral in London. They also avoided the warehouse-sized Westminster Abbey where Harry's brother Prince William and Kate Middleton packed in 1 900 guests for a 2011 royal wedding extravaganza televised around the world. The British royals' close relatives alone number over 50 — and this time Princess Eugenie gets to bring a plus-one fiance Jack Brooksbank. Harry also won't forget non-royals like Kate's sister Pippa Middleton her husband James Mathews and brother James Middleton. William barely could squeeze in A-listers like David Beckham and TV adventure host Ben Fogle — who may return for Harry 's nuptials. The juiciest debate has been over invites for rival U.S. presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Harry and Obama have obvious chemistry and have worked together promoting Harry 's Invictus Games competition for wounded soldiers. Some British officials however fear that an invite to Obama would anger Trump. The royals could note that Obama the U.S. president in 2011 was not invited to William's wedding. And they have a bit more leeway because Harry 's wedding is not considered a state event. Markle meanwhile is a Hillary Clinton fan. "We've changed our minds on this. We think Harry is in a position that he does not have to worry about the political implications of an invite " said Rupert Adams a spokesman for the betting agency William Hill PLC. "We feel strongly that the Obamas will get an invite." Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a trifecta of ties to the bride and groom: He's the head of a Commonwealth country host of Harry 's latest Invictus Games and leader of the nation where Markle had been living. On the celebrity front Elton John who turned his song "Candle in the Wind" into an anthem for the late Princess Diana is considered a 1-50 lock for an invite (98 percent chance) and singer James Blunt comes in at 1-4. Singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran is also reportedly close to Harry 's royal cousins and his U.K. tour doesn't start until a few days later. Violet von Westenholz who introduced the couple will get a nod along with Harry 's buddies Thomas and Charlie van Straubenzee Thomas Inskip and Arthur Landon. Yet A-listers could find themselves outnumbered by British military members and charity workers. Look for dress uniforms from both the Blues and Royals regiment and the Army Air Corps since Harry served as a former Apache helicopter co-pilot in Afghanistan. "The simple reality is ... we have been focusing on Harry over here " Adams said.

Forget the Winter Olympics the Champion's League or the Super Bowl. The real competition right now is who's going to be invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding. British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua who is seeking to add two more world championships to the three he already owns says he would be happy to interrupt his high-level training for a trip to Windsor Castle on May 19. The ebullient Joshua has not been shy tweeting a picture of himself and Harry with the question "Need a best man?" Any bride and groom run into parental interference in their guest list whether it's adding random cousins or forgotten neighbors. Yet [TGT] and Markle are enduring this phenomenon at a cosmic level due to the royal expectations that come along with being a grandson of Queen Elizabeth II. At least [TGT] and Markle won't face the 3 500 guests that [TGT] parents Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer welcomed to their 1981 "wedding of the century" in St. Paul's Cathedral in London. They also avoided the warehouse-sized Westminster Abbey where Harry's brother Prince William and Kate Middleton packed in 1 900 guests for a 2011 royal wedding extravaganza televised around the world. The British royals' close relatives alone number over 50 — and this time Princess Eugenie gets to bring a plus-one fiance Jack Brooksbank. [TGT] also won't forget non-royals like Kate's sister Pippa Middleton her husband James Mathews and brother James Middleton. William barely could squeeze in A-listers like David Beckham and TV adventure host Ben Fogle — who may return for Harry 's nuptials. The juiciest debate has been over invites for rival U.S. presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. [TGT] and Obama have obvious chemistry and have worked together promoting [TGT] 's Invictus Games competition for wounded soldiers. Some British officials however fear that an invite to Obama would anger Trump. The royals could note that Obama the U.S. president in 2011 was not invited to William's wedding. And they have a bit more leeway because [TGT] 's wedding is not considered a state event. Markle meanwhile is a Hillary Clinton fan. "We've changed our minds on this. We think [TGT] is in a position that [TGT] does not have to worry about the political implications of an invite " said Rupert Adams a spokesman for the betting agency William Hill PLC. "We feel strongly that the Obamas will get an invite." Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has a trifecta of ties to the bride and groom: He's the head of a Commonwealth country host of [TGT] 's latest Invictus Games and leader of the nation where Markle had been living. On the celebrity front Elton John who turned his song "Candle in the Wind" into an anthem for the late Princess Diana is considered a 1-50 lock for an invite (98 percent chance) and singer James Blunt comes in at 1-4. Singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran is also reportedly close to [TGT] 's royal cousins and [TGT] U.K. tour doesn't start until a few days later. Violet von Westenholz who introduced the couple will get a nod along with Harry 's buddies Thomas and Charlie van Straubenzee Thomas Inskip and Arthur Landon. Yet A-listers could find themselves outnumbered by British military members and charity workers. Look for dress uniforms from both the Blues and Royals regiment and the Army Air Corps since [TGT] served as a former Apache helicopter co-pilot in Afghanistan. "The simple reality is ... we have been focusing on [TGT] over here " Adams said.

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These Reports Allege Trump Has Deep Ties To Russia

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The dossier which is a collection of memos written over a period of months includes specific unverified and potentially unverifiable allegations of contact between Trump aides and Russian operatives and graphic claims of sexual acts documented by the Russians. BuzzFeed News reporters in the US and Europe have been investigating various alleged facts in the dossier but have not verified or falsified them. CNN reported Tuesday that a two-page synopsis of the report was given to President Obama and Trump . The document was prepared for political opponents of Trump by a person who is understood to be a former British intelligence agent. It is not just unconfirmed: It includes some clear errors. The report misspells the name of one company "Alpha Group " throughout. It is Alfa Group. The report says the settlement of Barvikha outside Moscow is "reserved for the residences of the top leadership and their close associates." It is not reserved for anyone and it is also populated by the very wealthy. The Trump administration's transition team did not immediately respond to BuzzFeed News' request for comment. However the president-elect's attorney Michael Cohen told Mic that the allegations were absolutely false. And Trump shot back against the reports a short time later on Twitter.

The dossier which is a collection of memos written over a period of months includes specific unverified and potentially unverifiable allegations of contact between Trump aides and Russian operatives and graphic claims of sexual acts documented by the Russians. BuzzFeed News reporters in the US and Europe have been investigating various alleged facts in the dossier but have not verified or falsified them. CNN reported Tuesday that a two-page synopsis of the report was given to President Obama and Trump . The document was prepared for political opponents of Trump by a person who is understood to be a former British intelligence agent. It is not just unconfirmed: It includes some clear errors. The report misspells the name of one company "Alpha Group " throughout. It is Alfa Group. The report says the settlement of Barvikha outside Moscow is "reserved for the residences of the top leadership and their close associates." It is not reserved for anyone and it is also populated by the very wealthy. The Trump administration's transition team did not immediately respond to BuzzFeed News' request for comment. However the president-elect's attorney Michael Cohen told Mic that the allegations were absolutely false. And Trump shot back against the reports a short time later on Twitter.

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South African ministry agrees to pay state broadcaster $12 200 for interview stirs outcry

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The SABC aired the interview with Bathabile Dlamini an ally of President Jacob Zuma and senior figure in the ruling African National Congress (ANC) on a popular talk show just a week before the ANC elected its new leadership. Dlamini was sharply criticized by South Africa’s top court last year for her role in a fiasco which threatened the payment of welfare benefits to 17 million people. She was re-elected to the ANC’s national executive in December. Dlamini’s spokeswoman said it was normal practice for the social development ministry to pay to get its message across and that the interview was not been timed to coincide with the ANC leadership conference. As president Zuma appoints the board of the SABC. His presidency has been tarnished by a series of corruption scandals including allegations that Zuma’s friends have influenced government appointments. Zuma denies any wrongdoing. Anton Harber a professor of journalism at Wits University in Johannesburg said the Dlamini interview had harmed the SABC’s journalistic credibility because the broadcaster had not disclosed that it was paid for.

The SABC aired the interview with [TGT] just a week before the ANC elected its new leadership. [TGT] was sharply criticized by South Africa’s top court last year for [TGT] role in a fiasco which threatened the payment of welfare benefits to 17 million people. [TGT] was re-elected to the ANC’s national executive in December. Dlamini’s spokeswoman said it was normal practice for the social development ministry to pay to get its message across and that the interview was not been timed to coincide with the ANC leadership conference. As president Zuma appoints the board of the SABC. His presidency has been tarnished by a series of corruption scandals including allegations that Zuma’s friends have influenced government appointments. Zuma denies any wrongdoing. Anton Harber a professor of journalism at Wits University in Johannesburg said the Dlamini interview had harmed the SABC’s journalistic credibility because the broadcaster had not disclosed that it was paid for.

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Google relaxes rules on free news stories plans subscription tools

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“Over the last year we got clear indications that yes it was going to be important for publishers to grow subscription revenues ” said Richard Gingras Google’s vice president for news . He said the number of news outlets with paywalls had reached a critical mass in the last year to the point that it made sense for Google to start developing tools for them. The goal is to facilitate fast purchases that could take as little as a single click Gingras said. Customers’ names and emails would be shared with the publishers. A separate tool would give publishers data on how to maximize sign ups with personalized offers. Gingras said Google hasn’t determined whether it may charge a fee to recoup costs of that program. “Google search is valuable because there’s a rich ecosystem out there ” Gingras said. “To the extent the web is healthy that’s very good for our core business. Our objective is not for this to be a new line of business.”

“Over the last year we got clear indications that yes it was going to be important for publishers to grow subscription revenues ” said [TGT] . [TGT] said the number of news outlets with paywalls had reached a critical mass in the last year to the point that it made sense for Google to start developing tools for them. The goal is to facilitate fast purchases that could take as little as a single click Gingras said. Customers’ names and emails would be shared with the publishers. A separate tool would give publishers data on how to maximize sign ups with personalized offers. Gingras said Google hasn’t determined whether it may charge a fee to recoup costs of that program. “Google search is valuable because there’s a rich ecosystem out there ” Gingras said. “To the extent the web is healthy that’s very good for our core business. Our objective is not for this to be a new line of business.”

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Tropical Storm Philippe heads toward southern Florida

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MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Philippe is approaching extreme southern Florida as it continues to dump heavy rain on central Cuba and the Bahamas. The center of Philippe is expected to move across the northwestern Bahamas Sunday morning. Philippe 's maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours. However Philippe is expected to become a post-tropical cyclone on Monday.

MIAMI -- [TGT] is approaching extreme southern Florida as [TGT] continues to dump heavy rain on central Cuba and the Bahamas. The center of [TGT] is expected to move across the northwestern Bahamas Sunday morning. [TGT] 's maximum sustained winds are near 45 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours. However [TGT] is expected to become a post-tropical cyclone on Monday.

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Lorde shades the Grammys in new Tweet

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The Grammy Awards were tough on female artists in several ways -- there was a small number of female nominees (and consequently winners) and Lorde the only female artist nominated for Best New Album was also the only artist in that category who wasn't offered a solo performance during the show sources tell Variety. And when asked if it was a mistake to leave Lorde out of the show executive producer Ken Ehrlich said: "I don't know if it was a mistake. These shows are a matter of choices. We have a box and it gets full. She had a great album. There's no way we can really deal with everybody." Lorde apparently had a response on Twitter Monday afternoon writing in all-caps "IF YOU'RE DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT I CAN MURDER A STAGE... COME SEE IT FOR URSELF." -- and then providing a link to the dates for her forthcoming tour which begins in Milwaukee on March 1 and wraps June 2 at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona. While she did not perform on the Grammys Lorde performed twice in New York during Grammy Week playing a four-song set with Jack Antonoff at his Ally Coalition benefit and also playing a powerful version of Stevie Nicks' "Silver Springs" at the MusiCares Fleetwood Mac tribute at Radio City Music Hall.

The Grammy Awards were tough on female artists in several ways -- there was a small number of female nominees (and consequently winners) and Lorde the only female artist nominated for Best New Album was also the only artist in that category who wasn't offered a solo performance during the show sources tell Variety. And when asked if it was a mistake to leave Lorde out of the show executive producer Ken Ehrlich said: "I don't know if it was a mistake. These shows are a matter of choices. We have a box and it gets full. She had a great album. There's no way we can really deal with everybody. [TGT] apparently had a response on Twitter Monday afternoon writing in all-caps "IF YOU'RE DEBATING WHETHER OR NOT I CAN MURDER A STAGE... COME SEE IT FOR URSELF." -- and then providing a link to the dates for her forthcoming tour which begins in Milwaukee on March 1 and wraps June 2 at the Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona. While she did not perform on [TGT] performed twice in New York during Grammy Week playing a four-song set with Jack Antonoff at his Ally Coalition benefit and also playing a powerful version of Stevie Nicks' "Silver Springs" at the MusiCares Fleetwood Mac tribute at Radio City Music Hall.

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Caroline Wozniacki beats Halep to win 1st major at Aussie Open

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MELBOURNE Australia — It took Caroline Wozniacki 43 majors and two failed attempts in finals before finally claiming her first Grand Slam singles title. One of the first things she did as a champion was apologize to top-seeded Simona Halep following her 7-6 (2) 3-6 6-4 win in the Australian Open final on Saturday night. "I'm sorry I'm just taking a second to hug Daphne " Wozniacki said pausing as she clutched the winner's trophy in the on-court ceremony. "I dreamt of this moment so many years to be here now it's a dream come true." More than seven years after appearing in her first Grand Slam final at the 2009 U.S. Open — a straight sets loss to Serena Williams — Wozniacki can finally erase the "but never won a major" footnote that has long been attached to her resume. "I'm never going to get the question again about being a world No. 1 without a Slam " she said after leaving the court. Wozniacki will regain the top ranking next week for the first time in six years — beating Serena Williams' record of 5 years 29 days between stints at No. 1 on the women's tour — in another benefit of beating the top-seeded Halep. Wozniacki lost two U.S. Open finals — in '09 and 2014 — and Halep lost two French Open finals before their meeting at Melbourne Park. Caroline Wozniacki plants a kiss on the Aussie Open trophy after defeating Simona Halep. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) In Halep's case she was the first player who had saved match points in multiple matches to have reached the final. She saved triple match point and rallied in the third set to beat Laura Davis 15-13 in the third set of her third-round match and also needed to save match points in her semifinal against Angelique Kerber. Wozniacki saved match points in her second-round win over Jana Fett and later said she was relaxed because for the rest of the tournament she was "playing with the house money." "I know that today is a tough day " Wozniacki said to Halep. "I'm sorry I had to win today but I'm sure we 'll have many matches in the future. Incredible match incredible fight. And again I'm sorry." Halep was playing with an injured left ankle needed treatment for dizziness in the second set and had rallied from a break down in the third set to lead 4-3 when Wozniacki took a medical time out to have her left knee taped. In the end she just ran out of steam. "It's not easy to talk now " Halep said at the presentation. "It's been a great tournament for me . I started not very well with the ankle injury. I just wanted to give my best every match which I did. Of course I'm sad I couldn't win today but Caroline was better than me . Wozniacki is the third first-time major winner in the four Grand Slam tournaments since Serena Williams won the 2017 Australian Open for her record 23rd Grand Slam title. Serena Williams who beat her older sister Venus in last year's final took time out for her pregnancy and the birth of her first child in September and is preparing to return to competition next month. Wozniaki was ranked No. 1 for 67 weeks including 49 straight from Feb. 21 2011 until Victoria Azarenka replaced her on Jan. 30 2012. Wozniacki got a break in Halep's first service game and had a chance to serve for the first set at 5-3 but the Romanian rallied to break back and to force a tiebreaker. After getting an early jump in the tiebreaker Wozniacki won the last three points to win a set for the first time in a Grand Slam final.

MELBOURNE Australia — It took Caroline Wozniacki 43 majors and two failed attempts in finals before finally claiming her first Grand Slam singles title. One of the first things she did as a champion was apologize to top-seeded Simona Halep following her 7-6 (2) 3-6 6-4 win in the Australian Open final on Saturday night. "I'm sorry I'm just taking a second to hug Daphne " Wozniacki said pausing as she clutched the winner's trophy in the on-court ceremony. "I dreamt of this moment so many years to be here now it's a dream come true." More than seven years after appearing in her first Grand Slam final at the 2009 U.S. Open — a straight sets loss to Serena Williams — Wozniacki can finally erase the "but never won a major" footnote that has long been attached to her resume. "I'm never going to get the question again about being a world No. 1 without a Slam " she said after leaving the court. Wozniacki will regain the top ranking next week for the first time in six years — beating Serena Williams' record of 5 years 29 days between stints at No. 1 on the women's tour — in another benefit of beating the top-seeded Halep. Wozniacki lost two U.S. Open finals — in '09 and 2014 — and Halep lost two French Open finals before their meeting at Melbourne Park. Caroline Wozniacki plants a kiss on the Aussie Open trophy after defeating Simona Halep. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara) In Halep's case she was the first player who had saved match points in multiple matches to have reached the final. She saved triple match point and rallied in the third set to beat Laura Davis 15-13 in the third set of her third-round match and also needed to save match points in her semifinal against Angelique Kerber. Wozniacki saved match points in her second-round win over Jana Fett and later said she was relaxed because for the rest of the tournament she was "playing with the house money." "I know that today is a tough day " Wozniacki said to Halep. "I'm sorry I had to win today but I'm sure we 'll have many matches in the future. Incredible match incredible fight. And again I'm sorry." Halep was playing with an injured left ankle needed treatment for dizziness in the second set and had rallied from a break down in the third set to lead 4-3 when Wozniacki took a medical time out to have her left knee taped. In the end she just ran out of steam. "It's not easy to talk now " Halep said at the presentation. "It's been a great tournament for me . I started not very well with the ankle injury. I just wanted to give my best every match which I did. Of course I'm sad I couldn't win today but Caroline was better than me . Wozniacki is the third first-time major winner in the four Grand Slam tournaments since Serena Williams won the 2017 Australian Open for her record 23rd Grand Slam title. Serena Williams who beat her older sister Venus in last year's final took time out for her pregnancy and the birth of her first child in September and is preparing to return to competition next month. Wozniaki was ranked No. 1 for 67 weeks including 49 straight from Feb. 21 2011 until Victoria Azarenka replaced her on Jan. 30 2012. Wozniacki got a break in Halep's first service game and had a chance to serve for the first set at 5-3 but the Romanian rallied to break back and to force a tiebreaker. After getting an early jump in the tiebreaker Wozniacki won the last three points to win a set for the first time in a Grand Slam final.

