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546 articles, 2016-01-28 06:13
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Donald Trump’s infotainment wars:
Escalating his Megyn Kelly feud is
worth more than what he’d say at
the debate (9)
Topics:
TV ,
Politics ,
Fox News ,
Roger Ailes ,
Megyn Kelly ,
Rupert Murdoch ,
Donald Trump ,

2016 presidential election , Entertainment News
Republican front-runner Donald Trump
announced yesterday that he was pulling out of
Thursday night’s debate on Fox News , citing a
refusal to share the stage with network anchor
Megyn Kelly. Trump has subjected Kelly to any
number of insults, gendered and otherwise: “
bimbo ,” “ blood coming out of her wherever ,”
and the more garden-variety accusations of
stupidity or incompetence. And yet, as is the
nature of trolls everywhere, it’s Trump that
claims the grievance against Kelly, protesting
that her questioning of him—a tactic we in the
media biz call “journalism”—is biased,
disingenuous, and/or mean-spirited.
It’s a display of petulance that puts many of us in
the odd position of siding with Fox News on
something; this, when Fox News and the GOP
have spent the last decade or two propping each
other up with bad faith and worse rhetoric.
Trump is the first Republican candidate to
antagonize Fox News , creating a major break in
this lucrative arrangement.

In October, James Poniewozik at the New York
Times observed that Trump’s candidacy, and its
subsequent success, drew from the logic of
reality television:
This seems more relevant than ever, as Trump’s
threats to Fox News about Kelly’s presence at
the debate ended up escalating to a point that
most political candidates will never admit to.
“Let’s see how much money Fox is going to
make on the debate without me,” he bragged, at
a news conference in Marshalltown, Iowa. “Let
them have their debate, and let’s see how they
do with the ratings.”
It is a testament both to Trump’s media savvy
and to the sorry state of journalism in America
that this threat is a very real one. It’s awkward to
bring up the fact that cable news—and
broadcast news, and all news, in all media—are,
in this country, purely capitalistic ventures that
rely on ratings success to justify their existence.
Trump, like ebola back in 2014, is a ratings
boon; a polarizing and seemingly unassailable
force of kinetic buzz, a perpetual sound bite
machine. He has no shame and no principles,

and as a result, he effortlessly capitalizes on the
broken and vulnerable American newsentertainment
complex.
2016-01-28 01:38:07 Sonia Saraiya
2
Sudan opens border with South
Sudan for first time since 2011
seces... (4)
By
Reuters
Published:
22:42 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
22:42 GMT, 27 January 2016
KHARTOUM, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Sudan
President Omar Hassan
al-Bashir ordered the opening of his country's
border with South

Sudan for the first time since the south's
secession in 2011,
state news agency SUNA reported on
Wednesday.
"President Omar al-Bashir issued a decree today
ordering the
opening of borders with the state of South Sudan
and ordered the
relevant authorities to take all measures required
to implement
this decision on the ground," SUNA reported.
The border was closed in 2011 when relations
deteriorated
after the south seceded following a long civil war,
taking with
it three quarters of the country's oil, estimated at
5 billion
barrels of proven reserves by the U. S. Energy
Information

Administration.
Khartoum accuses Juba, the capital of South
Sudan, of
backing a rebellion in its Darfur region and a
separate but
linked insurgency in Blue Nile and South
Kordofan. South Sudan
denies the allegations.
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir had
unexpectedly and
unilaterally announced a normalisation of
relations on Tuesday
in response to Bashir agreeing to cut the transit
fees for South
Sudanese oil crossing Sudan's territory via
pipeline to the Red
Sea last week.
Relations have been tense between the two

countries since
2011 as they failed to agree on borders and the
status of
several regions that both sides claim sovereignty
over. Both
countries accuse the other of backing armed
rebellions against
each other's governments.
(Reporting by Khalid Abdelaziz, writing by
Ahmed Aboulenein;
editing by Dominic Evans and Grant McCool)
2016-01-27 22:42:00 Reuters
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Aguero heads Manchester City into
League Cup final (4)
By
Reuters
Published:

22:22 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
22:22 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Toby Davis
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Manchester City
reached the League Cup final after recovering
from a shaky start as Sergio Aguero's brilliant
header sealed a 3-1 win over Everton in the
semi-final second leg on Wednesday to clinch a
4-3 aggregate victory.
Ross Barkley's bullish run and powerful finish put
Everton ahead on the night after 18 minutes, but
the lead was soon wiped out when
Fernandinho's effort was deflected into the
visitors' net.
If that was a lucky break for City, they were even
more fortunate when Kevin de Bruyne sidefooted
them level in the tie after replays showed
the ball had gone out of play before being cut
back for the Belgian to score after 70 minutes.

City's third goal, however, was all about the
brilliance of striker Aguero, who angled a superb
header into the corner to set up a final against
Liverpool on Feb. 28 at Wembley.
"I am very happy, to play a final at Wembley, it is
very important," City manager Manuel Pellegrini
told Sky Sports.
His Everton counterpart Roberto Martinez,
however, was understandably annoyed by the
decision to allow De Bruyne's goal.
"Everyone that has seen the replay can clearly
see the ball is out of play," the Spaniard told the
BBC.
With only a slender first-leg lead to defend,
Everton, who have never won the League Cup,
resisted any temptation to sit back and had
made a handful of threatening breaks before
Barkley put them ahead.
The midfielder has faced criticism for failing to
make the most of his obvious talents, but
powered into the heart of City territory like an
express train before drilling the ball right-footed

into the bottom corner.
LOOKED SLUGGISH
City had looked sluggish and there was little
evidence they were capable of dragging
themselves back into the tie before Fernandinho
restored parity on the night six minutes later.
Aguero's strike from outside the box cannoned
back into the path of the Brazilian midfielder
whose shot took a wicked deflection off Leighton
Baines and looped away from Everton keeper
Joel Robles into the net.
Far from inspiring a relentless City onslaught,
however, the goal did little to enliven the hosts,
although they did finally get some momentum at
the start of the second half before De Bruyne put
them 2-1 ahead on 70 minutes.
Replays, however, showed the goal should not
have stood as Raheem Sterling had let the ball
run out of play before pulling it back for the
Belgian substitute to lash home.
De Bruyne, who was carried off on a stretcher

efore the end with a knee injury, was the
architect of Aguero's decisive goal, curling a
beautiful cross in for the Argentine to leap and
angle a superb header into the far corner from
10 metres.
Three-times League Cup champions City
reached the final of the competition for the
second time in three seasons and will face
record eight-times winners Liverpool, who came
through on penalties against Stoke City on
Tuesday. (Editing by Ed Osmond)
2016-01-27 22:22:00 Reuters
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France asks EU partners for new
sanctions on Iran (3)
PARIS (AP) -- France
has asked its European
Union partners to
consider new sanctions
on Iran for its recent
missile tests, officials
have told The Associated

Press, even as Paris welcomed the president of
the Islamic Republic, which is flush with funds
from the lifting of other sanctions over Tehran's
nuclear program.
The ambiguous signals emerging Wednesday
from France came as President Hassan
Rouhani, a relative moderate elected in 2013,
signed billions of dollars in business deals on an
earlier stop in Italy and met with Pope Francis in
the first such Iranian foray into Europe since
1999.
France hopes for similarly lucrative deals during
Rouhani's two-day visit, along with regional
peacemaking efforts as the once-pariah state
emerges from decades of isolation.
But amid the courting of Iran, two officials from
EU nations told AP that the request for new
sanctions came shortly after the EU and the U.
S. lifted sanctions on Tehran on Jan. 16 in
exchange for U. N. certification that Iran had
scaled back its nuclear programs. Iran said
those programs were peaceful but critics feared
it wanted to build nuclear weapons.

The two officials said the French request came
after the United States had imposed new
sanctions on Iran over the firing of a mediumrange
ballistic missile.
The two officials said the French proposal is
formally under EU review, but most other EU
members view it as counterproductive to efforts
to revive political and economic ties with Iran
after the long chill over the nuclear dispute. The
officials, who were briefed on the issue, spoke
on condition of anonymity because they were not
authorized to discuss the issue publicly.
The French government did not respond to AP
requests for comment by late Wednesday. In an
email to AP, the European Union also did not
address whether France had asked for a review.
A French diplomat who spoke only on condition
of anonymity because he was not authorized to
talk publicly on the topic cited Foreign Minister
Laurent Fabius as saying the EU is reviewing the
possibility of new sanctions on Iran. He declined
to say which nation initiated the process.
Disclosure that the French asked for such a

eview -- even if it is ultimately unsuccessful --
could complicate Rouhani's low-key visit. About
20 accords between companies and ministries
were to be signed Thursday, the French
president's office said.
Paris also wants to draw Tehran into a role as
peacemaker in a Middle East that is fraught with
civil war in Syria, where Iran has played an
active role in support of President Bashar Assad,
and in Yemen.
There was little fanfare in France for the new era
being ushered in for Iran as Rouhani works to
help his nation of 80 million emerge from
isolation and raise its profile in the West,
balancing ties with Russia and China. His Paris
visit will be marked by a two-hour meeting with
President Francois Hollande and ministers.
France, which has deep ties with Arab countries,
also conducts a balancing act in the region. Last
week, Fabius visited Sunni-majority Saudi
Arabia, Iran's fierce rival, and Paris will shortly
welcome the Saudi crown prince.

While Shiite powerhouse Iran actively supports
the Assad government in Syria, Saudi Arabia --
like France -- firmly opposes him, and supports
rebel groups.
Tensions recently escalated with Saudi Arabia
breaking ties with Iran after its embassy in
Tehran was mobbed by crowds protesting the
execution in Saudi Arabia of a prominent Shiite
cleric and opposition figure.
France is trying "to ease tensions by speaking to
everyone, which is our vocation," said a ranking
French diplomat ahead of Rouhani's arrival. He
was not authorized to speak publicly about the
visit and asked to remain anonymous.
Iran's human rights record, including hundreds
of executions, adds another note of caution for
France which presses for the abolition of the
death penalty worldwide.
For its part, Iran could raise the issue of France
harboring the headquarters of the most
organized Iranian opposition group, the People's
Mujahedeen of Iran -- which planned a Thursday

demonstration against Rouhani.
Both countries clearly are opting for pragmatism.
Rouhani was expected to oversee the signing of
contracts, including a possible deal with Airbus to
renew Iran's fleet of passenger jets. Iran's
aviation industry has suffered under sanctions in
the past three decades, and of 250 commercial
jetliners, only about 150 are flying.
Oil giant Total, engineering group Alstom and
carmakers PSA Peugeot-Citroen and Renault-
Nissan, with a past presence in Iran, are among
companies that could clinch deals, too.
The Italian government and private companies
inked more than a dozen accords with Iran
covering the metals industry, oil services, rail
transport and shipbuilding.
France showed its eagerness to take up where it
left off in Iran as soon as the July nuclear deal
was signed. Fabius visited Tehran, as did an
important delegation of France's main business
group, known as Medef, where Rouhani will
address business leaders Thursday.

Rouhani was originally scheduled to visit Paris in
November, but the trip was called off after Nov.
13 Islamic extremist attacks that killed 130
people.
Rouhani said he and Pope Francis discussed the
need for religious leaders to speak out against
extremism and terrorism during their audience
Tuesday. But in an apparent reference to the
French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo,
attacked by extremists a year ago for
lampooning the Prophet Muhammad, Rouhani
said freedom of expression "doesn't mean
offending that which is sacred to other people's
faith. "
___
Jahn reported from Vienna. Associated Press
writers Sylvie Corbet and Angela Charlton in
Paris and John-Thor Dahlburg and Raf Casert in
Brussels contributed.
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January 27, 2016 @ 2:04 pm Associated Press
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Serial killer Levi Bellfield admits
murder of Milly Dowler, 13 (3)
Levi Bellfield has been
convicted of three
murders, including that
of Milly Dowler in 2002
Milly Dowler was
snatched from the street while on her way from
school to her home in Walton-on-Thames,
Surrey, in March 2002
2016-01-27 23:09:00 Press Association
6
Ferguson, US Justice Department
reach proposed deal in fallout over
shooting of Michael Brown (3)
Christina Fialho, illegal immigrants advocate,
files complaint to end jail strip-searches
CHARLES HURT: Donald Trump Derangement

Syndrome sweeping elite
Bernie Sanders has 4-point lead
over Hillary Clinton in Iowa: poll
Warning: Feds now foresee $30
trillion debt, blame looming tax
hikes and Obamacare
Paul Ryan draws Obama into veto war to show
voters what's at stake in 2016
Oregon: 1 dead, Bundy brothers arrested as
standoff ends with gunfire
Wounded Warrior Project accused of wasting
donor money: 'It just makes me sick'
RICHARD RAHN: Socialism means coercion
Donald Trump announces event to compete with
Fox News debate
Hillary Clinton 'loves' the idea of appointing
Obama to Supreme Court
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The Latest: SC Senate committee
OKs bill to track refugees (3)
COLUMBIA, S. C. (AP) --
The Latest on a South
Carolina bill to track
refugees (all times local):
4:45 p.m.
A bill requiring state
police to track refugees coming to South
Carolina and to hold their sponsors liable for
damages if they commit an act of terrorism is on
its way to the floor of the state Senate.
A Senate committee approved the measure on
Wednesday. A spokesman for an organization
focused on protecting the civil rights of Muslims
said South Carolina is the first state he knows of
that has proposed such a registry.
The proposal has wide support among
conservative Republicans, but its future could be
bleak. Three Democrats voted against it
Wednesday, with one of them blocking floor
debate. A Republican who initially supported the

ill said she could not support a provision
requiring that refugees' addresses be placed on
an Internet registry
___
3:25 p.m.
A bill requiring state police to track refugees
coming to South Carolina and to hold their
sponsors liable for damages if they commit an
act of terrorism is on its way to the floor of the
state Senate.
A Senate committee approved the measure on
Wednesday. A spokesman for an organization
focused on protecting the civil rights of Muslims
said South Carolina is the first state he knows of
that has proposed such a registry.
The proposal has wide support among
conservative Republicans, but its future could be
bleak. Two Democrats voted against it
Wednesday, with one of them blocking floor
debate. A Republican who initially supported the
bill said she could not support a provision
requiring that refugees' addresses be placed on

an Internet registry.
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reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
January 27, 2016 @ 2:13 pm Associated Press
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Wife of Illinois officer who staged
suicide indicted (3)
FOX LAKE, Ill. (AP) -- The widow of
a disgraced Illinois police officer who staged his
suicide to appear he was gunned down in the
line of duty, sparking an intensive manhunt, was
indicted Wednesday on charges of assisting her
husband in siphoning money from a youth
program.
Melodie Gliniewicz turned herself in at the Lake
County Sheriff's Office when she learned of the
grand jury indictment, said detective Christopher
Covelli, a sheriff's office spokesman. She was
being processed and taken to the county jail
Wednesday afternoon, he said. Her bond was
set at $50,000.

Gliniewicz's husband, Fox Lake Police Lt.
Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, died Sept. 1.
Authorities say he staged his suicide to look like
a homicide because he feared discovery of
embezzlement from the Fox Lake Police
Explorer Post.
The officer's death touched off a manhunt
involving hundreds of officers and raised fears
that several killers were on the loose in northern
Illinois. Joe Gliniewicz was initially hailed as a
community hero and praised for his work with
the youth program.
Two months after Gliniewicz' death, authorities
announced that he had killed himself after
embezzling from the village's Police Explorer
program for seven years, prompting tough
questions about why it had taken so long to
reach that conclusion.
In a news release on Tuesday, the Lake County
State's Attorney's office said an investigation
determined that Melodie Gliniewicz used money
from the police explorer's account to pay to

make more than 400 restaurant purchases and
a trip to Hawaii. Cavelli said Gliniewicz's son, D.
J. Gliniewicz was not a suspect in the financial
scheme and the son had "no idea the money
was coming from this account. "
In a statement, attorneys for Melodie Gliniewicz
vehemently denied that she took part in her
husband's scheme. "Melodie is a victim of her
husband's secret action and looks forward to her
day in Court to show the world her innocence,"
said the law firm of Kelleher & Buckley in a
prepared statement.
Joe Gliniewicz had run the Explorer program for
teens interested in possible careers in law
enforcement. Authorities say Melodie Gliniewicz
served as an adviser to the Explorer Post and
had a fiduciary role with the program's finances.
___
This version of the story corrects the spelling of
Gliniewicz in the third paragraph.
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reserved. This material may not be published,

oadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
January 27, 2016 @ 2:16 pm Associated Press
9
FBI: Oregon militia still occupying
refuge despite fatal shootout –
video (3)
State and federal
authorities urged a group
of armed men occupying
the Malheur national
wildlife refuge in Oregon
to abandon the protest
over land rights on Wednesday, a day after their
leader and seven other people were arrested
and one man was killed. Speaking about the
shootout with militiamen, the FBI’s Greg Bretzing
said the group had ‘ample opportunity to leave
the refuge peacefully’
Source: Reuters
Wednesday 27 January 2016 22.20 GMT
Last modified on Wednesday 27 January 2016

22.25 GMT
2016-01-27 22:20:23 Source: Reuters
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U. S. stocks, dollar fall on Fed's
nod to market turmoil (3)
By
Reuters
Published:
21:50 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:50 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Richard Leong
NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street
stocks and the
dollar fell on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve
held U. S.
interest rates unchanged, as expected, and said

it was closely
monitoring global economic and financial
developments.
The Fed's more cautious outlook reduced the
likelihood it
would raise rates by a quarter-point four times
this year, which
hurt the greenback, but its latest assessment on
the economy did
not wipe out the chances of a possible rate
increase in March,
which disappointed some stock investors.
"The Fed did the right thing by not making any
significant
changes, if they did come out and sound overly
dovish I think
that would effectively shut the door on a March
hike," said Tom

Porcelli, chief economist at RBC Capital Markets
in New York.
The Fed's acknowledgement of risks to the
domestic economy,
with oil prices hitting 12-year lows and jitters
about Chinese
growth, revived some safe-haven bids for gold
and U. S. Treasury
debt prices.
Oil futures clung to earlier gains, brushing off the
Fed's
more cautious outlook since its December policy
meeting when the
central bank raised rates for the first time in
nearly a decade.
"The committee is closely monitoring global
economic and
financial developments and is assessing their
implications for

the labor market and inflation," the Federal Open
Market
Committee, the Fed's policy-setting group said in
a statement.
New Zealand's central bank also decided to
leave local
interest rates unchanged but said more easing
may be required
due to low inflation.
Analysts and investors said the statement
signaled U. S.
policymakers have scaled back their view on the
chances of a
rate hike at its next meeting in March.
U. S. interest rates futures implied traders see a
29 percent
chance the Fed will raise rates at its next policy
meeting in

March, down from 31 percent late on Tuesday,
according to CME
Group's FedWatch program.
Prior to the FOMC statement, U. S. stock prices
were buoyed
by a rebound in crude prices following data
showing a jump in
weekly demand for oil products and news Russia
was discussing a
possible output pact with OPEC.
Brent oil settled up $1.30 or 4.09 percent at
$33.10
a barrel, while U. S. crude futures ended up 85
cents or
2.70 percent at $32.30 a barrel.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 222.77
points,
or 1.38 percent, to 15,944.46, the S&P 500

declined 20.68
points, or 1.09 percent, to 1,882.95 and the
Nasdaq Composite
shed 99.51 points, or 2.18 percent, to 4,468.17.
Apple and Boeing's disappointing forecasts also
helped drag
U. S. stock indexes lower.
Earlier on Wednesday, the pan-European
FTSEurofirst 300
index rose 0.4 percent at 1,340.76.
Chinese shares ended stronger, and Tokyo's
Nikkei
finished 2.7 percent higher.
The dollar index, which gauges the greenback
against
six currencies, was down 0.4 percent at 98.97.
The New Zealand dollar fell 1 percent against
the greenback

at $0.6431 following the Reserve Bank of New
Zealand's
policy statement.
In the bond market, benchmark 10-year
Treasury note yields
fell to 2.00 percent from 2.05 percent before the
statement, ending little changed on the day.
Traditional safe-haven gold rose for a third
straight day to
its highest level since early November, last up
0.46 percent at
$1,125.37 an ounce.
(Additional reporting by Karen Brettell in New
York; Marc
Jones, Amanda Cooper in London; Editing by
Nick Zieminski and
Meredith Mazzilli)
2016-01-27 21:50:00 Reuters

11
Rand Paul takes aim at Donald
Trump - Politics.com (3)
(CNN) His road to the
White House has turned
out to be rockier than
expected, but Rand
Paul's social media
game is smooth as ever.
In a tweet posted Wednesday afternoon, the
Kentucky Republican managed to tweak Donald
Trump while paying cheeky homage to his
favorite Nobel Prize-winning Austro-British
economist.
pic.twitter.com/HczQbTdPF9
The featured illustration shows a swarm of
people wading anxiously down a mountain pass
to a fork, with signs signaling right for "Rand's
Road to Freedom" -- and a bright, winding lane
ahead -- and left for "Trump's Road to Serfdom,"
which leads into an ominous-looking cave.

But what does it have to do with "serfdom"?
As Paul employs them, the words are a
reference to Friedrich Hayek, who argued in his
1944 book "The Road to Serfdom" that placing
increased power in the hands of a central
government would pave the way for a decline
into tyranny and totalitarianism.
"Hitler did not have to destroy democracy; he
merely took advantage of the decay of
democracy," Hayek wrote. "And at the critical
moment obtained the support of many to whom,
though they detested Hitler, he yet seemed the
only man strong enough to get things done. "
Paul's campaign did not immediately respond to
a request for comment.
The Kentucky senator has been a fan of the proausterity,
libertarian economist for years, often
citing his work and in a 2013 interview with
Bloomberg suggesting Hayek would've been his
first choice to lead the Federal Reserve -- if he
was alive. (Hayek died in 1992.)
Paul's second choice was Reagan-era economic

guru and Hayek colleague Milton Friedman --
also dead.
"Let's just go with dead," he ultimately decided.
"Because then you probably really wouldn't have
much of a functioning Federal Reserve.
Updated 2137 GMT (0537 HKT) Janu Gregory Krieg,
CNN
12
TV Review: The Great Sport Relief
Bake Off; Troll Hunters (2)
As SamCam became star baker,
there were revelations about David’s washing-up
The Great Sport Relief Bake Off
BBC One
★★★☆☆
Troll Hunters
BBC Three
★★★★☆

After six years captive in Downing Street, the
“real” Samantha Cameron still
eludes us. Not from her any from-the-heart
poetry (Lady Wilson turned 100
this month) or canny eBay bargaining (how is
Cherie Booth?) for us to parse.
In the interesting trivia category, I recall only that
she works for the
unnecessarily expensive stationery supplier
Smythson, is credited with the
formulation that Conservatives do believe in
society — they just don’t think
it is the same thing as the state — and that the
comedian David Mitchell
once
2016-01-28 00:01:00 www.thetimes.co.uk

13
Computer teaches itself to master
the world’s most complicated game
(2)
Draughts succumbed in 1994.
Chess held on until 1997, when Garry Kasparov
was
narrowly defeated by IBM’s Deep Blue computer.
Now it looks as though the
redoubt of human superiority at games is set to
fall.
A team of British computer scientists have
announced that the Chinese game Go
has finally been mastered by a computer. In
March that computer is set to
take on the world’s best player.
A paper in the journal Nature has outlined how a
team from DeepMind,
the British company bought in 2014 by Google,
produced a program that taught

itself to play Go. It
2016-01-28 00:01:00 www.thetimes.co.uk
14
Send children to school even if
unwell, head urges parents
(2)
A head teacher has been criticised
by a GP for telling parents to send their children
to school even if they are ill with a temperature.
Darryl Walsh, head of Sylvan Infants in Poole,
Dorset, wrote to parents asking them to give sick
children medicine, then send them to school.
The school’s attendance rate is 95.5 per cent,
half a percentage point below its target set by
the Department for Education.
Mr Walsh told families in a newsletter: “A lot of
parents are phoning in to say that their child has
a bad cough or a temperature. Our advice would
2016-01-28 00:01:00 www.thetimes.co.uk

15
Looking back at 'The Jungle'
cleanup of 1994 (2)
In the wake of Tuesday
night's shooting at the
homeless camp known
as The Jungle, we take a
look back at the news
from Monday, July 18, 1994. On that day, there
was a sizable protest at The Jungle when then-
Mayor Norm Rice announced a clean-up effort.
Related: The Jungle has been a thorn in Seattle
side for decades
Seattle's homeless population grew by 50
percent between 1989 and 1994 to roughly
5,000 people. It was around then when the term
"The Jungle" was widely used and when the
area saw a significant growth as a homeless
camp.
Large homeless camps are nothing new in
Seattle. In the 1930s, "Hooverville" infamously
took up an area from roughly East Marginal Way
to 6th Avenue starting near the end of Pioneer

Square and going almost to South Lucile Street.
It was near what's now The Jungle, but the vast
majority of encampments were west of there.
Related: Conditions of Seattle shooting victims
improve
Though there likely were homeless people there
at various times after that, the name The Jungle
became known in Seattle in the 1980s. Then-
Mayor Mike McGinn also tried to clean up The
Jungle in April 2012.
KIRO 7's Casey McNerthney contributed to this
report.
January 27, 2016 @ 12:39 pm Feliks Banel
16
The Latest: Latin America,
Caribbean leaders talk about Zika
(2)
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The latest on the fight
against the Zika virus that health officials suspect
is linked to a wave of birth defects in Brazil. (All
times local):

8:10 p.m.
The Zika outbreak is on
everyone's mind at a
meeting of the leaders of
22 Latin American and
Caribbean nations being held in Quito, Ecuador.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos tells
reporters that the leaders decided Wednesday
that their health ministers should meet soon to
exchange information on their experiences.
Santos says the epidemic is so new there isn't a
lot of data yet.
Colombia's health minister has said the South
American nation has more than 16,400
confirmed or suspected cases of Zika. Santos
says 170 communities have been affected and
the virus could affect as many as 600,000
people in his country this year.
___
7:55 p.m.
Nicaragua is reporting the Central American

nation's first known cases of the Zika virus in two
women in the capital of Managua.
Government spokeswoman Rosario Murillo says
the women display symptoms including fever,
joint pain, rash and red eyes. Health Ministry lab
tests confirmed the presence of Zika.
Murillo said Wednesday that both women are in
satisfactory condition.
She did not say whether they are believed to
have contracted the virus in Nicaragua or
elsewhere, nor whether they may be pregnant.
Brazilian officials believe Zika infections may be
linked to a wave of cases of a rare severe birth
defect known as microcephaly.
___
7:40 p.m.
Authorities in Argentina are testing a Colombian
woman who lives in Buenos Aires to see if she is
infected with the Zika virus.
Officials say the 23-year-old woman may have

ecome ill while in Colombia. Her name has not
been released.
The head of a body in Argentina's capital formed
to handle cases of illnesses transmitted by the
bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito says the
woman began showing symptoms consist with
dengue, Zika or chikungunya early in January.
Committee head Eduardo Lopez tells local
media that the risk of Zika "continues being very
low in Argentina. " According to Argentina's
health ministry, three other suspected Zika
cases turned out to be negative.
___
5:00 p.m.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the
U. S. government will make a more concerted
effort in the days ahead to communicate with
Americans about the risks associated with the
Zika virus and steps they can take to avoid it.
Earnest says President Barack Obama has no
plans at this point to appoint a "Zika czar" in the

same way it selected someone to coordinate the
administration's response to Ebola.
Earnest says the differing responses from the
administration reflect the significant difference
between the two diseases. The Ebola virus is
often fatal if untreated. He says that for women
who are not pregnant and for men, the impact of
contracting the Zika virus is generally mild.
Earnest says he anticipates that any response in
the U. S. that requires more federal funding
would go toward building up the nation's broader
health infrastructure.
___
3:20 p.m.
Brazil's Health Ministry says it's now recorded
4,120 suspected cases of microcephaly, a rare
brain defect in babies that officials fear may be
linked to the spread of the mosquito-borne Zika
virus.
But Wednesday's report says only 270 of those
cases have been confirmed. And microcephaly

was ruled out in 462 of the cases. That leaves
3,448 still under investigation.
The reports cover the period from Oct. 22 to
Jan. 23.
The ministry statement says laboratories are
trying to determine a link between the Zika virus
and microcephaly, which also can be caused by
factors such as herpes, rubella and syphilis.
___
12:30 p.m.
Health officials in Helsinki say that a Finnish
tourist was infected by the Zika virus after visiting
the Maldives last summer.
Epidemiologist Jussi Sane at the National
Institute for Health and Welfare says it was a
minor infection and the man was well and had
been allowed home soon after being treated by
doctors in June 2015.
Sane said Wednesday that it was the first known
case in which the infection was linked to the

Maldives. The virus has long been present in
Africa and Asia and it's caused alarm after
appearing last year in Brazil, where it's
suspected of causing birth defects.
___
12:10 p.m.
Venezuela's medical community is demanding
the government publish statistics about
infections by the Zika virus and warning it could
already be alarmingly widespread.
Venezuela's Ministry of Health has so far only
confirmed the presence of the mosquito-borne
illness in the country bordering Brazil, where
Zika is suspected of causing birth defects.
The ministry stopped publishing data on all
epidemic diseases a year ago.
Former Health Minister Jose Felix Oletta says it
is unacceptable that the government has waited
so long to release Zika statistics and begin
working to contain the virus.

Non-government organizations have reported a
sharp increase in unusual fevers here.
___
11:50 a.m.
Portugal's National Director for Health says five
Portuguese are infected with Zika after visiting
Brazil.
Francisco Jorge tells public broadcaster RTP
there's one other "very probable" but
unconfirmed case of a Portuguese who recently
visited Colombia. All are adults, he said, without
providing further details.
European officials have said they expect to see
cases of the Zika virus among travelers, but say
local transmission is unlikely.
___
10:35 a.m.
Ugandan researchers say the mosquitotransmitted
Zika virus is not considered a threat
in the African country where it was first

discovered in a monkey in 1947.
Virologist Julius Lutwama with the Uganda Virus
Research Institute said Wednesday there has
never been a known outbreak in Uganda, though
a few samples have tested positive over the
years.
He says Zika is "not a very important disease" on
a continent where malaria, also transmitted by
mosquitoes, is the major killer.
Zika virus is named for a forest just outside
Uganda's capital, Kampala, where it was first
identified.
___
8:40 a.m.
Danish hospital officials say a Danish tourist has
been infected by the Zika virus after visiting
southern and central America.
The Aarhus University Hospital says the patient
ran a fever, had a headache and muscle aches
and was discovered as having the virus on

Tuesday.
There hospital released no further details about
the patient but it says that there is little risk of it
spreading in Denmark because the mosquito
carrying the virus isn't found in the country.
Romit Jain from the European Centre for
Disease Prevention and Control in Stockholm
says there have been confirmed cases of
imported Zika virus infections in Germany and
Britain.
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17
Chaotic run-up to Syria peace talks
reflects enormous gap (2)
BEIRUT (AP) -- The invitations are
sent and preparations are underway at the U.
N.'s Palais des Nations in Geneva, where the
first peace talks in two years on the conflict in

Syria are to begin Friday.
But two days before the talks, it is unclear who
will attend -- or even if the U. N. special envoy to
Syria will be able to move the needle on any of
the thorny issues on the agenda to help end the
war that has killed 250,000 people in the last five
years.
In the chaotic run-up to the talks, the warring
sides and their international backers have
bickered over who should be present and what
should be discussed, with some threatening to
boycott if their conditions are not met.
The drama continued Wednesday with a major
opposition bloc saying it would only join the talks
if progress is made toward lifting sieges on
blockaded towns in Syria and implementing U. N.
Security Council resolutions on other
humanitarian issues. The Saudi-backed bloc
known as the Higher Negotiating Committee was
meeting to make a final decision on whether to
go to Geneva.
The U. S. on Wednesday called on the

opposition to attend the talks.
"We believe it should seize this opportunity to
test the regime's willingness and intentions and
expose before the entire world which parties are
serious about a potential peaceful political
transition in Syria and which are not," State
Department Spokesman Mark Toner said.
The wrangling has cast uncertainty on the talks,
which already are generating very low
expectations. The process is aimed at getting
the sides to discuss implementing a national
cease-fire and a political transition ending in
elections.
Here's a look at who's invited, who's not, and
how the talks will proceed:
___
WHO IS INVITED?
U. N. special envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura
has sent invitations without making them public
because of sensitivities surrounding
participation. Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister

Gennady Gatilov was quoted by the Interfax
news agency as saying de Mistura invited Syrian
Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem as well as
Riyad Hijab, the head of the opposition's Higher
Negotiating Committee, the bloc that includes
rebel and civilian opposition groups.
Arab media said de Mistura invited 15 delegates
from each side. He also invited Russia-backed
Syrian opposition figures including Qadri Jamil, a
former Syrian deputy prime minister; civil society
groups; women; and independents. Among the
independents is former Foreign Ministry
spokesman Jihad Makdissi, who said he won't
be at the first round of talks to help ease intense
wrangling and because the formation of the
Syrian opposition delegation has been marred
by troubles.
The opposition delegation is headed by Syrian
army defector Asaad al-Zoubi and includes
Mohammad Alloush, who represents a powerful
Islamic rebel group known as Jaish al-Islam, or
the Army of Islam. The group is considered a
terrorist organization by Syria and Russia.

___
WHO IS NOT INVITED?
The largest Kurdish group in Syria, the
Democratic Union Party or PYD, is not invited;
neither are the Islamic State group and the
Nusra Front, two militant factions that control
large parts of Syria.
The PYD's participation has emerged as the
biggest sticking point ahead of the talks. Its
military wing has been instrumental in the fight in
northern Syria against IS militants, and Russia
insists it should be present. But Turkey, which
has its own restive Kurdish population and views
the group as a terrorist organization, strongly
opposes any PYD participation and threatened
to withdraw its support for the talks if it is invited.
In the end, de Mistura did not extend an official
invitation to leaders of the group, but its leader,
Saleh Muslim, was in Lausanne on Wednesday.
Kurdish officials said he was invited by the Swiss
government to serve as an adviser to the talks.
Haitham Manna, a veteran Syrian opposition

figure, suggested he would boycott the talks
unless the PYD was invited.
___
HOW WILL THE TALKS PROCEED?
Unlike talks in Geneva two years ago when
government and opposition delegations faced
off, de Mistura says he plans to keep them apart
in separate rooms, with "a lot of shuttling" in
between. He said Monday he is aiming for
"proximity talks" that start Friday and go for six
months on a staggered basis. The approach
points to the enormous complexities that lie
ahead.
One of the suggestions has been to have three
rooms at the Palais des Nations: one for the
government delegation and two for the
opposition to include both the Saudi and
Russian-backed opposition. Khaled Nasser, an
opposition figure, said he believed negotiations
with such limited ambitions would "waste time. "
___

WHAT DO OTHER COUNTRIES SAY?
The U. S. and Russia agree on the need to get
the two sides talking about Syria's future but are
split on most other issues.
Saudi Arabia and Turkey, both key backers of
the rebels, supported the formation of the
opposition delegation that includes Islamic
rebels.
Russia, a main backer of the Syrian government
of President Bashar Assad, has lobbied for other
representatives to be there, including those that
the Saudi bloc considers to be too close to
Assad and the PYD.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the
Higher Negotiating Committee should be the
primary negotiator for the rebels.
Iran, another main backer of Assad, is among
the 17 nations that support the process, but it
has not voiced much opinion on the formation of
the delegations.
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18
IOC's Bach: Rio de Janeiro Games
will 'overwhelm' world (2)
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- IOC
President Thomas Bach predicted on
Wednesday that the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
will "overwhelm" the world, despite Brazil's deep
financial crisis.
Bach, visiting Athens for a sporting awards
ceremony, described Brazil as being in a
"situation of crisis," but said the country was on
course to stage "an Olympic Games with a great
joy of life and a great passion for sport. "
Since being awarded the games in 2009, Brazil
has suffered a serious financial downturn and is
currently grappling with an outbreak of the
mosquito-borne Zika virus that has caused
international health concerns.

Bach did not refer to either crisis specifically.
"It is, as you know, six months before the
Olympic Games and it is the most difficult time to
prepare for games ... There is one or the other
minor thing to do, and of course it is the same
for other countries, and it is the same for the
Brazilians," Bach said.
"But if you consider the circumstances that our
Brazilian friends are working under -- with their
country which is in a situation of crisis -- you can
only appreciate the great work they are doing for
the Olympic Games, and you can look forward to
the opening of the stadium and to be
overwhelmed by the passion of our Brazilian
hosts. "
On Thursday, Bach is scheduled to visit a
refugee camp in Athens. Greece continues to
struggle with a serious refugee crisis, fuelled by
the civil war in Syria. He will also visit the marble
Panathinian Stadium in central Athens, where
the first modern Olympics were held in 1896.
He was joined on his trip to Athens by former

IOC President Jacques Rogge, who supervised
preparations for the 2004 Olympics in Athens.
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19
Barca sink Bilbao as Atletico crash
out of Cup (2)
By
Reuters
Published:
23:16 GMT, 27 January
2016
| Updated:

23:16 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Tim Hanlon
BARCELONA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Holders
Barcelona produced a second-half blitz to come
from behind and beat Athletic Bilbao 3-1 to book
a place in the King's Cup semi-finals after
Atletico Madrid crashed out in a shock 3-2 defeat
by Celta Vigo.
Inaki Williams put Bilbao ahead after 12 minutes
against a lacklustre Barca who held a 2-1 lead
from the first leg.
The Catalan side woke up in the second half with
in-form Luis Suarez knocking in the equaliser. A
Gerard Pique header after 81 minutes put Barca
ahead and Neymar cracked in a drive in
stoppage time.
"We went out with a good advantage but then
conceding made it complicated for us," Suarez
told reporters.
"It was a poor first half from us but then we went
out (for the second half) with a different attitude

and that made the difference. "
Pablo Hernandez scored twice for Celta to stun
Atletico who lie second in La Liga.
The first leg had finished 0-0 but the return was
a feast of attacking football in which Celta
showed the greater cutting edge.
Hernandez nodded home after 22 minutes and
although Antoine Griezmann pounced on a
rebound to equalise, John Guidetti struck to
restore the visitors' advantage after 56 minutes.
Celta extended their lead through another
Hernandez header and Atletico could only pull
one goal back through substitute Angel Correa
nine minutes from time.
Barcelona were missing Arda Turan while Sergio
Busquets and Andres Iniesta were also only fit
enough for the bench, so coach Luis Enrique
started with Javier Mascherano and Sergio
Roberto in midfield.
The home side were unsettled by Bilbao's
pressing and Williams latched on to a defence-

splitting pass from Aritz Aduriz to put them
ahead with a clinical finish.
Barca were far from their best but they clicked
into gear after the break with Suarez getting his
30th goal of the season from close range having
been found by Lionel Messi.
Barca went close to scoring again through
Neymar and Pique before the latter headed
home a Dani Alves cross and a minute into
stoppage time Neymar found the top corner with
a left-foot strike from the edge of the area.
Atletico coach Diego Simeone again left striker
Jackson Martinez on the bench with Luciano
Vietto partnering Griezmann in attack.
Both sides went into the game struggling for
goals with Atletico's 0-0 draw against Sevilla on
Sunday costing them the lead in La Liga.
Atletico's Koke struck an early shot just wide
before Celta took a surprise lead with Hernandez
given space to head in a Fabian Orellana cross.
Griezmann slotted home after a Yannick

Carrasco shot was parried into his path by
Blanco but Celta took charge in the second half.
Guidetti powered home a 25-metre drive and
Correa struck the crossbar at the other end
before Hernandez got his second with a header
from Hugo Mallo's cross.
Correa finished clinically after a fine run but
Celta held out to reach the semi-final of the cup
for the first time in 15 years. (Editing by Ed
Osmond)
2016-01-27 23:16:00 Reuters
20
Lawyer: 'Runaway grand jury'
indicted abortion foes (2)
A Planned Parenthood
clinic is seen Tuesday,
Jan. 26, 2016 in
Houston. A Houston
grand jury investigating
undercover footage at
the Houston clinic found no wrongdoing Monday,
Jan. 25, 2016, by the abortion provider, and

instead indicted anti-abortion activists involved in
making the videos that targeted the handling of
fetal tissue in clinics and provoked outrage
among Republican leaders nationwide. (AP
Photo/Pat Sullivan)
2016-01-27 23:15:00 Associated Press
21
Bill O’Reilly defies Roger Ailes to
interview Donald Trump as Fox
News debate drama intensifies
(2)
Topics:
Donald Trump ,
Fox News Channel ,
Fox News ,
GOP Civil War ,
Roger Ailes ,
Bill O'Reilly ,

Megyn Kelly ,
2016 Republican primary ,
Republican debate ,
fox news debate , Elections News , Media News ,
Politics News
“I don’t know what games Roger Ailes is
playing,” an enraged Donald Trump said at a
Tuesday night press conference announcing his
planned boycott of this week’s upcoming Fox
News republican presidential debate after the
power cable news boss signed-off on a snarky
press release mocking Trump’s complaints.
“That was Roger 100 percent,” an unnamed
source tells Fox News observer and New York
Magazine reporter Gabriel Sherman.
“Who would ever say something so nasty and
dumb?” Trump asked on Tuesday,
dumbfounded that the network that had once
hosted him for weekly “Fox & Friends” segments
had finally turned to releasing a press statement
joking that “a nefarious source tells us that

Trump has his own secret plan to replace the
Cabinet with his Twitter followers to see if he
should even go to” meet with Putin and
the Ayatollah as president.
Well, according to both Sherman’s reporting and
reporting by CNN’s Brian Stelter, Ailes did indeed
approve of the network’s diss. In fact, Ailes has
cooled off his past relationship with Trump so
much that Sherman reports “last night, Ailes
directed Sean Hannity to cancel Trump’s
[scheduled] interview.”
While many on Fox have done their best to circle
the wagon in defense of Megyn Kelly (it’s
Trump’s sexist reaction to her first debate
question that set this whole feud off), at least
one prominent Fox News anchor is defying the
boss’ orders to keep an open line to Trump.
From Sherman :
2016-01-28 01:08:49 Sophia Tesfaye

22
Facebook doubles fourth quarter
profits to $1.56bn (2)
Social media giant
Facebook said that
profits more than
doubled in the fourth
quarter of 2015.
Net profit for the three months to December rose
to $1.56bn (£1.09bn), up from $701m.
The company also said that 80% of its
advertising revenue in that period came from
mobile advertising, up from 69% a year earlier.
Shares jumped 8.7% in after-hours trading in
New York on the better than expected results.
Revenue for the full year jumped 44% to
$17.9bn, with net profit rising about $800m to
$3.7bn.
The results mean that Facebook has now
beaten analysts' expectations for ten
consecutive quarters.

Rob Sanderson, an analyst at MKM Partners,
described the growth as phenomenal.
Ken Sena, an analyst at Evercore ISI, said the
advertising growth was much better than
expected.
"It signifies the importance of what they're
providing to advertisers," he said.
"They're providing a very efficient method of
distribution for them, they're making big
investments and evidenced by their quarterly
performance it seems to be working. "
The number of monthly active users rose 14% to
1.59 billion in the fourth quarter compared with
the same period in 2014, with 1.44 billion
accessing Facebook on mobile devices - a 21%
increase.
Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said that 2015
was a "great year for Facebook. Our community
continued to grow and our business is thriving. "
He returned to work on Monday after taking two
months of paternity leave following the birth of

his first child late last year.
2016-01-28 01:38:39 BBC News
23
Tyson Fury told to avoid
controversial non-boxing
comments (2)
British world heavyweight
champion Tyson Fury
has been told by the
sport's authorities not to
make "controversial nonboxing
comments".
He was warned over his conduct by the British
Boxing Board of Control after a meeting on
Tuesday.
Fury, 27, apologised after making comments
about women and gay people.
Almost 140,000 people signed a petition calling
for Fury to be removed from the BBC Sports
Personality of the Year shortlist before
December's event.

The Manchester fighter, who outpointed
Wladimir Klitschko to become heavyweight
champion in November, caused controversy
over derogatory remarks he made about
women, and for criticising homosexuality and
abortion.
A BBBC statement said Fury's comments had
"caused offence" but that he had not broken the
law by "exercising his right to freedom of
expression" and it could not "interfere with his
basic human rights".
It added: "The stewards of the board have made
it clear to him [Fury] that as world heavyweight
champion, arguably the holder of the most
prestigious title in sport, there are heavy
responsibilities upon him to avoid making
controversial, non-boxing comments.
"He has assured the stewards that he
understands the responsibilities upon him and
has expressed regret that he has caused
offence to others, which was never his intention.
"

A rematch between Klitschko, 39, and Fury will
take place this summer.
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24
Google achieves AI 'breakthrough'
by beating Go champion (2)
A Google artificial
intelligence program has
beaten the European
champion of the board
game Go.
The Chinese game is viewed as a much tougher
challenge than chess for computers because
there are many more ways a Go match can play
out.
The tech company's DeepMind division said its
software had beaten its human rival five games
to nil.

One independent expert called it a breakthrough
for AI with potentially far-reaching
consequences.
The achievement was announced to coincide
with the publication of a paper, in the scientific
journal Nature, detailing the techniques used.
Earlier on Wednesday, Facebook's chief
executive had said its own AI project had been
"getting close" to beating humans at Go.
But the research he referred to indicated its
software was ranked only as an "advanced
amateur" and not a "professional level" player.
Go is thought to date back to ancient China,
several thousand years ago.
Using black-and-white stones on a grid, players
gain the upper hand by surrounding their
opponents pieces with their own.
The rules are simpler than those of chess, but a
player typically has a choice of 200 moves
compared with about 20 in chess.

There are more possible positions in Go than
atoms in the universe, according to DeepMind's
team.
It can be very difficult to determine who is
winning, and many of the top human players rely
on instinct.
DeepMind's chief executive, Demis Hassabis,
said its AlphaGo software followed a three-stage
process, which began with making it analyse 30
million moves from games played by humans.
"It starts off by looking at professional games,"
he said.
"It learns what patterns generally occur - what
sort are good and what sort are bad. If you like,
that's the part of the program that learns the
intuitive part of Go.
"It now plays different versions of itself millions
and millions of times, and each time it gets
incrementally better. It learns from its mistakes.
"The final step is known as the Monte Carlo Tree
Search, which is really the planning stage.

"Now it has all the intuitive knowledge about
which positions are good in Go, it can make
long-range plans. "
Tested against rival Go-playing AIs, Google's
system won 499 out of 500 matches,
And last October, DeepMind invited Fan Hui,
Europe's top player, to its London office for a
series of games, each of which the AI won.
"Many of the best programmers in the world
were asked last year how long it would take for a
program to beat a top professional, and most of
them were predicting 10-plus years," Mr
Hassabis said.
"The reasons it was quicker than people
expected was the pace of the innovation going
on with the underlying algorithms and also how
much more potential you can get by combining
different algorithms together. "
Prof Zoubin Ghahramani, of the University of
Cambridge, said: "This is certainly a major
breakthrough for AI, with wider implications.

"The technical idea that underlies it is the idea of
reinforcement learning - getting computers to
learn to improve their behaviour to achieve
goals.
"That could be used for decision-making
problems - to help doctors make treatment
plans, for example, in businesses or anywhere
where you'd like to have computers assist
humans in decision making.
"It doesn't mean that Google is ahead of all other
companies in AI - there are many artificial
intelligences.
"But in terms of devoting resources to Go,
Google has clearly done more.
"Facebook has achieved some pretty
spectacular results in other areas of artificial
intelligence, but I think Google has beaten them
to this particularly important challenge. "
DeepMind now intends to pit AlphaGo against
Lee Sedol - the world's top Go player - in Seoul
in March.

In addition, it continues to develop AI systems
that can play computer games without any help,
following last year's success at getting its bots to
teach themselves how to play several dozen
classics.
"For us, Go is the pinnacle of board game
challenges," said Mr Hassabis.
"Now, we are moving towards 3D games or
simulations that are much more like the real
world rather than the Atari games we tackled last
year. "
2016-01-28 01:07:41 BBC News
25
Oregon militiamen fell right into the
feds’ trap: Sorry, liberals, the
government was right to wait
before taking them out (2)
Topics:
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Ammon Bundy ,

Ryan Bundy ,
Malheur National Wildlife
Refuge ,
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News , Politics News
The minute that self-appointed militiamen
stepped onto the property of the Malheur
National Wildlife Refuge, liberals started worrying
that these folks would not be held accountable
for their criminal behavior. The group, led by the
two sons of right wing radical Cliven Bundy ,
took over the refuge, demanding that the
taxpayers turn over federal lands so that folks
like the Bundys and other farmers, miners and
other private interests could profit handsomely
off the land without having to pay for it. It’s clear
that the militiamen expected the feds to rush the
compound, causing a firefight in which they
could be martyrs for the right wing cause of
giving white conservatives a lot of free money
while leaving the rest of us out to dry.
But that didn’t happen. Instead, the federal

government seemingly didn’t do anything
for many weeks, letting these guys get
comfortable at the refuge and even go back and
forth from it for grocery-shopping, media events,
and whatever else their hearts desired. Only one
occupier was arrested, for using a stolen vehicle
to drive to the store.
This lack of interest in having a big ol’ shootout
right away on government property didn’t just
disappoint the militiamen. A number of liberal
commentators were miffed that the feds seemed
to be twiddling their thumbs, often arguing that if
the occupiers were people of color , the shootout
would have happened already. The criticism had
some merit, of course, but the solution for such a
double standard isn’t to have more shootouts, so
much as it’s an argument against the quick-toviolence
reactions law enforcement regrettably
has when dealing with non-white suspects.
The occupation was expensive and disruptive, of
course, leading the Democratic governor of
Oregon to ask for the feds to step in. This only
reinforced liberal suspicions that the feds were
blowing this off and were not going to hold these

yahoos accountable for their actions.
Well, those fears were proven most dramatically
wrong Tuesday afternoon, when law
enforcement confronted the militiamen on the
open highway. A shootout did ensue, which was
expected since these folks all have ridiculous
martyr fantasies, and one person was killed. So
far, there have been eight arrests, and the
leaders of this fiasco are in custody. Now the
feds have closed in on the refuge, closing roads
and access. Without leadership or access to the
outside, it won’t be surprising if the rest of the
people inside just give up soon enough.
The worrywarts were getting all worked up over
nothing. Despite all the hand-wringing over
whether the feds were taking this seriously
enough, in the end, it turns out that the feds
were right and the worrywarts were wrong.
Waiting this out a bit, while unfortunately
disruptive to the area, ended up being a far
more sensible way of dealing with this than trying
to raid the wildlife refuge.
Raiding the refuge was always a bad idea. For

one thing it would give these wannabe martyrs
exactly what they want, an opportunity to get
hurt or die at government hands and become
fuel for radical right wing propaganda. They
even brought children onto the property to raise
the stakes. In the past, federal raids under
similar circumstances involving children—most
notably in Waco—not only resulted in innocent
lives being lost, but in providing right wing
radicals even more justification to demonize
federal authorities.
2016-01-28 01:10:16 Amanda Marcotte
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Principal pushes students out of
way, killed by bus Contact WND
(2)
(CNN Wire) So often, words are left unspoken.
People never get around to saying how much
they appreciate someone.
Not so for Susan Jordan, the principal at an
Indiana elementary school, who died saving the
lives of her students Tuesday.

While she was hailed as
heroic after her death for
the way she sacrificed
herself to save others,
Jordan knew in life how
much she was truly
admired.
Last May, the students
and staff at Amy Beverland Elementary School
told her exactly how they felt about her in a
video.
“Thank you Mrs. Jordan so much for all that you
do,” begins the 11-minute tribute to the strains of
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
2016-01-27 22:55:04 www.wnd.com
27
Coal executive demands tax break
for industry in free fall (2)
By
Associated Press

Published:
22:49 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
22:50 GMT, 27 January 2016
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (AP) — The chief
executive of one of the nation's largest coal
producers, Murray Energy, made an emotional
call Wednesday for steep cuts in state mining
taxes to support an industry in free fall.
Raising his voice frequently during a 38-minute
speech, Robert Murray blasted politicians for
"platitudes and lip service" as the coal industry
sheds thousands of jobs and producers go
bankrupt. He called on state leaders to drop the
coal severance tax from 5 to 2 percent, saying
coal has paid more than its fair share to West
Virginia already.
"These government officials can no longer say
that they support coal people in this state" if they
don't, Murray told the West Virginia Coal Mining
Symposium.

Taxes could be raised on tobacco and alcohol,
natural gas production and professional services
to make up for the break for coal, he said.
Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has proposed
dropping a 56-cent-per-ton surtax that
generated $64 million last year to help pay off a
workers' compensation debt. But the governor's
budget office says reducing the severance tax
can't be considered, because doing so would
cost more than $100 million annually and add to
the pain of cash-strapped counties, said
Department of Revenue spokeswoman Lalena
Price.
West Virginia already expects a $384 million gap
this budget year and a $466 million gap in 2017,
largely because coal and natural gas severance
tax dollars have fizzled.
Murray says West Virginia needs to help its coal
industry compete against states like
Pennsylvania that don't apply severance taxes.
Murray Energy's operations are in West Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and Utah.
He also said West Virginia counties should keep

getting the same share of coal severance
money.
Tomblin also has proposed raising taxes on
tobacco products, but tax increases face
opposition from many legislative Republicans.
Murray singled out trial lawyers as he called for
higher taxes on professional services. Natural
gas production also needs to be taxed more, he
said.
"Natural gas is replacing coal generation,"
Murray said. "Should not their tax rate be
examined? "
Murray, who bankrolls Republican candidates,
blasted President Barack Obama for policies
aimed at reducing airborne pollution from coalfired
power plants. His voice rose to a shout as
he called the president "the greatest enemy I've
ever had in my life. "
Murray didn't spare the Republican majority in
Congress either, saying the House and Senate
"have done nothing for coal in the last two years.
"

Many other factors, from cheaper fossil fuels and
renewable energy to tougher-to-reach seams,
have also combined to devastate Appalachian
coal.
Jim Justice, a billionaire coal producer running
for governor as a Democrat, said the cut would
be irresponsible now. In a news release, he said
a lower severance tax "will not reopen one coal
mine or put one miner back to work. "
2016-01-27 22:49:00 Associated Press
28
Air India bomber released from
Canadian prison (2)
Inderjit Singh Reyat, the
only person ever to be
convicted in the 1985 Air
India bombings, was
released from a
Canadian prison
Wednesday after serving two decades behind
bars.

A spokesman for the Parole Board of Canada
confirmed Reyat's statutory release after serving
two-thirds of a nine-year sentence for his
involvement in one of the deadliest airline
attacks in history.
Reyat, a Sikh immigrant to Canada, previously
served more than 15 years in prison for making
the bombs that were stuffed into two suitcases
and planted on planes leaving Vancouver.
One bomb tore apart Air India Flight 182 as it
neared the coast or Ireland, killing all 329 people
aboard. The second exploded at Japan's Narita
airport, killing two baggage handlers as they
transferred cargo.
The attack took place during an Indian
crackdown on Sikhs fighting for an independent
homeland, and those behind it were allegedly
seeking revenge for the storming of the Golden
Temple in Amritsar by Indian troops.
Reyat has been ordered to live at a halfway
house until August 2018 when his perjury
sentence would normally expire, and abide by

several conditions set by the parole board,
including having no contact with victims' families
or alleged former co-conspirators, and no
political activities.
He must also obtain counseling to address
violent tendencies, a lack of empathy and
"cognitive distortions" or what one official
described as his exaggerated beliefs.
"If at any time, his parole officer feels there's a
risk to the community he can return Mr. Reyat to
prison," parole board spokesman Patrick Storey
told AFP.
In 2010, Reyat was convicted of lying while
testifying in the mass murder trial of alleged coconspirators
Ripudaman Singh Malik and Ajaib
Singh Bagri, who were later acquitted for a lack
of evidence.
He had avoided being tried alongside the pair by
pleading guilty to a lesser manslaughter charge.
Prosecutors have said the verdict in the trial of
Malik and Bagri would have been different if
Reyat had told the truth on the stand when

called to testify about the plot, while Judge Ian
Josephson called him "an unmitigated liar. "
Reyat's nine-year perjury sentence was the
longest ever handed down by a Canadian court.
2016-01-28 00:48:36 By AFP 3 hours ago
29
The Latest: California governor
proposes sentencing reforms
(2)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The
Latest on Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to reform
sentencing (all times local):
2 p.m.
California Gov. Jerry Brown says he wants
voters to approve a ballot measure in November
that would affect thousands of state prison
inmates and significantly change current law.
He announced a proposal Wednesday that could
cut the amount of time felons serve in prison and
how juveniles are tried as adults.

The Democratic governor says it would increase
sentencing credits for inmates who complete
rehabilitation programs.
It would also allow non-violent felons to seek
parole after they have completed their base
sentences and require judges instead of
prosecutors to decide if juveniles should be tried
in adult court.
Brown says the proposals build on federal court
orders requiring California to reduce its prison
population.
Brown has $24 million in his campaign account
that he can spend on political campaigns.
___
12:50 p.m.
California Gov. Jerry Brown is announcing a
ballot initiative that could cut the amount of time
felons serve in prison and how juveniles are tried
as adults, according to people familiar with his
plans.

Brown scheduled an announcement Wednesday
afternoon with law enforcement and faith
leaders. His office called it a major
announcement on public safety reform.
Those briefed on the Democratic governor's plan
say it would give prison officials broad authority
to grant early release credits for inmates who
complete rehabilitation.
It would also allow non-violent felons to seek
parole after they have completed their base
sentences and require judges instead of
prosecutors to decide if juveniles should be tried
in adult court.
Brown has $24 million in his campaign account
that he can spend on political campaigns.
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reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
January 27, 2016 @ 2:16 pm Associated Press

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supplies to soldiers in distress.
Phoenix Air, which gained attention for its
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carrying four units of blood, hemorrhage control
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In the test at Camp Shelby in Mississippi, an
autonomous Vapor 55 helicopter flew seven
miles to the roof of a building to deliver the
supplies, then returned to its starting point.
Phoenix Air said the concept was developed last
year by a trauma surgeon and Vapor unmanned
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Sanders, Obama to hold Oval
Office meeting | Election 2016
(2)
JTA
Posted on Jan. 27, 2016
at 8:27 am
President Barack Obama
is scheduled to meet with Democratic
presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders at
the White House.
There will be “no formal agenda” for Wednesday
morning’s Oval Office meeting, White House
spokesman Josh Earnest said in a statement,
adding that the meeting was first discussed in
December.

Polls show Sanders, an independent senator
from Vermont running in the Democratic
primaries, and Hillary Rodham Clinton running
neck and neck in the Iowa caucuses, which will
be held Monday. Clinton served as Obama’s
secretary of state during his first term in office
after losing the Democratic primary to him in
2008.
Obama discussed the candidates in an interview
with Politico’s OffMessage podcast released
Monday.
“Bernie came in with the luxury of being a
complete long shot and just letting loose,”
Obama said. “I think Hillary came in with both the
privilege — and burden — of being perceived as
the front-runner. … You’re always looking at the
bright, shiny object that people haven’t seen
before — that’s a disadvantage to her.”
Clinton and Obama have met several times
since she left her position in 2013.
Obama reportedly will not endorse a candidate
during the primary.

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Real Housewives of Atlanta Week
12 Recap | Keeping It Real (2)
by Ilana Angel
16 hours ago
Typos are generously
provided by Jose
Cuervo.
I’m getting annoyed they keep teasing Nene was
back, but she isn’t. They are easing her in, which
is lame because we are waiting for her and don’t
need a slow and gentle reentry. Just bring her
back already and knock this shit off. I like these
women, but I love me some Nene and this show
just works better when she is part of it.
We start with Kandi and Todd trying to be funny
about the baby coming. Kandi comes across as
an idiot and Todd comes across as an asshole.

God help us because there will undoubtedly be a
“Kandi and Todd Bring Home Baby” special. I
love a new baby, and am happy for them, but if
they sell their souls for a baby special I won't
watch.
Over to Kim, she is sweet, but this isn't the show
for her. I never understood her hair choices, until
I met her stylist, and it all made sense. Hard to
believe she even has a stylist. In fact, if were her
stylist, and that was my work, I might not want
her to tell anyone it was me. Her stylist needs a
stylist and both of them need a hair brush.
Sidebar: Does anyone else think Kim’s sofa is
freakishly small? Kim is going to host a brunch.
The catch is they're to come with no makeup,
and show their natural beauty. This group of
women are not going out with no makeup. At the
very least they're coming with lashes. Poor Kim.
She is painfully out of place with these women.
Cut to Phaedra trying to make us think she is
supportive of her kids having a relationship with
their dad. She's helping Aiden make a card for
Apollo, and is including a picture of her and her

mother. Really? Why the hell would he want a
picture of her? Send a picture of his kids and
stop playing games. Phaedra is transparent.
Time for Kandi and Todd to set up their new
show about the baby. Not interested and am
skipping over this. By skipping over of course I
mean I'm going to make myself a drink, empty
the dishwasher, and fold laundry. Sidebar: Todd
says he's having a baby "from scratch". These
people are ridiculous. I just can’t with this
nonsense.
We're now being asked to watch Cynthia talk
about her sunglasses again. Skipping this crap
too. Back to Phaedra, she is speaking with her
lawyer, who is seemingly talking through her
nasal cavity. This entire storyline of her being
ready to file for divorce is manipulative and I call
bullshit. I like Phaedra but this is not real or cool.
After the break we are still with Phaedra and her
lawyer. Skipping. Over to Porsha, she’s getting
makeup done and I just can’t. Her hair looks
amazing, she's beautiful, but I don’t care about
her with the other girls, let alone by herself. She

talks about the Cloud, which apparently she
knows as much about as the Underground
Railroad.
Everyone is heading to Kim’s brunch, and
everyone is wearing makeup. Hilarious.
Everyone is also wearing hair, including Kim, so
much for her natural theme. Kenya is on the
attack and it is funny. She loved Kim when she
thought she might help her, but when Kim wasn’t
interested Kenya was done. She’s moody like
that. Bless her.
Sheree arrives without makeup, hair in a bun,
and looks amazing. They start eating, even
though all the girls are not there. Rude. They talk
about DC, boring, Kenya talks about her mom,
again, boring. Cynthia tells everyone is going on
a tropical vacation. I want to impale myself with
the remote.
Kim has them write stupid poems, and I'm
laughing at Kim. She is a fish out of water and
needs to be a one season addition. Kenya is
going after Kim in her own home and it is funny
as hell. I’ve said it before and will say it again: No

Nene, no show. Kenya is lame and Kim is lame
and Nene is everything.
Sidebar: They are at a brunch and Porsha
excuses herself because she needs to wake up
at 5:00 am. Exactly how much sleep does this
woman need? It’s not like she has brain cells
that need rest. Jump to Kim pitching her
commercial idea to Cynthia. Kenya is a no show
and Kim says she isn't willing to work with Kenya
at all.
Kenya’s “boyfriend” is gorgeous, and probably
fake. This show is boring as hell, but next week
they jet off, Nene will be there, and Kim is
pushed to her limit. I am sticking it out this
season for Nene, but I am losing interest and my
patience. She better be in next week for more
than 2 minutes if they plan on keeping it real.
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Turkey-PKK conflict: Scores dead
in clashes in southeast (2)
Security forces have
killed 20 Kurdish militants
in clashes southeastern
Turkey, the Turkish
military said.
Three Turkish soldiers also died in a rebel
attack, the military said.
Hundreds of residents have fled parts of the city
of Diyarbakir that are under curfew amid heavy
fighting.
The region has suffered its worst violence in two
decades since a ceasefire between the Turkish
government and the Kurdistan Workers Party
(PKK) collapsed in July.

PKK defiant over long war
Tears and destruction amid crackdown
Children caught in the crossfire
Turkey v Islamic State group v the Kurds
The PKK, which has fought for autonomy for
Turkey's Kurdish minority for decades, has been
attacking security forces, while the army has
been besieging Kurdish-dominated towns.
The army said 11 PKK members had died in the
town of Cizre near the Syrian border and nine
had been killed in the Sur district of Diyarbakir -
bringing the overall death toll to about 600 since
the beginning of a security operation last month.
The three soldiers were killed in Sur during an
attack using rifles and a rocket launcher, the
army added.
The Turkish Human Rights Foundation says at
least 198 civilians, including 39 children, have
died in areas under curfew since August.
The European Union has called for an

immediate ceasefire.
Turkey's pro-Kurdish HDP party, rights groups
and a doctors' association have also demanded
that the Turkish authorities allow emergency
services to reach a building in Cizre.
More than 25 people are reported to be
sheltering there - four people have died, and
three more are in a critical condition.
But the local governor's office said emergency
services were unable to enter the area because
of the PKK.
2016-01-28 00:38:04 BBC News
34
Yahoo under pressure over ivory
sale on its auction site (2)
Yahoo Japan has said it
will strengthen its policies
to remove illegal ivory
from its online
marketplace.

Some 1.1 million people have signed a petition
saying it supported a trade fuelling wild
elephants' slaughter.
The company said it prohibited sales of raw ivory
that breached a 1989 international treaty but not
of ivory ornaments produced before that date.
Spokeswoman Takako Kaminaga said the ivory
trade on the Yahoo Japan Auctions site was
"patrolled" 24 hours a day.
"If we find a sale was illegal, we cancel it straight
away. "
Late last year, the Environmental Investigation
Agency, in Washington DC, said the site had
auctioned more than 12 tonnes of ivory
products, including whole elephant tusks, in
2012-14.
Fake documents had enabled traders to
"legalise" more than 1,000 tusks a year since
2011, it said.
Individually owned tusks face no registration
requirement in Japan, and the tusks are not

marked in any way to ensure the documents are
valid for the items being registered.
Poachers kill tens of thousands of elephants a
year to meet demand for the material, despite
the trade ban, according to the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species and
other groups.
In September, the US and China agreed to work
toward nearly complete bans on the ivory trade,
and Japan is increasingly isolated in its stance
favouring continued sales.
The international environmental campaign group
Avaaz addressed its petition to Yahoo chief
executive Marissa Mayer, Manabu Miyasaka,
chief executive of Yahoo Japan, part-owned by
Yahoo Inc. and Softbank Corp, and "all other
companies allowing ivory sales online".
"As global citizens, we are appalled that you
allow ivory to be sold on your site/platform,
fuelling elephant extinction," it said.
"We call on you to urgently stop all ivory sales
from sites/platforms in Japan and all other

markets. "
Various other online commerce sites, such as
Amazon, say they have already stopped such
sales or advertising.
Yahoo Japan was in touch with the local
environment ministry and other agencies on the
issue, as well as with Yahoo and other
shareholders, Ms Kaminaga said.
Asked if the company might alter its stance, she
replied: "You can't say there's absolutely no
intention to change. "
Softbank said in a statement that it had no
comment on the issue.
2016-01-28 00:43:33 BBC News
35
Spurs' Popovich to coach West in
All-Star Game (2)
NEW YORK -- San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg
Popovich will coach the NBA's Western All-Stars
despite the Golden State Warriors owning the

est record in the
conference.
With the Warriors' Steve
Kerr ineligible because
he coached last year,
Popovich earned the nod as West coach for the
fourth time.
Luke Walton led the Warriors to a record-setting
start before Kerr returned from back surgery last
week. However, NBA rules state that all of
Walton's victories earned on an interim basis
actually go to Kerr, and league rules prevent
coaches from participating in two consecutive
All-Star Games.
The league said recently it was reviewing its
policy to determine if Walton would still be
eligible for the All-Star spot, but it announced
Wednesday that it would be Popovich, who has
won five NBA championships, who would coach
in the exhibition.
The All-Star Game is Feb. 14 in Toronto.
2016-01-27 22:35:37 Baxter Holmes Ian Begley Michael C.

Wright and Calvin Watkins Mike Wells Royce Young Ian
Begley Ben Fawkes Michael Wallace Nick Friedell Baxter
Holmes Mike Mazzeo Brian Windhorst Baxter Holmes Dave
McMenamin Ian Begley Baxter Holmes ESPN.com Zach
Lowe Arash Markazi
36
Spanish King's Cup quarterfinal
summaries (2)
By
Reuters
Published:
22:20 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
22:20 GMT, 27 January 2016
Jan 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Summaries from the
Spanish King's Cup Quarterfinal second leg
matches on Wednesday
Barcelona 3 Luis Suarez 53, Gerard Pique 81,
Neymar 90+1

Athletic Club 1 Inaki Williams 12
Halftime: 0-1;Attendance: 63,405
- - -
Atletico Madrid 2 Antoine Griezmann 29, Angel
Correa 81
Celta Vigo 3 Pablo Hernandez 22,64, John
Guidetti 56
Halftime: 1-1;Attendance: 35,000
- - -
Next Fixtures (GMT):
Thursday, January 28
CD Mirandes v Sevilla (1900)
Las Palmas v Valencia (2000)
2016-01-27 22:20:00 Reuters

37
Rampant Juventus sweep aside
Inter with Morata brace (2)
By
Reuters
Published:
22:19 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
22:19 GMT, 27 January 2016
MILAN, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Holders Juventus
swept aside old rivals Inter Milan 3-0 with some
flowing attacking football and a brace from
Alvaro Morata in the first leg of their Coppa Italia
semi-final on Wednesday.
Paulo Dybala continued his fine run of form by
coming off the bench to score the third and Juan
Cuadrado gave possibly his best performance
since joining Juve at the start of the season as
he repeatedly rampaged down the right flank.