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Republican U.S. Senator Corker will not seek re

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Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) speaks with reporters after announcing his retirement at the conclusion of his term on Capitol Hill in Washington U.S. September 26 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bob Corker the influential Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Tuesday he will not run for re-election a blow to a party already struggling to balance divisions between mainstream and more populist wings. An establishment Republican Corker has been criticized from the right and a conservative activist had already announced a primary challenge. But he was expected to keep the seat and had amassed a $7.5 million campaign war chest. Corker has ruled out running for governor of Tennessee. “I have no idea what I‘m going to do. No idea whatsoever ” Corker said in an interview. But he said he was not leaving out of frustration over deep party divides that have often paralyzed Congress. Corker announced his retirement on the day of the failure of the latest Republican effort to repeal former Democratic President Barack Obama’s healthcare law. “I am not going to be one of the people who leaves here badmouthing what is one of the greatest privileges of one’s life ” Corker said. He said he realized he was ready to retire on Aug. 24 during a factory groundbreaking in Clarksville Tennessee and almost announced his decision at least twice before Tuesday. Corker said that he made his announcement now to allow a strong candidate time to enter the Senate race. Corker is the first senator to announce his retirement ahead of the 2018 mid-term elections when one-third of the 100-seat chamber will be up for grabs. Tennessee is a solidly Republican state and the party which currently holds a 52-seat majority in the Senate is favored to keep his seat. In his official announcement Corker said that “after much thought consideration and family discussion” over the past year he and his wife Elizabeth “have decided that I will leave the United States Senate when my term expires at the end of 2018.” Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) walks away after speaking with reporters after announcing his retirement at the conclusion of his term on Capitol Hill in Washington U.S. September 26 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein CLASHES WITH TRUMP In August after Trump’s much-criticized reaction to violence at a white supremacist rally in Virginia Corker told reporters in his home state Tennessee that Trump had not been able to demonstrate the “stability” or competence that he needed to be successful as president. After the exchange the two men had an hour-long meeting at the White House this month that Corker has described as a wide-ranging and friendly discussion. Corker will remain chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee until he leaves in January 2019. He said he wanted the panel to address issues including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s State Department reorganization food aid reform and the fight against human trafficking and modern slavery. Corker said the committee would address the international nuclear agreement with Iran as Trump faces a mid-October deadline for deciding whether to certify that Tehran is complying with that pact. That decision could force Congress to decide whether to reimpose sanctions. Corker would not say whether Trump had decided to certify or not.

[TGT] speaks with reporters after announcing [TGT] retirement at the conclusion of [TGT] term on Capitol Hill in Washington U.S. September 26 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bob Corker the influential Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Tuesday he will not run for re-election a blow to a party already struggling to balance divisions between mainstream and more populist wings. An establishment Republican [TGT] has been criticized from the right and a conservative activist had already announced a primary challenge. But he was expected to keep the seat and had amassed a $7.5 million campaign war chest. Corker has ruled out running for governor of Tennessee. “I have no idea what I‘m going to do. No idea whatsoever ” Corker said in an interview. But he said he was not leaving out of frustration over deep party divides that have often paralyzed Congress. Corker announced his retirement on the day of the failure of the latest Republican effort to repeal former Democratic President Barack Obama’s healthcare law. “I am not going to be one of the people who leaves here badmouthing what is one of the greatest privileges of one’s life ” Corker said. He said he realized he was ready to retire on Aug. 24 during a factory groundbreaking in Clarksville Tennessee and almost announced his decision at least twice before Tuesday. Corker said that he made his announcement now to allow a strong candidate time to enter the Senate race. Corker is the first senator to announce his retirement ahead of the 2018 mid-term elections when one-third of the 100-seat chamber will be up for grabs. Tennessee is a solidly Republican state and the party which currently holds a 52-seat majority in the Senate is favored to keep his seat. In his official announcement Corker said that “after much thought consideration and family discussion” over the past year he and his wife Elizabeth “have decided that I will leave the United States Senate when my term expires at the end of 2018.” Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) walks away after speaking with reporters after announcing his retirement at the conclusion of his term on Capitol Hill in Washington U.S. September 26 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein CLASHES WITH TRUMP In August after Trump’s much-criticized reaction to violence at a white supremacist rally in Virginia Corker told reporters in his home state Tennessee that Trump had not been able to demonstrate the “stability” or competence that he needed to be successful as president. After the exchange the two men had an hour-long meeting at the White House this month that Corker has described as a wide-ranging and friendly discussion. Corker will remain chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee until he leaves in January 2019. He said he wanted the panel to address issues including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s State Department reorganization food aid reform and the fight against human trafficking and modern slavery. Corker said the committee would address the international nuclear agreement with Iran as Trump faces a mid-October deadline for deciding whether to certify that Tehran is complying with that pact. That decision could force Congress to decide whether to reimpose sanctions. Corker would not say whether Trump had decided to certify or not.

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Air Force missed at least two chances to stop Texas shooter buying guns

Devin Kelley

A third opportunity to flag shooter Devin Kelley was lost two years later by a twist of bad luck when a Pentagon inspection of cases narrowly missed the former airman. The Air Force said on Monday it had failed to provide information as required about Kelley ’s criminal history to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s criminal databases. It gave few other details about the omission. A review of Department of Defense procedures by Reuters shows that the military twice should have flagged Kelley then serving at a New Mexico base after he was accused of repeatedly beating his wife and stepson. If Pentagon rules had been followed the Air Force should have put Kelley into national criminal databases used for background checks soon after he was charged. The Air Force should then have flagged Kelley 26 again later that year after his court-martial conviction for assault which permanently disqualified him from legally getting a gun. When presented with this account of how the FBI was not alerted about Kelley Air Force officials confirmed the procedures that should have happened. “That is what the investigation is looking at now ” Brooke Brzozowske an Air Force spokeswoman said. The FBI confirmed it never received Kelley ’s records. Kelley bought guns from a store in Texas in 2016 and 2017 although it is not clear whether these were the weapons he used last Sunday to attack churchgoers in Sutherland Springs before killing himself . Authorities said he killed 26 people including a pregnant woman’s unborn child. If the Air Force had flagged Kelley to the FBI either when he was charged and convicted he would have been unable to get a gun legally. Reuters has been unable to determine exactly how or why Kelley ’s records were not shared. Kelley also narrowly slipped through the system in 2014 when the Pentagon’s inspector general told the Air Force it was routinely failing to send criminal records to the FBI and urged them to correct this in some old cases like Kelley’s Rymer recommended that the Air Force send what missing fingerprints and records it could from his sample period to the FBI and the Air Force agreed. But Kelley was convicted in November 2012 a week after the sample period ended and it appears that his case was never looked at again. Entering his fingerprints and other information in the FBI’s so-called Interstate Identification Index (III) would have been enough to flag Kelley as needing further investigation in 2016 when he tried to buy a gun at a San Antonio store. The FBI would then have asked the Air Force the outcome of Kelley ’s case. The airman was convicted of a crime involving domestic violence that carries a maximum penalty of more than one year in prison both of which disqualify a person from buying guns and ammunition under federal law. Instead Kelley cleared the background check and walked out of the store with a gun and returned the following year passed another background check and bought a second one the store said. According to Defense Department rules the Air Force should have caught its error after Kelley’s court-martial ended when it was obliged to notify the FBI that Kelley had been convicted and that his crime involved domestic violence

A third opportunity to flag shooter [TGT] was lost two years later by a twist of bad luck when a Pentagon inspection of cases narrowly missed the former airman. The Air Force said on Monday it had failed to provide information as required about [TGT] ’s criminal history to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s criminal databases. It gave few other details about the omission. A review of Department of Defense procedures by Reuters shows that the military twice should have flagged [TGT] then serving at a New Mexico base after [TGT] was accused of repeatedly beating his wife and stepson. If Pentagon rules had been followed the Air Force should have put [TGT] into national criminal databases used for background checks soon after [TGT] was charged. The Air Force should then have flagged Kelley 26 again later that year after his court-martial conviction for assault which permanently disqualified him from legally getting a gun. When presented with this account of how the FBI was not alerted about [TGT] Air Force officials confirmed the procedures that should have happened. “That is what the investigation is looking at now ” Brooke Brzozowske an Air Force spokeswoman said. The FBI confirmed it never received [TGT] ’s records. [TGT] bought guns from a store in Texas in 2016 and 2017 although it is not clear whether these were the weapons [TGT] used last Sunday to attack churchgoers in Sutherland Springs before killing [TGT] . Authorities said [TGT] killed 26 people including a pregnant woman’s unborn child. If the Air Force had flagged [TGT] to the FBI either when [TGT] was charged and convicted [TGT] would have been unable to get a gun legally. Reuters has been unable to determine exactly how or why [TGT] ’s records were not shared. [TGT] also narrowly slipped through the system in 2014 when the Pentagon’s inspector general told the Air Force it was routinely failing to send criminal records to the FBI and urged them to correct this in some old cases like Kelley’s Rymer recommended that the Air Force send what missing fingerprints and records it could from [TGT] sample period to the FBI and the Air Force agreed. But [TGT] was convicted in November 2012 a week after the sample period ended and it appears that [TGT] case was never looked at again. Entering [TGT] fingerprints and other information in the FBI’s so-called Interstate Identification Index (III) would have been enough to flag [TGT] as needing further investigation in 2016 when [TGT] tried to buy a gun at a San Antonio store. The FBI would then have asked the Air Force the outcome of [TGT] ’s case. The airman was convicted of a crime involving domestic violence that carries a maximum penalty of more than one year in prison both of which disqualify a person from buying guns and ammunition under federal law. Instead [TGT] cleared the background check and walked out of the store with a gun and returned the following year passed another background check and bought a second one the store said. According to Defense Department rules the Air Force should have caught its error after Kelley’s court-martial ended when it was obliged to notify the FBI that [TGT] had been convicted and that [TGT] crime involved domestic violence

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Trump tries to avoid responsibility for soldiers' deaths in Niger

Donald J. Trump

For three weeks Donald Trump wouldn’t acknowledge the deadliest combat incident of his presidency. On Oct. 4 four U.S. Army Special Operations soldiers were killed in an ambush in Niger and the president had said literally nothing about it and the White House refused to release a condolence statement drafted by the National Security Council. Yesterday Trump finally mentioned the attack when a reporter asked whether the president had authorized the mission. TRUMP : No I didn’t. Not specifically. But I have generals that are great generals. These are great fighters. These are warriors and – REPORTER: You gave them authority to do this mission. TRUMP : I gave them authority to do what’s right so that we win. That’s the authority they have…. My generals and my military they have decision-making ability. As far as the incident that we’re talking about I’ve been seeing it just like you’ve been seeing it. I’ve been getting reports. They have to meet the enemy and they meet them tough and that’s what happens. In other words the president effectively wants to be seen as a bystander. Trump has delegated his powers to military leaders; they make decisions; and the president gets “reports” on what servicemen and women have been up to. He ’s “been seeing it just like” the rest of us. If this sounds familiar it’s because yesterday wasn’t the first time he’s tried to pass the buck in the wake of a U.S. combat death. Soon after taking office Trump authorized a mission in Yemen which claimed the life of Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens and when pressed for answers on what transpired the president said the buck stops somewhere else. “This was something that was you know just they wanted to do ” the president said referring to U.S. generals. “They came to see me they explained what they wanted to do the generals … and they lost Ryan.” The chain of command however doesn’t work this way. The president is ultimately responsible because he ’s the Commander in Chief of the world’s most powerful military. Passing the buck doesn’t work because there’s no one to whom the buck can be passed. I believe the person who wrote that is named Donald J. Trump.

For three weeks Donald Trump wouldn’t acknowledge the deadliest combat incident of his presidency. On Oct. 4 four U.S. Army Special Operations soldiers were killed in an ambush in Niger and the president had said literally nothing about it and the White House refused to release a condolence statement drafted by the National Security Council. Yesterday Trump finally mentioned the attack when a reporter asked whether the president had authorized the mission. TRUMP : No I didn’t. Not specifically. But I have generals that are great generals. These are great fighters. These are warriors and – REPORTER: You gave them authority to do this mission. TRUMP : I gave them authority to do what’s right so that we win. That’s the authority they have…. My generals and my military they have decision-making ability. As far as the incident that we’re talking about I’ve been seeing it just like you’ve been seeing it. I’ve been getting reports. They have to meet the enemy and they meet them tough and that’s what happens. In other words the president effectively wants to be seen as a bystander. Trump has delegated his powers to military leaders; they make decisions; and the president gets “reports” on what servicemen and women have been up to. He ’s “been seeing it just like” the rest of us. If this sounds familiar it’s because yesterday wasn’t the first time he’s tried to pass the buck in the wake of a U.S. combat death. Soon after taking office Trump authorized a mission in Yemen which claimed the life of Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens and when pressed for answers on what transpired the president said the buck stops somewhere else. “This was something that was you know just they wanted to do ” the president said referring to U.S. generals. “They came to see me they explained what they wanted to do the generals … and they lost Ryan.” The chain of command however doesn’t work this way. The president is ultimately responsible because he ’s the Commander in Chief of the world’s most powerful military. Passing the buck doesn’t work because there’s no one to whom the buck can be passed. I believe the person who wrote that is named [TGT] .

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AL MVP candidates Judge Altuve couldn’t be more different

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There rarely has been a truer or more glaring example than pending AL Championship Series foes Aaron Judge and Jose Altuve. That the Bombers accomplished that surprising feat – becoming just the 10th team in MLB history to overcome an 0-2 deficit to win a five-game postseason series — with barely any offensive contribution from their breakout star feels all the more remarkable when you consider how Judge carried their offense during the first half and over the final month of the regular season sandwiched around a six-week slump following the All-Star Game. “It’s not weighing on me at all ” Judge said Thursday night following the Yankees’ pre-series workout. “Every day is a new day. It’s just tough in certain situations when you want to go out there and produce for the team and you don’t get the job done especially in a big situation like that a Game 5. Aaron Judge (r.) stands next to Astros’ Jose Altuve. (Yi-Chin Lee/AP) Judge perplexed when asked how happy he is for Girardi after win But Judge isn’t approaching this as a head-to-head matchup. Aaron Judge struggled in the ALDS. (Abbie Parr/Getty Images) “It’s about the Astros and the Yankees who’s gonna go to the World Series. It’s just about the team right now ” Judge said. “I think the fans are more excited about two great teams getting an opportunity to play. Albeit not a factor in MVP determinations since voting took place before the playoffs began Judge endured a dreadful division series against Cleveland. He registered just one hit in 20 at-bats with 16 strikeouts a postseason record for one series including four in three of the five games. But Judge otherwise was a non-factor against the Indians and that will have to change – the rookie should at least have to come close to matching Altuve’s production – for the Yanks to move on to the World Series and a shot at a 28th championship. “He’s such a unique player ” Houston’s Game 1 starter Dallas Keuchel said of Judge . “For people to say he was exposed or whatnot I don’t believe in that. Aaron Judge did help Yankees in ALDS but barely with his bat The Yankees need significantly more production from Judge beginning Friday. His resurgent September — 15 homers 32 RBI and a 1.352 OPS — swayed me to believe that Judge had greatly narrowed the gap and might have even surpassed Altuve for MVP consideration. (No I didn’t have a vote this year). Now he needs to show his value to the Yankees more than ever.

There rarely has been a truer or more glaring example than pending AL Championship Series foes Aaron Judge and Jose Altuve. That the Bombers accomplished that surprising feat – becoming just the 10th team in MLB history to overcome an 0-2 deficit to win a five-game postseason series — with barely any offensive contribution from their breakout star feels all the more remarkable when you consider how Judge carried their offense during the first half and over the final month of the regular season sandwiched around a six-week slump following the All-Star Game. “It’s not weighing on me at all ” Judge said Thursday night following the Yankees’ pre-series workout. “Every day is a new day. It’s just tough in certain situations when you want to go out there and produce for the team and you don’t get the job done especially in a big situation like that a Game 5. Aaron Judge (r.) stands next to Astros’ Jose Altuve. (Yi-Chin Lee/AP) Judge perplexed when asked how happy he is for Girardi after win But Judge isn’t approaching this as a head-to-head matchup. Aaron Judge struggled in the ALDS. (Abbie Parr/Getty Images) “It’s about the Astros and the Yankees who’s gonna go to the World Series. It’s just about the team right now ” Judge said. “I think the fans are more excited about two great teams getting an opportunity to play. Albeit not a factor in MVP determinations since voting took place before the playoffs began Judge endured a dreadful division series against Cleveland. He registered just one hit in 20 at-bats with 16 strikeouts a postseason record for one series including four in three of the five games. But Judge otherwise was a non-factor against the Indians and that will have to change – the rookie should at least have to come close to matching Altuve’s production – for the Yanks to move on to the World Series and a shot at a 28th championship. “He’s such a unique player ” Houston’s Game 1 starter Dallas Keuchel said of Judge . “For people to say he was exposed or whatnot I don’t believe in that. Aaron Judge did help Yankees in ALDS but barely with his bat The Yankees need significantly more production from Judge beginning Friday. His resurgent September — 15 homers 32 RBI and a 1.352 OPS — swayed me to believe that Judge had greatly narrowed the gap and might have even surpassed Altuve for MVP consideration. (No I didn’t have a vote this year). Now he needs to show his value to the Yankees more than ever.

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Former Content Powerhouse LittleThings Shuts Down Following Facebook Changes

Gretchen Tibbits

“The change announced in January had a ‘material’ impact on LittleThings said Gretchen Tibbits president and COO of the company and killed 75 percent of the site’s organic reach ” according to Digiday. “LittleThings is hardly likely to be the last social publisher to meet this fate. Facebook remains a huge source of publisher traffic but over the past year has been continually curtailing the amount of traffic it sends publishers. The final nail in the coffin came in January when Facebook said it would prioritize users’ posts in an effort to improve engagement on the platform.” In a statement LittleThings President Gretchen Tibbits declared “We’re disappointed. It’s their platform… But until earlier this month what we were doing was working.” “It was increasingly clear to me that this is not a management problem or a problem with the content that they are making. The problem was that the whole business model made no sense as far as us just putting the stuff up on the internet and us being able to make a living on it ” he proclaimed. “I was just angry and frustrated and sad that you can’t make cool shit for the internet anymore and make a living.” “It’s just not as cool as an internet that is a big chaotic space filled with tons of independently operating websites who are able to make a living because they make something cool that people want to see ” he concluded. “Facebook is essentially running a payola scam where you have to pay them if you want your own fans to see your content.”

“The change announced in January had a ‘material’ impact on LittleThings said [TGT] president and COO of the company and killed 75 percent of the site’s organic reach ” according to Digiday. “LittleThings is hardly likely to be the last social publisher to meet this fate. Facebook remains a huge source of publisher traffic but over the past year has been continually curtailing the amount of traffic it sends publishers. The final nail in the coffin came in January when Facebook said it would prioritize users’ posts in an effort to improve engagement on the platform.” In a statement LittleThings President [TGT] declared “We’re disappointed. It’s their platform… But until earlier this month what we were doing was working.” “It was increasingly clear to me that this is not a management problem or a problem with the content that they are making. The problem was that the whole business model made no sense as far as us just putting the stuff up on the internet and us being able to make a living on it ” he proclaimed. “I was just angry and frustrated and sad that you can’t make cool shit for the internet anymore and make a living.” “It’s just not as cool as an internet that is a big chaotic space filled with tons of independently operating websites who are able to make a living because they make something cool that people want to see ” he concluded. “Facebook is essentially running a payola scam where you have to pay them if you want your own fans to see your content.”