Juventus created a flurry of early chances,
Cuadrado firing narrowly wide of the post, and
had a penalty appeal turned down when a
Cuadrado free kick appeared to hit Gary Medel's
hand.
They went ahead with a penalty when Cuadrado
was fouled by fellow Colombian Jeison Murillo
and Morata fired home from the spot in the 36th
minute, ending a goal drought stretching back to
Oct. 4.
Morata struck again just after the hour, scoring
from close range after Patrice Evra pulled the
ball back into the goalmouth and Felipe Melo's
attempted clearance went straight to him.
Inter's troubles continued when Murillo was
given a second yellow card for barging into
Cuadrado in the 72nd minute and they were left
to play the rest of the match with 10 men.
Morata missed an excellent chance to complete
his hat-trick when he was first to get to Paul
Pogba's inswinging cross, but he fired over from
six metres.

It was left to Dybala to complete the scoring, the
Argentine stylishly side-footing home Kwadwo
Asamoah's pass first-time from the edge of the
area for his 15th goal in all competitions this
season.
Roberto Mancini's Inter were left to contemplate
a derby against AC Milan in Serie A on Sunday
and a five-week wait for the return at the San
Siro on March 3. (Writing by Brian Homewood in
Berne, editing by Ed Osmond)
2016-01-27 22:19:00 Reuters
38
Cop pleads not guilty to killing ex
with daughter, 7, in car (2)
By
Associated Press
Published:
22:14 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:

22:14 GMT, 27 January 2016
FREEHOLD, N. J. (AP) — A suspended New
Jersey police officer pleaded not guilty
Wednesday to charges he chased and gunned
down his ex-wife last year while their 7-year-old
daughter was in his car.
Defense attorney Edward Bertucio entered the
plea on behalf of Neptune Township Sgt. Philip
Seidle to murder, weapons and child
endangerment charges, the Asbury Park Press
reported (http://on.app.com/1VrC5UU ).
Seidle was off duty and had his daughter in the
front seat of his vehicle when he chased after a
car driven by his ex-wife, Tamara, on June 16,
according to prosecutors. He crashed into her
car, approached her and fired a dozen shots
from his service weapon at his ex-wife, killing
her, prosecutors said. The 51-year-old woman
died at a hospital.
Seidle let police take his daughter from his
vehicle and put his service weapon to his head,
but he eventually surrendered after a 30-minute

standoff, according to police.
Bertucio said discussed a possible plea bargain
with prosecutors but wouldn't speculate about
his client's plans.
"We're in discussions," Bertucio said. "It's a
sensitive point in the case. I have no idea what
Mr. Seidle plans to do. Whatever it is will be in
keeping with the best interests of his children. "
___
Information from: Asbury Park (N. J.) Press,
http://www.app.com
2016-01-27 22:14:00 Associated Press
39
Dutch championship top scorers
(2)
By
Reuters
Published:

22:08 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
22:08 GMT, 27 January 2016
Jan 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Top scorers of the
Dutch championship on Wednesday
15 Luuk de Jong (PSV Eindhoven)
13 Dirk Kuyt (Feyenoord)
Christian Santos (NEC Nijmegen)
12 Vincent Janssen (AZ Alkmaar)
11 Mike Havenaar (ADO Den Haag)
Hakim Ziyech (Twente Enschede)
Sebastien Haller (Utrecht)
10 Michiel Kramer (Feyenoord)
9 Lars Veldwijk (PEC Zwolle)
Bartholomew Ogbeche (Willem II Tilburg)
8 Anwar El Ghazi (Ajax Amsterdam)

Arek Milik (Ajax Amsterdam)
Markus Henriksen (AZ Alkmaar)
Mitchell te Vrede (Heerenveen)
Erik Falkenburg (Willem II Tilburg)
7 Viktor Fischer (Ajax Amsterdam)
Davy Klaassen (Ajax Amsterdam)
Oussama Tannane (Heracles Almelo)
Gaston Pereiro (PSV Eindhoven)
Valeri Qazaishvili (Vitesse Arnhem)
Milot Rashica (Vitesse Arnhem)
6 Wout Weghorst (Heracles Almelo)
Anthony Limbombe (NEC Nijmegen)
Luciano Narsingh (PSV Eindhoven)
2016-01-27 22:08:00 Reuters

40
North Korea is ‘planning to launch
a long-range missile’ (2)
obliterating the U. S.
Dictator: The news of the
possible long-range
missile launch comes
just days after Kim Jongun
claimed he had
weapons capable of
Kim Jong Un watches a submarine-launched
ballistic missile which he claims could deliver a
nuclear warhead, however experts claim the
footage was faked
2016-01-27 22:05:00 Jenny Stanton For Mailonline
41
Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton
fight over Obama's legacy -
Politics.com (2)
Adel, Iowa (CNN) Hillary Clinton and Bernie
Sanders agree on one thing: They each believe
they're the best positioned to carry on President

Barack Obama's legacy.
Sanders is a movement
candidate who has
drawn massive crowds of
young voters to his
events, and frames himself as the successor to
the man who as a candidate excited the
Democratic Party like nobody else has this
century. He is the 2008 Obama.
Clinton, an establishment candidate focused on
governing, stresses her experience as Obama's
secretary of state and touts her ability to
navigate Washington and keep his
accomplishments from being erased by
Republicans. She is the White House-tested
President Obama.
Their strategies reflect a nostalgic Democratic
base that is split along demographic lines. Most
Democrats give Obama high approval ratings,
yet many still struggle to reconcile his soaring
campaign rhetoric with what he has been able to
accomplish -- or not accomplish -- as President.

"I think the American people, working people,
young people, want to see real movement in this
country, and I think we are tapping into that
energy," Sanders said after meeting with Obama
Wednesday for about in hour in the Oval Office.
After meeting, Sanders says Obama 'evenhanded
in assessments of 2016 race
Wednesday's conversation came after Obama
praised Clinton, and seemed to reject the notion
that the Sanders campaign is an "analog" of
Obama's 2008 effort.
But Sanders isn't waiting for Obama's
endorsement. A recent Sanders ad features a
rising sun on the horizon, reminiscent of
Obama's 2008 logo. He has talked about change
coming from the bottom up, echoing a favorite
Obama phrase. His slogan—"A Future to Believe
In"—is clearly borrowed from Obama's "Change
We Can Believe In" motto.
In Iowa, Sanders has encouraged his supporters
to see that same connection.
"It really reminds me very much of what

happened here eight years ago. Remember
that? " he said in Clinton, Iowa recently. "Eight
years ago, Obama was being attacked for being
pie in the sky, he did not have the experience.
People of Iowa saw through those attacks then
and they're going to see through those attacks
again. "
Pop stars rocking for Sanders
Clinton has wrapped herself in Obama's
governing style, praising his approach to health
care, gun control and college affordability and
vowing to both protect and build on his
accomplishments.
"It is time to pick a side," Clinton said in an ad
she released on guns earlier this month. "Either
we stand with the gun lobby or we join the
president and stand up to them I am with him.
Please join us. "
Clinton puts pressure on Sanders to agree to
new debate
And in defending her judgment on foreign policy,
particularly on her vote to authorize the Iraq war,

Clinton employs Obama as her validator.
"I think the American public has seen me
exercising judgment in a lot of other ways," she
said at CNN's Democratic Town Hall on Monday.
"And, in fact, when that hard primary campaign
was over and I went to work for President
Obama and he ended up asking me to be
secretary of state, it was because he trusted my
judgment. "
Polls show that Clinton has captured the most
diverse portion of the Obama coalition. And her
primary strategy also banks on winning part of
the Democratic base, especially African-
American voters, that she lost in 2008. That is
key to states like South Carolina that the Clinton
campaign is eyeing as a firewall against a
possible Sanders sweep of Iowa and New
Hampshire.
During a dinner in South Carolina earlier this
month, Clinton said she "noticed that very often
my name is linked to the President. "
"Now I personally consider that a great

compliment," Clinton added. In a Politico
interview, Obama underscored a Clinton
campaign theme.
"I think that what Hillary presents is a recognition
that translating values into governance and
delivering the goods is ultimately the job of
politics, making a real life difference to people in
their day-to-day lives," he said. "I don't want to
exaggerate those differences, though, because
Hillary is really idealistic and progressive. "
For many in Iowa, Clinton's pitch that she is
"Obama-plus" works.
"I love her idea of building on the progress
(Obama made)," said Will Morrison, a 32-year
old who attended Clinton's Tuesday townhall in
Deborah. "I love Bernie, but I don't think his
goals are realistic. "
Hillary Clinton launches closing ad against
Bernie Sanders
Sanders, meanwhile, has attracted younger
voters who are largely younger and whiter. For
them, he represents a change to the status quo.

"Obama's done a lot of amazing things, but he
has disappointed a lot of people," said Mykah
Kennedy, 18, a student at Iowa Central
Community College who was wearing a "Bernie
is Magic" t-shirt. "When Clinton mentions
Obama, it sounds like only 5% will get done
rather than big change. With Bernie, it feels like
a lot more will get done. "
Sanders has both overtly and implicitly criticized
Obama, suggesting that he left the movement he
built on the campaign trail, rather than bringing it
to the White House with him. Clinton has tried to
exploit that fissure, mentioning in a recent
debate in South Carolina that Sanders
suggested a primary challenge to Obama before
the 2012 election.
Speaking outside the White House Wednesday,
Sanders highlighted his relationship with Obama,
noting that they both campaigned for each other.
But he also pointed to areas of disagreement.
"It is also no secret that we have, as is the case
in a democratic society, we have differences of
opinion," he said. "I was on the floor of the

Senate for eight and half hours, in disagreement
with him over taxes. We disagree over the
(Trans-Pacific Partnership). But by and large
over the last seven years, on major issue after
major issue, I have stood by his side. "
In turning to the campaign trail, Sanders has
cited his Obama-like crowds — 15,000 in
Minnesota on Tuesday --and said that he is
connecting with young voters. Still, he
downplayed expectations on turnout, suggesting
he isn't quite like Obama.
"Obama in 2008 ran a campaign which is really
going to stay in the history books. It was an
unbelievable campaign," Sanders said this week
during a press conference. "Do I think that in this
campaign that we're going to match that? I
would love to see us do that. I hope we do. But
frankly I don't think we will. What happened in
2008 was extraordinary. "
Updated 2155 GMT (0555 HKT) Janu Nia-Malika
Henderson and Dan Merica, CNN

42
Wife of pastor who was imprisoned
in Iran seeks separation (2)
Separated: Naghmeh
Panahi (left), the wife of
Saeed Abedini (right) -
one of the four
Americans release in
Iran under the prisoner
exchange- has filed for separation. She claims
that he has abused her for years
Freedom: Saeed Abedini (left) is pictured with
Congressman Robert Pittenger (right) at
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl,
Germany days after he was released from an
Iranian prison
Naghmeh Panahi wrote the above message on
Facebook about her marriage with Saeed
Abedini on Wednesday
2016-01-27 21:50:00 Regina F. Graham For Dailymail.com
Associated Press

43
Ferguson, Missouri releases
proposed consent decree (2)
By
Reuters
Published:
21:45 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:45 GMT, 27 January 2016
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Ferguson,
Missouri is seeking
public input on a proposed consent decree with
the U. S. Justice
Department that would resolve a federal probe
into whether it
systematically violates citizens' civil rights.
The investigation began after protests following
the

shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a
white police officer
in August 2014, exposing tension between the
city government and
minorities in the community.
The agreement will be put to a vote before the
Ferguson City
Council on February 9.
(Reporting by Julia Edwards and Julia Harte;
Editing by
Jonathan Oatis)
2016-01-27 21:45:00 Reuters
44
US STOCKS-Wall Street sinks after
Fed fails to impress (2)
By
Reuters

Published:
21:35 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:35 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Noel Randewich
Jan 27 (Reuters) - Wall Street dropped sharply
on Wednesday
after the U. S. Federal Reserve frustrated stock
investors hoping
for a strong sign it might scale back future
interest rate hikes
because of recent financial and economic
turmoil.
In a widely expected decision, the Fed kept
interest rates
unchanged and it said it was "closely monitoring"
global
economic and financial developments, but it

maintained an
otherwise upbeat view of the U. S. economy.
With plummeting oil prices and fears of slower
economic
growth in China sending the S&P 500 down 8
percent in 2016,
investors saw the Fed's conciliatory comments
as a step in the
right direction.
But some on Wall Street had hoped an even
stronger
indication that policymakers might scale back the
pace of future
interest rate hikes.
"It sounds like they are unimpressed with what
has happened
in the markets, that it has been insufficient to
change their

plans. That's the takeaway and it's why the
market is going
down," said Stephen Massocca, Chief
Investment Officer of
Wedbush Equity Management LLC in San
Francisco.
That was enough to reverse earlier gains driven
by a jump in
crude prices after Russia said it was discussing
the possibility
of cooperation with OPEC and U. S. data
showed an increase in
short-term demand.
With fourth-quarter corporate reports pouring in,
earnings
of S&P 500 companies on average are expected
to drop 4.9
percent, according to Thomson Reuters data.
Excluding energy,

earnings are expected to grow 1.3 percent.
The Dow Jones industrial average ended down
1.38
percent at 15,944.32 points while the S&P 500
lost 20.68
1.09 percent to 1,882.95. The Nasdaq
Composite dropped
2.18 percent to 4,468.17.
Eight of the 10 major S&P sectors fell, led by the
tech
sector's 2.46-percent descent.
Apple's shares fell 6.57 percent after the iPhone
maker reported its slowest-ever rise in
shipments on Tuesday,
while Boeing lost 8.9 percent, its biggest fall
since
August 2011.
Textron slid 13.36 percent while Tupperware

sank 14.8 percent. Both companies' revenue
missed estimates.
A weaker-than-expected 2016 forecast helped
push VMware
shares down 9.82 percent.
Among the few gainers, Biogen rose 5.15
percent
after its profit and revenue beat expectations.
After the bell, Facebook posted fourth-quarter
revenue above expectations and its stock rose
4.7 percent.
Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones
on the NYSE by
1,900 to 1,145. On the Nasdaq, 1,943 issues fell
and 816 rose.
The S&P 500 index showed three new 52-week
high and seven
new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 10 new

highs and 89 lows.
About 8.8 billion shares changed hands on U. S.
exchanges,
below the 8.5 billion daily average for the past 20
trading
days, according to Thomson Reuters data.
(Reporting by Abhiram Nandakumar in
Bengaluru; Editing by Anil
D'Silva and Nick Zieminski)
2016-01-27 21:35:00 Reuters
45
Psychedelic images reveal the
bacteria lurking on your teeth
(2)
A new study examined
the tiny world of bacteria
living in our mouths and
colour coated them to
form kaleidoscopic works

of art. And by the end of the experiment,
researchers had markers covering 96 percent of
the microbes in human plaque.
Nested probing for species-level identification of
Corynebacterium. Methacrylate-embedded,
sectioned plaque was hybridized with a nested
probe set targeting cells at the taxonomic levels
of phylum, genus, and species (pictured)
The two images shown are from methacrylateembedded,
sectioned plaque from two different
donors (pictured). Jessica Mark Welch from the
Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole and
Gary Borisy from the Forsyth Institute scrapped
dental plaque from 22 healthy participants
Summary hypothesis for interpretation of
hedgehog structures (pictured). Researchers
collected dental plaque and smeared each
sample on a microscope slide, which were then
washed with multiple biological markers. This
isn't the first time this has be done, but previous
studies only used one or two probes at time
Corncob structures formed by Corynebacterium

and cocci in plaque. Corynebacterium cells
(magenta) are visible as long filaments, with
cocci (green) bound to the tips of the filaments
(pictured). Called 'hedgehogs' by the team,
Corynebacterium was seen with a glowing
magenta center, fluorescent green
Streptococcus trim
(A and B) Clusters of corncobs at the perimeter
of hedgehog structures (pictured). National
Geographic described the image similar to a
forest, 'with Corynebacterium as tree trunks and
Streptococcus the canopy'. Just like a forest it is
organized, structured and each group has its
place – just in your mouth
(A and B) Clusters of corncobs at the perimeter
of hedgehog structures (pictured).
Corynebacterium lodges itself inside tooth
enamel and expands outwards, which constructs
the foundation for the rest of the community
A cauliflower structure in plaque composed of
Lautropia,
Streptococcus,
Haemophilus/Aggregatibacter, and Veillonella.
Scattered cells of Prevotella, Rothia, and

Capnocytophaga are also visible (pictured).
Streptococcus feeds on sugar and oxygen to
product lactate and hydrogen peroxide
Localization of Actinomyces within hedgehogs, in
patches within the base region of hedgehogs,
and adjacent to them (pictured). There are more
than 700 strands of bacteria that have been
found living in the human mouth, although most
individuals only house about 34 to 72 different
kinds
2016-01-27 21:31:00 Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com
46
Voters conflicted on relevance of
Clinton marriage drama (2)
FILE - In this Dec. 19,
1998 file photo, First lady
Hillary Rodham Clinton
watches President
Clinton pause as he
thanks those Democratic
members of the House of Representatives who
voted against impeachment. The long-running

drama of Hillary Clinton's marriage _ her
husband's infidelity and how she dealt with it _ is
back as a subtext in this year's presidential race.
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
FILE - In this Jan. 26, 1998 file photo, President
Clinton emphatically denies having a sexual
relationship with former White House intern
Monica Lewinsky during a White House event.
The long-running drama of Hillary Clinton's
marriage _ her husband's infidelity and how she
dealt with it _ is back as a subtext in this year's
presidential race. (AP Photo/Greg Gibson)
FILE - In this Nov. 6, 1996 file image taken from
video, Monica Lewinsky embraces President
Clinton as he greeted well-wishers at a White
House lawn party in Washington Nov. 6, 1996.
The long-running drama of Hillary Clinton's
marriage _ her husband's infidelity and how she
dealt with it _ is back as a subtext in this year's
presidential race. (AP Photo/APTV)
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
listens to a supporter at a campaign event at
Adel Family Fun Center Wednesday, Jan. 27,

2016, in Adel, Iowa. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
2016-01-27 21:21:00 Associated Press
47
LeBron calls 'coach killer' criticism
'misconstrued' (2)
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -
- Speaking to the media
after Wednesday
morning's shootaround,
Cleveland Cavaliers
forward LeBron James made a point of
responding to recent criticism stemming from the
organization's decision to fire coach David Blatt
despite the team's first-place record in the
Eastern Conference.
"I think it does suck that people want to throw my
name in the dirt," James said.
Some have labeled James a "coach killer" for his
perceived involvement in Blatt's ouster,
portraying James as a puppet master pulling the
strings in order to elevate his preferred coach,
Tyronn Lue, to the top spot.

"It sucks," James said. "But what can I do about
it? I've never, in my time since I picked up a
basketball, ever undermined a coach, ever
disrespected a coach. You ask any of my little
league coaches, my high school coaches,
coaches I've played for in tournaments, camps,
my NBA coaches. I've always respected what
they wanted to do. And I'm not the owner of a
team, I'm not the GM of a team. I'm the player of
a team.
"People get it so misconstrued because I'm a
smart basketball player and I've voiced my
opinion about certain things, which I did when I
was here my first stint with Paul Silas and Mike
Brown. Which I did in Miami with Coach Spo [Erik
Spoelstra]. Which I did with Blatt and I'll do with
T-Lue. And at the end of the day, they'll still have
their final call. "
The four-time MVP and two-time NBA champion
said he won't hesitate to use his wealth of
experience moving forward.
"I don't know," James said. "What do you guys

want me to do, turn my brain off because I have
a huge basketball IQ? If that's what they want
me to do, I'm not going to do it because I've got
so much to give to the game. There's no
difference for me telling my teammates or telling
guys how to get better with their game. If I feel I
got something that will help our team, ultimately,
I like to give it. It helped me get two titles. So, but
I think it does suck that people want to throw my
name in dirt for no particular reason, because of
speculation or whatever the case may be. But
you can't worry about it too much. I got 14 guys
here. I got a fan base here and a fan base all
over the world that loves what I do, and they
respect what I do, and I can't worry about a
select group of people that wants to use their
negative energy to take away my positive
energy. I can't allow that to happen. "
Cavaliers general manager David Griffin has
already addressed the stigma attached to James
during his news conference to announce his
team's coaching change last week.
"LeBron plays for this team, and he's the leader
of this team and he desperately wants to bring a

championship to this team," Griffin said. "LeBron
doesn't run this organization. LeBron is about
this organization, and he is of this organization
and he's of our community, but this narrative that
somehow we're taking direction from him, it's just
not fair. It's not fair to him, in particular, but
frankly, it's kind of not fair to me and our group
anymore. "
A radio interview on an Israeli sports talk station
between Miami Heat minority owner Raanan
Katz and respected international basketball
journalist David Pick only fueled the speculation
after Pick quoted Katz as saying James "made it
clear that he wanted to dump head coach Erik
Spoelstra" when he was in Miami. Katz later
denied making the claim, telling the Miami
Herald "nothing was correct" in the translation of
his interview from Hebrew to English, which
appeared on Bleacher Report. Furthermore, a
Heat spokesman told the South Florida Sun
Sentinel on Tuesday that James never
attempted to have Spoelstra fired.
When asked about Katz's comments, James
said, "I have no idea who that is. "

Katz has courtside seats at AmericanAirlines
Arena next to the visiting team's bench.
"I've never met that guy," James continued. "I
don't even know if a lot of guys that actually
played ever met him. I was there for four years,
and I never met him. I think my relationship with
Spo had nothing to do with that. At the end of
day, I don't even think... the fact that I never met
him, I don't think he was involved in any of the
conversations that goes on with the personnel of
the team or the coaching staff or anything. But
it's easy to say that at this point. Did he have
some type of... what's his objective? What's his
role with the team? "
A reporter then informed James that Katz used
to be part-owner of Maccabi Tel Aviv while Blatt
was the coach.
"Oh," James said. "There you go. There's a
direct correlation right there. Makes sense. "
2016-01-27 21:08:44 Dave McMenamin ESPN Staff Writer

48
Two charged with murder 25 years
after man stabbed to death at
Utah dance (2)
SALT LAKE CITY –
Authorities have charged two
people with murder 25 years
after a man was stabbed to
death at a Salt Lake dance.
Back on May 19, 1991, 25-
year-old Youthaloth
Oudanonh was stabbed to
death at a dance near 120 E. and 1300 S.
Now, 25 years later, 44-year-old Vanvilay
Hoomphanh and 47-year-old Vienphet Sundara
have been charged with his murder.
Court documents state Oudanonh was stabbed
multiple times in the neck and died at the
hospital.
Witnesses at the dance told authorities the
suspects, three Asian men, sped away in a white
car.

Not long after, officers found a light-colored car
with suspects who matched the description near
300 W. and 900 S.
The officer pulled over the car and found
Sundara in the driver’s seat with blood on his
hands, face and clothes.
Hoomphanh was a passenger and also had
blood on his clothes and the officer said he
found a knife with blood on the blade inside the
car.
According to the documents, the officer
confirmed the men were at the dance earlier that
night and the blood DNA on the knife was a
match for Oudanonh.
Officials have not confirmed why it took so long
to charge these men but said they hope to
release more information Wednesday.
Bail for the suspects has been set at $1 million.
Here is the statement from Salt Lake City Police:
2016-01-27 20:55:59 Ashton Edwards

49
Black or White? Actor Fiennes cast
to play singer Michael Jackson
(2)
By
Reuters
Published:
20:16 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:16 GMT, 27 January 2016
Jan 27 (Reuters) - British actor Joseph Fiennes
has been
cast as iconic African-American pop star Michael
Jackson in an
upcoming TV comedy, provoking scorn on social
media on Wednesday
and fueling a controversy in the entertainment

industry over
opportunities for black artists.
Fiennes, who is white, will play the late "King of
Pop" in
an apparently real-life story for Britain's satellite
TV channel
Sky Arts about a road trip across the United
States the singer
is said to have taken in 2001 with movie stars
Elizabeth Taylor
and Marlon Brando.
Sky Arts said in a statement on Wednesday that
the 30-minute
comedy, called "Elizabeth, Michael & Marlon," is
"part of a
series of comedies about unlikely stories from
arts and cultural
history. Sky Arts gives producers the creative

freedom to cast
roles as they wish, within the diversity framework
which we have
set. "
Jackson, who had the medical condition vitiligo
that
lightened the color of his skin, died in June 2009
at the age of
50 after an overdose of the sedative propofol.
News of the casting decision came two weeks
after the
omission of any actors of color from the 2016
Oscar nominations
for a second year that led Will Smith and Spike
Lee to shun the
Oscar ceremony in February and Oscar
organizers to bring more
women and people of color into their ranks.

Stereo Williams, an entertainment writer for The
Daily
Beast, said the casting of Fiennes was a
"symptom of Hollywood's
deep-seated race problem. "
"They seriously couldn't find a black actor to play
Michael
Jackson? " tweeted U. S. civil rights activist
DeRay Mckesson, a
member of the Black Lives Matter movement.
"So Joseph Fiennes (A WHITE DUDE!) is gunna
play Michael
Jackson... I say Denzel Washington plays Elvis in
the next movie
just to be fair," said @nicomadden on Twitter.
So-called "whitewashing" has become a
contentious issue in
the movie and TV industry, highlighted by the

casting of Emma
Stone as a character of Hawaiian and Asian
heritage in the 2015
film "Aloha," and the choice of white British actor
Charlie
Hunnam to play a Mexican-American drug lord in
an upcoming
Hollywood movie.
"Elizabeth, Michael & Marlon," will also star
Stockard
Channing as Jackson's late, close friend Taylor,
and Brian Cox
as Brando. It is expected to be broadcast
sometime in 2016.
(Reporting By Jill Serjeant; Editing by Marguerita
Choy)
2016-01-27 20:16:00 Reuters

50
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi
Survives Confidence Votes Over
Bank Rescue (2)
ROME—The
government of Prime
Minister Matteo Renzi
survived two separate
confidence votes in the
Italian parliament on
Wednesday over accusations of a conflict of
interest in the rescue of four small banks that
caused heavy losses for over a hundred
thousand investors.
The first no-confidence motion, presented by two
opposition parties, was rejected by the Senate,
with 178 votes against and 101 votes for. The
second motion, presented...
Updated Jan. 27, 2016 3:10 p.m. Giada Zampano

51
Comparing the US Federal
Reserve's views on US economy
(2)
By
Associated Press
Published:
19:53 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
19:53 GMT, 27 January 2016
A comparison of the Federal Reserve's
statements from its two-day meeting that ended
Wednesday and its meeting December 15-16:
ECONOMY:
Now: Fed policymakers acknowledge some
recent economic weakness: Data since
December "suggests that labor market
conditions improved further even as economic
growth slowed late last year. Household

spending and business fixed investment have
been increasing at moderate rates in recent
months, and the housing sector has improved
further; however, net exports have been soft and
inventory investment slowed. "
Then: Recent data "suggests that economic
activity has been expanding at a moderate pace.
Household spending and business fixed
investment have been increasing at solid rates in
recent months, and the housing sector has
improved further; however, net exports have
been soft. "
GLOBAL TURMOIL:
January: Fed officials briefly acknowledge
concerns about growth slowdowns in China and
other emerging markets: The Fed is "closely
monitoring global economic and financial
developments and is assessing their implications
for the labor market and inflation, and for the
balance of risks to the outlook. "
December: The Fed didn't consider the global
economy to be as much of a threat: "Overall,

taking into account domestic and international
developments, the (Fed) sees the risks to the
outlook for both economic activity and the labor
market as balanced. "
JOBS:
January: The job market is still improving: "A
range of recent labor market indicators, including
strong job gains, points to some additional
decline in underutilization of labor resources. "
December: "A range of recent labor market
indicators, including ongoing job gains and
declining unemployment, shows further
improvement and confirms that underutilization
of labor resources has diminished appreciably
since early this year. "
INFLATION:
January: The Fed now says inflation will stay low
for a bit: "Inflation is expected to remain low in
the near term, in part because of the further
declines in energy prices, but to rise to 2 percent
over the medium term. "

December: "Inflation is expected to rise to 2
percent over the medium term as the transitory
effects of declines in energy and import prices
dissipate. "
2016-01-27 19:53:00 Associated Press
52
'You don’t necessarily need humor
to cut through in the Super Bowl' -
Mini’s head of marketing Tom
Noble talks the BMW brand’s starstudded
game day ad (2)
After a five-year hiatus,
BMW’s Mini is back in
the Super Bowl this year
with a 30-second ad that
it hopes will give viewers
a chance to reconsider what the brand stands
for.
The spot, which has yet to be released, will
feature a hodgepodge of celebrities including
retired American soccer player Abby Wambach,
rapper T-Pain and former pro skateboader Tony

Hawk.
Created by California-based Butler, Shine, Stern
& Partners (BSSP) and called ‘Defy Labels,’ the
ad marks a departure from the brand’s 2011
spot ‘Cram It In The Boot,’ which spoofed game
shows. This year, Mini is using its Super Bowl
spot to reposition the brand as one that has both
embraced and overcome its various labels while
staying true to what it stands for.
Ahead of the ad’s release, Mini has rolled out a
number of teaser videos (see Abby Wambach’s
above) that feature the celebrities as they
discuss how they have overcome labels
throughout their careers.
The Drum spoke with Tom Noble, Mini’s head of
marketing, to find out why the brand decided to
use the Super Bowl as a platform to reposition
itself and why he thinks an emotional approach
is a good fit for this year’s message.
How would you describe Mini’s Super Bowl
strategy this year?
Our Super Bowl strategy is all about defying

labels that the brand is labored with and doing it
through people who have defied labels
throughout their career and have an authentic
relationship with the Mini brand.
Why did you decide to include so many
celebrities in the ad?
There were kind of two filters we looked at from
a celebrity point of view. One was, have they
overcome labels throughout the courses of their
career so they would naturally be able to talk
about the subject, not only in a scripted ad but in
an unscripted interview that would be authentic?
The other is that they had to have either owned,
driven, or had some relationship with a Mini.
Obviously with the mix of celebs and athletes
and other people that we’ve chosen, some were
longtime Mini owners, some were people that
had driven a Mini, and some had friends who’d
driven Minis so had interacted with them. So
that’s how we ended up with those folks.
Why do you think your ad will stand out from
others?

Let’s just say we take a lot of the issues we have
from a brand perspective and deal with them
straight-on. We don’t pull any punches around
what people call us and I think it’s a very sort of
authentic view of the celebrities and the issues
that we deal with from a brand point of view.
Why did you decide to go the emotional route
instead of using humor?
I think there’s kind of two schools of thought
usually from a Super Bowl perspective. One is
funny, a laugh at a party. The other is, if you kind
of look at what Chrysler has done with Eminem ,
more of a heartfelt and emotional message. If
you’re emotional enough and strong enough in
what you can say, you don’t necessarily need
humor to cut through in the Super Bowl but you
do need to have a relevant message that’s is
going to make people go, "wow, that was a
brave thing to say. " From a brand perspective,
as the products get more sophisticated and we
grow up a bit in design and price points and size,
from a communication point of view we also
need to grow up a bit. So just straight-out humor
is probably not the thing for us as a brand at the

moment.
What does the Super Bowl provide for an
advertiser like Mini, besides a massive
audience?
It’s a massive audience but it’s also a massive
audience looking to consumer advertising.
People actually stay to watch the ads. You can
buy media and spend money outside of the
Super Bowl, but you’re not necessarily sure that
people are going to watch what you do. Here
you kind of know, so that’s important. The other
is if you’re going to make a statement or
reposition the brand to some level or
communicate about the brand in a different way,
if you want to get to a lot of people in a hurry, it
does give you that critical mass and it also says
you’re willing to play at a Super Bowl level and
that you’re confident enough in your brand and
confident enough in your message to be able to
compete with anybody that’s out there.
At a time when people are increasingly cynical
about advertising, particularly online, do you
think people still get excited about Super Bowl

ads the way they have in years past?
I think people are cynical about bad advertising.
People are cynical about stuff that isn’t authentic
or isn’t entertaining or doesn’t ring true and is
just intrusive. I think if you’ve got a message that
is authentic and is relevant to your brand and is
presented and communicated in an interesting
and entertaining way, I think people would be
glad to watch good advertising. I think what you
get in the Super Bowl is everybody should be
swinging for the fences so you see advertisers
get risks that maybe they wouldn’t normally do
outside of the Super Bowl. So I think you get the
best from an advertising point of view on that
day.
Why did you feel like the Super Bowl was a good
place to start for Mini’s repositioning?
I guess one thing is, from a Mini perspective,
there’s still a lack of awareness or top-of-mind
awareness for Mini in the country. If you drive a
Mini, you love the brand, you get it, but we’re still
a small brand in the scheme of things. People
aren’t looking for a Mini message. So you kind of

have to work a lot harder then to get across to a
mass number of people. The Super Bowl is
really the one opportunity where people are
looking for messages from brands and we get a
lot of people in one fell swoop that we wouldn’t
get or would be very hard to get without a
program of that nature where people are
interested in looking at messages from
companies.
2016-01-27 19:45:00 Minda Smiley
53
Free Harvard tuition is a bait and
switch (Opinion) -.com (2)
Jeff Yang is a columnist
for The Wall Street
Journal and a frequent
contributor to radio
shows including Public
Radio International's "The Takeaway" and
WNYC's "The Brian Lehrer Show. " He is the coauthor
of "I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action"
and editor of the graphic novel anthologies
"Secret Identities" and "Shattered. " The opinions

expressed in this commentary are solely those of
the author.
(CNN) For the past two decades, Harvard, the
nation's oldest and arguably most prestigious
institution of higher learning, has been a primary
front in the assault on Affirmative Action.
Since the early 1990s, it has been subject to a
nearly continuous series of lawsuits and
administrative complaints alleging that its
admissions practices, which embrace " holistic "
standards of admission that look beyond test
scores and grades to take character and cultural
context into account, are discriminatory against
Asian applicants, whose test scores and grades
are on average higher than other applicants.
The complaints quietly add that these standards
are also discriminatory against whites, who
currently make up 52.8% of admittances. Asians
make up another 21.1%.
These challenges have repeatedly failed, and
merely led to a hardening of the ranks between
those who believe that Harvard has a moral and

educational responsibility to reflect society's
diverse makeup, and those who insist that a
Harvard education should be awarded only to
those who quantifiably represent the "best and
the brightest. "
Recently, a modest proposal by a renegade
slate of candidates for Harvard's Board of
Overseers has opened up a new front in this
battle and has thrown the neatly drawn lines of
combat into chaos.
The scheme, put forward by the longtime
conservative firebrand Ron Unz and the four
candidates he recruited over the Christmas
holidays, is deceptively simple. They're running
on the idea of making a Harvard education free
for everybody. As in, complimentary, gratis, zero
down, zero more to pay ever.
Unz's helpers are Ralph Nader, consumer
advocate; Lee Cheng, chief legal counsel for the
online retailer NewEgg.com; Stuart Taylor,
coauthor of the book "Mismatch: How Affirmative
Action Hurts Students It's Intended to Help"; and
Stephen Hsu, physicist and Michigan State

University vice president of Research and
Graduate Studies.
Together, they propose eliminating what they
call the final obstacle for anyone considering
applying for admission, spending down the
university's endowment of $38 billion -- the
largest of any educational institution in the world.
"Each year, the investment income the university
receives from its private equity and securities
holdings averages some twenty-five times larger
than the net tuition revenue from its 6,600
undergraduate students. Under such
circumstances, continuing to charge tuition of up
to $180,000 for four years of college education is
unconscionable," they wrote. "If Harvard
abolished tuition the announcement would reach
around the world, and soon nearly every family
in America would be aware that a Harvard
education was now free. Academically
successful students from all walks of life would
suddenly begin to consider the possibility of
attending Harvard. "
On the face of it, this seems like an appealing
push toward making Harvard into a standard-

earer for educational access. These individuals
embody both sides of the political aisle. Yet,
even the ostensibly left-leaning members of the
group, Hsu and Nader, make it clear that the
effort isn't truly intended to be charitable.
The free-tuition initiative is ultimately a bait and
switch: Upon election, they intend to demand
"transparency" in Harvard's admissions process,
specifically arguing for the release of data
intended to expose what they believe to be
persistent anti-Asian (and anti-white) bias.
As Hsu put it in a video interview with me: "Ron
Unz has a history of clever hacks to the political
system. " And this one may be his most clever
yet.
By running a set of candidates whose claimed
goal is to give Harvard away for free -- an idea
that most conservatives would find anathema
and liberals might find worth embracing -- Unz
hopes to get hand-picked anti-Affirmative Action
representatives onto the college's second-most
powerful leadership body.

Of course, Harvard is just the beginning. "Nader
and Taylor both went to Princeton undergrad, so
they say that if this works, Princeton's next," says
Hsu.
Now, even the group admits that for a huge
percentage of Harvard undergraduates, tuition is
already not a bar: Harvard is already free to any
student whose family earns less than $65,000 a
year -- a full 20% of the campus population.
And students from families who earn up to
$150,000 must pay no more than 10% of their
household income. And students whose families
who earn more pay on a sliding scale; the
percentage of Harvard students who pay full
tuition is less than a third.
So does it make sense for Harvard to cost
nothing for its undergrad 6,694 students, while
tuitions for state, city and community colleges --
which serve the tremendous majority of lowincome
individuals, immigrants and racial and
ethnic minorities -- continue to spiral upward?
Of course it doesn't, especially when the primary

eneficiary of the charity will be wealthy
applicants whose families can afford to pay, and
whose tuitions go to defray the cost of
scholarship attendees.
But this isn't really about charity.
For Unz and for a larger group of individuals
whom I'll call "Admissions Truthers," the
campaign is about revealing a vast conspiracy
designed to advance blacks and Hispanics at the
expense of Asians (and, quietly, whites).
To Admissions Truthers, holistic admissions are
seen as nothing but a tool to hide discrimination
and prop up unqualified blacks and Hispanics.
They say that achieving transparency -- by
openly releasing applicant data -- will
demonstrate how Asians (and, quietly, whites)
are actively disqualified on the basis of race.
The truth is that scores and grades are not the
only determinant of merit. The qualities that
make people truly exceptional achievers can't be
measured solely by grades and standardized
tests. This is why some of the most famous

Harvard alums aren't those who graduated with
the highest honors, but those who dropped out
to change the world.
Harvard's own Graduate School of Education
recently issued a report recommending a radical
change to the rubric by which college applicants
are measured, proposing that instead of
assigning merit solely to academic achievement,
admissions offices should give greater weight to
community contributions, charitable works and
acts of service for the common good.
This might include caring for younger siblings or
family elders, or working for Habitat for
Humanity, or tutoring and mentoring
underprivileged kids. The objective: Encouraging
"ethical engagement" as well as "intellectual
engagement," and rewarding future leaders
who've demonstrated character and traits
associated with good citizenship.
Of course, Admissions Truthers are already
calling the report a new assault on "meritocracy.
" But that's just a matter of definition.

Is humanity better served in fostering
generations of young leaders whose sole
interest is personal advancement via individual
achievement and cutthroat competition? Maybe
it's time to embrace a vision of merit that accords
"best and brightest" status to hearts and souls,
as well as minds.
Updated 2002 GMT (0402 HKT) Janu Jeff Yang
54
Garbage truck explodes ‘like a
missile’ in New Jersey – video
(2)
A garbage truck fueled
by natural gas exploded
in Hamilton on Tuesday,
damaging four houses.
Police said no one was
injured in the explosion, but one of the truck’s
four natural gas tanks tore a hole in a nearby
home and debris fell through the roof of another
house
Source: AP/Cindy Partyka

Wednesday 27 January 2016 18.59 GMT
Last modified on Wednesday 27 January 2016
19.01 GMT
2016-01-27 18:59:33 Source: AP/Cindy Partyka
55
Keith Pelley: Taking European Tour
back to the future -.com (2)
(CNN) He was a big
noise in Canadian sports
and media, but Keith
Pelley is now on a quest
to transform golf's
European Tour -- and then some.
Pelley, who took over from George O'Grady as
CEO of the Tour in April last year, has some
revolutionary ideas, believing golf should not be
afraid to embrace new ways of thinking to make
it more attractive for players and fans alike.
The 52-year-old, the ex-president of Rogers
Media and a former boss of Canadian Football
League outfit the Toronto Argonauts, hopes to

make the Tour "significantly different" by 2018.
But even this visionary's blue-sky scenario -- to
match his trademark blue spectacles -- is
unlikely to happen.
"I love the game -- I love all aspects of the game
-- but if I was to change one thing it would have
to be going back 200 years and probably making
it 12 holes," Pelley told CNN's Living Golf.
The Old Course at St Andrews is said to have
evolved into the benchmark for the standard 18-
hole round in the 18th century, but recent
studies have suggested the traditional form of
the game is incompatible with modern life and
participation is declining.
However, Pelley points to a European Tour
report published in October that suggests golf
participation is more in flux than in freefall.
"Perhaps the traditional way of playing 18 holes
is somewhat in decline, but overall participation
in the game is increasing dramatically through
different things like adventure golf, driving
ranges and pitch and putts," he said. "Overall,

the participation in the game, I think, is very
strong. "
So having established there is an appetite for
golf in some form, Pelley has his sights fixed on
building the European Tour into a viable
alternative to the more lucrative PGA Tour in
America.
"A lot of people say that we're in the golf
business. Yes, we are in the golf business, but I
say that we're also in the content business and
we're in the entertainment business," he said.
"Golf happens to be our platform. So if we're in
the entertainment business then our players are
our stars, and supporting our players and
making them bigger stars is the most critical part
of our game going forward.
"We have to grow this tour with them, and that's
the critical point -- growing it with them. "
The result, Pelley believes, will be a Tour that
looks and feel significantly different in a couple of
years -- more events and more prize money --
bigger, better and brighter for golfers and fans

alike.
He wants to encourage a situation in which
European golf's elite play the vast majority of
their events on the Tour rather than, as now,
traveling to the U. S and playing many events on
the PGA Tour.
"At the end of the day, these are world-class
players," he said. "They're going to play about
22 to 25 events a year, and what we want to do
is provide a viable alternative for them to play as
many as they can on the European tour.
"How are we going to do that? You have to do
that by increasing prize funds, by playing on
world class golf courses, by giving the players
world class accommodation, by treating them as
what they are, and that is our recipe for success.
"
The players, he stresses, are fully behind the
idea -- "what the elite players are saying is that
we want to make this grow" -- but he warns that
"a tremendous amount of work and a wonderful
team effort" will be needed to usher the

European Tour into the sort of shape he wants
to see.
Pelley has no doubts, however, that the changes
he wants will happen -- and he suggests that
next year could bring some exciting
developments.
"We are going to get there -- we are going to
make a significant change and there are
announcements coming that will see the Tour
going in a different direction," he said.
"But things are not going to happen overnight. It
takes time. 2016 is obviously a very busy year,
with the Olympics and the Ryder Cup and the
World Cup, and I look at it as a transitional year
as we start to transform the Tour and make
some of those announcements for the 2017
season. "
In that brave new world, increasing golf's appeal
to younger fans and players is a key aim.
"You definitely have to understand the younger
generation and get them very, very early from a
participation perspective because that will lead to

audience engagement down the road," said
Pelley.
With a nod to the past, Pelley is attempting to
take European golf back to the future.
READ: Jack Nicklaus: "I don't mind dying
penniless"
Updated 1853 GMT (0253 HKT) Janu Chris Borg
56
EU Report Says Greece Has
Neglected Obligations to Guard
Border (2)
BRUSSELS—Greece
has neglected its
obligations in guarding
its external borders, top
European Union officials
concluded Wednesday,
potentially opening the way to extend for up to
two years temporary border checks in Europe
introduced in response to the migration crisis.
The findings are part of a draft report adopted by

the European Commission, the EU’s executive
arm, outlining shortcomings in the way Greece
guards the border. That...
Updated Jan. 27, 2016 1:24 p.m. Viktoria Dendrinou
57
Hillary: Appointing Barack Obama
to the Supreme Court 'a great idea'
(2)
Democratic presidential
front-runner Hillary
Clinton fielded a variety
of questions at a town
hall event in Iowa on
Tuesday, including an
unexpected one - would she nominate President
Obama to the Supreme Court?
Clinton agreed with her questioner's assertion
that the next US president may get the
opportunity to nominate up to three new
Supreme Court justices
2016-01-27 17:59:00 J. Taylor Rushing, U.s. Political
Reporter, For Dailymail.com

58
The Antipode: Fly from New York to
London in 11 minutes? -.com
(2)
(CNN) Remember the
Skreemr , a concept for
a supersonic plane that
could travel at Mach 10?
Scratch that, there's now
a design for a plane that could cruise from
London to New York in 11 minutes, traveling at
Mach 24 -- that's 12 times faster than the
Concorde!
Charles Bombardier, the industrial designer who
came up with both designs, has dubbed this
newest concept the Antipode, which he
conceived in collaboration with Lunatic Koncepts
founder Abhishek Roy.
In theory, it could carry up to ten passengers up
to 12,430 miles in under an hour.
"I wanted to create an aircraft concept capable

of reaching its antipode -- or diametrical opposite
-- as fast as possible," Bombardier told Forbes .
Did you just daze out? Bear with us a little while
longer while we explain the tech that would get
this craft flying.
The Antipode's wings would be fitted with rocket
boosters that would propel the aircraft to 40,000
feet, and enable it to reach Mach 5.
Like the Skreemr, the plane would be powered
by a scramjet engine.
Unlike conventional jet engines, scramjet
engines have virtually no moving parts.
And unlike rockets, scramjet engines would burn
oxygen from the atmosphere instead of having
to carry heavy tanks full of oxygen.
Now, the Skreemr concept got some flack for the
challenges presented using some of the same
technology.
One big problem was heat.
Objects traveling past Mach 5 can reach

upwards of 980 C (1800 F), and there is a limit
to the type of materials that can withstand those
kinds of temperatures.
The sonic boom is also all but guaranteed when
an object breaks the sound barrier, and is a
menace in urban areas.
However, Bombardier believes he may have
found a solution to both issues.
After the Skreemr concept made the rounds,
Bombardier was contacted by Joseph Hazeltine,
an engineer at Wyle , which provides technical
support to both NASA and the U. S. Department
of Defence.
Hazeltine suggested using an aerodynamic
technique called long penetration mode , or
LPM, which would use a nozzle on the aircraft's
nose to suck in air and cool down the surface
temperature, while muffling the noise made from
breaking the sound barrier.
Yes, it's above our heads too. Still, impressive
though these techniques all sound, most of the
technology in this design is still decades away

from seeing the light of day.
Even NASA hasn't created a stable scramjet yet.
The Pentagon came closest, launching a small,
unmanned scramjet aircraft in 2013 that hit
Mach 5.
Note: There's been nothing commercial, and
nothing approaching anything near the speed
Bombardier is suggesting with the Antipode.
The designer himself doesn't seem too worried
that his concept is still decades away.
As he explains in a video on his website:
"It's all about innovation. Share your idea, and it
opens up a door for other designers to build on
it. "
Updated 1724 GMT (0124 HKT) Janu Daisy Carrington,
for CNN

59
Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton:
Being an African-American QB with
this skill-set scares people
(2)
Carolina Panthers
quarterback Cam
Newton has been
dancing on the field all
season, but he’s done
dancing around the
divisive topic of what makes him so polarizing.
Newton lay bare Wednesday in the lead-up to
Super Bowl 50 what he believes is the reason
why he’s been such a lightning rod for criticism in
his career. From pre-draft critiques in 2011 to a
Tennessee mother in 2015, Newton has drawn
the ire of a number of NFL fans and observers
over the years.
“I’m an African-American quarterback that may
scare a lot of people because they haven’t seen
nothing that they can compare me to,” Newton
said.

With a victory against the Denver Broncos in less
than two weeks, Newton would become the third
African-American quarterback to win the Super
Bowl. Newton said he’s comfortable in the
position he’s in now and could not “care less
what you say” about him.
This season he’s torn down banners, thrown
12th Man flags, danced in the end zone,
continued taking pictures on the sideline during
most of Carolina’s 17 wins and more that’s
caused him to be endeared by many and
loathed by others.
“Whether you win, lose or draw, people are
going to talk,” Newton said.
“Now the true fans -- they know what’s up.
They’re going to be supportive whatever
happens.... But people are going to judge and
have their own opinion on certain things that I
don’t have control over nor does anybody else.”
Panthers coach Ron Rivera, who became a
head coach the same year that Newton was
drafted in 2011, seemed puzzled as to why

Newton is still polarizing to some.
“It’s funny we still fight that battled based on
what? All he’s done when he came in his rookie
year…he had a dynamic rookie year,” Rivera
said. “He was NFL (Offensive) Rookie of the
Year. He’s been in conversations every year for
awards. This year he’s in the conversation for
MVP. I still don’t get why he has to (be criticized).
And maybe there are some people out there
who are concerned with who he is, which I think
is terrible. I really do.
“You think in this time, this day and age, it would
be more about who he is as an athlete, as a
person more than anything else. Hopefully we
can get past those things.”
2016-01-27 17:13:00 By Jonathan Jones
60
Leni Robredo ‘running scared’
despite surge in survey
DAGUPAN CITY—-Despite receiving the highest
boost in ranking from the latest survey by the
Social Weather Stations (SWS), Liberal Party

vice presidential
candidate Leni Robredo
said she was still
“running scared.”
“I am always bothered. I
am running scared in this campaign,” Robredo
said in her visit to Pangasinan where she graced
the opening of the First Children Summit on
Health on Tuesday.
In the SWS survey conducted from Dec. 12 to
14, Robredo gained 7 percent, rising to 19
percent from the previous survey where she got
12 percent. She is now tied with Sen. Ferdinand
Marcos Jr. at second place.
Robredo, the third district representative of
Camarines Sur, said she entered the vice
presidential race knowing that she was the least
popular among the candidates.
“My rivals are all senators, I’m the only local
representative. I need to exert extra effort to be
known,” she said in Filipino.
Robredo said she and her husband, the late

Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo, have not
fought easy battles to win elections. “Our political
campaigns were like this current race, very
difficult. We were always the underdogs, but that
is why we persevere,” she said.
Her seven-point surge was the highest among
the vice presidential bets. Marcos slipped from
24 percent to 19 percent while Sen. Alan Peter
Cayetano dropped from 21 percent to 17
percent. Sen. Francis Escudero kept his lead
with 30 percent. Sen. Gregorio Honasan got 8
percent. Johanne Margarette Macob, Inquirer
Northern Luzon
2016-01-28 04:45:00 Philippine Daily Inquirer
61
PH becoming a ‘narco state,’
Duterte, Cayetano warn
The country will become
a ‘‘narco state” if the
disorder brought by
illegal drugs continues.
This was the warning aired Wednesday by the

tandem of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte
and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano, who said the
country is showing alarming signs of becoming a
narco state.
“In the national capital region (NCR) where the
country’s capital is situated, the government
admitted that 92 percent of barangays are
already infiltrated by illegal drugs. If Manila, the
country’s seat of power, is helpless to address
this, what more the other parts of the country
where government presence is weak?” Duterte
said in a press statement.
Duterte, who is seeking the presidency under the
PDP-Laban banner, also noted the presence of
international drug syndicates in the country,
including the Sinaloa drug cartel, a Mexicanbased
group considered the largest and most
powerful drug trafficking organization in the
West.
‘‘This is a clear national security threat. This is
an invasion of a new kind. Drug lords, domestic
and foreign, have declared a war against our
families and children, and the government is

helpless about it,” Duterte said.
Cayetano, his running mate, said that if elected,
they will implement a combination of national,
regional and international strategies to combat
drug trafficking.
2016-01-28 04:18:00 Philippine Daily Inquirer
62
Compton points out freethrow
disparity in Aces’ Game 5 loss
Alaska head coach Alex
Compton has never
been more visibly upset
than when he talked to
the media on
Wednesday night following the Aces’ overtime
loss to the San Miguel Beermen in Game 5 of
the 2016 PBA Philippine Cup Finals.
Usually amiable win or lose, Compton’s lips were
curled into a sneer and he scowled as he tried to
let reporters at the press room figure out what
was on his mind.

“Anything stand out on the stat sheet to you
guys?” he asked. “They’ve been effective,
they’ve made some plays, but my question to
you guys is does anything stand out on the stat
sheet to you guys?”
“You see any big discrepancies?” Compton
asked again after a reporter wondered out loud if
it was the three-point shooting the coach was
talking about.
Finally, another reporter noticed the glaring
numbers: San Miguel Beer went 23-of-35 from
the free throw line while Alaska got to line five
measly times and made three. The Beermen
were called for 17 fouls, 20 fewer than the Aces.
“So you guys said the free throw discrepancy
was 30, I didn’t. What was the foul discrepancy?
20 foul difference, think that has an impact on
the game, don’t you?”
Compton refused to say whether he was
implying that the Aces are getting the wrong end
of the calls.

“I’m just pointing out facts. I don’t have anything
to say like that. Just pointing out facts,” he
insisted.
Compton, however, admitted that the 20-foul
difference that led to the 30 more attempts from
the stripe for the Beermen was too big of a
disadvantage for the Aces to overcome.
According to PBA head statistician Fidel
Mangonon, San Miguel got to the line 29 times
as compared to 3 for Alaska in the second half
alone.
“I thought we got some good shots. I thought
generally 67 points defensively was pretty good.
We missed some shots. [But] I’ll go back to if a
team consistently gets 30 more free throws than
you do, gets 20 more fouls called, it’s going to be
difficult,” he said.
“How you guys wanna spin that or what your
opinion is on that matter, I’ll let you be the judge.
I have no other statements than that. 30 free
throws and 20 fouls is a big discrepancy. that’s
gonna be difficult to win. You guys tell me your

perception on that,” Compton added.
2016-01-28 02:21:00 INQUIRER.net
63
Women set to dominate legal
landscape in 2020
The high street or village
solicitor — typically with
brass plaque on the door
stating “commissioner for
oaths” who handled
everything from divorce
to probate is all but extinct. The traditional face
of the solicitors’ profession is changing so fast
that in five years it will be almost unrecognisable
from how it looked a generation ago.
Women are set to dominate; small firms will
close as many solicitors reach retirement and
publicly funded work is restricted; and computers
and artificial intelligence take on many of the
routine jobs that solicitors do. Above all, the
public will go online for many of
2016-01-28 00:15:00 www.thetimes.co.uk

64
Russia: after the big chill comes a
thaw?
Legal business has been
declining in Russia, but
there is work in litigation
and restructuring in the
financial sector
There’s a joke going round Russia at the
moment, says Vladislav Zabrodin, managing
partner of Capital Legal Services, the Moscow
member of the Interlaw group. “What’s the
difference between a Russian pessimist and a
Russian optimist? ‘Well,’ says the Russian
pessimist, ‘things have never been worse.’ The
Russian optimist replies: ‘On the contrary, things
could be much worse.’ ”
That sums up the state of legal business in
Russia. Against a background of Ukraine-linked
sanctions, the oil crisis, a collapsing rouble (and
friction between the UK and Russia after the
Litvinenko inquiry) business is not good. “But it

could be worse,”
2016-01-28 00:10:00 www.thetimes.co.uk
65
David Pannick: Trade union bill
faces stormy passage in House of
Lords
The controversial Trade
Union Bill begins its
committee stage in the
House of Lords on
Monday, February 8.
The detailed scrutiny will
include consideration of
its compatibility with
human rights law.
Clause 2, if enacted, will require a 50 per cent
turnout for industrial action ballots, in addition to
the current requirement for a majority vote in
favour of such action. In “important public
services” (such as health, education and
transport), clause 3 would also require a positive
vote by at least 40 per cent of those entitled to

vote in the ballot for industrial action.
These provisions are unlikely
2016-01-28 00:05:00 www.thetimes.co.uk
66
Fines loom if roadworks are left
unattended
Councils and utility firms could be
fined £5,000 a day for leaving roadworks
unattended at weekends under new government
proposals.
In an attempt to cut traffic jams and pollution, the
Department for Transport has drawn up plans
that would force local authorities and contractors
to work seven days a week or lift roadworks at
weekends. They will also face financial penalties
for leaving temporary traffic lights in place once
work is completed.
The new proposals will apply to the 24,000-mile
network of A roads overseen by local councils,
with ministers believing that the fines for refusing
to work will offset

2016-01-28 00:01:00 Neil Johnston
67 Eichmann begged Israel for his life
Adolf Eichmann, one of the
architects of the Holocaust, begged Israel for
clemency before his execution, pleading that he
was a “mere instrument” in the hands of the Nazi
leadership, according to newly released papers.
As an SS lieutenant-colonel, Eichmann was put
in charge of the Final Solution, overseeing the
forced deportation of millions of European Jews
to death camps. He was eventually captured by
Israel and sentenced to death after a dramatic
trial in Jerusalem.
On May 29, 1962, two days before he was
hanged, Eichmann asked for mercy, saying that
the judges had made a serious error.
In
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68
Record number of migrants defy
January freeze
More refugees and migrants have
travelled from Turkey to Greece each day this
year than in the whole of January 2015, throwing
doubt on the effectiveness
of a €3 billion refugee deal struck between the
EU and Ankara last November,
as well as on the capacity of Athens to deal with
the crisis.
Figures released by the International
Organisation for Migration show that
more than 45,000 people have made the
perilous journey so far this month —
an average of 1,730 per day — despite terrible
weather conditions in the
Aegean sea and tightening border controls in the
Balkan countries along the
2016-01-28 00:01:00 Hannah Lucinda Smith Istanbul

Anthee Carassava Athens
69
Cosy deals with Google leave us all
worse off
Ministers must stop doling out
favours to multinationals and embrace a tax
system that’s simple, sweeping and severe
My thrifty delight in collecting stamps on my Café
Nero loyalty cards used to be a joke in my family.
When I discovered last year that the company
hadn’t paid corporation tax since 2008, I
collected my accumulated four free coffees with
a snarl, and have not darkened its doors since. I
don’t go to Starbucks either, and use taxdodging
companies such as Amazon and
Facebook with a heavy heart.
It’s not just that these companies abuse
loopholes in our tax regime: it’s that our
government colludes with them — as
demonstrated by last week’s sweetheart deal
between George Osborne and
2016-01-28 00:01:00 Edward Lucas

70
Air India bans ‘intimidating
moustaches’
Long hair, extravagant sideburns
and “intimidating moustaches” are set for the
chop at Air India after the airline said that it was
clamping down on
declining standards among its staff.
Irritated by the slovenly appearance of some
crew members and unhappy with
unfavourable comparisons to rival airlines,
India’s national carrier has
launched a new dress code and demanded that
staff smarten up their act.
The airline, which last year revealed plans to
launch the world’s longest
non-stop passenger flight between Bangalore
and San Francisco, has

particularly targeted men’s facial hair. It has
evidently decided that the
time would pass less
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71
Preacher plans almighty memorial
theme park
A television evangelist who claims to
make the lame walk, the blind see and the deaf
hear hopes to create a memorial to himself in
California with a theme park featuring the parting
of the Red Sea.
The $125 million project proposed by Morris
Cerullo in San Diego promises to transport
visitors to biblical times via hologram-filled
Roman catacombs, a replica Wailing Wall and a
domed theatre with motion-sensor seating.
Visitors can experience a 12-minute journey
through the Scriptures featuring humid mists that
will move apart to suggest the flight of Moses’s
followers across the sea from the Egyptian army

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72
The British foodies selling tapas in
Spain
We may need to revise the old
description of a good business person as one
who
“could sell coals to Newcastle”. A new generation
of UK restaurateurs has
emerged, selling tapas to tortilla-eaters. They’re
the Brits bringing
boquerones back to Barcelona, if you will.
Prime and latest among them is Monika Linton,
the British founder and owner of
Brindisa, the import company that in 1988
basically created the appetite in
Britain for Spanish food, pioneered the nowubiquitous
concept of

no-booking, shared-plates eating in a series of
London tapas bars and has
just opened its first restaurant in Barcelona.
“It’s always
2016-01-28 00:01:00 Nick Curtis
73
Genetic engineers are close to cure
for inherited blindness
Scientists are closing in on a cure
for inherited blindness after finding a
way of fixing the disease-carrying mutation in
patients’ own cells.
Tens of thousands of people in Britain have
suffered sight problems due to
faulty genes that gradually break down the lightsensitive
retinas at the
back of their eyes. One of the most common
diseases is retinitis pigmentosa,

which is thought to affect about 20,000 people in
the UK.
2016-01-28 00:01:00 Oliver Moody
74
Sweaty truth reveals state of your
health
It is said that ladies glow, gentlemen
perspire and horses sweat, but all of them are
exuding information about the underlying state of
their bodies.
Scientists in California believe that they can
unravel the chemical signals in sweat with a
prototype wristband sensor that sends real-time
updates on people’s health to a smartphone.
It is hoped that the monitor, reported in the
journal Nature , will eventually diagnose
metabolic diseases and stress or feed doctors
regular data about users’ energy levels. For
now, the target audience is sweaty athletes.
The device tracks the molecular byproducts of
exercise for markers such as

2016-01-28 00:01:00 Oliver Moody
75
‘My baby’s brain stopped growing
at five months’
When Monique Costa Ferreira was
five months pregnant she came down with a
rash and mild fever. It seemed nothing out of the
ordinary: her local hospital gave her
antihistamines and kept her overnight for
observation.
Subsequent scans showed that her baby’s head
was growing too slowly. The doctors said there
was nothing they could do. By eight months, the
head had stopped growing. She had an
emergency caesarean section.
Mrs Costa Ferreira had never heard the words
“zika virus” and “microcephaly”. Even her
doctors were unfamiliar with the names: it was
only a month after Gabriella was born that
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76
Mothers have got to stop
cosseting their kids
Caring for our children has become
an impossible burden. They need less attention,
not more
This week one of America’s most dynamic and
high-achieving intellectuals has been in Britain
arguing that we need a revolution in the home
and the workplace if women are to succeed on
the same terms as men. While trailblazers such
as Sheryl Sandberg have advised women how to
adapt and thrive in a fundamentally male
environment, Anne-Marie Slaughter has a
different approach: it’s men and the workplace
that need to change, and the key to everything is
our attitude to care.
Slaughter had a high-powered job in
Washington, running policy for the State
Department and working away from her family
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77
French minister resigns over plans
to strip terrorists of papers
Christiane Taubira, France’s justice
minister and an outspoken dissident in the
Socialist government, left yesterday in a
disagreement over measures to revoke the
French nationality of convicted terrorists.
Ms Taubira, 63, was the first black woman to
serve as a senior minister in France and one of
the most polarising figures in President
Hollande’s administration. Mr Hollande had
tolerated her disagreement over sensitive
policies but she went too far last month by
publicly opposing his move to strip citizenship
from terrorists with dual nationality.
Mr Hollande overruled her and has replaced her
with Jean-Jacques Urvoas, a Breton MP. Ms
Taubira
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78
Veteran Eurosceptics fail in bid to
oust campaign leader
The leaders of one of the
campaigns to take Britain out of Europe were the
target of a botched coup this week as infighting
among Eurosceptics reached new heights.
MPs tried to oust Dominic Cummings, the
campaign director of Vote Leave, and Matthew
Elliott, its chief executive, at a board meeting of
ministers and donors on Tuesday.
Bernard Jenkin, a Tory MP involved with the
organisation from the start, made the move after
pressure from MPs who objected to the way in
which Mr Cummings was running it.
The plot was foiled after Mr Cummings got wind
of it in
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79
One dead as police seize Oregon
protest leader

For weeks police and FBI agents
had kept their distance, seeking to avoid a
bloodbath in a confrontation with gunmen who
had seized control of a government wildlife
refuge in Oregon and declared it public property.
Then on Tuesday night officers swooped on a
carrying the activists’ leader on a desert road
about 30 miles from the refuge. Shots were fired
and a protester was killed. Eight people were
arrested, including Ammon Bundy, the protest’s
front man, and his brother, Ryan, who was shot
in the arm. Yesterday officials set up checkpoints
around Malheur National Wildlife Refuge,
tightening the
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80
Landlords hold £500m deposits
illegally
More than half a billion pounds of
renters’ money is at risk because one landlord in
six does not use official deposit protection
schemes, research has found. Hundreds of
thousands of landlords are defying the law,

leaving their tenants vulnerable to unfair losses
when they move.
Since 2007, landlords have been required to
have their tenants’ deposits held or insured by
the Tenancy Deposit Scheme, My Deposits or
the Deposit Protection Service. Each scheme
has a system of independent adjudication for
use in the event of an end-of-contract dispute.
However, research by the Centre for Economics
and Business Research estimates
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81
The lowdown: celebrity knobbly
knees
Do you have a minute? I’m
canvassing opinion on a vital issue.
Quickly. I’m about to catch a train.
Why do so many celebrities have knobbly
knees? Is it a curse or do they only have
themselves to blame?

[Edges backwards nervously] Am I on You’ve
Been Framed ?
No. This was asked on the front page of
yesterday’s Daily Mail. Everyone’s talking about
it.
[Baffled] Celebrities’ knobbly knees?
Yes. Twitter was aflame with it. Granted, some
smartarses were facetious, tweeting that Jeremy
Corbyn was to blame. Or migrants. Or Katie
Hopkins. Does Katie have gnarly knees, come to
think of
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82
India’s first carrier relaunched as
motorbikes
A former Royal Navy aircraft carrier
that became the pride of India’s fleet will see
active service on land as her scrap metal is used
to make motorbikes.
INS Vikrant , India’s first carrier, was sent to the

scrapyard two years ago after a career that
included a key role in the war between India and
Pakistan in 1971. Now the vessel is about to be
reborn in the rather less glamorous guise of a
range of 150cc motorcycles.
Laid down as HMS Hercules on the River Tyne
in 1945, she was sold to India by the Royal Navy
in 1957.
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83
Kurds trapped in basement with
bodies of their relatives
Twenty-eight people trapped in a
basement alongside the decomposing bodies of
their friends and relatives have accused the
Turkish government of committing massacres in
the country’s Kurdish majority southeast.
The group has been stuck for four days since
taking shelter from fighting between Turkish
security forces and Kurdish militias raging on the
streets of Cizre.

The town has been under military lockdown
since December 14 after five months of
escalating attacks on Turkish police and army
convoys by the youth wing of the PKK, the
Kurdish terrorist group that has fought an on/off
war against the Turkish state since 1984.
2016-01-28 00:01:00 Hannah Lucinda Smith
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Strewth, now Konta’s winning the
Aussies decide they want her back
The moment that the tennis player
Johanna Konta — Hungarian blood, Australian
upbringing, now great British hope — knew she
had made it was not when she
beat Venus Williams in the first round of the
Australian Open. It was not
even when she reached the semi-finals
yesterday. It was when Australia
started wanting her back.
Konta, 24, who is the first British woman to reach

the semi-final of a Grand
Slam tournament since 1983 and who was due
back on court in the early hours
of this morning, left Australia more than ten
years ago.
She became a British citizen in
2016-01-28 00:01:00 Barry Flatman
85
Clyde seeks extra space to clean
up in America
A small Scottish satellite maker is
planning to set up a subsidiary in the
United States and expand its domestic base
amid growing demand for its
services.
The Glasgow-based Clyde Space — which
Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister,
above, visited yesterday — intends to invest in a

new 2,500 sq ft clean room
at its base at the Skypark business complex in
the Finnieston area of the
city. The facility will be used to expand its
satellite building and testing
capabilities.
Clyde Space is completing about four spacecraft
each month, but it expects
that number to increase over the course of this
2016-01-28 00:01:00 Greig Cameron
86
Diary (TMS): Jill Archer gets the
message, Peston the preener, Guy
Garvey in hot water and Salmond’s
Basque turn
Plot thickens for Jill Archer
The BBC seems to have become quite subtle in
the way it tries to nudge out

long-serving staff. At the Radio Times Covers
Party at the Dorchester
on Tuesday, Patricia Greene, who has played Jill
Archer in The Archers
for 59 years, said that she recently received a
letter from the Beeb
addressed to “the late Patricia Greene”. Is this a
hint that she won’t be
needed for the next Ambridge panto? Greene
was originally hired as a
temporary love interest for Phil, a role described
as “sexy blonde in a tea
tent”. Six weeks
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87
Pakistan plays dealmaker for
hostile Gulf rivals
Pakistan has emerged as a vital
negotiator in the dispute between Saudi Arabia

and Iran with the two Gulf powers competing for
the allegiance of the only
Islamic country with nuclear weapons.
Islamabad has positioned itself as dealmaker
between the pre-eminent Sunni and
Shia powers, with a round of shuttle diplomacy to
Riyadh and Tehran. The
hostility between the Gulf states has deepened
since Saudi Arabia executed a
prominent Shia cleric three weeks ago,
prompting an Iranian mob to ransack
the Saudi embassy in Tehran.
Pakistan, which has the world’s second-largest
Muslim population after
Indonesia, has been a long-standing ally
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88
Suicide bombers take their courage
from illegal drugs
Syria is becoming a huge producer
of a banned amphetamine that gives “chemical
courage” to combatants in the country’s civil war,
according to the United Nations.
The UN office on drugs and crime (UNODC) said
that the drug, known by its trade name,
Captagon, was also being increasingly trafficked
from Syria to other areas of the Middle East.
“We have observed increasing seizures of
shipments of Captagon in the countries sharing
a border with Syria,” said Masood Karimipour,
the regional head of UNODC for the Middle East
and North Africa.
The amphetamine, the pharmaceutical name of
which is fenethylline, has
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89
A modest proposal to solve the
migrant crisis
If every sensible suggestion for
tackling Europe’s refugee problem is ruled out,
the only option left is truly radical
‘This simply can’t continue.” Thus spoke an
unnamed diplomat in Brussels this week, but it
could have been anyone really. Up to 40,000
migrants will have made the sea crossing
between Turkey and Greece this month. When
we get to spring. . . well, you can imagine.
So let’s cut through the double-talk and passthe-parcel
that disfigures this discussion.
Because I do have a proposal about how to
solve the migrant problem and, by the time you
finish reading this column, in your heart you’ll
know I’m right.
Let me take you through the current options.
The signal disaster that triggered this
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90
Stop being silly on business,
senior adviser tells Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn must stop
announcing “silly” curbs on business and accept
the
realities of capitalism, one of Labour’s economic
advisers has warned.
David Blanchflower, who advises John
McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, said
that opposing austerity on its own was not
enough and that Labour “still
doesn’t have many economic policies”.
Writing in New Statesman , he said that being a
credible opposition
meant “getting real about the economy”. He also
said that he had never been
a Jeremy Corbyn supporter and had never
spoken to the Labour leader.

Neil Kinnock, the former Labour leader, said that
Mr Corbyn would need to
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91
Comrade Bala was framed by the
state, says devoted wife
The wife of the Maoist collective
leader due to be sentenced tomorrow for raping
two devotees and imprisoning his daughter
remains loyal to him and is convinced that he
has been framed.
Chanda Balakrishnan has spoken for the first
time about her husband, Aravindan, 75, the
discovery of his infidelity, and the secret
daughter who shared their home for 30 years.
He has been warned to expect a long prison
sentence after being convicted at Southwark
crown court last month. However, Mrs
Balakrishnan, 67, believes that he was set up by
a fascist state that had plotted for decades to
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92
Goodbye Lenin: Kiev nationalists
blow up statues
Vladimir Lenin has suffered a
second blow in less than a week after saboteurs
tried to blow up the Russian revolution leader’s
statue in a city in east Ukraine.
Authorities in the breakaway region believe that
Ukrainian nationalists were responsible for the
explosion in Donetsk early yesterday that tore a
chunk out of the plinth and damaged one of
Lenin’s heels but left him standing. The blast
scattered rubble across the square around the
13.5m (44ft) bronze and granite monument
close to the city’s main theatre.
The communist titan came under fire from a less
likely quarter this week when
2016-01-28 00:01:00 Tom Parfitt

93
Honest Europe is let down by
corrupt Italians
Europe can lay claim to being the
most honest continent in the world,
according to a new report, but is being held back
by a blight of corruption
along its southern and eastern flanks, notably in
Italy, which is less
honest than Qatar, Ghana or Saudi Arabia.
Britain is joint tenth on the list
of the world’s most honest countries. The US is
16th.
Demark, Finland and Sweden take the top three
spots for honesty in the 2015
chart of perceived state sector corruption
compiled by Transparency
International, with the Danes scoring 91 points
out of 100 on the

Berlin-based
2016-01-28 00:01:00 Tom Kington
94
Sex scandals, power and Hillary’s
friend
Just hours after announcing that
she was running for president for a second time
Hillary Clinton bundled into a small van and set
out on a 1,000-mile road trip to the battleground
state of Iowa. The trip was engineered to appear
intimate, almost a family affair — but it wasn’t Bill
who accompanied Hillary. Inside the van were
Mrs Clinton, her Secret Service detail and the
indispensable aide who has been at her side for
the past 20 years.
Political junkies might recognise the aide — a
chic brunette of South Asian descent often
spotted in the wings at her boss’s campaign
2016-01-28 00:01:00 Rhys Blakely

95
Woman trouble forces Trump out of
TV debate
Panic is rippling through the
Republican party establishment as time runs out
to thwart Donald Trump. The billionaire has
dominated the polls by rewriting
the rules of political campaigning — not least by
declaring that he would
boycott tonight’s Republican primary debate in
Des Moines, Iowa.
His presence in past primary debates drew
unprecedented television audiences.
Up to 20 million people were expected to watch
tonight’s event, four days
before the first votes are cast in the Iowa
caucuses. He said that he was
withdrawing because Fox News, the broadcaster
staging the event, had treated

him unfairly.
The high-risk ploy starved
2016-01-28 00:01:00 Rhys Blakely
96
No wine, no banquet but trade on
Paris menu
President Rouhani of Iran will be
offered croissants and orange juice in place
of a state banquet in Paris today as his hosts try
to persuade him to sign a
multibillion-dollar trade deal.
President Hollande had planned a dinner with his
Iranian counterpart but had
to rethink his schedule when Mr Rouhani
objected to any wine being served.
Diplomats came up with a face-saving deal that
involved downgrading Mr
Rouhani’s two-day stay in Paris, which is no

longer being described as a
state visit and thus avoids the need for a state
dinner.
Like Mr Rouhani’s Italian hosts this week,
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97
Good batter, best: Sam has it down
to fine art
The great American bake-off has
been a part of US elections for 24 years,
since Hillary Clinton’s chocolate chip cookies
beat Barbara Bush’s buttery
ones in a competition organised by a magazine.
This contest has been a remarkable bellwether
of electoral success. With the
exception of 2008 — when Cindy McCain’s
butterscotch beat Michelle Obama’s
lemon shortbread — the husband of the best

aker became president. One
imagines Bill Clinton beating away furiously in a
pinny later this year in
an attempt to outscore Mrs Trump’s flaky
crackers.
Last night, Samantha Cameron proved that
British political spouses can taste
success in the
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98
It’s people, not dogs, who are a
risk to my health
In the week when the TV presenter
and naturalist Chris Packham complained
about dogs not being allowed into shops and
restaurants for “health and
hygiene reasons”, I wish to relate to you what
happened to me the other

evening.
I went out to dinner in a restaurant. When I
arrived I pushed open the door
with my hand, as I would have to do, otherwise
how would I have got in? Ask
yourself that, dummy. So I pushed open the door
and the fact is I didn’t
know if the person who had pushed it before me
happened to have
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99
Emotional duchess grieves for
victims of domestic abuse
The Duchess of Cornwall was
moved close to tears yesterday after hearing
harrowing accounts from five women who have
suffered domestic abuse.
The duchess, who has long campaigned on the
issue of rape and sexual assault,

pledged to help victims of abuse after meeting
staff and supporters of
SafeLives, a national charity that works to
safeguard those at risk from
harm from partners or family members.
Rachel Williams, 43, from Newport, described
how after 18 years of an abusive
marriage she had tried to leave her husband
before he blasted her with a
shotgun at the hairdressing salon where she
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100
Transgender athletes are unfair to
women
Notebook
The International Olympic Committee’s rule
changes on transgender athletes have been
applauded as a human rights victory. No longer
will trans-females be required to have surgery.

To take part in women’s events, they need only
declare themselves female and keep their
testosterone levels below 10 nmol/L for a year
before competing.
Arne Ljungqvist of the IOC’s medical committee
welcomed this as “more flexible and more
liberal”. And it is great news — unless you are a
woman athlete.
Testosterone levels in healthy men range
between 7.5 and 25 nmol/L. Normal levels in
women range from 0.20 to 3 nmol/L. So a
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101
Fasten your seatbelts for longest
flight
Qatar Airways is considering
launching an 18½-hour flight between Doha and
Auckland in an attempt to usurp its rivals and
make the Qatari capital a hub
for global air travellers.

The 9,034-mile journey would take the crown for
the longest flight from
Qantas, whose Sydney-Dallas route covers
8,578 miles and takes 16 hours 55
minutes. Singapore Airlines ran a flight of 18
hours 50 minutes from
Singapore to New York but this was withdrawn in
2013.
The Doha-Auckland service is being considered
by Qatar alongside a service
between Doha and Santiago in Chile, coming in
at nearly 9,000 miles.
Industry
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102
Sign of the times as hand-painted
shop fronts return
It was a tradition championed by
Hogarth as a truly English form of folk art. So it

would no doubt have pleased the creator of Beer
Street and Gin Lane to see the art of signpainting
enjoying a revival.
A new generation of artists are picking up their
paintbrushes in defiance of the digital age and
finding an increasing amount of work from
businesses seeking to stand out on the high
street.
The last formal signwork course in London
closed ten years ago amid dwindling demand.
However, the current enthusiasm for street food,
pop-up shops and the DIY aesthetic popularised
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103
Dinner tonight: Pork ’n’ beans
with soy and lemonade
This may sound like a disparate
combination of ingredients but the end result
is fantastic. Cooking begins with browning
onions, adding diced pork belly,

soy, lemonade and water, then it’s left to
simmer, filling the house with
amazing smells. Do try it.
Serves 4 Prep 30 min Cook 75 min
Ingredients: 2 large onions; 3 tbsp groundnut oil;
600-750g meaty belly pork
joint or slices; 2 tbsp soy sauce; 3 tbsp Thai fish
sauce; 200ml lemonade;
400ml cold water; 500g green beans; 250g
medium egg noodles; 25g coriander,
optional
1. Halve, peel and chop the onions. Heat 2 tbsp
oil
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Seahawks' Richard Sherman
shows off his hula moves
Looks like Richard Sherman is having some fun

on his trip to Hawaii for
the Pro Bowl.
He and Bobby Wagner
showing off their hula
moves.
In another recent Facebook video, Sherman
provides the view from his hotel room that he,
and his son, are enjoying.
Sherman is among seven Seahawks who were
selected to be in the Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium
in Honolulu. The seven include quarterback
Russell Wilson, kick returner Tyler Lockett,
defensive lineman Michael Bennett and middle
linebacker Bobby Wagner.
Both Seahawks Kam Chancellor and Earl
Thomas were also selected, but have previously
said that they will be sitting out the Pro Bowl.
January 27, 2016 @ 11:45 am Richard D. Oxley

105
Seattle Mayor: 'This is a crisis
driven by forces larger than this
city'
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray
further made his case to
act on the local
homeless plight Tuesday
evening, calling for
neighbors to halt polarizing rhetoric, and
admitting it will take resources from beyond to
city to solve the crisis.
The mayor also asked Seattleites for more
money.
"In just a few weeks I will lay out my vision for the
renewal for the Seattle Housing Levy ," Murray
said.
During his address on homelessness, police
were responding to a fatal shooting in a
homeless encampment in south Seattle.
Related: Council member defends Seattle's
homeless RV plan

Murray said he intends to double the levy
through an upcoming proposal. The $145 million
levy was enacted for the fifth time in a row in
2009 and is effective through 2016. It raises
funds for affordable housing aimed at lowincome
residents.
"Perhaps as a city there is nothing more
important that we can do this year than pass this
levy," Murray said.
Murray also pointed to a few statistics:
​ 1/2 million Americans are homeless
Before the Great Recession there were 13,000
school-aged children who were homeless; that
number is now 32,000
There are currently approximately 3,000 schoolaged
children in Seattle that are homeless
African Americans and Native Americans are
five times more likely to be homeless
In the last five years, Washington has lost 1/3 of
federal funding for affordable housing

Last year, 19,000 Seattle households applied to
be on the wait list for federal housing vouchers
​ Washington state has the second highest rate of
mental illness
Washington state ranked 46th in the nation for
access to inpatient psychiatric care
Death by heroin overdose rose by 60 percent
over the past two years
Homelessness in Seattle
Along with King County, Mayor Murray called for
a state of emergency over the homeless issue in
November 2015, collectively dedicating
approximately $80 million toward the issue.
Murray said he would like to start using such
money toward long-term solutions, rather than
short-term emergency responses.
"I will propose we shift more resources toward
diverting families and individuals from even
becoming homeless," he said. "We must shift
from putting mats on the floor in shelters to
moving people out of shelters and into

permanent housing. "
But Murray further stressed that the homeless
issue is not Seattle's alone, and argued that the
city is handling one small corner of a national
crisis. He frequently referenced lack of federal
funding for mental health and housing services.
"Seattle is stretched to our limits, yet this is a
crisis driven by forces larger than this city, and
responding will require resources from more
than just this city," Murray said.
"We see the tents along the freeways, rundown
RVs parked in our neighborhoods, people with
signs on our sidewalks that read 'disabled
veterans, anything helps,'" he said. "This is what
income inequality looks like. This is what a
disappearing middle class looks like. This is what
happens when the federal government
inadequately funds affordable housing, addiction
treatment, and other needed services. "
Seattle rhetoric
"Part of what I'm asking today is we challenge
each other to do better without denigrating each

other. Instead of cooperation with a shared
voice, we have seen too much division and
extreme rhetoric about who homeless people
are and how to solve this crisis," Murray said.
The mayor noted that people experiencing
homelessness, many living in tents, range from
those who have lost their jobs, to those suffering
from an addiction and turning to crime to support
it.
"That is why the polarized, one-size-fits-all
rhetoric we increasing hear from both sides is
not helpful," he said.
Murray asked for Seattle to stop divisive speech
and to come together to solve the problem.
"The most painful part of this discussion has
been the vilification and degradation of homeless
people at public meetings, on the radio, and on
social media as filthy drug-addicted criminals,"
Murray said. "Often these attacks have gone
unchallenged. "
"Anyone who has known, as I have, a friend or
family member in the grips of destructive

addiction or watched mental illness destroy a
person's life knows how harsh and dreadful this
experience can be," he said. "The hurtful
language we hear is not just devastating to those
experiencing homeless, but to any of us who
know similar struggles of those we love. "
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January 27, 2016 @ 9:08 am Richard D. Oxley
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Seattle's 'Jungle' has a history of
violence
The Jungle has been a
thorn in the side of
Seattle for decades.
Now that two people

have died in a shooting and another three are
being treated at Harborview Medical Center, the
City of Seattle plans an assessment at that camp
and other camps along I-5.
But the homeless encampment has a history of
violence and its fair share of problems.
Homicides have been reported as recently as
2009. Bernardino Maceo-Toirac, 55, was shot
multiple times in The Jungle. Warren Bothweel
was killed in July of 2009. No charges were filed
in either of the cases, KIRO 7 reports.
Related: Conditions of Seattle shooting victims
improve, suspects still at large
Last year, a man's body was found in a burnedout
tent.
Cleanups have been requested by people who
live nearby, fearing the crime that the camp
allegedly attracts. In 2012, the city somewhat
unsuccessfully cleared the encampment out;
people either stayed or came back shortly after.
"It's a really interesting corridor," KIRO Radio

eporter Chris Sullivan said. From a distance the
area doesn't appear to be much. However, The
Jungle, which connects with Airport Way South in
SoDO, becomes a maze of paths through a
greenway, Sullivan explained.
"This is basically like our Afghanistan," KIRO
Radio's Dave Ross said. "It's a failed state. It's a
place where there is no supervision – police
don't go there enough – so you have
lawlessness. "
Though much of the city-owned land is fenced
off, it doesn't do much to keep people out.
Sullivan was told in the past that the city doesn't
like to send workers there without a police
escort.
"I wouldn't be there after dark," he added.
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray called the The Jungle
an unmanageable place that has been "out of
control for almost two decades. " It's another
justification for city-regulated camps. Murray also
plans to try and double the homeless levy to
pump more money into services.

But will The Jungle just disappear with more
services? Could income equality help out?
Sullivan says no.
"It's not going away until you pave it over and
fence it off," he said.
January 27, 2016 @ 10:11 am Kipp Robertson
107
Meet your homeless neighbors
living on the streets of Seattle
The Puget Sound region
is in the midst of a
homeless crisis, and
Seattle alone is poised to
spend millions of dollars
to try to shelter those who live outside.
During last year's one night count , 3,772 men,
women and children were found homeless and
un-sheltered.
Loreli is one of them.
"Yeah, I had two kids, I had a husband," Loreli

explained. "And I took care of myself. But when I
divorced my husband for cheating on me, I
became a single mom and it became really hard.
And then I married again, but I married a guy
that did drugs. And I didn't know that he wasn't
paying the rent. I got evicted from my house. "
Related: Seattle mayor questions effectiveness
after homeless shooting
Loreli said she's struggled with anxiety and
depression most of her life, and her mother was
the rock that kept her grounded, until they had a
falling out at the same time Loreli lost her home.
"I called to ask help from my mom. My mom was
burying her brother," she said. "She felt
emotional. I felt emotional. But I felt even more
emotional, that I stopped talking to her and that's
when I wandered the streets and I haven't been
able to come out of it. But I am now. "
That was eight years ago. Now she lives in the
shadow of I-5 under the Washington State
Convention Center. Her mother died last year,
before they could reconcile.

Loreli doesn't want to be homeless forever.
While she doesn't have a job yet, she recently
started taking advantage of state mental health
services, and is on a wait list for transitional
housing. She even hopes to someday reconnect
with her two children.
The "Cowboy"
"Cowboy," as he asked me to call him, has been
on the streets for 14 years.
He was sitting on the curb near a parking lot
under I-5 at 7th and James streets, eating
breakfast he'd just picked up from a food bank.
He was upbeat, rolling a cigarette for Loreli.
"Three marriages didn't help, that's for sure," he
said. "Then I lost my job after that. You know,
things kind of spiraled down. It doesn't take
much, I'll tell you that. It can happen to anybody.
Too much drinking. I started drinking a lot after
my divorce. It just spiraled out of hand. "
After that, he hopped a freight to train from
Macon, Georgia. At some point, the Cowboy
ended up in the Emerald City. He says there are

a few people that live under the freeway, and
they look out for each other. He still takes trains
around, but said there's something about Seattle
that keeps him coming back.
"I love Seattle, I don't know what it is," the
Cowboy said.
When asked if he stays because Seattle is more
tolerant of homeless encampments or for the
social services, which some people think might
be the reason for the region's large homeless
population, he said "no. "
"Because I don't use a lot of the people's
services or homeless shelters, stuff like that," he
explained. "I'm pretty much a survivalist, and I
take care of myself, I do what I gotta do. I've
learned I don't depend on nobody but me. "
How do you get by?
"It's a daily thing. "
Edward Hill
You can usually find him on the corner of 6th

and James, just blocks from Seattle City Hall.
Edward Hill has been homeless for more than a
year, and scrapes by a dollar at a time,
panhandling day in and day out.
"Somebody tried to rob me and stabbed me," he
said. "Simple as that. I beat him up, he stabbed
me. I walked to the hospital. "
Hill couldn't go back to his construction job
because of his injuries, but said he didn't work
enough hours to collect disability benefits, just
$197 per month from welfare. It wasn't enough
to get by.
So far, he's been waiting for housing for a year.
"They've got all kinds of housing situations for
women, but for men, they don't have too many.
And the ones they have for us, the wait list is too
long," Hill said.
All three said life on the street is rough. And
none of them want to be there.
"Messed up, you know. Don't ever take your
blessings for granted. If you've got a job, hold on

to it," Hill said.
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January 27, 2016 @ 11:30 am Jillian Raftery
108
Police find Colorado woman dead
in her Vienna apartment
VIENNA (AP) -- Austrian
police say the body of a
25-year old woman from
Colorado has been
found in her Vienna
apartment and the cause of her death is under
investigation.
Police spokesman Thomas Keiblinger said
Wednesday the woman's body was found after
she did not show up at the home where she
worked as an au pair and her employer called
police.
Niles Cole, a spokesman with the U. S. State

Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs,
identified her as Lauren Mann.
Police and firefighters who forced open her door
Tuesday evening found the half-naked body on
a mattress in the bedroom. An autopsy is being
conducted.
Mann graduated in 2012 from the University of
Colorado-Boulder's College of Music.
Spokesman Ryan Huff says the university was
saddened by news of her death.
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January 27, 2016 @ 2:13 pm Associated Press
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Number of Syria's besieged
communities rises to 18, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The
United Nations says the number of besieged
areas in Syria's conflict has risen to 18, up from
15 earlier this month, with as many as half a

million people now affected.
As the U. N. hopes to get Syrian parties to begin
peace talks on Friday, the organization's
humanitarian chief and the head of the World
Food Program on Wednesday called upon
Syria's government to allow sustained access to
besieged areas and to the estimated 4.5 million
people in hard-to-reach areas.
Officials said the rare convoys that reached a
few besieged communities earlier this month,
after images of emaciated Syrian children were
widely shared online, are not enough and that
the food delivered will soon run out.
"One-off access ... is not the kind of access we
need to prevent starvation," U. N. humanitarian
chief Stephen O'Brien told reporters. He also
called for immediate medical evacuations from
besieged areas for the sick and wounded.
O'Brien called the idea of airdropping aid to
besieged areas "risky" and insufficient, but
diplomats said all options are still being
discussed.

WFP chief Ertharin Cousin told reporters that for
airdrops to happen, her agency would need
secure airspace, assurances that the aid gets to
the most vulnerable and enough space on the
ground to safely drop the "large tonnages"
necessary to be meaningful food aid.
The U. N. says food aid reached less than 1
percent of people in besieged areas last year.
About 181,000 are besieged by Syria's
government, and about 200,000 are besieged by
the Islamic State group.
Cousin said it is "just a matter of time" before the
world again sees the kind of images of suffering
Syrians that promoted international outrage and
the rare aid convoys earlier this month.
While the U. N. says all sides in the conflict have
blocked the delivery of aid, it has repeatedly
criticized Syria's government. The U. N.
secretary-general's latest report on the crisis
says that since the beginning of 2015, just 13
inter-agency convoys have been approved by
the government and completed, out of 113
requested.

"We cannot for one minute think the situation is
improving," the U. S. ambassador to the U. N.,
Samantha Power, told reporters.
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Palestinian stabs, wounds Israeli
in West Bank attack
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) --
Israeli police say a Palestinian has stabbed and
seriously wounded an Israeli man in the West
Bank.
Police spokeswoman Luba Samri says
Wednesday's attack took place near a gas
station in the West Bank settlement of Givat
Zeev. She said a 50-year-old man was stabbed
and that he was evacuated to hospital.
She said the attacker, whose identity was not
immediately known, was apprehended.

The attack is the latest in more than four months
of Israeli-Palestinian violence. Some 26 Israelis
and one American student have been killed in
Palestinian attacks. At least 149 Palestinians
have been killed by Israeli fire, 104 of whom are
said by Israel to have been attackers. The
remainder have been killed in clashes with Israeli
troops.
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January 27, 2016 @ 1:48 pm Associated Press
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UN official: Haiti needs to soon
find way out of impasse
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti
(AP) -- An impasse that
led Haiti to suspend
elections indefinitely
could undermine efforts
to reduce poverty and
shore up democracy unless a solution is found

soon, according to the chief of the U. N.
stabilization mission in Haiti.
Sandra Honore, the top United Nations envoy to
Haiti, told The Associated Press that it's
important for the suspended electoral cycle to be
resolved as quickly as possible "given the tense
moments that the country is living right now. "
For 12 years, the world body has kept a mission
in Haiti designed to focus on security and
stability.
"I would hope that reason will prevail and that
the best possible solution will be arrived at to
prevent the country from regressing," she told
AP in a Tuesday interview at the headquarters of
the U. N. mission.
A presidential and legislative runoff was called
off less than 48 hours before the Jan. 24 vote
was set to begin amid a surge of violent protests
and deep suspicion that a first round was rigged
in favor of the ruling party's presidential
candidate.
Outgoing President Michel Martelly is scheduled

to step down Feb. 7, threatening to leave a
political vacuum.
For days, Haiti's political leaders and others with
influence have been working to find a solution to
the crisis.
Martelly has asked the Organization of American
States to send a mission to help Haitians reach
agreement, and he has also asked several
sectors to pick members for a new Provisional
Electoral Council, which oversees the country's
election process.
The violent opposition protests that flared in the
capital last week have died down. Some progovernment
demonstrations have taken place
outside Port-au-Prince.
Honore called on political actors to publicly
repudiate violence in Haiti, the hemisphere's
poorest country and one of the most unequal in
the world.
"In order to attract investment, in order to be
able to create more jobs, which the country
desperately needs, these acts of violence and

acts of intimidation only serve to deter" progress
in Haiti, she said.
The U. N. mission, largely made up of a foreign
force of troops and police, has been in Haiti
since the chaos following a 2004 rebellion that
ousted then-president Jean-Bertrand Aristide
from power.
The mission is deeply unpopular with many
Haitians. Scientific papers have suggested there
is ample evidence to show that U. N.
peacekeepers from Nepal inadvertently brought
cholera to Haiti after human waste was dumped
in the country's biggest river, some 10 months
after a January 2010 earthquake devastated
much of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas.
The epidemic has killed some 9,000 people.
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Brazil: 270 of 4,180 suspected
microcephaly cases confirmed
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) --
New figures released
Wednesday by Brazil's
Health Ministry as part of
a probe into the Zika
virus have found fewer
confirmed cases of a rare brain defect than first
feared.
So far, only 270 of 4,180 suspected cases have
been confirmed as microcephaly, with the brain
damage associated with the defect ruled out in
462 cases. Researchers are still studying 3,448
of the cases, which were recorded from Oct. 22
Brazilian officials still say they believe there's a
sharp increase in cases of microcephaly and
strongly suspect the Zika virus, which appeared
in the country last year, is to blame. The concern
is strong enough that the U. S. Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention has warned
pregnant women to reconsider visits to areas
where Zika is present.
The rare birth defect, which also can be caused
by factors such as infections, malnutrition or
drugs, means babies have unusually small
heads, 32 centimeters (12.6 inches) or less in
circumference, and it can cause lasting
developmental problems.
The cases reported to the Health Ministry
include delivered infants, stillborn and miscarried
babies, and fetuses shown to have unusually
small heads by ultrasound or other diagnostic
tests, the ministry said. It then tests to see if
neurological imaging shows the brain has been
affected.
Officials said babies found to be microcephalic
and their mothers are given additional tests to
see if they had the Zika virus -- often a difficult
process. Six of the 270 confirmed microcephaly
cases were found to have the virus. Two were
stillborn and four were live births, three of whom
later died, the ministry said.

Brazilian health officials estimate they had 150
cases of microcephaly in all of 2014.
The Health Ministry said Brazilian states were
not required to report microcephaly cases before
November. That could mean the 2014 list didn't
fully account for all cases, though the ministry
dismissed the idea there might have been a
large number of unreported cases.
The U. S. CDC says about the rate of
microcephaly in the U. S. is about 2 to 12 per
10,000 live births -- a figure far higher than
Brazil's estimates for earlier years.
On Tuesday, Brazil's health minister, Marcelo
Castro, announced that 220,000 military
personnel were being deployed to bolster efforts
to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito that
transmits Zika, dengue, chikungunya and yellow
fever.
Castro said the government also would distribute
mosquito repellent to some 400,000 pregnant
women who receive cash-transfer benefits.
The arrival of Zika in Brazil last year initially

caused little alarm as the virus' symptoms are
generally much milder than those of dengue.
Then late last year, Brazilian researchers
reported they suspected Zika was linked to the
dramatic increase in reported cases of
microcephaly.
The World Health Organization has stressed that
a link remains circumstantial and is not yet
proven scientifically.
The CDC is advising pregnant women to
reconsider travel to Brazil and 21 other countries
and territories with Zika outbreaks. Officials in El
Salvador, Colombia and Brazil have suggested
women stop getting pregnant until the crisis has
passed.
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total of suspected cases is 4,180.
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French lawmakers approve
terminal sedation, not euthanasia
PARIS (AP) -- France's Parliament
has approved a bill that will let doctors keep
terminally ill patients sedated until death comes
but stops short of legalizing euthanasia or
assisted suicide.
After years of tense debate over the issue and a
long journey through Parliament, the bill was
passed by the country's lower house and Senate
Wednesday. The text is the result of a
consensus of Socialist and conservative
lawmakers.
The new law will allow patients to request "deep,
continuous sedation altering consciousness until
death" but only when their condition is likely to
lead to a quick death. Doctors will be allowed to
stop life-sustaining treatments, including artificial
hydration and nutrition. Sedation and painkillers
will be allowed "even if they may shorten the
person's life. "

The bill will also apply to patients who are unable
to express their will, following a process that
includes consultation with family members.
The methods can involve medicating patients
until they die naturally of their illness or until they
starve. Some doctors, however, say it may be
more human to euthanize.
"Everyone must be able to decide how to live the
very last moments," Socialist lawmaker Alain
Claeys, co-author of the bill, said in a speech at
the National Assembly. "Our text has one
purpose: fighting a 'bad dying' that still happens
too often in France. "
The other co-author of the bill, conservative
party lawmaker Jean Leonetti, said the text
aimed to tell the French: "At end of your life, if
the suffering is unbearable, you'll be allowed to
get to sleep, soothed and serene. "
The debate over end-of-life conditions has been
revived in France due to the case of Vincent
Lambert, a Frenchman in a coma since a car
accident eight years ago. His family is divided

over whether to continue care for him.
Europe's top human rights court ruled in June
that doctors could stop treatments for him. Legal
proceedings are continuing in France, however,
since Lambert's parents have asked for a legal
representative to be designated.
The new bill will also force doctors to follow endof-life
instructions regarding terminal sedation
and stopping treatments, whether they are
expressed by the persons themselves or written
in advance.
People can also designate a "trustworthy
person" whose opinion would be predominant in
case of patients that are no longer able to
express their will.
The bill specifies that patients can choose to be
sedated at home or in the hospital.
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One Israeli in serious condition
after suspected terror stabbing in
West Bank
A Palestinian assailant
stabbed an Israeli at a
gas station in the West
Bank settlement of Givat
Ze'ev, according to initial
reports.
MDA paramedics arrived at the scene and
treated a 36-year-old man with numerous
wounds to his upper body. The victim was
evacuated to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in
Jerusalem in serious condition for further
treatment.
The perpetrator in the incident was captured by
police.
“When we reached the gas station, we saw a 36-
year-old man lying on the floor fully conscious
and suffering from multiple stab wounds to his

upper body,” said Dudi Gur, an MDA paramedic.
“We immediately put him into an ambulance and
during the drive to the hospital we administered
emergency first-aid treatment, which included
attempts to stop the bleeding as well as pumping
liquids into his body.”
“He is listed in moderate-to-serious condition,”
the paramedic said.
The event follows an earlier incident Wednesday
afternoon when a suspected assailant attempted
a knife attack at the Kalandyia Checkpoint near
Jerusalem. There were no injuries in the
incident, the knife wielding perpetrator
subsequently apprehended.
A bus carrying Palestinians with Israeli
identification documents was stopped at the
checkpoint for a security check. While sweeping
the bus, a young man aroused the suspicion of
the Israeli security personnel who was asked to
present his identification document. When he
failed to present his papers he was asked to
disembark from the bus.

After the suspect exited the bus, he resisted
being searched at which point he tried to pull a
knife from his pocket, police said.
One of the security agents noticed that a knife
fell off the suspect and immediately gained
control of him.
Security forces were questioning the suspect, a
seventeen-year-old from Nablus.
2016-01-27 23:16:00 Jpost Com Staff
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Missouri Sen. McCaskill serves on
jury, rules for plaintiff
FILE - In this Aug. 23,
2013 file photo, Sen.
Claire McCaskill, D-Mo.,
speaks in St. Joseph,
Mo. Much to her
astonishment but fulfilling
a lifelong dream, the former prosecutor was
chosen Monday, Jan. 26, 2016 for jury duty in
St. Louis to help decide a slip-and-fall case
against a convenience store giant accused of

negligence. (AP Photo/The St. Joseph News-
Press, Sait Serkan Gurbuz, File)
2016-01-27 23:14:00 Associated Press
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Prosecutors: Marathon bomber
showed 'opposite of remorse'
By
Associated Press
Published:
23:11 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
23:11 GMT, 27 January 2016
BOSTON (AP) — Boston Marathon bomber
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev gave a stunning courtroom
apology when he was sentenced to death in the
deadly 2013 attack, but just after he was
captured, he showed "the opposite of remorse,"
prosecutors said in court documents released
Wednesday.

Tsarnaev, 22, was convicted last year and
sentenced to die for his role in an attack that
killed three people and injured more than 260. At
his sentencing hearing, he said he was sorry for
the lives he took and the suffering he caused.
In newly released court documents, prosecutors
said Tsarnaev expressed anything but regret
when he was questioned by two FBI agents after
his capture days after the bombings. They
included the description of Tsarnaev in a motion
to limit the testimony of Sister Helen Prejean, a
Roman Catholic nun and staunch death penalty
opponent made famous by the 1995 film, "Dead
Man Walking. "
Prosecutors argued that Prejean's testimony
should be excluded, calling it a "thinly disguised
way for Tsarnaev to offer statements of
remorse" without having to make them under
oath, be cross-examined by prosecutors and
allow jurors to gauge his sincerity for
themselves. They argued that if Prejean was
allowed to testify, they should be allowed to
confront her with other statements Tsarnaev

made to FBI agents after his capture.
Tsarnaev's actual statements to the FBI agents
or to Prejean were not released publicly. They
are included in hundreds of other court filings
that have not yet been released because
prosecutors or Tsarnaev's lawyers have asked
that they remain sealed. More than 600 court
filings and exhibits are being made public this
week, but many more will remain sealed until the
judge rules on their release.
Prejean was allowed to testify. She said
Tsarnaev expressed genuine sorrow about the
victims of the bombing, quoting him as saying,
"No one deserves to suffer like they did. "
During his sentencing hearing, Tsarnaev
apologized to the victims and their loved ones. "I
pray for your relief, for your healing," he said.
But during the trial, prosecutors showed the jury
a photo of a defiant Tsarnaev giving the middle
finger to a security camera in his jail cell three
months after his arrest.
The documents released Wednesday also

included some of the statements Tsarnaev made
as he was being questioned by FBI agents in the
hospital after he was captured. At the time,
Tsarnaev was critically injured with multiple
gunshot wounds following a shootout with police
in Watertown and his capture inside a boat that
police sprayed with bullets.
Tsarnaev repeatedly asked about the condition
and whereabouts of his older brother, Tamerlan,
who carried out the bombings with him and died
following the shootout with police. By the time he
was questioned, Tamerlan Tsarnaev had been
dead for nearly two days.
A defense motion to suppress statements he
made in the hospital said it was "apparent that
the agents falsely told him that Tamerlan was
alive. "
Tsarnaev, who was unable to speak because of
a throat injury, wrote down his answers to the
agents' questions. One of his notes read: "Is my
brother alive I know you said he is are you lying
Is he alive? One person can tell you that,"
according to the unsealed documents.

Another note read: "Is he alive, show me the
news! Whats today? Where is he? "
The motion also said Tsarnaev repeatedly asked
for a lawyer as he was questioned on and off
over a period of 36 hours. It also said he told
investigators that no one other than his brother
was involved and there were no remaining
bombs.
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Police: 2 children die in
Wisconsin house fire
CORRECTS DATE TO
LATE TUESDAY
EVENING, JAN. 26,
2016, NOT EARLY
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27,
2016 - In this photo
taken, late Tuesday evening, Jan. 26, 2016,
firefighters from several fire departments work at
the scene of a fatal house fire in Sheboygan
Falls, Wis. (Gary C. Klein/The Sheboygan Press

via AP) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT
CORRECTS DATE TO LATE TUESDAY
EVENING, JAN. 26, 2016, NOT EARLY
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 27, 2016 - In this photo
taken, late Tuesday evening, Jan. 26, 2016,
firefighters from several fire departments work at
the scene of a fatal house fire in Sheboygan
Falls, Wis. (Gary C. Klein/The Sheboygan Press
via AP) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT
2016-01-27 23:10:00 Associated Press
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Coalition adapts Iraq training to
breach IS defences
US soldiers chat as they
train Iraq's 72nd Brigade
in a live-fire exercise in
Basmaya base,
southeast of the Iraqi
capital, Baghdad, on
January 27, 2016 ©Ahmad Al-Rubaye (AFP)
Military personnel arrive in a Chinook before
Iraqi soldiers take part in a live-fire exercise

under the surveillance of US-led coalition forces
at Basmaya base, southeast of the Iraqi capital,
Baghdad, on January 27, 2016 ©Ahmad Al-
Rubaye (AFP)
Iraqi soldiers are trained on weapons as they
take part in a live-fire exercise under the
surveillance of US-led coalition forces at
Basmaya base on January 27, 2016 ©Ahmad Al-
Rubaye (AFP)
2016-01-27 23:10:00 Afp
119
Jets to pay $324K to settle
cheerleaders' wage lawsuit
FILE - In this Nov. 12,
2015 file photo, New
York Jets cheerleaders
perform during the first
half of an NFL football
game between the Jets
and the Buffalo Bills in East Rutherford, N. J. The
New York Jets have agreed to pay nearly
$324,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by

cheerleaders who claimed that they were
cheated out of wages and forced to cover workrelated
expenses. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
FILE- In this Nov. 12, 2015, file photo, New York
Jets cheerleaders perform during the first half of
an NFL football game against the Buffalo Bills in
East Rutherford, N. J. The New York Jets have
agreed to pay nearly $324,000 to settle a classaction
lawsuit filed by cheerleaders who claimed
that they were cheated out of wages and forced
to cover work-related expenses. (AP Photo/Seth
Wenig, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2015 file photo, New York
Jets cheerleaders perform during the first half of
an NFL football game against the New England
Patriots in East Rutherford, N. J. The New York
Jets have agreed to pay nearly $324,000 to
settle a class-action lawsuit filed by cheerleaders
who claimed that they were cheated out of
wages and forced to cover work-related
expenses. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
2016-01-27 23:10:00 Associated Press

120
Damian Lewis shrugs off Eton row
as he launches school
celebrations
in Camden
Damian Lewis launches
the celebrations, which
included a light display,
to mark the 50th
anniversary of the
Acland Burghley School
A light display marks the 50th anniversary of the
Acland Burghley School in Camden
2016-01-27 23:09:00 Press Association
121
“The Anti-Trump network”:
Trump’s boycott of Fox News
debate splinters right-wing media
Topics:
GOP Civil War ,

Breitbart News ,
Breitbart.com ,
Donald Trump ,
2016 Republican primary
,
Republican debate ,
Fox News , Elections News , Media News ,
Politics News
With Donald Trump announcing a planned
boycott of Thursday’s Fox News debate after
months of complaining about the network’s
coverage of his campaign, an already splintered
right-wing media landscape continues to crumble
as conservatives are forced to pick between their
beloved Megyn Kelly and their party’s dominant
figurehead.
According to a new report by longtime Fox News
observer and New York Magazine reporter
Gabriel Sherman, things have gotten so icy
between the one time weekly contributor and

Fox that “Trump advisers are privately telling
people that he will only deal with Rupert
Murdoch to resolve the dispute.”
Sherman writes that “the network is split
between Kelly’s allies like Brit Hume and
conservative anchors that are furious that
Kelly — who graces the cover of Vanity Fair this
month — has become the face of the network.”
According to Sherman, one of Kelly’s fellow
anchors took her to task for hosting liberal
filmmaker Michael Moore as Trump announced
his boycott on Tuesday evening. “That would be
like Rachel Maddow laughing along with Charles
Koch as he trashed Hillary Clinton!” the anchor
told Sherman.
MSNBC’s resident Republican Joe Scarborough
echoed the unnamed Fox anchor’s disbelief.
“Fox are really twisted up at about how this has
gone down and how Megyn Kelly, has somehow,
with Michael Moore, taken over the network,”
Scarborough said on “Morning Joe” Wednesday,
applauding Trump’s boycott.
“I would rather set myself on fire in front of the

Fox News studio than go on a debate stage with
that,” Scarborugh continued, blasting Kelly’s past
debate moderation.
Sherman goes on to report that “one producer
speculated that Fox could go ‘National
Review’ on Trump and start attacking him,” and
according to some early responses, Fox seems
to be doing just that.
Fox News analyst and outspoken Trump critic
Brit Hume immediately lashed out at Trump’s
temper tantrum against the network:
On “Fox & Friends” Wednesday morning, cohost
Brian Kilmeade pleaded with the Republican
National Committee (RNC) to broker a peace
deal to bring Trump back to the Fox debate
stage:
But others in conservative media are not so
quick to seek a resolution, instead applauding
Trump’s diss of the media giant. Breitbart has
devoted the majority of its coverage Wednesday
morning to the feud, with a heavy tilt in favor of
the Donald.

2016-01-28 01:09:59 Sophia Tesfaye
122
Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat
rise - CNN.com
spacecraft.
NEW DELHI, India (CNN)
-- Scientists have
switched off several onboard
instruments to halt
rising temperatures
inside India's first
unmanned lunar
Mylswamy Annadurai, the project director for the
lunar mission, told CNN that temperatures
onboard Chandrayaan-1 had risen to 49
degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit).
The increase occurred as the craft, the moon --
which it is orbiting -- and the sun lined up, a
phenomenon which Annadurai said was not
unexpected and which would likely last until the
end of December.

"We have switched off the systems (aboard) that
are not needed to be on," Annadurai said, ruling
out the possibility of damage and adding that the
temperature was now down to 40 degrees
Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
Heat on board the Chandrayaan-1 should not
exceed 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees
Fahrenheit), Annadurai said -- but insisted the
orbiter is designed to withstand up to 60 degrees
Celsius (140 degrees Fahrenheit).
The Chandrayaan-1 -- Chandrayaan means
"moon craft" in Sanskrit -- was successfully
launched from southern India on October 22.
Watch the launch of India's first lunar mission »
Its two-year mission is to take high-resolution,
three-dimensional images of the moon's surface,
especially the permanently shadowed polar
regions. It also will search for evidence of water
or ice and attempt to identify the chemical
composition of certain lunar rocks, the group
said.
Earlier this month the Moon Impact Probe

detached from Chandrayaan-1 and successfully
crash-landed on the moon's surface.
Officials say that the TV-size probe, which is
adorned with a painting of the Indian flag, hit the
moon's surface at a speed of 5,760 kilometers
per hour (3,579 mph).
It transmitted data to Chandrayaan-1 ahead of
impact but was not intended to be retrieved after
that.
Chandrayaan-1 is carrying payloads from the
United States, the European Union and Bulgaria.
India plans to share the data from the mission
with other programs, including NASA.
2016-01-28 01:37:13 Harmeet Shah Singh Cnn
123
Trump wins again with his bratty
tantrum: His Fox News debate
boycott will only boost his
campaign even more
Topics:

Donald Trump ,
Fox News ,
Megyn Kelly ,
trump fox news ,
Republican debate ,
Republican Primary ,
trump boycotts debate ,
Election 2016 , Elections News , Media News ,
Politics News
Will Donald Trump’s latest stunt — skipping the
upcoming Fox News debate on Thursday
because Megyn Kelly is moderating — be the
thing that finally destroys his candidacy?
Hopefully we’ve all learned by now, after
countless predictions that this horrible event
would be the one to cause a Trump flameout,
not to get too excited about the prospect of the
right wing base turning on Trump. That was the
prediction the first time Trump went after Kelly
for her unwillingness to kiss his ring, and it only

led to the first of many outrage-spurred surges in
the polls for Trump.
There’s no reason to think that picking a fight
with Fox News, even though it’s the preferred
network of the conservative base, will be any
different this time around. Trump will almost
surely emerge as the victor in this fight, losing no
support and perhaps even getting a boost in his
polls, like he has with every other controversy
that was supposed to kill him off.
Conservatives have an almost Pavlovian
response these days to any conservative figure
declaring himself a victim of media bias. The
narrative has even more momentum when it
comes to Trump accusing Fox News, because it
happens to be true in his case.
Fox News’s statement in response to Trump’s
initial demands that Kelly be removed as a
moderator was certainly funny, with the crack
about how the “Ayatollah and Putin both intend
to treat Donald Trump unfairly,” but it also
proved Trump’s accusation that they are
unobjective when it comes to him 100% right.

Fox News probably believed they were the
exception to the conservative paranoia about
media bias, of course. But the narrative is
flexible enough to encompass a new wrinkle,
where conservative media is lambasted as part
of the larger “elite” media that’s biased in favor
of the Republican establishment and against the
base. In fact, this was proved last week when the
National Review released their “Against Trump”
issue. Instead of meekly bowing to the greater
wisdom of their supposed betters, more basecentered
publications like Breitbart turned on the
National Review.
Kelly’s own reaction basically confirms every
right wing suspicion that Fox News is a tool of
the Republican establishment that is out to
disempower the base. ” But the truth is, he
doesn’t get to control the media,” she sniffed on
Tuesday night’s show. Liberals may eat up Kelly
portraying herself as a noble warrior for a free
press, but this sort of thing sounds entitled and
arrogant to the right wing base that has been
feeding for decades on the idea that the press
is too powerful. Fox News has played a huge

ole in convincing the right wing base that it’s
wrong of journalists to be much more than meek
stenographers, at least when it comes to dealing
with Republican politicians. So why on earth
would they suddenly start embracing the idea of
a press that is more aggressive?
To add insult to right wing injury, Kelly then had
Michael Moore on her show. Hell, all Trump has
to do is circulate this picture:
2016-01-28 01:37:30 Amanda Marcotte
124
Milos Raonic talks Warhol &
Weiwei before Andy Murray semifinal
Standing in Andy
Murray's way of another
Australian Open final is
6'5" big-hitting Canadian
Milos Raonic.
And the man with the monster serve has
revealed he has a unique preparation method

for his run to the semi-final - art.
Speaking after victory over Frenchman Gael
Monfils, Canadian Raonic revealed a trip to a
Melbourne museum helped him focus on the
quarter-final match-up.
"I saw a lot of Andy Warhol exhibits before," said
the 25-year-old. "It was more of the Ai Weiwei
installations I wanted to see, especially the
Infinite Bicycle one that was in the centre of the
museum.
"It was magnificent in many ways. I think that
whatever iteration you see of Andy Warhol's life
has been redefined over many years due to his
unfortunate passing, but Weiwei's story is
constantly building and you're hearing something
different.
"There is a lot I'm learning about his house
arrest and all these kind of things, his rebel
behaviour towards establishment and so forth.
"I think the most impressive thing is how grand
his installations are. It's tough for somebody to
put it in their own home, but they speak wonders

I believe. "
Raonic beat 2014 Australian Open winner Stan
Wawrinka in a five-set fourth-round thriller on
Monday and the 13th seed said the progress on
his mental game was key to that victory.
"It's something I'm getting better with. I can be
very obsessive when it comes to the process
and what I need to do for the next match. I am
constantly considering things.
"[Going to an art gallery] was definitely a nice
escape from myself. I got to participate in
something that I really enjoy and a passion that's
definitely grown for me over the last two years. "
The only question now is: What would Raonic
make of the dog portraits painted by Murray's
wife Kim?
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125
Is EU's Schengen border-free
dream at an end?
The ability of Europeans
to travel freely the length
and breadth of their
continent, from Bordeaux
to Bratislava, Stockholm
to Sicily, has been hailed as "Europe's biggest
achievement". But is it an achievement in peril?
No matter whether it's for work or pleasure,
study or sunshine, whether it's people or
products flowing east and west, north and south,
freedom of movement is the lifeblood of
Europe's union.
However, the arrival of more than a million
people in the past year, many of them refugees,
with all the challenges, political and practical,
that brings, is straining Europe. And it has led to
suggestions that Europe's borderless zone could
vanish.
Most of the new arrivals have come through
Greece, sitting as it does on the edge of the

passport-free Schengen area.
Greece has been told by the European
Commission that it's failing in its duty to protect
Europe's external frontier. And European leaders
have warned that there are just weeks to "save"
Schengen.
So are the borders about to go back up?
EU's Schengen agreement explained
Migration crisis in maps and graphics
Migrants feel chill as Europe tightens border
checks
In response to the refugee crisis, half a dozen
countries already have varying degrees of
temporary border controls.
The toughest are between Sweden and
Denmark, where all travellers have to show
identity documents.
Elsewhere, such as between Germany and
Denmark, Austria and Germany, Slovenia and
Austria, people still flow freely, although police

do spot-checks looking for migrants and
smugglers and stop random travellers.
But there are 26 nations in Schengen, so for the
vast majority of Europeans travelling around
their continent, at present, there's little change.
It's only along the route taken by refugees
heading north through Europe that checks are in
place.
The evaluation that Greece is failing was based
on visits to the islands of Chios and Samos last
November.
Commission inspectors found "there is no
effective identification and registration of
irregular migrants".
"Fingerprints are not being systematically
entered into the system and travel documents
are not being systematically checked for the
authenticity or against crucial security
databases," they said.
However the issue isn't just about security and
screening. It's also about numbers. From the
start of January to now, more than 45,000

efugees and migrants have crossed in boats
from Turkey to Greece.
The prospect of many more coming this summer
is what's worrying the countries they head for,
primarily Austria, Germany and Sweden.
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel told an
audience on Tuesday "we must find a level of
balance and we should not become pessimistic
too quickly". But she said the number of
refugees had to be reduced significantly.
So it's likely Greece will now be given until mid-
May to get to grips with the influx of people to its
islands. And the timing is crucial.
Mid-May could be when a summer surge of
refugees reaching the EU is starting to peak.
The temporary border controls which countries
like Germany have in place will be due to expire.
To prolong the controls, governments will need
an official assessment by the European
Commission that Greece is still failing.
The Commission has made clear that under

Article 26 of the Schengen Borders Code it could
then "recommend that one or more member
states reintroduce border controls at all or at
specific parts of their internal borders as a
matter of last resort, to protect the common
interest of the Schengen area".
So the controls may still endure. But they can
only happen where there is an identified threat.
That's only likely to be along the same borders
that currently have them, unless the refugee
routes move.
Some countries have suggested Greece itself
could be quarantined apart from Schengen.
Slovenia has urged other EU countries to
provide "direct assistance" to Macedonia to
prevent those who don't qualify for refugee
status from leaving Greece to head north.
Several countries including Hungary have sent
border guards to help with this. But the
European Commission has made clear there is
no plan or mechanism to isolate Greece or
suspend it from the Schengen agreement.

The Athens government argues that it would be
illegal to turn back boats full of refugees. There's
little it can do without help from Turkey.
Belgium's Migration Secretary Theo Francken
this week suggested camps could be built in
Greece to hold up to 300,000 people who'd be
processed and granted asylum or deported.
But just last year Greece's government emptied
its existing camp as the country had neither the
money, the capacity nor the desire to keep
desperate people behind barbed-wire. Migration
Minister Ioannis Mouzalas says Greece has no
desire to "become a cemetery of souls".
Further north, the EU's richer countries
recognise their obligation to provide asylum to
those who need it.
But the countries that have taken the most
arrivals don't want to see the numbers soar
again this year. It leaves them with the option of
toughening Europe's welcome and hardening
Europe's borders to migrants and refugees.
So while the EU's citizens may still be able to

travel relatively freely, those fleeing war and
persecution and those seeking a new life in
northern Europe, getting from Athens to Aarhus,
Lesbos to Leipzig is likely to become ever more
arduous.
A note on terminology: The BBC uses the term
migrant to refer to all people on the move who
have yet to complete the legal process of
claiming asylum. This group includes people
fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria, who are
likely to be granted refugee status, as well as
people who are seeking jobs and better lives,
who governments are likely to rule are economic
migrants.
2016-01-28 01:39:25 BBC News
126
Yorkshire Building Society
announces branch closures and
rebrand
One of Britain's largest building societies has
announced it is to close branches and rebrand
two of its mutual societies as part of an overhaul.

Yorkshire Building
Society (YBS) Group
said it would be
rebranding Barnsley
Building Society and
Chelsea Building Society under its own name.
The move will see 22 of the group's 230
branches close, including six Barnsley and seven
Chelsea branches.
YBS said 13 jobs were at risk, but most staff
would be redeployed.
The group merged with Barnsley Building society
in 2008 and Chelsea Building Society in 2010.
The Barnsley branches marked for closure are in
Cudworth, Doncaster, Mexborough, Rotherham,
Wakefield and Wombwell, while the Chelsea
Branches include Croydon, London Kings Road,
Exeter, Ipswich, Leicester, Southampton and
Westminster.
The branches that remain open will be
rebranded as Yorkshire Building Society.

Nine Yorkshire branches will also shut.
A YBS spokeswoman said the closures largely
fall where branches were less than a mile apart,
and would happen between April and
September.
Chief executive Chris Pilling said the changes
would make the group "more efficient" and
support the changing needs of its members.
"Our branch network always has been, and
remains, at the heart of our business, providing
the face-to-face service that many of our
members prefer," he said.
The group said its Norwich & Peterborough
Building Society branches would not be affected
by the overhaul.
2016-01-28 01:39:40 BBC News
127
Covering up nude statues:
Iranians say thanks but no thanks
to Italy

Iranians have responded with online sarcasm
after Italy covered up
statues to avoid their
private bits being on
display.
President Hassan Rouhani was on an official visit
to Rome this week. It's been 10 years since an
Iranian president last visited the country. During
the trip, he visited the Capitoline Museum, and
nude statues were covered as a sign of respect
to the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Wine was also absent from the official menu, as
alcoholic drinks are prohibited by Islam.
Amused by the news, many Iranians decided to
laugh it off using variations of a very well-known
Farsi phrase, "Islam is in danger," in their online
comments. Some sarcastically thanked Italians
for saving Islam. "To prevent Islam from being in
danger, the museum's statues have been put in
a box," reads one Facebook post.
"Due to the large volume of trade with Iran, it
wouldn't have been surprising if Italians broke

the statues all together," another Twitter user
said. During the visit, contracts worth around
€17bn ($18.4bn; £12bn) were signed between
Iranian and Italian companies.
One widely shared meme shows the alreadycovered-up
statues blanketed by an image many
Iranian internet users recognise, of an internet
page that comes up when people try and access
censored web pages in the country.
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here .
However, humour has not been the only
response. Several Iranians have expressed
anger at Italy's "strange move" and blamed the
Iranian authorities for it. "The fact that during
Rouhani's visit, the statues were covered, is not
funny but painful", says one comment on Twitter.
Another says :"I am not sure the covering up is
an insult to our nation or to the Italians".
Meanwhile, a post on Facebook tried to remind
people that Iran had nothing to do with the
decision, which came from the Italian side. Some

also criticised Italy for giving up its culture to
cater to Iran's clerical establishment. This is a
sentiment shared by many Italians online as well.
In Italy, people used the hashtag "Statue Nude"
to post photos of uncensored artworks.
"As an Italian and particularly Roman citizen, I'm
so embarrassed. This is shameful," says one
tweet. Another says : "Covering nude statues for
a foreign visitor is equivalent to... cultural
suicide".
Rouhani is currently in France, the second leg of
his European visit.
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US sailors who have been
rescued nine times in seven
months
time in seven months.
Two amateur sailors
attempting to sail from
Norway to the US have
had to call on rescue
services for the ninth
Bob Weise and Steve Shapiro, both 71, insist
they are experienced enough to make the trip.
But veteran sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is
among those criticising the pair.
Jon Kay caught up with them in Cornwall.
Last updated at 19:06 GMT BBC News
129
Latest Five Nights at Freddy's
game pulled from Steam
The developer of the horror video game series

Five Nights at Freddy's
(FNaF) has withdrawn
the latest instalment,
citing poor reviews.
Scott Cawthon said he
had arranged for anyone who bought the game
on the Steam platform to be able to claim a
refund.
And, after admitting he had rushed it, he said he
would rework the game and make it free once it
was rereleased.
The game received relatively positive feedback
from Steam users but negative reviews from
critics.
FNaF is a series of horror games that proved
popular thanks to its creepy characters and
jump-scares.
"Even though the game had a 'very positive'
rating with 87%, I was not satisfied with the
reviews and ratings it was getting," Mr Cawthon
said.

For that reason, he said, he had decided to
remove the game from Steam, a platform used
to distribute software digitally to desktop
computers.
He said he had asked the US company Valve,
which runs Steam, to "make it so that the game
can be refunded regardless of the amount of the
time it has been owned, meaning that anyone
can get a refund at any time".
Games bought on the platform normally have a
time limit, after which refunds are not usually
given.
Mr Cawthon said that, once he had finished it,
the demo currently available on the gaming
platform GameJolt would be replaced with the
full version.
"I'm still going to work on FNaF World and polish
it up. I'm busy creating a fully 3D overworld for
the game. From this point forward, the game will
always be free.
"I appreciate your support, and I encourage you
all to refund your Steam game (even if you

enjoyed the game), and download the new
version when it becomes available on
GameJolt," he wrote on the Steam page
dedicated to the previous instalment in the FNaF
series.
The withdrawn game, which was released last
Thursday, is a spin-off of the FNaF series and
differs from the first four.
In a statement posted on the FNaF World page
last week, Mr Cawthon wrote: "You know, I've
been accused of rushing my games ever since
FNaF 1, but I've never felt that I'd released a
game too early… until now. "
He admitted the latest game was incomplete and
that he "got too eager to show the things that
were finished".
"I neglected to pay attention to the things that
weren't," he said, apologising to fans of the
series.
2016-01-28 01:40:01 BBC News

130
Skier survives 1,000 ft fall down
mountain
Video showing the
moment an American
professional skier
tumbled about 1,000 ft
(305 metres) down an
Alaskan mountain, has clocked up 350,000 hits
on YouTube.
Angel Collinson was doing a stunt for a winter
sports movie, Paradise Waits, when she hit an
icy patch, according the film's producers Teton
Gravity Research.
Ms Collinson tried to use her arms to slow her
fall, but when that failed she covered her face to
protect it. She suffered injuries to two fingers and
some bruising.
Video courtesy of Teton Gravity
Research/Paradise Waits
Last updated at 21:17 GMT BBC News

131
Book awards: Is it children's
books' turn to shine?
Anyone who saw
Frances Hardinge's
shocked face after her
children's book The Lie
Tree won the Costa
Book of the Year prize On Wednesday night
would know she was not expecting the accolade.
It was only the second time in the award's history
that a children's book had won - and it was over
a decade since Philip Pullman scooped the prize
for The Amber Spyglass.
But change could be afoot as, only last month,
The Fox and the Star - an illustrated fable about
a fox and his friend - beat the competition to be
named Waterstones Book of the Year.
Hardinge, delivering the winner's speech she
had not thought she needed to prepare, urged
more people to explore the "beautiful jungle" of
children's and young adult (YA) fiction, whatever
their age.

Has the genre finally stepped out of the shadows
to stand side-by-side with adult fiction?
We asked authors and industry experts for their
views:
I think there has been a general sea change -
and we're definitely seeing it now, a move away
from considering children's literature to be a little
bit more lightweight.
I'd have been happy to see the Costa Book of
the Year go to any children's book - but I'm very
happy it's mine.
The cross-over market is now much more
established than it was. Many adults feel less
self-conscious to be seen reading, enjoying and
appreciating it.
There has been interesting and complex
children's and young adult fiction for quite some
time, but in terms of the consumer landscape
and people's attitudes, I think Harry Potter had a
lot to do with it.
There has been a tendency to make

assumptions about the books, to deem them as
simplistic. But now, people are seeing their
complexity.
The idea of the 'beautiful jungle' sprung to mind
because it's a place of excitement, danger,
beauty - and the unexpected.
We have published seven books by her and to
now get properly recognised in this way,
because Costa is one of the largest awards,
feels amazing.
I think Frances does share some things with
Philip Pullman, in that what she writes appeals to
children and appeals to adults.
They are adult books, but the main character
happens to be a child of 14. You get adults and
children picking up the books.
I hope that Frances will reach a much broader
audience.
Children's books do tend to get less mainstream
coverage than adult books, so when something
like this happens, it's incredibly important.

We really need to help parents, teachers and
children themselves to have access to quality
literature and find out about it. So anything that
engages them, inspires them and gets them to
read is really important.
The wider world is realising what people within
children's publishing have known for a while -
which is that the quality and output is getting
better, year on year.
I don't think we're necessarily going to see
children's and young adult books winning more
adult book prizes, but in terms of people
recognising the quality of children's literature,
that will happen more often and people will pay
more attention to children and young adult book
prizes - there are so many of them.
As CS Lewis said, 'A children's story that can
only be enjoyed by children is not a good
children's story in the slightest' - and I think that's
definitely the case.
For far too long, people have had this idea in
their heads that children's and teenagers'

literature was somehow inferior.
But the children's market has grown more
quickly than the adult book market and hasn't
been affected by the digital drive.
Hopefully, we will see more and more people
recognising the quality of a really great children's
book.
YA fiction has been dismissed as 'issue lit', but
The Lie Tree shows it can be incredibly varied
and very diverse.
It can be very difficult for children's books to go
up against adult books, but The Lie Tree has a
wider appeal beyond younger readers.
In the UK in particular, we have such a rich
heritage of children's books, going all the way
back to Alice in Wonderland - there is such a rich
seam, and some of the very best books are
actually for children.
Now, in terms of writing and production,
children's publishers have really stepped up to
the plate.

The Fox and the Star was about the quality and
the beautiful design, while the Lie Tree is really
about the storytelling and richness.
But I honestly don't know if I think it's going to be
less rare for them to win such awards.
I have definitely noticed within the industry
there's a lot more respect for children's
publishing and children's book selling as a
crucial part of the market.
Children's books are selling so well, that people
have been paying more attention. "
I feel that a story is a story, regardless of age,
and this is something that has been recognised
this year by the Costa awards, which is fantastic.
I don't think it's the case it makes the genre
more credible, it's just that other parts of the
book publishing industry are realising that there
is an inventiveness, enjoyment and profundity in
these books which appeals to readers.
The books have to stand up to being read many
times, and have layers of meaning, and it's
something that the industry now realises.

There was such a big gap between the last
children's book winning Costa book of the year
and now, so we can only hope there will now be
more. And to have two awards for children in a
short space of time is great. "
I think Frances' prize is such a brilliant thing for
young adult fiction.
For me, YA has been the biggest success story
of the publishing industry over the past 25 years.
Publishers were aware because of the sales
figures, and young readers were aware, but it
never got the critical attention it merited.
This [Costa award] has forced people to sit up
and take notice of how great this fiction is.
There's been a traditional view in certain
quarters that writing for children or teenagers is
easier than writing for adults. Having done both,
I can say it isn't.
There can also be a view it isn't 'proper'
literature, but anyone who reads it would be
surprised at just how good the books are - they

aren't inferior in literary terms. But it takes a long
time for these attitudes to disappear. I hope if
enough of these books come to the public's
attention, it will gradually erode this
misconceived ideas.
It could be another 15 years before another
children's book wins the Costa award - but it's a
step in the right direction and will lead to more
awareness.
2016-01-28 01:40:11 BBC News
132
Lords defeat for ministers over
disability benefit cuts
disabilities.
The government has
been defeated in the
Lords over plans to cut
the benefits of people
with illness and
Ministers want to cut Employment Support
Allowance by £30 a week to spur some new
claimants to return to work.

But Labour, Lib Dem and independent peers
joined forces to block the move, arguing it would
make it harder for those affected to pay for the
support that might allow them to find work.
The government may try to overturn it at a later
date in the Commons.
Ministers lost the vote on an amendment to the
Welfare Reform and Work Bill by 283 votes to
198, a majority of 85.
The vote was welcomed by disability
campaigners, who say there is "deep unease"
about the cuts to ESA and other benefits.
Opposition peers argued that cuts to
Employment Support Allowance (ESA) for new
claimants in the Work Related Activity Group
(WRAG) - people deemed unfit to work but able
to undertake activities to help them move
towards work - would cause hardship for
substantial numbers of people with disabilities.
Speaking in the debate, crossbencher Lord Low
said: "A drop of £1,500 a year in their benefit

income from £5,300 to £3,800 will be
catastrophic for many disabled people.
"It will exacerbate poverty among the disabled -
a third of working age disabled adults live in
poverty already compared with only a fifth of
those who are not disabled. The government's
proposals would push many further towards, or
actually into, poverty.
"The proposals would cause unnecessary
hardship and anxiety to people who have been
independently assessed as unfit for work, and
the measures are likely to have a
disproportionately adverse impact on disabled
people. "
Mencap's Ron Holland, who is chair of the
Disability Benefits Commission, said: "The
government wants to get more disabled people
into work, but as a sector we have warned that
cutting ESA WRAG, and its equivalent payment
in Universal Credit, will directly undermine that
commitment whilst pushing disabled people
further from work and closer to or into poverty.

"This proposed cut together with the crisis in
social care funding means disabled people are
facing losses to critical support they need to
make ends meet and to be included in society. "
Welfare minister Lord Freud said ESA needed
reform since, at the moment, only 1% of those in
the WRAG category moved off the benefit each
month. While the move would save some £55m
in its first year, he said £60m would be spent
during the same period to help disabled people
into work.
"As a government, we want to ensure that we
spend money responsibly in a way that improves
individuals life chances and helps them achieve
their ambitions, rather than paying for a lifetime
wasted on benefits," he said.
And former Health Secretary Lord Lansley
defended the changes, insisting they would
encourage people with a capability to work to
find employment.
"The bigger the gap between income in work
and income through benefits, the greater the

likelihood for people seeking work and finding it,"
he said.
Earlier on Wednesday, ministers agreed to
exempt some adoptive and family groups from
plans to limit Universal Credit benefits to only two
children.
2016-01-28 01:40:21 BBC News
133
Passionate debate on Marine
Protected Areas, says Lochhead
The planned introduction
of 30 Marine Protected
Areas (MPAs) off
Scotland has sparked a
"passionate debate", the
environment secretary has said.
Richard Lochhead's comment followed the rural
affairs committee's rejection of a motion to have
restrictions on fishing in 14 MPAs removed.
Ahead of the committee meeting, rival
demonstrations were held supporting and

opposing the imposition of the areas.
Mr Lochhead said it was important all views on
MPAs were heard.
Proposals for the Firth of Clyde to the south of
the Isle of Arran have proved particularly
controversial.
Different sectors of Scotland's fishing industry
oppose or support the Scottish government's
implementation of those MPAs and the others.
Some in the industry say the restrictions will
harm the livelihoods of fishermen and their
communities, while others believe protected
areas would boost the species they catch.
Mr Lochhead told BBC Scotland: "The Clyde
Fishermen's Association and mobile sector are
among many voices in the debate.
"I also have to listen to the voices of the creelers
and hand divers, as well as many other sectors
who have an interest in this debate and to the
people living in the communities of the west of
Scotland. "

Mr Lochhead said many views had already been
expressed, but some people have not made
theirs' known.
He said: "It is a very passionate debate and
many people who have spoken to me have said
they are too scared to speak out publicly and
make their views known, and I have urged them
to do so. "
The debate over the management of Scotland's
Marine Protected Areas is highly complex and
highly charged.
Creel fishermen in support of the Scottish
government's plans have told me they have
been threatened and had their gear sabotaged.
Meanwhile, the Clyde Fishermen's Association
and the Scottish Fishermen's Federation, who
are firmly opposed, argue the plans put the very
survival of west coast fishing communities at risk.
The situation is proving deeply divisive.
Ministers have been stung by the ferocity of the
criticism they're facing.