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The Mooch Is Threatening to Sue a College Kid Who Called Him 'Unethical'

Anthony Scaramucci

Tufts University has postponed an event featuring short-lived White House spokesman and colorful conversationalist Anthony Scaramucci after the Mooch threatened to sue his alma mater's paper over a negative article about him the Boston Globe reports. The article was written by 26-year-old Tufts grad student Camilo Caballero who argued that Scaramucci should be removed from his spot on Tufts' Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy advisory board which Scaramucci has held since 2016. Scaramucci responded this weekend with a letter from his lawyer demanding that Caballero and the Daily issue a retraction and an apology immediately. "Neither Mr. Caballero nor the Tufts Daily can credibly hide behind shield of opinion because the Article plainly presents as fact alleged Scaramucci conduct as unethical and dishonest " the letter reads. "The Article's allegations are not presented as opinion but rather as false facts." If the Daily doesn't apologize and retract the statements Scaramucci "will be forced to take further legal action " the letter concluded. Instead of saying a tearful sorry Daily published the cease-and-desist letter online and in print and Tufts subsequently postponed Scaramucci 's scheduled speech at the university on Monday until the "legal action" is resolved Tufts spokesman Patrick Collins told the Globe. "We're disappointed that Mr. Scaramucci has taken this action " Collins said. It's unclear whether Tufts will ultimately remove Scaramucci from his position on the advisory board but if he is at least it would give him more time to work on his own journalistic aspirations.

Tufts University has postponed an event featuring short-lived White House spokesman and colorful conversationalist Anthony Scaramucci after the Mooch threatened to sue his alma mater's paper over a negative article about him the Boston Globe reports. The article was written by 26-year-old Tufts grad student Camilo Caballero who argued that Scaramucci should be removed from his spot on Tufts' Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy advisory board which Scaramucci has held since 2016. Scaramucci responded this weekend with a letter from his lawyer demanding that Caballero and the Daily issue a retraction and an apology immediately. "Neither Mr. Caballero nor the Tufts Daily can credibly hide behind shield of opinion because the Article plainly presents as fact alleged Scaramucci conduct as unethical and dishonest " the letter reads. "The Article's allegations are not presented as opinion but rather as false facts." If the Daily doesn't apologize and retract the statements Scaramucci "will be forced to take further legal action " the letter concluded. Instead of saying a tearful sorry Daily published the cease-and-desist letter online and in print and Tufts subsequently postponed Scaramucci 's scheduled speech at the university on Monday until the "legal action" is resolved Tufts spokesman Patrick Collins told the Globe. "We're disappointed that Mr. Scaramucci has taken this action " Collins said. It's unclear whether Tufts will ultimately remove Scaramucci from his position on the advisory board but if [TGT] he is at least [TGT] would give him more time to work on his own journalistic aspirations.

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Bergdahl and Military Swamp Holdovers

Bowe Bergdahl

Americans are outraged over the Bowe Bergdahl sentencing November 3 that should have led to serious prison time or worse. But face it we now live in a country where deserters who cause fellow soldiers to be maimed or killed are treated as heroes if weak leftists are in charge. He should be in prison. The only difference between Bergdahl and the guy who used a Home Depot truck to mow down and kill people in New York recently is that Bergdahl displayed his allegiance to the enemy on foreign soil. Bergdahl walked because the military swamp remains filled with senior leaders who climbed the ranks curtseying to former President Obama’s social experimentation and his upside-down value system whereby one treasonous deserter is worth five senior Taliban terrorists. Obama exchanged five of Gitmo’s finest for Bergdahl then hosted a sickening spectacle at the White House Rose Garden where a touchy-feely Obama spoke to Bergdahl ’s parents “courage.” Meanwhile Obama’s favorite fact-twister former National Security Advisor Susan Rice made her rounds propagandizing that Bergdahl served with “honor and distinction.” Now “this punk” walks thanks to in part the judge in charge Col. Jeffrey R. Nance who once said at a Fort Bragg hearing: “I will consider the president’s [Trump’s] comments [regarding Bergdahl] as mitigation evidence as I arrive at an appropriate sentence.” Nance was referring to Trump’s less-than- complementary comments about Bergdahl . Obviously Col. Nance did just that essentially presenting Bergdahl a snowflake award punishing him with the equivalent of a hand slap despite six soldiers killed and others permanently maimed. I also believe Obama’s and Rice’s comments about Bergdahl helped to tip the scales of justice in the wrong direction not Trump’s. At times and when politics aren’t in play military justice can be swift painful and fair. Not this time and especially not for the brave warriors maimed and killed while searching for Bergdahl . Col. Nance rewarded a traitor and Obama freed dangerous enemies most likely to face us once more in some future battle plain and simple. It’s fair to say the Taliban interprets Obama’s prisoner exchange and Nance’s decision to let Bergdahl walk as weakness to be exploited.

Americans are outraged over the [TGT] sentencing November 3 that should have led to serious prison time or worse. But face it we now live in a country where deserters who cause fellow soldiers to be maimed or killed are treated as heroes if weak leftists are in charge. He should be in prison. The only difference between Bergdahl and the guy who used a Home Depot truck to mow down and kill people in New York recently is that Bergdahl displayed his allegiance to the enemy on foreign soil. Bergdahl walked because the military swamp remains filled with senior leaders who climbed the ranks curtseying to former President Obama’s social experimentation and his upside-down value system whereby one treasonous deserter is worth five senior Taliban terrorists. Obama exchanged five of Gitmo’s finest for Bergdahl then hosted a sickening spectacle at the White House Rose Garden where a touchy-feely Obama spoke to Bergdahl ’s parents “courage.” Meanwhile Obama’s favorite fact-twister former National Security Advisor Susan Rice made her rounds propagandizing that Bergdahl served with “honor and distinction.” Now “this punk” walks thanks to in part the judge in charge Col. Jeffrey R. Nance who once said at a Fort Bragg hearing: “I will consider the president’s [Trump’s] comments [regarding Bergdahl] as mitigation evidence as I arrive at an appropriate sentence.” Nance was referring to Trump’s less-than- complementary comments about Bergdahl . Obviously Col. Nance did just that essentially presenting Bergdahl a snowflake award punishing him with the equivalent of a hand slap despite six soldiers killed and others permanently maimed. I also believe Obama’s and Rice’s comments about Bergdahl helped to tip the scales of justice in the wrong direction not Trump’s. At times and when politics aren’t in play military justice can be swift painful and fair. Not this time and especially not for the brave warriors maimed and killed while searching for Bergdahl . Col. Nance rewarded a traitor and Obama freed dangerous enemies most likely to face us once more in some future battle plain and simple. It’s fair to say the Taliban interprets Obama’s prisoner exchange and Nance’s decision to let Bergdahl walk as weakness to be exploited.

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Cuomo could be helped by Trump media circus

Cuomo Cuomo

One person who may actually help Gov. Cuomo during the upcoming corruption trials of his former aides and associates is President Trump. Veteran Democratic operative Hank Sheinkopf who in the past has worked for Cuomo ’s campaign said the governor “got lucky this time.” GOP consultant O'Brien Murray says the federal government shutdown could easily steal the spotlight from the opening day Monday of the federal corruption trial against long-time Cuomo confidante and former aide Joseph Percoco and several other associates of the governor. " Cuomo must be happy about the shutdown ” O’Murray said. “Less attention on the start of the trail that will highlight the Cuomo corruption tax.”

One person who may actually help Gov. Cuomo during the upcoming corruption trials of his former aides and associates is President Trump. Veteran Democratic operative Hank Sheinkopf who in the past has worked for Cuomo ’s campaign said the governor “got lucky this time.” GOP consultant O'Brien Murray says the federal government shutdown could easily steal the spotlight from the opening day Monday of the federal corruption trial against long-time Cuomo confidante and former aide Joseph Percoco and several other associates of the governor. " Cuomo must be happy about the shutdown ” O’Murray said. “Less attention on the start of the trail that will highlight the Cuomo corruption tax.”

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Trump doubles down on arming some teachers defends NRA

Donald J. Trump

In morning tweets and later in a “listening session” at the White House Trump claimed the strategy of arming teachers would be far less costly than hiring guards. He said “gun-free” school zones make it like “going in for ice cream” for school shooters and said on Twitter that with his strategy “ATTACKS WOULD END!” His remarks amplified a strategy Trump pushed during a first “listening session” Wednesday at the White House which included relatives of some of the 17 people killed by a gunman last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in South Florida. Thursday's session included law enforcement officers and other officials. [ ‘Fix it’: Students and parents tell Trump he needs to address gun violence at schools ] “Highly trained gun adept teachers/coaches would solve the problem instantly before police arrive ” Trump said in one morning tweet. During the “listening session” a couple of hours later Trump said he wants “my schools protected just like I want my banks protected.” In his tweets Trump claimed his strategy had been mischaracterized by some news outlets and is more nuanced than reported. He said he envisioned only about 20 percent of teachers having concealed weapons and said they would have “military or special training experience.” “If a potential ‘sicko shooter’ knows that a school has a large number of very weapons talented teachers (and others) who will be instantly shooting the sicko will NEVER attack that school ” Trump said. “Cowards won’t go there ... problem solved. Must be offensive defense alone won’t work!” In a later tweet Trump praised NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre and executive director Chris W. Cox whose organization has advocated not overreacting to last week's shooting. “What many people don’t understand or don’t want to understand is that Wayne Chris and the folks who work so hard at the @NRA are Great People and Great American Patriots ” Trump wrote. “They love our Country and will do the right thing.” “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump added. In the aftermath of the shooting Trump has publicly and privately floated actions that would be at odds with the positions of the NRA one of his biggest supporters in the 2016 campaign. In a separate tweet Thursday Trump appeared to highlight one of those conflicts: raising the age for purchasing assault rifles from 18 to 21. “I will be strongly pushing Comprehensive Background Checks with an emphasis on Mental Health. Raise age to 21 and end sale of Bump Stocks!” Trump said in the tweet. “Congress is in a mood to finally do something on this issue — I hope!” Trump said during Friday's listening session that he thought the NRA would support raising the age to 21. “I don't think I'll be going up against them. ... They're good people ” said Trump who also praised the organization more broadly. “The NRA is ready to do things. People like to blame them.” Instead Pence pointed to Trump 's call for members of Congress to “strengthen background checks” and for the Justice Department to expedite new regulations for “bump stocks ” devices that can convert a legal semiautomatic weapon into one that fires like a fully automatic one.

In morning tweets and later in a “listening session” at the White House Trump claimed the strategy of arming teachers would be far less costly than hiring guards. He said “gun-free” school zones make it like “going in for ice cream” for school shooters and said on Twitter that with his strategy “ATTACKS WOULD END!” His remarks amplified a strategy Trump pushed during a first “listening session” Wednesday at the White House which included relatives of some of the 17 people killed by a gunman last week at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in South Florida. Thursday's session included law enforcement officers and other officials. [ ‘Fix it’: Students and parents tell Trump he needs to address gun violence at schools ] “Highly trained gun adept teachers/coaches would solve the problem instantly before police arrive ” Trump said in one morning tweet. During the “listening session” a couple of hours later Trump said he wants “my schools protected just like I want my banks protected.” In his tweets Trump claimed his strategy had been mischaracterized by some news outlets and is more nuanced than reported. He said he envisioned only about 20 percent of teachers having concealed weapons and said they would have “military or special training experience.” “If a potential ‘sicko shooter’ knows that a school has a large number of very weapons talented teachers (and others) who will be instantly shooting the sicko will NEVER attack that school ” Trump said. “Cowards won’t go there ... problem solved. Must be offensive defense alone won’t work!” In a later tweet Trump praised NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre and executive director Chris W. Cox whose organization has advocated not overreacting to last week's shooting. “What many people don’t understand or don’t want to understand is that Wayne Chris and the folks who work so hard at the @NRA are Great People and Great American Patriots ” Trump wrote. “They love our Country and will do the right thing.” “MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump added. In the aftermath of the shooting Trump has publicly and privately floated actions that would be at odds with the positions of the NRA one of his biggest supporters in the 2016 campaign. In a separate tweet Thursday Trump appeared to highlight one of those conflicts: raising the age for purchasing assault rifles from 18 to 21. “I will be strongly pushing Comprehensive Background Checks with an emphasis on Mental Health. Raise age to 21 and end sale of Bump Stocks!” Trump said in the tweet. “Congress is in a mood to finally do something on this issue — I hope!” Trump said during Friday's listening session that he thought the NRA would support raising the age to 21. “I don't think I'll be going up against them. ... They're good people ” said Trump who also praised the organization more broadly. “The NRA is ready to do things. People like to blame them.” Instead Pence pointed to Trump 's call for members of Congress to “strengthen background checks” and for the Justice Department to expedite new regulations for “bump stocks ” devices that can convert a legal semiautomatic weapon into one that fires like a fully automatic one.

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Man who fatally shot girlfriend threatened to kill grandmother

Hugo Steven Selva

And Hugo Steven Selva’s girlfriend Nicole Marie Novak had a history of drug and burglary convictions records indicate. Selva was fatally shot by a deputy after he fled a strip mall in Lake Worth where he killed Novak. In December 2016 Selva’s grandmother requested a restraining order against her grandson records indicate the Palm Beach Post reported. Hugo Steven Selva 26 fatally shot his girlfriend Nicole Novak 22 on Thursday in Palm Beach County Florida. Selva was shot by a deputy after a wrong-way chase and crash on Interstate 95. (Facebook) She claimed he “threatened to kill me and ( Selva ’s sister) on multiple occasions ” the court petition shows. Marilyn Selva said her grandson and his girlfriend usually visited and threatened her when she was alone. Suspect fatally shoots two including cop before surrendering In once instance she claims that Selva armed with a butcher’s knife threatened to kill his grandmother his sister and then himself. “I am in fear for my life as I am 77 years old and have health issues ” Marilyn Selva wrote in her petition. “ Hugo ’s behavior and threats are escalating. He has become more demanding and forceful ” she said. She also alleged he suffered from drug and alcohol problems. Novak was arrested six times between 2011 and 2012 on charges of drug possession burglary and grand theft records show the Palm Beach Post reported. She served time in prison between January 2014 and May 2016. Hugo Steven Selva killed his girlfriend in a Florida shopping center parking lot dragged her into his SUV and then drove the wrong-way on a Florida interstate before he was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy officials said. (Lannis Waters/AP) Robert Cecere a Selva family friend said Hugo Selva “was too smart for school. He was always the funny guy. Good for a laugh. Loved my massage work and always made sure to get a treatment if I was in town ” the Palm Beach Post reported. Selva appears to have been on a shooting spree.

And Hugo Steven Selva’s girlfriend Nicole Marie Novak had a history of drug and burglary convictions records indicate. Selva was fatally shot by a deputy after he fled a strip mall in Lake Worth where he killed Novak. In December 2016 Selva’s grandmother requested a restraining order against her grandson records indicate the Palm Beach Post reported. [TGT] 26 fatally shot [TGT] girlfriend Nicole Novak 22 on Thursday in Palm Beach County Florida. Selva was shot by a deputy after a wrong-way chase and crash on Interstate 95. (Facebook) She claimed he “threatened to kill me and ( Selva ’s sister) on multiple occasions ” the court petition shows. Marilyn Selva said her grandson and his girlfriend usually visited and threatened her when she was alone. Suspect fatally shoots two including cop before surrendering In once instance she claims that Selva armed with a butcher’s knife threatened to kill his grandmother his sister and then himself. “I am in fear for my life as I am 77 years old and have health issues ” Marilyn Selva wrote in her petition. “ [TGT] ’s behavior and threats are escalating. [TGT] has become more demanding and forceful ” she said. She also alleged he suffered from drug and alcohol problems. Novak was arrested six times between 2011 and 2012 on charges of drug possession burglary and grand theft records show the Palm Beach Post reported. She served time in prison between January 2014 and May 2016. Hugo Steven Selva killed his girlfriend in a Florida shopping center parking lot dragged her into his SUV and then drove the wrong-way on a Florida interstate before he was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy officials said. (Lannis Waters/AP) Robert Cecere a Selva family friend said Hugo Selva “was too smart for school. He was always the funny guy. Good for a laugh. Loved my massage work and always made sure to get a treatment if I was in town ” the Palm Beach Post reported. Selva appears to have been on a shooting spree.

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Iran hits jailed British

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Nazanin

Story highlights Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces up to 16 years in prison and possible solitary confinement while awaiting trial (CNN) When Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe learned she was going to court the British-Iranian mother assumed she was about to be released from a Tehran prison. "She thought she was having a heart attack " Richard Ratcliffe told CNN after speaking to his wife following Sunday's hearing. "She felt sick her legs were paralyzed and she was crying uncontrollably." An Iranian judge also ruled that her family would have to pay $8 000 in bail to prevent her from being moved to solitary confinement while awaiting trial Ratcliffe says. No date has been set for the trial. In April 2016 Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained at the airport in Tehran on her way back to the UK from visiting family with her 22-month-old daughter.

Story highlights Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces up to 16 years in prison and possible solitary confinement while awaiting trial (CNN) When Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe learned she was going to court the British-Iranian mother assumed she was about to be released from a Tehran prison. "She thought she was having a heart attack " Richard Ratcliffe told CNN after speaking to his wife following Sunday's hearing. "She felt sick her legs were paralyzed and she was crying uncontrollably." An Iranian judge also ruled that her family would have to pay $8 000 in bail to prevent her from being moved to solitary confinement while awaiting trial Ratcliffe says. No date has been set for the trial. In April 2016 Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained at the airport in Tehran on her way back to the UK from visiting family with her 22-month-old daughter.

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Police say ambulance crew failed to show for patient who later died

Patrolmann Jacob Talbott

“She had like a deer-in-the-headlights look ” East Liverpool Patrolmann Jacob Talbott told WKBN of the 62-year-old unidentified woman. “She was staring off and had very labored breathing.” Talbott said he called dispatch to check on the status of the EMS crew that had responded to the call but was shocked to hear that they were no longer coming. Two other services had said they didn’t have a crew available. Talbott and another officer then loaded the woman into their patrol car and started CPR. The woman was then flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh where she died of a brain aneurysm on Sunday. Talbott told the news outlet that he was holding out hope for the woman and praying for a miracle. “Finding out that she didn’t make it it’s rather tough ” he told WKBN. “I’m not real happy that an ambulance service committed and then five minutes later they no longer have a crew available and they didn’t even notify us.”