But they are convinced the science is on their
side and they must take decisive action.
This has been far from plain sailing for Richard
Lochhead and his advisors.
And given the strength of feeling, the forecast for
Scotland's inshore waters is unlikely to improve
anytime soon.
Earlier on Wednesday, an attempt to scrap
restrictions on fishing in 14 MPAs, including Loch
Sween, South Arran, Upper Loch Fyne and St
Kilda, failed.
Conservative MSP Jamie McGrigor had called
for planned restrictions on bottom-towed fishing
to be annulled.
But members of Holyrood's rural affairs
committee voted against the move.
Demonstrations by groups of people both for
and against MPAs were held outside the Scottish
Parliament ahead of the debate.
The protests and debate marked a new row over

Scotland's network of protected areas where
fishing would be limited to protect habitats.
The legislation enforcing the rules of the MPAs
has still to be passed.
Conservation group Scottish Environment Link
had urged the committee not to support Mr
McGrigor's motion.
The group's Calum Duncan said well-managed
MPAs were "essential" to boosting and
protecting marine habitats.
But the Scottish Fishermen's Federation (SFF)
said the restrictions proposed for the South
Arran MPA went "far beyond" what was agreed
during the initial consultation.
It has urged MSPs to support local communities
on the west coast by rejecting the government's
proposals.
SFF chief executive Bertie Armstrong said: "It is
entirely possible to allow limited and carefully
controlled fishing within parts of MPAs where
there are no features of conservation

importance, and to impose a blanket ban over a
whole area is totally irrational and unnecessary.
"One of the founding objectives of the Common
Fisheries Policy is to enable the continuation of
fishing whilst ensuring environmental
sustainability - a principle the Scottish
government is completely ignoring.
"It is also ignoring the widespread local
community opposition to these proposals. "
2016-01-28 01:07:19 BBC News
134
Amazon is killing our cities: We’re
bingeing “Transparent” while a
long-term disaster builds
Topics:
amazon ,
Television ,
Movies ,
TV ,

transparent ,
Mozart in the Jungle ,
Chi-raq ,
Spike Lee , Entertainment News
On the surface, Amazon has been on a winning
streak lately – a streak that’s good not just for
the company but for American culture at large.
Its series “Transparent” is one of the best on
television, and came along at a perfect time to
ride the wave of interest in transgender issues.
“Mozart in the Jungle” is both appealing and,
thanks to its Golden Globe awards, a rare
chance for classical music to reach a reasonably
wide audience.
On the film side, Amazon’s “Chi-Raq” has been
Spike Lee’s best-reviewed, most talked-about
film in years. And Amazon seems to be on its
way to dominating the purchase of films at this
year’s Sundance Film Festival: It bought
“Manchester by the Sea,” a promising film
starring Kyle Chandler and Casey Affleck, for

$10 million. (Netflix, it’s worth noting, is also
buying films faster than the traditional
distributors.) Under the ownership of Amazon
founder Jeff Bezos, the Washington Post is
thriving.
So there’s no question that Amazon is offering
money to worthwhile projects. But a new report
shows what the online retailer is also doing:
Amazon is not only killing bookstores – we knew
that part – it’s changing land use in cities and
undercutting the funds that have sustained state
and local governments.
Apparently, the impact is there is more than a
billion dollars in lost tax revenue. (That’s from
Amazon alone; add up all the other companies
that sell through the Internet, and the number
triples.) If that money isn’t taken out of roads and
schools and other things that taxes pay for,
guess who pays for it? You do, when you file
your taxes.
Here’s part of the report put together by the
American Booksellers Association and the group
Civic Economics ( full summary here ). In its dry

way, this passage answers the question: While
we watch their shows, what are Amazon and
other online sellers doing to our cities and
towns?
2016-01-28 01:08:15 Scott Timberg
135 Letter To the Editor
Republican nominees
represent true diversity
Closing the stable after
the horse has bolted
describes Barack
Obama’s State of the Union speech last Tuesday
night. After almost seven and a half years in
office Obama now appeals for civility and
partisanship. This is the president who mockingly
jabbed “I won” to Republican Congressional
leaders during a 2009 meeting about Obama’s
stimulus package where Republicans expressed
concerns about spending and tax credits in the
package. This is the president who has ignored
military leaders’ advice on how to handle Isis and

other U. S. involvements in world conflicts. This
is the President who stated that “if Congress
doesn’t act I will”. He has kept that “promise” by
changing Obamacare law and making up his
own amnesty law by executive orders. Soon to
come are Obama’s proposed gun control
executive orders that threaten our 2nd
amendment rights. What comes out of Obama’s
mouth has nothing to do with his actions.
Following the SOTU Democrat National Chair
Debbie Wasserman Shultz discredited the
Republican response speaker South Carolina
Governor Nikki Haley as a Republican token
female not fit to assume the response role. She
then launched into a tirade about diversity.
Democrat diversity in presidential candidates
boils down to an aging governor, a socialist and
a candidate about to be indicted for public
corruption. All are northeasterners! No
geographic diversity there! The Republican
candidate slate includes business persons,
physicians, a female, Hispanics, an African
American, governors and senators hailing from
states throughout the nation. That is a picture of

the diversity in the USA and for that matter in the
Republican Party Ms. Wasserman-Shultz. The
Democrat Party and the Obama administration
are a debacle that hopefully we will never have
to experience in office again.
Yours truly,
Carol Adams
2016-01-28 01:43:06 www.thetribunepapers.com
136
Commissioner candidate offers
conservative values
By James Matthews- The
Weaverville Tribune and
Leicester Leader are
featuring a series of
interviews with Buncombe
County commissioner
candidates.
Jordan Burchette is a
commissioner candidate for District 2 and shared
in an informal discussion about his background,

experience and the issues the citizens of
Weaverville, Woodfin, Reems Creek and
Barnardsville face.
Where were you born and raised? I’ve been in
Buncombe County my whole life. I live in the
Fairview area with my wife, Hannah, two kids,
Kinsley and Tucker, and we are expecting our
third child.
What’s your professional background? I work at
Best Buy Metals as an assistant manager. I’ve
been there for three years. There, I do delivery
management, budget management and
personnel.
Why do you want to serve this area? I’ve looked
at the way the board has been set up, who is on
the board now and who is running in District 2.
(Noting that he has been involved with Senator
Ted Cruz’s Presidential campaign), Buchette
added:
I started looking at our local offices and who was
running, there’s really a lot of progressive liberal
agendas. Then, when I looked at the Republican

side, I didn’t see there was a real firm defender. I
feel those progressive policies are dangerous
and they are going to continue to put us further
in debt. I didn’t see anyone who was a real
defender of the conservative values, which are
important to me.
Really, a lot of the voters and people that I know
in District 2, I feel they aren’t going to be
represented well. So that’s why I decided to run.
I’m running because I want to bring more fiscal
responsibility and accountability to Buncombe
County. We’re already in debt. Whoever takes
this seat, if it’s a Republican, it’s going to be up
to them, to try and stop the progressive leanings
and spending. They are wanting to put another
$50 million in debt towards the greenway project
in Buncombe County. I think that’s irresponsible.
I didn’t feel like there was a candidate that had
the ability to defend the values that are important
to me.
I think we need to get our budget under control
and that we don’t add debt. Just last week in the
commissioners meeting, they voted to take
$50,000 of money that’s already borrowed and

put it into the Asheville Art Museum. It’s
irresponsibility like that, which I feel needs to be
fought against.
I see a lot of danger in the sustainable
development agenda that Buncombe County is
currently pursuing. The greenways, the county
buying up private property, I think is dangerous. I
feel like the zoning laws in Buncombe County
are too invasive. Those need to be relaxed or be
fully repealed.
Basically, my platform is smaller government and
more accountability. I want to make a big stand
on repealing and keeping Common Core out of
Buncombe County and standing against that. It
doesn’t need to be replaced; it doesn’t need to
be rebranded. It needs to be removed.
Higher rents and pricier housing seems to be
stretching out to the outlying areas. Is this a
concern to you?
We want to keep housing affordable. I feel like
when you have an issue where zoning is pushing
some of the big people out of certain areas,

that’s contributing to that. I feel like in the county,
you see a lot of corporate welfare, the county
sending money to corporations, paying them to
be in business. All these things, I think are
contributing to a poor local economy which is
going to affect housing.
What are the issues you feel most passionate
about in this commissioner race?
I think the most important thing that anyone on
that board can do is fight to get debt under
control. Right now we have a deficit yearly.
We’re spending more than we’re taking in.
Getting that under control is going to be the
biggest help to everybody.
What are your feelings on traffic in the area?
Our infrastructure needs to be dealt with. I think
there needs to be a bipartisan effort to look at
our area. I think we’ve outgrown our area.
What else would you like voters to know?
There is a candidate in Buncombe 2 that is a full
spectrum conservative, that is running and

elieves, wholeheartedly, in conservative values
and believes that they are not just a partisan
issue. I really believe that full spectrum
conservative values and ideas are what will build
Buncombe County back to what it used to be.
For more information about Jordan Burchette’s
candidacy, visit www.jordanburchette.org.
2016-01-28 01:05:30 By James Matthews- The Weaverville
Tribune and Leicester Leader are featuring a series of
interviews with Buncombe County commissioner
candidates.
137
Republicans react to news of
Oregon standoff with wild
conspiracy theories and bizarre
comparisons to Jesus
Topics:
Ammon Bundy ,
The Bundy siege ,
oregon militia ,

FBI ,
Guns ,
GOP ,
right-wing extremism ,
right wing media , Media News , Politics News
In the wake of an armed standoff with federal
and state agents, members of an Oregon
“militia” continue to occupy Malheur National
Wildlife Refuge for a 26th day as their
compatriots and sympathizers spread wild
conspiracy theories to make martyrs out of the
group.
Robert “LaVoy” Finicum, has been identified as
the only person killed in Tuesday’s night standoff
with the FBI. According to “The Oregonian,” a
group of militiamen was pulled over on their way
to a community meeting and officials said
Finicum, 55, failed to obey orders to surrender.
Eight other militiamen were arrested.
In a statement, the FBI and Oregon State Police

said that they had established checkpoints along
key routes to the refuge and that anyone who
tries to travel inside would be arrested, although
several other members of the right-wing group
remain on federal property.
Reacting to news of the standoff and Finicum’s
death, supporters of Ammon Bundy’s wayward
revolt called for the “the resolve for principled
liberty” to go on:
Other supporters have taken to wild conspiracy
theories in reaction to news of Finicum’s death:
“He was on his knees with his hands up and they
shot him,” the group’s resident IT guy told
followers on a livestream today, pushing a story
that was debunked by multiple witnesses.
The conspiratorial right-wing website Infowars
also pushed this theory, publishing
an “eyewitness” account from a woman who
claims to have been riding in the same car as
Finicum:
2016-01-28 01:08:34 Sophia Tesfaye

138
Trump’s no coward — he’s
reckless: Feud with Fox News
foreshadows just how dangerous
he could be in White House
Topics:
Donald Trump ,
2016 Elections ,
2016 GOP primary ,
2016 Republican primary ,
Fox News ,
Roger Ailes ,
Republicans ,
Conservatives ,
Erickson ,
Ted Cruz ,
Iowa caucus 2016 , Media News , Politics News

There’s just one GOP debate remaining before
Republicans gather together next week for the
bizarre quadrennial electoral ritual known as the
Iowa caucus. And the big news heading into the
debate is, of course, the thoroughly bizarre
behavior of frontrunning Republican candidate
Donald Trump, who has announced that he’ll be
skipping the event owing to poor treatment at the
hands of the media outlet hosting the debate,
Fox News. Trump’s move raises a lot of
questions – why would he duck out of a debate
in Iowa when he’s locked in a battle for the state
with Ted Cruz? Why would he hand his
opponents ammunition to attack him as a flake?
What logic is there in such a drastic PR move
when he’s already comfortably in the lead in
most polls? What the hell is running through this
maniac’s head?
The answer many conservatives have come up
with is simple: cowardice. They’re arguing that
Trump is scared of debate co-moderator Megyn
Kelly, who was the target of Trump’s crude
diatribes after she questioned him at the first
debate about his flagrant sexism. Ted Cruz said

Trump is “afraid of Megyn Kelly” and challenged
him to a one-on-one debate before the caucus.
Erickson called Trump “ fragile ” and is tweeting
out devastating, low-quality photoshops of
Trump as the Cowardly Lion (get it???).
It’s a politically satisfying explanation for
conservatives who are already anti-Trump; he
boasts so often of being tough, and they very
much like the idea of him cowering in fear of a
woman – a woman! But it’s obviously not correct.
Trump is clearly not afraid of Fox News or
Megyn Kelly. Why would he be? At the first
debate he easily batted away Kelly’s questions
about sexism and won the crowd to his side with
a rant against political correctness. He’s already
picked a fight with Fox News over how the
network treats him, and he won. Trump’s debate
performances have only gotten stronger as the
months have worn on. There’s no obvious
reason for why Trump should be scared of
facing off against Kelly or anyone else.
The more satisfying, and more damning,
explanation is that Trump is reckless. He
escalated this fight with Fox News because he

wants to make a big show of how nobody –
Roger Ailes, Reince Priebus, Jeb Bush, whoever
– can push him around. He knows he has some
leverage (Trump is a reliable ratings draw) and
he wants Fox News to back down. He wants
Rupert Murdoch to call him up and politely ask to
reconsider his decision to skip. But an action this
brash carries with it the potential for serious
political damage.
2016-01-28 01:37:32 Simon Maloy
139
Everyone hates Jeb Bush! Rightwing
media now blaming him for
Donald Trump
Topics:
Jeb Bush ,
Donald Trump ,
Marco Rubio ,
2016 Elections ,

Republican Party ,
Ted Cruz ,
Christie ,
John Kasich , Elections News , Politics News
The Republican presidential race has been as
bewildering and unpredictable as any in recent
memory. It’s nearly impossible to say with
certainty what will or won’t happen. However, it’s
not too soon to say that Jeb Bush is done. An
early frontrunner, Jeb’s campaign has imploded
in slow motion over the last few months. He’s
languishing in fifth place now, sandwhiched
between a younger Marco Rubio and a louder
Christie.
It’s hard to imagine Jeb turning things around at
this point. Republican primary voters just don’t
like him, and his entire approach to politics is illsuited
to this kind of climate. As this becomes
more and more clear, Jeb faces a difficult
decision: How does he want to be remembered?
As is stands, Jeb is likely to be remembered as
the entitled candidate who thought he could buy

his way to the White House, but instead was
emasculated by a raging clown whose campaign
slogan, “Make America Great Again,” doubles as
his platform. Even worse, Jeb is beginning to
agitate Republican establishmentarians, who
believe he’s responsible for clearing a path for
Trump.
A recent piece written by Stephen Hayes of the
right-leaning “The Weekly Standard” sums up
the prevailing sentiment on the right:
Such is the unenviable position Jeb now finds
himself in: His only way to the nomination is via
the establishment lane, and that means he has
to attack the other “mainstream” candidates
whose path also requires them to win over the
establishment. Jeb tried to neutralize Trump, to
defang him if you like, but that didn’t work. The
“low-energy” label, I’m sorry to say, fits, and
Trump has exploited that masterfully.
2016-01-28 01:37:37 Sean Illing
140 0 1 0 7 0

— A city police officer was the driver
of a department SUV that slammed into a
telephone pole, snapping it in two, after colliding
with a Hyundai Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Officer Aaron Brown was driving the unmarked
Ford Explorer at 4:11 p.m. Tuesday on Beech
Street, at Harvard Street, when it was involved in
the crash.
Police said Brown and Steven Elliman, 35, of 3
Haines Court, the driver of a Hyundai Sonata,
were headed south on Beech Street when they
collided.
A preliminary investigation indicates the Hyundai
collided with the Ford while changing lanes,
police said.
The collision sent the Ford into the pole,
snapping it in half and trapping Brown inside the
SUV. Firefighters had to use a winch to pull the
SUV away from downed wires and then cut away
the wreckage to get Brown out.
He suffered serious but not life-threatening
injuries, police said, while Elliman was not

injured.
The crash remains under investigation by the
police Traffic Unit Collision Reconstruction and
Analysis Team.
Police ask anyone with information regarding the
accident to contact police at 603-668-8711.
2016-01-28 01:48:04 www.newhampshire.com
141
Unfriend Anyone Who Sends You
Baseball Footage
The answer to your question
in one word... YES.
OMG George bashing
baseball is totes un-
American. Seriousl, I had
similar questions about the
"Alex from Target" incident
(remember
him?)
Specifically, what if he didn't want to be famous?
Should people have a right to take a photo of
you without your knowledge, and then plaster it

all over Internet without your consent -- just
because you happen to be in a public space?
Personally I find the idea disturbing as hell (not
that anyone is likely to give me that "honor").
Next time I see you hello Instagram/Snapchat
2016-01-28 01:00:50 George Simpson GEORGE
SIMPSON
142
Piling On The Hate: Stop Fighting
Unbundling
George: Great piece! Questions.
Don't cable nets fear 'unbundling' more than the
system operators? What's the role carriage
contract terms (years etc.)? Imagine the nets'
lost revenue in both subscriber fees and ad
dollars. Apparently, both operators and nets are
staying with "business as usual" as long as they
can. Some are just better 'preppers' than others
for the consumer barbarians at their gates. J.
Let's take the figure of 17 channels viewed per
American---which is what Nielsen reports as the
average figure per home per week----as if this

epresented those channels that we were willing
to pay for. So, if each of these 17 channels---
whatever they might be---were bought
individually, what would our monthly tab add up
to? At an average monthly price of $8 per
channel, we would be paying $136 per month. If
the typical fee rose to, $10 or $12, our tab would
be $170 and $204, respectively. What if prices
went even higher? Would this really be a great
deal for the average household, compared to
what it pays now for 190 channels? And what if
many of the selectively programmed channels
we are picking from go belly up, because they
can't garner enough ad revenues, due to a
greatly reduced subscription base, to survive? In
this event, there may be a very limited "menu" to
choose from. The idea of unbundling sounds
fine, in theory, but it ignores the underlying
economics of the current system and assumes
that there are no consequences for gaining
complete freedom of choice. There are.
I watch ESPN once a year, when the Broncos'
game is shown on there. I have to dig for it since
it's not a favorite on our Tivo. Not every guy

watches sports all the friggin' time!
Agreed, but not once in 30 years.....?
Let's estimate that ESPN payment as $2 a
month (it's currently over $5, but I'm guessing
the early days were borderline free) for the life of
his cable use. He's paid $720 for something he
didn't want, and will pay $60+ a year for it
moving forward. And it's not like he's alone in
this.
Heck of a business model, where 2 out of 3 of
your paying customers don't use the service.
And, one suspects, not sustainable in the longterm,
seeing how it has Aspects of Fraud...
One thing that seems to be forgotten in these
discussions is that a typical cable channel earns
about half of its revenus and all of its profit from
advertising. If you compromise the ad dollar
stream by drastically reducing the channel's total
audience base, most of those ad revenues will
be lost. The only ways that I can see for a
channel to offset such losses is by slashing
program costs, thereby making it less appealing

to would-be subs, or by dramatically raising its
subscription fees---also detrimental to getting
more subscribers. So, when one ponders the
merits of an unbundled cable world, factor the
likely possibility of much higher subscription
costs or reduced program quality into the
equation.
Would not the opposite also be true, that quality
programming will be rewarded by larger
audiences, thus more and better advertising?
Should a cable channel with marginal content of
interest be "subsidized" by all subscribers?
Possibly, George. However in the unbunded
world of cable, where everbody subscribed to
only those channels they "watch", there wouldn;t
be much of an opportunity to sample what other
channels have to offer. So how would a person
make new choices? Perhaps this might be
initiated by word -of-mouth endorsements or by
something seen at someone else's home, or,
maybe, it might be via advertising that the
channels used in magazines or digital media. As
far as ad dollars are concerned, if a cable
channel, which now covers 100 million homes by

virtue of bundling, fell to 8 million subs---a very
likely scenario for many selectively programmed
channels, I'm afraid---- it would lose ad revenue
almost in direct proportion to its coverage loss.
One solution might be to double its programming
budget in the hopes that this would generate
better content and be more appealing to more
subscribers---if they knew about it. But it
certainly wouldn't come close to doubling its
subscriber base. And how would that happen
without the kind of cross channel sampling that is
so common today. Although the average home
tunes in about 10-12 basic cable channels
weekly, this figure expands to more than 22 in a
month, around 30 in a quarter and even more on
an annual basis. With unbundling, it would be the
same 10-12 channels every week.
I think once everything moves through the pipe
that big data will find those who like certain
programs and rifle target them with new simialr
program samples (like intro to on Demand
movies). Kind of what a Simulmedia is going now
with set top box and third party data.
While is is nice that cable subs help keep

marginal cable channels alive I cannot beleive
that marketers are paying just because they are
in the channel line-up, but rather on actual
viewing, no? It is time for the weak to die.
@George, I'm not just talking about "marginal"
cable channels but the bulk of what might be
called "middle of the pack" channels as well.
There's no issue about whether these are
viewed or not---Nielsen has no problem
measuring them adequetly---- and, as a matter
of fact, a "programmatic" buying system would
jump all over such channels as well as the really
marginal ones as they tend to charge lower
CPMs. The problem with the unbundling idea ---
in my opinion---is that it will limit rather than
increase a consumer's choices, by causing many
selective channels to disappear while the mass
appeal channels that survive will be able to
charge more, not less, for subscriptions. Instaed
of basic cable garnering over 50% of all viewing
it would shrink to perhaps half of its size---
audience tonnage-wise and there would be a
reach problem for advertisers to cope with as
many of the surviving channels would not cover

as much as 65-70% of the market. Meanwhile,
the broadcast networks and stand alone services
would have a field day both in audience and
revenue attainment, with advertisers flocking to
such channels so they can continue to attain
critical mass with their branding campaigns.
Result: many consumers would be paying a lot
more for access to TV/video content, but getting
a lot less of it. Just my opinion, but I don't see
this as the best of all possible outcomes.
I think you make a good point about the potential
for higher costs but I am confident that once the
cable cartels are reduced to just broadband
providers the free enterprise system will keep
entertainment costs at an affordable level.
*Sadly, the unintended consequences of this can
be manifold. We agree and we do not want the
QVC Shopping Channel. We do want our ME TV,
Cozi; GET TV, ESPN Sports Center, NFL
Channel and others. Where these slime will go
with this is to start charging for every Google
inquiry or every browser seek. We pay $219
dollars a month for Broadband and our TV
Package with Stars and HBO and Showtime.

How much more will TWC want before they go A
LA CARTE?
2016-01-28 01:00:54 George Simpson GEORGE
SIMPSON
143
Kareem Bounces A Cultural Rant
Off The Rim
Says he in part: "Underwear sticking
out of pants? Hip-hop language? Twerking? An
unintended byproduct is that white people,
feeling aglow in One-Worldness brought on by
taking a
hip-hop exercise class, forget the serious state
of racial inequality that still exists and needs to
be constantly addressed. In the face of being
shamed and persecuted, African-Americans
have
cultivated art and fashion to maintain pride in
who they are, so to see other cultures take this
and profit from it while still allowing the shame
and persecution to persist makes us want to

holler. "
Clearly, Kareem does not accept the notion of
imitation as flattery. I would argue that culture
(used in the broadest possible terms here) is
organic and flows freely around the
world, especially in the Internet/mobile era and
that nearly every socio/racial/economic group
borrows freely from dozens of others. This is not
in any way exploitative, but rather is a form of
appreciation. That a phenomenon starts in a
poor neighborhood and is noticed and adopted
elsewhere should not be more of an issue than
kids in that same neighborhood having access to
18th-century
Western European art in their schoolbooks,
British TV shows, Chinese food or burritos.
Should I stop eating the fried chicken and biscuit
based on recipes passed by my mother through
her mother and her mother before that, because
they probably originated in a poor, black South
Carolina neighborhood about 100 years ago?

No. Should Kareem be outraged because a
bunch of white guys
opened a chain of fried chicken fast-food
restaurants based on a recipe they might have
gotten from a black person somewhere in
history? I should hope not.
If he wants to rant more
appropriately, Kareem might have examined the
extent to which black basketball players, who
spawned the whole trend of $300 athletic shoes,
participated in their sales. Hello, Michael?
It
seems to me that lots of black people have
monetized their cultural inventions such as soul,
Motown, rap or hip-hop music. Because white
producers or manufacturers might have played a
role in getting
vinyl pressed and distributed to predominantly
white-owned music stores, does that make them
guilty of some sort of exploitation? How about
the white (or Hispanic or Native-American or

French or
German or Japanese, etc.) buyers of that
music? Exploitation or appreciation? At least in
those days, the black artists could count on
residuals.
I don't think anyone is forgetting "the
serious state of racial inequality that still exists
and needs to be constantly addressed" when
they admire or buy a reproduction of works by
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Augusta Savage, James
Van Der Zee or
Kara Walker, watch a Spike Lee or John
Singleton movie, or read a book by Langston
Hughes, Richard Wright, Toni Morrison or Zora
Neale Hurston.
Nor when they put their hair in cornrows or take
a hip-hop dance class at the Y. I imagine when
Kareem looks around his undoubtedly wellappointed
home and sees Asian, European, or
perhaps African art and furnishings, he doesn’t
feel too bad

about “borrowing” from those cultures.
2016-01-28 01:01:03 George Simpson GEORGE
SIMPSON
144
Jeb Bush’s repugnant “deep
faith” ad: A decade later, still
exploiting Terri Schiavo in the
name of “life”
Topics:
terri schiavo ,
Jeb Bush ,
Florida ,
Death with Dignity ,
Right to die movement , Life News
In case you’ve been so wrapped in following the
train wreck of whiny little baby man Donald
Trump to remember how, in their own special
ways, the other Republican presidential
candidates are also repugnant, along comes Jeb

Bush to remind us. Nothing like standing tall on a
merciless commitment to so-called “life” and
dredging up other people’s legitimate pain in a
futile quest to get the job daddy and big brother
had to seal your reputation as an awful person.
An appalling ad created by the super PAC Right
to Rise that’s currently running in South Carolina
boasts that Bush is “a man of deep faith, who
fought time and again for the right to life.” And
among the images accompanying the words is a
photograph of Terri Schiavo. It’s an inclusion the
late woman’s husband Michael calls “simply
disgusting.”
For fifteen years — between 1990, when the St.
Petersburg woman fell into a coma, and 2005,
thirteen days after her feeding tube was
removed and she died, Schiavo was at the
center of a deeply divisive battle over death with
dignity. On opposing sides were her husband,
who insisted she would not have wished to be
kept alive artificially, and her family, which
maintained her religious beliefs would have
forbidden any potentially life-ending
interventions.

By the time the case had moved into its second
decade, one Bush was in the White House and
another was the governor of Florida, and the
case had become not just a bitter and anguished
family dispute but a hot button political issue. In
2003, the state legislature passed what it called
“Terri’s Law,” granting the governor himself the
right to order Schiavo remain on life support. It
was struck down as unconstitutional in 2004, but
it would take nearly another year — and legal
wrangling that went back and forth to the very
end — before Schiavo was allowed to die. She
was 41, and had spent more than a third of her
life in a vegetative state. A coroner report noted
her 1.35 pound brain was “profoundly
atrophied,” and that “no amount of therapy or
treatment would have regenerated the massive
loss of neurons.”
2016-01-28 01:37:27 Mary Elizabeth Williams
145
You Don't Have To Be Big To Be
Bad

Seriously, what would be needed to make them
jump to fix their internal problems so their
customers would not have this problem in the
first place? That's the reason.
2016-01-28 01:48:33 George Simpson GEORGE
SIMPSON
146
Mobile Display Impression Shares
Growing
The performance of
mobile
banner
advertisements doubled
in Q4, with higher unit
engagement rates, video
play rates and video
completion rates, per a recent report. On
interstitial ad units engagement rates also rose,
from 2.5% to 3.4%, while ad expansion rates for
expandable banners remained unchanged at
0.66%.
The data, from Celtra's latest

Mobile Display Ad Performance Report for Q4,
2014, measures ads that started, ended and ran
on the Celtra platform during the fourth quarter
of 2014. Ads were part of campaigns with
minimum
of 100.000 impressions, with each ad running on
a minimum of 50.000 impressions. All ads
without tracking of events are excluded from the
sample.
The data suggests that shares of impressions
for banner and interstitial format continue to
grow. Banner impressions now represent more
than a quarter of all requested impressions.
Since Q4 includes the holiday shopping season,
it is no
surprise that retail represents more than 20% of
all quarterly requested impressions.
The retail vertical performed the best in Q4, with
a 1.06% ad expansion rate. The
highest unit engagement rates for expandable
banners served in the Travel segment came in

at 23.9% and the Technology segment at 20.9%.
Food & Beverage, at
20.1 seconds, had the longest time spent in an
expanded unit. The highest video play rates for
user-initiated video served up in Automotive and
Entertainment verticals, both 17.7%. The
highest video completion rates were measured
in the Entertainment and the Technology
verticals, both above 70% in the banner format.
Expansion rates in smart video advertising
formats rose by
75%. While the engagement rate for standard
expandable banners fell 35%, it rose by 30% on
smart video formats.
Auto-play video continues to gain in popularity,
with 75% of videos in Q4
creative ad units set to auto-play. Video
completion rate is 59% in standard expandable
banner ads, rising to 71% in smart video
expandable banner advertisements.

iOS topped the total
requested advertising impressions at 53% for
platforms, followed by Android at 44%, and other
at 3%. Smartphones took 87% and tablets took
the remainder. Some 61% served in apps,
compared with 39% in
Web browsers.
One thing to note for location-based ads,
engagement rated for those with location
features peaked in Q4 2014 at 25.7%.
2016-01-28 01:48:37 Laurie Sullivan
147 AOL: A Legacy Of Most-Hated
Hey George, need a hug?
Also - you might want to fact-check this
sentence...
"Under Armstrong's direction, AOL limped along,
consistently missing ad revenue goals it had
promised analysts. "

For the fourth quarter, AOL reported revenue of
$710 million, up 5% from the previous year, but
below the $721 million estimated by analysts.
....a familiar tune
George do you consider Verizon a legacy or
futuristic company?
Anyone who has control over how and what is
delivered to the handhelds of 100 million or so
folks has a great future even if they began life as
a baby Bell.
2016-01-28 01:00:47 George Simpson GEORGE
SIMPSON
148
PAGASA, DOST employees
protest SSL
Itinuloy ng mga
empleyado ng PAGASA
at DOST ang kanilang
protesta laban sa
isinusulong na Salary
Standardization Law.

Para sa kanila, hindi ito makatarungan lalo't
malaki ang epekto nito sa kanilang pamumuhay.
Bandila, January 27, 2016, Miyerkules
2016-01-28 01:48:38 ABS-CBNnews.com
149 The Native Son Rises
If journalism can be created by
robot, why not native?
http://www.theverge.com/2015/1/29/7939067/apjournalism-automation-robots-financial-reporting
In the future, we will all be employed for 15
minutes.
DMt
2016-01-28 01:48:47 George Simpson GEORGE
SIMPSON
150
WATCH: Enrile loses his cool over
SAF, AFP bickering
MANILA - Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce

Enrile on Wednesday
lost his cool after officials
of the Philippine National
Police (PNP) Special
Action Force (SAF) and
the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) once again pointed fingers at
each other as to who is responsible for the
botched anti-terror operation in Mamasapano on
January 25, 2015.
At the continuation of the Senate's investigation
into the Mamasapano encounter, former SAF
chief Getulio Napeñas reiterated that he had
asked for artillery support from the Army's 6th
Infantry Division Commander Major General
Edmundo Pangilinan as his men were being
attacked by Moro rebels and armed groups. He
said Pangilinan refused to help.
Napeñas said more lives could have been saved
had the AFP provided artillery support to the
SAF troopers, 44 of whom died in the operation.
Pangilinan, for his part, explained that the AFP
follows the "doctrine" that before using artillery,

they should first know the exact location not only
of the enemies, but also of the friendly troops as
well as the civilians in the area to prevent any
collateral damage.
Napeñas then insisted that he had provided the
AFP the exact location of the SAF troopers.
Pangilinan maintained that the former SAF chief
provided incomplete information.
Senator Gregorio Honasan II then admonished
the two, saying they are "exposing the
weaknesses of our internal security systems to
unwarranted intervention" on national television.
But Enrile, for his part, said this is precisely the
reason why he asked for the reopening of the
probe: to expose to the public the kind of military
the country has now.
"My goodness, General Pangilinan. In a running
battle, is that the way you're going to handle a
critical situation? If this is war, my God, the
country will be in a terrible peril," Enrile said.
"If you are the commander, a commander is
supposed to know his area of operation like

knowing the palm of his hand. And you have to
innovate, you have to be flexible, not doctrinal,"
he said.
"This is a wake-up call for the country. That
shows that there is no leader handling the entire
system in a critical moment. Nagtuturuan kayo
eh! Eh sasalakayin tayo ng Tsina, ganyan ang
gagawin niyo? Male-leche ang buong Pilipinas,
hindi lang kayo! My God. "
Senator Francis Escudero, likewise, said that no
one from the PNP and the AFP wants to admit
their shortcomings.
"Tila puro may command lahat ng taong kaharap
natin, pero walang umaako ng responsibilidad,"
he said. "Ang pinaka-hinahanap lang siguro ng
ating mga kababayan mula sa inyo ay may
umamin man lang na may pagkukulang kayo. "
ANC, January 27, 2016
2016-01-28 01:48:48 ABS-CBN News

151
Hoping That Newspapers Don't
Give Up the Good Fight
tl;dr
Well said Doug.
I'm quite happy to pay for my New York Times
subscription exactly for the reasons that George
mentions at the end of this piece.
There is always going to be a pull between what
the reader/consumer wants and how it should be
delivered to them. Ultimately, ideas like
narrowing down reader topics via customized
selections or a la carte cable just can't work, the
mediums would ultimately suffer. Newspapers
are more than opt-in newsletters and readers
have options available to them to vent their
opinions (both pro and con) and I hope this
never changes.
2016-01-28 01:48:53 George Simpson GEORGE
SIMPSON

152
Passage of Salary Standardization
Law may face deadlock
MANILA - With just five
legislative working days
left before the Senate
and the House of
Representatives go into
recess for the elections,
the passage of the Salary Standardization Law
IV of 2015 is now in the brink of facing a
deadlock.
Legislators on Wednesday failed to agree on a
provision of the bill over a bicameral conference
committee meeting.
The meeting was supposed to reconcile
disagreeing provisions of Senate Bill No. 2671
and House Bill No. 6268. Unfortunately, the
legislators failed to agree on the Section 11
(Senate version) or the "Indexation of pension
benefits of retired uniformed personnel," which
will allow additional pension to retired uniformed
personnel along with the salary increase of

active uniformed personnel.
Congress' version suspends the provision, but
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has another plan in
mind.
"The position of the Senate at this time is to
delete the provision suspending the indexation of
the pension of the retired uniformed personnel,"
said Trillanes, who chairs the Senate Committee
on Civil Service, Government Reorganization
and Professional Regulation.
"We don't see any reason why we will back down
on that position," he added.
Congressmen, however, refused to step back
and tried to maintain their position on the bill.
"We are unanimous in siding that the House
contingent is standing by its provision
considering that this would require additional
funds, substantial amount of funds needed, for
as per computation of our staff for 2016 alone,
this is worth P19.5 million," said Rep. Isidro
Ungab, chair of the House Committee on
Appropriations.

Ungab explained that the amount will balloon by
year 2017, and will cause a budgetary deficit for
the national government.
Trillanes suggested another way of
circumventing the situation: by inserting the
phrase "subject to availability of funds. "
"We put in a provision that says an indexation
would be subject to availability of funds to relieve
the government of unnecessary pressure of
putting unnecessary appropriations," he said.
Former Budget Secretary of the Arroyo
administration and incumbent Camarines Sur 1st
District Rep. Rolando Andaya explained that
Trillanes' phrase is similar to the suspension.
"Pareho naman po yung sinasabi natin eh. Ang
nakalagay naman ho sa batas is suspension of
the indexation, hindi naman ho tinitigil eh. When
you suspend something, you can actually lift it.
And I think it's in the discretion of the executive
to lift the suspension anytime," he explained.
Ungab, for his part, expounded on the context

and slammed the reality that they do not want to
sugar-coat the situation.
"Basically, the point here is that we do not want
to pass a law that has no funds, and we might be
giving false hopes to our constituents," he said.
He said the immediate approval of indexation will
also pose implications on the budget deficit of
the national government considering that the
funding for the Salary Standardization Law is not
included in the budgetary ceiling or deficit ceiling.
But the discussion went a notch higher when
Trillanes posed this statement in front of the
congressmen seated across the table.
"It's a no-brainer actually, except for those who
do not have brains or those who don't have a
heart or a sense of empathy," the senator said.
Trying to compose himself, House Majority Floor
Leader Neptali Gonzales pressed the
microphone button and responded to Trillanes.
"I'd like to believe that we, in the House of
Representatives, kahit naman ho papano meron
naman kaming konting brain ano. Ang pinag-

uusapan lang ho naman dito, saan ho
manggagaling ang pondo? " said Gonzales.
Trillanes answered back to Gonzales with a
firmer voice. "Well alam ko alam niyo,
Congressman Gonzales, huwag tayong
maglokohan dito. Ang sa akin dito, if you're
following orders, kung sino nagbigay sa inyo ng
orders, they would suffer accordingly. "
Gonzales took the microphone again before the
meeting went into recess and expressed his
opposition to the statement of Trillanes.
"I take exception to the word used by the
Senator na tayo ho sa House panel ay inuutusan
lang," said Gonzales.
Gonzales explained that the House is not
amenable to the suggestion presented by
Trillanes to put "subject to availability" since it will
only put political pressure on the part of the
Executive.
He fears that if the Senate will continue to
pressure congressmen to subscribe to that, the
salary increase of government workers will be

affected.
"Kung made-deadlock kami ngayon, hindi lang
mga military fund pension pinag-uusapan natin
dito ah, yung buong mga kawani ng burukrasya,
hindi magkakaroon ng SSL," he said.
But while the legislators are fighting over the
phrase, military retirees would have to wait.
Several retired military officers were present in
the meeting, observing on the conduct of debate
between legislators.
For retired Col. Mariano Santiago, there is no
question on the use of the phrase. His question
was why retired military officers should not be
included in indexation.
He explained that retired judiciary officials were
not excluded, but the military retirees were
singled out. He said if exclusion from indexation
is a necessary sacrifice, such should be done by
everyone.
"Ito binibigay sa judiciary pero sinu-suspend sa
amin, kaya masama loob namin. Pero naman

yung ganun na itataas sila, aalisin yung sa amin,
pwede naman tayong lahat magsakripisyo para
sa bayan eh," said Santiago.
2016-01-28 01:48:59 Jorge Cariño, ABS-CBN News
153
Emperor Akihito: We will never
forget lives lost and injured
during war
Japanese Emperor
Akihito and Empress
Michiko pay respects at
the Cemetery of Heroes
in Taguig City,
Wednesday. The
Japanese emperor and empress are in the
country for a five-day visit with activities that
coincide with the 60th anniversary of Japan's
diplomatic relations with the Philippines. George
Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
MANILA - Emperor Akihito reiterated the
importance of remembering the loss of Filipino
lives and casualties due to battles that took place

during World War II.
In his remarks during the state dinner hosted by
President Aquino in Malacañang on Wednesday,
there was no more expression of remorse, which
he already did in June 2015 when he hosted
President Aquino in a state banquet in Tokyo.
“Last year, Japan marked the 70th anniversary
of the end of World War II. During this war, fierce
battles between Japan and the United States
took place on Philippine soil, resulting in the loss
of many Filipino lives and leaving many Filipinos
injured. This is something we Japanese must
never forget and we intend to keep this
engraved in our hearts throughout our visit,”
Akihito said in Japanese.
The emperor spoke of the deep ties between the
Philippines and Japan and fondly remembered
his first visit to the Philippines along with
Empress Michiko when they were still crown
prince and princess.
He said “the warm smiles” of President Diosdado
Macapagal and First Lady Eva Macapagal and

the Filipino people’s warm welcome “remain
deep in [their] hearts.”
He thanked President Aquino for the warm
welcome and congratulated him for the country’s
“steady development.” He expressed hope for
the deepening of the friendly relations between
the two countries.
For his part, President Aquino thanked Japan for
being a “consistent, able, and trustworthy
partner.” He pointed out Japan’s role as the
country’s top trading partner, source of
investments and official development
assistance.
He also recognized Japan’s contribution to the
peace process, “enhancement” of the country’s
maritime and disaster management capabilities,
and for being a “staunch ally” in advocating “rule
of law in the region.”
“For all this, and many more, I, on behalf of my
countrymen, say: Domo arigato gozaimasu,”
Aquino said.
2016-01-28 01:48:36 Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News

154
Rekomendasyong ihinto ang
pagbebenta ng Montero,
inaprubahan
Inaprubahan na ng
House Committee on
Trade and Industry ang
mosyon
na
nagrerekomendang
ipatigil muna ang
pagbenta ng Montero Sport at pag-pull out nito
sa merkado. Ito'y hangga't hindi pa natatapos
ang imbestigasyon sa isyu ng "sudden
unintended acceleration" sa modelong Montero
Sport. Nagpa-Patrol, Dominic Almelor. TV Patrol,
Miyerkules, Enero 27, 2016
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iWant TV or TFC
2016-01-28 01:48:38 ABS-CBNnews.com

155
Isyu ng comfort women, di
tinalakay sa pulong nina PNoy,
Emperor Akihito
Hindi tinalakay ang isyu
ng mga comfort women
nang magpulong sina
Pangulong Noynoy
Aquino at Emperor
Akihito ng Japan. Sa
halip, ang napag-usapan ng dalawang lider ay
traffic sa Metro Manila, bigas at mga negosyo.
Nagpa-Patrol, Willard Cheng. TV Patrol,
Miyerkules, Enero 27, 2016
Watch the latest episode of TV Patrol also in
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2016-01-28 01:48:44 ABS-CBNnews.com
156
Roxas maintains no stand down
order in Mamasapano clash
Former Interior and Local Government Secretary
Mar Roxas on Wednesday maintained that

January 25, 2015.
President Benigno
Aquino III did not order
government troops to
stand down at the height
of the clash in
Mamasapano on
Speaking before the Senate at the reopening of
its investigation into the Mamasapano
encounter, Roxas also maintained that there was
no pressure from peace panel officials for the
government troops to stand down so as not to
put at risk the ongoing peace process between
the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic
Liberation Front (MILF).
Roxas stressed that the President was not
immediately made aware of the real situation in
Mamasapano.
"Kung titingnan po natin yung mga text
messages, ang larawan na makikita mo is
operation is parang -- yun nga, sabi kanina, the
word was 'alright' -- dahil extraction ongoing,
AFP supporting. Di ba? So kung mababasa mo

ito, wala ho yung mga salitang 'nauubos na
kami,' 'pinapaligiran kami,' or that sort of thing,"
Roxas explained.
"Hanggang sometime late afternoon na merong
pumasok na text mula sa CCCH (Coordinating
Committee on the Cessation of Hostilities) na
marami ang casualties. Yun ang parang
pinakaunang kumpirmasyon na malubha ang
sitwasyon. "
He said the President then ordered other troops
to "do everything" to assist the embattled SAF
men.
"Ang sabi ng Pangulo sa Armed Forces ay hindi,
hindi pwedeng pabayaan sila," Roxas said.
ANC, January 27, 2016
2016-01-28 01:48:45 ABS-CBNnews.com
157
Napenas explains extent of US
involvement in Mamasapano
mission

Former Special Action Force (SAF) chief Getulio
Napeñas on Wednesday
was asked to elaborate
the extent of the
involvement of the
United States in the
SAF's January 25, 2015 anti-terror operation in
Mamasapano.
"Alam po nila," said Napeñas, when asked by
Senator Francis Escudero if the US knew about
Oplan Exodus, which targeted international
terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir alias Marwan, at the
reopening of the Senate's investigation into the
Mamasapano encounter.
"Tumulong po sila sa intelligence, sa training,
yung pag-develop po ng intelligence nito,"
Napeñas explained. "Yung members po ng Joint
[Special Operations] Task Force ng United
States sa Zamboanga. "
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief
Alan Purisima, for his part, said he was not
aware of any participation of the United States in
the operation.

Purisima maintained that the intelligence packet
for the mission came solely from the intelligence
group of the PNP.
ANC, January 27, 2016
2016-01-28 01:48:52 ABS-CBNnews.com
158
Law making election duty
optional for teachers awaits
PNoy's signature
Pirma na lang ni
Pangulong Aquino ang
hinihintay
para
madagdagan ang
nakukuhang honoraria
ng mga guro na
nagsisilbing Board of Election Inspectors sa
halalan. Sa ilalim ng panukalang batas, hindi na
rin sapilitan sa mga guro ang pagse-serbisyo
tuwing halalan. Bandila, January 27, 2016,
Miyerkules
2016-01-28 01:48:57 ABS-CBNnews.com

159
There will be blood if...: Cayetano
promises safe streets by 2017
KAMAY NA BAKAL: Vicepresidential
aspirant
Sen. Alan Peter
Cayetano promised safer
streets in the country by
January 2017 if he and
presidential bet Rodrigo Duterte are elected this
May.
In an interview on "Ikaw na ba? Para sa
Pamilyang Pilipino" on radio dzMM Wednesday,
Cayetano said he and Duterte will prioritize
peace and order during their first six months in
office and will resign if they fail to make the
streets safe.
"By January 1, 2017, hindi safe ang ating mga
kalye, kami ay magre-resign. If you go to Davao,
yung mga nag-wo-work sa call centers parang
nasa Singapore. Maglakad ka ng 1,2 or 3
o'clock, sumakay ka ng taxi, hindi ka takot na
may mambabastos o mangho-holdap. How will

we do this? Kamay na bakal. There will be no
extrajudicial killings but those caught in the act
will be penalized. If they fight, sabi nga ni Mayor
Duterte, there will be blood," he said.
"Of all our programs, we can guarantee peace
and order within six months or we're out," he
added.
Duterte has received criticism for his hard-line
approach to criminality in the city of Davao.
Dubbed "The Punisher" by TIME magazine, the
tough-talking mayor earlier admitted in a DZMM
interview that he actively participated in the
killing of three rapist-kidnappers during his first
term as mayor of Davao in 1988.
READ: Duterte confirms killing 3 rapistkidnappers
Cayetano agreed with Duterte's assertion that
criminals who refuse to surrender but fight
authorities during an arrest should be shot.
"Kapag sinabihan mo na 'hands up!' at di
nagtaas ng kamay, kapag bumunot yan,
paputukan mo na. Don't risk your life. Sabi ni

Mayor Duterte, kapag lumaban, pwede kang
mag-shoot to kill," he said.
This, he said, was the same situation when
President Aquino and then DILG chief Mar
Roxas refused to let Moro rebels go scot-free
after the latter laid siege to parts of Zamboanga
City in 2013.
The same also happened when Special Action
Force commandos tried to arrest Malaysian
terror suspect Zulkifli bin Hir alias Marwan in
Mamasapano, Maguindanao on January 25,
2015.
"When [Duterte] said there is no cleansing
without blood, he was not just quoting a patriot in
the US. It is also his way of saying: 'Talagang
may lumalaban,'" Cayetano said.
The vice-presidential candidate denied that he
has compromised his principles by siding with
Duterte, saying the tough-talking mayor is the
only presidential candidate who has promised
radical change.
He noted that under Duterte's leadership, Davao

City laid claim to having safe streets compared
to other cities because of its focus on reducing
crime.
"They have an order of battle, they have
intelligence and they have high-definition
CCTVs... The shoot-to-kill order for police is only
when criminals are caught in the act," he said.
"Ang kriminal lang ang takot sa Davao, ang
ordinaryong tao, hindi," he added.
He also said he and Duterte plan to raise the
salaries of policemen to P75,000 to
P100,000/monthly, which would cost about P120
billion.
2016-01-28 01:48:53 David Dizon, ABS-CBN News
160
Trillanes wants sanctions vs SAF
men who didn't help comrades
MANILA - Senator Antonio Trillanes IV wants
sanctions against Special Action Force (SAF)
troopers who allegedly refused to help their own
comrades during the clash with Muslim rebels

and armed groups in
Mamasapano,
Maguindanao a year
ago.
At Wednesday's
reopening of the
Senate's investigation into the January 25, 2015
Mamasapano encounter, Trillanes criticized
former SAF chief Getulio Napeñas for putting the
blame on the Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP) when his own men also failed to provide
support to the embattled elite police
commandos.
Napeñas has repeatedly pointed fingers at the
AFP for refusing to provide artillery support. He
reasoned that the other SAF troopers could not
help elements of the 55th Special Action
Company (SAC), which acted as a blocking
force, because of the intensity of the fighting in
Barangay Tukanalipao.
Staff Sergeant Whilmer Jaranilla, team leader of
the 61st Division Reconnaissance Company,
however, maintained that the 130-strong 41st,

42nd and 45th SAC were just waiting near the
river and resting beside banana trees.
"Nung pagsabi ko [na tulungan yung 55th SAC],
wala namang reaction, Sir," Jaranilla told
Trillanes.
"Andun lang sila sa may saging, nakasandal.
Nakadapa yung iba," he added.
He said he is not sure why the SAF troopers did
not want to help their comrades but said: "Baka
takot rin sila mamatay dun pag nagpunta sila
dun. "
READ: 'Battle-stressed SAF men waited for
death while others rested'
Trillanes then called on the Philippine National
Police (PNP) leadership to impose penalties
against these SAF troopers, particularly their
commanders.
"Hindi pwedeng patawarin itong mga ito. Kasi sa
susunod, hindi ka na papayag na sasamahan
mo yang mga yan kasi alam mong wala kang
tibay na maaasahan," said Trillanes.

"So dapat makasuhan ng cowardice or whatever
mga penalties na pwedeng ibigay," the senator
added.
2016-01-28 01:48:56 ABS-CBN News
161 Ad Blocking As A National Sport
According to some estimates, about
20% of ditigal media users in the U. S. have ad
blockers and this percentage is, no doubt, higher
among the affluent, better educated and
younger segments. Also, ad blocking is growing,
and is enabled by digital entities, who, on the
one hand want to increase their ad revenues,
while, at the same time, encouraging and
helping users to avoid ads. Which gives "the
medium" a split personality that makes no sense,
long term.
An even bigger problem concerns the ability of
digital ad campaigns to deliver the kind of reach
levels that TV advertisers are used to and feel
they need. Many of the tabulations I have seen
of the reach of digital ad campaigns show

considerably lower levels than their TV
counterparts---at equal GRPs----despite TV's
fragmenting ratings. Once advertisers begin to
explore this subject as well as the whole
guestion of ad "viewability" the flood of TV ad
dollars that some believe will shift into digital may
never materialize. Ad blocking creates artificial
reach ceilings for digital ad campaigns that do
not exist on TV.
I know that some will contend that SVOD viewing
is TV's counterpart to digital ad blocking-----but
it's not. A typical Netflix subscriber devotes about
45% of his/her total viewing time to ad-free TV.
This estimate includes DVR zapping, exposure
to other SVOD services like Amazon, use of pay
cable and watching PBS. The remainder---
roughly 2.5 hours per day---consists of
commercial TV---which means Netflix
subscribers do see TV ads, though not as many
as non-subscribers.
Greed. All comes down to greed. 60 minute
show including 10 minutes or less of ads would
probably not have such a backlash but not
hanging a hat on that happening.

George, you've written a wonderful, witty
summation of the greed, absurdity, psychological
violence, and innate toxicity of our much vaunted
"ad ecosystem" (every time I read the word
"ecosystem" in this context I think of the old
Secaucus pig farms).
It's not greed. If an hour show only had two
minutes of ads, I'd still skip over them.
Occasionally I forget to skip an ad. I love the
Geico commercials. I see ads in live shows
unless I can switch between shows on my twotuner
DVR and manipulate how live the show
seems when it's buffered. I see ads along the
highway on billboards or at the gas pump. I see
the ads before the movie starts in a theater. But
for the most part, TV and the web are a lost
cause.
2016-01-28 01:49:00 George Simpson GEORGE
SIMPSON

162
Has Technology Really Improved
the Ad Business?
I know, I am supposed to smack my
forehead and exclaim, "Wow, look at that!
Technology is REALLY having an impact on
marketing. " But when a nine-year-old flying
camera traveling at 28,000 mph can send pix
back 3 billion miles that are better than the drunk
selfies populating your Facebook page, it is hard
to get excited about systems that let you bid 10
cents
higher than the last guy for an ad impression.
In fact, if you look at the way technology has
changed every other field -- from medicine to
warfare, from farming to consumer electronics --
it
is depressing how poorly marketing has
embraced technology. We all email or text each
other now instead of meeting face-to-face. But I
am not so sure that is a net positive. We send
our creative

digitally instead of shipping film; that saves a fair
amount of time, money and rants about how the
postal system could possibly lose something that
had to be signed for. We can generate virtual
actors who get no residuals or greenscreen
backgrounds and save a trip to the Alps (but
where's the fun in that?).
There was a moment when we thought the
Internet could deliver the right ad,
at the right time, to the right person -- but the net
result has been the massive use of ad blockers,
federal investigations into breaches of privacy
promises, international charges that your own
technology gives your own advertisers an unfair
edge in search, and banner blindness that
renders the vast majority of online ads
ineffective, with click-through rates averaging
about 0.05%.
In an effort to eliminate the mistakes that
humans make processing invoices and orders,
we built ad-serving technology that became an

arms race to see how fast someone could buy
one of those
ineffective online ad impressions. The net result
was a drop of average display CPMs to under $2
(although at close to $25, video is seemingly
doing OK). While it might make a difference to
stock
traders to gain an extra-100th-of-a-second
advantage on the market, it seems a little silly in
advertising. Perhaps when more precious
inventory is available to RTB, like cable and
network prime-time
TV spots, speed will matter a little more.
We have misused advancing technology by
projecting ads on the sides of buildings, using
facial recognition to change ad content as
viewers move in
and out of range, cross-referenced online and
offline data to make assumptions about
consumers that are often not true, creeped
people out with ads for things they looked at on
the Internet months

ago, built algorithms that can deliver 800,000
variations of an ad to make sure the one you see
is as irresistible as possible, and used special
effects to insert products into programming as if
they
were there all along. You probably have a far
longer list of abuses you've observed.
While we all sit around waiting for algorithms that
can write better ad copy than the folks hanging
out in
the creative department (and you know they are
coming) -- and ponder if there is still a future in
the media buying department -- it is comforting
to know that technology has yet to overwhelm
the ad
business. And when it does, it will be your kids'
problem, not yours.
2016-01-28 01:49:07 George Simpson GEORGE
SIMPSON

163
Kudos To The NHL For Doing It
Right
If you're watching is because you're
a fan of some stripe, not because of the promise
of overdone commercials that you'll soon forget.
The NHL playoffs are the best, especially when
the Blackhawks are in it, but no mention of
former Blackhawk aand Chicago native Eddie
Olczyk, the best color analyst in sports? You
missed that one. Doc, Pierre and Eddie are
simply the best.
Playoff hockey is the best. And the coverage was
terrific.
"Doc" Emmerick has always been great and
Pierre and Eddie together all make me actually
enjoy listening to the commentary.
Well done article.
Hey Randy - long time. Real long................
2016-01-28 01:49:28 George Simpson GEORGE
SIMPSON

164
I'll Tell You What This Is About -
Just As Soon As I Look It Up
I am not so sure I worry about
airborne WiFi hackers as much as the mental
picture of pilots frozen with indecision because
they can't access an iPad app. I like to think my
pilots have pretty much memorized how to run
their planes from those thousands of flying hours
they
brag about -- and in an emergency they work
from instinct and training, and don't look at one
another and say "Let's take a look at the app. "
This only helps reinforce the idea that as
technology becomes more pervasive in our lives,
we rely on its ubiquity and have stopped
learning. Years ago, you knew the home
address and phone number of nearly all your
friends. No more, because
they are both a tap away on your phone (or car

GPS). My wife has had a mobile number for over
a decade. I still don't know it when I am filling out
those "who to call in an emergency" forms.
When I got in the publishing business back in the
Cretaceous Era, everyone on the State side of
the company could tell you the demographic
makeup of the audience of our Newsweek, and
how
it compared to Time and U. S. News, or a primetime
show on the big three networks. We knew
the ad rates, the ad sizes, the frequency
discounts, even the closing dates for ads. You
remembered them by learning them in case they
came up over lunch or on a phone call.
These days you can get the same information
out of your pocket -- or if you are really cool, on
your wrist.
But it is one and done. You don't learn it. You
retrieve it, perhaps send it, but certainly don't
learn it.
I have absolutely no idea on what days or times

my favorite TV shows air (currently
“The Americans” and “American Crime”)
because I use technology to automatically tape
them. I couldn't even tell you on which networks
they appear.
Perhaps you would
argue this is progress, that I should use my brain
for more important things than phone numbers,
ad rates and air dates. And I would agree, but I
suspect there is more to this than just the
partitioning of grey matter.
A study published four years ago by professors
at Columbia University, Harvard and the
University of Wisconsin found that the
widespread use of search engines and
online databases has affected the way people
remember information. The results of four other
studies suggested that when faced with difficult
questions, people are primed to think about
computers

— and that when people expect to have future
access to information, they have lower rates of
recall of the information itself, and enhanced
recall instead for where to access it.
The
Internet has become a primary form of external
or transactive memory, where information is
stored collectively outside ourselves. This type of
memory leads to the tendency to rely on family,
friends, co-workers, and reference materials
(including and especially the Internet) to recall
and store information for you.
This may not be a big deal in your day-to-day life
— but
clearly the AA pilot app experience suggests
otherwise.
2016-01-28 01:49:16 George Simpson GEORGE
SIMPSON

165
AGILA CARNIVAL 2015…
Consolidating the Idoma Cultural
Assets & Values
The Agila carnival
organization has
announced the kick-off of
programmes for the
2015 Agila carnival since
3rd of October in
Makurdi the Benue State
Capital, North Central
Nigeria, with the
unveiling of events of activities lined up the
Carnival and star prizes of this year’s carnival
which includes a brand new Hyundai car, among
various other prizes.
The Agila Carnival which is a charitable venture
is engineered to showcase the rich socio cultural
heritage of the Idoma nation, encourage the
patronage of Idoma land by people of Idoma
extraction and friends of Idoma while
empowering the youths of Idoma land especially
the girl child, no wonder the 2015 edition of the

carnival is themed Consolidating the Idoma
Cultural Assets & Values
The carnival which kicks off from 23 rd
December in Otukpo, Benue state will feature
what promises to be the biggest street party in
Nigeria (Carnival Procession), A novelty football
match, Cultural displays, Egbureke wrestling
completion(cultural wrestling) and the Face of
Idoma beauty pageant for young women of
Idoma extraction among other competitive
events.
While unveiling the programmes for the Agila
Carnival 2015 the president of the organization,
Prince Edwin Ochai, said the carnival for this
year will be taking carnival organization and
execution to a new pedestal with the indication of
interest of other international carnival organizers
in the Agila carnival.
Edwin Ochai, revealed that Agila Carnival is set
to rival some of the most popular international
carnivals like the Rio de Janeiro Carnival, Brazil;
Venice Carnival, Italy; Trinidad and Tobago
Carnival; and the Notting Hill Carnival, London.

Also speaking at the unveiling ceremony the Vice
President of the Agila Carnival Organization,
Sony Otache aka Oga Landlord, informed the
media that the 2015 Agila Carnival will surely set
a new standards for other carnivals in Nigeria
and Africa. While appreciating all the interested
National and Multi-National Brands that are
interested in partnering with the Agila Carnival
he however reemphasised that interested
partners should get in touch with the secretariat
before the 15 th of November 2015 when the
partnering brands will be officially unveiled.
Oga Landlord, further encouraged all interested
participants in the various competitions visit the
Agila Carnival Secretariat or the carnival website
for details of how they can register to participate
in any of the competitions for an opportunity to
win any of the prizes.
Sony Otache, Concluded that all recreational,
safety and security measures have been
concluded to guarantee a fun filled Agila Carnival
to remember.
The Agila Carnival, which started in 2013, is an

annual carnival that holds from December 23 rd
to 25 th every year in Otukpo, Benue State,
North Central Nigeria.
Oturkpo is the capital of the Idomas, The second
largest indigenous tribe in Benue state, North
Central Nigeria.
2016-01-28 01:50:51 Ehis Agbon
166
Sinclair Broadcast Group acquires
Tennis Channel
Christina Fialho, illegal immigrants
advocate, files complaint to end jail stripsearches
CHARLES HURT: Donald Trump Derangement
Syndrome sweeping elite
Wounded Warrior Project accused of wasting
donor money: 'It just makes me sick'
Oregon protester had 'hands in the air' when
fatally shot, witness says
Oregon: 1 dead, Bundy brothers arrested as

standoff ends with gunfire
Bernie Sanders has 4-point lead over Hillary
Clinton in Iowa: poll
Warning: Feds now foresee $30 trillion debt,
blame looming tax hikes and Obamacare
Paul Ryan draws Obama into veto war to show
voters what's at stake in 2016
Hillary Clinton 'loves' the idea of appointing
Obama to Supreme Court
RICHARD RAHN: Socialism means coercion
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167 Megyn's guillotine Contact WND
A. F. Branco has Obama
ridiculing Trump over
'two Corinthians'
A. F. Branco notes
nature of Obama's 'gift'
to Tehran

Steve Sack illustrates former president's 'poor
choice of words' on campaign trail
Rick McKee has question about Oscars, Sen.
Sanders
Mike Lester has viewer disgusted with PC nature
of Oscars show
A. F. Branco has commander in chief giving
orders from bed
A. F. Branco juxtaposes BHO's claims, stock
market reality
A. F. Branco peers into brain of MLK
A. F. Branco illustrates president's own
responsibility for rancor in Washington, D. C.
Mike Lester shows why Donald resonates with
voters
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168
Court: Turkish government failed
to protect Christians Contact
WND
(Morning Star News) A
Turkish court ruled on
Tuesday (Jan. 26) that
the government was
negligent in its duty to
protect three Christians who were tortured and
killed in 2007 and ordered it to pay damages to
the victims’ families.
The Malatya Administrative Court ruled that,
nearly nine years ago, the Interior Ministry and
the Malatya Governor’s Office ignored reliable
intelligence that Turkish nationalists were
targeting the three Christians days prior to the
April 2007 killings.
“Malatya” – Stunning DVD tells the story of the
first martyrs of the modern Turkish church.
Five young men with alleged links to Turkish
nationalists killed three Christians on April 18,

2007, in the office of the Zirve Publishing House
in Malatya in southeastern Turkey.
2016-01-27 22:55:42 www.wnd.com
169
Opposing faiths cooperate to
prevent terror attacks Contact
WND
(Anadolu Agency)
Increasingly frequent
Boko Haram suicide
attacks in Cameroon’s
Far North region have
impelled authorities and the population to
diversify security methods with the aim to
prevent attacks from the Nigerian militant group.
“We have a new technique; Christians secure
mosques when Muslims pray… On Sundays
when Christians are in places of worship,
Muslims patrol around churches to detect any
suspicious movement,” Mindjiyawa Bakary,
governor of Cameroon’s Far North region told
Anadolu Agency on Thursday.

This new strategy is currently “being tested in
some villages and will be extended to the whole
region,” Bakary said.
2016-01-27 22:55:36 www.wnd.com
170
Failed 'duct-tape challenge'
leaves teen in hospital Contact
WND
(London Independent) A
teenage boy is
recovering in hospital
after suffering serious
injuries and possible permanent damage to his
eye while playing the popular “Duct tape
challenge”.
Fourteen-year-old Skylar Fish suffered severe
head injuries, a brain aneurysm and damage to
his eye socket after his attempt at the challenge
went awry. He has been recovering in hospital
since 16 January.
The “challenge” involves a person wrapping

someone in duct tape who is then filmed trying to
escape. Some videos uploaded to YouTube
showing people attempting the challenge have
millions of views.
Skylar, who had played the game before with
school friends, decided to undertake the
challenge again while at Renton Academy in
Washington.
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Worries grow about Zika virus in
U. S. Contact WND
(CNBC) — The outbreak
of the mosquito-borne
Zika virus in Brazil and
other South American
countries has raised
concerns that the virus could possibly spread

throughout the United States.
Cases among travelers returning to mainland U.
S. have already been reported and these
instances are seen increasing by the U. S.
Centers for Disease Control and Protection,
which warned last week that imported cases
could cause the virus to spread in some areas of
the country.
The latest cases of the Zika virus were reported
in Arkansas, California and Virginia. In these
instances, the residents who had tested positive
for the virus had recently traveled outside the
country.
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Feds push to remove any mention
of 'he' and 'she' Contact WND
The Department of
Labor has found a new
enemy: “The gender
binary.”

The agency is so distraught over the terms “he”
and “she” that it may soon force businesses to
incur multi-million dollar costs. President
Obama’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act was signed into law in 2014 without
mentioning “gender identity.” Changes will create
new expenses for employers required to comply
with regulators’ demands.
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New rules were proposed by the agency on
Tuesday that would add “sex stereotyping,
transgender status, and gender identity” to kinds
of discrimination banned by the law, the
Washington Free Beacon reported.
“Our nation’s workforce system should reflect
our commitment to diversity and the idea that
America works best when we field a full team,”
Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez said Tuesday.
“Protecting workers from discrimination based on
disability, pregnancy, language proficiency,
gender identity, and other factors is the right
thing to do. This proposed rule provides

welcome clarity on how to achieve that in the
workforce system.”
Removal of the pronouns “he” and “she” was
covered in a statement published on The
Federal Register.
“This [Notice of Proposed Rulemaking] also
replaces ‘he or she’ with ‘the individual,’ ‘person,’
or other appropriate identifier wherever possible
to avoid the gender binary. The plain language
of the regulations is retained for ease of
comprehension and application,” the statement
read.
Training centers that receive federal funding
would be required to update posters and
websites to reflect the altered regulations.
Judge Andrew P. Napolitano’s “The Freedom
Answer Book” provides a clear vision of what
your rights are and how you can protect them.
“These changes, although slight, identify the
scope of the nondiscrimination obligation with
more specificity and inform those who may not
otherwise be aware of the developments in law,”

the statement continued.
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174
Dow down triple digits, spooked
by Fed Contact WND
(CNBC) — U. S. stocks
closed more than 1
percent
lower
Wednesday, despite
higher oil prices, as
disappointing quarterly reports weighed and the
Fed statement renewed concerns about global
economic growth. ( Tweet This )
The major averages initially held near earlier
levels — narrowly mixed — following the
statement release, before falling past morning
lows.
The Dow Jones industrial average briefly
declined more than 250 points and the Nasdaq
composite was off more than 2 percent. The
S&P 500 temporarily lost 1.5 percent as
information technology weighed. Apple extended

earlier losses, trading more than 6 percent lower
as of 3:40 p.m. ET.
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Body camera shows man yelled 'I
can't breathe' before death
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- The family
of a 51-year-old man who screamed 20 times
that police were killing him last week settled a
wrongful-death lawsuit with the city of Oakland.
Hernan Jaramillo also repeatedly wailed that he
couldn't breathe before he died on July 8, 2013,
The Oakland Tribune reported
(http://bayareane.ws/1Sk18dl) Wednesday.
Face-down with police pressing him to the
sidewalk, Jaramillo wailed "They're killing me! "
20 times in a 4-minute stretch.
"I can't breathe," he moaned again and again.
As the minutes passed, the cries grew softer
until Jaramillo fell silent.

The refrains were caught on a 4-minute police
body camera video and obtained by the
newspaper
The police department did not respond to
questions about the incident. Last week,
Oakland settled a wrongful-death lawsuit
stemming from the case for $450,000. The city
attorney's office referred questions about the
settlement to the City Council.
Police were with originally with Jaramillo because
his sister had called officers reporting that an
intruder was trying to kill her brother.
When officers arrived, they found Jaramillo in a
bedroom, and no one else beside his sister
present. When Jaramillo didn't obey commands
to let them in, they handcuffed him, the
newspaper reported.
Officers detained him because Jaramillo had
blocked their efforts to investigate the incident
and appeared to be having a mental health
episode, the city said.
Jaramillo refused commands and resisted

multiple times when police attempted to put him
in the squad car. Jaramillo was never a criminal
suspect, and he had no criminal record in
Alameda County.
The video also shows officers ignoring
Jaramillo's pleas for help and continuing to
restrain him, a tactic associated with in-custody
deaths and sharply criticized after the 2014
death of Eric Garner in New York. Garner's
family settled a lawsuit last year for $5.9 million.
In his deposition, Officer Ira Anderson said that
while attempting to force Jaramillo into the car,
he suddenly saw the man's hands were no
longer handcuffed behind his back but out in
front.
"I grabbed him by the shirt," Anderson said. "I
brought him away from the car... did a leg sweep
and put him on the sidewalk. "
Once Jaramillo hit the asphalt, the exact manner
and length of restraint is unclear.
Officers said they held Jaramillo down by his
arms and wrists. The three officers named in the

complaint were Anderson, Carlos Navarro and
Steven Stout.
Three witnesses said they saw an officer
pressing a knee into Jaramillo's back.
An autopsy found the cause of death to be
multiple drug intoxication associated with
physical exertion.
Attorney John Burris, who represented
Jaramillo's relatives in the lawsuit, said that an
independent pathologist rejected the drug
theory.
The Alameda County District Attorney does not
investigate in-custody deaths that don't involve
shootings.
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San Sebastian and St. Benilde fight for the NCAA
women’s volleyball championship
today (Thursday) in what has been
an unpredictable title series.
The Lady Stags—seemingly
invincible right before the Finals—
hope to have regained momentum
against the Lady Blazers in in the
do-or-die Finals match at 3:30 p.m. at Filoil
Flying V Arena in San Juan.
“It’s not a sure thing, but I think it will be to our
advantage because we’re coming off a win,” said
San Sebastian coach Roger Gorayeb.
The Lady Stags forged a winner-take-all after
downing the Lady Blazers, 25-22, 25-19, 26-28,
25-23, in Game 3 last Tuesday.
“Everyone just really needs to help,” Gorayeb
said of the Lady Stags, who have been relying
heavily on two-time Most Valuable Player
Gretchel Soltones.
The Lady Stags hold a thrice-to-beat advantage,
similar to a 1-0 lead in a best-of-five series, as

incentive for sweeping the eliminations.
But after that 9-0 run, the Lady Stags got the
biggest shock when the No. 4 Lady Blazers dealt
them back-to-back losses in the Finals series.
Behind the trio of Janine Navarro, Jeanette
Panaga and Ranya Musa, the Lady Blazers rose
from the bottom and upset third-ranked
Perpetual and last year’s champion Arellano.
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177
Dozens of dangerous Texas
plants operate near public centers
DALLAS (AP) -- Dozens of Texas
plants similar to a fertilizer facility that exploded
in the town of West in 2013, one of Texas' worst
industrial accidents, are still operating near
schools, hospitals and residential
neighborhoods, federal regulators say.
In a report released ahead of a public meeting
Thursday, the Chemical Safety Board says there
are 80 plants in Texas that store more than 5

tons of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in
fertilizer. About half of them are fertilizer plants
similar to the West Fertilizer Co., north of Waco,
where a fire led to a devastating explosion that
registered as an earthquake of magnitude 2.1. It
killed 15, injured hundreds and leveled part of
the town.
"The risk to the public from a catastrophic
incident exists throughout the state of Texas,"
the report said.
Nineteen plants storing fertilizer-grade
ammonium nitrate operate within a half-mile of a
school, hospital or nursing home, according to
the report. More than 30 of them are within a
quarter-mile of a home or apartment building.
The West plant "was about 550 feet from the
closest school, which sustained catastrophic
damage as a result of the explosion, which could
have resulted in additional loss of life had the
school been in session at the time," the report
noted. That explosion caused about $100 million
in property damage, according to the Texas
Department of Insurance, and insurance-related

losses were approximately $230 million.
Federal regulators say the way the fertilizer was
stored, with combustible materials nearby, and
the lack of ventilation were contributing factors to
the detonation. But they also cited a failure to
conduct safety inspections of the plant,
shortcomings in emergency response such as
with hazmat training, and poor land planning that
allowed development to sprout around the plant
over the years.
West Mayor Tommy Muska said Wednesday he
was aware of the report but declined to comment
due to ongoing litigation. He referred questions
to attorney Stephen Harrison, who did not return
a call.
Among those killed in the April 2013 explosion
were 12 emergency personnel, primarily ones
with the West Volunteer Fire Department who
responded to the initial blaze. The report says
the response to the fire was flawed for various
reasons, including for not establishing an
incident command center and lack of
understanding about the possibility of a

detonation. It's not certain how the fire started,
but inspectors have three possible scenarios:
faulty electrical wiring, a short circuit in a golf cart
stored at the plant, or arson.
West Fire Chief George Nors Sr. on Wednesday
declined to address the report's findings. A call
to the plant owner was not returned but officials
have denied allegations that the plant was
negligent in how it handled and stored
ammonium nitrate.
Another error cited by regulators was a lack of
communication between plant and municipal
officials. Just two months before the explosion,
the West Intermediate School was evacuated
after the principal called 911 about a fire at the
plant. Neither the 911 dispatcher nor any other
emergency official had informed the school that
the plant was conducting a controlled burn of
pallets and brush, the report says.
The Chemical Safety Board issued its
preliminary findings in April 2014, including that
several levels of federal, state and local
government missed opportunities to prevent the

tragedy.
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Film academy reforms spark new
round of protests
FILE - In this March 2,
2014 file photo, an Oscar
statue is displayed at the
Oscars at the Dolby
Theatre in Los Angeles.
Since the Academy of
Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said that it
was altering membership rules in response to an
outcry over the diversity of its voters and of its
nominees, another uproar has erupted around
Hollywood. Many academy members are
protesting that the new measures unjustly
scapegoat older academy members and imply
they¿re racist. (Photo by Matt

Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
2016-01-27 22:50:00 Associated Press
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Japanese royals recall first visit to
PH: We were nervous
Japan’s Emperor Akihito
and Empress Michiko
were nervous when they
visited the Philippines as
crown prince and
princess 54 years ago.
But their apprehension vanished when they were
warmly welcomed by the Filipinos, Hatsuhisa
Takashima, press secretary to Emperor Akihito,
told reporters during a dinner on Tuesday night,
sharing a conversation he had with the royal
couple moments before they departed Tokyo for
Manila.
“Both of them said that when they were coming
to Manila in 1962, they were nervous. The
tension was very high because they knew about
the anti-Japanese sentiment among the [Filipino]

people,” Takashima said.
In 1962, barely two decades after World War II
ended, Akihito and Michiko traveled to the
Philippines as representatives of Emperor
Hirohito.
“When they came here, to their surprise, your
President then [Diosdado Macapagal] and his
wife [Eva Macapagal] were at the airport to greet
them. From that moment, the warm welcome
melted the tension in their hearts,” Takashima
said.
The couple also traveled to Tagaytay and
Baguio cities during their five-day visit.
Order of Sikatuna
On their first night in 1962, President Macapagal
conferred on Akihito the Order of Sikatuna, rank
of Raja, the highest award the government gives
to a foreign national.
On their second day, the couple met Gen. Emilio
Aguinaldo at his residence in Kawit, Cavite
province.