“She had like a deer-in-the-headlights look ” [TGT] told WKBN of the 62-year-old unidentified woman. “She was staring off and had very labored breathing.” [TGT] said he called dispatch to check on the status of the EMS crew that had responded to the call but was shocked to hear that they were no longer coming. Two other services had said they didn’t have a crew available. [TGT] and another officer then loaded the woman into their patrol car and started CPR. The woman was then flown to a hospital in Pittsburgh where she died of a brain aneurysm on Sunday. [TGT] told the news outlet that [TGT] was holding out hope for the woman and praying for a miracle. “Finding out that she didn’t make it it’s rather tough ” [TGT] told WKBN. “I’m not real happy that an ambulance service committed and then five minutes later they no longer have a crew available and they didn’t even notify us.”

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Wahlberg Also Made Eight Times Michelle Williams's Salary for 'All the Money'

Michelle Williams

On Saturday Mark Wahlberg pledged to donate $1.5 million to Time's Up in Michelle Williams's name the amount he was paid to reshoot scenes from All the Money in the World compared to his co-star's $80 per day. But it doesn't change the fact that the actress's salary was still a hell of a lot less than her male co-star's for her work on the film. According to the Hollywood Reporter Williams earned an eighth of Wahlberg's salary for her leading role in All the Money in the World despite the fact that they shared the screen for about the same amount of time. He reportedly took home $5 million while she walked away with just $625 000. The massive salary difference may not seem that surprising to many female performers in Hollywood but it's worth noting that Williams has been nominated for four Oscars to Wahlberg's two as Vulture points out. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe for role in the John Paul Getty III biopic. The pay disparity is a particularly brutal dagger considering how passionate Williams is about the Ridley Scott project. She reportedly gave up her Thanksgiving to reshoot the scenes with Christopher Plummer who replaced disgraced actor Kevin Spacey at the last minute. "I said I'd be wherever they needed me whenever they needed me " she told USA Today. "And they could have my salary they could have my holiday whatever they wanted. Because I appreciated so much that they were making this massive effort."

On Saturday Mark Wahlberg pledged to donate $1.5 million to Time's Up in [TGT] name the amount [TGT] was paid to reshoot scenes from All the Money in the World compared to [TGT] co-star's $80 per day. But it doesn't change the fact that the actress's salary was still a hell of a lot less than her male co-star's for her work on the film. According to the Hollywood Reporter Williams earned an eighth of Wahlberg's salary for her leading role in All the Money in the World despite the fact that they shared the screen for about the same amount of time. He reportedly took home $5 million while she walked away with just $625 000. The massive salary difference may not seem that surprising to many female performers in Hollywood but it's worth noting that Williams has been nominated for four Oscars to Wahlberg's two as Vulture points out. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe for role in the John Paul Getty III biopic. The pay disparity is a particularly brutal dagger considering how passionate Williams is about the Ridley Scott project. She reportedly gave up her Thanksgiving to reshoot the scenes with Christopher Plummer who replaced disgraced actor Kevin Spacey at the last minute. "I said I'd be wherever they needed me whenever they needed me " she told USA Today. "And they could have my salary they could have my holiday whatever they wanted. Because I appreciated so much that they were making this massive effort."

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Merkel taps brake as Macron pushes euro zone reform

Emmanuel Macron

TALLINN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel cautioned on Friday that euro zone reform should not be the top priority for the European Union putting a brake on a sweeping programme of European renewal presented to an EU summit by French President Emmanuel Macron. Her likely liberal partners are opposed to Macron ’s idea of a substantial common budget fearful of what they see as spendthrift habits in France and Europe’s south. Macron said there had been a consensus around his ideas and those of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that the 27 remaining members of the Union should take advantage of a window of opportunity after years of economic and political crisis to reinforce their cooperation as Britain leaves in 2019. “2018 is a year of opportunities for the European agenda ” he told reporters. It follows elections in France and Germany the bloc’s leading powers. Macron said outline accords next year would give the European Commission and European Parliament a chance to use new five-year mandates starting in 2019 to make the changes. Speaking of a need for a “leap forward” he said: “We’re all convinced Europe must move ahead faster and stronger.” Macron voiced satisfaction with summit chair Donald Tusk’s commitment to report back to EU leaders when they meet again in three weeks with proposals for concrete steps to be taken. FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron arrives with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to attend a Franco-German joint cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris France July 13 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo He insisted the EU needed to maintain unity in the face of conflicting views about so many new initiatives bubbling up.Merkel spoke privately to Macron and according to a French aide welcomed his speech as “visionary” and a return of co-founder France as a driving force in the European Union project. Macron also faced a reality check of scepticism from leaders wary of his talk of ambitious “horizons” for the continent. The president of euro zone member Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite tweeted during the dinner: “European horizons drawn. Important to avoid mirages in the desert on the way.”

TALLINN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel cautioned on Friday that euro zone reform should not be the top priority for the European Union putting a brake on a sweeping programme of European renewal presented to an EU summit by [TGT] . Her likely liberal partners are opposed to [TGT] ’s idea of a substantial common budget fearful of what they see as spendthrift habits in France and Europe’s south. [TGT] said there had been a consensus around [TGT] ideas and those of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker that the 27 remaining members of the Union should take advantage of a window of opportunity after years of economic and political crisis to reinforce their cooperation as Britain leaves in 2019. “2018 is a year of opportunities for the European agenda ” he told reporters. It follows elections in France and Germany the bloc’s leading powers. [TGT] said outline accords next year would give the European Commission and European Parliament a chance to use new five-year mandates starting in 2019 to make the changes. Speaking of a need for a “leap forward” he said: “We’re all convinced Europe must move ahead faster and [TGT] voiced satisfaction with summit chair Donald Tusk’s commitment to report back to EU leaders when they meet again in three weeks with proposals for concrete steps to be taken. FILE PHOTO: [TGT] arrives with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to attend a Franco-German joint cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris France July 13 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo He insisted the EU needed to maintain unity in the face of conflicting views about so many new initiatives bubbling up.Merkel spoke privately to Macron and according to a French aide welcomed his speech as “visionary” and a return of co-founder France as a driving force in the European Union project. [TGT] also faced a reality check of scepticism from leaders wary of [TGT] talk of ambitious “horizons” for the continent. The president of euro zone member Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite tweeted during the dinner: “European horizons drawn. Important to avoid mirages in the desert on the way.”

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Uber driver Uzbekistan native: A look at NYC attack suspect

Sayfullo Saipov

A family friend called Sayfullo Saipov hard-working and neighbors said he would play with the children in a Florida apartment complex. President Trump derided the suspect as "sick and deranged." Officials who were not authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity identified Saipov as the attacker and said he is 29 and originally from Uzbekistan. Dilnoza Abdusamatova said Saipov briefly stayed with his family in a Cincinnati suburb upon immigrating. " He always used to work " Abdusamatova told The Cincinnati Enquirer. " He wouldn't go to parties or anything. He only used to come home and rest and leave and go back to work." The license listed Saipov as a truck driver. His wife is about six years younger. Both listed Tashkent Uzbekistan as their hometown. Authorities said Saipov had a Florida driver's license and some public records showed an address for him at a Tampa apartment complex. Michael Roberts 30 an overnight shift worker said he was asleep when the agents showed up at about 5:30 p.m. but that they interviewed his cousin. He said both he and his cousin had moved in only a week ago and had never heard of Saipov . A friend who met Saipov in Florida Kobiljon Matkarov told The New York Times and the New York Post that he seemed like a "very good guy." Officials said Saipov was living recently in New Jersey where he allegedly rented a Home Depot pickup truck an hour before driving it onto the bike path. Law enforcement cordoned off an apartment building in Paterson New Jersey early Wednesday. Officers also searched a garage. The building's manager told The Record newspaper that Saipov lived with his wife and two children in a two-bedroom apartment. The ride-hailing company Uber said Saipov passed its background check and drove for the service for six months making more than 1 400 trips. The company said it was in touch with the FBI and offered its assistance and that it was reviewing Saipov 's driving history but found no related safety reports. Records show Saipov was a commercial truck driver who formed a pair of businesses in Ohio. The first business Sayf Motors Inc. used the address of a family friend near Cincinnati with whom Saipov had stayed for a couple of weeks after his arrival in the country. A trucking industry website listed Saipov at a Paterson New Jersey address that authorities were searching Tuesday night. Court records related to trucking-related infractions list Saipov with addresses in Paterson and the Cleveland suburbs. According to the records Saipov was ticketed for not having the right brakes on his vehicle in Platte County Missouri near Kansas City in late 2015. A warrant was issued for Saipov 's arrest in April 2016 when he missed a hearing on the case. He resolved it in November 2016 by pleading guilty and paying $200 in fines and court costs.

[TGT] said [TGT] would play with the children in a Florida apartment complex. President Trump derided the suspect as "sick and deranged." Officials who were not authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity identified Saipov as the attacker and said [TGT] is 29 and originally from Uzbekistan. Dilnoza Abdusamatova said Saipov briefly stayed with his family in a Cincinnati suburb upon immigrating. " He always used to work " Abdusamatova told The Cincinnati Enquirer. " He wouldn't go to parties or anything. He only used to come home and rest and leave and go back to work." The license listed Saipov as a truck driver. His wife is about six years younger. Both listed Tashkent Uzbekistan as their hometown. Authorities said Saipov had a Florida driver's license and some public records showed an address for him at a Tampa apartment complex. Michael Roberts 30 an overnight shift worker said he was asleep when the agents showed up at about 5:30 p.m. but that they interviewed his cousin. He said both he and his cousin had moved in only a week ago and had never heard of Saipov . A friend who met Saipov in Florida Kobiljon Matkarov told The New York Times and the New York Post that he seemed like a "very good guy." Officials said Saipov was living recently in New Jersey where he allegedly rented a Home Depot pickup truck an hour before driving it onto the bike path. Law enforcement cordoned off an apartment building in Paterson New Jersey early Wednesday. Officers also searched a garage. The building's manager told The Record newspaper that Saipov lived with his wife and two children in a two-bedroom apartment. The ride-hailing company Uber said Saipov passed its background check and drove for the service for six months making more than 1 400 trips. The company said it was in touch with the FBI and offered its assistance and that it was reviewing Saipov 's driving history but found no related safety reports. Records show Saipov was a commercial truck driver who formed a pair of businesses in Ohio. The first business Sayf Motors Inc. used the address of a family friend near Cincinnati with whom Saipov had stayed for a couple of weeks after his arrival in the country. A trucking industry website listed Saipov at a Paterson New Jersey address that authorities were searching Tuesday night. Court records related to trucking-related infractions list Saipov with addresses in Paterson and the Cleveland suburbs. According to the records Saipov was ticketed for not having the right brakes on his vehicle in Platte County Missouri near Kansas City in late 2015. A warrant was issued for Saipov 's arrest in April 2016 when he missed a hearing on the case. He resolved it in November 2016 by pleading guilty and paying $200 in fines and court costs.

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Boy 7 killed by stray bullet when police open fire on fugitive suspect

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Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said they were called to a trailer park just before 11 a.m. in Schertz Texas a suburb of San Antonio. During the course of the investigation police said they came across a woman in her 30s trying to break into a trailer. When confronted police said she claimed to have a gun and threatened to shoot them. "The suspect indicated to the deputies 'I have a weapon I'm going to shoot you.' At that point she actually brandished the weapon toward the deputy " Salazar said during a Thursday evening press conference. The suspect fled into the woods Salazar said where the officers gave chase. They eventually opened fire on the woman who was struck several times and killed while she stood on the porch of a trailer police said. "I can definitively tell you that myself and the deputies involved not a single one of us who wouldn't trade places with this child if we could " Salazar said. Salazar said late Thursday that officers had yet to find the gun the woman allegedly pointed at officers.

[TGT] said they were called to a trailer park just before 11 a.m. in Schertz Texas a suburb of San Antonio. During the course of the investigation police said they came across a woman in her 30s trying to break into a trailer. When confronted police said she claimed to have a gun and threatened to shoot them. "The suspect indicated to the deputies 'I have a weapon I'm going to shoot you.' At that point she actually brandished the weapon toward the deputy [TGT] said during a Thursday evening press conference. The suspect fled into the woods [TGT] said where the officers gave chase. They eventually opened fire on the woman who was struck several times and killed while she stood on the porch of a trailer police said. "I can definitively tell you that [TGT] and the deputies involved not a single one of us who wouldn't trade places with this child if we could [TGT] said. [TGT] said late Thursday that officers had yet to find the gun the woman allegedly pointed at officers.

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Judge sets deadline for neo

Tanya Gersh

Montana real estate agent Tanya Gersh sued Anglin in April saying she was threatened and harassed after he published her personal information on his website The Daily Stormer. Anglin’s attorneys have filed a motion to dismiss the case saying the court does not have jurisdiction over Anglin who is “not a citizen of any state.” As part of that motion he offered to tell the court where he was. Gersh ’s lawyers counter that Anglin is playing a “childish game of hide-and-seek” to avoid the legal consequences of his actions. Gersh ’s lawsuit said her family received a barrage of emails phone calls and other messages after Anglin published their personal information that included her 12-year-old son’s Twitter handle and photo. Gersh says she was targeted after the mother of Richard Spencer — a leading figure in the white nationalist movement — accused Gersh of harassing her into selling property in Whitefish. Gersh ’s lawsuit said she agreed to help the woman sell commercial property amid talk of a protest outside the building.

[TGT] sued Anglin in April saying [TGT] was threatened and harassed after [TGT] published [TGT] personal information on [TGT] website The Daily Stormer. Anglin’s attorneys have filed a motion to dismiss the case saying the court does not have jurisdiction over Anglin who is “not a citizen of any state.” As part of that motion he offered to tell the court where he was. [TGT] counter that Anglin is playing a “childish game of hide-and-seek” to avoid the legal consequences of [TGT] actions. [TGT] said [TGT] family received a barrage of emails phone calls and other messages after Anglin published their personal information that included [TGT] 12-year-old son’s Twitter handle and photo. [TGT] says she was targeted after the mother of Richard Spencer — a leading figure in the white nationalist movement — accused [TGT] of harassing her into selling property in Whitefish. [TGT] said [TGT] agreed to help the woman sell commercial property amid talk of a protest outside the building.

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The White House Reporter For A Pro

Lucian Wintrich

Lucian Wintrich a reporter with the Gateway Pundit was arrested Tuesday night at the University of Connecticut where he was delivering a speech titled "It's OK to Be White." Lucian Wintrich the White House correspondent and Washington DC bureau chief for the Gateway Pundit was at the university to deliver a speech titled "It's OK to Be White." The speech drew a large group of protesters who verbally sparred with Wintrich before the blogger moved into the audience and grabbed a woman the Hartford Courant reported. A University of Connecticut spokesperson Stephanie Reitz confirmed to BuzzFeed News that Wintrich was arrested shortly before 9 p.m. and taken into custody by campus police. He was charged with breach of peace and later released on a a $1 000 nonsurety bond Reitz said. A UConn student was also arrested for allegedly breaking a window as people left the event. The apparent altercation was captured on video from multiple angles. The moment about half an hour ago that Gateway Pundit blogger Lucian Wintrich appears to accost a woman during a⦠https://t.co/9lTC3Lg4IE According to the Courant the woman appeared to have grabbed a paper from the podium where Wintrich was speaking. After what appears to be a scuffle with the woman video shows law enforcement escorting Wintrich out of the room with his hands behind his back. Wintrich did not immediately respond to BuzzFeed News' request for comment Tuesday night. In a post about Wintrich 's arrest the Gateway Pundit declared that a "far left mob" had shut down the event. An update to the post stated that Wintrich was "missing" and that "police took him away and we have NO IDEA where they are holding him!" The update was later removed. The arrest came amid a raucous evening at the University of Connecticut. According to Fox 61 Wintrich's speech was met by boos and interruptions. Video from the scene shows the blogger drinking milk â which has been adopted as a symbol on the far right â while a crowd chants "go home Nazi." After Wintrich's removal crowds continued to congregate at the scene and journalists there reported seeing both broken windows and smoke canisters. Campus police later announced that they had arrested one person University of Connecticut student Sean Miller for allegedly breaking a window as people left the lecture hall but are still investigating the origin of the smoke bomb. "This was a very disappointing evening " University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst said in a statement. "Thoughtful civil discourse should be a hallmark of democratic societies and American universities and this evening fell well short of that." "We live in a tense and angry time of deep political division. Our hope as educators is that creative leadership and intellectual energy can be an antidote to that sickness especially on university campuses " Herbst continued. "Between the offensive remarks by the speaker who also appeared to aggressively grab an audience member and the reckless vandalism that followed that was certainly not the case on our campus tonight. We are better than this." Jim Hoft and Lucian Wintrich at White House Press Room #Pepe @gatewaypundit @lucianwintrich ð¸ In a series of tweets just after midnight Wednesday Wintrich informed followers of his release. "IM FREE & regained my Twitter " he wrote.

[TGT] was arrested Tuesday night at the University of Connecticut where [TGT] was delivering a speech titled "It's OK to Be White." Lucian Wintrich the White House correspondent and Washington DC bureau chief for the Gateway Pundit was at the university to deliver a speech titled "It's OK to Be White." The speech drew a large group of protesters who verbally sparred with Wintrich before the blogger moved into the audience and grabbed a woman the Hartford Courant reported. A University of Connecticut spokesperson Stephanie Reitz confirmed to BuzzFeed News that [TGT] was arrested shortly before 9 p.m. and taken into custody by campus police. He was charged with breach of peace and later released on a a $1 000 nonsurety bond Reitz said. A UConn student was also arrested for allegedly breaking a window as people left the event. The apparent altercation was captured on video from multiple angles. The moment about half an hour ago that Gateway Pundit blogger Lucian Wintrich appears to accost a woman during a⦠https://t.co/9lTC3Lg4IE According to the Courant the woman appeared to have grabbed a paper from the podium where [TGT] was speaking. After what appears to be a scuffle with the woman video shows law enforcement escorting [TGT] out of the room with [TGT] hands behind [TGT] back. [TGT] did not immediately respond to BuzzFeed News' request for comment Tuesday night. In a post about Wintrich 's arrest the Gateway Pundit declared that a "far left mob" had shut down the event. An update to the post stated that [TGT] was "missing" and that "police took [TGT] away and we have NO IDEA where they are holding [TGT] !" The update was later removed. The arrest came amid a raucous evening at the University of Connecticut. According to Fox 61 Wintrich's speech was met by boos and interruptions. Video from the scene shows the blogger drinking milk â which has been adopted as a symbol on the far right â while a crowd chants "go home Nazi." After [TGT] 's removal crowds continued to congregate at the scene and journalists there reported seeing both broken windows and smoke canisters. Campus police later announced that they had arrested one person University of Connecticut student Sean Miller for allegedly breaking a window as people left the lecture hall but are still investigating the origin of the smoke bomb. "This was a very disappointing evening " University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst said in a statement. "Thoughtful civil discourse should be a hallmark of democratic societies and American universities and this evening fell well short of that." "We live in a tense and angry time of deep political division. Our hope as educators is that creative leadership and intellectual energy can be an antidote to that sickness especially on university campuses " Herbst continued. "Between the offensive remarks by the speaker who also appeared to aggressively grab an audience member and the reckless vandalism that followed that was certainly not the case on our campus tonight. We are better than this." Jim Hoft and Lucian Wintrich at White House Press Room #Pepe @gatewaypundit @lucianwintrich ð¸ In a series of tweets just after midnight Wednesday Wintrich informed followers of his release. "IM FREE & regained my Twitter " he wrote.

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Return Manafort's money Democrats demand of California Republican

Dana Rohrabacher

SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) - A California neuroscientist vying to unseat Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher stepped up his criticism of the conservative on Tuesday demanding he return a $1 000 contribution from indicted Trump adviser Paul Manafort. FILE PHOTO: Republican U.S. Representative Dana Rohrabacher speaks at a news conference in Moscow Russia on June 2 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo The Orange County seat held by Rohrabacher is key to Democrats’ hopes to increase their numbers in the U.S. House of Representatives in next year’s elections. Neuroscientist Hans Keirstead a stem cell researcher and entrepreneur from Laguna Beach is one of seven Democrats aiming to beat him according to the Federal Election Commission. Rohrabacher a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs has frequently praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and was considered for a role in U.S. President Donald Trump’s cabinet. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) speaks during a House Foreign Affairs Europe Eurasia and Emerging Threats Subcommittee hearing about the attack on demonstrators by members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's security detail on Capitol Hill in Washington DC U.S. on May 25 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo

SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) - [TGT] stepped up [TGT] criticism of the conservative on Tuesday demanding [TGT] return a $1 000 contribution from indicted Trump adviser Paul Manafort. FILE PHOTO: [TGT] speaks at a news conference in Moscow Russia on June 2 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo The Orange County seat held by [TGT] is key to Democrats’ hopes to increase [TGT] numbers in the U.S. House of Representatives in next year’s elections. Neuroscientist Hans Keirstead a stem cell researcher and entrepreneur from Laguna Beach is one of seven Democrats aiming to beat [TGT] according to the Federal Election Commission. [TGT] has frequently praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and was considered for a role in U.S. President Donald Trump’s cabinet. FILE PHOTO: [TGT] speaks during a House Foreign Affairs Europe Eurasia and Emerging Threats Subcommittee hearing about the attack on demonstrators by members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's security detail on Capitol Hill in Washington DC U.S. on May 25 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo

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Illinois Special Ed Teacher Gets 10

Sarah L. Myers

Sarah L. Myers 41 worked as a special ed teacher at North Boone High School in Poplar Grove Illinois — just northeast of Rockford the state’s third-largest city. The ex-teacher was sentenced to a ten-year prison term after pleading guilty to two sex acts Fox News reported. The victim who was not a special ed student reported the sexual encounters with the teacher in April and told authorities he had been having regular sexual encounters with Myers since November of last year. Myers was credited with 261 days of time spent but she will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life the judge ruled. She will not be eligible for parole until 85 percent of her sentence has been served. But during the hearing news broke that yet another student implicated the teacher in a sex act. Myers is now accused of a sexual encounter with a student in nearby Champaign County. She will also face charges in that case officials say.

[TGT] worked as a special ed teacher at North Boone High School in Poplar Grove Illinois — just northeast of Rockford the state’s third-largest city. The ex-teacher was sentenced to a ten-year prison term after pleading guilty to two sex acts Fox News reported. The victim who was not a special ed student reported the sexual encounters with the teacher in April and told authorities he had been having regular sexual encounters with [TGT] since November of last year. [TGT] was credited with 261 days of time spent but [TGT] will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of [TGT] life the judge ruled. [TGT] will not be eligible for parole until 85 percent of [TGT] sentence has been served. But during the hearing news broke that yet another student implicated the teacher in a sex act. [TGT] is now accused of a sexual encounter with a student in nearby Champaign County. [TGT] will also face charges in that case officials say.

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Knicks sending Carmelo Anthony to OKC Thunder for 2 players pick

Carmelo Anthony

A complicated era is over. Carmelo Anthony finally escaped New York. After months of posturing and misdirection regarding his future the Knicks agreed to ship the greatest Knick since Patrick Ewing to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Doug McDermott Enes Kanter and a 2018 second-round pick a source confirmed Saturday. Two role players is a small haul for a player of Anthony’s stature and scoring prowess but the Knicks were never getting a comparable return. Both sides just needed to move on after a long and contentious divorce period. Carmelo Anthony is getting his wish and will be leaving the Knicks just days before start of training camp. During and after Phil Jackson’s tenure the Knicks made it known that Anthony was no longer part of their plans. But they couldn’t agree to a deal to satisfy Anthony’s desire of playing for the Rockets setting in motion fears that the small forward would make it to another Knicks training camp. Knicks reach out to Cavs about a potential Carmelo Anthony trade He didn’t want that. Less than two weeks ago according to a source Anthony opened up his options to three destinations — including the Rockets — to pressure the Knicks to get a deal done before having to attend Media Day in New York on Monday. As the Daily News first reported the Knicks reached out to the Cavs recently with the understanding that Anthony would waive his no-trade clause to join buddy LeBron James. However the Cavs were unwilling to part with Tristan Thompson or Kevin Love. The Thunder were also on Anthony ’s list and there is an important connection: Assistant GM Troy Weaver formerly coached Anthony at Syracuse and the two remain close. Beyond that the Thunder will boast a trio (Anthony Russell Westbrook Paul George) as lethal offensively as any in the NBA. To complete the deal Anthony not only had to waive his no-trade clause he sacrificed a trade kicker worth $8.1 million. He leaves the biggest NBA market for one of the smallest an ironic move considering he pushed so hard to travel the opposite way six years ago for his trade to the Knicks. New York is the city that never sleeps and Oklahoma City’s stores all close by 6 p.m. But digital media has changed the landscape such that stars can get exposure and endorsements in any market. The Thunder have 27 games on national television this season compared to New York’s eight. Carmelo Anthony will be sporting a new look this season. (Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE/Getty Images) The Knicks are projected to land in the lottery again while challenged to replace Anthony’s 22-plus points per game. They’ll be really bad but it’s easy to find the long-term reasons for dealing Anthony : it creates a faster transition into the Kristaps Porzingis era; it eliminates potential distractions and another controversy; it jibes with New York’s tanking strategy in the final year of the current draft lottery system. Carmelo Anthony spends seven seasons with the Knicks but fails to deliver a true contender. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) Anthony would’ve been traded long ago if he wasn’t one of only three NBA players with a no-trade clause. It was given to Anthony by Jackson — along with a $124 million contract — in 2014. Before that he led the Knicks to a division title a playoff series victory and set the franchise record for most points in a game (62). But everything went downhill after Jackson took over as president culminating Saturday with Anthony leaving the Knicks — a marriage once meant to save the franchise. Knicks Carmelo Anthony headed toward awkward reunion next week

A complicated era is over. [TGT] finally escaped New York. After months of posturing and misdirection regarding [TGT] future the Knicks agreed to ship the greatest Knick since Patrick Ewing to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Doug McDermott Enes Kanter and a 2018 second-round pick a source confirmed Saturday. Two role players is a small haul for a player of Anthony’s stature and scoring prowess but the Knicks were never getting a comparable return. Both sides just needed to move on after a long and contentious divorce period. [TGT] is getting [TGT] wish and will be leaving the Knicks just days before start of training camp. During and after Phil Jackson’s tenure the Knicks made it known that [TGT] was no longer part of their plans. But they couldn’t agree to a deal to satisfy Anthony’s desire of playing for the Rockets setting in motion fears that the small forward would make it to another Knicks training camp. Knicks reach out to Cavs about a potential [TGT] trade [TGT] didn’t want that. Less than two weeks ago according to a source [TGT] opened up [TGT] options to three destinations — including the Rockets — to pressure the Knicks to get a deal done before having to attend Media Day in New York on Monday. As the Daily News first reported the Knicks reached out to the Cavs recently with the understanding that Anthony would waive his no-trade clause to join buddy LeBron James. However the Cavs were unwilling to part with Tristan Thompson or Kevin Love. The Thunder were also on [TGT] ’s list and there is an important connection: Assistant GM Troy Weaver formerly coached [TGT] at Syracuse and the two remain close. Beyond that the Thunder will boast a trio (Anthony Russell Westbrook Paul George) as lethal offensively as any in the NBA. To complete the deal [TGT] not only had to waive [TGT] no-trade clause [TGT] sacrificed a trade kicker worth $8.1 million. [TGT] leaves the biggest NBA market for one of the smallest an ironic move considering [TGT] pushed so hard to travel the opposite way six years ago for [TGT] trade to the Knicks. New York is the city that never sleeps and Oklahoma City’s stores all close by 6 p.m. But digital media has changed the landscape such that stars can get exposure and endorsements in any market. The Thunder have 27 games on national television this season compared to New York’s eight. [TGT] will be sporting a new look this season. (Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE/Getty Images) The Knicks are projected to land in the lottery again while challenged to replace Anthony’s 22-plus points per game. They’ll be really bad but it’s easy to find the long-term reasons for dealing Anthony : it creates a faster transition into the Kristaps Porzingis era; it eliminates potential distractions and another controversy; it jibes with New York’s tanking strategy in the final year of the current draft lottery system. [TGT] spends seven seasons with the Knicks but fails to deliver a true contender. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) [TGT] would’ve been traded long ago if [TGT] wasn’t one of only three NBA players with a no-trade clause. It was given to [TGT] by Jackson — along with a $124 million contract — in 2014. Before that he led the Knicks to a division title a playoff series victory and set the franchise record for most points in a game (62). But everything went downhill after Jackson took over as president culminating Saturday with [TGT] leaving the Knicks — a marriage once meant to save the franchise. Knicks Carmelo [TGT] headed toward awkward reunion next week

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Garrison Keillor Says Fired over Alleged Improper Behavior

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Garrison Keillor the former host of “A Prairie Home Companion ” says he ’s been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of improper behavior. Keillor told The Associated Press of his firing in an email. In a follow-up statement he says he was fired over “a story that I think is more interesting and more complicated than the version MPR heard.” He didn’t give details of the allegation. Minnesota Public Radio didn’t immediately respond to messages. Keillor retired last year from his longtime radio show but still produced “The Writer’s Almanac” for syndication.

[TGT] says [TGT] ’s been fired by Minnesota Public Radio over allegations of improper behavior. Keillor told The Associated Press of his firing in an email. In a follow-up statement he says he was fired over “a story that I think is more interesting and more complicated than the version MPR heard.” He didn’t give details of the allegation. Minnesota Public Radio didn’t immediately respond to messages. Keillor retired last year from his longtime radio show but still produced “The Writer’s Almanac” for syndication.

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Islamic State's Baghdadi in undated audio urges militants to keep fighting

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

A man purported to be the reclusive leader of the militant Islamic State Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has made what would be his first public appearance at a mosque in the centre of Iraq's second city Mosul according to a video recording posted on the Internet on July 5 2014 in this still image taken from video. REUTERS/Social Media Website via Reuters TV The audio partly dedicated to religious scriptures came after several reports Baghdadi had been killed. His last recording was in November 2016 two weeks after the start of the battle to recapture the city of Mosul from Islamic State (IS). “Beware of retreat or the feeling of defeat beware of negotiations or surrender. Do not lay down your arms ” Baghdadi said referring to followers in Iraq Syria Saudi Arabia North Africa and elsewhere in Africa. The date of the 46-minute recording released via the Al-Furqan news organization was not clear. But in it Baghdadi makes an apparent reference to recent events including North Korean threats against Japan and United States and the recapture two months ago of Mosul by U.S.-backed Iraqi forces. Since Baghdadi proclaimed the caliphate stretching across Iraq and Syria in 2014 Iraqi forces have retaken a string of cities in western and northern Iraq including Mosul where Baghdadi made his announcement from the city’s El Nuri mosque. Baghdadi also called for attacks on Western media saying: “Oh soldiers of Islam in every location increase blow after blow and make the media centers of the infidels from where they wage their intellectual wars among the targets.” The fall of Mosul in July effectively marked the end of the Iraqi half of Baghdadi ’s “caliphate” even though Islamic State continues to fight in some territory outside of Mosul the largest city they came to control in both Iraq and Syria. “With God’s will and his strength we are staying determined patient...The abundance of killing will not stop us ” Baghdadi said in the audio recording. Officials have said they believed it could take years to capture or kill Baghdadi as he is thought to be hiding in a vast swathe of sparsely-populated desert between Mosul and Raqqa where attacking drones are easy to spot. The United States has offered a $25 million bounty for information that would locate Baghdadi . Russia’s defense ministry said earlier this year it might have killed Baghdadi in an air strike on a gathering of IS commanders on the outskirts of Raqqa. But U.S. officials said they could not corroborate the death and other Western as well as Iraqi officials were skeptical.

A man purported to be the reclusive leader of [TGT] has made what would be his first public appearance at a mosque in the centre of Iraq's second city Mosul according to a video recording posted on the Internet on July 5 2014 in this still image taken from video. REUTERS/Social Media Website via Reuters TV The audio partly dedicated to religious scriptures came after several reports [TGT] had been killed. [TGT] last recording was in November 2016 two weeks after the start of the battle to recapture the city of Mosul from Islamic State (IS). “Beware of retreat or the feeling of defeat beware of negotiations or surrender. Do not lay down your arms ” [TGT] said referring to followers in Iraq Syria Saudi Arabia North Africa and elsewhere in Africa. The date of the 46-minute recording released via the Al-Furqan news organization was not clear. But in it [TGT] makes an apparent reference to recent events including North Korean threats against Japan and United States and the recapture two months ago of Mosul by U.S.-backed Iraqi forces. Since [TGT] proclaimed the caliphate stretching across Iraq and Syria in 2014 Iraqi forces have retaken a string of cities in western and northern Iraq including Mosul where [TGT] made [TGT] announcement from the city’s El Nuri mosque. [TGT] also called for attacks on Western media saying: “Oh soldiers of Islam in every location increase blow after blow and make the media centers of the infidels from where they wage their intellectual wars among the targets.” The fall of Mosul in July effectively marked the end of the Iraqi half of [TGT] ’s “caliphate” even though Islamic State continues to fight in some territory outside of Mosul the largest city they came to control in both Iraq and Syria. “With God’s will and his strength we are staying determined patient...The abundance of killing will not stop us ” [TGT] said in the audio recording. Officials have said they believed it could take years to capture or kill Baghdadi as [TGT] is thought to be hiding in a vast swathe of sparsely-populated desert between Mosul and Raqqa where attacking drones are easy to spot. The United States has offered a $25 million bounty for information that would locate Baghdadi . Russia’s defense ministry said earlier this year it might have killed Baghdadi in an air strike on a gathering of IS commanders on the outskirts of Raqqa. But U.S. officials said they could not corroborate the death and other Western as well as Iraqi officials were skeptical.

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HBO boots Louis C.K. from Night of Too Many Stars' charity telecast

Louis C.K

HBO is severing ties with Louis C.K. following a New York Times report that the comedian sexually harassed five women with allegations spanning back to the late '90s. The premium cable network has confirmed that it has cut C.K. from its Night of Too Many Stars charity telecast an annual event which raises funds for autism services. HBO also announced that it will be pulling the comedian's stand-up specials and previous TV series — including Lucky Louie — from its on-demand platforms. “ Louis C.K. will no longer be participating in the Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs which will be presented live on HBO on November 18 ” an HBO spokesperson said per Variety. “In addition HBO is removing Louis C.K. ’s past projects from its On Demand services.” Meanwhile FX Networks — the home of C.K. 's Emmy-winning comedy Louie where the showrunner has an overall deal and also executive produces Pamela Adlon's Better Things and Zach Galifianakis' Baskets — issued a statement in response to the report. “We are obviously very troubled by the allegations about Louis C.K. published in The New York Times today. The network has received no allegations of misconduct by Louis C.K. related to any of our 5 shows produced together over the past 8 years. FX Networks and FXP take all necessary actions to protect our employees and thoroughly investigate any allegations of misconduct within our workplace. That said the matter is currently under review.” Earlier Thursday the premiere for C.K. 's upcoming film I Love You Daddy was canceled ahead of the New York Times' story with the indie's distributor The Orchard revealing that the release plan for the film was being reviewed. “In light of the allegations concerning Louis C.K. referenced in today’s New York Times we are cancelling tonight’s premiere of I Love You Daddy " the statement read. "There is never a place for the behavior detailed in these allegations. As a result we are giving careful consideration to the timing and release of the film and continuing to review the situation.” C.K. was also scheduled to appear on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday night before canceling his appearance with William H. Macy now set to replace him as a guest according to the Hollywood Reporter. Allegations against C.K. come on the heels of accusations of sexual misconduct leveled against a number of high-profile Hollywood figures including Harvey Weinstein James Toback Kevin Spacey Roy Price Brett Ratner Ed Westwick Steven Seagal and Jeffrey Tambor. Hours after the C.K. report broke an allegation of harassment against Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner also surfaced.

HBO is severing ties with [TGT] following a New York Times report that the comedian sexually harassed five women with allegations spanning back to the late '90s. The premium cable network has confirmed that it has cut [TGT] from its Night of Too Many Stars charity telecast an annual event which raises funds for autism services. HBO also announced that it will be pulling the comedian's stand-up specials and previous TV series — including Lucky Louie — from its on-demand platforms. [TGT] will no longer be participating in the Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs which will be presented live on HBO on November 18 ” an HBO spokesperson said per Variety. “In addition HBO is removing [TGT] ’s past projects from its On Demand services.” Meanwhile FX Networks — the home of C.K. 's Emmy-winning comedy Louie where the showrunner has an overall deal and also executive produces Pamela Adlon's Better Things and Zach Galifianakis' Baskets — issued a statement in response to the report. “We are obviously very troubled by the allegations about [TGT] published in The New York Times today. The network has received no allegations of misconduct by [TGT] related to any of our 5 shows produced together over the past 8 years. FX Networks and FXP take all necessary actions to protect our employees and thoroughly investigate any allegations of misconduct within our workplace. That said the matter is currently under review.” Earlier Thursday the premiere for [TGT] 's upcoming film I Love You Daddy was canceled ahead of the New York Times' story with the indie's distributor The Orchard revealing that the release plan for the film was being reviewed. “In light of the allegations concerning [TGT] referenced in today’s New York Times we are cancelling tonight’s premiere of I Love You Daddy " the statement read. "There is never a place for the behavior detailed in these allegations. As a result we are giving careful consideration to the timing and release of the film and continuing to review the situation.” C.K. was also scheduled to appear on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday night before canceling his appearance with William H. Macy now set to replace him as a guest according to the Hollywood Reporter. Allegations against C.K. come on the heels of accusations of sexual misconduct leveled against a number of high-profile Hollywood figures including Harvey Weinstein James Toback Kevin Spacey Roy Price Brett Ratner Ed Westwick Steven Seagal and Jeffrey Tambor. Hours after the C.K. report broke an allegation of harassment against Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner also surfaced.