Takashima said the royal couple fondly
remembered their previous visit, the reason the
two felt even more attracted to the Philippines.
“I was surprised to hear the names of the
people they met in the Philippines, when they
were here,” Takashima said. “They want to hear
some news about them.”
Takashima said three films about the couple’s
1962 visit, which are kept by the Japanese
imperial household, showed the royals happily
mingling with the Filipinos.
“It seemed they had a wonderful time,”
Takashima said.
In one footage, he said, the couple were seen
helping Aguinaldo, who had already lost his
eyesight, to walk to his house’s balcony.
“There were hundreds of people outside the
house chanting ‘Mabuhay,’” he said.
From foes to allies
The past seven decades has seen how Japan

and the Philippines turned from bitter foes to
strategic allies.
Takashima said the emperor and empress
sincerely wanted to deepen the ties between the
two countries.
They met with Japanese volunteers at the Sofitel
Plaza Manila, where they were billeted, after 5
p.m., an hour after their arrival in Manila.
“Everyone was surprised. We were so close to
the emperor and the empress and they were so
friendly,” said Nozomi Akai, a volunteer working
for the local government of Canaman,
Camarines Sur province.
By: , January 28th, 2016 03:02 Niña P. Calleja
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Judge weighing child labor case
tied to polygamous group
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- A federal
judge will decide whether nearly 200 children
from a polygamous group were volunteering or
forced to work long hours picking pecans during

a 2012 harvest on a southern Utah ranch.
Prosecutors say Paragon Contractors had deep
connections to the Warren Jeffs-led polygamous
group and was under pressure to make money
for its leaders before it used 1,400 unpaid
workers, including 175 children, as unpaid labor.
The company denies that. Paragon says the
families from the Fundamentalist Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints volunteered to
pick up fallen nuts in Hurricane, about 300 miles
south of Salt Lake City.
Three adults who say their children looked
forward to helping in the fields after finishing
their schoolwork appeared in court at the end of
a three-day hearing in the case Wednesday.
They say they wanted to gather nuts to help their
church build up food supplies for the needy.
Paragon owner Brian Jessop testified that what
the families did was outside the contract his
company had to run machines that shook the
nuts off the trees. His lawyers say a harvest
manager arranged for families to come out and

keep part of what they picked up.
Prosecutors say Paragon knew children were
working and Jessop sent his own kids to the
pecan fields, though the defense disputes that.
Five children and teenagers testified Tuesday
that they were pulled out of homeschool classes
to work long hours while they were growing up in
the sect. They said they worked when they were
as young as 6 and were exposed to cold rain,
barred from resting in nearby vans and given
little food some days.
Former FLDS member Dowayne Barlow said the
pecan harvest became a way for the church to
make money around 2010, when group leaders
were trying to pay the high cost of sending mass
mailings of Jeffs' apocalyptic writings that were
considered revelations.
Lawyers for the company called much of his
testimony hearsay and asked the judge to toss it.
No deadline was immediately set for a ruling,
and Campbell said it will likely be about three
months before she makes a decision. If she

sides with prosecutors who say the company
broke a 2007 order against using child labor,
Paragon could be ordered to pay back wages
and subject to years of monitoring by an
independent overseer.
The U. S. Department of Labor has already
ordered Paragon and several members of the
polygamous group to pay a total of about $1.9
million after the department's investigation found
sect leaders directed the harvest.
Authorities say those leaders are loyal to Jeffs,
who is serving a life sentence in Texas after
being convicted in 2011 of sexually assaulting
girls he considered brides.
The sect does not have a spokesman or a
phone listing where leaders can be contacted.
The hearing comes as federal prosecutors also
sue members of the FLDS in Phoenix. They
contend two towns on the Arizona-Utah line that
are dominated by the FLDS church have
discriminated against nonmembers and are
serving as an enforcement arm of the sect.

The towns deny the allegations and say religion
isn't a motivating factor in their decisions.
Sect members believe polygamy brings
exaltation in heaven. It is a legacy of the early
teachings of the Mormon church, but the
mainstream faith abandoned the practice more
than century ago.
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Mother, son charged with death
of relative 'left in chair for months'
Carole Beam Howell, 74,
left, and David Scott
Howell, 43, right, were
arrested and charged
with neglect a year after
the woman's sister was
found dead in a chair

This picture shows the neighborhood where
Barbara Beam, 82, was found dead in a chair
inside a residence
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182
Authorities: Last activists should
leave wildlife preserve
BURNS, Ore. (AP) -- A
day after the leaders of
an armed antigovernment
group were
arrested, authorities on
Wednesday urged a
handful of activists remaining at an Oregon
wildlife refuge to abandon the site they have
occupied for more than three weeks, saying it
was "time to move on. "
Meanwhile, details began to emerge about the
confrontation that occurred on a remote highway
between here and the small town of John Day.
Followers of Ammon Bundy gave conflicting
accounts of how one of the men in the two-

vehicle convoy was killed during a traffic stop.
One of Bundy's followers said Robert Finicum
charged at FBI agents, who then shot him. A
member of the Bundy family said Finicum did
nothing to provoke the agents.
There was no immediate way to confirm either
account. Authorities refused to release any
details about the encounter or even to verify that
it was Finicum who was killed. It was unclear if
Finicum or the others were armed, or if they
exchanged gunfire with officers.
Federal agents surrounded the refuge where the
remnants of Bundy's group were still refusing to
give up on the occupation that began Jan. 2.
Although roadblocks were in place around the
nature preserve, FBI agent Greg Bretzing told
reporters that the people could leave through
checkpoints "where they will be identified. "
He did not say whether any of them face arrest.
He said negotiators were available to talk if they
have "questions or concerns. "

A confrontation Tuesday afternoon on a remote
road north of Burns resulted in the arrest of
Ammon Bundy and four others. Two other
occupiers were arrested Tuesday in Burns and
another in Arizona.
Details were sketchy about what happened when
FBI agents and Oregon state troopers stopped
Bundy and others in his group as they traveled
to a planned meeting with nearby residents.
Harney County Sheriff Dave Ward said
Wednesday that he was disappointed to see the
traffic stop "that was supposed to bring a
peaceful resolution to this ended badly," with the
one death.
But he defended the operation, saying multiple
law-enforcement agencies put together "the best
tactical plan they could. "
Bundy followers took to social media to offer
conflicting accounts of Finicum's final moments.
In a video posted to Facebook, Mike McConnell
said he was driving the vehicle carrying Ammon
Bundy and another occupier, Brian Cavalier. He

said Finicum was driving a truck and with him
were Ryan Bundy -- Ammon's brother -- as well
as three others.
He said the convoy was driving through a forest
when they were stopped by agents in heavy-duty
trucks. He said agents first pulled him out of the
vehicle, followed by Ammon Bundy and Cavalier.
When agents approached the truck driven by
Filicum, he drove off with officers in pursuit.
McConnell said he did not see what happened
next, but heard from others who were in that
vehicle that they encountered a roadblock.
The truck got stuck in a snowbank, and Finicum
got out and "charged them. He went after them,"
McConnell said.
Relatives of Ammon Bundy offered similar
accounts, but they claimed Finicum did nothing
to provoke FBI agents.
Briana Bundy, a sister of Ammon Bundy, said he
called his wife after his arrest. He said the group
was stopped by state and federal officers.
She said people in the two vehicles complied

with instructions to get out with their hands up.
"LaVoy shouted, 'Don't shoot. We're unarmed,'"
Briana Bundy said in an interview with the AP.
"They began to fire on them. Ammon said it
happened real fast. "
"Ammon said, 'They murdered him in cold blood.
We did everything they asked, and they
murdered him. We complied with their
demands,'" she said.
McConnell had a different perspective.
"Any time someone takes off with a vehicle away
from law enforcement after they've exercised a
stop, it's typically considered an act of
aggression, and foolish," he said in the
Facebook video.
McConnell said he was questioned by
authorities, and he believes he was not charged
because he was not considered a leader of the
group.
Briana Bundy confirmed that McConnell was in
the convoy on Tuesday.

The sheriff said it will take a while for the area to
heal.
The occupation "has been tearing our
community apart. It's time for everybody in this
illegal occupation to move on," Ward said.
"There doesn't have to be bloodshed in our
community. "
The Bundys are the sons of Nevada rancher
Cliven Bundy, who was involved in a high-profile
2014 standoff with the government over grazing
rights.
The group, which has included people from as
far away as Michigan, calls itself Citizens for
Constitutional Freedom. It came to the frozen
high desert of eastern Oregon to decry what it
calls onerous federal land restrictions and to
object to the prison sentences of two local
ranchers convicted of setting fires.
___
Petty reported from Portland. Associated Press
writers Ken Ritter in Las Vegas, Rebecca Boone
in Boise, Idaho, and Martha Bellisle n Seattle

contributed to this report.
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Olympic champion Ted Ligety
injures knee in training crash
Ted Ligety, of the United
States, speeds down the
course during an alpine
ski, men's World Cup
super-G, in Kitzbuehel,
Austria, Friday, Jan. 22,
2016. (AP Photo/Pier Marco Tacca)
2016-01-27 22:47:00 Associated Press
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Detained colonel to go on hunger
strike
Detained Marine Col. Ferdinand Marcelino, a

former drug enforcement
official who was arrested
in a drug bust last week,
Wednesday said he
would go on a hunger
strike until he is freed,
insisting he was in the drug laboratory as an
“undercover” agent.
“I will go on hunger strike until I regain my
freedom,” a defiant Marine Lt. Col. Ferdinand
Marcelino said Wednesday at the end of the first
hearing of the preliminary investigation at the
Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the
criminal charges filed by the Philippine Drug
Enforcement Agency (PDEA) against him.
Marcelino, accompanied by his lawyer Dennis
Manalo, submitted to DOJ state prosecutor
Theodore Villanueva Jr. an eight-page counteraffidavit
denying the accusations of
manufacturing, conspiring to manufacture and
possession of dangerous drugs filed by PDEA.
Manalo clarified that the P86,000 cash found in
Marcelino’ possession was personal money of

the Marine colonel intended for the medication of
his ailing wife.
The Marine officer and an alleged informant,
Yan Yi Shuo, were arrested during a raid by the
PDEA and the Philippine National Police Anti-
Illegal Drugs Group raid last Jan. 21 at Celadon
Residences in Sta. Cruz, Manila where about 76
kilos of shabu were seized.
In his statement, Marcelino said he was
undercover and hunting for a drug lord when
arrested. He also said the “charges are based
on lies and falsehoods fabricated out of spite
and antagonism against me.”
By: , January 28th, 2016 05:41 Jerome Aning
185
Rancher killed in standoff vowed
to die before going to jail
FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2016 file photo, LaVoy
Finicum, a rancher from Arizona, speaks to the
media after members of an armed group along
with several other organizations arrive at the
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns,

Ore. The FBI and
Oregon State Police
arrested the leaders of
an armed group that has
occupied a national
wildlife refuge for the
past three weeks during a traffic stop that
prompted gunfire ¿ and one death ¿ along a
highway through the frozen high country. The
Oregonian reported that Finicum was the person
killed, citing the man's daughter. (AP Photo/Rick
Bowmer)
FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2016 file photo, Arizona
rancher LaVoy Finicum carries his rifle after
standing guard all night at the Malheur National
Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore. The FBI and
Oregon State Police arrested the leaders of an
armed group that has occupied a national wildlife
refuge for the past three weeks during a traffic
stop that prompted gunfire, and one death,
along a highway through the frozen high country.
The Oregonian reported that Finicum was the
person killed, citing the man's daughter. (AP
photo/Rick Bowmer)

Police officers block the turnout to Sodhouse
Lane, which is the main road leading to the
Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters,
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, near Burns, Ore.
Authorities were restricting access on
Wednesday to the Oregon refuge being
occupied by an armed group after one of the
occupiers was killed during a traffic stop and
eight more, including the group's leader Ammon
Bundy, were arrested. (Beth Nakamura/The
Oregonian via AP) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; NO
LOCAL INTERNET; THE MERCURY OUT;
WILLAMETTE WEEK OUT; PAMPLIN MEDIA
GROUP OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
Law enforcement personnel work at the airport
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, in Burns, Ore.
Authorities were restricting access on
Wednesday to the Malheur National Wildlife
Refuge being occupied by an armed group after
one of the occupiers was killed during a traffic
stop and eight more, including the group's leader
Ammon Bundy, were arrested. (Thomas
Boyd/The Oregonian via AP) MAGS OUT; TV
OUT; NO LOCAL INTERNET; THE MERCURY

OUT; WILLAMETTE WEEK OUT; PAMPLIN
MEDIA GROUP OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
Oregon State Police man a roadblock at the
intersection of highways 395 and 20 outside of
Burns, Ore., Wednesday morning, Jan. 27,
2016. Authorities were restricting access on
Wednesday to the Malheur National Wildlife
Refuge headquarters being occupied by an
armed group after one of the occupiers was
killed during a traffic stop and eight more,
including the group's leader Ammon Bundy,
were arrested. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via
AP) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; NO LOCAL
INTERNET; THE MERCURY OUT;
WILLAMETTE WEEK OUT; PAMPLIN MEDIA
GROUP OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
2016-01-27 22:46:00 Associated Press
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Barca beats Bilbao, Celta ousts
Atletico to reach Copa semis
Atletico Madrid's Angel Correa, left, vies for the
ball with Celta's Nemanja Radoja during the

Spanish Copa del Rey
second leg soccer match
between Atletico Madrid
and Celta Vigo at the
Vicente Calderon
stadium in Madrid,
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Francisco
Seco)
Atletico Madrid's Luciano Vietto, left, goes for a
header with Celta's Gustavo Cabral during the
Spanish Copa del Rey second leg soccer match
between Atletico Madrid and Celta Vigo at the
Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid,
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Francisco
Seco)
Atletico Madrid's Angel Correa reacts after
missing a chance during the Spanish Copa del
Rey second leg soccer match between Atletico
Madrid and Celta Vigo at the Vicente Calderon
stadium in Madrid, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016.
Celta Vigo won the match 3-2 on aggregate and
will play the next round. (AP Photo/Francisco
Seco)
2016-01-27 22:46:00 Associated Press

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Aicelle Santos’ self-penned latest
single encourages people to ‘do
the right thing’
“The single may sound
like an election song, but
it wasn’t originally meant
as one,” says singeractress
Aicelle Santos of her selfpenned
soon-to-belaunched
extended play
(EP) album, “Liwanag.”
The lovely lead star of “Rak of Aegis” and “Katy!”
adds: “It encourages people to do the right thing.
It’s timely, because it aims to spread hope, love
and light. It’s a song out of prayer!”
Then, the career-driven lass humors us by
singing snippets of the catchy song: “Sa dilim
gumagapang / Lubog ka man sa lusak / Kumapit
ka sa tama / Iisa lang ang buhay/ Gamitin mo ng

mahusay…”
Aicelle, who took part in Inquirer’s Batibot Read-
Along event last Saturday, doesn’t just sing, act
and dance. This time around, she proves that
she can also write her own songs—and do it
well! The EP features six tracks that her fans can
already download online.
She may have been in the business for some
time, but Aicelle started dabbling in theater only
in 2012—when she auditioned for the title role in
the acclaimed original Filipino musical, “Katy!”
Her follow-up role in 2013 was just as
impressive, as Aileen in “Rak of Aegis,” which
she says is gearing up for another rerun in May.
She says there are similarities in the coveted
roles of Katy and Aileen when she thinks about
her own life. Being the eldest in a brood of four,
she helps support her family’s finances.
“‘Katy!’ and ‘Rak’ follow young dreamers who
want to make a name in the entertainment
business, so they can provide for their families,”
Aicelle notes. “I see myself in their dreams and

struggles, because my family has always been
my inspiration.”
For young hopefuls who want to make a career
out of performing, Aicelle’s advice is never to
lose hope. In her case, she admits that it wasn’t
easy in the beginning.
She stresses the importance of perseverance
and hard work. “Never give up! If you fail during
your first try, do it all over again until you get it
right!”
It was in her second attempt to join the talent tilt,
“Pinoy Pop Superstar,” in 2005 that she finally
won (first runner-up).
After signing a record deal with GMA 7, she
became a member of the La Diva trio, along with
Jonalyn Viray and Maricris Garcia.
“The best way to get better at what you do is to
never stop learning,” Aicelle says. “In music as it
is in acting, you have to find your own voice!”
When she was just starting out, she used to copy
the late Whitney Houston, but she eventually

found her niche. After her stint in stage musicals,
she was tapped by GMA 7 to act in the afternoon
soap, “Buena Familia,” opposite Julie Anne San
Jose.
Aicelle doesn’t mind portraying a kontrabida and
getting bashed for being good at playing a
baddie—because it means that she’s doing
something right! But she says that music
remains to be her biggest passion.
She finds fulfillment when she performs for her
kababayan here and abroad “because we are
given a chance to inspire them through music.
Each song or theatrical piece provides a unique
connection and interaction with them!”
Her “love affair” with her followers becomes even
more special when the connection she forges
with them becomes “personal.” She explains, “A
grateful and appreciative fan once approached
me after a show and said, ‘Your performance
reminded me of my tatay.’ It’s a wonderful
feeling to touch people that way!”
E-mail broberto@inquirer.com.ph

By: , January 28th, 2016 01:40 Belle Bondoc-Roberto
188
Coal projects advance but won't
be final under moratorium
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) -- U. S. officials
on Wednesday cleared the way for a review of
two mining projects that would dig up 644 million
tons of coal from public lands, despite a recent
government moratorium halting federal coal
sales.
Wyoming, Montana and U. S. Bureau of Land
Management officials approved moving forward
with a multiyear evaluation of the projects
located next to existing mines in the states'
Powder River Basin, the nation's largest coalproducing
region.
The Jan. 15 moratorium from the Obama
administration allows coal sale applications to be
reviewed but blocks their final approval pending
a sweeping review of the federal coal program,
expected to take three years.

Industry opponents had urged officials to block
the applications. They cited concerns over
climate change and other environmental effects
from burning coal and questioned if taxpayers
were getting a fair deal in a program that has
sold more than $2.2 billion of coal since
President Barack Obama took office, at prices
below $1 per ton in many cases.
While the administration has aired similar
concerns, Wednesday's vote indicates it remains
unwilling for now to shut down a program that
gives private companies cheap access to
massive coal reserves in the Western U. S. and
provides significant revenue to states.
Gillette, Wyoming-based Cloud Peak Energy and
Lighthouse Resources Inc. of Salt Lake City are
seeking the coal applications. Company
representatives said it was crucial that work start
soon on their applications in order to have coal
available for mining in future years, when current
reserves are depleted.
Lighthouse Resources wants to increase its
annual production from 3 million tons to as much

as 15 million tons at its Decker Mine in
southeastern Montana, environmental manager
Jordan Sweeney said. The company wants to
export the fuel through new coal ports proposed
on the West Coast.
Cloud Peak's Antelope Mine produces coal for U.
S. markets and would continue to do so with the
additional fuel it's seeking, said Blake Jones, the
mine's technical services manager.
The company submitted an application involving
another federal coal tract in 2005, and it was
approved only last year, Jones said. Most of that
coal likely will be mined by the time a decision is
made on the latest application, he said.
"With this long of a process, we need to move
forward to get it started," Jones said.
Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, WildEarth
Guardians and other environmental groups said
power plants burning the coal sought by Cloud
Peak and Lighthouse Resources would generate
over 1 billion tons of carbon dioxide gas, the
main contributor to global warming.

"We know the federal coal system is broken.
President Obama has called for a deep review of
the program, and the world is turning to cleaner
options," said Diana Best with Greenpeace USA.
A shift in the industry's fortunes reached a critical
juncture last year, when cheaper natural gas
overtook coal to become the dominant fuel used
to generate electricity in the U. S.
In response to the declining demand, coal
mining companies had sharply scaled back their
pursuit of new leases even before the
moratorium.
In November, Peabody Energy and Arch coal --
the two largest U. S. coal mining companies --
withdrew applications to lease almost 2 billion
tons of coal in Wyoming. Other companies have
asked federal officials to delay sales on three
leases totaling 668 million tons.
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Imperial couple, Aquino discuss
Metro traffic jams
Although he may not find
himself tied up in Metro
Manila’s heavy traffic,
which is partly due to the
popularity of Japanesemade
cars, Emperor
Akihito said “congestion” was one of the major
issues in the transportation sector.
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are on a
five-day visit that marks the 60th anniversary of
diplomatic relations between the Philippines and
Japan.
Malacañang Wednesday said President Aquino
and the emperor had talked about the “heavier
traffic volume in Metro Manila because of the

increased automobile sales, mostly of Japanese
make.”
Vehicle sales by the Philippine automotive
industry surged 23 percent last year to 288,609
units. Of the top five vehicle makers in the
country, four were Japanese—Toyota (43.3-
percent market share), Mitsubishi (18.7 percent),
Isuzu (7.8 percent) and Honda (6.7 percent),
according to the Chamber of Automotive
Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc.
The surge in motor vehicle sales, population
growth and limited road network has resulted in
traffic congestion, which has been described by
traffic and navigation application Waze as the
worst in the world.
A study by the Japan International Cooperation
Agency placed the economic losses due to the
congestion in the metropolis at P2.4 billion a day,
which could rise to P6 billion a day by 2030 if the
government failed to intervene.
Biggest issue
In a news briefing on Wednesday afternoon,

Hatsuhisa Takashima, press secretary to
Emperor Akihito, said “the President mentioned
that the biggest issue of Philippine economy is
traffic infrastructure and how to modernize it.”
Takashima said Mr. Aquino expressed gratitude
to the Japanese government for its assistance in
helping the Philippines improve its train system
and airport.
Recently, the two countries agreed to advance
efforts to improve the transport infrastructure in
Metro Manila through a road map aimed at
establishing a transportation network in the
capital and surrounding areas.
Takashima said the emperor, in return, told the
President that one of the major issues in the
transportation sector was “congestion,” which
Mr. Aquino said the government had been
addressing.
Importer of rice
The Philippines’ problems in agriculture were
also discussed in the meeting.

“The President mentioned that the Philippines
was a major agricultural country in the past,”
Takashima said.
But the Philippines, however, turned into a net
importer of rice.
Curious, the emperor asked why. The President,
in response, blamed the lack of maintenance in
the irrigation system and failure to control the
price of rice, Takashima said.
The President also noted the aging workforce in
the agriculture sector and the lack of interest of
the youth in agriculture. The average age of
Filipino farmers is 57.
Top aid donor
Japan, apart from being the Philippines’ largest
trading partner, has been the top foreign aid
donor to the Philippines for the past 23 years.
Last year, the Japanese government pledged $2
billion in loans to the Philippines to fund the first
phase of the North-South Commuter Railway
project, the 36.7-kilometer railway from Tutuban

in Manila to Malolos in Bulacan province. The
project is aimed at extending the Tutuban-
Legazpi City line to Matnog, Sorsogon province.
Asked, however, if World War II was tackled
during the meeting, Takashima said there was
no mention of it.
“But as you know the emperor has expressed his
great profound remorse over the loss of lives of
many Filipinos during the war. The emperor has
mentioned that the Japanese people must
remember the agony suffered and experienced
by the Filipinos,” he said.
Takashima described the meeting between
President and the Japanese figurehead as “tight”
but “cordial and friendly.”
Full state honors
The Japanese emperor was expected to deliver
a speech during the state banquet to be hosted
by Mr. Aquino at Rizal Hall in Malacañang last
night.
On Wednesday morning, the emperor and the

empress were welcomed by Mr. Aquino and his
sister, Pinky Abellada, in Malacañang where they
were given full state honors.
It was followed by the signing of the guest book
in the Reception Hall and a private meeting in
the Music Room where the President and
Emperor Akihito talked about the traffic situation,
among other issues.
They were accompanied by Empress Michiko,
Abellada and Foreign Secretary Albert del
Rosario.
“They talked about the emperor’s visit to the
Philippines, including Baguio and Tagaytay;
heavier traffic volume in NCR (National Capital
Region) due to increased automobile sales,
mostly of Japanese make; significant presence
of Japanese retailer Uniqlo and the Heat Tech
technology,” Communications Secretary
Herminio Coloma Jr. said in a note to reporters.
Visit in 1962
In a separate statement, Del Rosario described
their meeting with the royals as “characterized

y warmth and congeniality.”
Del Rosario said it was with “fondness” that their
majesties recalled their previous visit to the
country in November 1962.
They also talked about the “significant increase
in Filipino visitors to Japan,” he added.
“As their majesties will be visiting the IRRI
(International Rice Research Institute), the
President and the emperor spoke extensively
about its importance to global agricultural
developments,” Del Rosario said.
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived at
the Palace grounds shortly after 10 a.m. and
were met by the President and sister Pinky,
standing in for first lady since the Chief Executive
is a bachelor.
Small gestures
It was the small gestures of the royals that left a
lasting impression on their second visit to the
country: the bow before the flags and the troops;
the warm smiles and hand-holding; the

appreciation for indigenous Philippine music; and
an interest in the country’s history.
The state honors began with the two leaders
taking their place at the dais and their respective
national anthems were played, followed by the
inspection of troops.
The President and the emperor gingerly walked
on the red carpet (Akihito is 82 years old) as the
Japanese royal bowed before the Philippine and
Japanese flags and looked at the soldiers as he
walked past them.
The emperor again bowed before the troops
after he and Mr. Aquino returned to the dais.
Empress Michiko, glowing in a pristine white
business suit, clearly enjoyed the indigenous
music, stopping to clap her hands while listening
to the musical group Pangkat Kawayan, which
used bamboo instruments, before she entered
the Palace.
The emperor stood beside her and also smiled
at the group when the empress was seen
touching him on the arm, whispering something

to him.
After that, the emperor was seen clapping too,
as they continued to listen to the music.
As the royals prepared to walk inside the Palace,
they held hands, as if by sheer reflex.
At the Reception Hall, the President and his
military aide smiled after Michiko politely refused
to sign the guest book, explaining that the
emperor had already done so.
As they walked through the huge reception area
of Rizal Hall where the portraits of all past
Philippine Presidents were displayed, Mr. Aquino
and Abellada talked about history with the
imperial couple, according to a presidential aide.
The emperor stopped before the portraits of the
late Presidents Corazon Aquino and Diosdado
Macapagal.
The late Cory Aquino attended Akihito’s
enthronement in 1990, while Macapagal was the
President when Akihito and Michiko first visited
the Philippines.

By: , January 28th, 2016 01:56 Niña P. Calleja and Nikko
Dizon
190
Gunrunning raps filed vs Pinay,
son
LOS ANGELES—A 60-
year-old Filipino-
American woman and
her son have been
charged in a United
States federal court with smuggling firearm parts
and ammunition to the Philippines.
Marlou Mendoza of Long Beach, California, was
arrested last week at Los Angeles International
Airport as she returned from a trip to the
Philippines, officials from the US Attorney’s
Office said here Wednesday (Wednesday in
Manila).
Her 30-year-old son, Mark Louie Mendoza,
remains at large and is believed to be in the
Philippines.

The mother and son were named in separate
indictments by a federal grand jury last month.
Prosecutors alleged that Marlou Mendoza failed
to provide the required written notice to freight
forwarders that she was shipping ammunition.
The indictment cited three instances in 2011
when Mendoza shipped.22-caliber ammunition
that were declared as “household goods.”
She was arraigned in federal court on Jan. 20
and ordered released on a $10,000 bail bond
pending trial. If convicted, she faces a maximum
penalty of 15 years in federal prison.
Mark Mendoza was charged with conspiracy,
three counts of unlawful export of munitions,
three counts of export smuggling and one count
of money laundering. If convicted, he faces a
maximum sentence of 115 years in federal
prison.
The younger Mendoza was the president of Last
Resort Armaments, a tools and equipment
company, according to the US Attorney’s Office.
He ordered more than $100,000 worth of

ammunition and firearm accessories and had
them delivered to his parents’ Long Beach
home. The items included parts for M-16 and
AR-15-type rifles which, according to the Arms
Export Control Act, may not be shipped to the
Philippines without an export license issued by
the Department of State.
“The weapons shipments charged in the
indictments allowed firearm parts and
ammunition to leave the United States and travel
to the Philippines, where they could have been
sold to anyone,” said United States Attorney
Eileen M. Decker, in a statement.
The younger Mendoza also transferred more
than $650,000 from the sale of the alleged
smuggled ammunition and firearms parts from
an account in the Philippines to a money remitter
in Los Angeles in 2011, according to
prosecutors.
The charges followed a joint investigation by
Homeland Security Investigations and the
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives. The probe started in 2011 after US

Customs and Border Protection officers found a
cache of firearms parts and ammunition in an
outbound crate shipped by Marlou Mendoza.
In July 2011, US Customs and the Philippine
Bureau of Customs intercepted and seized three
separate shipments from Last Resort
Armaments containing approximately 180,000
rounds of .22-caliber ammunition and more than
three dozen receivers for AR-15 and M-16
assault rifles.
In November 2012, specials agents executed a
search warrant at a location associated with Last
Resort Armaments, where they seized more
than 120,000 rounds of .22-caliber ammunition,
along with AR-15 trigger assemblies, magazines,
sights and rifle barrels.
“The ammunition and accessories seized in this
case represent quite an arsenal,” said Joseph
Macias, Special Agent in Charge for Homeland
Security Investigations in Los Angeles, in a
statement.
“Once these goods reached the Philippines, we

can’t be certain where they wind up—whether in
the hands of hobbyists or those with more
menacing intentions.”
By: , January 28th, 2016 05:13 Nimfa U. Rueda
191
Poe sees nothing new in
reopening of probe
Despite Senate Minority
Leader Juan Ponce
Enrile questioning police
and military officials for
hours, Sen. Grace Poe
saw nothing new in the
Senate’s reinvestigation
Wednesday of the Mamasapano incident that
would overturn or change the committee’s earlier
findings.
It was Enrile who sought the reinvestigation.
According to Poe, who chaired the hearing,
certain issues were made clearer and
expounded on, but there was nothing that would
warrant any substantial changes in the

committee’s earlier findings.
“From the start, we said that we stand by our
committee report and in my view, that has been
strengthened now,” she told reporters after the
hearing.
Poe said the committee’s earlier findings that the
President was ultimately responsible for the
incident would stay, but she pointed out that the
hearing Wednesday also showed that the Chief
Executive did not do certain actions he was
speculated to have done.
For instance, it was shown that President Aquino
did not order authorities to withhold assistance to
the beleaguered Special Action Force (SAF)
commandos when they were in a clash with
Moro fighters, she said.
“His responsibility is still there, but we saw that
there were accusations against him that weren’t
true, such as that he may have ordered the
military not to help the SAF,” she said.
It was also shown that Mr. Aquino was not
immediately informed of the gravity of the

Mamasapano incident and was not given
enough details about it, she said.
What was shown as well was that there was a lot
of misinformation with regard to the incident, and
that there were shortcomings on the part of
officials involved in the Mamasapano operation,
she said.
According to her, SAF chief Getulio Napeñas did
not observe operations that could have made
the Mamasapano operation safer for the police
commandos. There were also lapses in the
planning for the mission.
Poe also said the Senate would make public the
transcripts of the Senate’s executive sessions on
the Mamasapano issue, save for a video that
would disclose the identity of one resource
person.
The transcripts would show that Napeñas had
not been forthcoming initially on certain topics.
“You will see from the transcripts that at the
start, Napeñas himself did not say who were the
people behind this, the involvement of

foreigners. He only revealed it at the end and did
not share everything,” she said.
Poe noted that Napeñas shared new related
information about the US role Wednesday,
prompting senators to remark that he was
sharing data piecemeal.
What was made clearer after Napeñas’
testimony Wednesday was that there was an
ongoing coordination between the Philippines
and the United States because of the
counterterrorism program, she said.
As to whether the President was negligent in
doing everything he could to help the SAF, Poe
said he was not given enough information.
This was why the chain of command was
important, because the President was also
preoccupied with so many things, she said.
By: , January 28th, 2016 01:52 Leila B. Salaverria

192
At least 50 people die as result of
snowstorm that hit East
At least 50 people have
died as a result of the
mammoth snowstorm
that pounded the
Eastern U. S. The deaths
resulted from car
accidents, carbon monoxide poisoning and heart
attacks while shoveling snow.
WASHINGTON, D. C. - 1
--An 82-year-old man went into cardiac arrest
while shoveling snow in front of his home.
___
DELAWARE - 1
-- A U. S. Capitol Police officer, 44-year-old
Officer Vernon Alston, died of a heart attack after
shoveling snow at his Magnolia home.
___

KENTUCKY - 2
-- Kentucky transportation worker Christopher
Adams died Saturday while plowing snowcovered
highways.
-- Billy R. Stevens, 59, of Williamsburg, died in
southeastern Kentucky when his car collided with
a salt truck Thursday.
___
MARYLAND - 4
-- A 49-year-old man suffered cardiac arrest
while shoveling in Abingdon on Saturday.
-- Officials in Prince George's County said a man
collapsed and died Saturday while shoveling
snow in Fort Washington.
-- A 5-year-old girl was sledding down a
driveway onto a street when she was hit by an
SUV on Monday morning in Sykesville.
-- An 84-year-old woman with dementia died of
hypothermia after leaving her home. She was
reported missing Monday night; her body was

found Tuesday.
___
NEW JERSEY - 3
-- Twenty-three-year-old Sashalynn Rosa, of
Passaic, and her 1-year-old son, Messiah
Bonilla, died of carbon monoxide poisoning while
sitting in a running car that had its tailpipe
covered in snow. Rosa's 3-year-old daughter,
Saniyah Bonilla, remains hospitalized in critical
condition.
-- Police said Mary Wall, 64, died while shoveling
snow Saturday but wasn't found until Monday
afternoon when children returning home from
school found her snow-covered body in
Mahwah.
___
NEW YORK - 5
-- Al Mansoor, 66, was struck and killed by a
snowplow clearing his driveway just after 2 p.m.
Sunday.

-- Three people died while shoveling snow in
New York City -- one person on Staten Island
and two people in Queens. Police announced
the deaths but released no further details.
-- Angel Ginel was found dead Monday
afternoon inside his running, plowed-in car in
Brooklyn. His relatives tell the Daily News that
they suspect he got inside the car to warm up
Sunday and turned it on, and the car got buried.
___
NORTH CAROLINA - 6
-- Six people died in car accidents during the
storm, authorities have said, including a 4-yearold
boy who died Friday afternoon after the
pickup truck carrying his family on Interstate 77
near Troutman spun out of control and crashed.
___
OHIO - 1
-- A teenager sledding behind an all-terrain
vehicle was hit by a truck and killed Friday, the

State Highway Patrol said.
___
PENNSYLVANIA - 9
-- Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say David
Perrotto, 56, died of carbon monoxide poisoning,
after his idling car was buried in snow by a
passing plow.
-- A Halifax man suffered cardiac arrest Sunday
while shoveling, Dauphin County coroner
Graham Hetrick told WHTM-TV.
-- Cesar Bourdon, 54, collapsed while shoveling
in Allentown on Saturday night.
-- Geneva College soccer player Nate Ferraco
was killed in a crash on an icy road near Evans
City.
-- Richard Lapham, 70, died of cardiac arrest
while using a snowblower at his Lancaster home.
-- Ronald Bernhard, 74, died of cardiac arrest
while driving a tractor with a snowplow at his
home in Elizabethtown.

-- Briahna Gerloff, 18, who was eight months
pregnant, died after shoveling snow in
Pottstown. A family friend said Gerloff previously
suffered from a heart ailment.
-- Lloyd McCorkel, 66, was found in a snowbank
near a dollar store in Mount Holly Springs late
Sunday. A coroner confirmed that he died of
hypothermia and heart disease.
-- Michael May, 55, died of carbon monoxide
poisoning Tuesday, two days after he was
overcome by exhaust fumes from his car when
the exhaust pipe became blocked by snow in
northeastern Pennsylvania.
___
SOUTH CAROLINA - 4
-- Ruby Bell, 86, and her husband, 87-year-old
Robert Bell, died in Greenville of probable
carbon monoxide poisoning because of a
generator filled the house with carbon monoxide.
-- The South Carolina Highway Patrol says a 44-
year-old man was killed after being struck by a
vehicle that slid out of control after hitting a patch

of ice.
-- Jimmy B. Thomas, 61, was driving a car that
ran off a road near Jonesville early Saturday
afternoon, hitting a ditch and then a tree.
___
TENNESSEE - 2
-- A car going too fast for the weather conditions
slid off a slick roadway, killing the driver and
injuring a passenger, the Knox County sheriff's
department said.
-- A couple in a vehicle slid off an icy road and
plummeted down a 300-foot embankment
Wednesday night, killing the woman who was
driving, said Carter County Sheriff Dexter
Lunceford.
___
VIRGINIA - 12
-- A man was killed Saturday in a single-vehicle
crash in Virginia Beach that police blamed on
speed and icy road conditions.

-- Virginia Tech filmmaker Jerry Scheeler died
Friday while shoveling snow outside his new
house in Daleville.
-- A single-vehicle crash in Chesapeake claimed
one life.
-- The medical examiner's office confirmed five
hypothermia deaths -- in Hampton and Wise,
Charles City, Gloucester and Henry counties.
-- A 55-year-old man collapsed and died after
walking home in Leesburg on Saturday evening
in the blizzard.
-- A 73-year-old man collapsed after shoveling at
his home Sunday in Dale City.
-- Early Tuesday, police responded to a
Gainesville home where a 69-year-old man was
found dead. Police said he had been
complaining of chest pain after shoveling.
-- A 40-year-old Haymarket man died Friday
after shoveling.
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Manila in William Singe’s sixmonth
world tour
For William Singe,
leaving The Collective
(the pop quintet formed
by “X Factor Australia” in
2012), boiled down to
one very simple reason:
He wanted to do the kind of music he loves—not
what other people want.
“I’ve already given three to four years of my time
for the group, so in the end, it wasn’t such a hard
decision to make,” Singe, in a recent phone
interview with the Inquirer, said of his departure
from The Collective last year, to pursue a solo
career.
Like many aspiring music artists, the 23-year-old
singer-songwriter turned to various online

platforms to put out his work.
His smooth and sensuous covers, remixes and
mash-ups of R&B hits have collectively amassed
hundreds of millions of views on YouTube and
Facebook.
On Spotify, his take on Drake’s “Hotline Bling”
topped the US Viral 50 chart.
Singe did all of these in less than a year.
“‘X Factor’ did a lot for me, but things truly
started to take off for me when I went to social
media,” he said. “My career has been going
better than expected, and I’m grateful. I will
continue to work hard until I get to where I want
to be.”
Now, he’s set to go on a six-month world tour,
with one of the stops being Manila for a concert
that will also feature different musical acts.
The one-night show, “The Vamps with Before
You Exit, The Tide, William Singe and Jayda
Avanzado,” mounted by MMI Live, will be held at
the SM Mall of Asia Arena on Jan. 30. (Call SM

Tickets at 4702222.)
“I see a lot of Filipino fans supporting me, so I
want to give back the love,” said Singe, who’s
based in Sydney. “I’ll perform my popular covers,
as well as original material that no one has
heard yet… I look forward to seeing them!”
Excerpts from the interview:
How does it feel to gain a considerable following
in such a short span of time?
I was just making song covers in my bedroom—
that’s what I usually do in my down time. People
started taking notice when I did Fetty Wap’s
“Trap Queen.” My version sounds different, and I
got good feedback. And now, it’s crazy and
surreal.
Your cover of “Hotline Bling” became very
popular.
I think the reason it was received so well is
because it’s the one I love most. I just love the
song, and I was feeling it during recording. I was
surprised, because I wasn’t expecting it to have

that kind of success!
What did you learn from your stint in “X Factor”
and with the band?
I learned a lot of things about how the industry
works—that’s my biggest takeaway from the
experience. It was eye-opening!
Do artists have it easier or harder now with
social media?
It has become easier to share your music with
people, but it’s now harder to stick around. It’s
going to take a lot of hard work for your name to
be remembered.
You’re writing more original material these days
and working on an album. What are your
expectations?
It’s an entirely different ball game, that’s for sure.
I just want the original music to be much better
than the covers—that’s my main goal. I’m still
writing, recording and producing… I’m putting a
lot of work into this—and I hope the album does
well!

E-mail apolicarpio@inquirer.com.ph
By: , January 28th, 2016 01:44 Allan Policarpio
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Wal-Mart's shutdown creates new
food deserts
In this photo taken
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016,
cars fill the parking lot of
a Wal-Mart store in
Fairfield, Ala., as it
prepared to shut down.
Stores slated to shut down Thursday, Jan. 28,
2016, will leave residents in parts of Fairfield,
Ala.; Coal Hill, Ark.; and Wichita, Kan., without a
supermarket. (AP Photo/Phillip Lucas)
2016-01-27 22:42:00 Associated Press
195 SMBeer trims deficit to 3-2
GAME TOMORROW (Smart Araneta Coliseum)
7 p.m.—Alaska vs San Miguel Beer

TWO GAMES ago, when
everything seemed lost for the
San Miguel Beermen in this
best-of-seven title series for the
PBA Philippine Cup, coach Leo
Austria believed a miracle could
be just around the corner for
them.
After grinding out a second straight win in
overtime over Alaska Wednesday night, the
Beermen are getting closer to rounding out that
bend.
San Miguel held the Aces scoreless for the first
3:45 of overtime to pull out an 86-73 victory at
Smart Araneta Coliseum that pruned Alaska’s
once-imposing lead to 3-2.
Reigning two-time MVP June Mar Fajardo made
his first appearance in the series and pumped up
the entire team, while Arwind Santos played his
finest game in the Finals as the Beermen
gathered more steam in their bid to repeat after
losing the first three games.

“Everything is possible,” Austria told reporters
later. “It’s one-game-at-a-time for us.”
Santos finished with 22 points, 16 rebounds and
four blocks to lead the Beermen, who will try to
be the first team in the league to erase a 0-3
deficit and win a best-of-seven title series.
Fajardo had 13 points in 16 minutes and looked
as if he were still bothered by a twisted left knee.
Alaska failed to execute in overtime for the
second consecutive game, even after being the
one to forge extension—this time courtesy of a
Dondon Hontiveros triple with 45.3 ticks
remaining for 67-all.
Coach Alex Compton, when asked what went
wrong for the second straight game in extension,
said: “Do you see anything in the stats sheets,
anyone?”
Compton pointed to a large discrepancy in free
throws awarded and fouls called. San Miguel
had 35 freebies against five for Alaska, who
were whistled for 20 more fouls.
“I think that has an impact on the game,”

Compton went on. “I am just pointing out facts
and if you get (those figures) it would be very
difficult to win.”
Game 6, a match very few thought was possible,
is slated tomorrow also at the Big Dome.
The scores:
SAN MIGUEL BEER 86—Santos 22, Fajardo 13,
Cabagnot 12, Lassiter 11, Espinas 8, Ross 8,
Lutz 6, De Ocampo 4, Reyes 1, Tubid 1, Arana
0, Heruela 0.
ALASKA 73—Manuel 25, Abueva 12, Banchero
10, Jazul 9, Thoss 4, Casio 3, Exciminiano 3,
Hontiveros 3, Baguio 2, Menk 2, Baclao 0, Eman
0.
Quarters: 23-20, 36-36, 52-55, 67-67, 86-73
By: , January 28th, 2016 03:07 Musong R. Castillo
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Emperor urges youth to learn from
WWII
Visiting Japanese Emperor Akihito

has urged the younger generations of Japanese
and Filipinos to “keep alive the memories” of
World War II as a way of avoiding conflict amid
growing tensions in the East and South China
Sea.
Akihito, 82, accompanied by Empress Michiko,
met privately with President Aquino Wednesday,
the second day of his five-day visit to the
Philippines, and expressed remorse over
atrocities in the region by the Imperial Japanese
Army 70 years ago.
“During [the] war, fierce battles between Japan
and the United States took place on Philippine
soil, resulting in the loss of many Filipino lives
and leaving many Filipinos injured. This is
something we Japanese must never forget and
we intend to keep this engraved in our hearts
throughout our visit,” Akihito said at a banquet
with Mr. Aquino last night.
Mr. Aquino, in turn, praised the emperor’s role in
reconciliation, saying: “I am held in awe,
recognizing the burdens you have borne, as you
have had to live with the weight of the decisions

made by others during the dark episodes in the
history of our nations.”
Akihito, visiting to mark 60 years of diplomatic
ties between Japan and the Philippines, wanted
to remind young people who had not
experienced the war not to forget the hardship it
brought to both Japan and other Asian countries,
his press secretary, Hatsuhisa Takashima, told
reporters during a dinner hosted by the
Japanese Embassy on Tuesday night.
“It’s a thing that should not be repeated,”
Takashima added. “He has a strong feeling
toward war … and that’s the reason he came
here.”
He said the emperor, who as a child had
experienced the horrors of war, was worried the
younger generation would forget the memories
of World War II.
Akihito, he said, was 11 years old when he was
sent to the mountains to escape American
bombings in Tokyo toward the end of the war.
Just ruins

“When he came back to Tokyo, he was
astonished to see the devastation. Nothing was
left, just ruins,” Takashima said.
“How can war destroy everything? That is the
sort of feeling shared not just by the Japanese
people but also in many countries [occupied] by
Japan during the war. That is the reason the
emperor is strongly advocating to keep the
memory alive in his country,” he said.
The emperor’s comments came against a
backdrop of growing regional tensions as China
pressed more assertively its claims in the East
China Sea and almost the entire South China
Sea.
China and Japan are locked in dispute over
ownership of five uninhabited islands in the East
China Sea, while Brunei, Malaysia, the
Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan are contesting
China’s claim to 90 percent of the 3.5-millionsquare-kilometer
South China Sea, which is
believed to have huge deposits of oil and natural
gas.

Reconciliation
Akihito, banned by the Japanese Constitution
from any political role, has often urged his nation
not to forget the hardships that came with World
War II and tried to promote reconciliation with
Japan’s neighbors.
He has made honoring Japanese and non-
Japanese who died in the war a touchstone of
his near three-decade reign—known as Heisei,
or “achieving peace,” and now in its twilight.
Akihito has also previously journeyed to other
Pacific battle sites where Japanese troops and
civilians made desperate last stands in the name
of his father, Emperor Hirohito.
Last year Akihito and Michiko visited Palau to
mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World
War II.
In 2005, they visited Saipan, site of one of the
fiercest battles of the war in the Pacific.
In the Philippines Wednesday, Akihito and
Michiko led wreath-laying rites at Libingan ng

mga Bayani, where Filipino soldiers, including
many who fought in the war, are buried.
Honoring war dead
Tomorrow the emperor and his wife will fly by
helicopter to Caliraya, Laguna province, to visit a
memorial garden built by the Japanese
government there to honor the Japanese
soldiers who died in the Philippines during the
war.
Before leaving Tokyo on Tuesday, Akihito said a
main focus of his trip to the Philippines was to
honor the war dead.
“In the Philippines, many lives of Filipinos,
Americans and Japanese were lost during the
war,” Akihito said.
He specifically referred to the battle for the
liberation of Manila in 1945 in his remarks.
“We’d like to conduct our visit by always keeping
this in mind,” he said.
Akihito’s remorse over the war helps to improve

Japan’s international image, counterbalancing
his government’s more nationalist bent,
according to Manila-based political analyst
Richard Javad Heydarian.
Apologetic, sincere face
“The emperor will serve as the apologetic,
sincere face of Japan … it will balance out his
government’s controversial, pugnacious and
seemingly revisionist statements,” Heydarian
said.
Conservative Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe angered China and South Korea when he
marked the 70th anniversary of Japan’s
surrender last year by saying that future
generations should not apologize for the war.
Takashima denied that Akihito’s pacifism was a
show of opposition to Abe’s plans to expand the
Japanese Self-Defense Forces’ role overseas.
“The emperor’s existence is beyond the daily
politics and state of affairs,” he said. With reports
from Nikko Dizon, the wires
By: , January 28th, 2016 12:36 Niña P. Calleja

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The Promised Lands exchange,
Part 2: The mythic pull of the land
of Palestine | Rosner's Domain
by Shmuel Rosner
11 hours ago
Adam Rovner is
Associate Professor of
English and Jewish Literature at the University of
Denver. He holds an M. A. from The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem and a Ph. D. from
Indiana University-Bloomington. His articles,
essays, translations and interviews have
appeared in numerous scholarly journals and
general interest publications. An accomplished
public speaker, Rovner has addressed a variety
of audiences in Canada, England, Israel, and the
U. S. His short documentary on Jewish
territorialism, No Land Without Heaven, has
been screened at exhibitions in New York, Paris,
and Tel Aviv. He is a dual American-Israeli
national and currently lives in Denver, Colorado.

This exchange focuses on Professor Rovner’s
book, In the Shadow of Zion: Promised Lands
Before Israel. Par one can be found right here.
***
Dear Adam,
Thank you for your thoughtful response. It cries
for a follow up.
You have no patience for inevitability
explanations of history. I get that - and
sympathize with that. And the conclusion that
follows is straight forward: if only the rabbis didn't
object to New York, if only the Russian
delegation did't object to Uganda in the sixth
Zionist Congress - Jews could have built their
homeland elsewhere and not in Israel. In fact,
you write, some of "the proposals the
Territorialists explored made better sense—geopolitically,
scientifically, demographically—than
did Palestine. "
But would you agree that none of them made
more sense. religiously and culturally, than

Palestine — and that culture and religion are
what matters most with such endeavours like
building a homeland?
If you don't — please explain why. If you do,
please expand on the role of culture and religion
in making the territorial plans less successful
than the less sensible (your description) plan of
Palestine.
Best,
Shmuel.
***
Hi Shmuel,
I guess you are right—I do tend to be impatient
about using “inevitability” to explain history.
That’s not a great characteristic for me to
possess since elucidating history requires
patience. Your point is well-taken, so I’ll try to
come at this from another angle.
My position does indeed seem to imply the “if
only…” notions you mention. Let’s examine one

of the possibilities you alluded to in your
question, which goes something like this: “If only
the British and French rabbinic leaders hadn’t
objected to Mordecai Noah’s plan to settle
European Jewry in upstate New York in the
1820s, then there might today be a Jewish citystate
near Buffalo and hundreds of thousands—
if not millions—of Jews would have had a
sanctuary to flee to during the horrors of the 20
th century.” This too is a kind of determinism not
all that different from the “inevitability” doctrine.
We have to be very careful not to replace one
deterministic view of history with a counterfactual
determinism. To put it more plainly, my
efforts to minimize the notion that the rise of
Israel was inevitable should not necessarily imply
another kind of inevitability, which states that an
alternate Zion would have been founded on
some distant continent.
What I wanted to do in my book was to highlight
the contingencies of history. To paraphrase
Kant, I wanted Promised Lands to evoke ‘the
extreme haphazardness of events.’ I enjoy
musing about what a Jewish state in the Niagara

River might have looked like, or whether Jewish
refugees from Nazi Germany would have made
good whalers in Tasmania, or what sort of
culture Yiddish-speaking pineapple farmers in
Suriname would have created. This sort of
imaginative focus on history is fun for the
average reader, at least I hope it is. But I also
want to prompt serious reflection. We all need to
remember that history is not a labyrinth offering
only one path to reach the present day, even if it
appears as such in retrospect. In fact, at any
given moment in time a vast array of possibilities
are open to us. On an individual level, one often
considers the choices one makes and wonders
whether another course of action would have
been better (or worse). This common
psychological reflection helps individuals
evaluate their actions and orient themselves
toward the future. And on a societal level, we
should remember that we have choices, options,
possibilities we can take advantage of and
pursue (or not). To recall this essential freedom
of action creates the imaginative space for acting
towards the future in both the private and the
public spheres.

You ask about the role of religion and culture in
state-building, and here things get particularly
complicated, not least because Judaism is a
fractious religion that possessed and continues
to possess multiple cultures. I won’t side-step the
question with too many qualifications, however. I
get it. I really do. You want to know whether any
place but the biblical land of Israel could have
galvanized Jews to launch the re-establishment
of a Jewish nation-state. Fair enough. Mordecai
Noah came to believe that the land of Israel was
the right territory upon which to focus nationalist
aspirations. Theodor Herzl, though he wavered
significantly over time, seems to have believed
that Palestine was the right place to found a
utopian Jewish society. Noah and Herzl
ultimately understood the mythopoesis of the
ancient homeland. They saw that the narratives
of the past—the Hebrew Bible, Jewish legends
and sentiments, liturgy and tradition—were
powerful means of promoting Jewish national
regeneration. For them, the practicality of using
the land of Israel as a motive force outweighed
the ostensible geo-political practicality of other
territories, whether in New York or east Africa.

For Israel Zangwill, Alfred Doeblin, Melech
Ravitch, and Isaac Nachman Steinberg—writeractivists
who sought to carve out Jewish homes
in Angola, Madagascar, Tasmania, and
Suriname respectively—the geo-political
pragmatism of other territories carried the day.
They misjudged the hold the mythopoesis of the
land of Israel had on Jews and on Christian
friends of diaspora Jewry. These talented writers
who could craft attractive worlds with words and
move people to action were in fact less
imaginative than the Zionist publicists and
technocrats who declared an unwavering loyalty
to the land of Israel as the future site for national
revival. And that is the remarkable lesson Jewish
re-territorialization has for students of
nationalism: geo-political interests, scientific
evidence, demographic concerns, and sober
assessments of possible success are not what
move people to act. The future belongs to those
who are not disillusioned by facts.
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My Brain’s Contribution to
Science | Religious and Reform
by Susan Esther Barnes
15 hours ago
Last weekend I was on
the campus of U. C.
Berkeley in order for the
researchers there to obtain an MRI of my brain.
It was actually the second brain MRI they had
done. The first one was a baseline image they
took of it about five years ago.
The experience is an interesting one, especially
for people like me with no claustrophobia issues,
and who are perfectly happy lying around
thinking of nothing in particular for about an
hour. It started off with me chatting with a nice
student, who is majoring in economics and
political studies, whose job it was to get me to fill
out a questionnaire about various potential
sources of metal in my body. This is important
because the “M” in “MRI” stands for “Magnetic,”
and any metal in the room will be attracted to the

strong magnetic field created by the machine.
I then changed into a set of scrubs, and the MRI
technician took over, asking me another series
of questions also designed to determine whether
I had any stray metal in my body. He then used
a wand to try to find any indication of metal,
saying, “Hold out your arms and pretend you’re
at the airport.” I briefly wished I’d said something
like, “Ok, but I’d better not miss my plane,” but
maybe he’s sick of that sort of joke by now.
I then put disposable foam earplugs in my ears
(you know, the kind they hand out at loud
concerts,) then a pair of headphones, a
heart/oxygen monitor on my index finger, and a
belt with a little thing on it to monitor my
breathing.
Then I lay down on my back, with a big foam pad
under my knees and a little one under my head,
after which the technician attached a big plastic
cage-like thing over my head, stuffed a couple of
pieces of foam inside so my head wouldn’t
move, and gave me a bulb to hold in my hand
that I could squeeze if I needed him, for any

eason, to come running and let me out.
He then tightened a couple of plastic screws so
one was touching either side of my forehead.
This last thing, he said, was a low tech way to
give me some biofeedback in case I moved my
head at all, since keeping my head still through
the entire process was so important. After that,
he placed a blanket over me – thank goodness,
since it was cold in there – and the table-like
piece of machinery I was lying on slid back into
the machine.
Then it was just a matter of lying back and
thinking of nothing in particular while the MRI
machine did its thing. He checked in with me, via
the headphones, a couple of times to see how I
was doing, but other than that, I was left to my
own thoughts while the machine made all sorts
of interesting noises and, for a while, even
vibrated some. One of my first thoughts, listening
to those noises, was that someone really ought
to make one of those mash-up music videos
using the sounds from the MRI machine. They
are varied and, at times, do sound like music.

Toward the end, he added another monitor of
some kind to my other index finger, and I had to
hold my breath a few times, as instructed, while
the MRI machine made some more
measurements. The technician said this was to
see how my brain reacts when it’s deprived of
oxygen. The blood vessels, he said, should open
up, for instance.
What was the point of all this? It was all for
medical science. For the past 30 years I’ve been
part of a long term study that is looking into what
causes heart disease, and sometimes they ask
whether we’re willing to participate in other
studies, as well. My understanding is that this
study is looking at how changes in cognitive
functioning are reflected in the brain.
Five years ago, I was given a cognitive test, and,
since I passed it, I was treated to a similar MRI
experience. A couple of months ago I was given
a second cognitive test, and last weekend I got
this second brain MRI. The plan, as I understand
it, is to give us a cognitive test and have us take
another MRI every five years or so, to try to find
correlations between changes in our cognitive

functioning and our brain images. The best case
scenario, I suppose, would be for them to
identify certain markers in brain scans that will
alert doctors to those patients most likely to have
cognitive problems in the future.
I’m hoping there’s a mitzvah in all of this,
although I’m not sure which one it would be. Not
that it really matters. I’m glad to be doing my part
for medical science, even if I’m not commanded
to do so.
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Benghazi: Fighting on the
frontline five years on from
revolution

A coalition led by the Libyan army is fighting on
two fronts, against the
forces of so-called
Islamic State and
Islamist militias.
For the past year and half, Benghazi, where the
Libyan uprising started in 2011 has been the
scene of endless fighting which has left
hundreds dead and many thousands homeless.
One of the few journalists to enter Benghazi is
Feras Kilani from the BBC's Arabic Service, and
he sent this exclusive report.
Last updated at 22:04 GMT BBC News
200
Holocaust Memorial Day: Ernst
Bornstein's four labour camps in
seven years
Poland-born Ernst
Bornstein spent four
years in seven different
forced labour camps

during the Holocaust.
His book, The Long Night: A True Story,
describes his experiences. It has been translated
by his daughter, Noemie Lopian.
For Holocaust Memorial Day, Graham Satchell
went to meet her.
Last updated at 18:35 GMT BBC News
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International Holocaust
Remembrance Day | Keeping the
Faith
by Ilana Angel
7 hours ago
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance
Day.
January 27th marks the anniversary of the
liberation of Auschwitz.
Seventy one years later, we remember, and vow
never to forget.

I pray for everyone and everything lost, and for
the world today.
I pray for not only my people, but all people.
I pray.
I remember.
I will never forget.
I am keeping the faith.
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in Syria.
Turkish journalists face life in jail
over Syria report
Two Turkish journalists
face life in prison over a
story alleging that the
Turkish government was
arming Islamist militants
Cumhuriyet newspaper's editor-in-chief Can
Dundar and its Ankara representative Erdem Gul
have been charged with espionage.
Prosecutors accuse them of working with a USbased
cleric to discredit the government.
The harsh punishment being sought has
intensified press freedom concerns.
EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn
said he was "shocked" at the severity of the
sentence sought by prosecutors.
Human Rights Watch said the two "were doing
their job as journalists and no more than that".

In its report last May, Cumhuriyet published
video of police finding weapons in trucks that it
said were linked to Turkish intelligence.
The Turkish authorities insisted the trucks, which
had been intercepted near the Syrian border,
were in fact bringing aid to Syria's Turkmen
minority.
But the report caused uproar and prompted
President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan to file a
lawsuit against the journalists.
Mr Erdogan said the video footage was a state
secret and vowed on TV that the journalists
"would pay a heavy price".
The pair were detained in November and told
the BBC they were kept in solitary confinement
for 40 days before being allowed to share a cell.
The government accuses them of helping the
Hizmet movement led by Fethullah Gulen , who
lives in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania.
Mr Erdogan has accused Mr Gulen of plotting
against him, although Mr Gulen denies this.

Mr Dundar and Mr Gul are accused of working
with Hizmet to create the impression that the
Turkish government was helping terror groups,
thus weakening its ability to rule.
They face charges of espionage, attempting to
overthrow the government and support for a
terror organisation, Hurriyet reported .
If convicted, they will receive an "aggravated life
sentence", which includes tougher conditions
and restricted leisure hours, the Dogan news
agency reported.
Turkey has come under mounting criticism for its
treatment of journalists.
Last week, US Vice-President Joe Biden called
on Turkey to protect freedom of expression
during a visit to the country and also met with Mr
Dundar's wife in a show of support.
Press freedom 'a major concern'
2016-01-28 00:43:32 BBC News

203
Pia Wurtzbach vows to fight
cyberbullying
After Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach won
the 2015 Miss Universe title in
Las Vegas, Nevada, in
December, the pageant’s official
Facebook page gained around
two million more followers and
now has a total of five million
“likes.”
In a closed-door interview with select media
scribes after her grand press conference at the
Novotel Manila in Quezon City last Sunday, Pia
said she hopes to take advantage of her
expanding reach as Miss Universe to advance
her causes.
One social issue Pia said she hopes to be more
involved in is the fight against cyberbullying,
being “a victim” herself.
She recalled that even before the Miss Universe
brouhaha, she had been bashed in social media
for winning the Bb. Pilipinas-Universe crown,

ecause she was “not a full Filipino”—her father
is German—and for being “fat.”
“I’m trying to learn how I [as Miss Universe] can
work on it (cyberbullying), because it’s quite new.
The mere fact that I’m talking about it is work on
its own,” Pia maintained.
“There are many fans who flood those who
make negative comments about me. Yes, these
people are cyberbullying me, but it’s also
cyberbullying when you fight back,” she added. “I
try to be a good example by constantly
reminding people not to bash—or get back at
critics. You don’t have to fight back all the time.”
Pia appealed to her fans. “Let it go. Don’t say
bad things anymore. That is not right, and it
gives us a negative image to others.”
Pia assumed the 2015 Miss Universe title just as
a new team, WME/IMG, was taking over the
ownership of the pageant’s organization, which
also runs the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA
beauty tilts.
Under new management, Pia said “the only thing

that I noticed with Miss Universe is we’re now
more active in social media. And I think a lot of
people noticed that.”
She told Inquirer Entertainment: “It’s great,
because people can see what it’s like to be Miss
Universe—and they also feel like they’re part of
the journey!”
Another cause Pia is interested in advancing is
disaster relief, which is at the heart of the
pageant’s charity partner, Cordaid Fund.
“It reminded me why I love my job. I can’t wait to
meet with [Cordaid] and plan where I can be
involved,” she said.
Pinoy fashion
The Filipino-German titleholder also said she
plans to promote Filipino fashion during her
reign. She reported that she received the
“thumbs up” from the Miss Universe
Organization (MUO) when she showed Filipinodesigned
clothes that she hoped to wear in her
public appearances.

“In my interviews this morning, I wore Bessie
Besana. I had Francis Libiran in my room a few
hours ago, and we were looking at the wardrobe
I can bring with me to Miss Universe. Cheetah
Rivera also shared beautiful clothes I can’t wait
to wear,” Pia said.
The global pageant hung in limbo in 2015
following former owner Donald Trump’s
controversial racist statements made in his bid to
become the Republican’s presidential bet for the
US elections this year, suffering a backlash from
the pageant-crazy Latin communities.
Trump, who used to own half of the MUO, then
later bought the other half of the stake from
network partner NBC in the middle of the year.
He eventually sold the entire MUO to modeling
and entertainment firm WME/IMG before the end
of the year.
Pia is scheduled to attend this Saturday’s
wedding of Vic Sotto to her best friend, Pauleen
Luna, before flying back to the United States to
take part in “Inside Edition’s” coverage of a
major sporting event—the 2016 Super Bowl.

By: , January 28th, 2016 01:47 Armin P. Adina
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FTC sues for-profit DeVry
University for job, earning claims
FILE - This Nov. 24,
2009, file photo, shows
the entrance to the
DeVry University in
Miramar, Fla. The
government is suing the
operators of the for-profit DeVry University,
alleging they misled consumers about students'
job and earnings prospects. In the complaint
announced Jan. 27, 2016, the Federal Trade
Commission said it was deceptive for DeVry to
claim that 90 percent of its graduates actively
seeking employment landed jobs in their fields
within six months of graduation.(AP Photo/J Pat
Carter, File)
2016-01-27 22:37:00 Associated Press

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Zika virus: US scientists say
vaccine '10 years away'
American scientists
studying the Zika virus
have warned that it could
be a decade before a
vaccine is publicly
available.
The virus is linked to shrunken brains in unborn
children, leading to severe brain damage or
death.
It has spread to more than 20 countries, and has
caused panic in Brazil where thousands of
people have been infected.
There is currently no vaccine or cure, and
diagnostic testing is difficult.
The search for a vaccine is being led by
scientists at the University of Texas Medical
Branch.
They have visited Brazil to carry out research

and collect samples, and are now analysing
them in a suite of high-security laboratories in
Galveston.
But they warn that although a vaccine could be
ready for testing in two years, it may be another
decade for it to be approved by regulators.
Access to the building is tightly controlled by
police and the FBI.
Speaking to the BBC inside the facility, Professor
Scott Weaver, director of the Institute for Human
Infections and Immunity, said people were right
to be frightened by the virus.
"It's certainly a very significant risk," he said,
"and if infection of the foetus does occur and
microcephaly develops we have no ability to alter
the outcome of that very bad disease which is
sometimes fatal or leaves children mentally
incapacitated for the remainder of their life".
The Zika virus was discovered in monkeys in
1947 in Uganda's Zika Forest, with the first
human case registered in Nigeria in 1954 but for
decades it did not appear to pose much of a

threat to people and was largely ignored by the
scientific community.
It was only with an outbreak on the Micronesian
island of Yap in 2007 that some researchers
began to take an interest.
In the past year the virus "exploded" said Prof
Weaver, sweeping through the Caribbean and
Latin America "infecting probably a couple of
million people".
The symptoms in adults and children are similar
to those for dengue fever but generally milder,
including flu-like aches, inflammation of the eyes,
joint pain and rashes although some people
have no symptoms at all.
In rare cases the disease may also lead to
complications including Guillain-Barre syndrome,
a disorder of the nervous system which can
cause paralysis.
There is some evidence that Zika can be
transmitted through saliva and semen although
this does not appear to be common.

"We think that sexual transmission can occur but
we don't know how often or what the risk is to an
individual man who becomes infected," said Prof
Weaver.
The main concern is for unborn babies and -
because Zika is difficult to diagnose - it can be
late in a pregnancy before expectant mothers
are informed of the risk, if they are informed at
all.
Zika: What you need to know
'The worst day of my life'
Work on a vaccine only began a few months ago
but the scientists in Galveston say they are not
starting from scratch.
Zika is a member of the flavivirus family, which
includes the viruses which cause dengue fever,
yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis and West
Nile disease, and the team intends to use
existing vaccines for those conditions as a
platform for its work.
Nikos Vasilakis, an assistant professor in the

university's pathology department who works in
the Centre for Biodefence and Emerging
Infectious Diseases in Galveston, said they could
have a vaccine ready for testing within a year or
two, although he warned that winning approval
from regulators could take much longer.
"What would take the longest time would be the
process of passing it through the FDA (US Food
and Drug Administration) and other regulatory
agencies to allow it for public use and that may
take up to 10 to 12 years," said Prof Vasilakis.
Vaccine research is also going on in Brazil,
where scientists say one could be ready in five
years.
Scientist Shannan Rossi has recently returned
from Brazil with Prof Vasilakis where they saw
the devastating effects of the virus first hand.
She is now inspecting samples of human and
animal tissue as well as studying mosquitoes to
answer a number of questions such as which
animals it infects and how long it stays in
humans.

"Right now we're really at the beginning stages,"
said Dr Rossi.
In the meantime, the worry is that the disease
will continue to spread.
"It's now in our doorstep in Mexico," said Prof
Vasilakis, who is based on Galveston Island
which looks out across the Gulf of Mexico.
"About 25 to 30 million people are at risk of
exposure here in the southern United States if
we have a local transmission of Zika," he added.
By this he means not just that humans arrive in
the US with Zika, which has already happened in
several states including Texas, but that they are
then bitten by a mosquito which can carry the
disease on to other people.
"The biggest traffickers of viruses globally are
infected humans," he said, adding that the
majority of infected people do not show any
symptoms of the disease, making it difficult to
detect.
In the absence of a vaccine or treatment, the

est way to reduce the risk of infection, says the
Texan team, is to use insect repellent and
fumigate homes to get rid of mosquitoes.
Combating infection will be easier in the United
States than in poorer countries, they say,
because of the widespread use of air
conditioning and window screens, which means
mosquitoes are less likely to come into contact
with human skin.
Working with insects which can carry such a
dangerous virus is not without risks.
Deep inside the University of Texas Medical
Branch building, the mosquitoes which are
deliberately infected with Zika and other viruses
so they can be studied are kept in a secure
facility, inside cages, behind screens and double
air-locked doors.
Prof Saravana Thangamani is the director of the
Insectary Services Core.
"In this insectary we keep about 23 different
strains of mosquitoes for all researchers within
our campus and we have Aedis Egypti from 12

different countries," he said.
Aedes Aegypti is the main species of mosquito
which passes the virus from person to person,
according to researchers.
Unlike mosquitoes which spread malaria it is
mostly active during the day and is found in
countries throughout the Americas, except for
Canada and Chile where it is too cold for it to
survive.
Prof Scott Weaver described the disease as
frightening people in countries across Latin
America and the Caribbean.
So were they right to be frightened, especially
pregnant women?
"Absolutely," answers Prof Weaver, without
hesitation. "If I had a daughter of child-bearing
age who was planning a spring break vacation to
the Caribbean in the next few months I would
strongly urge her not to go there at this point. "
Sadly for millions of women living in the infected
countries, that is not an option.

2016-01-28 00:45:02 BBC News
206
PCSO directors slammed on
medical funds
Lawmakers are asking for a more
equitable distribution of the Philippine Charity
Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) funds after their
deployment has been unduly concentrated in the
hands of its board members since senators and
representatives lost their medical endorsement
privileges with the abolition of the pork barrel
system.
House committee on games and amusement
chair and Cavite Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. said
the PCSO board should explain how its board
members choose the recipients of the so-called
“director’s charity funds” that provide instant
release of medical aid.
“There are plenty of poor provinces in the
country whose residents have not received any
medical aid from the PCSO. We want to be
enlightened on the process and the limit per

director,” said Barzaga in Wednesday’s hearing.
During the hearing, Barzaga disclosed the
charity fund releases of four PCSO board
members from 2012 to November 2015—
director Mabel Villarica Mamba (P517 million),
director Aleta Tolentino (P116 million), former
acting chair (incumbent general manager)
Ferdinand Rojas II (P74 million), chair Erineo
“Ayong” Maliksi (appointed April 2015) with P20
million. As GM, Rojas has no charity funds perks
reserved only for the chair and directors.
Distributed equitably
Barzaga sought a more detailed information on
the recipients of these charity fund releases to
determine the selection process used by
directors in releasing these funds.
Rojas, however, denied that PCSO board
members abused the director’s charity funds.
“Charity fund releases are in accordance with
our charity program annually. Our flagship
program IMAP or the individual medical
assistance program has expanded over the

decades in order to assist individuals nationwide
for their medical and health related needs. This
is distributed equitably with our 50 branches
nationwide,” said Rojas in a text message.
Rojas said the PCSO board was open to any
amendments proposed by Congress to further
strengthen its mandate to assist the medical
needs of the underprivileged.
Maliksi triggered a board room war in the PCSO
when he accused Rojas and other board
directors of using their position to prioritize rich
patients in getting medical assistance. The board
countered by accusing Maliksi of using his
charity funds allegedly for his driver.
On Wednesday, an anticorruption watchdog has
brought a graft complaint against Maliksi before
the Office of the Ombudsman for allegedly giving
“preferential treatment” to his “personal driver”
who received P2.1 million in financial aid from
the state-run lottery firm.
Guarantee letter
In her complaint, Jennifer Castro of the Filipino

Alliance for Transparency and Empowerment
said Maliksi should be held criminally liable for
signing a “guarantee letter” for Celestino Aman,
who underwent a heart bypass at the Philippine
Heart Center last year.
Castro also questioned the propriety of Maliksi’s
request to the PHC to use P700,000 in his
“remaining” pork barrel, which he had previously
allocated to the government hospital when he
was still a Cavite lawmaker, to pay for Aman’s
unsettled hospital bills.
Sought for comment, Maliksi said it was PCSO
general manager Ferdinand Rojas II who had
recommended and approved the aid to Aman.
He said that Aman, who died after undergoing
the medical procedure in August 2015, never
worked as his personal driver but was a
confidential agent of PCSO. With Marlon Ramos
By: , January 28th, 2016 04:30 Gil Cabacungan

207
TalkTalk call centre workers
arrested in India
TalkTalk has confirmed
that three of its Indiabased
call centre
workers have been
arrested.
The London-based telecoms provider said that it
alerted police after carrying out a data security
review.
However, a spokeswoman stressed that it had
seen no evidence that the suspects had been
involved with a high-profile cyber-breach last
October.
Nearly 157,000 of TalkTalk customers' details,
including bank account numbers, were stolen in
the breach.
The unnamed suspects do not work for TalkTalk
directly but are instead employed by Wipro, a
local call centre provider, in Kolkata (Calcutta).

"Following the October 2015 cyber-attack, we
have been conducting a forensic review to
ensure that all aspects of our security are as
robust as possible - including that of our
suppliers," the company said.
"Acting on information supplied by TalkTalk, the
local police have arrested three individuals who
have breached our policies and the terms of our
contract with Wipro. We are also reviewing our
relationship with Wipro.
"We are determined to identify and deal
effectively with these issues and we will continue
to devote significant resource to keeping our
customers' data safe. "
News of the arrests was first reported by
Channel 4 News.
The Indian company has said it has a "zero
tolerance" policy on data theft.
"Wipro is working closely with the customer in
the investigation and will continue to extend its
full co-operation to the investigating authorities,"
it said.

"We are unable to comment on the matter that is
currently under investigation. "
2016-01-28 00:45:03 BBC News
208
Clinton 'would consider' Obama
as a Supreme Court justice
Democratic presidential
candidate Hillary Clinton
has said appointing
President Barack Obama
as a Supreme Court
justice is a "great idea".
At a campaign event in Iowa, a voter asked Ms
Clinton if she would consider appointing Mr
Obama to the Supreme Court if she is president.
She noted that the next president could appoint
up to three Supreme Court justices, ABC News
reports .
"Wow, what a great idea. No one has ever
suggested that to me," she said.

"I love that, wow. He may have a few other
things to do but I tell you that's a great idea. "
Ms Clinton made the remarks to a crowd of 450
people in a ballroom.
"He's brilliant, and he can set forth an argument,
and he was a law professor, so he's got all the
credentials," she said.
"Now we do have to get a Democratic Senate to
get him confirmed so you're going to have to
help me on that, OK? " she said.
Ms Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner, served
as Secretary of State under Mr Obama.
Mr Obama told the New Yorker in 2014 he "loves
the law" but he was not sure it would be the right
job for him.
"I love the law, intellectually," Mr Obama said
when asked if he would consider being a
Supreme Court justice.
"I love nutting out these problems, wrestling with
these arguments. I love teaching. I miss the

classroom and engaging with students.
"But I think being a justice is a little bit too
monastic for me. "
2016-01-28 00:45:10 BBC News
209
Inside high-security laboratory
developing a Zika vaccine
Scientists in the US state
of Texas are working to
develop a cure for the
Zika virus, which is
spreading rapidly
through the Americas.
The virus is linked to shrunken brains in unborn
children, leading to severe brain damage or
death - and scientists say a vaccine could be 10
years from development.
It has spread to more than 20 countries, and has
caused panic in Brazil where thousands of
people have been infected.

The BBC's James Cook went inside the highsecurity
laboratories in the city of Galveston to
see what progress is being made.
Last updated at 19:57 GMT BBC News
210
Germany warns Russia over teen
'rape' case
Russian girl.
Germany has warned
Russia
against
politicising a case
involving the alleged
rape of a German-
The teen, named only as 13-year-old Lisa F,
said she was abducted and raped by migrants,
but German police have said there is no
evidence of either.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said it
was "clear" she had not gone missing voluntarily.
Hitting back, the German government said it was
"impermissible" to make political use of the case.
The alleged incident has sparked anti-migrant

protests among some in Germany's Russian
community.
German authorities are already under pressure
after a wave of sexual assaults over New Year in
the city of Cologne, most blamed on migrants.
Accusing Germany of a cover-up in the case of
Lisa F, Mr Lavrov said "I hope that these
problems are not swept under the carpet".
But his German counterpart, Frank-Walter
Steinmeier, warned against using the case "for
political propaganda, and to enflame and
influence what is already a difficult debate about
migration within Germany".
"I can only advise the Russian authorities to stick
to the findings of the investigation," he said.
German police concluded that sexual contact
was not forced in the case of Lisa F, whose full
name is protected for legal reasons.
The age of consent in Germany is 14 and
prosecutors are investigating two men for child
abuse.

Kremlin-backed media have often been accused
of using propaganda to stir up trouble with
Russian-speakers living in the Baltics, the BBC's
Damien McGuinness says .
But now some fear the same tactic could be
being used in Germany, possibly to keep
Chancellor Angela Merkel on the back-foot when
it comes to the fate of EU sanctions imposed on
Russia because of the conflict in eastern
Ukraine, our correspondent adds.
2016-01-28 00:45:33 BBC News
211
Police: Shooting at homeless
camp not attack on homelessness
Bicycles remain stacked
against a support post
for Interstate 5 above as
crime scene tape
surrounds the site of a
shooting the night before
at a homeless encampment, Wednesday, Jan.
27, 2016, in Seattle. A homeless man and

woman were killed and three other people were
wounded when a shooting erupted at the
homeless encampment known as 'The Jungle,'
authorities said. The victims lived at the
encampment where the attack occurred
Tuesday evening and investigators "have reason
to believe it was very targeted," Assistant Seattle
Police Chief Bob Merner said. (AP Photo/Elaine
Thompson)
A bus and other traffic pass by on Interstate 5
above the site of a shooting the night before at a
homeless encampment, Wednesday, Jan. 27,
2016, in Seattle. A homeless man and woman
were killed and three other people were
wounded when a shooting erupted at the
homeless encampment known as 'The Jungle,'
authorities said. The victims lived at the
encampment where the attack occurred
Tuesday evening and investigators "have reason
to believe it was very targeted," Assistant Seattle
Police Chief Bob Merner said. (AP Photo/Elaine
Thompson)
A single candle burns in view of an industrial
area and woods behind that hide the site of a

shooting the night before at a homeless
encampment, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, in
Seattle. A homeless man and woman were killed
and three other people were wounded when a
shooting erupted at the homeless encampment
known as 'The Jungle,' authorities said. The
victims lived at the encampment where the
attack occurred Tuesday evening and
investigators "have reason to believe it was very
targeted," Assistant Seattle Police Chief Bob
Merner said. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Tents are barely visible in the deep shadows
under Interstate 5 at the site of a shooting the
night before at a homeless encampment,
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, in Seattle. A
homeless man and woman were killed and three
other people were wounded when a shooting
erupted at the homeless encampment known as
'The Jungle,' authorities said. The victims lived at
the encampment where the attack occurred
Tuesday evening and investigators "have reason
to believe it was very targeted," Assistant Seattle
Police Chief Bob Merner said. (AP Photo/Elaine
Thompson)

2016-01-27 22:36:00 Associated Press
212
Comelec deposits source code at
BSP
The Commission on Elections
(Comelec) on Wednesday kept in escrow with
the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas one of the
source codes or programs that will be used in
the automated election system (AES) in May.
In a ceremony at the BSP complex in Manila,
Comelec chair Andres Bautista placed inside a
highly secured vault a metal safety deposit box
containing a sealed envelope with a thumb drive
inside.
Stored in the thumb drive are the source code of
the Election Management System (EMS)
component of the AES, binary codes and hash
codes of the EMS. Also placed inside the safety
deposit box were the certification of the
Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC), Comelec
and international certifier SLI Global Solutions.

The source code is composed of human
readable instructions. It is converted into
executable code, the system used by poll
machines to count votes properly.
“We need to deposit the source code at the BSP
because it is required by the Republic Act No.
9369, or the Automated Election Law,” said
Bautista in a press briefing.
The escrow came just hours after the Comelec,
SLI, and AES service provider Smartmatic
International completed the “trusted build”
process of the EMS on Tuesday.
“It is provided by law that we need to have it
escrowed as soon as the trusted build is
completed,” said Bautista.
Two more source codes—for the vote-counting
machines (VCM) and the consolidation and
canvassing system (CCS)—will be deposited in
escrow by the Comelec at the BSP on Feb. 9.
“The source code review and trusted build of the
CCS and VCMs are not yet finished so we
decided to go ahead with the EMS (escrow),”

said Commissioner Christian Robert Lim, who is
the Comelec-Steering Committee for the 2016
polls chair.
Lim explained that the source code for the EMS
is the one that will be loaded into their main
server, while the CCS source code will be in the
laptops used in canvassing centers. The VCMs
have a separate source code to be loaded.
BSP deputy governor Vicente Aquino noted that
the “BSP is the most secured place in the
Philippines.”
“BSP actually stands for BSP Secured and
Protected,” he said in jest. “We will ensure that
the source code will be safe throughout its
custody in escrow here in BSP. We will not touch
it, we will not look into it, we will not look at it, we
will just ensure that it’s there, untouched by
anyone.”
Aquino added that even BSP officials have no
access to the vault. “We have to pass through so
many security, I’d say, impediments.”
The safety deposit box containing the source

code was placed inside the BSP vault with
several layers of security locks.
Some members of the media, including the
Inquirer, were drawn in a lot for the opportunity
to witness the process of depositing the source
code. However, cameras and other recording
devices were not allowed in the area where the
vaults are located because of security concerns.
By: , January 28th, 2016 06:00 Tina G. Santos
213 Pia visits wounded heroes
MISS Universe Pia
Wurtzbach
on
Wednesday took time
out from her busy
schedule to visit the
“Heroes Ward” of the
Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center,
where 36 battle-injured soldiers are confined.
Wearing a blue lace mini and her Miss Universe
crown, Wurtzbach flitted from one bedridden
soldier to another, shaking their hands, spending

a few minutes asking after each one, gamely
posing for photos with them, and personally
handing out loot bags containing a
commemorative shirt.
“She told me to get well,” said Cpl. Arcel Pajarob,
23. “Of course, I was excited. That will only
happen once in my life. It just so happened I got
hit, that’s why I met her,” he said, grinning, in
Filipino.
Pajarob has been confined in the hospital since
May last year, after being wounded in his right
leg in an encounter with communist rebels in
Surigao, and is awaiting further surgeries.
He said his “morale” for his recovery was greatly
enhanced by the visit from his “kababayan” from
Cagayan de Oro, referring to Wurtzbach.
“All the soldiers confined here at the Heroes
Ward were wounded in battle,” said AFP Medical
Center public information officer Col. Maria
Victoria Juan. “And now, they are so happy,
because they idolize our Miss Universe. They
see the same determination in her to fight for our

country.”
After the Heroes Ward, Wurtzbach was ushered
into a conference room where she met with
some 20 HIV advocates and young people living
with HIV—some coming from as far as Cebu.
HIV awareness is one of Wurtzbach’s pet
advocacies.
The dialogue was arranged by Unicef, which has
welcomed Pia as “a new champion for children
and young people who are at risk of HIV.”
“Her influence can help end the silence against
this ‘hidden epidemic’ that is happening in our
midst,” said Unicef Philippines representative
Lotta Sylwander in a statement.
In the same statement, Wurtzbach was quoted
as saying she wants to end the stigma against
people living with HIV.
By: , January 28th, 2016 04:15 Jaymee T. Gamil

214
Gigi Reyes complained she was
shortchanged, says witness
A key pork barrel scam witness
testified at the Sandiganbayan Wednesday that
lawyer Gigi Reyes had at one time complained
that the kickbacks she received from suspected
pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles
was short by P500,000.
Returning to the witness stand, whistleblower
Marina Sula testified that Reyes herself signed
documents pertaining to the release of the
Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF)
allotments of her former boss, Sen. Juan Ponce
Enrile, to Napoles’ fake foundations.
Repeating what she testified at Napoles’ bail
hearing last year, Sula told the antigraft court’s
Third Division that Reyes, Enrile’s long-time chief
of staff, had complained that a box of money that
was delivered to Reyes by socialite Ruby
Tuason, was short of P500,000.
The amount was allegedly part of Reyes’
“rebate,” or commission, for allotting a portion of

Enrile’s PDAF, the official name of the
congressional pork barrel, to a project of
Masaganang Ani para sa Magbubukid
Foundation Inc., one of Napoles’ bogus
nongovernment organization which Sula headed.
“Ruby Tuason told me that Gigi Reyes had
complained to her that the money she gave her
was short by P500,000,” Sula said in Filipino
during direct examination by assistant state
prosecutor Jennifer Agustin-Se.
Sula, the first prosecution witness to be
presented at the trial of the plunder case against
Napoles and Reyes, said she had knowledge of
the incident because Tuason, who has admitted
to being one of Napoles’ agents, herself had told
her of Reyes’ concern.
Reyes, who was seated just a few feet away
from the witness stand, was leaning forward and
appeared to be listening intently during Sula’s
three-hour testimony.
Napoles was seen tearing up while Sula was
testifying. She later told reporters that she
became emotional “because I could not take

(Sula’s) lies anymore.”
Sula testified that she was present whenever
Napoles, primary whistle-blower Benhur Luy and
other employees of the JLN Corp. would place
bundles of cash in boxes for delivery to
lawmakers who had illegally siphoned off their
PDAF to Napoles’ network of spurious
foundations.
Quizzed by Associate Justice Samuel Martires,
Sula said she herself once helped in preparing
bundles of P500 and P1,000 bills which were
packed in boxes. She said each box may contain
as much as P3 million, or about 30 bundles of
bills.
However, Martires noted that the witness had
earlier told the court that she did not participate
in “serious matters” in carrying out Napoles’
unlawful activities.
By: , January 28th, 2016 05:32 Marlon Ramos

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216
Juggler’s prayer answered in 10
years
CEBU
CITY—Renowned
Argentinian juggler Paul Ponce said he prayed
every morning for God to bless him with a life
partner, a woman who would be his wife.

But God didn’t answer immediately, the circus
performer told some 15,000 delegates from 71
countries attending “catecheses” or Catholic
instruction during the 51st International
Eucharistic Congress (IEC) her Wednesday.
Instead, He made Ponce wait 10 years before
bringing him in contact with Lia, a counselor
who, like him, went to Mass and prayed the
rosary daily.
Ponce said he understood why it took that long.
“Now I realize (the wait) was worth it. If I chose
another woman earlier, I should not have met
her (Lia). I needed 10 years of purification,” he
said.
Born to a family of traveling circus performers,
Ponce was a young man when he became a
famous juggler in Argentina. He performed at the
Radio City Hall in New York and with the Circus
Soleil, the famous French-Canadian circus.
He had fame, fortune and women, but he was
not happy.

“I had great achievements. (But) they didn’t give
me the happiness I was searching for. I wanted
more,” Ponce said during his testimony at the
IEC Pavilion.
He said his life changed after he received the
Sacrament of Confirmation at the age of 21.
Ponce said he came to know about God and the
teachings of the Catholic Church something
which “opened his eyes to the truth and he
experienced the joy he longed for.”
“I was overwhelmed by the treasures of our
Catholic faith. I used to see Jesus on the cross
when I was little boy. But what shocked me was
the fact that he was just waiting for us. I was not
obligated to follow Him. I had the choice to follow
him or not,”​ he said.
Ponce, now 43, performed before Pope Benedict
XVI during the World Youth Day celebration in
Cologne, Germany in 2005.
After he was drawn to Christ, Ponce saw the
need to attend Mass and receive communion
every day.

Ponce said he also prayed for a lifetime partner
every day.
“I said ‘God, I put my hope in you, and what you
want for me. Guide her, protect her, and lead
her to me in 10 years.’”
Ponce said he met may women in the show
business world and in the parishes but nothing
worked out because they didn’t share the same
values.
“I kept praying. But I didn’t say 10 years
anymore,” he quipped.
One day, it happened. Ponce met Lia in one of
his activities in Mexico.
Although they were together for just three days,
they continued communicating through e-mail.
And he just knew that it was Lia whom he had
been waiting for.
Ponce said what he loved was that they both
prayed together every day.

“She was living her spiritual life very strongly. We
had a holy courtship and prayed every day in the
church,”​ he said.
Ponce added that chastity was to them an
important aspect of their relationship. “Some
show producers gave us one room. But I told
them we can’t stay together because we were
still dating but were not yet married,”​ he said.
Ponce and Lia got married in May 2005 and now
have three children—Pablo, 9; Jose, 7; and Lili,
6.
They travel around the world together, and
attend Mass regularly. With Lito Zulueta
By: , January 28th, 2016 05:00 Ador Vincent S. Mayol
217
Obama, Sanders at the White
House: Nice chat but that's all
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie
Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to reporters at the White
House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27,
2016, following a meeting with President Barack

Obama.
Photo/Manuel
Ceneta)
(AP
Balce
Democratic presidential
candidate Sen. Bernie
Sanders, I-Vt., walks from the West Wing of the
White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan.
27, 2016, to speak to media after meeting with
President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Carolyn
Kaster)
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie
Sanders, I-Vt., walks with his wife Jane Sanders,
to speak to reporters at the White House in
Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016,
following a meeting with President Barack
Obama. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie
Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to reporters at the White
House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27,
2016, following a meeting with President Barack
Obama. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
2016-01-27 22:26:00 Associated Press

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Newton: Criticized because I'm
incomparable
CHARLOTTE, N. C. --
Carolina Panthers
quarterback Cam
Newton doesn't plan to
change who he is or
what he says just because he's preparing for the
Super Bowl and all the hype that comes with it.
Newton's response to critics he'll face heading
into the Feb. 7 title game against the Denver
Broncos will be the same it has been since he
entered the NFL.
"I've said this since day one,'' Newton said. "I'm
an African-American quarterback that may scare
a lot of people because they haven't seen
nothing that they can compare me to.''
Newton has been a lightning rod for criticism for
much of his career. He was called immature and
moody during his first couple of NFL seasons
because he sometimes sat alone on the sideline
with a towel over his head when the team was

losing.
"People should be scared of a quarterback with
his skill set more than anything else ... I don't
think he wants to be known as an African-
American quarterback. I think he wants to be
known as a quarterback, and a great one at that.
"
He's been questioned for a lack of leadership.
He's been questioned for his dabbin' and
dancing after scoring touchdowns, for taking
photos of teammates at the end of a blowout
win. But Newton said he's the same person now
as he was when the Panthers made him the first
pick of the 2011 draft.
"The only thing that's changed is we're winning,''
Newton said.
The Panthers are 17-1. They have won 22 of
their past 24 games (including playoffs) going
back to a four-game winning streak to end the
2014 regular season.
Newton is the leading candidate for the NFL
MVP award after leading the league with 45

touchdowns -- 35 passing and 10 rushing --
during the regular season.
He threw for 335 yards and two touchdowns and
rushed for two more in Sunday's 49-15 victory
over Arizona in the NFC Championship Game.
Carolina coach Ron Rivera said what Newton is
doing on the field should scare people.
"People should be scared of a quarterback with
his skill set more than anything else,'' he said.
"That's who he is. He's a tremendously gifted
athlete, a terrific quarterback, a smart football
player... the list goes on and on.
"That's what they should be concerned about
more than anything else. ... I don't think he
wants to be known as an African-American
quarterback. I think he wants to be known as a
quarterback, and a great one at that.''
Rivera, the second person of Hispanic decent to
be the head coach in a Super Bowl, used himself
as an example.
"People want to tag me as a Hispanic head

coach,'' he said. "That's great, but I want to be
tagged as a head coach. It really should be
about your merit more than anything else, what
you've accomplished and what you've done.
"That's how we should judge people and base
people. "
Newton will be the sixth black quarterback to
start a Super Bowl. This is the fourth straight
Super Bowl to have a black starting quarterback.
The difference between Newton and those that
came before him is he's 6-foot-5 and 260
pounds and runs designed run plays out of the
read option.
Rivera compared Newton to former Chicago
Bears teammate Walter Payton from the 1985
Super Bowl team in terms of galvanizing the
locker room and carrying the offense.
"As a guy who put the team on his shoulders,
running the football the way he did, dominating
the game running the ball,'' Rivera said. "The
thing about Cam is, as he said, he's special, he's
different.

"How many 6-5 quarterbacks do you see like
him, 260 [pounds], running like he does and
throwing like he does? He's different. And I think
that's the only thing people should say is the skill
set is different more so than anything else. "
Newton said the critics only drive him to work
harder. His solution to handling the hype and
criticism when he arrives Sunday in California to
begin prepping for the Super Bowl is simple.
"Find any way -- to win a football game,'' Newton
said. "Cause when you win [he chuckles], that's
going to give them something else to talk about.''
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler contributed to this report.
2016-01-27 22:24:08 David Newton ESPN Staff Writer
219
The Latest: Colleagues: Principal
wanted best in every child
Deanna Renbarger, left, and Jamie Strebing
speak during a news conference, Wednesday,
Jan. 27, 2016, in Indianapolis. The group shared
memories of Susan Jordan, the principal of Amy
Beverland Elementary School, who was killed

when a bus suddenly
lurched forward Tuesday
afternoon. Two 10-yearold
children were also
hospitalized with serious
but non-life-threatening
injuries. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Deanna Renbarger, left, and Jamie Strebing hug
following a news conference, Wednesday, Jan.
27, 2016, in Indianapolis. The women shared
memories of Susan Jordan, the principal of Amy
Beverland Elementary School, who was killed
when a bus suddenly lurched forward Tuesday
afternoon. Two 10-year-old children were also
hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening
injuries. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Students at Amy Beverland Elementary School
are picked up after school after a bus accident in
Indianapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016.
Authorities said an adult was killed and two
children were seriously injured when a bus
waiting outside the elementary school suddenly
lurched forward and struck them. (Mykal
McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

MANDATORY CREDIT
A school bus driver yells to a parent that their
child is safe after a bus accident at Amy
Beverland Elementary School left several
students injured and one adult dead on school
grounds on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 in
Indianapolis. Authorities say a bus waiting
outside the Indianapolis elementary school
suddenly lurched forward and struck them.
(Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via
AP) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT
Students at Amy Beverland Elementary School
are picked up after school after a bus accident in
Indianapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016.
Authorities said an adult was killed and two
children were seriously injured when a bus
waiting outside the elementary school suddenly
lurched forward and struck them. (Mykal
McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
MANDATORY CREDIT
A police officer talks on the phone as he secures
the site of a bus accident at Amy Beverland
Elementary School in Indianapolis on Tuesday,

Jan. 26, 2016. Authorities said an adult was
killed and two children were seriously injured
when a bus waiting outside the elementary
school suddenly lurched forward and struck
them. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star
via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
A woman puts up a cellphone to her ear while
standing by the site of a bus accident at Amy
Beverland Elementary School in Indianapolis on
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. Authorities said an adult
was killed and two children were seriously
injured when a bus waiting outside the
elementary school suddenly lurched forward and
struck them. (Mykal McEldowney/The
Indianapolis Star via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
A man and a woman walk by the site of a bus
accident as police officers secure the area at
Amy Beverland Elementary School in
Indianapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016.
Authorities said an adult was killed and two
children were seriously injured when a bus
waiting outside the elementary school suddenly
lurched forward and struck them. (Mykal
McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

MANDATORY CREDIT
2016-01-27 22:24:00 Associated Press
220
Fed voices concern about global
economic pressures
FILE - In this
Wednesday, Dec. 2,
2015, file photo, Federal
Reserve Chair Janet
Yellen speaks at the
Economics Club of
Washington in Washington. The Federal
Reserve is widely expected to keep interest rates
unchanged when it ends a policy meeting on
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016. At its last meeting in
December, it raised interest rates from record
lows. Since then, the global picture has
darkened and stock markets have plunged. (AP
Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
2016-01-27 22:18:00 Associated Press

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Montenegro's government
survives confidence vote
By
Associated Press
Published:
22:16 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
22:16 GMT, 27 January 2016
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) —
Montenegro's pro-Western government has
survived a confidence vote despite
disagreements within the ruling coalition and
pressure from the pro-Russian opposition over a
NATO membership bid.
The government of Prime Minister Milo
Djukanovic, who is in a dispute with one of the
seven parties in the coalition, on Wednesday
won support from a small opposition party. The
Positive Party in return demanded that the

opposition take part in organizing fair elections
later this year.
Lawmakers voted 42-20 in favor of the
government, while the anti-government
opposition lawmakers joined several hundred of
their supporters who rallied outside the
parliament building.
Pro-Russian parties have called for the
government to be ousted over an invitation to
join NATO last year. Moscow opposes it because
Montenegro is a historic Slavic ally in the
Balkans.
2016-01-27 22:16:00 Associated Press
222
Evo 2016 goes big with lineup,
finals venue
The world's largest
fighting
game
championship, the
Evolution Championship
Series (Evo) in Las
Vegas, is going full esports for the 2016 event

with new games, a bigger venue and an arena to
watch the finals.
Evo co-founder Joey "Mr. Wizard" Cuellar
announced Tuesday night this year's game
lineup, featuring nine titles. Headlining Evo is
Street Fighter V and Smash Bros. Melee; Super
Smash Bros. for Wii U, Mortal Kombat X, Guilty
Gear Xrd: Revelator, Killer Instinct, Pokken,
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, and Tekken 7:
Fated Retribution are also featured. This ties
2015's list for the most official games featured at
the event.
The event runs from July 15-17, and for the first
time, the event will be moved from the ballrooms
to the Las Vegas Convention Center for the
duration of Friday and Saturday. Additionally, in
a more majestic fashion, Sunday's finals for
Street Fighter V, Melee, Marvel, Mortal Kombat
and Guilty Gear will now be played in the 12,000
seat Mandalay Bay Event Center.
"Finally fighting games are out of ballrooms
because they can't contain us any longer," Street
Fighter veteran and broadcaster Ryan

"Gootecks" Gutierrez told ESPN about the venue
switch. "For it to be at the convention center is a
huge step in the right direction. Evo is a little
more spread out this year, but that's what
happens to large events in Las Vegas, such as
music festival EDC. For it to be at the Mandalay,
it's great as a natural progression of fighting
games and what we do. Props to Evo for doing it
big and taking this huge next step. I think it's
going to work out better for everybody. "
EVO goes full esports: 2016 to be held at the
LVCC with the finals at the 12,000 seat
Mandalay Bay Event Center.
pic.twitter.com/hdRxW1WKqi
Rod Breslau (@Slasher) January 27, 2016
This will mark as the debut Evo event for Street
Fighter V, which releases Feb. 16. This Evo will
also close the chapter on Street Fighter 4, which
for many ushered in a new era for Street Fighter,
fighting games, and esports as a whole during its
grandiose release in 2009. Daigo "The Beast"
Umehara and Justin Wong put on a show in one
of the most tense grand finals for Street Fighter

4's tenure at Evo, and Daigo's 2009 and 2010
championship runs set the tone for what would
be the main attraction each year in Las Vegas.
Wong, a multi-time Evo champion across
multiple games, would like to see SFIV stay past
2016, believing it will benefit the dominant
Japanese scene.
"The community should fight for SFIV because
SFIV helped us a long way", he said. "Even if
Evo does not accept, grassroots will always run
SFIV tourneys. I enjoy SFIV so I would still play.
[Street Fighter III:] 3rd Strike got kicked at Evo
and then the community stood up and brought it
back with how hype the game can be. Ultra
[Street Fighter IV] can go that route, and I'm
sure Japan will still play Ultra a lot. "
When discussing his aspirations for this year,
Wong said "I have a lot of goals this Evo. Win
SFV, Pokken and UMvC3 are the things I can
see over the horizon. I want to win SFV the most
because Capcom Cup is the end and I never
won an Evo that didn't have the word Marvel in
it. "

For community members Gutierrez and David
"ultradavid" Graham, this was the right decision
by Evo.
"I think SFIV not being there is the right call",
Graham said. "The only times they've ever had
multiple games from the same series is when
those games have significantly different player
bases, like Super Street Fighter II Turbo & Street
Fighter III: 3rd Strike, and now with Melee and
Smash 4, everyone expects SFIV players to play
SFV, so the overlap would be very strong. SFIV
has also had seven years headlining Evo, the
most of any game in Evo history, and I think
them moving on from that makes sense. "
Graham continued: "Obviously SFIV still has a
scene, but it doesn't need to die. There are lots
of games that aren't official Evo games but still
have strong, although smaller, scene. I hope
SFIV fans don't feel entitled to Evo, because
they shouldn't. That tournament isn't about any
one game or publisher. "
Gutierrez and Graham also approve of the
lineup as a whole, including the addition of

Pokemon's new fighter, Pokken, which came to a
surprise to many within the community.
"The lineup is great, and the Pokemon game is
an interesting addition to the lineup," said
Gutierrez. "I think it'll bring in a whole new
audience that never really thought about
competing in an esports title. To me that was the
biggest surprise. "
Graham agreed. "Pokken is totally out of the
blue for me, didn't see it coming at all. But I'm
down to try it, why not. "
Notwithstanding a special surprise
announcement with Tekken 7's confirmation,
and the character Nina Williams announcement
by MadCatz community man Mark "MarkMan"
Julio, the return of Marvel was lauded. The
game, which lost developer support due to IP
rights conflicts, is still one of the events strongest
in terms of player attendance, online viewership
and pure enthusiasm each year.
"People put up Marvel only podcasts, Twitch
shows, discussions, media" said Graham. "And

at the same time, the way the game is played
has changed in that people figured out more
teams and play styles are viable, so it's become
more fun to play and watch. So with all that it felt
like a Marvel renaissance over the last several
months. "
2016-01-27 22:15:45 Rod Breslau ESPN Staff Writer
223
British troops need more than
armour to deal with 'parasitic'
lawyers
Around 4,000 claims of
mistreatment have been
lodged against British
troops who were based
in Iraq and Afghanistan,
costing the Government
more than £30million so far
Tory minister Penny Mordaunt revealed among
the claims the courts have dealt with are an
insurgent bomb-maker who sued the UK for
troops taking him prisoner instead of shooting

him
Some Iraq veterans are being investigated into
their actions during the campaign in Iraq and
Afghanistan
2016-01-27 22:14:00 Keiligh Baker for MailOnline
224
What We Know: Hope for action
on heroin, opioid addiction
Sen. Rob Portman, R-
Ohio, left, testifies with
Gov. Peter Shumlin, D-
Vt., during a Senate
Judiciary Committee
hearing on attacking
America¿s epidemic of heroin and prescription
drug abuse, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 27,
2016 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2016-01-27 22:14:00 Associated Press

225
Retirement talk inspires Ireland's
Johnny Sexton, warns Joe
Schmidt
Joe Schmidt believes Johnny
Sexton is fed up with being told to retire off the
pitch and openly targeted on it - but will turn that
frustration into top form in the RBS 6 Nations.
Sexton has been passed fit after his head-injury
scare in a saga now dating back almost three
years that includes 12 weeks sidelined starting in
December 2014 after four concussions inside 12
months.
Columnist and former Ireland international
George Hook has urged Sexton to consider
quitting for his long-term health, while Schmidt
grew tired of France vowing to hunt down the
30-year-old during the autumn's World Cup.
Schmidt insists Sexton will start the Six Nations
unencumbered, and backed the fly-half to
channel all the outside chatter to help produce
his best rugby.

"One of the massive frustrations for Johnny was
that he was bouncing around full of enthusiasm,
training, and doing a good job of it," said Schmidt
of Ireland's Monday training session.
"And he feels that this time last year a number of
opinions were thrown out there, some by explayers,
who didn't have the same medical
expertise that two of the best guys in Europe did.
"And he felt it was probably better to base his
opinion on his health and well-being on the
expertise rather than someone who had never
clinically assessed him, or anyone else for that
matter.
"That's a distraction that he found a little bit
unfortunate last year.
"But at the same time he's a strong character,
Johnny, and he doesn't get affected too much by
those things.
"There was a little bit of unsavoury dialogue in
the lead-up to the last pool game at the World
Cup (against France), in terms of him being
targeted.

"And if you know how stubborn Johnny is, that's
fuelled the fire.
"He's incredibly brave as a number 10, he
stands his ground as a defender.
"You only had to see that, because when he did
get back from his lay-off last time he had a big
feller come straight down his channel with his
forearm, and Johnny grabbed him, held him up,
with a little bit of help from his friends, and that's
the nature of him. "
Ireland would make history with a third
consecutive Six Nations title this year, but
Schmidt believes the arrival of Eddie Jones as
England boss and Guy Noves leading France will
crank up the quality of the competition.
"I think he is universally respected," said Schmidt
of Noves.
"He's coached in Toulouse for so long and so
successfully that his experience will inevitably
bring out a little bit of excitement amongst the
players.

"Guy will bring a voice of calm and a voice of
reason.
"His experience will give the players a bit of
confidence, and maybe the French public a bit of
confidence, that with the success he's had, that
the future for France will be successful as well.
"And for Eddie the massive advantage is that
he's got a lot more international experience than
I had when I took over Ireland.
"Eddie has had some really good success with
Australia and that Japan win over South Africa
that none of us will ever forget, but they also won
two other games that people will maybe forget.
"With his experience and previous international
success, he knows exactly what it takes to get in
front on big days in big international Test
matches.
"With him and Guy joining the crew it's going to
be a bit tougher again. "
Press Association
2016-01-27 22:11:06 www.independent.ie

226
Mitchell Johnson's wife Jessica
Bratich flaunts baby bump
Bumping along nicely:
Mitchell Johnson's wife
Jessica Bratich showed
off her baby bump while
at the Allan Border
Medal awards event in
Melbourne on Wednesday night
Pregnancy style: Jessica confirmed the couple's
second pregnancy, flaunting her burgeoning
baby bump in a stunning Zhivago gown
Stunning: Featuring three-quarter sleeves,
Jessica's outfit also had a plunging neckline,
along with subtle white detailing along the sides
to give the look a monochrome touch
Proud: While walking the red carpet at the
awards event the cricket star showed off a large
smile as he placed his hand firmly on his
spouses' growing bump

Happy family: The couple, who tied the knot in
2011, already have a daughter Rubika who they
welcomed in December 2012
2016-01-27 22:08:00 Alicia Vrajlal for Daily Mail Australia
227
Video: Toddler laughs at sound of
Mac starting after ignoring her
dad
Not interested: The
toddler looks away and
ignores her dad, left,
before hearing the sound
of the computer
Excited: Recognising the sound of the iMac, she
starts to squeal with delight and wave her arms
around
Best thing ever! She shuffles closer to her
parents in her walker before getting worried
when the sound stops
Even more fun: When her parents switch on the
computer again, the little girl smiles and laughs

2016-01-27 22:08:00 Stephanie Linning for MailOnline
228
Two taken to hospital after crash
in Sandy
Tuesday night.
SANDY, Utah — A man
and a child are
recovering in the hospital
Wednesday after a crash
in Sandy that occurred
The collision happened on 700 East near 9900
South just before 9 p.m. Tuesday, and police say
a driver was going very fast before they lost
control, crossed into oncoming traffic and
collided with another car.
The vehicle that lost control struck a Honda
Accord with an adult male and a child inside. The
10-year-old child was taken to a hospital with
serious to critical injuries, but has since been
upgraded to stable condition.
The driver of the car that lost control was also

taken to a hospital with serious-to-critical injuries.
There were no other injuries reported.
Police are still investigating the crash to
determine if any citations or charges will be
forthcoming.
2016-01-27 22:05:09 FOX 13 News
229
Michael Douglas and Catherine
Zeta Jones 'count their blessings'
'It took work': Michael
Douglas, 71, and
Catherine Zeta-Jones,
46, successfully
weathered a brief storm
in their 15-year
marriage. They're pictured together in New York
in December
Honored: The Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct
star is featured on the cover of the
February/March issue of AARP Magazine
Committed to each other: The Welsh actress

said that she and Michael, seen in September
2015, are both 'mellower and wiser'
Family man: The Hollywood couple share two
children together - daughter Carys, 12, and son
Dylan, 15. They accompanied their dad to the
London premiere of his film Ant-Man in July last
year
Troubled: The Wall Street Oscar winner also has
a son Cameron, 37, from his 23-year first
marriage to Diandra Luker. Father and son are
pictured in April 2009. In 2010, Cameron was
sentenced to prison on drugs charges
2016-01-27 22:05:00 Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com
230
Maryland school system
announces snow day with Adele
parody
British singer Adele's hit single Hello was
parodied in a voice message announcing a snow
day in Maryland
Musical duo Bob and Emilie Moiser collaborated

on the funny phone
message
humorous message
Twitter post apparently
made by a Maryland
student who received the
A reaction on Twitter to the Adele-inspired phone
message left by Bob Moiser
2016-01-27 22:04:00 Daily Mail Reporter
231
Apple's iPhone is slumping.
What's next?
FILE - In this April 30,
2015, file photo, Apple
CEO Tim Cook responds
to a question during a
news conference at IBM
Watson headquarters, in
New York. Apple has confirmed that it¿s
expecting an uncharacteristic decline in sales in
the spring of 2016, amid signs of global
economic weakness and overall slowing demand

for new smartphones. So anticipation is building
around Apple¿s next iPhones, as investors and
tech enthusiasts speculate over what might get
the iconic Silicon Valley company back on the
path to growth. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
2016-01-27 22:03:00 Associated Press
232
Man City 3-1 Everton (agg 4-3)
PLAYER RATINGS: Stones caught
out again
Everton defender John
Stones was at fault
as Sergio Aguero sealed
victory for Manchester
City
Kevin De Bruyne was in the right place to fire
home from Raheem Sterling's cross to level the
tie on aggregate
Fernandinho hit back within minutes when his
shot flew past Joel Robles having deflected
off Leighton Baines

Ross Barkley fired Everton further in front with a
well-placed long-range effort in the first half
Aguero celebrates after heading Manchester
City into the Capital One Cup final where they
will face Liverpool
Sergio Aguero was the hero for City when he
headed them in front on aggregate in their semifinal
second leg
2016-01-27 22:03:00 Dominic King for the Daily Mail
233
Norwegian nursery drops carnival
that reinforces gender roles
A nursery in Norway has
cancelled its traditional
carnival celebration
saying it encourages
gender stereotypes, with
boys dressing up in
macho superhero costumes and girls in frilly
princess dresses.
Renate Kvivesen, the head of the Vikaasen

nursery near Trondheim, told Associated Press
on Wednesday that “we don’t think it fits our
values to host an event where children feel it’s
important to fit into specific gender roles”. The
nursery has children up to six years old.
Parents were informed by email that the annual
dress-up for carnival, held just before Lent in the
Christian calendar, would not be taking place as
usual this year after a split decision by the
parent-teacher board.
Kvivesen said some parents were disappointed
but added “the nature of the celebration has
changed in recent years so we felt we needed to
look again at the arrangements”.
Norwegians are proud of their record in
promoting women’s rights. About 40 % of
Norwegian lawmakers are women, including the
prime minister and finance minister, while
company boardrooms are required to have a
female quota of four in every 10. Some remain
sensitive about letting gender politics affect the
upbringing of their children.

One of those who disagreed with the decision to
cancel the dress-up was Sarah Askim, a Swissborn
mother of three boys, the youngest of
whom attends the nursery.
“I appreciate that they try to open the kids’
minds,” she said. “I am happy if the girls play
with cars and the boys play with kitchen stuff. But
I won’t dress my boys later on with a skirt. I
believe at one point we have to admit that there
is difference between girls and boys.”
The email circulated to parents also expressed
concern that the holiday was being
commercialised. “Not all children experience this
day as something positive,” it said.
Hilde Noest, who had planned to send her 18-
month-old daughter to nursery in a piglet
costume, said some might think of Norway as
“the crazy equality country” but added that the
decision would help protect children.
“It’s OK if all of the boys want to be Batman and
all of the girls want to be princesses,” she said.
“But maybe some of them feel differently and

they should not be made to feel left out.”
2016-01-27 22:02:34 Associated Press in Stavanger
234
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini arrives
in Barbados for Kimberley's
wedding
And she's landed! Cheryl
Fernandez-Versini did
not allow her own
romance woes quash
her excitement for the
forthcoming wedding of
her best pal and former band mate Kimberley
Walsh
Sorting out the forms: Earlier in the day,
Kimberley and her fiance Justin Scott had the
legalities to attend to as they headed to the local
government offices to pick up their marriage
certificate
Selfie queen: Cheryl is well known for her love of
a selfie on Instagram

I can't speak French so au revoir: Cheryl is
divorcing her second husband after 18 months
of marriage
2016-01-27 22:01:00 Ciara Farmer Helen Turnbull For
Mailonline
235
ENCOUNTERING PEACE: It is also
in our hands
This is one of the most
difficult periods for Israel
that I recall in the 38
years I have been living
here. Only the height of
the second intifada in
2002-2003 was more depressing. I am on a
speaking tour in the UK now and soon will be
speaking in the US. My audiences are varied
and include Jewish organizations, non-Jewish
organizations and universities. It is most
distressing to learn from my audiences that there
is a sharply decreased engagement with Israel
and a growing attitude, particularly among young
people, of not wanting to engage on issues that

concern Israel. The discussion about Israel and
its future has become even more polemic and
nasty than it was in the past and the space for
dialogue between holders of differing positions
has become very limited.
Much time is wasted in fruitless, futile arguments
regarding which side is responsible for the failure
of the peace processes and negotiations. It is an
argument that has no winner and the only thing
that comes to conclusion is the possibility of
dialogue and anything constructive.
I tell my audiences that I did not come to
depress them.
My messages over the years have always tried
to present some hope. It is becoming
increasingly difficult to be hopeful. Not only are
we plagued by a failure of leadership on both
sides of the conflict, both Israeli and Palestinian
societies are locked into the conviction that while
we want peace, there is no one to talk to on the
other side. As a Zionist and an Israeli it disturbs
me to see the complete lack of initiative on the
Israeli side that could take advantage of the

opportunities that exist because all of the threats
that we face together with many of our neighbors
in the Sunni Arab world. I cannot decode the
mind of Netanyahu and comprehend how such
an intelligent man has no initiative regarding the
primary existential threat facing the State of
Israel: the continuation and entrenchment of the
binational reality under Israel’s control between
the River and the Sea.
Israel faces no conventional state-supported
military forces today. The IDF is without question
the strongest military force in the area. The
Iranian-Hezbollah axis with some 100,000
missiles pointed at Israel in Lebanon is the only
substantial military threat facing Israel today.
The regional non-state actors and terrorist
groups such as Hamas and Islamic State pose
challenges, as we know all too well – but they
are not existential threats to Israel.
The conditions in Gaza that existed prior to the
summer war of 2014 remain unchanged and the
suffering of the nearly two million people in Gaza
has only been increased further since then.

Egypt allowed the Rafah crossing to be open
less than 30 days in the past year, and while
Israel allows hundreds of truckloads of goods
into Gaza every day, for every 1,500 trucks of
goods entering only one is allowed out.
Detached from the West Bank economy or from
Israel and the rest of the world, unemployment is
Gaza is over 40 percent and among youth way
above 60%. There are five working universities
in Gaza and over 100,000 unemployed
university graduates with no chance or hope of
having a job and a career.
Hamas’s military has according to reports rebuilt
its tunnels and restocked its rockets. It has also
enlisted many new recruits from bereaved
families who are willing to die for revenge and for
Islam and Palestine. Deterrence against those
realities is a myth in the minds of Israeli
generals. The next round of warfare is only a
matter of time.
Israel is not or should not be at war with the
Palestinian people. Israel may have real and
legitimate problems with the Palestinian
leadership, both in Gaza and the West Bank.

Israel as the entity on which Palestinian society
and economy is largely dependent actually has a
lot of positive leverage to help to create a better
reality for millions of people. While it may be true
that no negotiated peace can be achieved today,
certainly with Hamas and apparently also with
the PLO leadership, there is no logic whatsoever
for Israel to wish for the people of Palestine to
suffer. While I believe that engagement with
Palestinian leaders – political, business and from
civil society – is possible, the current Israeli
government does not. But that should not
prevent Israel from unilaterally undertaking
policies which could improve the lives of our
neighbors.
It is clear that much is not dependent solely on
Israel, yet Israel does wield significant power and
leverage to affect positive developments within
Palestine. This does not have to be calculated
on the basis of “they give, they get” because the
calculation should be much longer- term. Millions
of Palestinians are going to be Israel’s neighbors
forever and their welfare and sense of hope is a
matter which should be of concern to Israel – not

for the love of Arabs, but for the love of Israel
and concern for Israel’s welfare.
This is not only a matter of concern for
government leaders and officials – it should also
concern every single Israeli citizen. In this age
there are almost no normal human relations
between Israelis and Palestinians.
They are not going to disappear as Israel will not
disappear. The idea of an eventual peace in the
future based on non-contact and total physical
separation is antithetical to the very notion of
peace. There will never be peace within
sovereign cages. If there is ever to be peace it
will be based on contacts and engagement
between Israelis and Palestinians in commerce,
investment, research, science and medicine,
water and environment, culture and academia.
There is no reason or justification to wait for our
failed leaders to reach political agreements
between them.
Individuals can take the lead and can reach out
to the other side. Social media doesn’t have to

e used to wage battle virtually with the
Palestinians, it can also be used to seek
understanding. It is possible to reach out to
someone on the other side and say “I want to try
to understand you and your positions and
beliefs. Tell me about yourself.” You don’t have
to immediately score points in an argument of
questionable value. It is much more valuable and
important to seek to understand and then have
yourself understood – and this is possible
through normal and decent human interaction. It
will not always work, but it is always worth trying.
The author is co-chairman of IPCRI, Israel
Palestine Creative Regional Initiatives, a
columnist for The Jerusalem Post and the
initiator and negotiator of the secret back
channel for the release of Gilad Schalit. His book
Freeing Gilad: the Secret Back Channel has
been published by Kinneret Zmora Bitan in
Hebrew and as The Negotiator: Freeing Gilad
Schalit from Hamas by The Toby Press.
2016-01-27 22:01:00 GERSHON BASKIN

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EU says could review British VAT
exemption on food, drugs
By
Reuters
Published:
22:01 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
22:01 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Francesco Guarascio
BRUSSELS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The European
Union executive
plans a review of value added tax (VAT) across
the bloc that
might call into question Britain's right to waive
the sales duty
on food, medicines and children's clothing, a
senior EU official

said.
The comment by Economics Commissioner
Pierre Moscovici could
fuel controversy as Prime Minister David
Cameron prepares to
call a referendum on Britain's continued
membership of the bloc.
Briefing reporters on a European Commission
plan to present
measures this spring to overhaul the EU's
common VAT system,
former French finance minister Moscovici said it
would consider
whether to scrap the British "zero rate" on some
items, a legacy
pre-dating the current EU minimum VAT of 5
percent.
"We will have to reassess everything," Moscovici
said when

asked if the VAT reform plans included ending
states' ability to
set the tax at zero. He stressed that no decision
had been made
but added: "Zero rate is not the best idea. "
Britain, with neighbouring Ireland, is unusual in
the extent
to which it waives VAT. It would have a veto on
any proposal to
do away with historic exceptions to the 5 percent
minimum
introduced in the 1990s.
A new argument with Brussels over tax could
add to pressure
on Cameron from Eurosceptics in his
Conservative party who want
to quit the EU. Three months ago, anti-EU
campaigners seized on

the government's inability to waive VAT on
tampons due to EU
rules to call for "Brexit" in the referendum that
could come as
early as June.
CALLS FOR CHANGE
However, several states have pressed the
Commission to
review the VAT system, partly due to
technological developments.
Last year, EU judges ruled that ebooks could not
benefit
from lower VAT charged on paper equivalents
because they were
not enshrined in a law drawn up before they
were invented.
EU states must levy VAT of at least 15 percent,
but can go

as low as 5 percent on items on the EU "reduced
rate" list.
Moscovici said the EU could draw up a new list
or states
could be allowed to draft their own, in a move
that would give
them more leeway in choosing goods benefiting
from a lower tax
rate.
British officials had no immediate comment on
Moscovici's
remark. Cameron will be in Brussels on Friday
for talks with
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker,
three weeks before an
EU summit where he hopes to strike a deal on
EU reforms before
calling the referendum.

(Editing by Alastair Macdonald/Ruth Pitchford)
2016-01-27 22:01:00 Reuters
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Juventus 3-0 Inter Milan: Morata
and Dybala both score as hosts
win
Juventus' Alvaro Morata
celebrates after scoring
the first goal during
Wednesday's cup clash
in Turin
Morata steps up and puts his side ahead from
the penalty spot in the first of their cup clash
against Inter Milan
Mario Mandzukic watches on as his team-mates
smashing home the opening goal of the game
on Wednesday
Morata is joined by team-mate Paul Pogba after
setting Juventus on their way to victory against
Inter Milan

Morata celebrates his second goal of the game
as Juventus doubled their lead at home against
Inter Milan
Morata (right) celebrates with his team-mate
Paulo Dybala after grabbing his first goals for
nearly four months
nter Milan's Jeison Murillo leaves the pitch after
being shown a red card by referee Paolo
Tagliavento
Dybala celebrates his first goal of the game and
Juventus' third as they take full command in their
cup clash
2016-01-27 22:00:00 Reuters
238
Road signs to be printed in old
font despite fears it is hard to
read
Before: In 2004 the Federal Highway
Administration approved using a new font on U.
S. road signs after the old type, called Highway
Gothic (pictured), proved too difficult for some

elderly drivers to read
After: The Clearview
font, designed by Donald
Meeker and James
Montalbano, opened up
some of the smaller letters to make them more
legible, especially at higher speeds or in the dark
Around 30 states, including New York, New
Jersey and Maryland had permission to make
signs using Clearview, but this was withdrawn on
Monday
According to officials, there were concerns that
Clearview type was harder to read on signs that
used negative-contrast between the letters and
background, such as black type on a white sign
2016-01-27 21:58:00 Chris Pleasance For Dailymail.com
239
FIFA candidate Champagne fires
at UEFA over corruption cases
Christina Fialho, illegal immigrants advocate,
files complaint to end jail strip-searches

Wounded Warrior Project
accused of wasting
donor money: 'It just
makes me sick'
Oregon protester had
'hands in the air' when
fatally shot, witness says
Oregon: 1 dead, Bundy brothers arrested as
standoff ends with gunfire
Warning: Feds now foresee $30 trillion debt,
blame looming tax hikes and Obamacare
CHARLES HURT: Donald Trump Derangement
Syndrome sweeping elite
Bernie Sanders has 4-point lead over Hillary
Clinton in Iowa: poll
Ted Cruz, Donald Trump trade debate barbs on
Twitter
Paul Ryan draws Obama into veto war to show
voters what's at stake in 2016
RICHARD RAHN: Socialism means coercion

- Associated Press - By GRAHAM DUNBAR
240
Everton need to learn dirty side of
the game or they will get rinsed
Everton defender John
Stones is beaten to the
ball by Manchester City
striker Sergio Aguero on
Wednesday
Aguero wheels away in celebration after netting
for City in the second half of their Capital One
cup clash
Stones is dumped to the bench as Everton
chase the same in the second half against
Manchester City
Stones (left) does his best to keep tabs on
Manchester City attacker David Silva at the
Etihad Stadium
Stones (left) was beaten too easily by Raheem
Sterling who dragged the ball back for Kevin De

Bruyne to fire
Stones (right) goes into a challenge with
Manchester City's Nicolas Otamendi during the
first half of the clash
City hero Aguero (right) attempts to bring the ball
down with his back to goal as Stones watches on
behind
Defender Stones (left) celebrates with midfield
team-mate Ross Barkley at the Etihad Stadium
in Manchester
2016-01-27 21:57:00 Neil Ashton for the Daily Mail
241
Montenegrin PM survives
confidence vote, but partner
deserts
By
Reuters
Published:
21:57 GMT, 27 January 2016

| Updated:
21:57 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Petar Komnenic
PODGORICA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Montenegrin
Prime Minister
Milo Djukanovic survived a confidence vote in
parliament on
Wednesday in the wake of an invitation to join
NATO, but had to
rely on the votes of an opposition party after his
own coalition
partner abandoned him.
The vote signalled the end of a political alliance
between
Djukanovic's Democratic Party of Socialists
(DPS) and the
smaller Social Democratic Party (SDP) dating
back to 1998.

Their partnership has long been shaky, with the
SDP
regularly rebelling mainly over economic policy.
Djukanovic, who has led the former Yugoslav
republic as
either president or prime minister, with one brief
pause, for
the past 25 years, faces a regular parliamentary
election anyway
later this year.
The SDP's desertion, however, injects some
uncertainty into
the vote and its outcome.
Djukanovic's government won the confidence
motion, which he
submitted after NATO in December invited
Montenegro to join the
military alliance, by 42 votes to 20 in the 81-seat

parliament.
The rest were not present.
He managed to garner the support of the
opposition Positive
Montenegro party, which said it had won
concessions from
Djukanovic to draft opposition representatives
into certain
ministries in order to create conditions for a free
and fair
election later this year. The details of the deal
were not
clear.
"I consider the plan of Positive acceptable,"
Djukanovic
told the assembly. "I invite all opposition parties
to enter the
government. "

The opposition accuses Djukanovic's DPS of
running the
Adriatic country of 650,000 people as a fief,
allowing organised
crime and corruption to flourish in the years
since federal
Yugoslavia fell apart in war in the early nineties.
Djukanovic denies the accusations and will enter
this year's
election on the back of the NATO invite and
having made progress
in accession talks with the European Union.
"Our concept offers what everyone in the
opposition wants -
free and fair elections," Positive Montenegro
leader Darko
Pajovic told lawmakers. "We don't agree with the
DPS on internal

politics, but our policy aim is Euro-Atlantic
integration. "
But SDP leader Ranko Krivokapic, having
abandoned his
alliance with Djukanovic, condemned the deal.
"The government is creating a (parliamentary)
majority under
suspicion of political corruption," he said.
"Victories that are
not based on the free will of the people cannot
last. "
(Writing by Matt Robinson)
2016-01-27 21:57:00 Reuters
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Horrific footage shows violent
gang stomping on a young man's
head
Horrific footage has emerged on social media
showing the brutal group bashing of a man in

Sydney's west
The victim can be seen
cowering on the ground
as a gang of men beat
him relentlessly
The gang then leave the victim on the ground
where he lays unconscious
2016-01-27 21:56:00 Freya Noble for Daily Mail Australia
243
MEDIA COMMENT: The army
station that rules the airwaves
Jennifer Rubin, a
prominent pundit who
blogs at The Washington
Post,
recently
commented on “the
dangerous homogeneity
of the media” which “is increasingly liberal,
college-educated and urban.”
Her comment would seem to resonate with the
media consumer in Israel. In particular, the army

adio station, Galatz, has come under harsh
criticism recently, notably from Culture and Sport
Minister Miri Regev (Likud). Her target: the
playlist of Galgalatz, the station’s secondary
channel which broadcasts primarily pop music
and traffic reports (hence the station’s name;
“galgal” means wheel in Hebrew).
Last July, she criticized Galgalatz’s
programming.
She complained that most of the songs aired are
not in Hebrew. Regev thought Galgalatz isn’t
permitting “enough space for the variety of
musical styles in Israel.”
This is not a new dispute. The station’s playlist
has been attacked in the past, especially by the
Mizrachi/ Oriental element among the country’s
composers and performers.
In November, at a session of the Knesset’s
Education Committee, Regev’s attack was
sharper: “The defense minister seems to have
forgotten that the IDF is the army of the people,”
she said in the wake of reports that Defense

Minister Moshe Ya’alon had decided to forbid
meetings on the issue between the minister and
Yaron Dekel, Galatz’s commander. Regev was
quoted in this paper saying, “Galatz is an elitist
station, it is no secret.”
At the same time an attempt to move Galatz
from the administrative responsibility of the IDF
to that of the Defense Ministry was stymied, due
to “budgetary difficulties.”
Last week, head of the IDF Personnel
Directorate Gen. Chagi Topolanski informed the
station’s employees that they would remain
within the IDF even as he told the civilian
workers “what other country besides North
Korea runs a radio station?” Technically he is
wrong, as, for example the United States armed
forces also have a radio and television network,
but his point is well taken. The massive left-wing
support the station receives is an indication of its
unique status in Israel as a definer of cultural,
artistic and political trends which are convenient
for Israel’s liberals.
Music played a part in another incident which

highlighted Galatz’s role in Israel’s social and
political agenda.
A soldier and yeshiva graduate, Niv Wrobel,
serving at the station, published an article in
Haaretz without permission, the paper colluding
with him by not identifying him as an employee
of Galatz. Wrobel commented on the song that
was played at the now infamous “stabthe- Arab
wedding dance” video clip, the lyrics of which are
taken from Samson’s last words, “God, that I
may be this once avenged of the Philistines for
my two eyes” (Judges 16:28). He opined that
Samson was “the first terrorist” and that the
dancers were the “nice fruit of the education they
received” in “the elite furrows of religious
Zionism” and not just hilltop youth. Having
violated standing orders, he was removed from
the station’s staff.
The question that should be asked is whether
the atmosphere at the station led him to assume
that his action would be ignored. Did he think
that he had a privilege, one that democracy
awarded him, to express his personal opinion?
Wrobel’s decision to publish his silly remarks in

Haaretz is another indicator of the existing
political/ cultural nexus the station’s employees
presuppose.
Yehuda Glick of Temple Mount fame, who
resides in Othniel and was himself a recent
victim of an unsuccessful terrorist attack, brought
to light another aspect of Galatz’s agenda. Glick
claimed via Facebook on January 20 that in the
aftermath of the murderous attack on Dafna Meir
in Othniel he had been scheduled to be
interviewed on Galatz. However, in the pre-show
preparatory talk, he made it clear that he had no
intention to attack the prime minister, so he was
dropped. Instead, Daniella Weiss, an outsider
from Kedumim and a fierce critic of Netanyahu,
replaced him. The subject was Netanyahu’s
directive to construct for defense purposes a
perimeter fence despite opposition from within
the community.
ON ISRAEL Media Watch’s a complaint
appeared which was then addressed by Eran
Elyakim, Galatz’s ombudsman.
The complaint asked whether the object was to

discuss the pros and cons of a fence
surrounding the community from within or to
create a drama of “Yesha vs. the Prime
Minister.” Elyakim wrote back that there was no
intention to find someone a priori that would
attack Netanyahu but rather “a wish to assure
journalistic balance” and present a position that
opposed the stand that wished to erect a fence.
While that may sound quite reasonable, Glick
clarified that he wasn’t for or against a fence but
informed his caller that whatever the community
decided on by voting would be his position.
Netanyahu wasn’t the issue, but rather the
village’s security. True, a radio program should
be interesting and lively as well as informative,
nevertheless, it need not create crises.
Not all, of course, is bad. It never is. Our
concern, though, is why is there any bad at all?
The basic rules of ethics are not complicated.
Here is one instance of a Galatz journalist and
news presenter intervening in a Twitter battle
between journalists outside his own station.
Shortly after the fire at the B’tselem offices this

month, Omri Maniv of Channel 10 tweeted, “The
building containing the B’tselem offices torched.”
Channel 2’s Yair Sherki, a former Galatz
reporter, responded, “torched?” With tongue in
cheek he added: “I understand that the fire
investigators ended their on-site work quickly.”
Maniv’s reaction? “Are you a journalist or a rightwing
activist? Your empathy is odd, always from
the same political side.”
The dialogue escalated with Haaretz’s Chaim
Levinson, Peace Now’s Yariv Oppenheimer and
former Yesha head Dani Dayan joining in.
Oppenheimer retorted to Sherki: “A fire at
B’tselem’s offices at this time is probably not
coincidental.” Assaf Lieberman of Galatz then
interjected, “Have you lost your minds? Sherki
just noted that the situation is unclear. Why are
you turning this into a battle of [political] camps?”
Maniv eventually apologized, albeit with a bit of
cynicism, but it required prodding from Dayan
that he apologize to the Channel 2 reporter who
correctly had relied on the police rather than the
emergency services.

All this, and much more, has happened on the
watch of Yaron Dekel, who has just finished a
four-year term as head of Galatz. He was
informed this week that his term has been
extended by a year. On February 4, Dekel will
preside over a ceremony to name Galatz’s main
studio, Studio Five, in the memory of Uri Orbach,
a former program host at the station, author and
minister and icon of the National Religious
Zionists.
Pluralism may be developing at Galatz. Political
and cultural objectivity, it appears, is still to be
achieved.
The authors are respectively vice chairman and
chairman of Israel’s Media Watch
(www.imediaw.org.il).
2016-01-27 21:56:00 YISRAEL MEDAD ELI POLLAK
244
Apple loses luster on fears that
'wow' days over
Apple shares were down 6.5 percent to end at
$93.80 as investors grappled with news of

slowing sales growth of
iPhones that have driven
many booming quarters
for the California tech
giant ©Robyn Beck
(AFP/File)
Revenue in "Greater China" was up 14 percent
for Apple but weaker in the US and Japan
©Johannes Eisele (AFP/File)
2016-01-27 21:56:00 Afp
245
Up to 34,000 flee clashes in
Sudan's Darfur: UN
Displaced Sudanese
women set up shelters at
the UN's Zam camp near
El Fasher in North Darfur
©Hamid Abdulsalam
(UNAMID/AFP)
Eiasha Yagoub (left), a mother from Tawilla,
North Darfur, prepares a meal for her children in
the UN's Zam camp ©Hamid Abdulsalam

(UNAMID/AFP)
Young Sudanese refugees from Darfur in
Amman on December 12, 2015 ©Khalil Mazrawi
(AFP/File)
2016-01-27 21:56:00 Afp
246
PSV win at Excelsior to close on
Dutch leaders Ajax
By
Reuters
Published:
21:55 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:55 GMT, 27 January 2016
AMSTERDAM, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Luuk de
Jong's early goal set PSV Eindhoven on their
way to a 3-1 victory at Excelsior in the Dutch
league on Wednesday that moved them to within

one point of leaders Ajax Amsterdam.
De Jong's header was his 15th goal of the
season and extended his lead in the scoring
charts as the champions moved to 47 points,
behind Ajax who were held to a 0-0 home draw
by Heracles on Tuesday.
Jorrit Hendrix hammered home an errant
clearance for the second soon after halftime and
Luciano Narsingh made it 3-0. An own goal from
Dutch international Jeffrey Bruma gave the
home side a late consolation.
Christian Santos scored his 13th goal of the
season for NEC Nijmegen as they beat troubled
Twente Enschede 2-0 to go fourth in the
standings.
Last season's second division champions moved
on to 34 points, pushing Heracles Almelo down
to fifth after they drew 0-0 at Ajax on Tuesday.
Two goals from Vincent Janssen and another
from Joris van Overeem put AZ Alkmaar three
goals ahead inside the opening 20 minutes
against struggling SC Cambuur. They won 3-1 to

move up to ninth.
De Graafschap posted only their third victory of
the season but remained at the foot of the table
after coming from a goal down at home to beat
ADO Den Haag 3-1. They are on 11 points, two
less than second-bottom Cambuur.
(Reporting by Mark Gleeson; Editing by Ed
Osmond)
2016-01-27 21:55:00 Reuters
247
No surprise here: Tiger Mom's
kids both go to Ivy League
schools
Tigers, the next
generation: Tiger Mom
Amy Chua's daughters
Sophia (left) and Lulu
(right) now say they plan
to raise their own kids
the same way
Tough cookie: The 53-year-old came under fire

for her book, Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother,
which detailed her strict parenting techniques
The rules: Her daughters (pictured in 2011) were
made to work hard, get good grades, and spend
hours a day practicing musical instruments
Wouldn't change it: But both say that their
parents were supportive, too, and they had
happy childhoods
Passing it on: Amy (far right) and her siblings
were raised with the same strict rules by her
Chinese immigrant parents
Dedicated: Sophia, the eldest daughter,
graduated from Harvard (left) and is attending
Yale Law School; she is also a second lieutenant
in the military (right)
Ivy League: After graduating from high school,
Lulu went on to Harvard as well, and is now a
sophomore studying art history
Sophia said she has met kids with stricter
parents than her mom (pictured), who wouldn't
let them come home from college because they

didn't get good grades
2016-01-27 21:55:00 Carly Stern For Dailymail.com
248
Alpine skiing-American Ligety
suffers knee injury
By
Reuters
Published:
21:55 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:55 GMT, 27 January 2016
Jan 27 (Reuters) - American Ted Ligety suffered
an injury to his right knee while training in
Oberjoch, Germany and will return home for
assessment, U. S. Ski Team medical director
Kyle Wilkens said on Wednesday.
The 31-year-old giant slalom specialist has won
two Olympic gold medals, in the combined event

in 2006 and giant slalom in 2014, and five world
titles.
"We all know ski racing is a dangerous sport but
I always thought I could avoid a season ender.
Unfortunately today I tore my ACL GS training
and am heading home," Ligety said on Twitter.
(Reporting by Ed Osmond in London; Editing by
Mark Lamport-Stokes)
2016-01-27 21:55:00 Reuters
249
Canada extends decision period
for oil pipelines
By
Reuters
Published:
21:54 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:54 GMT, 27 January 2016

OTTAWA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The Canadian
government announced
an extension of time for reviewing and deciding
on whether to
let two key crude oil pipelines go ahead, in an
attempt to spur
deeper consultations and an assessment of
greenhouse gas
emissions.
The interim rules are designed to take greater
account of
environmental impacts and indigenous groups'
points of view for
the two pipelines, which are opposed by
environmentalists and
some communities but backed by industry.
It pushes back the deadline for the government
to decide on

Kinder Morgan Inc's plan to twin its Trans
Mountain
Pipeline to December 2016 from August 2016,
signaling that the
review by the National Energy Board (NEB) will
still be due by
May.
It also extends the total period for the NEB
review and
subsequent government decision of
TransCanada Corp's Energy East
pipeline to 27 months from the currently
mandated 18 months. The
clock will begin ticking when the NEB starts the
hearing
process.
The government also announced a set of interim
rules,

including assessing greenhouse gas emissions,
for all major
projects, including LNG terminals.
(Reporting by Randall Palmer and Leah Schnurr;
Editing by Alan
Crosby)
2016-01-27 21:54:00 Reuters
250
Israel and Greece send message
to Turkey: Our friendship is not
aimed against you
Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu and his
Greek counterpart Alexis
Tsipras sent a message
to Ankara on
Wednesday, saying the
growing alliance between the two states,
together with Cyprus, is not aimed against
Turkey, with whom all three have tense ties.