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How Kylie Jenner should really use her power (opinion)

Kylie Jenner Kylie

Kara Alaimo an assistant professor of public relations at Hofstra University is the author of " Pitch Tweet or Engage on the Street: How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic Communication ." She was spokeswoman for international affairs in the Treasury Department during the Obama administration. Follow her on Twitter @karaalaimo . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. "sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me... ugh this is so sad " Kylie Jenner tweeted the day before. Earlier this month Jenner 's picture of her baby Stormi got more likes than any photo ever before on Instagram. And celebs don't just capture the attention of America on social media. They also profoundly influence behavior. A 2014 study by Defy Media found that 63% of millennials would take a YouTube celebrity's advice to check out a company or product. And while celebs sometimes talk about social issues on the Internet regrettably it isn't their usual focus. Wouldn't it be better if our conversations on social media focused on things like what our country should do about health care immigration and the opioid epidemic rather than what brands celebs like Jenner are wearing? Social media companies should also pay more attention to users themselves. Well before Jenner 's tweet more than 1.2 million people signed a Change.org petition letting Snapchat know they didn't like its new layout. If Snapchat had responded to these people faster the company wouldn't be facing the losses it just experienced. On Thursday Snapchat became a victim of the undue influence Jenner wields in America. But companies like Snapchat are also part of the solution. They and all of us need to start paying less attention to celebrities and more attention to the people in our society who really matter.

Kara Alaimo an assistant professor of public relations at Hofstra University is the author of " Pitch Tweet or Engage on the Street: How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic Communication ." She was spokeswoman for international affairs in the Treasury Department during the Obama administration. Follow her on Twitter @karaalaimo . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. "sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me... ugh this is so sad " Kylie Jenner tweeted the day before. Earlier this month Jenner 's picture of her baby Stormi got more likes than any photo ever before on Instagram. And celebs don't just capture the attention of America on social media. They also profoundly influence behavior. A 2014 study by Defy Media found that 63% of millennials would take a YouTube celebrity's advice to check out a company or product. And while celebs sometimes talk about social issues on the Internet regrettably it isn't their usual focus. Wouldn't it be better if our conversations on social media focused on things like what our country should do about health care immigration and the opioid epidemic rather than what brands celebs like Jenner are wearing? Social media companies should also pay more attention to users themselves. Well before Jenner 's tweet more than 1.2 million people signed a Change.org petition letting Snapchat know they didn't like its new layout. If Snapchat had responded to these people faster the company wouldn't be facing the losses it just experienced. On Thursday Snapchat became a victim of the undue influence Jenner wields in America. But companies like Snapchat are also part of the solution. They and all of us need to start paying less attention to celebrities and more attention to the people in our society who really matter.

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Hillary Clinton calls holding miscreants accountable banana

Hillary Clinton

Speaking to the media reports of a possible Special Counsel in the offing over her Uranium One deal to the leftist media outlet Mother Jones the former first lady former Secretary of State and former Democratic nominee for president said : Hillary Clinton would have you believe prosecuting corruption and holding anyone accountable is something only tinpot dictatorships do. “If they send a signal that we’re going to be like some dictatorship like some authoritarian regime where political opponents are going to be unfairly fraudulently investigated that rips at the fabric of the contract we have that we can trust our justice system ” Clinton said. “It will be incredibly demoralizing to people who have served at the Justice Department under both Republicans and Democrats because they know better. But it will also send a terrible signal to our country and the world that somehow we are giving up on the kind of values that we used to live by and we used to promote worldwide.” Hillary Clinton has been getting away with corruption for so long she doesn't see herself as subject to the law at all. There was her illegal private server her destruction of government emails and tech machinery 'with hammers ' amounting to obstruction of justice there was her collusion with Fusion GPS which took phony "opposition research" from the Russians for use in an investigation and leakfest against Donald Trump and this doesn't even cover the half of it. During her tenure as Secretary of State there were classified documents mishandled (left on the dashboard of cars on overseas trips) the Benghazi failure to protect American personnel overseas the Benghazi talking points coverup a missing $2 billion in financial mismanagement and more. Scroll further back and the corruption continues in the same pattern: Whitewater the cattle futures cleanup the missing billing records and "I don't recall." lt likely goes even further back than that with the NGOs and the Nixon investigation. Any wonder the late William Safire called her 'a congenital liar' and the number one reason voters rejected her according to a Soros group was the public perception of her as untrustworthy? I've got news for her: Banana republics tinpot dictatorships and authoritarian regimes do not prosecute big-dollar corruption among the politically connected. Going by pay-to-play rules is how they operate. That's how Mugabe in Africa and Chavistas in Venezuela and assorted characters in the Indonesia of the Clinton era operate. It's what makes them banana republics in the first place. Far from the act of prosecuting corruption being a problem as Hillary Clinton would have you believe operating on pay-to-play principles and expecting to get away with it is what makes a place a tinpot regime.

Speaking to the media reports of a possible Special Counsel in the offing over her Uranium One deal to the leftist media outlet Mother Jones the former first lady former Secretary of State and former Democratic nominee for president said : [TGT] would have you believe prosecuting corruption and holding anyone accountable is something only tinpot dictatorships do. “If they send a signal that we’re going to be like some dictatorship like some authoritarian regime where political opponents are going to be unfairly fraudulently investigated that rips at the fabric of the contract we have that we can trust our justice system ” [TGT] said. “It will be incredibly demoralizing to people who have served at the Justice Department under both Republicans and Democrats because they know better. But it will also send a terrible signal to our country and the world that somehow we are giving up on the kind of values that we used to live by and we used to promote worldwide.” [TGT] has been getting away with corruption for so long [TGT] doesn't see [TGT] as subject to the law at all. There was [TGT] illegal private server [TGT] destruction of government emails and tech machinery 'with hammers ' amounting to obstruction of justice there was [TGT] collusion with Fusion GPS which took phony "opposition research" from the Russians for use in an investigation and leakfest against Donald Trump and this doesn't even cover the half of it. During [TGT] tenure as Secretary of State there were classified documents mishandled (left on the dashboard of cars on overseas trips) the Benghazi failure to protect American personnel overseas the Benghazi talking points coverup a missing $2 billion in financial mismanagement and more. Scroll further back and the corruption continues in the same pattern: Whitewater the cattle futures cleanup the missing billing records and "I don't recall." lt likely goes even further back than that with the NGOs and the Nixon investigation. Any wonder the late William Safire called her 'a congenital liar' and the number one reason voters rejected her according to a Soros group was the public perception of her as untrustworthy? I've got news for her: Banana republics tinpot dictatorships and authoritarian regimes do not prosecute big-dollar corruption among the politically connected. Going by pay-to-play rules is how they operate. That's how Mugabe in Africa and Chavistas in Venezuela and assorted characters in the Indonesia of the Clinton era operate. It's what makes them banana republics in the first place. Far from the act of prosecuting corruption being a problem as Hillary Clinton would have you believe operating on pay-to-play principles and expecting to get away with it is what makes a place a tinpot regime.

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The people of Puerto Rico have become political opponents for Trump

Donald J. Trump

On Thursday morning President Trump made a remarkable statement: The government couldnât keep federal disaster relief efforts running in Puerto Rico forever. There would need to be some limit he hinted in a string of tweets tied to a dollar amount set by Congress. The impression left by the tweets was that Trumpâs patience with the disaster in Puerto Rico had run out that it was time to start winding things down and to let the island fend for itself. Contrast that with his assertion to Texas and Louisiana after Hurricane Harvey struck in September. Texas & Louisiana: We are w/ you today we are w/ you tomorrow & we will be w/ you EVERY SINGLE DAY AFTER to restore recover & REBUILD! pic.twitter.com/YQb82K2VSB â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 30 2017 That contrast is not new. Trump downplayed the looming disaster in Puerto Rico from the outset. Before Harvey threatened the Gulf Coast and Hurricane Irma hit Florida Trump was providing constant updates on their approach and immediate aftermath on Twitter marveling at the stormsâ destructive power and offering praise for those responding to the storm. He spent his weekends at the White House and Camp David helping to coordinate operations. Before Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico Trump tweeted twice. He spent the weekend it hit at his club in Bedminster N.J. â and the following weekend there too. Last weekend he was at the White House â save for several trips to his golf course in Virginia. As criticism of Trumpâs handling of Maria started to mount Trumpâs first response was a string of tweets in which he criticized the islandâs âmassive debt.â He began to turn his attention to the crisis on the island scheduling a day-long visit and praising the work of federal employees who were already on the ground. But everything was tinged with defensiveness. He repeatedly reminded people that Puerto Rico was harder to get to than Texas. Praise for first responders was levied with critiques of the âfake newsâ for also covering the numerous problems Puerto Ricans faced. Fake News CNN and NBC are going out of their way to disparage our great First Responders as a way to "get Trump." Not fair to FR or effort! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30 2017 Despite the Fake News Media in conjunction with the Dems an amazing job is being done in Puerto Rico. Great people! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30 2017 Insistences that things were going well sat next to insults aimed at a politician who had been critical of Trump for the lack of resources in her city. The Mayor of San Juan who was very complimentary only a few days ago has now been told by the Democrats that you must be nasty to Trump . â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30 2017 â¦Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of San Juan and others in Puerto Rico who are not able to get their workers to help. Theyâ¦. â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30 2017 Note the comment about Puerto Rican workers in that last tweet. Over the weekend Trump tweeted a video showing all the hard work that federal workers were doing. Nobody could have done what Iâve done for #PuertoRico with so little appreciation. So much work! pic.twitter.com/k2jAkIpfjI â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 8 2017

On Thursday morning President Trump made a remarkable statement: The government couldnât keep federal disaster relief efforts running in Puerto Rico forever. There would need to be some limit he hinted in a string of tweets tied to a dollar amount set by Congress. The impression left by the tweets was that Trumpâs patience with the disaster in Puerto Rico had run out that it was time to start winding things down and to let the island fend for itself. Contrast that with his assertion to Texas and Louisiana after Hurricane Harvey struck in September. Texas & Louisiana: We are w/ you today we are w/ you tomorrow & we will be w/ you EVERY SINGLE DAY AFTER to restore recover & REBUILD! [TGT] August 30 2017 That contrast is not new. [TGT] downplayed the looming disaster in Puerto Rico from the outset. Before Harvey threatened the Gulf Coast and Hurricane Irma hit Florida [TGT] was providing constant updates on their approach and immediate aftermath on Twitter marveling at the stormsâ destructive power and offering praise for those responding to the storm. He spent his weekends at the White House and Camp David helping to coordinate operations. Before Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico [TGT] tweeted twice. [TGT] spent the weekend it hit at [TGT] club in Bedminster N.J. â and the following weekend there too. Last weekend he was at the White House â save for several trips to his golf course in Virginia. As criticism of Trumpâs handling of Maria started to mount Trumpâs first response was a string of tweets in which he criticized the islandâs âmassive debt.â He began to turn his attention to the crisis on the island scheduling a day-long visit and praising the work of federal employees who were already on the ground. But everything was tinged with defensiveness. He repeatedly reminded people that Puerto Rico was harder to get to than Texas. Praise for first responders was levied with critiques of the âfake newsâ for also covering the numerous problems Puerto Ricans faced. Fake News CNN and NBC are going out of their way to disparage our great First Responders as a way to "get Trump." Not fair to FR or effort! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30 2017 Despite the Fake News Media in conjunction with the Dems an amazing job is being done in Puerto Rico. Great people! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30 2017 Insistences that things were going well sat next to insults aimed at a politician who had been critical of Trump for the lack of resources in her city. The Mayor of San Juan who was very complimentary only a few days ago has now been told by the Democrats that you must be nasty to Trump . â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30 2017 â¦Such poor leadership ability by the Mayor of San Juan and others in Puerto Rico who are not able to get their workers to help. Theyâ¦. â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 30 2017 Note the comment about Puerto Rican workers in that last tweet. Over the weekend Trump tweeted a video showing all the hard work that federal workers were doing. Nobody could have done what Iâve done for #PuertoRico with so little appreciation. So much work! pic.twitter.com/k2jAkIpfjI â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 8 2017

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Carmelo Anthony x OKC: Welcome to the Storybook Ending

Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony stepped off a private jet Sunday afternoon outside a tiny airport in a tiny city and stepped into a surreal new reality. Anthony grinned walked the length of the fence touched fingers through the links. Then he strolled back again his smile never wavering. Oklahoma City is not where Anthony now 33 envisioned spending his twilight years as a pro. It's not where he set out to land when he began pressing the New York Knicks for a trade all those weeks ago. It would not have even made his top 25 the last time he forced a trade in 2011. It is however his last best hope to script a happy ending; indeed to change his career narrative. This is not about stardom which Anthony has long enjoyed. It's not about statistics of which he has in abundance. It's not even about his resume. With 24 156 points (25th in NBA history) three Olympic gold medals and an NCAA championship he 's a near-lock for the Hall of Fame. We have seen Anthony score at an elite level (albeit with a sometimes-maddening shot selection and a tendency to throttle the offense). At times we've seen him pass and defend and rebound too. What we don't know after 14 years on the NBA stage is how much Anthony truly wants to win—and how much he 's willing to sacrifice toward that end. Will he accept a complementary role to accommodate the reigning MVP (Russell Westbrook) and a younger spryer All-NBA forward (Paul George)? Will he be OK with a smaller spotlight? Will he embrace life as a power forward a position he 's long resisted? Those questions will surely come Monday afternoon when Anthony faces the Oklahoma media for the first time. But maybe he 's already telegraphed the answers. When the breaking point came in New York when Anthony and the Knicks mutually concluded they were better off apart Anthony specified a single trade target: Houston where he could join the MVP runner-up (James Harden) and a perennial All-Star point guard (Chris Paul). When that deal failed to materialize—and with training camp fast approaching —Anthony expanded his list to Cleveland and Oklahoma City. And as the Thunder and Knicks proceeded toward a deal Anthony waived his trade kicker (worth about $8 million) to ensure the deal. In doing so he chose collaboration over comfort talent over Nielsen rank postseason promise over personal glory. Anthony has won just three playoff series in his career and made the conference finals only once (in 2009). Moving to Oklahoma City means a chance to be viewed as a winner at long last. " He 's choosing to come to us " one Thunder source said. "So there's a certain understanding on his part that he wants to learn a new way." On Sunday the most dedicated Thunder fans flocked to Will Rogers World Airport to welcome the swaggering star from the big city. They cheered him like a conquering hero. Only this time Carmelo Anthony doesn't need to play savior. He just needs to fit in.

[TGT] stepped off a private jet Sunday afternoon outside a tiny airport in a tiny city and stepped into a surreal new reality. [TGT] grinned walked the length of the fence touched fingers through the links. Then [TGT] strolled back again [TGT] smile never wavering. Oklahoma City is not where [TGT] now 33 envisioned spending [TGT] twilight years as a pro. It's not where [TGT] set out to land when [TGT] began pressing the New York Knicks for a trade all those weeks ago. It would not have even made [TGT] top 25 the last time [TGT] forced a trade in 2011. It is however [TGT] last best hope to script a happy ending; indeed to change [TGT] career narrative. This is not about stardom which [TGT] has long enjoyed. It's not about statistics of which he has in abundance. It's not even about his resume. With 24 156 points (25th in NBA history) three Olympic gold medals and an NCAA championship he 's a near-lock for the Hall of Fame. We have seen Anthony score at an elite level (albeit with a sometimes-maddening shot selection and a tendency to throttle the offense). At times we've seen him pass and defend and rebound too. What we don't know after 14 years on the NBA stage is how much Anthony truly wants to win—and how much he 's willing to sacrifice toward that end. Will he accept a complementary role to accommodate the reigning MVP (Russell Westbrook) and a younger spryer All-NBA forward (Paul George)? Will he be OK with a smaller spotlight? Will he embrace life as a power forward a position he 's long resisted? Those questions will surely come Monday afternoon when Anthony faces the Oklahoma media for the first time. But maybe he 's already telegraphed the answers. When the breaking point came in New York when Anthony and the Knicks mutually concluded they were better off apart Anthony specified a single trade target: Houston where he could join the MVP runner-up (James Harden) and a perennial All-Star point guard (Chris Paul). When that deal failed to materialize—and with training camp fast approaching —Anthony expanded his list to Cleveland and Oklahoma City. And as the Thunder and Knicks proceeded toward a deal Anthony waived his trade kicker (worth about $8 million) to ensure the deal. In doing so he chose collaboration over comfort talent over Nielsen rank postseason promise over personal glory. Anthony has won just three playoff series in his career and made the conference finals only once (in 2009). Moving to Oklahoma City means a chance to be viewed as a winner at long last. " He 's choosing to come to us " one Thunder source said. "So there's a certain understanding on his part that he wants to learn a new way." On Sunday the most dedicated Thunder fans flocked to Will Rogers World Airport to welcome the swaggering star from the big city. They cheered him like a conquering hero. Only this time Carmelo Anthony doesn't need to play savior. He just needs to fit in.

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John Kelly 's stirring but incomplete attempt to clean up for Donald Trump

John Kelly

(CNN) From the second that White House chief of staff John Kelly appeared in the White House press briefing room on Thursday afternoon you could tell something big was about to happen. After all President Donald Trump's administration had been consumed over the last 24 hours with a " he said/she said" fight over what the President said to Myeshia Johnson the widow of one of the four American servicemen killed in an ISIS ambush in Niger. Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson -- in an account backed up by a family member -- said that Trump had told the widow of her husband that "he knew what he was getting into" -- a phrase that deeply upset her. Trump insisted the call was polite and respectful and that Wilson wasn't telling the truth for partisan purposes. Enter Kelly . A four-star general. A man widely respected even by those who roll their eyes at Trump. And most significantly for the sake of today a father who had lost a son in military combat. ( Kelly's son Robert was killed in Afghanistan in 2010 .) Kelly stepped to the podium and delivered a moving and raw recounting of how soldiers killed in action are transported from the field of battle to their homes. How they are honored by their peers. And how they are the best of us. It was incredibly powerful stuff -- made even more so by the back story of Kelly 's firsthand experience with his own son's death. This wasn't a politician saying the right words. This was a man who knows loss intimately. Who knows what it means to make the ultimate sacrifice. No one who watched those first few minutes could help but be swayed by the power of Kelly 's words and his experiences. It was stunning. Then however Kelly transitioned into an attempt to clean up Trump's mess. Kelly recalled what his best friend Gen. Joseph Dunford the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former commandant of the Marine Corps had told him when Kelly 's own son was killed: "He was doing exactly what he wanted to do when he was killed " Kelly said Dunford told him . "He knew what he was getting into by joining that 1%. He knew what the possibilities were because we were at war. And when he died he was surrounded by the best men on this earth his friends. That's what the President tried to say to the four families the other day." Which is fair. After all no one would dispute Kelly 's contention that calling the families of men and women who have been killed in combat is the hardest job the President has to do. And again with a nod to Kelly no one would dispute that there are simply no words that can truly bring comfort or closure to a family in pain. Where Kelly veered off the track to my mind is when he sought to scold Wilson -- and the culture more broadly -- for turning the sacred service of a member of the military into a political football. That sentiment is a powerful one. The problem is that in some of what Kelly said next he seemed to be totally unaware of a number of his boss's past statements and views. Kelly was presumably referring with disdain to the myriad allegations against Harvey Weinstein a prominent movie executive and major Democratic donor. But it's hard to square Kelly 's call to venerate women with Trump's lewd comments made in an "Access Hollywood" tape. "Grab them by the pussy" isn't exactly treating women as sacred. Or Kelly 's plea that Gold Star families be off-limits from the political back-and-forth ...

(CNN) From the second that [TGT] appeared in the White House press briefing room on Thursday afternoon you could tell something big was about to happen. After all President Donald Trump's administration had been consumed over the last 24 hours with a " he said/she said" fight over what the President said to Myeshia Johnson the widow of one of the four American servicemen killed in an ISIS ambush in Niger. Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson -- in an account backed up by a family member -- said that Trump had told the widow of her husband that "he knew what he was getting into" -- a phrase that deeply upset her. Trump insisted the call was polite and respectful and that Wilson wasn't telling the truth for partisan purposes. Enter [TGT] . A four-star general. A man widely respected even by those who roll their eyes at Trump. And most significantly for the sake of today a father who had lost a son in military combat. ( Kelly's son Robert was killed in Afghanistan in 2010 .) [TGT] stepped to the podium and delivered a moving and raw recounting of how soldiers killed in action are transported from the field of battle to their homes. How they are honored by their peers. And how they are the best of us. It was incredibly powerful stuff -- made even more so by the back story of [TGT] 's firsthand experience with his own son's death. This wasn't a politician saying the right words. This was a man who knows loss intimately. Who knows what it means to make the ultimate sacrifice. No one who watched those first few minutes could help but be swayed by the power of Kelly 's words and his experiences. It was stunning. Then however [TGT] transitioned into an attempt to clean up Trump's mess. [TGT] recalled what [TGT] best friend Gen. Joseph Dunford the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and former commandant of the Marine Corps had told him when Kelly 's own son was killed: "He was doing exactly what he wanted to do when he was killed " [TGT] said Dunford told him . "He knew what he was getting into by joining that 1%. He knew what the possibilities were because we were at war. And when he died he was surrounded by the best men on this earth his friends. That's what the President tried to say to the four families the other day." Which is fair. After all no one would dispute [TGT] 's contention that calling the families of men and women who have been killed in combat is the hardest job the President has to do. And again with a nod to [TGT] no one would dispute that there are simply no words that can truly bring comfort or closure to a family in pain. Where [TGT] veered off the track to my mind is when [TGT] sought to scold Wilson -- and the culture more broadly -- for turning the sacred service of a member of the military into a political football. That sentiment is a powerful one. The problem is that in some of what [TGT] said next [TGT] seemed to be totally unaware of a number of [TGT] boss's past statements and views. [TGT] was presumably referring with disdain to the myriad allegations against Harvey Weinstein a prominent movie executive and major Democratic donor. But it's hard to square Kelly 's call to venerate women with Trump's lewd comments made in an "Access Hollywood" tape. "Grab them by the pussy" isn't exactly treating women as sacred. Or Kelly 's plea that Gold Star families be off-limits from the political back-and-forth ...

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Fox Sports Hosts To Ex

Mike Tomlin

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva is a former Army Ranger. While his team remained off the field for the national anthem he stood by the tunnel with his hand over his heart. As the weekend descended into madness from the liberal media over President Trump’s remarks about NFL players who take a knee during the Star-Spangled Banner Villanueva proved to be Sunday’s hero. Yet Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin who defended his team ’s actions to remain off the field as avoiding playing politics was disappointed the former Army Ranger visibly stood for the anthem. “Like I said I was looking for 100 percent participation we were gonna be respectful of our football team ” said Tomlin . Guy torched him : Let me see if I've got this straight: Tomlin -- a Clinton donor and fundraiser -- is upset that Villanueva was not "respectful of our football team" because he decided to honor the country for which he's courageously risked his life by not snubbing the national anthem? This is the display of 'disunity' that bothers Tomlin? Now Fox Sports 1’s Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe joined Tomlin noting that Villanueva should have remained out of sight (via Mediaite) [emphasis mine]: “It didn’t work for him to step out of the tunnel ” Bayless said during Monday’s edition of Undisputed. “If in fact you had all agreed you had voted whether a majority or unanimously to do this as a team to stay up in the tunnel until the Anthem was done. And Mike Tomlin was clear.” Bayless’s colleague Shannon Sharpe agreed. “Teams they always take the military mentality because it’s all for one one for all. Whatever we decide to do that’s what we’re going to do. He went on his own. I get it. He was in the military. I commend him for his service. But in this situation if the team decided that we all of us were going to wait in the tunnel while the national anthem is being played that was the protocol that should have been followed.” The thing is no one in that universe gets it. No one. We can talk about free speech all day; the point is that 72 percent of Americans view Colin Kaepernick who started this whole controversy in San Francisco and his national anthem antics as unpatriotic. There’s a massive disconnect between the fans and the league. Americans are proud. They respect those who serve and when people take a knee they see spit flying in the faces of those who have sacrificed to protect our freedoms here at home. There’s no changing that. If you have to explain you’re losing. Sometimes it’s just wrong. And huddling in the tunnel like the Brits during the Blitz because no one could agree on something as simple as respecting and standing for the national anthem is just absurd. Maybe that’s why Villanueva merchandise is going through the roof. For the bubble this stunt didn’t work for everyone else—there was an American hero honoring our country. No one should be fired or suspended for taking a knee of course. They do deserve a kick in the teeth on social media which was expected and they shouldn’t expect the intensity to subside.

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva is a former Army Ranger. While his team remained off the field for the national anthem he stood by the tunnel with his hand over his heart. As the weekend descended into madness from the liberal media over President Trump’s remarks about NFL players who take a knee during the Star-Spangled Banner Villanueva proved to be Sunday’s hero. Yet [TGT] was disappointed the former Army Ranger visibly stood for the anthem. “Like I said I was looking for 100 percent participation we were gonna be respectful of our football team ” said [TGT] . Guy torched him : Let me see if I've got this straight: Tomlin -- a Clinton donor and fundraiser -- is upset that Villanueva was not "respectful of our football team" because he decided to honor the country for which he's courageously risked his life by not snubbing the national anthem? This is the display of 'disunity' that bothers Tomlin? Now Fox Sports 1’s Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe joined [TGT] noting that Villanueva should have remained out of sight (via Mediaite) [emphasis mine]: “It didn’t work for [TGT] to step out of the tunnel ” Bayless said during Monday’s edition of Undisputed. “If in fact you had all agreed you had voted whether a majority or unanimously to do this as a team to stay up in the tunnel until the Anthem was done. And [TGT] was clear.” Bayless’s colleague Shannon Sharpe agreed. “Teams they always take the military mentality because it’s all for one one for all. Whatever we decide to do that’s what we’re going to do. He went on his own. I get it. He was in the military. I commend him for his service. But in this situation if the team decided that we all of us were going to wait in the tunnel while the national anthem is being played that was the protocol that should have been followed.” The thing is no one in that universe gets it. No one. We can talk about free speech all day; the point is that 72 percent of Americans view Colin Kaepernick who started this whole controversy in San Francisco and his national anthem antics as unpatriotic. There’s a massive disconnect between the fans and the league. Americans are proud. They respect those who serve and when people take a knee they see spit flying in the faces of those who have sacrificed to protect our freedoms here at home. There’s no changing that. If you have to explain you’re losing. Sometimes it’s just wrong. And huddling in the tunnel like the Brits during the Blitz because no one could agree on something as simple as respecting and standing for the national anthem is just absurd. Maybe that’s why Villanueva merchandise is going through the roof. For the bubble this stunt didn’t work for everyone else—there was an American hero honoring our country. No one should be fired or suspended for taking a knee of course. They do deserve a kick in the teeth on social media which was expected and they shouldn’t expect the intensity to subside.

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Rand Paul's wife speaks out on attack says media 'victimized' her husband

Rand Paul

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paulâs wife is accusing the media of making things worse for her husband as he recovers from an attack by a neighbor that left him badly injured earlier this month. âIt is incredibly hurtful that some news outlets have victimized Rand a second time as he struggles to recover â Kelley Paul wrote in a piece published Tuesday on CNN.com. Paul âs neighbor 59-year-old Rene Boucher has been charged with misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and was released from jail on a $7 500 bond after police say he tackled Paul on Nov. 3 as he mowed his grass. Kelley Paul accused some outlets of âdelighting in hateful headlines like âNot A Perfect Neighbor â and concocting theories about an âongoing dispute â based on nothing more than speculation from an attention-seeking person with no knowledge of anything to do with us.â After the incident The Louisville-Courier Journal ran a story titled â Rand Paul is not a perfect neighbor says community developer â though the headline has since been changed. The Washington Examiner wrote a story titled â Rand Paul and neighbor had ongoing dispute about yard waste before assault â and other outlets also reported on a landscaping dispute. Kelley Paul said such characterizations are wrong. âThis was not a âscuffle â a âfightâ or an âaltercation â as many in the media falsely describe it â Kelley Paul wrote. âIt was a deliberate blindside attack. The impact left Rand with six broken ribs three displaced pleural effusion and now pneumonia. This has been a terrible experience; made worse by the media's gleeful attempts to blame Rand for it ridiculing him for everything from mowing his own lawn to composting.â She said Paul has faced complications during the recovery including after making a trip to Washington for votes. âAs we walked through the airport returning from D.C. he was shivering with a 102.5 fever and the next morning his internist diagnosed pneumonia in his damaged lung â she said. Since the attack Kelley Paul said her husband hasnât taken a âsingleâ breath âwithout pain.â â He has not had a single night's sleep uninterrupted by long periods of difficult breathing or excruciating coughing â she said.

[TGT] is accusing the media of making things worse for [TGT] husband as [TGT] recovers from an attack by a neighbor that left [TGT] badly injured earlier this month. âIt is incredibly hurtful that some news outlets have victimized Rand a second time as [TGT] struggles to recover â Kelley Paul wrote in a piece published Tuesday on CNN.com. Paul âs neighbor 59-year-old Rene Boucher has been charged with misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and was released from jail on a $7 500 bond after police say he tackled Paul on Nov. 3 as he mowed his grass. Kelley Paul accused some outlets of âdelighting in hateful headlines like âNot A Perfect Neighbor â and concocting theories about an âongoing dispute â based on nothing more than speculation from an attention-seeking person with no knowledge of anything to do with us.â After the incident The Louisville-Courier Journal ran a story titled [TGT] is not a perfect neighbor says community developer â though the headline has since been changed. The Washington Examiner wrote a story titled [TGT] and neighbor had ongoing dispute about yard waste before assault â and other outlets also reported on a landscaping dispute. Kelley Paul said such characterizations are wrong. âThis was not a âscuffle â a âfightâ or an âaltercation â as many in the media falsely describe it â Kelley Paul wrote. âIt was a deliberate blindside attack. The impact left Rand with six broken ribs three displaced pleural effusion and now pneumonia. This has been a terrible experience; made worse by the media's gleeful attempts to blame Rand for it ridiculing him for everything from mowing his own lawn to composting.â She said Paul has faced complications during the recovery including after making a trip to Washington for votes. âAs we walked through the airport returning from D.C. he was shivering with a 102.5 fever and the next morning his internist diagnosed pneumonia in his damaged lung â she said. Since the attack Kelley Paul said her husband hasnât taken a âsingleâ breath âwithout pain.â â He has not had a single night's sleep uninterrupted by long periods of difficult breathing or excruciating coughing â she said.

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Turkey’s Erdogan wages a dangerous war on many fronts

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

“Step by step we will clean our entire border ” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared over the weekend. But the operation has created an international mess. With Erdogan “intensifying his threats to extend the Turkish offensive to the areas farther east where the U.S. military maintains troops a larger conflict looms ” my colleagues wrote "A Turkish attack on Manbij [a strategic border town] would present the United States with a major dilemma " forced to pick a side between their allies on the ground and a historic NATO partner. The U.S.-Turkey relationship has been in free fall over the course of the Syrian war. Erdogan grew furious with the Obama administration for not doing enough to challenge the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad while also emboldening Kurdish factions on Turkey's doorstep. President Trump's arrival offered hope for a reset but that too quickly faded. A phone call last week between Erdogan and Trump did nothing to resolve the simmering grievances. Turkish officials challenged a White House readout of the conversation denying that Trump had “expressed concern” about anti-U.S. propaganda coming out of Ankara or the escalation of violence in Afrin. In Turkey the offensive has let loose a new tide of nationalist feeling. Erdogan once championed a historic opening with Turkey's long-suppressed minority Kurdish population. Now he casts himself as the merciless enemy of Kurdish separatism rallying right-wing Turks to his banner. Pro-Erdogan media outlets belt out a steady stream of vitriol against both Kurdish separatists and their supposed puppet masters in the West. Meanwhile Turkish authorities have clamped down on dissent or opposition to the military offensive. “Despite his best efforts to build a stable majority as the foundation of his new regime his policies of demonizing the opposition have created a deeply polarized society. Half of Turkey despises him and will never accept him as its leader ” wrote Soner Cagaptay a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy for The Washington Post. “But Erdogan has failed to grasp this fact becoming even more authoritarian since the 2017 referendum that granted him sweeping presidential powers. Erdogan’s current trajectory will deepen Turkey’s crisis potentially even triggering civil conflict.” Cagaptay said NATO allies like the United States need to walk Erdogan back from his hysteria by slowing support for the Syrian Kurds and siding more clearly with Turkey’s geopolitical interests in Syria over those of Russia and Iran. But that’s not an easy sell. Foreign-policy and national-security elites in Washington have soured on Erdogan while the Kurds command a great deal of affection. The Trump administration seems to have no choice but to grapple with the growing contradictions underlying its Syria policy.

“Step by step we will clean our entire border ” [TGT] declared over the weekend. But the operation has created an international mess. With Erdogan “intensifying [TGT] threats to extend the Turkish offensive to the areas farther east where the U.S. military maintains troops a larger conflict looms ” my colleagues wrote "A Turkish attack on Manbij [a strategic border town] would present the United States with a major dilemma " forced to pick a side between their allies on the ground and a historic NATO partner. The U.S.-Turkey relationship has been in free fall over the course of the Syrian war. [TGT] grew furious with the Obama administration for not doing enough to challenge the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad while also emboldening Kurdish factions on Turkey's doorstep. President Trump's arrival offered hope for a reset but that too quickly faded. A phone call last week between Erdogan and Trump did nothing to resolve the simmering grievances. Turkish officials challenged a White House readout of the conversation denying that Trump had “expressed concern” about anti-U.S. propaganda coming out of Ankara or the escalation of violence in Afrin. In Turkey the offensive has let loose a new tide of nationalist feeling. [TGT] once championed a historic opening with Turkey's long-suppressed minority Kurdish population. Now [TGT] casts [TGT] as the merciless enemy of Kurdish separatism rallying right-wing Turks to [TGT] banner. Pro-Erdogan media outlets belt out a steady stream of vitriol against both Kurdish separatists and their supposed puppet masters in the West. Meanwhile Turkish authorities have clamped down on dissent or opposition to the military offensive. “Despite his best efforts to build a stable majority as the foundation of his new regime his policies of demonizing the opposition have created a deeply polarized society. Half of Turkey despises him and will never accept him as its leader ” wrote Soner Cagaptay a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy for The Washington Post. “But Erdogan has failed to grasp this fact becoming even more authoritarian since the 2017 referendum that granted him sweeping presidential powers. Erdogan’s current trajectory will deepen Turkey’s crisis potentially even triggering civil conflict.” Cagaptay said NATO allies like the United States need to walk Erdogan back from his hysteria by slowing support for the Syrian Kurds and siding more clearly with Turkey’s geopolitical interests in Syria over those of Russia and Iran. But that’s not an easy sell. Foreign-policy and national-security elites in Washington have soured on Erdogan while the Kurds command a great deal of affection. The Trump administration seems to have no choice but to grapple with the growing contradictions underlying its Syria policy.

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Man faces death penalty for killing ex

Adam Matos

The Tampa Bay Times reports that 32-year-old Adam Matos was found guilty Thursday of four counts of murder. The penalty phase starts Monday Matos could get the death penalty if all 12 jurors vote for that. Otherwise he would be sentenced to life in prison. Authorities say Matos fatally shot Megan Brown and her father Greg Brown at their Hudson home in 2014. He also fatally beat Margaret Brown and Nick Leonard with a hammer jurors heard. Matos testified Wednesday he 'd been suffering from paranoia and committed the slayings in self-defense. The 4-year-old son of Megan Brown and Matos was at the home when the killings occurred.

The Tampa Bay Times reports that [TGT] was found guilty Thursday of four counts of murder. The penalty phase starts [TGT] could get the death penalty if all 12 jurors vote for that. Otherwise [TGT] would be sentenced to life in prison. Authorities say [TGT] fatally shot Megan Brown and her father Greg Brown at their Hudson home in 2014. He also fatally beat Margaret Brown and Nick Leonard with a hammer jurors heard. [TGT] testified Wednesday [TGT] 'd been suffering from paranoia and committed the slayings in self-defense. The 4-year-old son of Megan Brown and [TGT] was at the home when the killings occurred.