“Our cooperation with Greece and Cyprus
stands on its own,” Netanyahu said at a joint
press conference in Jerusalem with Tsipras. “We
believe it is long overdue, and are very happy
about the progress. It is independent of efforts to
normalize relations with Turkey.”
Netanyahu said that these efforts will continue,
and “we have to ensure that Israeli interests are
kept.”
“Turkey and Israel had very good relations in
former years,” Netanyahu said. “We did not want
to see it to deteriorate, and we did not cause this
deterioration. If there is a change of policy, we
will welcome it.”
Netanyahu's words came against the
background of persistent reports that Turkey and
Israel are on the verge or re-establishing full
diplomatic ties, some six years after the ties
broke down over the Mavi Marmara incident.
According to diplomatic officials, Greece and
Egypt – both Turkish rivals – have indicated
concern about a warming of ties between Israel

and Turkey.
Tsipras, who will be meeting with Netanyahu
again on Thursday, but this time in Nicosia along
with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, did
his part to discount that notion.
“This meeting does not go against anyone,” he
said through a translator. “We are only looking
for the benefit of us and the states in the region.”
Tsipras said Thursday’s tripartite meeting, which
is expected to focus on energy, security and
tourism issues, is a positive sign of cooperation.
“We are not against anyone, and would be
happy if others joined,” he said.
Late last year Tsipras and Anastasiades held a
trilateral summit with Egyptian President Abdel
Fatteh el-Sisi.
Tsipras arrived in Jerusalem on Wednesday for
the second time in two months, this time bringing
six other ministers and a deputy minister for the
second government to government meeting with
Israeli ministers.
Despite being the head of the radical-left Syriza

party, Tsipras has emerged as one of Israel’s
staunchest supporters inside the EU, going to
bat – along with Cyprus and a handful of eastern
European countries last week – for Israel in
watering down an EU resolution on the Middle
East peace process.
Netanyahu, acknowledged this, saying he
wanted to express appreciation for the
“principled position” Greece has taken on Israel
in international forums. “Greece is a true friend,”
and this is a developing friendship that “can turn
into a genuine alliance,” the premier said.
Tsipras said that Greece was interested in
“playing a constructive role” to promote
negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians.
Greece has traditionally had a close relationship
with the Palestinians.
Netanyahu, at the outset of the meeting that fell
on International Holocaust Remembrance Day,
noted the bravery and courage shown by 321
Greeks who have been recognized by Yad
Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations for
risking their lives, and that of their families, to

save Jews during the Holocaust.
Tsipras suggested that the next time Netanyahu
is in Greece, they go together to Salonika to pay
honor to the Greeks who helped save Jews.
The six Greek ministers and their Israeli
counterparts signed a number of bilateral
agreement in the fields of tourism, public
security, infrastructure development, road safety,
water and the training of diplomats.
2016-01-27 21:54:00 HERB KEINON
251
Libya's health needs can't wait for
unity government, minister says
By
Reuters
Published:
21:54 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:

21:54 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Donors must help
Libya rebuild
its devastated health care system and fight
increasing outbreaks
of disease, not wait for a unity government to be
formed, the
health minister and the World Health
Organisation (WHO) said on
Wednesday.
Health Minister Reida El Oakley also said that
Islamic State
was "like a cancer" in the North African country
that must be
fought with support from the international
community.
Libya's internationally recognised parliament

voted on
Monday to reject a unity government proposed
under a United
Nations-backed plan to resolve the political crisis
and armed
conflict.
"I think the international community, including the
U. N.,
should divorce the humanitarian needs of the
Libyan people away
from any political dialogue," El Oakley told a
news briefing.
"Anything short of that I would consider to be a
crime. It is a
crime, actually.
"At least 60 to 70 percent of our hospitals are
shut down or
totally dysfunctional. We have more than 80

percent of our staff
in highly skilled areas like intensive care and
emergency rooms
and operating rooms that have left," he said,
referring to the
period since the 2011 revolution that topped
Muammar Gaddafi.
Libya has become a regional concern since
Islamic State
militants gained ground there and called foreign
recruits,
especially from North Africa.
"ISIS is like cancer, it is growing fast. And
cancer, the
earlier you treat it, the better you have a chance
to control
it," said El Oakley, a heart surgeon.
"Despite that, the U. N. and international

community said we
will not help you fight ISIS, we will not help you to
have your
medicine for your poor people or have a shelter
for the 3
million people who have lost their homes unless
you sign a paper
that you are okay between east and west you
have a political
agreement. This is wholly inappropriate. "
An estimated 1.9 million people in the country of
6.3
million are in need of "urgent health assistance",
said Dr.
Jaffar Hussain, the WHO Representative in
Libya.
"Medicines are not available, the health work
force is not

available, the hospital is bombed, electricity is
not there,
fuel for the generator is not there, or it is in a
conflict area
which people have fled - the doctors, nurses and
paramedics,"
Hussain said.
Programmes for tuberculosis, malaria, chronic
diseases,
mental health and HIV/AIDS are "increasingly
becoming
dysfunctional," he said. "We have an acute
shortage of
life-saving medicines. "
"We will end up with massive outbreaks, we will
end up with
mortality and morbidity rates rising exponentially
and we will

end up compromising the health and the future
of the people of
Libya if you don't act now. "
The WHO is seeking some $50 million for Libya
this year,
including vaccines for children and insulin for
diabetes.
"The member states are willing to support, but
they are
waiting for a government of national accord to be
in place,"
Hussain said.
"The humanitarian response should not wait for
that, it
should not be linked to the political process, it
may take
weeks, it may take months, it may take years.
We don't know. "

(Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay, editing by
Larry King)
2016-01-27 21:54:00 Reuters
252
Gatland to Schmidt: 'You can
have Lions job if you want'
By
Associated Press
Published:
21:53 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:53 GMT, 27 January 2016
LONDON (AP) — Ireland coach Joe Schmidt has
ruled himself out of contention for the British and
Irish Lions job, even though incumbent Warren
Gatland is quite happy to let him take over.
"He can have the job if he wants," Gatland said
jokingly on Wednesday. "Have you seen the

schedule? "
Wales coach Gatland guided the Lions to their
first series win in 16 years in Australia in 2013
and is the front-runner to lead them again in
New Zealand next year. His main rival is
Schmidt, the fellow New Zealander who coached
Ireland to the last two Six Nations titles.
The position requires a coach to take an
immediate sabbatical from his national team,
although the Lions board can be flexible as it
was in allowing Gatland to coach Wales in the
2012 autumn tests.
2016-01-27 21:53:00 Associated Press
253
Washington watch: Trump – the
shape shifter
Donald Trump has one
great advantage over all
the other presidential
candidates: he has no
set of core beliefs. He
reminds me of that old

Groucho Marx line, “Those are my principles,
and if you don’t like them... well, I have others.”
He’s the current frontrunner in a close race with
Ted Cruz with the rest of the field training far
behind going into the Iowa and New Hampshire
voting. The GOP establishment wishes both
would go away, but they’re warming to Trump
because they think he’d have a better chance of
winning in November and can’t stomach Cruz.
Trump is a shameless shape shifter, and that
makes him very flexible and dangerous,
especially for voters just looking for “change” but
not knowing what they want or what they’re
voting for until it’s too late.
He can do it easily because, as he has been
demonstrating for months, he really believes in
nothing but himself.
If he gets the nomination, he won’t be a
traditional candidate and won’t play by any rules
but his own. If past elections are a guide, he will
reach for swing voters by shifting from the far
Right toward what passes for the Center in the

GOP.
But his candidacy has propelled him to the top of
the heap by ignoring political conventional
wisdom, and it’s equally likely he will stick to the
positions that have kept him the most visible
candidate in the daily news cycle.
He may become the GOP standard bearer, but
the party poobahs can’t count on his loyalty. He
has tapped into a dissatisfaction and rage
among primarily white voters fed up with the
establishment while offending brown and black
voters with his racist and xenophobic rants.
He is a man who has shown he is
unencumbered by veracity and is willing to make
180-degree turns while adamantly denying he’s
changed anything.
(If Trump doesn’t get the Republican nomination,
he may run as an independent, in which case he
would take a lot of votes away from the GOP
candidate; however, if former New York mayor
Michael Bloomberg runs as Independent, as he
suggested he might this week, the advantage

would go to the Republicans.) Here’s some
shape shifting to look for: Trump has been
running far to the Right in the GOP field, even
trying to out-conservative Ted Cruz with
evangelicals. He has toted his Bible to some
events, albeit fumbling his references. After the
convention he’ll leave it at home and start
introducing his Orthodox Jewish daughter to
show how inclusive he is.
He may soften his anti-immigration rhetoric,
probably claiming victory for the decrease in the
number of illegal immigrants coming across the
Mexican border, even insisting the high number
of returnees – 140,000 – was a direct result of
his vow to get tough on the problem, although
that’s been the trend since 2009.
Never one to get bogged down by the facts, he’ll
may claim victory and say there is no urgency in
building the Trump Wall along the border.
The anti-immigration card has worked well for
him in the early campaign, tapping a surprisingly
large reservoir of xenophobia in an anxious
electorate, but staying on that track risks any

chance of conceding the sizable Hispanic and
African-American vote to the Democrats.
He’ll make the Israel trip he postponed last year
and reiterate his vow to move the US embassy
to Jerusalem – don’t they all? – but “at the right
time.” He’ll repeat Mitt Romney’s promise not to
push Israel into peace talks, saying he’ll wait until
the Israelis and Palestinians call to say they’re
both ready. And he’ll try to parlay that into Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s endorsement.
Assuming Hillary Clinton is the Democratic
candidate, Trump, a three-times divorced
admitted adulterer, will preach the sanctity of
marriage while attacking Bill Clinton’s
philandering, which he’ll blame on Hillary.
The misogynistic Trump will declare he loves
and respects all women and insist his smarmy
remarks about Fox News’ Megyn Kelly’s
menstrual period or Hillary’s bathroom breaks
were intentionally twisted by the media. He may
even trot out one of his wives to vow that he is a
true feminist.

Sarah Palin may be an asset when going after
the GOP’s lunatic fringe but she’s a decided
liability in the general election and will be sent
back to Alaska, where she can keep an eye on
Russia from her porch.
Trump will say Hillary’s “Restart Button” with the
Russians was naïve and relations only got worse
on her watch. But Donald will “get along very
well” with Vladimir Putin, who has called Trump
“bright and talented” and an “absolute leader.”
Of course, that’s not quite what Vlad said but it’s
what Donald heard, and that’s what counts. He
called Putin “highly respected” and he feels
they’ll “be able to work well with each other
towards defeating terrorism and restoring world
peace.”
He has been fending off attacks by Cruz, Jeb
Bush and other rivals that he is not a real
conservative by reminding them that Ronald
Reagan was also once a Democrat but saw the
light from the Right. Like the Republican
demigod, Trump is saying, “I’ve evolved.” Look
for him to try to be Reagan with a bad haircut.

He will deny he ever wanted to ban all Muslims,
just the bad ones, and to do that he’ll establish a
tougher, more effective vetting process.
He’ll keep hammering on the Iran nuclear deal.
He’ll say only he can make a flawed agreement
work because the Iranians will know he’s no
wimp like Obama and he’s willing to get tough on
enforcement.
His assault on media will continue for a very
good reason.
It works. Very well. He has played it like a
virtuoso, garnering free media, setting the rules,
controlling the news cycle with dramatic
announcements and extreme rhetoric, phoning
in his interviews and deflecting tough questions.
He’s good for ratings, so TV moguls will try to
stay on his good side lest he bless the
competition with his presence.
Something else won’t change if Trump is the
GOP nominee: He’ll still be an arrogant bully, a
liar, a misogynist and a hater with an ego that
would overflow the Grand Canyon.

2016-01-27 21:51:00 DOUGLAS BLOOMFIELD
254
Bingeing on the weekend can
damage your GUT, expert warns
Many people diet during
the week - and then
binge on food and
alcohol during the
weekend. Dr Margaret
Morris of UNSW
Australia revealed that weekend binges can be
just as harmful as consistently eating junk food
throughout the week. That's because bingeing
can alter a person's gut bacteria, she explained
The scientist and her team gut biota profiles in
rats found that 'any exposure' to junk food was
sufficientient to change their gut bacteria. Rats
fed on a cycle of unhealthy and healthy foods
had nearly the same microbiota as rats who
constantly ate a diet of junk food, she said
People who are 'good' during the week may
have all their hard work undone by indulging in

junk food during the weekend. The scientist
recommends avoiding excess alcohol and
getting enough exercise during weekend
2016-01-27 21:51:00 Margaret Morris For The
Conversation
255
2 teenagers dead, 2 sickened from
drinking racing fuel, soda
By
Associated Press
Published:
21:51 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:51 GMT, 27 January 2016
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two Tennessee
teens died after drinking a mixture of racing fuel
and Mountain Dew, and two others were
sickened by the mixture they called "Dewshine,"
Tennessee Poison Center Medical Director

Donna Seger said Wednesday.
The teens evidently thought they could drink
poisonous methanol as a substitute for ethanol,
the ingredient in alcoholic beverages that causes
intoxication, Seger said.
"That was their intent," she said. "Unfortunately
methanol is extremely toxic. "
The U. S. National Library of Medicine, on its
website, calls methanol "a nondrinking type of
alcohol used for industrial and automotive
purposes," noting it can be found in antifreeze,
canned heating sources, paint thinner, and
octane boosters.
It's sometimes called "wood alcohol. "
A toxicology report on one of the teens who died
confirmed he had ingested methanol. Seger said
she did not know how much of the mixture the
teen had drunk, but said it was "a lot. "
Seger said the Robertson County teens didn't
realize drinking methanol could kill them, and
she called last week's poisonings an accident.

She said this is the first time she has seen this
type of poisoning. The four cases are the only
ones reported in Tennessee, and Seger is not
aware of any cases in other states. But she said
it is possible "Dewshine" is more widespread.
"If it hadn't been for the deaths, we probably
wouldn't have noticed," she said.
Greenbrier Police Chief KD Smith said the
teenagers drank the methanol on Jan. 20. One
of the teens died the next day while another was
transported to Vanderbilt University Medical
Center and died on Monday. The two other
teens were treated and released on Thursday or
Friday, he said. Police are continuing to
investigate.
2016-01-27 21:51:00 Associated Press
256
Death toll in blast that rocked
New Jersey home rises to 4
By
Associated Press

Published:
21:51 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:51 GMT, 27 January 2016
ELIZABETH, N. J. (AP) — The death toll in an
explosion that rocked a northern New Jersey
home in November has risen to four.
NJ.com (bit.ly/1lTswCd) reports that 11-year-old
Tyquan Henderson died Tuesday, three weeks
after the death of his 36-year-old sister, Tavasha
Henderson.
Both siblings were hurt in the Nov. 11 blast at a
multifamily home in Elizabeth where they lived.
Officials have said the ground floor of the threestory
home was illegally converted into a living
unit with gas and electric, and the explosion was
caused by gas.
Another sibling hurt in the explosion, 26-year-old
Kimayha Henderson, died Dec. 3. A fouth
resident, 24-year-old Femi Brown, died the day

of the blast.
No charges have been filed in the blast, but
authorities say the investigation is ongoing.
___
Information from: NJ Advance Media.
2016-01-27 21:51:00 Associated Press
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Maharashtra Government to
commission mobile app for
citizens' services
Maharashtra Chief
Minister Devendra
Fadnavis said on
Wednesday that his
government has plans to
make available some
250 services to the citizens through a new
mobile phone application.
"The government has made available online
access to 150 services, which various

departments offer and wants to add 100 more.
These services will also be available through a
network of SETU service centres and all the 250
services will be available on mobile phones
through an app by October 2 (Mahatma Gandhi
Jayanti) this year," Fadanvis said.
Ralph Gillessen, Member of Executive Board &
COO SQS, Maharashtra CM Devendra
Fadnavis, Girish Bapat – Guardian Minister of
Pune, Subhash Desai - Industries Minister of
Maharashtra and Gireendra Kasmalkar, Director
& CEO SQS India at the event
The chief minister was speaking at an event held
to formally inaugurate SQS India Infosystems,
the Indian subsidiary of Euro 268.5 million global
software testing specialist SQS Group of
Germany. The company has invested Rs 95
crore in the 1.75 lakh sq ft facility, which is in
Phase 3 of Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park in
Hinjewadi.
Fadanvis said the state will implement the Right
to Service Act, which it introduced last year with
full commitment in its effort to make the life of

Maharashtra's citizens better. The government
will also fully support start-up enterprises as they
have high potential of generating employment
for the state's youth, he added. "Maharashtra
government will make its administration
transparent, efficient and people oriented," CM
Devendra Fadanvis said.
The state's Industries Minister Subhash Desai
said the government will leave no stone
unturned to be of help to businesses, which want
to make investments in Maharashtra.
Ralph Gillessen, chief operating officer and
member of the executive board of SQS
Germany, said most of the growth for the
Group's global operations is taking place in Pune
and the pace of this growth will continue. The
company has already drawn up expansion plans
and will raise its employee count in Pune, which
is presently 900 to 2000 in the next two to three
years. Additionally the company will also
participate in skill training of the state's
underprivileged and open employment
opportunities for them, he added.

Gireendra Kasmalkar, director and chief
executive officer of SQS India, said the
company's operations in Pune will comprise
software testing for business verticals including
insurance, retail, manufacturing, energy, utilities
and telecommunications. "Heads of business for
each of these verticals will operate out of this
facility and work closely with the global sales
teams," Kasmalkar said.
Spread across 1.75 Lac square feet this new
facility of SQS has come up at the Phase 3 of
Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park at Hinjewadi and has
been announced to be the largest facility of the
company in the world. It has been created with
an investment of about Rs. 95 crore and has the
capacity to accommodate over 1000 employees.
SQS is a world leader in software testing.
2016-01-27 21:50:45 By Chaitraly Deshmukh | Posted 27-
Jan-2016
258
Regev: State will not fund cultural
institution that subverts the State
burns its flag

Wednesday.
Culture and Sport
Minister Miri Regev
presented her "Loyalty in
Culture" proposal to the
Knesset Education,
Culture and Sports
Committee
on
Referring to herself in the third person, she told
the committee: “Miri Regev did not invent any
new law. I want to introduce an amendment that
the minister who releases funds can also
withhold them.”
“Freedom of expression is part of the DNA of the
State of Israel and I have no intention of harming
this, but the State will not fund any cultural
institution that subverts it or that burns the flag,”
she said.
“We all respect the principles of democracy and
the State of Israel being a Jewish and
democratic state. I will not allow the subversion
of the foundations of the State, especially when it
is government-funded. What is this outcry? That

I ask that a funded institution will abide by the
law?” she added.
Regev emphasized that she did not intend to act
as a censor or censure any cultural institution.
Regev’s proposed bill would withhold
government funding to cultural institutions that
incite to racism, violence or terrorism, or support
armed conflict of terrorism against Israel.
Among the other reasons for which the Culture
Ministry could deny funding are rejecting Israel’s
existence as a Jewish and democratic state;
marking the establishment of the State of Israel
or Independence Day as a day of mourning –
known as “Nakba Day” or “Catastrophe Day” in
Arabic; or destroying or physically shaming the
dignity of the Israeli flag or the state symbol.
MKs on the panel were quick to respond and
didn’t hold back from criticizing the proposed bill.
“Miri Regev is afraid of the citizens of Israel.
When government ministers act as though they
are being chased by their citizens, the result is
destructive,” said MK Stav Shafir (Zionist

Union).
“Regev is using all her resources in an
irresponsible and un-Zionist manner in order to
silence all the demons that haunt her. She uses
her authority to suppress the arts and
humanities rather than strengthen then. Instead
of being loyal to hear fears and her chair, it
would be worth of Miri Regev to begin
discovering loyalty to the country's citizens,” she
said.
MK Haim Yelin (Yesh Atid) said that "we are
proud to be the only democracy in the Middle
East and so the combination of the words loyalty
and democracy does not sit well with me.”
MK Ilan Gilaon (Meretz) said “You are not
running policy, you are marking territory.”
“This law is completely unnecessary and makes
me question - are you patriots or idiots?” he
added.
MK Elazar Stern (Yesh Atid) offered harsh
criticism of Regev and the proposed bill. The two
got into a heated and personal fighting match

with Elazar saying that Regev’s “arrogance” also
caused damage to the IDF when she served as
its spokeswoman.
In the committee meeting, Regev also
announced her intention to create equality
through the budget of the Culture ministry -
allocating more funds to cultural institutions in
the social and geographical periphery as well as
to Arab and ultra-Orthodox cultural institutions.
"As long as I am culture minister I will allocate
funds according to cultural justice and through a
different allocation of resources,” she said.
MK Yaakov Margi, chairman of the committee
concluded the heated discussion and said he
was "encouraged and strengthened by the
discussion today because there was a real
discussion on poignant issues. "
He also praised Regev, in the name of all the
MKs on the panel, for her intention to distribute a
more equitable budget.
Lahav Harkov contributed to this report.
2016-01-27 21:50:00 LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI

259
600lb woman admits she has
become a burden on her life
partner
Difficult life: June
McCamey, 44, from
League City, Texas,
chronicles her weight
loss journey on
Wednight's episode of
TLC series My 600lb Life. The mother-of-four
weighs nearly 600lbs
Too much to ask: June admits that her weight
gain and immobility has made her a 'burden' to
her life partner Sadi Gregory (right)
Demanding woman: June (left) can be seen
telling Sadi (right) that she wants extra cheese,
extra meat, and extra sour cream on her Taco
bell order
Serious addiction: Sadi, who is pictured picking
up June's Taco Bell order, says she runs to get

her partner fast-food at least once a day
Unsatisfied customer: When June realizes a
portion of her massive order is missing (left), she
calls Taco Bell to complain (right)
Always wanting more: Sadi says June is 'like and
addict' and her 'fix is food'. June can be seen
eating her Taco Bell meal
Hard to handle: June says her life is a nightmare
because she is always in pain - even when she
is just sitting up
To much weight: June says it feels like she has a
toddler on each leg when she tries to walk
around her house
Confined to her home: 'I have three seats: my
bed, the bathroom toilet, and my chair,' she
says
Partner to caretaker: June says it is
'embarrassing' that she has to rely on Sadi to
bathe her (pictured)
Terrible loss: June says her weight spiraled out

of control after the death of her son four years
ago
2016-01-27 21:50:00 Erica Tempesta For Dailymail.com
260
UN's Ban in new swipe at Israel
over 'stifling' occupation
United Nations Secretary
General Ban Ki-moon
speaks during a
Holocaust memorial
ceremony on the
occasion of the
International Day of Commemoration in Memory
of the Victims of the Holocaust at the UN in New
York on January 27, 2016 ©Jewel Samad (AFP)
2016-01-27 21:50:00 Afp
261
With no budget, Rauner repeats
calls for pro-business reform
FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2016 file photo, Illinois
Gov. Bruce Rauner talks to The Associated

Press at the Executive
Mansion in Springfield,
Ill., on the eve of the
one-year anniversary of
his taking office. Rauner
is scheduled to give his
second State of the State address Wednesday,
Jan. 27 while there still is no budget deal for the
year that began July 1. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman,
File)
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner delivers his State of
the State address to a joint session of the
General Assembly in the House chambers at the
State Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, in
Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
Illinois House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, R-
Western Springs, right, and Illinois Senate
Minority Leader Christine Radogno, R-Lemont,
left, along with other Republicans applaud Illinois
Gov. Bruce Rauner as he delivers his State of
the State address to a joint session of the
General Assembly in the House chambers at the
Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016,
in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner waits to be
announced before delivering his State of the
State address to a joint session of the General
Assembly in the House chambers at the State
Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, in
Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner delivers his State of
the State address to a joint session of the
General Assembly in the House chambers at the
Illinois State Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016,
in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
2016-01-27 21:49:00 Associated Press
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Atletico Madrid 2-3 Celta Vigo:
John Guidetti scores stunner
Pablo Hernandez (right)
gestures to the fans after
scoring his second goal
for Celta Vigo
Jubilant Celta Vigo
players after their 3-2 victory over Atletico

Madrid on Wednesday night
Atletico Madrid hit back to draw level as Antoine
Griezmann fired into the bottom corner
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone cut a
frustrated figure as he side were unable to
progress
Celta Vigo players jump for joy as they celebrate
the first goal of the night courtesy of Pablo
Hernandez
Celebrations on the touchline as striker John
Guidetti enjoys his stunning effort
Celta Vigo Striker Guidetti looks to the sky after
his brilliant goal put his team ahead
Goalkeeper Ruben Blanco clears the danger for
Celta Vigo beating Vietto to the ball
Celta Vigo defender Jonny Castro shields the
ball from Atletico Madrid's Luciano Vietto
Hernandez was brilliant for Celta Vigo as they
reached their first Copa del Rey semi-final in 15
years

France international Griezmann is dejected at
full time as Atletico Madrid were knocked out of
the cup
Celta Vigo players watch scorer Guidetti dive in
celebration as his side reached the Copa del
Rey semi-final
2016-01-27 21:48:00 Pa Reporter
263
Salma Hayek wears sky high heels
in the snow filming Drunk Parents
Fashion
not
function: Salma Hayek
had some rather fancy
footwear filming scenes
for Drunk Parents in
Upstate New York on
Tuesday
Difficult: As the 49-year-old filmed her running
scene it was clear the conditions may get the
better of her.

Hard at work: She was on set with Alec Baldwin,
57, who wore a grey overcoat and navy scarf -
he appeared to have apprehended some bad
guys
Co-star: He was seen on set with True Blood
star Joe Manganiello, who was wearing a
camouflage jacket and cap
Mean and moody: Joe kept his cool for the
scene, sporting some stubble and looking
serious
2016-01-27 21:48:00 Dailymail.com Reporter
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Naya Rivera shows off her svelte
figure in West Hollywood on
Tuesday
Flawless: Naya Rivera
was spotted makeup free
and dressed in workout
clothes while leaving
Nine Zero One salon on
Tuesday

Casual chic: The actress pulled her hair up into a
bun while strutting the streets of Los Angeles in
spandex leggings, which showed off her toned
legs
Cool: The Glee star wore a loose black tank top
over a grey sports bra, adding a dark hued
jacket on top
'Great quality haircut': Last week, the brunette
beauty showed off her shorter haircut in a mirror
selfie she shared to her 1.5 million followers on
Instagram
Posing pretty: On Friday, the stunner posed in
an all black look for an outfit post, captioning it,
'My toilet bathroom selfies are on point'
Stunner: Naya also shared a throwback photo to
her social media, writing: '#TBT 6 pack days...
Almost there...#ILoveMyJob #MommyLife'
Family first: Naya is mom to four-month-old
Josey with her husband, actor Ryan Dorsey
Date night: The starlet and her husband, Ryan
Dorsey, recently attended an after party for the

Golden Globe awards; pictured on January 10 in
Los Angeles at the InStyle and Warner Brothers
after party
Showstopper: The California-born star wowed in
a Pamella Roland dress, showing off her ample
cleavage
Love is in the air: Before heading to the Golden
Globes after party, the starlet shared a photo to
her Instagram with Ryan, writing: 'when mom
and dad have a night out @dorseyryan'
2016-01-27 21:47:00 Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com
265
Woman says she's a CAT trapped
in a human body
Nano, 20 from Oslo has
revealed that while she
may look like a normal
woman she was born in
the wrong species and is
in fact a cat
Cats are notoriously averse to water, and Nano

explains that she's no different. She says water
makes herself feel like washing her face like a
cat and dons a pair of pink fluffy paws to groom
herself
Nano exhibits cat-like behaviour when crawling
around on all fours and meowing. She says she
first discovered her true identity when she was
16 years old
She's seen looking longingly out the window and
pawing the wall. Nano also claims to enjoy
sleeping on the windowsill and in the sink, and
says she has superior hearing
Seeing in the dark is no problem for Nano, but
despite chasing after mice she has never
managed to catch one
Her best friend Svien has 'someone in his head'
who is a cat, and the pair often communicate to
each other by miaowing
2016-01-27 21:47:00 Siofra Brennan For Mailonline

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Old Etonian actor Damian Lewis
blasts former state school pupils
point' of the event
Addressing the crowd at
the event tonight,
Damian Lewis poked fun
at those who criticised
his attendance and said
they were 'missing the
The Homeland actor joked: 'For those of you
who were hoping to meet Eddy Grant or Ms
Dynamite or Lee Thompson from Madness, I
can only give my apologies. I was the best
available'
Standing next to headteacher Nicholas John
(left) and Lucy Amis (centre), the daughter of the
school's architect Stanley Amis, Lewis heaped
praise on the 'creativity' and 'diversity' of Acland
Burghley School
Some former pupils of Acland Burghley School
said the Wolf Hall star, who lives less than ten
minutes away on foot, was too privileged to lead

the event which marks the institution's 50th
anniversary
Acland Burghley is in the leafy Tufnell Park area
of Camden. Its last full inspection by Ofsted in
2013 saw it downgraded from 'good' to 'requires
improvement'
The actor had agreed to switch on a laser
display at Acland Burghley School in Camden,
north London
Referring to his Eton education, Lewis said: 'I
was very lucky at my schools to having a thriving
creative community. I believe sincerely that the
success of schools is greater when there is a
thriving creative community within the school'
2016-01-27 21:47:00 Thomas Burrows for MailOnline
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Hunt is on for teen who went
missing without liver transplant
pills
Missing: Police in Blacksburg, Virginia, are
searching for 13-year-old Nichole Lovell, who

went missing from her
home sometime after
midnight Wednesday
Race against time:
Lovell, who had a liver
transplant as a toddler, requires daily
medication, which she does not have with her
2016-01-27 21:46:00 Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com
268
Neil DeGrasse Tyson FINALLY
proves the Earth is round
Famed astrophysicist
and overall science
enthusiast
Neil
DeGrasse Tyson
recently took to Twitter
and released a song
explaining this incredibly obvious fact to rapper
B.o. B., who recently revealed himself to be a flat
Earth believer. We thank Tyson for clearing this
up, but he really shouldn't be bothered with
nonsense like this.

Donald Trump shocked the political world when
he announced that he wasn't going to attend the
final GOP debate before the Iowa caucuses. The
reason he gave was because Fox News
anchor Megyn Kelly will be hosting the debate,
and Trump believes she will treat him fairly.
Here's a breakdown of why he is so scared of
her.
Who is Blac Chyna and why is she beefing with
the Kardashians? When Blac Chyna, a model,
released an Instagram picture of herself with a
mystery man's arm around her, she brought
down the wrath of Khloé Kardashian. There's
speculation that the arm in the photo belongs to
Rob Kardashian, and this didn't sit well with his
big sister. Here's a history of Blac Chyna and her
relationship to the famous reality TV family.
Fans may never forget the TV show "Friends,"
but Matthew Perry can't say the same. Speaking
on Britain's BBC Radio 2, the star admitted not
being able to remember filming Seasons 3
through 6, thanks to past substance abuse
issues.

Two armed men entered the Next Up Barber
Shop in South Carolina only to encounter an
armed customer and stylist. What happened
next can only be described as horrific and tragic,
and it was all captured on surveillance camera.
Presidential candidates are not making America
great again with their vocals Many of the 2016
presidential candidates have showed off their
singing chops in the past. Check out this
roundup of some of the best.
ISIS has released a new video depicting the
Paris terrorists engaging in atrocities before the
attacks. The disgusting video also takes aim at
the UK by showing famous landmarks and
leaders.
What's the silliest thing that's ever made you
cry? If you've ever burst into tears over
something totally ridiculous, you'll relate to
these people.
This luggage is your new puppy This
suitcase might take the "lug" out of luggage. It
uses smart technology that enables the luggage

to follow you around, providing a total hands-off
experience.
2016-01-27 21:45:31 nypost.com
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Barry Coates dead; veteran was
face of the VA scandal -.com
Washington (CNN) Barry
Coates, the U. S. veteran
who became the human
face of the Veterans
Affairs scandal over
delays in care in 2014, died on Saturday of the
cancer that wracked his body after waits for
medical care at a VA facility. He was 46.
Coates became a national figure representing
delays in medical care at VA hospitals after he
was featured prominently in a CNN investigation
in January 2014.
The CNN investigation that included Coates was
the first national story about delays in care
across the country that year. It led to a national
controversy resulting in the resignation of VA

Secretary Eric Shinseki, and ultimately a law that
provided $16 billion to overhaul the Department
of Veterans Affairs, passed by Congress and
signed by President Obama.
After the CNN story about him, Coates was
asked to testify before Congress about the
delays in his medical care. When he got to
Washington, Coates told lawmakers he had
suffered for months, waiting for a simple medical
procedure that might have saved his life.
Coates testified he was dying of cancer because
the procedure was delayed at several VA
facilities, including the William Jennings Bryan
Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, South
Carolina.
Leaving some lawmakers in tears and making
national news again, Coates described in detail
how he waited months, even begging for an
appointment to have a colonoscopy. But he
found himself on a growing list of veterans also
waiting for appointments and procedures.
About a year after first complaining to his doctors

of pain, Coates said, he was able to get a
colonoscopy. Doctors discovered a cancerous
tumor the size of a baseball. By then he had
Stage 4 cancer, and it was only a matter of time
before he was overtaken by the illness, he told
lawmakers.
From his first interview, Coates, a simple but
articulate man from rural South Carolina, spoke
eloquently about how veterans should be treated
better, and deserved more after all the sacrifices
they had made for their country.
"Due to the inadequate and lack of follow-up
care I received through the VA system, I stand
before you terminally ill today," Coates told
members of the House Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
The lawmakers who heard him testify were
shaken by his description, and about the
numerous deaths of other veterans outlined in
CNN's investigation.
"This is an outrage! This is an American disaster!
" Rep. Jackie Walorski, an Indiana Republican,

nearly screamed, her voice quavering, during
that congressional hearing, in April 2014. "My
dad was a veteran. He died of colon cancer,"
she said, crying softly. "This is so personal to
me. "
Coates remained friendly and kind, was never
hostile, and even kept his humor as his illness
progressed. Speaking with his down-home and
polite country manner, the Army veteran had a
remarkable ability to touch many people with his
story.
Coates' family said he died Saturday from the
cancer that had been left untreated by the VA for
so long. After his time in the national spotlight,
Coates continued to rail against the VA and fight
for veterans to get better treatment, continuing
to speak with reporters and helping them
understand the VA crisis and scandal as it
unfolded.
Coates' son, Shane, 23, on Wednesday
described his father's fight and how he remained
committed to helping other veterans to the end.

"Everything they did at the VA was dragged out,
it was never a quick appointment for anything,"
Shane Coates said. "He had to wait so long to
get any treatment. After what happened to him,
he just wanted to fight for other veterans. "
"He wanted to show the world that when you go
fight for your country, it's not right that you come
home and then you have to fight just to get basic
medical treatment," Shane Coates said. "The
way they treated him, and other veterans, it's
just not the way any veteran should ever be
treated. It's just not right. "
Coates was buried Wednesday in Timrod, South
Carolina, after a service at the Timrod Baptist
Church. In addition to Shane, Coates is survived
by his father, Barry Coates Sr.; his wife, Donna;
his brother Randall; his sister Dawanna; and by
four other children: Scotty, 25; Breanna, 24;
Troy, 22; and Tyler, 16.
Updated 2304 GMT (0704 HKT) Janu Scott Bronstein,
Nelli Black, Drew Griffin and Curt Devine, CNN
Investigations

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Cruz looks to shore up support
among Iowa evangelicals
By
Associated Press
Published:
21:43 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:43 GMT, 27 January 2016
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — In Iowa, the
evangelical vote can make or break a campaign
— which is why both Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and
Donald Trump are battling over support from the
most conservative voters, as the race heats up
ahead of the state's leadoff caucus.
Cruz planned to court social conservatives and
evangelical voters at a Wednesday night rally
addressing his anti-abortion beliefs while
highlighting Trump's record of flip-flopping on the
issue. Cruz was to be joined at the rally outside

of Des Moines by his father Rafael Cruz — a
pastor who travels the country campaigning for
his son — and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry,
who framed his two failed presidential bids on an
effort to assert more conservative values.
Winning evangelical voters — who catapulted
underdog candidates to the lead in Iowa in 2008
and 2012 — is essential for Cruz to do well when
Iowans vote on Monday.
"If evangelical pastors move the pews to the
caucuses, then Ted Cruz wins Iowa," said David
Lane, an influential activist who has organized
events across Iowa where Cruz and other
Republican candidates have addressed pastors.
On Monday, Cruz addressed about 250 pastors
in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. He gave his
own assessment of where he sees the race,
should Trump prevail in Iowa.
"If Donald wins Iowa, he right now has a
substantial lead in New Hampshire," Cruz told
Iowa pastors at the closed-door meeting, a
comment first reported by the Christian

Broadcasting Network and confirmed by Lane. "If
he went on to win New Hampshire as well, there
is a very good chance he could be unstoppable
and be our nominee. "
A day later, Cruz contradicted the statement
while speaking to reporters, downplaying the
need to secure a win in Iowa.
"We are running a national campaign," Cruz said
in Albia, Iowa. "From the beginning we've said
no state is a must win for us. "
Lane said Cruz needs to win Iowa to stop
Trump, and to do that, his evangelical
supporters must turn out come caucus day.
But Trump, the current national front-runner in
most preference polls, is starting to show
strength among evangelicals at the same time
that other more establishment Republicans are
also warming to his candidacy.
Trump has been appearing at Christian colleges,
including a convocation speech at Liberty
University, one of the country's most prominent
evangelical Christian institutions, last week. He

eceived a glowing introduction from Jerry
Falwell Jr., president of the school, who formally
endorsed Trump on Tuesday. On Saturday,
Trump was joined on the campaign trail by the
Rev. Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Dallas, a
megachurch.
Trump also paid a visit to church on Sunday,
which his team invited a handful of journalists to
document.
Asked why he was making gains with
evangelicals, Trump said at a news conference
Tuesday in Marshalltown, Iowa, it was because
voters "understand I'm a Christian. I'm a good
Christian. "
On several occasions, Trump has flashed a copy
of the Bible and a photo of his confirmation at
events as proof of his piety.
Cruz, meanwhile, has worked diligently to line up
support from pastors in all 99 Iowa counties. He
secured the backing of James Dobson, leader of
the conservative Christian organization Focus on
the Family, who campaigned with him in Iowa

earlier this month. This week, he won the
endorsement of Tony Perkins, president of the
Family Research Council, a conservative
Christian lobbying group in Washington.
Bob Vander Plaats, a well-known leader among
Christian conservatives in Iowa, also endorsed
Cruz, and has been tapping his vast network of
evangelicals for support while campaigning
alongside the candidate.
Trump lashed out at Vander Plaats on Tuesday
via Twitter, calling him a "phony" and a "bad guy.
" Vander Plaats later assailed Trump at a Cruz
event in Ottumwa, Iowa, saying the former reality
TV star doesn't uphold true conservative values.
"The sanctity of human life is not up for the art of
the deal," Vander Plaats said, referring to the
title of Trump's book, "The Art of the Deal. "
Cruz tried to cast the interplay as an example of
Trump's inability to grasp the needs of true
conservative voters.
"When you start vilifying and demonizing and
attacking strong conservative leaders because

they choose not to support you, that starts to
communicate an awful lot to the men and
women who are watching," Cruz said in
Ottumwa.
A political action committee backing Cruz has
also gone after Trump with a similar theme, this
week launching a $2.5 million television ad buy
in both Iowa and South Carolina.
"Donald Trump is not a conservative," one of the
ads charges before looping in archive footage of
the billionaire businessman from 1999,
declaring: "I am pro-choice in every respect. "
Trump says he has since changed his position
and opposes abortion rights.
Trump's campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks
said in a statement Wednesday that he is now
"pro-life" and that his "core conservative values
are unwavering. " She highlighted Falwell's
endorsement, as well as that of conservative
firebrand Sarah Palin and Phyllis Schlafly, a
longtime conservative activist who backed Cruz's
2012 senate run.

___
Associated Press writer Jill Colvin in Des Moines
contributed to this report.
___
Follow Scott Bauer on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/sbauerAP and find more of his
work at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/scott-bauer
2016-01-27 21:43:00 Associated Press
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First Amendment won't shield
defendants in Planned
Parenthood scand...
By
Reuters
Published:
21:43 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:

21:43 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Alison Frankel
NEW YORK Jan 27 (Reuters) - We journalists
like to think we
are special. We are cloaked in the First
Amendment. We are a
pillar of liberty. If Thomas Jefferson had been
forced to choose
between a government without newspapers or
newspapers without a
government, he'd have sided with us.
But we are not above the law.
On Monday, the Houston district attorney's office
announced
a grand jury indictment against David Daleiden
and Sandra
Merritt, anti-abortion activists who secretly filmed
officials

at a Planned Parenthood office in Houston.
Daleiden and Merritt stand accused of using
phony California
driver's licenses to defraud the healthcare
provider. As Reuters
has reported, the pair posed as researchers in
an attempt to
obtain evidence Planned Parenthood was illicitly
selling fetal
tissue.
Daleiden's group, the Center for Medical
Progress, said in a
statement Tuesday that he used "the same
undercover techniques
that investigative journalists have used for
decades" and is
protected by the First Amendment.
One of his defense lawyers, Charles LiMandri of

the Freedom
of Conscience Defense Fund, issued a
statement Wednesday
reiterating that Daleiden and Merritt are
"investigative
journalists ... using standard, and legal,
undercover
investigative techniques. "
The law they are accused of breaking,
LiMandri's statement
said, "was never intended to act as a means of
preventing
undercover journalists from doing their jobs.
Rather, the law
was intended to stop people like identity thieves
from stealing
Social Security checks from seniors. "
Those arguments won't do Daleiden and Merritt

much good as a
matter of law, according to the experts I talked to
Wednesday:
First Amendment scholars Jane Kirtley of the
University of
Minnesota and Eugene Volokh of the University
of California;
Nicole Casarez, a lawyer and journalism
professor at the
University of St. Thomas in Houston; and
George Freeman, a
former New York Times assistant general
counsel who is now
executive director of the Media Law Resource
Center.
"The law against fraud applies to everybody,
whether you're
a journalist or not, Casarez said. "There's no
First Amendment

ight to fake a driver's license. "
JOURNALISTIC INTENTIONS
It is true, as Daleiden's statement said, that
some news
organizations have used deception in
undercover reporting.
(Reuters explicitly forbids reporters to
misrepresent ourselves,
though our policy says that, in certain
circumstances, "it may
be appropriate" to allow an "assumption" about
our identity to
persist.)
The most famous modern litigation over
undercover reporting
is probably a suit by the grocery chain Food Lion
against ABC,
which had sent Prime Time Live journalists to

work under false
identities in Food Lion stores.
A federal court jury found ABC liable for fraud
and other
wrongs. In 1999, the 4th U. S. Circuit Court of
Appeals reversed
the fraud judgment against the network but
upheld trespass and
breach of duty judgments against the reporters,
citing the U. S.
Supreme Court's 1991 opinion in Cohen v.
Cowles Media.
(The Cohen case held that the First Amendment
didn't protect
the Minneapolis Star from liability to a
confidential source
whose identity the newspaper revealed.)
"We are convinced that the media can do its

important job
effectively without resort to the commission of
run-of-the-mill
torts," the 4th Circuit said in the Food Lion case.
Daleiden and Merritt are accused of crimes, not
torts, but
in the 2000 case Lawrence Matthews v. U. S.,
the 4th Circuit said
the First Amendment "provides no defense" for
breaking the law
to conduct journalistic research.
A veteran broadcast journalist who had
produced a radio
expose on Internet child sex trafficking, set up a
chatroom
called SugarDad4yFem. Many of his
conversations turned out to be
with undercover federal agents, who accused

him of sending or
receiving more than 160 pornographic images of
children.
Matthews said he was acting as a journalist,
working with
the FBI to infiltrate child porn rings. He argued
that the law
he was charged with violated his free speech
rights because it
did not require the government to show his
"morally blameworthy"
state of mind.
The appeals court didn't buy it, partly because of
the deep
public interest in protecting children.
Kirtley, the Minnesota professor, mentioned two
other cases
in which journalists were prosecuted for

eporting tactics.
Demetria Martinez was charged with helping two
Salvadoran
women enter the U. S. illegally. She asserted the
First
Amendment, arguing that she was reporting a
piece on the
sanctuary movement. The charges stood,
although Martinez was
acquitted in a jury trial in New Mexico in 1988.
Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Michael Gallagher,
on the other
hand, pleaded guilty in 1998 to illegally
accessing Chiquita's
voicemail system.
He had published an explosive series on the
company's
business practices in South and Central

America, claiming to
have obtained voicemail recordings from a highranking
Chiquita
source. The newspaper ended up running a
front-page apology to
Chiquita and paying the company several
millions of dollars.
Journalistic intentions, in other words, aren't of
much
consequence under the law. They may,
however, help Daleiden and
Merritt at sentencing, if their case comes to that.
UCLA professor Volokh, who has blogged about
the Planned
Parenthood indictment, said a Texas jury may be
swayed by
arguments about the activists' motives. (In Texas
state court,

he said, juries decide sentences.)
Will the indictment of Daleiden and Merritt chill
investigative reporting? It might, said Kirtley and
Volokh, at
the margins. "If these people are convicted there
is a risk,"
Kirtley said. "Anytime courts are given the
opportunity to
scrutinize the press... I worry about dicta. "
But Mark Horvit, executive director of the
nonprofit
Investigative Reporters & Editors, said he's not
concerned. "If
the law is that you can't create a fake
government document,
well, that is already the law," he said.
"In most newsrooms, that's already something
you can't do

... Generally speaking, it's not a good idea for
journalists to
lie to people. "
(Reporting by Alison Frankel. Editing by
Alessandra Rafferty.)
2016-01-27 21:43:00 Reuters
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David Cameron's migrant jibe
demeans office of prime minister,
says Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn has
accused David Cameron
of “shameful” behaviour
and of demeaning his
office, after the prime
minister referred to
people in camps at Calais as a “bunch of
migrants”.
Six months after Cameron said there is a “swarm
of people” crossing the Mediterranean to seek a
better life in the UK, the prime minister used

similar language in exchanges at the weekly
session of prime minister’s questions.
That prompted the Labour leader to write to the
prime minister and complain: “I have to say I
found it shameful that you referred to the people
in those camps as ‘a bunch of migrants’,
escalating the tensions on such a serious issue
“It is clear that many are fleeing conflict and
human rights abuses that you and I cannot begin
to imagine. Such dismissive language and tone
demeans people’s suffering and demeans the
office of prime minister.”
During their weekly commons clash, Cameron
had sought to to portray Corbyn as a figure on
the political margins by highlighting a series of
Labour’s recent interventions.
Pointing at the Labour leader and John
McDonnell , the shadow chancellor, Cameron
said: “The idea that those two right honourable
gentlemen would stand up to anyone in this
regard is laughable. Look at their record over the
last week.

“They met with the unions and gave them flying
pickets. They met with the Argentinians, they
gave them the Falkland Islands. They met with a
bunch of migrants in Calais, they said they could
all come to Britain. The only people they never
stand up for are the British people and
hardworking taxpayers.”
Labour MPs said that Cameron’s dismissive
remarks marked a return to his so-called
Flashman tactics at prime minister’s questions.
Flashman was the school bully in Tom Brown’s
School Days.
Chuka Umunna , the former shadow business
secretary, described the remarks as
inflammatory and unbecoming of his office. Mary
Creagh, a former Labour leadership hopeful,
spoke of “dehumanising language”.
Lisa Doyle, the Refugee Council’s head of
advocacy said: “When we are facing the greatest
refugee crisis of our time, it is disappointing the
prime minister is using flippant remarks to score
political points.

“We have all seen the pictures of the desperate
conditions people are living in across Europe,
including just miles from the UK’s border. The
prime minister should be showing political
leadership and work with other European
countries to ensure that people can live in safety
and dignity.”
Steve Symonds, the refugee and migrant rights
programme director for Amnesty International,
said: “David Cameron’s ‘bunch of migrants’ are
people, many of whom are fleeing conflict or
persecution by their governments or armed
groups like Islamic State, now living in utterly
appalling conditions just across the Channel.
Language like this is insulting and needs to stop.
“Instead, the UK must urgently step up and
share responsibility for refugees, including by
permitting British citizens and refugees in the UK
to be reunited with their loved ones who are
currently subjected to smugglers, squalor and
life-threatening journeys.”
In his letter, Corbyn said that Britain should do
more to ensure that people should not have to
live in the “abject squalor” of the Calais and

Dunkirk camps. The Labour leader called on the
prime minister to agree to an urgent review of
the EU’s Dublin regulations, under which asylum
seekers are meant to apply in the first EU
country in which they arrive.
Corbyn wrote: “The reality is that Dublin III is not
working on the ground in Calais or Dunkirk. Will
you commit the government to an urgent review
of how Dublin III is working in practice and detail
the steps the government is taking to ensure
lawful family reunion in the UK can take place?”
A spokesperson for the prime minister said: “The
point the PM was making was that he very
strongly disagrees with the approach that Labour
are now taking, which is to allow people from
Calais into Britain, to open the doors to migrants.
That will only make the situation in Calais much
worse. It will produce a huge draw to Calais.
“No country in Europe has done more to help
migrants affected by the conflict in Syria. We’ve
given nearly £1.2bn [to agencies dealing with the
crisis] and that is going to food, shelter and
education for hundreds of thousands of people

in refugee camps.”
Asked whether the prime minister thought he
had used appropriate language, his
spokesperson said: “The prime minister thinks
that the key thing here is to get the policies right.
That’s what the people of Britain are really
concerned about.”
Yvette Cooper, the former shadow home
secretary, raised the prime minister’s remarks
with the speaker on a point of order. Cooper said
that the remarks were particularly insensitive on
Holocaust Memorial day as she asked whether it
would be right for the commons to call on the
prime minister to withdraw his comments.
John Bercow said he empathised with Cooper
but Cameron’s use of language was neither
disorderly nor unparliamentary. The speaker
said: “ I completely identify and empathise with
her observations about the Holocaust Memorial
day, which she and I on other occasions have
marked at events together, so I take what she
says extremely seriously.”
2016-01-27 21:42:29 Rowena Mason Nicholas Watt

273
Figure Skating-European
championships men's short
program results
By
Reuters
Published:
21:42 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:42 GMT, 27 January 2016
Jan 27 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the
European championships Men's Short Program
on Wednesday
1. Javier Fernandez (Spain) 102.54 Q
2. Maksim Kovtun (Russia) 88.09 Q
3. Michal Brezina (Czech Republic) 84.30 Q
4. Alexei Bychenko (Israel) 84.09 Q

5. Daniel Samohin (Israel) 82.73 Q
6. Ivan Righini (Italy) 82.23 Q
7. Jorik Hendrickx (Belgium) 79.13 Q
8. Florent Amodio (France) 78.28 Q
9. Mikhail Kolyada (Russia) 77.58 Q
10. Aleksandr Petrov (Russia) 76.95 Q
11. Alexander Majorov (Sweden) 76.34 Q
12. Matteo Rizzo (Italy) 74.91 Q
13. Ivan Pavlov (Ukraine) 68.78 Q
14. Deniss Vasiljevs (Latvia) 68.32 Q
15. Franz Streubel (Germany) 68.11 Q
16. Paul Fentz (Germany) 67.97 Q
17. Felipe Montoya Pulgarin (Spain) 67.73 Q
18. Phillip Harris (Britain) 63.93 Q
19. Jiri Belohradsky (Czech Republic) 60.53 Q

20. Sondre Boe (Norway) 59.12 Q
21. Nicholas Vrdoljak (U. S.) 59.02 Q
22. Stephane Walker (Switzerland) 57.23 Q
23. David Kranjec (Australia) 56.99 Q
24. Mario-Rafael Ionian (Austria) 54.16 Q
25. Thomas Kennes (Netherlands) 53.86
26. Valtter Virtanen (Finland) 52.07
27. Alexei Mialionkhin (Belarus) 50.98
28. Daniil Zurav (Estonia) 50.50
29. Armen Agaian (Georgia) 49.32
30. Patrick Myzyk (Poland) 49.26
2016-01-27 21:42:00 Reuters
274
Driver caught driving down the A1
with a completely smashed
windscreen

Police officers couldn't believe their eyes when
they pulled over the car
and found the
windscreen smashed
A spokesman for the
policing team wrote on social media: 'Can't
believe this driver was driving on the A1'
The windscreen of the Mitsubishi L200 Animal
was so badly smashed it was almost impossible
to see through
2016-01-27 21:38:00 Jenny Stanton For Mailonline
275
Illegally-constructed Palestinian
homes demolished in east
Jerusalem
Israeli government
bulldozers razed two
illegally-constructed
Palestinian homes in
east Jerusalem’s Jabel
Mukaber and Shuafat

neighborhoods early Wednesday morning.
According to Palestinian media, the home in
Jabel Mukaber, belonging to Ibrahim Ali Surri,
was still under construction and built without a
permit from the Jerusalem Municipality.
Ali Surri told the Palestinian news organization
Ma’an on Wednesday that the unit measured 60
square meters, and that he had planned to move
into it with his family in the coming weeks.
“He said that Jerusalem’s municipal authorities
ordered him to halt construction a month ago,
and he had been trying to obtain the necessary
permits since then,” Ma’an reported. “He said
Wednesday’s demolition took place ‘without prior
notice.’”
The home in Shuafat was demolished because it
was built illegally over an area designated for
Route 21, a major thoroughfare which will run
through the neighborhood to connect Pisgat
Zeev, Ramat Shlom and Neve Yaakov.
The home’s owner, Kifaya al-Rashq, told Ma’an
that the residence was built 15 years ago and

housed 19 family members.
“He said that Israeli forces stormed the home
and forced his family to evacuate, despite the
cold weather, before they proceeded with the
demolition,” Ma’an reported.
No incidents of violence were reported at either
location.
Roughly 580 illegally-constructed homes have
been destroyed in east Jerusalem over the last
12 years, leaving 2,133 Palestinians homeless,
according to the left-wing Israeli human rights
group B’Tselem.
“Israel is still going strong with demolition policy,
destroying homes under different pretexts, which
include security reasons, a lack of building
licenses, being built near the settlements or
across the settlement roads, being built on state
lands, or being built on green areas,” Days of
Palestine said in a statement.
While numerous critics, including the Association
for Civil Rights in Israel, contend that the
Jerusalem Municipality makes it virtually

impossible for Palestinians to procure legal
building permits, Mayor Nir Barkat has
repeatedly claimed that the same restrictions
apply to Jews.
Barkat has said that the city’s demolition policy is
indiscriminate, noting that illegally-built structures
owned by Jewish residents in the western
portion of the capital are also razed.
2016-01-27 21:38:00 DANIEL K. EISENBUD
276
Sydney property boom is over
after record monthly house price
drop
The Sydney property
boom is officially over as
median house prices in
the Harbour City suffered
the biggest price drop for
the first time in three
years. Pictured is stock image
Prices in Sydney fell 3.1 per cent over the

December quarter, the first drop since June
2012. Above is a graph comparing the quarterly
results from December 2015 to September 2015
The change in median house prices in
December 2015, September 2015 and
December 2014
Other capital cities are faring better, reporting a
moderate to strong house price growth except
for Perth and Darwin. Pictured above is Sydney
Median unit price results in all capital cities for
December 2015 compared to September 2015
Unit prices for each capital and the quarter-onquarter
percentage difference in the second last
column and the year-on-year difference in the
last column
2016-01-27 21:37:00 Louise Cheer for Daily Mail Australia
277
Trans-Atlantic data talks targeted
by U. S. Republicans at 11th hour
By

Reuters
Published:
21:36 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:36 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Dustin Volz
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - A senior U.
S. Senate
Republican took a swipe on Wednesday at an
effort to forge a new
deal on the movement of electronic data
between the United
States and Europe, such as Facebook user
information, but it was
unclear if he had jeopardized the unfinished
pact.
Seen as crucial to preserving the free flow of
data across

the Atlantic, an issue for thousands of
companies, the Safe
Harbor data-transfer agreement being
negotiated in Brussels is
days away from an important deadline.
Amid growing concerns in Europe about spying
by U. S.
authorities on Internet data, a previous
agreement was
invalidated in October 2015 by an EU court. The
new agreement
would replace that pact.
The U. S. Senate is debating related legislation,
the
Judicial Redress Act, and Senator John Cornyn
of Texas told
Reuters in an interview he would try to amend
that legislation.

"I'm for doing what's in America's best interests,
not
necessarily the interests of the European Union,"
said Cornyn,
the Senate's No. 2 Republican.
"I'm going to make sure ... that we don't just try
to do
something to help them out and we don't protect
our interests. "
The Act would allow citizens of U. S. allies in
Europe to sue
over data privacy in the United States. It will be
considered on
Thursday in a Senate committee, an aide said.
It not seen as crucial to securing a new Safe
Harbor deal,
but its passage would send a signal of good faith
to negotiators

in Brussels as they scramble to meet a deadline,
European
officials and technology trade groups said.
That message could be upended by
amendments from Cornyn and
Republican Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah. One
would limit the
ability to sue in U. S. courts to citizens of
countries already
in an international data deal with the United
States, such as
Safe Harbor, sources familiar with the language
said.
Another possible amendment would require the
U. S. attorney
general to certify that participating countries do
not have
policies that impede U. S. national security.

Thousands of firms, such as Google and
Microsoft
, relied on the 15-year-old Safe Harbor for freely
transferring trans-Atlantic data.
EU data protection authorities gave negotiators
until the
end of January to strike a new deal before
potentially moving
forward with lawsuits.
"Time is not on our side," Justin Antonipillai, a
Commerce
Department official, said at a conference in
Washington this
week.
(Editing by Kevin Drawbaugh and Grant McCool)
2016-01-27 21:36:00 Reuters

278
The World Says Goodbye to One
of its Greats – David Bowie
David Bowie passed
away today at age 69.
The legend has left
behind his newest and
last release “Blackstar”.
Speculation has it,
“Lazarus” is the story of
his end. Released Friday January, 8 2016, his
69th birthday, tells a chilling tale that only David
Bowie himself knows the true meaning of.
Bowie appearing as a tattered ailing, and blinded
man, combines his talents for the last time, and
a final gift to the universe.
David Robert Jones, known professionally as
David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter,
multi-instrumentalist, record producer, arranger,
painter and actor.
Rest in Peace, David Bowie you will always be
missed but, never forgotten.

2016-01-28 01:51:08 WNV Headline News
279
Hedge fund billionaire selling
Hamptons compound for
$110million
The properties at 93,
101 and 97 Lily Pond
Lane include a 4,500-
square-foot home, built
in 1914 in the traditional
Hamptons shingled style
Bommer, 49, who is a regular on the New York
and Hamptons social scene with his wife Donya
(pictured together), has not revealed if he is
planning to buy more property in the area
Scott Bommer, of SAB Capital, bought the ocean
front mansions on Lily Pond Lane in 2014 for
$93.9 million
2016-01-27 21:35:00 Hannah Parry For Dailymail.com

280
Darren Day slams Tiffany Pollard
in CBB after rejecting her
advances
'uncomfortable'
'I wouldn't miss her':
Darren Day slammed
Tiffany Pollard on CBB
on Wednesday night,
when he said her
advances made him feel
He said: 'A couple of things she's said to me has
made me feel a bit uncomfortable. I keep her at
arm's length.'
She previously told the married man: 'You’re
such a nice man, you’re such a force in here you
know. I would never want you to mention this to
anyone else, but you’re so sexy
However, Darren was quick to shoot her down,
saying: 'You know I'm happily married. And that
is flattering. I am 47 and look in the mirror and
see an old man!'

2016-01-27 21:34:00 Rebecca Davison for MailOnline
281
Brazil's Rousseff declares war on
mosquito spreading Zika virus
By
Reuters
Published:
21:33 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:33 GMT, 27 January 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - President
Dilma Rousseff
said on Wednesday that Brazil must wage war
against the Aedes
aegypti mosquito that spreads the Zika virus
linked to a surge
in cases of a dangerous birth defect, focusing on

eliminating
the insect's breeding grounds.
Since September, Brazil has registered 3,700
cases of babies
with microcephaly, a condition linked to Zika
infection in which
children are born with an abnormally small head
and a brain that
has not developed properly.
The jump in cases has prompted a global health
scare, with
several countries cautioning pregnant women
against traveling to
the 22 nations in the Americas where the virus
has been
reported.
Without a Zika vaccine and with little known
about the

causes of microcephaly, Brazil has few options
available for
fighting the spread of the virus and the birth
defect.
The mosquito thrives in dense tropical cities, and
Rousseff
called for the elimination of stagnant water spots
where it
lives and reproduces.
"We must wage war against the Aedes aegypti,
the vector of
dengue, of chikungunya and of Zika," Rousseff
said through her
Twitter account, referring to two other viral
diseases
transmitted to humans by the bite of infected
mosquitoes.
"While we do not have a vaccine against the Zika
virus, the

war must be concentrated on the elimination of
breeding grounds
for the mosquito," Rousseff added. "Getting rid
of Zika is the
responsibility of all of us. "
The move comes as Brazil desperately looks to
raise
awareness of the virus and encourage people to
combat the
mosquito.
Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Castro on
Monday promised
220,000 troops would be deployed next month to
distribute
educational pamphlets and help scour cities for
mosquito
breeding grounds.
Similar moves have been successful in the past.

A huge
eradication effort in the 1940s and 1950s,
motivated by the
spread of yellow fever also carried by Aedes
aegypti, led Brazil
to be declared free of the mosquito in 1958. But
as the program
was relaxed, the insect returned.
With Carnival celebrations just over a week away
and the
Olympic Games set for Rio de Janeiro in August,
Brazil is poised
to receive hundreds of thousands of visitors in
the coming
months, adding to concerns over the spread of
the virus.
(Reporting by Stephen Eisenhammer; Editing by
Will Dunham)
2016-01-27 21:33:00 Reuters

282
Mammoth bones unearthed on
Oregon State football field
In this Jan. 26, 2016
photo provided by
Oregon State University,
Woodburn High School
science teacher Dave
Ellingson holds part of
the pelvis of a mammoth found at an OSU
construction site by a football field in Corvallis,
Ore. Crews working on an expansion around
Reser Stadium found a femur from one of the
ancient elephants and bones from a bison and
camel, all dating back 10,000 years. A
spokesman says the OSU archaeologist believes
the 10-foot pit where the remains were found
could have been a pond or watering hole.
(Theresa Hogue/Oregon State University via AP)
In this Jan. 26, 2016 photo provided by Oregon
State University, is the femur of a mammoth
found at an OSU construction site by a football
field in Corvallis, Ore. Crews working on an

expansion around Reser Stadium found a femur
from one of the ancient elephants and bones
from a bison and camel, all dating back 10,000
years. A spokesman says the OSU archaeologist
believes the 10-foot pit where the remains were
found could have been a pond or watering hole.
(Theresa Hogue/Oregon State University via AP)
2016-01-27 21:32:00 Associated Press
283
Peyton doesn't need another
Super Bowl to secure legacy: Eli
By
Reuters
Published:
21:32 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:32 GMT, 27 January 2016
Jan 27 (Reuters) - New York Giants quarterback
Eli Manning said on Wednesday his older

other Peyton Manning does not need to win a
second Super Bowl to secure his legacy as one
of the NFL's greatest signal callers.
Peyton, who will play in his fourth Super Bowl
when his Denver Broncos face the Carolina
Panthers on Feb. 7, is a five-time NFL Most
Valuable Player who owns a slew of passing
records and is a sure-fire first-ballot Hall of
Famer.
"Honestly, I think there's maybe too much placed
on rings and Super Bowl championships just
because it's not one player," Eli, who was named
the MVP in two Super Bowl wins with the Giants,
said on a conference call.
"The quarterback is not the sole reason that you
win a championship, it's the team.
"I hope he can win, but his impact has already
been made and his legacy ... shouldn't be
affected by this one game. "
Some critics suggest 39-year-old Peyton's
underwhelming postseason numbers during an
18-year career with Indianapolis and Denver pull

him down in comparison to other all-time greats.
But while Peyton's legacy is a natural talking
point ahead of what is expected to be the final
game of his career, Eli said his older brother's
impact on the game has already been made.
"He's kind of changed the game, and the nohuddle
offense they had in Indianapolis for so
long, and doing things at the line of scrimmage,
and changing plays and getting out of bad plays
and getting into good plays," Eli said.
"He was the starter of doing all that. ... and he's
played at a high level for a long, long time. "
The Giants quarterback said he did not know
about Peyton's future plans despite widespread
conjecture that he might retire after the Super
Bowl, but admitted it has been a trying season
for his brother.
"From a new coach to a new offense and trying
to learn that, dealing with an injury, having to sit
out for seven weeks - he's never gone through
that before," said Eli.

"Kind of coming back as a backup, he's never
done that before. He gets in and has kind of
taken advantage of that opportunity and winning
and now being in the Super Bowl. I'm just excited
for him. "
As for possible retirement, Eli said: "When you
get to year 19 and kind of deal with some injuries
and things going on, it'd be a good way to go
out.
"I don't know if it is, but because of that
possibility, I hope that he can win this game and
if he decides to hang it up, go out on top. "
(Reporting by Larry Fine in New York; Editing by
Frank Pingue)
2016-01-27 21:32:00 Reuters
284
Baltimore officers shoot driver
who backed SUV into cruiser
By
Associated Press

Published:
21:31 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:31 GMT, 27 January 2016
BALTIMORE (AP) — Two Baltimore police
officers shot a man who backed his SUV into
their unmarked car Wednesday, tearing off the
door and injuring one of the officers, authorities
said.
The officers, part of a cease-fire squad
dedicated to taking illegal guns off the streets,
were in the area when they spotted "suspicious
activity" in a van with three men inside, police
department spokesman T. J. Smith said at a
news conference.
Smith said he couldn't elaborate on what made
the men suspicious, but a gun and an
undisclosed amount of drugs were found inside
the van. Smith also couldn't say whether the
officers shouted any commands before opening
fire.

The officers, who were not in uniform but were
wearing vests marked "police," started to get out
of their car when the suspects' vehicle backed
up, Smith said, injuring an officer's leg.
On Wednesday afternoon, the van could be
seen in the middle of a residential street in
northwest Baltimore, its passenger-side door
open and window shattered, presumably from
gunshots.
Smith said both officers fired their weapons, and
the driver was struck in a neck. He was
hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries and
is expected to be released. Smith said the three
men were taken into custody.
2016-01-27 21:31:00 Associated Press
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Abe Vigoda movies and TV show
'Barney Miller' made mark -.com
David Hinckley writes about TV for
TVworthwatching.com. He was an entertainment
writer for 35 years with the New York Daily

News. The opinions
expressed in this
commentary are solely
those of the author.
(CNN) Abe Vigoda
wasn't born to play Hamlet. He was born to play
Phil Fish and Sal Tessio.
Those aren't consolation prizes. They're the
reason Abe Vigoda became an actor and the
reason that when he died Tuesday, a month
short of his 95th birthday, everyone who had
seen him in action remembered him and smiled.
As legacies go, that's a winner.
Vigoda was a character actor, which outside the
acting biz may sound like the minor leagues. It
isn't. Acting is almost always a team sport, and
without characters, the stars have no game to
play in.
Besides, most stars are character actors who
just happened to hit on a role or roles that
elevated their profile.