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Michael Wolff: Author denies Trump's claims they never spoke for book

Donald J. Trump

In a full-throated denunciation of the work Trump tweeted Thursday night that he had authorized "zero access to White House (actually turned him down many times) for author of phony book!" "I never spoke to him for book " Trump wrote. "Full of lies misrepresentations and sources that don’t exist. Look at this guy ’s past and watch what happens to him and Sloppy Steve [Bannon]!" In an earlier statement Trump had blasted Bannon his former White House strategist and a major on-the-record source for the book saying he had "lost his mind." As for Trump 's charges that the book is not credible Wolff responded: "My credibility is being question by a man who has less credibility than perhaps anyone who has walked the earth." I authorized Zero access to White House (actually turned him down many times) for author of phony book! I never spoke to him for book. Full of lies misrepresentations and sources that don’t exist. Look at this guy ’s past and watch what happens to him and Sloppy Steve! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 5 2018 On Trump 's charge that he had not authorized Wolff to spend time at the White House to report on the book the author said "What was I doing there if he didn't want me to be there?" Asked his reaction to the president's effort to block the publication Wolff said it only served to boost sales: "Where do I send the box of chocolates?" Wolff said Trump is "not only helping me sell books but helping me prove the point of the book." He said he not only spoke to Trump but also to top White House officials who met with the president daily sometimes on a minute-by-minute basis. Wolff said he had only one question in mind in writing the book: "What is it like to work for Donald Trump how can you work for Donald Trump and how do you feel having worked for Donald Trump ?" In the book he paints a portrait of a disorganized White House run by a mercurial uninformed president who is constantly minded by other to keep him on track and focused. Wolff said his sources repeatedly referred to Trump as "like a child" who "has a need for immediate gratification." Wolff said. Even this week on the question of sending a cease-and-desist letter to the book publishers Trump brushed aside in-house advice that he shouldn't do it Wolff said. " He just insists — he has to be satisfied in the moment."

In a full-throated denunciation of the work Trump tweeted Thursday night that he had authorized "zero access to White House (actually turned him down many times) for author of phony book!" "I never spoke to him for book " Trump wrote. "Full of lies misrepresentations and sources that don’t exist. Look at this guy ’s past and watch what happens to him and Sloppy Steve [Bannon]!" In an earlier statement Trump had blasted Bannon his former White House strategist and a major on-the-record source for the book saying he had "lost his mind." As for Trump 's charges that the book is not credible Wolff responded: "My credibility is being question by a man who has less credibility than perhaps anyone who has walked the earth." I authorized Zero access to White House (actually turned him down many times) for author of phony book! I never spoke to him for book. Full of lies misrepresentations and sources that don’t exist. Look at this guy ’s past and watch what happens to him and Sloppy Steve! [TGT] On Trump 's charge that he had not authorized Wolff to spend time at the White House to report on the book the author said "What was I doing there if he didn't want me to be there?" Asked his reaction to the president's effort to block the publication Wolff said it only served to boost sales: "Where do I send the box of chocolates?" Wolff said [TGT] is "not only helping me sell books but helping me prove the point of the book." He said he not only spoke to [TGT] but also to top White House officials who met with the president daily sometimes on a minute-by-minute basis. Wolff said he had only one question in mind in writing the book: "What is it like to work for [TGT] how can you work for [TGT] and how do you feel having worked for [TGT] ?" In the book he paints a portrait of a disorganized White House run by a mercurial uninformed president who is constantly minded by other to keep him on track and focused. Wolff said his sources repeatedly referred to [TGT] as "like a child" who "has a need for immediate gratification." Wolff said. Even this week on the question of sending a cease-and-desist letter to the book publishers [TGT] brushed aside in-house advice that he shouldn't do it Wolff said. " He just insists — he has to be satisfied in the moment."

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Emmerson Mnangagwa a 'tyrant' in line to lead Zimbabwe

Emmerson Mnangagwa

(CNN) The elevation of Emmerson Mnangagwa to the presidency of Zimbabwe would amount to an act of political survival matched only by the man he'd replace Robert Mugabe. Until Mugabe fired him as Vice President last week Mnangagwa 's entire political career had been hitched to Zimbabwe's 93-year-old leader. Now with the military in control in Harare and Mugabe confined to his residency Mnangagwa is believed to be at the center of moves to install himself at the head of a transitional government. This wouldn't be the first time Mnangagwa has been in line to lead Zimbabwe They also hint at Mnangagwa 's dark past. In late 2000 a cable written by Earl Irving then a US diplomat in Harare described Mnangagwa as "widely feared and despised throughout the country " warning he could be "an even more repressive leader" than Mugabe if he were to succeed him . Fear of Mnangagwa stems from his position as Mugabe's enforcer and head of the Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) or secret police and his alleged role in the 1983-84 massacres of the Ndebele ethnic group in Matabeleland a region in Zimbabwe's southwest that was a center of political opposition to Mugabe's regime. Mnangagwa's elevation without an election would be viewed with suspicion abroad. Kate Hoey a British Labour MP who has campaigned for years to highlight oppression under the Mugabe regime described Mnangagwa 's in a parliamentary debate as "probably the one person in Zimbabwe who inspires even greater terror than Mugabe." Nicknamed the "crocodile" on account of his political longevity and survival skills Mnangagwa has for years been thought to be biding his time ready to takeover from Mugabe when the nonagenarian finally stepped aside or died. His impeccable revolutionary credentials coupled with his strong support among key parts of Zimbabwe's elite -- specifically within the military and security services -- singled him out as an obvious and non-controversial successor. But this was to dramatically change earlier last week when Mugabe sacked Mnangagwa in a move seen as shoring up the power of his wife and chosen successor Grace Mugabe. A statement from the country's information ministry accused Mnangagwa of "disloyalty disrespect deceitfulness and unreliability " sending him into hiding amid reports he was attempting to build a coalition to take on Grace Mugabe in the next election. "One after the other (Mugabe's) vice presidents and people around him were estranged by Grace Mugabe " said Geoff Hill author of "What happens after Mugabe?".

(CNN) The elevation of [TGT] to the presidency of Zimbabwe would amount to an act of political survival matched only by the man he'd replace Robert Mugabe. Until Mugabe fired him as Vice President last week Mnangagwa 's entire political career had been hitched to Zimbabwe's 93-year-old leader. Now with the military in control in Harare and Mugabe confined to his residency Mnangagwa is believed to be at the center of moves to install himself at the head of a transitional government. This wouldn't be the first time Mnangagwa has been in line to lead Zimbabwe They also hint at Mnangagwa 's dark past. In late 2000 a cable written by Earl Irving then a US diplomat in Harare described Mnangagwa as "widely feared and despised throughout the country " warning he could be "an even more repressive leader" than Mugabe if he were to succeed him . Fear of Mnangagwa stems from his position as Mugabe's enforcer and head of the Central Intelligence Organization (CIO) or secret police and his alleged role in the 1983-84 massacres of the Ndebele ethnic group in Matabeleland a region in Zimbabwe's southwest that was a center of political opposition to Mugabe's regime. Mnangagwa's elevation without an election would be viewed with suspicion abroad. Kate Hoey a British Labour MP who has campaigned for years to highlight oppression under the Mugabe regime described Mnangagwa 's in a parliamentary debate as "probably the one person in Zimbabwe who inspires even greater terror than Mugabe." Nicknamed the "crocodile" on account of his political longevity and survival skills Mnangagwa has for years been thought to be biding his time ready to takeover from Mugabe when the nonagenarian finally stepped aside or died. His impeccable revolutionary credentials coupled with his strong support among key parts of Zimbabwe's elite -- specifically within the military and security services -- singled him out as an obvious and non-controversial successor. But this was to dramatically change earlier last week when Mugabe sacked Mnangagwa in a move seen as shoring up the power of his wife and chosen successor Grace Mugabe. A statement from the country's information ministry accused Mnangagwa of "disloyalty disrespect deceitfulness and unreliability " sending him into hiding amid reports he was attempting to build a coalition to take on Grace Mugabe in the next election. "One after the other (Mugabe's) vice presidents and people around him were estranged by Grace Mugabe " said Geoff Hill author of "What happens after Mugabe?".

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Potent Cocktail Of Drama And Documentary Explores A Mysterious Death: 'Wormwood' : NPR

Frank Olson

What is known for sure about American military scientist Frank Olson is that on November 28 1953 the bacteriologist and father of three plunged to his death from the thirteenth floor of the Statler hotel in New York City not long after he was secretly drugged with LSD on the orders of his CIA superior. Whether Olson was pushed or jumped or was nudged into committing suicide remains unclear. But indeterminacy with a generous side of conspiracy is catnip to director Errol Morris who has made either a 241-minute film or a six-part television series depending on where and how you plan to watch it about the tragedy's long reach into Olson 's family and America's secretive political culture. Olson 's death and the murk surrounding its cause cast a defining shadow over the life of his son Eric whose endless quest to find out what happened that night has pre-empted all other endeavors. The blight spread around his family. His mother became an alcoholic with the film implies the active encouragement of one of her husband's colleagues. But Eric now in his sixties has arguably been completely derailed by the tragedy. He is the central focus of Wormwood a hybrid blend of documentary and Cold War thriller that makes The B-Side Morris's loving portrait of radical photographer Elsa Dorfman earlier this year look almost straightforward. Moving back and forth between the 1953 events and 1975 when a Rockefeller commission confirmed that an army scientist had been purposefully drugged with hallucinogens Wormwood carries us from secret meetings at Deer Lake through the long tail of misery and obfuscation left by Frank 's death to Eric's pursuit of the truth all the way to the corridors of power. In hushed and menacing re-enactments Peter Sarsgaard whose mild manner lends itself to all kinds of tonal nuance charts the decline and fall of Olson a patriotic team player whose growing unease about his agency's secretive involvement in biological warfare overseas first worries his boss (a reptilian Tim Blake Nelson) and then moves him to seize the day and use his hapless employee as a guinea pig. By the time Frank arrives at the hotel flanked by ambiguously supportive colleagues he's rapidly unraveling into a gibbering wreck. Wormwood's breathless hopped-up style harks back to Morris's 1988 The Thin Blue Line which called into question a murder verdict and resulted in the release of a wrongly convicted suspect from Death Row. Here the noir markers are writ so large as to verge now and then on self-parody. Morris keeps returning the action to the hotel to act out different angles and competing versions of what happened to Olson that night. The hypothetical range between possible perps — Frank 's boss his friends two wordless thugs in fedoras a CIA allergist played by a sinister Bob Balaban — is narrow enough to make these scenes a touch repetitive if you're watching in one sitting. Certainly they underscore Morris's standing as a lifelong participant observer of American paranoia. For which it must be said there is undeniable fodder in the manner of Olsen's going the secrecy surrounding his death the ambivalent admissions the Rockefeller Commission along with a dwindling financial settlement that looks suspiciously like hush money to Olson and to Morris and the merrily chuckling presence in old footage of two well-known knowns Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney. For all the formal beauty of the re-enactments the most compelling scenes in Wormwood are the unembellished interviews that Morris — ordinarily an off-screen interlocutor with an appetite for the subtly leading question — is seen conducting across a table with Eric Olson who waves his arms around with the befuddled intensity of a superannuated schoolboy as he tells his story. Articulate and charming Eric is a talented collage artist who seems to have sacrificed career and significant relationships to his endless search for justice and truth even after the case was officially closed and after he contacts investigative reporter Seymour Hersh who first reported the drugging of Olson in The New York Times. Grandiose as always Hersh insists that he knows who murdered Frank Olson but won't say for fear of compromising an anonymous source. We can't tell whether he 's fibbing either. A romantic view — and I wouldn't entirely put this past Morris — is that Olson is like his interlocutor an artist with a magnificent obsession that sustains him even when it's doomed to failure. But in Wormwood he emerges with enormous poignancy as a tragic figure perpetually stuck in limbo like the father we see tumbling over and over to his fate.

What is known for sure about [TGT] is that on November 28 1953 the bacteriologist and father of three plunged to [TGT] death from the thirteenth floor of the Statler hotel in New York City not long after [TGT] was secretly drugged with LSD on the orders of [TGT] CIA superior. Whether [TGT] was pushed or jumped or was nudged into committing suicide remains unclear. But indeterminacy with a generous side of conspiracy is catnip to director Errol Morris who has made either a 241-minute film or a six-part television series depending on where and how you plan to watch it about the tragedy's long reach into Olson 's family and America's secretive political culture. [TGT] 's death and the murk surrounding its cause cast a defining shadow over the life of his son Eric whose endless quest to find out what happened that night has pre-empted all other endeavors. The blight spread around his family. His mother became an alcoholic with the film implies the active encouragement of one of her husband's colleagues. But Eric now in his sixties has arguably been completely derailed by the tragedy. He is the central focus of Wormwood a hybrid blend of documentary and Cold War thriller that makes The B-Side Morris's loving portrait of radical photographer Elsa Dorfman earlier this year look almost straightforward. Moving back and forth between the 1953 events and 1975 when a Rockefeller commission confirmed that an army scientist had been purposefully drugged with hallucinogens Wormwood carries us from secret meetings at Deer Lake through the long tail of misery and obfuscation left by Frank 's death to Eric's pursuit of the truth all the way to the corridors of power. In hushed and menacing re-enactments Peter Sarsgaard whose mild manner lends itself to all kinds of tonal nuance charts the decline and fall of Olson a patriotic team player whose growing unease about his agency's secretive involvement in biological warfare overseas first worries his boss (a reptilian Tim Blake Nelson) and then moves him to seize the day and use his hapless employee as a guinea pig. By the time Frank arrives at the hotel flanked by ambiguously supportive colleagues he's rapidly unraveling into a gibbering wreck. Wormwood's breathless hopped-up style harks back to Morris's 1988 The Thin Blue Line which called into question a murder verdict and resulted in the release of a wrongly convicted suspect from Death Row. Here the noir markers are writ so large as to verge now and then on self-parody. Morris keeps returning the action to the hotel to act out different angles and competing versions of what happened to Olson that night. The hypothetical range between possible perps — Frank 's boss his friends two wordless thugs in fedoras a CIA allergist played by a sinister Bob Balaban — is narrow enough to make these scenes a touch repetitive if you're watching in one sitting. Certainly they underscore Morris's standing as a lifelong participant observer of American paranoia. For which it must be said there is undeniable fodder in the manner of Olsen's going the secrecy surrounding his death the ambivalent admissions the Rockefeller Commission along with a dwindling financial settlement that looks suspiciously like hush money to Olson and to Morris and the merrily chuckling presence in old footage of two well-known knowns Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney. For all the formal beauty of the re-enactments the most compelling scenes in Wormwood are the unembellished interviews that Morris — ordinarily an off-screen interlocutor with an appetite for the subtly leading question — is seen conducting across a table with Eric Olson who waves his arms around with the befuddled intensity of a superannuated schoolboy as he tells his story. Articulate and charming Eric is a talented collage artist who seems to have sacrificed career and significant relationships to his endless search for justice and truth even after the case was officially closed and after he contacts investigative reporter Seymour Hersh who first reported the drugging of Olson in The New York Times. Grandiose as always Hersh insists that he knows who murdered [TGT] but won't say for fear of compromising an anonymous source. We can't tell whether he 's fibbing either. A romantic view — and I wouldn't entirely put this past Morris — is that [TGT] is like [TGT] interlocutor an artist with a magnificent obsession that sustains [TGT] even when it's doomed to failure. But in Wormwood he emerges with enormous poignancy as a tragic figure perpetually stuck in limbo like the father we see tumbling over and over to his fate.

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NBC fires Matt Lauer over 'inappropriate sexual behavior'

Matt Lauer

"Today" show host Matt Lauer was fired for what NBC on Wednesday called "inappropriate sexual behavior" with a colleague and was promptly confronted with a published report accusing him of crude and habitual misconduct with other women around the office. With his easygoing charm Lauer has long been a lucrative and highly visible part of NBC News and one of the highest-paid figures in the industry and his downfall shook the network and stunned many of the roughly 4 million viewers who start their day with him . He is easily one of the biggest names brought down in recent weeks by the wave of sexual misconduct allegations that have swept through Hollywood the media and politics. Network news chief Andrew Lack said in a memo to the staff that NBC received a complaint about Lauer 's behavior on Monday and determined he violated company standards. NBC said the misconduct started when Lauer and a network employee were at the Sochi Olympics in 2014 and continued beyond that assignment. Lack said it was the first complaint lodged against Lauer in his 20 years at NBC but "we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident." It was left to Lauer 's shaken "Today" colleagues Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb to break the news to viewers at the top of Wednesday morning's show. Among other things Variety reported allegations that Lauer once gave a colleague a sex toy with an explicit note about how he wanted to use it on her; that he exposed himself to another female co-worker; that he would question female producers about their sex lives; and that he would talk about which co-hosts he would like to sleep with. Messages to Lauer and his agent were not immediately returned and NBC would not say whether he denied or admitted to any wrongdoing. He is married with three children. Lauer becomes the second morning host in a week to lose his job over sexual misconduct allegations. CBS fired Charlie Rose after several women who worked for him complained about his behavior. Lauer's "Where in the world is Matt Lauer?" segments were popular for years and he regularly played a lead role at the Olympics and other major news events. He had been scheduled to host the network's coverage of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony Wednesday evening. On Twitter President Donald Trump said "Wow Matt Lauer was just fired from NBC for 'inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.' But when will the top executives at NBC & Comcast be fired for putting out so much Fake News." Natalie Morales a former "Today" show colleague who left the show for "Access Hollywood" last year said she was in shock about the story. She referred to stories that said she and Lauer had an affair which they both denied.

"Today" show host [TGT] was fired for what NBC on Wednesday called "inappropriate sexual behavior" with a colleague and was promptly confronted with a published report accusing [TGT] of crude and habitual misconduct with other women around the office. With [TGT] easygoing charm [TGT] has long been a lucrative and highly visible part of NBC News and one of the highest-paid figures in the industry and [TGT] downfall shook the network and stunned many of the roughly 4 million viewers who start their day with [TGT] . [TGT] is easily one of the biggest names brought down in recent weeks by the wave of sexual misconduct allegations that have swept through Hollywood the media and politics. Network news chief Andrew Lack said in a memo to the staff that NBC received a complaint about Lauer 's behavior on Monday and determined he violated company standards. NBC said the misconduct started when [TGT] and a network employee were at the Sochi Olympics in 2014 and continued beyond that assignment. Lack said it was the first complaint lodged against [TGT] in [TGT] 20 years at NBC but "we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident." It was left to [TGT] 's shaken "Today" colleagues Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb to break the news to viewers at the top of Wednesday morning's show. Among other things Variety reported allegations that [TGT] once gave a colleague a sex toy with an explicit note about how he wanted to use it on her; that he exposed himself to another female co-worker; that he would question female producers about their sex lives; and that he would talk about which co-hosts he would like to sleep with. Messages to [TGT] and his agent were not immediately returned and NBC would not say whether he denied or admitted to any wrongdoing. He is married with three children. [TGT] becomes the second morning host in a week to lose [TGT] job over sexual misconduct allegations. CBS fired Charlie Rose after several women who worked for him complained about his behavior. [TGT] 's "Where in the world is [TGT] ?" segments were popular for years and [TGT] regularly played a lead role at the Olympics and other major news events. [TGT] had been scheduled to host the network's coverage of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony Wednesday evening. On Twitter President Donald Trump said "Wow [TGT] was just fired from NBC for 'inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.' But when will the top executives at NBC & Comcast be fired for putting out so much Fake News." Natalie Morales a former "Today" show colleague who left the show for "Access Hollywood" last year said she was in shock about the story. She referred to stories that said she and [TGT] had an affair which they both denied.

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