"Being a 'character actor' is why you act in the
first place," said veteran actor Giancarlo
Esposito a couple of years ago after he soared
to prominence from a season on "Breaking Bad.
"
"You want to create characters. That's what
acting is about. If your main goal is to become a
'star,' you probably won't. "
Not that most actors object to becoming a star. It
comes with some nice perks.
But like other good character actors, Abe Vigoda
didn't have to become a star to make us know
his name.
Perhaps the simplest proof lies in the fact that he
created two memorable characters who seemed
to be total opposites: Sal Tessio, in the 1971 film
"The Godfather," and Phil Fish, in the '70s TV
sitcom "Barney Miller. "
Tessio was an ambitious guy whose takeover
plan -- to kill the Godfather's son and assume
control of the mob -- went bad.

Vigoda played him as menacing, dry-ice cold.
That describes a lot of "Godfather" characters,
but Vigoda crystallized Tessio in a way that
made audiences shiver and think: "Yeah, that
guy is what this world is about. "
You didn't want to know him and you certainly
didn't want to meet him. But you felt like you
understood the whole story better because you'd
seen him at work.
Even his exit was instructive, when he calmly
and almost incidentally remarked to his
executioners that his plan to kill Michael
Corleone was nothing personal, just business.
Tessio's resonance was part of the reason why it
was so impressive that four years later, Vigoda
crossed the acting street to become Phil Fish.
Phil shared Tessio's sunken eyes and the largest
set of eyebrows since Groucho Marx. Only this
time Vigoda parlayed them into comedy.
It's possible that at one time, Phil Fish harbored
some glimmer of Tessio's ambition. Now he just
wanted the bathrooms to work.

If most of us didn't know Sal, we all knew Phil.
Certainly at work, probably in our living room. He
was the kvetching old guy for whom everything
seemed to be a burden.
To listen to Phil, there were no solutions, only
problems. We've all had days like that. Phil just
expanded the concept and seemed to have a
whole life like that.
The dirty little secret, which we all knew, was that
Phil didn't really feel that way at all. If he had, he
would simply have been tiresome.
We knew he could still make things work, just as
we knew that for all his complaining about his
wife Beatrice, he couldn't have lived without her
and wouldn't have wanted to.
Abe Vigoda made it look effortless to bring out
Phil's inner Everyman. It wasn't. Fish was the
product of everything Vigoda had done before, in
acting classes, in front of cameras and on stages
large and small.
By the time he played Fish, or Tessio, Vigoda

had long since passed Malcolm Gladwell's
10,000-hour benchmark. He could make it look
easy because he had done it before. And before
that.
When he passed away, he left Tessio and Fish
behind. He also left dozens of other characters,
images we might remember only in fleeting
glimpses.
They all add up to what mattered and what in the
end gave Abe Vigoda what he deserved: a nice
house where the bathrooms worked.
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286
O. J. Simpson miniseries leaves
little doubt that HE DID IT
Cuba Gooding Jr. (left) plays O. J. Simpson in
the upcoming miniseries The People vs. O. J.
Simpson: American Crime Story on FX. Photo on

the right shows the real
Simpson during his
double murder trial in
1995
O. J. (Gooding Jr. ) is
seen standing in front of ex-wife Nicole Brown
Simpson's casket following her murder
Bloody mess spotted on the floor as opening
scene of miniseries begins with Nicole Brown
Simpson and Ron Goldman's brutal deaths
John Travolta plays the rich, egotistical and out
of his depth Robert Shapiro who led Simpson's
defense 'dream team'
The miniseries shows the memorable slow
speed white Bronco chase across L. A.'s
freeways in 1994
When police get O. J. (Gooding Jr.) on the
phone and tell him Nicole is dead he acts upset
but afterwards the lead investigator remarks, 'He
didn't ask how she died'
Courtney B. Vance plays Johnnie Cochran, who

famously declared during closing statements, 'If
the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit'
The O. J. Simpson miniseries comes more than
20 years after the murders of Nicole Brown
Simpson (left) and Ron Goldman (right)
David Schwimmer plays O. J.'s best friend
turned lawyer the late Robert Kardashian, who
constantly wrestles with whether his beloved
best bud 'The Juice' is a cold blooded murderer
Schwimmer and Travolta transform into the late
Robert Kardashian and Robert Shapiro for the
miniseries. They were part of the defense that
helped get O. J. acquitted of murder
The prosecution is led by chain smoking, single
mother Marcia Clark (Sarah Paulson) who thinks
she's got a slam dunk case
Selma Blair portrays a young Kris Jenner, who
was friends with both Nicole and O. J. Simpson
and Billy Magnussen plays clueless surfer dude
house guest Kato Kaelin who served as witness
for the prosecution

Viewers will go inside the Bronco and see how
close O. J. (Gooding Jr.) came to shooting
himself as well as hear the legal strategies to
discover where the prosecution screwed up
including their ill fated choice of jurors
2016-01-27 21:30:00 Matt Coppa For Dailymail.com
287
Religious politicians abuse their
authority
Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu only recently
declared before the
North American Jewish
leadership
his
commitment to ensuring
that all streams of Judaism feel at home in Israel
and his promise to provide governmental funding
to Israel’s non-Orthodox institutions. This was
great PR and necessary strategic positioning,
but the reality on the ground is very different.
The Education Ministry has just acknowledged
that it has frozen financial support for

organizations promoting Jewish renewal, non-
Orthodox and secular, despite the fact that these
funds were included in the state budget.
After the national budget was passed in
November, reports Haaretz, NIS 143 million
were allocated in the Education Ministry budget
for “Jewish Culture” in 2015, later increased to
NIS 150m., and the 2016 budget for Jewish
culture was passed at NIS 142m., but is likely to
be increased further. Most of these funds are
intended for Orthodox organizations and
programs, many of which are related to
Education Minister Naftali Bennett’s party and
political and religious ideologies.
Only NIS 8.6m. in this budget line were allocated
for organizations that advance “Jewish renewal”
and stand for Jewish pluralism in 2015, and NIS
7.9m. was budgeted for them in 2016,
representing less than six percent of the 2015-
16 budget. It is quite likely, according to Haaretz,
that the Education Ministry will now reallocate
these shekels, distributing them, too, to
Orthodox organizations. Following Haaretz’s
exposé Bennett tweeted a lame denial, which

simply does not address the facts and
contradicts the official information given earlier to
the paper by the ministry’s spokesperson.
The meager funds allocated for Jewish renewal
and alternative (non-Orthodox and secular)
interpretations of Judaism were never more than
a fig leaf, which is clear when one compares the
total amount allocated to primarily Orthodox
institutions of different shades and colors with
the token NIS 16.5m. promised to the non-
Orthodox and secular educational initiatives.
Bennett has now suspended even this tiny fig
leaf, demonstrating the reality of Israeli politics,
where politicians on both the Right and the Left
easily turn their backs on the very core principles
of religious freedom and equality. These
principles, as far as they are concerned, are up
for sale in return for political spoils, cynically sold
for votes, resulting not only in the growing
erosion of respect for democracy and our
political institutions, but also in a growing disdain
and antagonism among the general public
towards Judaism.
Bennett’s brazen move represents a vast gap

etween the Israeli realpolitik and the welcomed
message that Prime Minister Netanyahu
delivered at the General Assembly of the Jewish
Federations of North America last November in
Washington, DC, which was greatly applauded.
The prime minister’s public commitment was
twofold: first, Netanyahu proclaimed his personal
commitment to ensuring that all Jews – Reform,
Conservative and Orthodox – feel at home in
Israel. Secondly, he announced that the Israeli
government would directly fund Reform and
Conservative Jewish communities in Israel.
I suppose we in Israel should no longer be
surprised that such encouraging promises are
made overseas, for external consumption, and
then forgotten and cynically disregarded upon
return to Israel. The striking contradiction
between this public promise and Netanyahu’s
education minister cutting off financial support
for the non-Orthodox movements is patently
clear.
Why is Bennett doing this? First, because of his
party’s deep-seated animosity toward the non-
Orthodox movements in particular and religious

pluralism in general. Secondly, there is likely an
element of fear of the increasing impact that the
non-Orthodox streams have been making in
Israel, as they spread their message of Jewish
renewal and their alternatives to the Orthodoxy
of Minister Bennett and those on his religious
Right.
Beyond the incongruence of the prime minister’s
promise to Diaspora Jewry and the education’s
minister’s discrimination against the non-
Orthodox streams, there also lies an ugly
hypocrisy in Minister Bennett’s own words and
actions.
In his role as diaspora affairs minister, Naftali
Bennett recently enjoyed recognition and
appreciation throughout the Jewish communities
of North America and beyond for visiting non-
Orthodox Jewish day schools in the USA. In a
tweet following his visit to the Conservative
Schechter Day School of Manhattan, Minister
Bennett acknowledged what he witnessed: “So
much love of Israel, so much love of Judaism.”
However, just like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the

light of truth has shone upon his other persona,
as Israel’s powerful education minister. Nearly
NIS 300m. were allocated for various Orthodox
projects and crony entities in the 2015 and 2016
state budgets, aimed at brainwashing the minds
of the student population with Bennett’s versions
of Judaism and politics, but apparently that was
not enough to satisfy him. He and his people
saw the need to also suspend the meager
allocations to the non-Orthodox programs. As
diaspora affairs minister, Jekyll smiles lovingly
upon non-Orthodox Jewry, which constitutes the
overwhelming majority of America’s Jewish
community and philanthropic and political
supporters of Israel. However, as education
minister, Hyde has pulled the rug out from under
their counterparts in Israel.
We at Hiddush and like-minded organizations will
do our utmost with our limited means to spread
Jewish inclusiveness, tolerance and pluralism.
But the challenge is not just ours. It is now up to
the Diaspora Jewish leadership to demand that
Netanyahu make good on his promise, that
Minister Bennett cease discriminating against

Israel’s non-Orthodox streams. They must let
Bennett know that he will not be welcomed into
their pluralistic communities, while he shuns
pluralism and discriminates against their
brothers and sisters in Israel. Further, Diaspora
Jewry must turn directly to the prime minister,
and insist that he appoint an emissary to world
Jewry who genuinely respects the Diaspora and
its Jewish diversity, and reaches out to them in
good faith. Speeches in America and meetings
with overseas Jewish dignitaries are not enough
– the diaspora affairs minister must conduct his
responsibilities in Israel in the same spirit as he
does his outreach to world Jewry.
It is a sad statement that instead of Israel’s
leadership celebrating the richness of the Jewish
rainbow, as most Israeli Jews wish for and
support, they let the religious politicians abuse
their authority, as in the case of the Education
Ministry, and put virtual blinders on the next
generation’s Jewish horizons. Instead of
appreciating the virtue of inviting Israel’s Jewish
youth to find their places along the healthy
Jewish continuum, religious politicians pour

millions, extracted from public coffers, into
narrow-minded, one-sided brainwashing efforts.
Israel’s civil and secular coalition partners sit by
passively, watching them, willing to sacrifice the
rich tapestry of our Jewish heritage for their own
political gains. It’s time for both Israeli and
Diaspora leaderships to declare: Judaism,
pluralism, Jewish Peoplehood and democracy
are too important to be left at the mercy of
sectarian interests and political horse-trading.
The author, a rabbi, heads Hiddush – Freedom
of Religion for Israel, an Israel- Diaspora
partnership for religious freedom and equality.
2016-01-27 21:30:00 URI REGEV
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AFP Blog: Sanders or Trump? An
Iowa heart at stake
Pauline McAreavy, a
floating voter who
supported Democrat
Barack Obama in 2008
and Republican Mitt

Romney in 2012 for US president, is pictured on
January 23, 2016 in Williamsburg, Iowa ©Jim
Watson (AFP)
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton
takes a selfie with a supporter after speaking
during a campaign stop at the Adel Family Fun
Center in Adel, Iowa, January 27, 2016 ©Jim
Watson (AFP)
A staffer for Democratic Presidential Candidate
Bernie Sanders tries to warm his hands in Des
Moines, Iowa, January 26, 2016 ©Jim Watson
(AFP)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump
speaks at a rally on January 26, 2016 in
Marshalltown, Iowa ©Scott Olson (Getty/AFP)
2016-01-27 21:30:00 Afp
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Preschool cancels traditional
carnival celebration over gender
stereotypes
A preschool in egalitarian Norway has cancelled

its traditional carnival
celebration, saying it
encourages gender
stereotypes, with boys
dressing up in macho
superhero costumes and
girls in frilly princess
dresses.
Renate Kvivesen, the principal of the Vikaasen
preschool near Trondheim, said on Wednesday
that "we don't think it fits our values to host an
event where children feel it's important to fit into
specific gender roles".
The preschool has children from birth to six
years old.
Parents were informed by email that the annual
dressing up for carnival, held just ahead of Lent
in the Christian calendar, would not be taking
place as usual this year after a split decision by
the parent-teacher board.
Kvivesen said some parents were disappointed
but added "the nature of the celebration has

changed in recent years so we felt we needed to
look again at the arrangements".
Norwegians are proud of their record in
promoting women's rights. Some 40% of
Norwegian parliamentarians are women,
including the prime minister and finance minister,
while company boardrooms are required to have
a female quota of four in every 10.
Still, some are sensitive about letting gender
politics affect the upbringing of their children.
One of those who disagreed with the decision to
cancel the dressing up was Sarah Askim, a
Swiss-born mother of three boys, the youngest
of whom attends the preschool.
"I appreciate that they try to open the kids'
minds," she said. "I am happy if the girls play
with cars and the boys play with kitchen stuff. But
I won't dress my boys later on with a skirt. I
believe at one point we have to admit that there
is difference between girls and boys. "
While referencing gender-stereotyped costumes,
the email to parents also added concern at the

commercialisation of the holiday. "Not all children
experience this day as something positive," it
said.
Hilde Noest, who had planned to send her 18-
month-old daughter to preschool in a piglet
costume, said some might think of Norway as
"the crazy equality country", but added the
decision would help protect children.
"It's OK if all of the boys want to be Batman and
all of the girls want to be princesses," she said.
"But maybe some of them feel differently and
they should not be made to feel left out. "
Press Association
2016-01-27 21:29:18 Independent.ie Newsdesk Twitter
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Apple shares fall most in two
years in wake of earnings report
By
Reuters

Published:
21:29 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:29 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Supantha Mukherjee
Jan 27 (Reuters) - Apple Inc shares fell more
than
6.5 percent on Wednesday, the biggest
percentage drop in two
years, after the company reported its slowestever
rise in
iPhone shipments and forecast that quarterly
sales for the
current period would post the first drop in 13
years.
At least 16 analysts cut their price targets on the
stock.
The median price target is $135, according to

Reuters data.
"Cook & Co have a few tough quarters ahead
until we get to
the buildup around iPhone 7 later this year,
which is what bulls
are focused on to turn this ship back into growth
waters," FBR &
Co analyst Daniel Ives said.
Shares fell to $93.42, knocking off more than
$36 billion
from Apple's market value of about $554 billion.
While currently
the most valuable publicly traded U. S. tech
company, the decline
put it closer to Alphabet Inc, which ended the
day
worth roughly $486.5 billion.
The March quarter is likely to be the weakest this

year in
terms of iPhone sales. But analysts said longterm
value
investors could view the depressed stock price
as a buying
opportunity.
"We are looking for March to mark the trough in
year-on-year
iPhone unit growth, which should provide an
attractive entry
point into the stock," Goldman Sachs analysts
wrote in a note.
Tepid demand for the latest iPhones, which
succeeded
blockbuster sales of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, led
Apple to sell
74.8 million iPhones in the first quarter. One
analyst

estimated, based on the revenue estimates
Apple provided, that
it will sell 50 million to 52 million units in the
March
quarter.
Apple usually launches new iPhones in
September and sells
the most devices in the December quarter. Unit
sales typically
drop over the next few quarters, picking up after
the next
iPhone launch.
Apple said the average selling price for iPhones
rose to a
record $691 in the holiday quarter.
This indicated that despite a saturated
smartphone market,
consumers were keen to buy the newer and

more expensive iPhone
versions - good news for the iPhone 7 cycle,
Pacific Crest
Securities analysts said.
The iPhone 7 is expected to sport a new look
with features
such as waterproofing and wireless headphones,
according to
media reports.
(Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee, Tenzin
Pema and Tripti Kalro
in Bengaluru; Editing by Sayantani Ghosh,
Stephen R. Trousdale
and David Gregorio)
2016-01-27 21:29:00 Reuters
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Sen. Manchin joins growing
opposition to FDA nominee

By
Associated Press
Published:
21:29 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:29 GMT, 27 January 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — Add West Virginia Sen.
Joe Manchin to the growing list of lawmakers
vowing to block President Barack Obama's
nominee to head the Food and Drug
Administration.
In a statement Wednesday, Manchin cited Dr.
Robert Califf's ties to the pharmaceutical industry
and argued that it would make it difficult for him
to deal with the prescription opioid crisis. Califf
was a cardiologist and medical researcher at
Duke University for more than 30 years.
Three others senators have blocked the
nomination — Democrat Edward Markey of
Massachusetts, Republican Lisa Murkowski of

Alaska and Vermont Independent and
presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
Markey cited the drug crisis; Sanders raised
Califf's pharmaceutical ties. Murkowski has
concerns about the FDA's approval of genetically
engineered salmon.
Dr. Stephen Ostroff is serving as acting head of
the FDA.
2016-01-27 21:29:00 Associated Press
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David Warner named Australia
player of the year
Australia's David Warner
walks after losing his
wicket during their T20
International cricket
match against India in
Adelaide, Australia,
Tuesday, Jan 26, 2016. (AP Photo/James Elsby)
Australia's David Warner plays a shot during the
T20 International cricket match against India in
Adelaide, Australia, Tuesday, Jan 26, 2016. (AP

Photo/James Elsby)
2016-01-27 21:28:00 Associated Press
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Governor to propose ballot
measure on criminal sentences
By
Associated Press
Published:
21:28 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:28 GMT, 27 January 2016
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown
is announcing a ballot initiative Wednesday that
would change how long felons serve in prison
and how many juveniles are tried as adults,
according to people familiar with his plans.
Brown scheduled an announcement Wednesday
afternoon with law enforcement and faith leaders

to make what his office termed a major
announcement on public safety reform.
It would give prison officials broad authority to
grant sentence credits for inmates who complete
rehabilitation programs, according to those
briefed on the fourth-term Democratic governor's
plan.
It would also allow non-violent felons to seek
parole after they have completed their base
sentences, without enhancements for things like
gang involvement or firearms possession that
can add years to a prison term.
It also would require judges, instead of
prosecutors, to decide if juveniles should be tried
in adult court.
The initiative that Brown is proposing would
further reduce the state's prison population,
which is under a cap ordered by a panel of three
federal judges with backing from the U. S.
Supreme Court.
The state is currently under the headcount limit
thanks in part to voter-approved ballot measures

that reduced penalties for career criminals and
those convicted of certain drug and property
crimes. But that population is expected to grow
again, and the state is making do now by
sending inmates to out-of-state prisons and
keeping them in rundown facilities within
California.
Brown, who is termed out of office in 2018, has
about $24 million in his campaign account that
he can spend on initiative or candidate
campaigns. Wednesday's announcement is
expected to be the first time he has said how he
intends to use it.
The governor helped create the state's
"determinate sentencing" system when he was
governor in the 1970s and 1980s, but has
previously said he now has regrets that it has led
to less discretion. His initiative would change that
system by allowing for nonviolent inmates to be
paroled earlier, after they complete their base
sentences without the numerous enhancements
that have been added over the years.
Some of the proposals expected in Wednesday's

announcement are similar to changes ordered
by the federal judges to reduce the inmate
population.
2016-01-27 21:28:00 Associated Press
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4 bodies found at scene of house
explosion in Kentucky
By
Associated Press
Published:
21:28 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:28 GMT, 27 January 2016
COLUMBIA, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police
say four bodies have been found at the scene of
a house explosion and fire in southern Kentucky.
Trooper William Gregory said Wednesday that
two people were found inside the home and two
outside.

After the explosion on Tuesday, officials had said
one person was confirmed dead and three
others were unaccounted for.
Gregory says the cause of the blast remains
unknown and under investigation.
The explosion happened at a log house several
miles east of Columbia in Adair County.
2016-01-27 21:28:00 Associated Press
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Kris Jenner recalls her 'amazing
friend' Nicole Brown Simpson
Remembering her friend:
Kris Jenner (pictured
January 20) recalled how
her 'amazing friend'
Nicole Brown Simpson
was there for her after
she suffered a tragic miscarriage in the early
1990s
BFFs: The 60-year-old reality star (pictured with
former husband Robert Kardashian, O. J.

Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson) told
People: 'There were some really great precious
moments we shared'
Tragic miscarriage: Kris recalled: 'Before I got
pregnant with Kendall, I had a miscarriage at
three months. Nicole really got me through that'
Foresight: Kris said that Nicole encouraged her
to workout with her and promised her she'd get
pregnant again; Nicole was pictured with O. J. in
1993
Fate: Kris (pictured with Bruce Jenner in 1996)
did get pregnant again but Nicole didn't live to
see it happen
Double murder trial: Kris was an avid watcher in
the courtroom as O. J. stood trial for the murders
of Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald
Goldman in 1995 and was acquitted
Dramatization: Selma Blair portrays Kris in FX's
American Crime Story: The People v. O. J.
Simpson which premieres on February 2
Daughters: Kris went on to have two more

children - Kendall (whose middle name is Nicole
in honour of her friend) and Kylie
2016-01-27 21:27:00 Jennifer Pearson For Dailymail.com
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Swansea City to sign £7.8m-rated
Chievo striker Alberto Paloschi
Swansea are looking to
sign Alberto Paloschi for
£7.8m from Italian side
Chievo
Crystal Palace striker
Dwight Gayle is another playing on the radar as
Swansea fight for survival
Former player Scott Sinclair (left) is also
interesting his old club
2016-01-27 21:27:00 Riath Al-Samarrai for MailOnline
297
Toulon waits for the Nonu show
to start

Toulon's centre Ma'a Nonu, pictured on January
17, 2016, has not scored
a try in eight matches
©Bertrand Langlois
(AFP/File)
Toulon's centre Ma'a Nonu (R) is tackled by
Pau's fullback Mathieu Acebes during a French
Top 14 rugby union match on January 3, 2016
©Bertrand Langlois (AFP)
2016-01-27 21:25:00 Afp
298
'Hangover cure' causes diarrhoea
and deep vein thrombosis, doctor
says
Doctor Ken Harvey
(pictured), from Monash
University, alleges the
trendy iv.me hydration
clinics in Melbourne and
Sydney has broken the
law by advertising false information or promoting
unreasonable expectations

The iv.me hydration clinics (pictured) boast
being able to rid someone of headaches,
flushing toxins from the body and improving
overall health and immune systems for more
than $300 per session
An intravenous vitamin drip chain that promises
to rehydrate customers and flush toxins from
their bodies is not sufficiently warning them
about negative side effects such as diarrhoea
and deep-vein thrombosis
2016-01-27 21:25:00 Brianne Tolj For Daily Mail Australia
299
FCC wants more companies
making cable boxes
By
Associated Press
Published:
21:25 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:

21:25 GMT, 27 January 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — The government wants to
make it easier for you to buy and use cable
boxes from companies other than your cable
provider.
This could help companies like TiVo, Roku and
Apple deliver a cable feed, too, as part of their
video recorders or streaming-TV devices.
Introducing competition could also help lower
people's cable bills. The Federal
Communications Commission says that 99
percent of cable and satellite TV customers rent
boxes from their cable providers, and that the
price of cable boxes has nearly tripled since
1994. Meanwhile, prices of common consumer
electronics like cellphones, TVs and computers
have fallen sharply. The FCC says the average
U. S. household pays $231 a year to rent a cable
box.
FCC commissioners will vote on the proposal on
Feb. 18. That would kick off a process of writing
new rules, which will likely take several months.

The rules would replace an old technology,
called CableCard, that lets consumers get a card
from their cable companies and stick it into
another box like a TiVo. It was supposed to free
consumers from cable boxes, but it wasn't very
popular.
"CableCard never achieved a very competitive
marketplace," said Chris Lewis, vice president of
government affairs for consumer advocacy
group Public Knowledge. He hopes new rules
could help other companies create technology
that appeals to more consumers.
In an op-ed, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said
new boxes could help you ditch extra remotes
and better integrate content like Netflix and
Amazon with a cable-TV feed, so that you can
search for shows and movies across all your
subscription services simultaneously.
An industry group made up of cable companies,
the Future of TV Coalition, said the FCC's
proposal could lead to higher prices, "eliminates
security protections, and provides no
reassurance on privacy rights. " In a statement,

the group said many consumers are already
watching cable through different kinds of apps
and devices, such as a streaming TV box to
watch HBO Go. Big cable TV providers like
Comcast, Time Warner, Dish and Charter are
also experimenting with TV services that are
delivered online and don't require a cable box.
2016-01-27 21:25:00 Associated Press
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CANDIDLY SPEAKING: The
requiem for the Oslo Accords
warrants a unity government
The controversy over the
Oslo Accords, which
bitterly divided the nation
over the past quartercentury,
is no longer a
contentious issue.
The late prime minister Yitzhak Rabin personally
told me on numerous occasions of his concern
that the deal with Yasser Arafat, whom he
despised as a murderer, was a gamble that

Israel had to take in order to satisfy itself and the
world that it had sought every opportunity to
achieve peace.
In contrast, Shimon Peres, then foreign minister,
in response to a few critical questions I posed in
the days after the Oslo announcement, lost his
cool and angrily stated, “They took Entebbe
away from me, but they will never do the same
with the peace process.” Today Peres is possibly
the sole remaining senior politician who still
maintains that the deal with Arafat and the
Palestine Liberation Organization should be
retained as the basis for a peace settlement.
The consensus, extending beyond right-wing
politics, which recognizes the failure of the Oslo
Accords, was articulated by the former directorgeneral
of the Foreign Ministry Prof. Shlomo
Avineri, an esteemed intellectual doyen of the
Zionist Left. In an article published last October
in Haaretz, Avineri enumerated a host of
reasons on both sides that contributed to the
failure. But overriding these was the fact that the
Palestinian position did not consider the conflict
as territorial but regarded all of Israel as a

colonial implant which had to be uprooted.
Avineri concluded that we are obliged to face the
reality that there is no way Israel could achieve
any mutually acceptable peace agreement in the
foreseeable future.
His views were echoed by one of the key
architects of the Oslo Accords, former minister
Yossi Beilin, who, at a recent UN media seminar,
stated explicitly that the Oslo Accords must end.
As he said, “Too many Israelis fear that a onestate
marriage would destroy either our identity
as a Jewish state or our claim to democracy.
And a two-state divorce is unlikely to produce a
prosperous and stable Palestine.” He concluded
that the best solution now would be an Israeli-
Palestinian confederation.
The final nail in the coffin of the Oslo Accords
was the announcement by the head of Israel’s
Zionist Union and leader of the opposition, Isaac
Herzog, who admitted, “I don’t see a possibility
at the moment of implementing the two-state
solution.”
He told French President Francois Hollande that

“we have to be realistic. ... It cannot happen at
this time. Hatred and incitement among the
Palestinians are just too great.”
Unsurprisingly, Herzog blamed Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu for the impasse, but the
fact remains that the leader of the Israeli Left
has effectively joined the Israeli consensus which
believes that under the current circumstances,
the creation of an independent Palestinian state
is not even on the horizon.
However, in no way does that imply that there
has been any strengthening of support for those
calling for annexation of all the territories, who
remain a very small proportion of the electorate.
Most Israelis recognize that they cannot retain
their Jewish identity if they absorb millions of
additional Arabs. But in the short term they seek
at least to separate themselves from the
Palestinians.
A small but noisy group of delusional far-leftists
still consider the duplicitous Palestinian Authority
President Mahmoud Abbas as a peace partner.

But Herzog seems to be attempting to sever
connections between Labor Zionism and the
post-Zionists and anarchists. Indeed, he has
shaken up the political community by lurching to
the Right and calling for extending Sharon’s
separation barrier to protect the major
settlement blocs – areas that would remain in
Israel irrespective of what happens to the
Palestinians. Herzog makes it clear that in any
future confidence-building initiatives and
outreach to the Palestinians, the Israel Defense
Forces would of necessity retain control of the
West Bank and Jordan Valley.
With Herzog on board there is now a consensus
for the major policies toward the Palestinians,
extending from the left-wing Zionist Union
through to Avigdor Liberman’s far-right Yisrael
Beytenu.
Having attained this consensus, it is simply
outrageous that the various political leaders fail
to act in the national interest, temporarily set
aside their own political ambitions, and unite in
the face of the great pressures we face. This is
particularly egregious given the dangers we are

likely to encounter in the coming months, during
US President Barack Obama’s remaining term in
office.
The entire Middle East, apart from Israel, is a
bubbling cauldron of barbarism reminiscent of
the Dark Ages. At our doorstep, mass murder
and massive population displacements are
rampant as the Sunnis and Shi’ites butcher each
other. Islamic State now poses a threat
throughout the entire world.
In his desperation to appease and grovel to the
genocidal Iranians, Obama has lifted all
sanctions and they will now be receiving in
excess of $150 billion dollars, much of which US
Secretary of State John Kerry concedes will be
used to intensify its global terrorist operations
and plans to wipe Israel off the map.
Europe is in chaos and the impact of millions of
Muslim refugees will further destabilize the area
and intensify the record high levels of anti-
Semitism.
Unfortunately, this has not diverted the EU from

furthering its biased and selective harassment of
Israel.
At such a time, one would have expected the US
to support or use its influence to defend its
longstanding ally. However, while presidents in
their last year in office are usually lame ducks, it
seems clear that Obama is determined to
continue pressuring Israel and will use the
Europeans to do likewise. There are even hints
that the US may abandon us at the UN by refrain
from a veto, enabling the Security Council to
pass resolutions pressing Israel to return to the
indefensible 1949 armistice lines.
When American Ambassador to Israel Dan
Shapiro accuses Israel of adhering to “two
standards of law” in the West Bank – one for
Israelis and one for Palestinians – and criticizes
the failure of Israel to adequately control Jewish
terrorism, claiming that “too much vigilantism
goes unchecked,” it sends clear signals that we
should gird ourselves for further onslaughts from
the US administration.
It is unprecedented for the US to publicly

esmirch an ally in this manner. Shapiro
disregards our government’s implementation of
the tough policy of treating Jewish extremist
suspects in a similar manner to Arab terrorists.
Such statements ignore the Palestinian religious
fanatics who are incited daily to kill Jews and be
rewarded with Paradise. It was utterly insensitive
of Shapiro to make such utterances the day after
a mother of six had been murdered in her home
and on the day a pregnant woman had been
stabbed.
This wretchedly biased condemnation of Israel
took place as Obama outraged the traditional
allies of the US by groveling toward the Iranians,
the foremost global sponsors of terrorism, who
displayed their disdain for him by reiterating their
contempt for the US and publicly humiliating
American sailors who they claimed trespassed
their waters.
The outburst by Shapiro therefore has to be
viewed within the context of an impending new
European onslaught against Israel.
One of the strongest weapons to deter Obama

from throwing us to the wolves would be the
formation of a unity government. This would
refute the myth that the fault lies with an extreme
right-wing Israeli government and undermine the
reasoning that justifies pressuring such a
government to make unilateral concessions. It
would strengthen the American people’s support
for Israel and would perhaps shake up and bring
on board the Jewish communal leadership
whose shameful silence in the face of some of
the US statements besmirching Israel has been
deafening.
Netanyahu, Herzog, Yair Lapid and Avigdor
Liberman should get off their high horses, work
in the national interest and agree to form a unity
government. The people of Israel are entitled to
this during these trying times of mounting global
hostility. If they have any sense of responsibility,
our leaders should ask themselves how history
will judge them if they fail to rise to this occasion.
The writer’s website can be viewed at
www.wordfromjerusalem.com. He may be
contacted at ileibler@leibler.com.
2016-01-27 21:24:00 ISI LEIBLER

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Di Maria's shocking mishit could
be worst shot ever
Goicoechea's poor
clearance fell invitingly to
PSG midfielder Di Maria
on the edge of the box
The
Argentina
international hit a first-time powerful shot with the
inside of his left foot
The ball flew across the box and out for a throw
on the opposite touchline actually behind Di
Maria
2016-01-27 21:24:00 David Wood for MailOnline
302
Ex-Fannie Mae boss's lawyer: SEC
lacks civil fraud evidence
By
Associated Press

Published:
21:24 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:24 GMT, 27 January 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for a former Fannie
Mae top executive says his client didn't mislead
investors about the mortgage giant's exposure to
sub-prime mortgages and should not face a New
York trial.
Attorney John Keker asked a federal judge
Wednesday to dismiss civil fraud charges
brought four years ago against ex-Fannie Mae
CEO Daniel Mudd. Judge Paul Crotty did not
immediately rule.
Keker says the Securities and Exchange
Commission was "trying to find fraud by
hindsight" when it made its accusations against
Mudd. He said no evidence supported the
charges.
Mudd led Fannie Mae in 2007, when home

prices began to collapse. The SEC accused
Mudd of misleading Congress and investors in
reports, speeches and testimony.
SEC attorney Richard Hong said the agency
would prove its case through Mudd's public
statements.
2016-01-27 21:24:00 Associated Press
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No charges for LA officers in
mistaken manhunt shooting
FILE - In this Feb. 7,
2013 file photo, law
enforcement officers look
over the scene of an
officer involved shooting
where Margie Carranza
and Emma Hernandez were wounded after
being misidentified by LAPD officers during the
hunt for rogue ex-cop Christopher Dorner.
Prosecutors are declining to file charges against
eight Los Angeles police officers who injured the
two women after mistakenly riddling their pickup

truck with bullets during a manhunt for copturned-killer
Christopher Dorner in 2013. In a
letter released Wednesday, Jan. 27, by the Los
Angeles County District Attorney's Office,
prosecutors say there's insufficient evidence to
prove the officers acted unreasonably. The
mother and daughter, won a $4.2 million
settlement from the city. (AP Photo/Chris
Carlson, File)
2016-01-27 21:22:00 Associated Press
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Mayor Nir Barkat’s
controversial decision
last week to enforce the
closure of eight
downtown mini-markets
on Shabbat was
heralded by the city’s ultra-Orthodox community
as a great victory for the sanctity of Jerusalem.
On the other hand, many secular residents
consider it a blow to their freedom to shop for
food on the Jewish Sabbath.

This battle has been waged for years over that
fundamental Israeli moral principle known as the
status quo, without approaching any mutually
agreeable solution.
The current round, however, indicates that the
true zerosum game being played is over
municipal politics, not religious observance.
While the debate rages in some circles over the
question of Jerusalem remaining undivided
under a future peace settlement, too little
attention is being paid to the existing division of
the city between the ultra-Orthodox and the nonharedi
populations.
It is hard to ignore the fact that haredi
neighborhoods, by their own design, have
become de facto ghettos on Shabbat.
Some 270 streets in Jerusalem are blocked to
traffic on the Sabbath. The entry of any vehicle,
including bicycles, is strictly forbidden – and the
unfortunate driver who makes a wrong turn risks
being stoned by “religious” fanatics.

The city council approved the list over the years,
although the municipality states that “not a single
new road has been closed to traffic during Mayor
Nir Barkat’s term.” But the list has expanded
from haredi neighborhoods – such as Mea
She’arim, the Bukharan Quarter, Beit Yisrael,
Sha’arei Hesed, Sanhedria, Tel Arza, Kiryat
Sanz, Kerem Avraham, Har Nof and Ramat
Shlomo – to the mixed neighborhood of Ramot,
where the streets are blocked off in the northern
haredi compound of Ramot Polin.
The closures have spread inexorably from the
periphery toward the inner city. All the streets of
the Bayit Vegan neighborhood are also closed,
as are the main arteries of Givat Mordechai and
the Nahlaot neighborhood of central Jerusalem.
In addition, residents often close off streets
illegally on their own accord, and in one
infamous case with fatal results. In 1966,
sculptor David Palombo – who created the gates
to the Knesset and the memorial building at Yad
Vashem – was decapitated when his motorcycle
hit a chain haredim had stretched across the
entrance to the Yemin Moshe neighborhood on

the eve of Shabbat.
There is perhaps no clearer example of the
interface between politics and religion in
Jerusalem than the battle of the multiplex
cinemas. The 15 screens of Cinema City,
located opposite the Supreme Court in the
national government compound, are dark on
Shabbat. The 19 screens of the new multiplex
Yes Planet, in the mixed Jewish-Arab
neighborhood of Abu Tor, are open for business
on Shabbat.
The difference is that Cinema City was built on
state land, and as such is prohibited from
operating during Shabbat, while Yes Planet was
constructed on private land, free of government
intervention. Not unexpectedly, both cinemas’
operations on Shabbat were strenuously
opposed by the ultra-Orthodox.
The Shabbat opening of Yes Planet in a
nonreligious neighborhood, though lawful, was
taken as an insult to the holiness of Jerusalem
by the haredim, who threatened Barkat’s
coalition and demanded compensation; hence

the Shabbat closures of eight downtown minimarkets
on the Sabbath.
Deputy Mayor Haim Epstein of the haredi Bnei
Torah Party and a coalition partner
disingenuously denied the shutdown is related to
Yes Planet. He asserted that tourism to
Jerusalem is based on it being a spiritual city,
and that Jews, Christians and Muslims flock to
the capital to experience its unique character
especially on Shabbat.
On the other hand, Meretz chairwoman Zehava
Gal-On condemned the move, saying it tramples
the rights of the secular community in a cynical
attempt to cater to the ultra-Orthodox.
A purely economic argument was offered by
Councilman Hanan Rubin, whose Hitorerut Party
is a member of Barkat’s coalition. “Jerusalem’s
city center has a diverse population, including
secular people, tourists and others. If there are
eight grocery stores open on Shabbat, then
clearly there is demand, and they should be
allowed to remain open,” Rubin told The
Jerusalem Post.

While the sanctity of Shabbat is sacred to many,
Rubin’s words ring true. One thing that is clear in
Jerusalem’s zerosum Shabbat battle is that the
Middle East’s only democracy should not tolerate
religious coercion of any kind.
2016-01-27 21:21:00 JPOST EDITORIAL
305
Bernie is crushing Hillary in Iowa
by 57 POINTS in the 18-44 age
range
HARDLY A GRAY HEAD
IN THE HOUSE: Bernie
Sanders, pictured on
Jan. 24 in
Independence, Iowa, has
eclipsed Hillary Clinton in
Iowa by appealing to young idealists despite his
own advanced age
GRANDMA AIN'T GOT IT: Clinton has made
appearances on shows like 'Ellen' in order to
humanize herself and show off a playful side that
hasn't appeared to translate into support from

millennials
BUT SHE DIDN'T BOWL: Clinton gave a speech
at a campaign event inside a bowling alley on
Wednesday in Adel, Iowa, but didn't show off her
pin-keggling skills
GRANDPA IS ON FIRE: The 73-year-old
Sanders is appealing more and more to young
voters for the lion's share of his support in the
Hawkeye State
2016-01-27 21:21:00 David Martosko, Us Political Editor
For Dailymail.com
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face.
Exotic animal found on sleeping
woman's chest -.com
(CNN) An elderly woman
in Miami woke up to
quite a surprise when
she found an exotic
animal caressing her
Late Monday night, the woman was startled

when she woke up staring at a kinkajou, which is
a cross between a raccoon and monkey.
The woman, who has not been named in
reports, screamed in panic and the animal
scurried away into the attic, according to a Cathy
Moghari, a family friend who helped rescue the
animal. Moghari came over to the house to try to
catch the feisty 2-foot-long creature, which she
recognized as a kinkajou because of her
experience with exotic animals, according to
CNN affilaite WPLG.
"I start thinking, 'How are we going to get this
animal out?' So I googled kinkajou sounds and
found a video," Moghari told WPLG. After doing
an Internet search for kinkajous, Moghari played
some kinkajous sounds with the speaker held up
to the ceiling, the animal emerged. Moghari then
used cherries to help lure the hungry and
frightened animal into a cage.
Tuesday morning, the animal arrived at South
Dade Avian and Exotic Animal Medical Center
where veterinarian Don Harris was able to check
over the health of the anxious creature.

"I had to tranquilize her," said Harris. "Because
this animal was scared and could have struck
back with a bad bite. "
Kinkajous are nocturnal animals and spend most
of their time in trees, according to National
Geographic. They are able to turn their feet
backwards to run easily in either direction along
branches or up and down tree trunks. Although
they are typically timid, they can be dangerous,
because of their sharp teeth.
Other than being scared and hungry, the 5-yearold
kinkajou was given a clean bill of health.
After local news affiliate WPLG and other news
stations ran a story about the mysterious
kinkajou, her owner, Ray Fernandez, contacted
the vet and was reunited with his furry friend,
named Banana, Wednesday morning.
Fernandez had boarded Banana with some
relatives while having some work done to his
house when the animal escaped, he said.
Banana had been on the lam for about a week
after she escaped from a temporary cage,

Fernandez said.
"I left food out and a trap but I never found her.
... She was pretty far from where she escaped. "
Banana is now sleeping comfortably at home.
Special permits allow people to keep exotic
animals in the United States and Harris said he
sees one or two kinkajous a year.
Updated 2249 GMT (0649 HKT) Janu Amanda Jackson,
CNN
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Defending champion Day pulls
out of pro-am competition
By
Reuters
Published:
21:20 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:20 GMT, 27 January 2016

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Jason Day's preparations for
his title defence at this week's Farmers
Insurance Open outside San Diego were badly
hampered on Wednesday when he withdrew
from the pro-am competition because of flu-like
symptoms.
The Australian world number two, who
triumphed at Torrey Pines last year in a four-way
playoff, also pulled out of his scheduled pretournament
news conference on Wednesday.
However, PGA Tour officials said they still expect
Day to tee off in Thursday's opening round at
Torrey Pines as planned, from the 10th tee on
the North Course.
Day, who enjoyed a career-best season on the
PGA Tour last year that included his first major
title at the PGA Championship among five wins,
has been eagerly anticipating his title defence at
Torrey Pines.
"(I'm) looking forward to getting back under way
and trying to defend this tournament, which is
very special to me," Day told reporters at the

Farmers Insurance Open media day. "That kind
of catapulted my year to turning the way it did. "
Day, 28, heads a strong field at Torrey Pines this
week where five players in the world's top 10 are
scheduled to compete, including fourth-ranked
American Rickie Fowler and seventh-ranked
Englishman Justin Rose. (Reporting by Mark
Lamport-Stokes in Los Angeles; Editing by Frank
Pingue)
2016-01-27 21:20:00 Reuters
308
Man who has spent 30 years in
prison for rape gets new trial
By
Associated Press
Published:
21:20 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:20 GMT, 27 January 2016

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts
judge has ordered a new trial for a man who has
spent 30 years in prison after being convicted of
raping an elderly woman in 1985 based in part
on one strand of hair.
WCVB-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1PjJWUc) that the
judge decided Tuesday that testimony by an FBI
agent that a hair found in the 78-year-old victim's
Springfield home matched George Perrot was
faulty.
The U. S. Department of Justice flagged Perrot's
case in 2014 as one of hundreds that involved
erroneous statements from FBI agents about
hair analysis. Microscopic hair analysis has since
been found to be far from exact.
Perrot was arrested at 17. He has always denied
raping the woman.
Perrot's mother thanked the judge and Perrot's
legal team for giving him a "second chance" at
life.
2016-01-27 21:20:00 Associated Press

309
SoftBank telecom company will
open a store deserved by robots
in Japan
On Wednesday, the
Japan-based telecom
giant
SoftBank
announced plans to
launch a public-facing
cellphone store staffed
primarily by five Pepper robots working to help
customers looking to buy a mobile phone with
SoftBank wireless service. The new store will be
located on Tokyo's swank Omotesando luxury
shopping strip.
The stores are just an experiment, so human
retail workers still have a little breathing room
before the robot takeover begins. Pepper was
first introduced as a humanoid robot by SoftBank
in 2014. The robot is projected to work in
people’s homes. Pepper robot went on sale in
June 2015 for $2,000 each unit. It sold out and
was a success. Now, SoftBank is also launching
four Pepper for Biz Atelier locations in Tokyo,

Osaka, Aichi and Fukuoka. The SoftBank robotstaffed
store will be in operation from March 28
to April 3, from noon to 7 p.m. local time. “I don’t
know how this will turn out, but it should be a
quite interesting experiment," SoftBank CEO Ken
Miyauchi told to the media during the Pepper
World 2016 conference in Japan.
2016-01-27 21:19:51 Written by James Prewitt
310
Obama to speak at Israeli
embassy amid thaw in relations -
Politics.com
Washington (CNN)
President Barack Obama
will mark International
Holocaust
Remembrance Day at
the Israeli Embassy in Washington Wednesday
as relations between the U. S. and Israel have
shown new signs of improvement.
The White House said Obama would honor four
people -- two Americans and two Poles -- who

helped protect Jews from the Nazis.
It's rare for a president to speak at a foreign
embassy, and Wednesday's visit comes after a
bumpy several years in the relationship between
Washington and Jerusalem, which soured amid
negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.
The relationship hit its nadir when Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Washington to
lobby against the Iran deal, an effort that
included a speech before a joint meeting of
Congress. White House officials angrily rebuked
the trip, saying it was a breach of protocol since
they weren't consulted.
The speech was largely orchestrated by Ron
Dermer, a former Republican operative who
serves as the Israeli ambassador to the United
States, and who White House officials privately
blamed for fueling the breakdown in relations.
Last week Dermer wrote on Twitter that he
deeply appreciated "Obama's acceptance of our
invitation to speak. It will be a worthy tribute to
the worthiest among us. "

READ: Kerry says 'fight' with Netanyahu over,
Obama to visit Israeli Embassy
An Israeli official said Obama's visit to the
embassy was deeply appreciated by
Netanyahu's government, and expressed
optimism that it could help repair relations
between the two countries.
Secretary of State John Kerry met with
Netanyahu last week in Switzerland as sanctions
were being lifted on Tehran in exchange for
steps curbing its nuclear program. He said that
during the meeting the Israeli leader appeared to
accept the Iran deal was final.
"I think he recognized that the fight's over and
we can move on," Kerry said.
A senior administration official said that Israeli
president Reuven Rivlin invited Obama to
participate in Wednesday's event when he
visited the White House in November. He'll be
introduced by film director Steven Spielberg.
"The President wanted to participate given his
strong belief that we must never forget the

lessons of the Holocaust and always stand up
against anti-Semitism, intolerance and hatred in
all of its forms. He is looking forward to being a
part of an event that honors those who lived
these values," the official said.
The Americans Obama plans to honor helped
shield Jews from slaughter by the Nazis during
World War II. Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds,
from Tennessee, refused to single out Jews
while being held at gunpoint by German troops.
Lois Gunden, a French teacher from Indiana,
founded a children's home on the French coast
that acted as a safe house for Jewish families.
CNN's Brian Todd and Dugald McConnell
contributed to this report.
Updated 2116 GMT (0516 HKT) Janu Kevin Liptak, CNN
White House Producer
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Sweetheart deals and sister
companies: how top firms pay
less tax
The row

In 2014 Amazon paid
just £11.9m in UK tax,
despite having revenues
of £5.3bn. The reason
for this is a favourable
tax deal struck in 2003 with Luxembourg, home
to its European headquarters. Until recently, the
cash collected from Amazon shoppers in Britain
and other European nations went to Amazon EU
Sàrl, the Luxembourg subsidiary. Its taxable
profits were then wiped out by high royalties paid
to another subsidiary. European regulators
opened an inquiry in October 2014, saying any
favourable treatment could amount to “hidden
subsidies”.
The remedy
Amazon overhauled its European structure last
year, opening branches of its Luxembourg
division for the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy.
Sales made in these countries will now be
recorded locally, raising the prospect that more
tax will be paid in the markets where Amazon
generates the majority of its profits. The

European commission is still probing the tax
benefits Amazon may have gained from its
previous structure.
Foreign pre-tax profits 2014 (most recent full
year)
Loss of $403m (£283m)
Foreign taxes 2014
$204m, compared to worldwide taxes of $483m
The row
In June 2014 Europe’s outgoing competition
commissioner, Joaquín Almunia, announced an
investigation into whether the Irish tax office had
offered an illegal sweetheart deal to Apple. The
iPhone maker’s European headquarters are in
Cork, and the majority of its global profits are
routed through Ireland. US senator Carl Levin
said Apple developed its technology in California,
then “used a tax loophole to shift the profits
generated by that valuable property offshore to
avoid paying US taxes, then boosted its profits
through a sweetheart deal with the Irish

government”.
The remedy
Apple says it follows the law and pays all taxes
due. However, the US Senate found the firm had
paid 2% tax on profits routed through Ireland
between 2009 and 2012, even though the
standard Irish corporation tax rate is 12.5%.
Apple could be liable for up to $8bn in unpaid
taxes, according to a Bloomberg estimate for
those three years. Apple’s latest stock exchange
filing says the European commission “could
require Ireland to recover from the company
past taxes covering a period of up to 10 years
reflective of the disallowed state aid, and such
amount could be material”.
Foreign pre-tax profits 2015
$47.6bn
Foreign taxes 2015
$4.7bn, or 9.9% of foreign profits, compared to
group wide income taxes of $17.7bn

The row
Starbucks became the poster child for corporate
tax avoidance after a parliamentary inquiry in
2012. In an effort to quell protests and boycotts,
the firm agreed to waive tax deductions and pay
£20m in voluntary corporation tax over two
years. The company was shamed again last
October when the European commission
slammed its sweetheart deal with the Dutch
taxman. A Starbucks coffee roasting division
used “artificial” arrangements to slash profits in
the Netherlands – and therefore pay low tax. It
did this by handing over large royalty cheques to
a UK subsidiary for its coffee roasting expertise,
and paying an inflated price for green, unroasted
coffee beans to a Swiss subsidiary.
The remedy
European regulators have ordered the Dutch
taxman to claim back the difference between
what Starbucks actually paid since the deal was
struck in 2008, and what it would have paid
without special treatment. It estimates the total
will be between €20m (£15m) and €30m.

Starbucks said the ruling contained errors and
that it would appeal to have it overturned.
Foreign pre-tax profits 2015
$1bn
Foreign taxes 2015
$172m, or 17.2% of foreign profits, compared to
group wide income taxes of 1.1bn
The row
Facebook paid just £4,327 in corporation tax in
2014 on its UK operations in 2014. The US
group reduced its tax bill by awarding shares
worth £35m as bonuses for its London staff.
British advertisers are estimated to spend more
than £700m a year on the social network – the
Conservative party ploughed £1.2m into
Facebook promotions during the last general
election. Facebook channels nearly half its
global revenues through Ireland, but reduces its
tax bill there by paying big licensing fees to other
subsidiaries.

The remedy
Facebook admitted in its last UK accounts filed
that it faced a claim for back taxes, for the years
2010 to 2014. But the group seems confident it
will win the battle with HMRC. The accounts
state: “The company will defend any and all such
claims on presentation and believes that there is
a possible, but not a probable obligation in
relation to these matters”.
Foreign pre-tax profits 2014
Loss of $8m
Foreign taxes 2014
$96m, compared to group wide income taxes of
$2.2bn
The row
Google was branded “immoral” by MP Margaret
Hodge in 2012 for the way it avoided tax on
advertising sales using a web of companies in
Ireland, the Netherlands and Bermuda. These
strategies are known in tax jargon as the

“Double Irish” and the “Dutch Sandwich”. High
level salespeople set up deals with advertisers in
London, where Google employs 5,000 people,
but payment is taken by back office staff Ireland.
This means the majority of profits from the UK,
its largest European market, are out of bounds
to HMRC. The most recent accounts show its UK
division paid £21m in tax in 2013, despite
revenues of £4bn. Google’s tax structure means
income from many major overseas markets –
including £4.56bn from the UK – is booked
through Ireland.
The remedy
Last Friday Google agreed to pay £130m in back
tax to HMRC for the 10 years to 2015, saying
this was “full tax due in law”, but offering no
further explanation. Labour leader Jeremy
Corbyn said the deal amounted to a mere 3%
corporation tax rate – well below the standard
20%. French MEP Eva Joly has attacked the
deal as “bad news for everybody” and said
MEPs would call on Osborne to appear before
them. France has been in negotiations since
March 2014 to retrieve as much as €1bn from

Google.
Foreign pre-tax profits 2014
$9.3bn
Foreign taxes 2014
$312m or 3% of foreign profits, compares to
group wide income taxes of 3bn
The row
The recruitment website employs 180 people in
the UK and but paid just £532,000 in taxes here
in 2014. The division’s London directors were
paid more than twice that sum – £1.2m. As with
Google and Facebook, UK sales are booked not
by the UK company but through an Irish sister
company – LinkedIn’s international headquarters
are in Dublin. The London office derives all its
revenues from LinkedIn Ireland, to which it
provides “marketing support”.
The remedy
There are no public challenges from tax
authorities, but LinkedIn’s most recent annual

eport warns that its Irish tax arrangements
could be challenged: “Tax authorities in other
jurisdictions where we operate may make a
determination that the manner in which we
operate results in our business not achieving the
intended tax consequences. This could increase
our worldwide effective tax rate and harm our
financial position and results of operations.”
Foreign pre-tax profits 2014
loss of $118m
Foreign taxes 2014
$11.5m, compareds to group wide income taxes
of $121m
2016-01-27 21:15:47 Juliette Garside
312
The Block's Vonni Cosier falls out
with pal Suzi Taylor
Trouble on the Gold Coast? The Block's Vonni
Cosier (l) is said to have tired of Suzi Taylor's (r)
wild and fame-seeking antics since the show

finished airing in
November
On Tuesday, Vonnie
fired off a cryptic
message on the pair's
joint Instagram account writing: 'People on a
path of purpose don’t have time for drama'
Baring all! Explicit images of Suzi emerged in
November with the reality star seen dancing
topless on a boat in Melbourne on Derby Day
Scandals: In September, she took an
embarrassing fall on stage at Melbourne's
Fashion Aid Le Cirque Nocturne bash and, in the
process, exposed the fact that she wasn't
wearing any underwear
Only chummy for the cameras? In a possible
attempt to secure a high bid on Auction Day, the
two Gold Coast women put on a united front
thereafter on Open House day in Melbourne
Attention-seeker? Woman;s Day reported that
Suzi once invited the show's foremen Keith
Schleiger (left) and Dan Reilly (right) to 'squeeze

her boobs'
Eye-catching: Suzi has courted attention since
finding fame on The Block for more reasons than
one. Pictured on Melbourne Cup day last year
Enjoying the limelight: Suzi, who was dating the
show's producer Tim Wise, has been enjoying
her new-found fame - rubbing shoulders with
celebrities including Megan Gale
Reunion: The mother-of-three (pictured with The
Block judges Neale Whitaker and Darren
Palmer) attended Derby Day and Melbourne
Cup Day last year without Vonni
2016-01-27 21:15:00 Danielle Gusmaroli for Daily Mail
Australia
313
Last-minute super PAC ad blitz
against Trump in Iowa
Our Principles PAC, a project ran by Katie
Packer, Romney's deputy campaign manager, is
putting seven figures behind an ad highlighting
Trump's past support for left-wing causes such

as universal health care
and partial birth abortion
At the same time, Ted
Cruz and other staunch
conservatives are
hammering Trump, seen here last night at a
rally, on social issues like abortion, which he's
now against but used to be for
While the commercial spot doesn't mention
Trump's position on illegal immigration former
Romney aid Katie Packer said in an op-ed that
ran the day Trump announced his candidacy
that the GOP has to take a softer touch or it will
alienate the general electorate
Trump's taken a different strategy than the one
Packer described for GOP candidates in a June
op-ed. He's embraced a zero-tolerance policy for
illegal immigration and has further called for
moratorium on entry to the country of Muslim
refugees. Protesters are seen here at his Iowa
City rally last night
2016-01-27 21:14:00 Francesca Chambers, White House
Correspondent For Dailymail.com

314
Tasmanian bushfire still burning
uncontrolled in state's north-west
A bushfire raging in
Tasmania’s north-west,
which caused the
evacuation of a beach
where about 150 people
were sheltering,
continued to burn uncontrolled on Thursday
morning.
An emergency warning remained in place for the
small community of Temma after 14 crews spent
the night battling the 12,000-hectare blaze that
has been burning for days. It continued to pose
a high risk to properties at Temma, Arthur River
and Nelson Bay, where people were told to
evacuate on Wednesday morning.
The fire has been unpredictable and fastmoving,
with stable weather conditions overnight
unable to aid firefighters. Burning embers have
fallen on Temma.

Authorities are forecasting the bushfire will burn
for many more days, with more crews to be
deployed on Thursday, according to a
Tasmanian fire service spokeswoman. A team of
about 40 firefighters from New Zealand will also
arrive in Tasmania on Thursday.
A watch and act alert remains in place for Nelson
Bay and Arthur River.
2016-01-27 21:13:09 Australian Associated Press
315
Teacher and student pilot
miraculously survive helicopter
crash
Survivors:
The
passengers (not
pictured) were not
injured after the aircraft
was forced to make an
emergency landing in an
intersection in Long Island near South Oyster
Bay at around noon on Wednesday. Pictured
here is the aftermath of the crash

Witness: 'I watched it come down,' witness
Sherry Burgess told News 12 Long Island. 'It was
on the ground and two fellas were walking
around. I’m just in disbelief. Many things could
have been hit,' she said.
Superb performance: Frank D’Elia, a
representative from the Academy of Aviation
flight training school, said that he is happy that
no one was hurt and credited the pilot's quick
thinking skills. 'I’m very pleased with his
performance,' D’Elia said
Investigation: The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) is currently investigating
the crash. In a statement, the FAA said the
Robinson R22 helicopter reported engine
problems before making the emergency landing
2016-01-27 21:13:00 Alexandra Klausner For
Dailymail.com
316
Ford Presidential Museum
reopening in June after overhaul

By
Associated Press
Published:
21:12 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:12 GMT, 27 January 2016
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The Gerald R.
Ford Presidential Museum is expected to reopen
this spring after being closed in October to allow
crews to install new, permanent interactive
exhibits and conduct renovations at the facility in
Grand Rapids, officials announced Wednesday.
The project in the former president's hometown
includes construction of the 8,000-square-foot
DeVos Learning Center, which seeks to foster
civic engagement among students. Videos,
interactive digital elements and historical artifacts
also are being incorporated into the new
museum exhibits.
"The DeVos Learning Center's goal is to inspire

students to make value- and principle-based
decisions in the tradition of President and Mrs.
Ford," Joseph Calvaruso, director of the Gerald
R. Ford Presidential Foundation, said in a
statement. "The learning center will present
educational experiences to students that allow
for increased awareness of civic engagement,
both locally and globally. "
Museum Director Elaine Didier noted that the
core exhibits "will now tell the complete life story"
of the former president and first lady.
The Ford Presidential Foundation says more
than $15 million was raised for the learning
center, exhibit updates and other work. Related
projects include the digitalization of important
papers at Ford's presidential library, which is
located in Ann Arbor.
President Gerald Ford and former first lady Betty
Ford lived in Rancho Mirage, California, for
decades, but their hometown was Grand Rapids.
Gerald Ford represented the area for years in
the U. S. House. The former president died in
2006, and his wife passed away in 2011.

To celebrate the completion of the museum
projects, a gala is planned June 6 at the J. W.
Marriott Hotel in downtown Grand Rapids.
Ceremonies are scheduled for June 7 at the
museum to re-dedicate the museum and mark
the opening of the learning center.
___
Online:
http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov
http://www.geraldrfordfoundation.org
2016-01-27 21:12:00 Associated Press
317
Brazil Announces More
Microcephaly Cases Possibly
Linked to Zika Virus
SÃO PAULO—Even as Brazil’s president
pledged an “extreme commitment” to eradicating
the mosquito-borne Zika virus, new government
figures released Wednesday show birth defects
possibly linked to the virus continue to increase,

though by fewer cases
than in the previous
period.
South America’s largest
nation is struggling to
contain a brewing public
health disaster related to the Zika virus, which
many health officials believe is...
Updated Jan. 27, 2016 4:12 p.m. Rogerio Jelmayer and
Reed Johnson
318
Guy Pearce and Carice Van
Houten look cosy amid romance
claims
Just good friends?
Carice Van Houten and
Guy Pearce were seen
looking cosy together in
Los Angeles on Sunday.
The pictures of the pair
together came after reports that claim the pair
are in a relationship

Hands on: At one point Guy was seen placing his
hand on the star's leg as the pair waited for their
vehicle
Keeping it casual: The Brimstone stars wore
relaxed attire for their day out in Los Angeles
Ready to roll: The Game Of Thrones actress and
the Mamento star were first linked by Dutch
media in November
Moving on? Guy revealed that he had split from
wife of 18-years Kate Mestitz in October
Ready for the big screen: Guy and Carice's new
film Brimstone will hit cinemas later this year
Spending time together: Prior to being seen in
Los Angeles the pair were photographed in the
Netherlands earlier this month
All over: In October Guy and his wife of 18-years
Kate Mestitz announced their split
In character: Carice stars in the hit show Game
Of Thrones as Melisandre
2016-01-27 21:10:00 Sarah Fitzmaurice For Daily Mail

Australia
319
Video: Man hits bus passenger
because he didn’t have a
LIGHTER
The man in the green t-
shirt is seen approaching
a 23-year-old passenger
on the upper deck of the
bus
He threatens the passenger and asks him for a
lighter but the passenger says he doesn't smoke
The attacker shouted at the passenger before
repeatedly punching him in an attack lasting
several minutes
The victim was treated in hospital after suffering
a bloody nose and cut lip during the unprovoked
assault
Another passenger stands up to intervene and
the attacker flees, before striking again less than
an hour later

2016-01-27 21:10:00 Stephanie Linning for MailOnline
320
Peru may bar presidential
candidate if plagiarism found
By
Reuters
Published:
21:10 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:10 GMT, 27 January 2016
LIMA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Peru's electoral
committee said on
Wednesday that it might bar a leading candidate
from the
presidential race if a university in Spain finds that
plagiarism
allegations against him are true.

Cesar Acuna, a wealthy former governor and
businessman,
declined to provide immediate comment. His
representatives said
he would deliver a statement at 5pm (2200
GMT).
The Complutense University of Madrid is
investigating
whether Acuna committed fraud in his 2009
doctor's thesis on
education after Twitter users accused him of
plagiarism when
they said that parts of thesis match previouslypublished
texts without attribution.
"If they withdraw or invalidate his diploma or title,
obviously that would mean falsehood...he would
be removed (from

the race) if it's falsehood," Francisco Tavara, the
president of
Peru's National Jury of Elections, told reporters.
Acuna is the owner of three private universities
and has
made improving education a central campaign
pledge.
His elimination from the presidential race would
boost the
chances of front-running candidate Keiko
Fujimori - who competes
with him for support among poorer voters - and
other candidates
hoping to garner enough support to face
Fujimori in a run-off.
Fujimori, the daughter of jailed ex-president
Alberto
Fujimori, has been drawing about a third of voter
intent for the

April 10 election. At least 50 percent of votes are
needed to
avoid a second-round contest in June.
Acuna had 13 percent of support in an Ipsos
survey this
month, tying established politician Pedro Pablo
Kuczynski who is
popular among investors but has been slipping
in
polls.
Acuna has promised to invest 6 percent of the
country's
gross domestic product in education and
jumpstart slow economic
growth.
(Reporting By Mitra Taj; Editing by Alistair Bell)
2016-01-27 21:10:00 Reuters

321
George Clooney gives home to
rescue pooch who nobody
wanted
Pups best friend! It has
been revealed George
Clooney and his wife
Amal helped his parents
Nina and Nick adopt a
new pet over Christmas
Big hearted gift: The pair organised for them to
have Nate, who was in the LuvFurMutts rescue
centre in Cincinnati as a present
George's parents had recently lost their own pet
terrier after 10 years - Nick and Nina are seen
here at the premiere of Monument Men in New
York in February 2014
Difficult: Poor Nate was born with birth defects -
a barrel chest and bad leg, and he had to
undergo a series of operations for nine months
in the rescue home
No one to love him: The center said, 'The lowest

point came when an adopter cried when she met
him and said she would be depressed the rest of
her life if she had to look at him every day'
Fairytale: Amal and George, along with the
actor's assistant Angel made Nate and Nick and
Nina's dreams come true when he united them
2016-01-27 21:09:00 Zoe Nauman For Dailymail.com
322
Mariska Hargitay gushes over Ice-
T's daughter Chanel
Order co-star, Ice-T
Meeting: On Tuesday,
Mariska Hargitary, 52,
shared a sweet snap of
her one-on-one time with
Chanel Marrow, the
daughter of her Law &
The proud parents: Ice-T with wife Coco Austin
and their little daughter
'Ohhh now this is a pretty lady': That same day,
a picture featuring Mariska playing with the little

one was shared on her profile
Pure love: Mariska is pictured with daughter
Amaya, four and sons Andrew, four, and August,
nine, in 2013
Group shot: Mariska giddishly smiles between
her SVU co-stars Kelly Giddish and Raul
Esparza
2016-01-27 21:07:00 Brittany Valadez For Dailymail.com
323
Group offers reward for info about
who put shark in pool
By
Associated Press
Published:
21:06 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:06 GMT, 27 January 2016
HYPOLUXO, Fla. (AP) — An animal rights group

is offering a $5,000 reward for information
leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever
dumped a live shark into the swimming pool at a
South Florida condo complex.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
announced the reward Wednesday.
Florida wildlife officers responded to the
Mariner's Cay condominium in Hypoluxo this
month after a woman found a 5-foot blacktip
shark in the pool.
The woman told officers she saw two young men
running from the pool, which is located near the
shoreline of the Intracoastal Waterway. The
officers removed the shark from the pool and
returned it to the ocean, but there's a good
chance the shark later died from exposure to
chlorine.
Blacktip sharks are among the most common
species in coastal South Florida.
2016-01-27 21:06:00 Associated Press

324
MDA pledges to deal with sexual
harassment and rape allegations
In the wake of an exposé
on Channel 1 of reported
sexual harassment and
rapes of teenage girl
volunteers working in
Magen David Adom
ambulances and other facilities,MDA directorgeneral
Eli Bin on Wednesday promised to
appoint an employee in each of its 10 regions to
accept and deal with such complaints.
The 85-year-old first aid, ambulance and bloodsupply
organization currently has only one such
official in the whole country.
“I have asked for the name of the manager who
allegedly raped a girl, and if it’s true, he will not
work here anymore,” Bin told the Knesset
Committee for the Advancement of Women on
Wednesday, saying he is responsible for the
safety of the girls and boys volunteering for the
organization and will take responsibility for

dealing with the matter.
He also committed to carrying out the changes
within two months and to sending a report on
those changes within 90 days to the committee.
The Channel 1 investigation by reporter Yifat
Glick, highlighted a rape victim who had not
previously told her story, as one of numerous
instances of abuse. “I volunteered in the Carmel
region of MDA when I was 15. What I went
through was shown in the broadcast. The
director of the region forced me to sign a letter
with falsehoods. Until now, MDA has ignored
most of the cases and I have no doubt you know
about many cases of harassment and covered it
up over to protect the employees. But today,
you’ll have no choice and won’t be able to ignore
them anymore,” the victim told Bin and the
others present at the meeting.
Zionist Union MK Ayelet Nahmias-Verbin said
that, four years ago, MDA decided to make
changes in its constitution to prevent such
things, but that they were not approved by the
Health Ministry. “The fact that sexual

harassment is a growing issue shows that there
is a change in society and the sense of justice. It
doesn’t matter how high the official is in an
organization,” she said.
“MDA is a vital organization, but it cannot ignore
the shocking expose on TV, especially when it
involved mostly minors. We did not come to
besmirch it but only to expose what is happening
and, if it occurs, how to treat the problem and fix
it so that every volunteer and worker will feel she
is safe and can contribute without fear,”
Nahmias-Verbin added.
Committee chairwoman MK Aida Touma-Sliman
(United Arab List) called it “sad” that they were
only just now hearing that directives to make the
changes had been signed by the Health Ministry
four years ago that could have prevented these
occurrences.
MDA has many teenage girl volunteers, some of
them religious, who work in close quarters,
under pressure, taking instructions from
professionals.

Glick told the committee that she had heard of
MDA reporting 20 complaints but that after the
broadcast, she herself received complaints at
various levels of severity from 25. “Volunteers
have made contact with the MDA woman in
charge of dealing with complaints, but they didn’t
always meet her face to face, apparently due to
her workload,” the reporter said.
Another volunteer, Billie Piltz, told the committee
she felt all her training at MDA and experience
weren’t worth much if “in the organization they
don’t see women as professionals and what
interests others is my backside and [thinking
about] sex acts. A few months ago, a closed
Facebook forum of MDA volunteers was set up,
and every day they told shocking stories on what
it’s like to be a teenage girl or woman in MDA.”
2016-01-27 21:04:00 JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
325 DANCE REVIEW: PILOBOLUS
Forty-five years ago, a small group of inquisitive
college students started an experiment which led

to highly imaginative
dance theater, with a
new, more athletic
perspective of the
dancing body, named
Pilobolus.
Trying to stay relevant after so many years, the
company opened up to more international
collaborations in search for fresh stimulation.
There are five pieces being performed on their
current tour in Israel, two of which are creations
resulting from those collaborations: Automation,
by world renowned choreographer Sidi Larbi
Cherkaoui (Belgium) and the The Inconsistent
Pedaler, with Shira Geffen and Etgar Keret
(Israel), who didn’t come from the dance world
but from other disciplines including literature,
theater and film.
Geffen and Keret, working with two of the
company’s artistic directors and company
members to create Pedaler, the story of a
dysfunctional family going bananas on grandpa’s
99th birthday. The only one who can hold the

pieces together is the daughter, who rides her
stationary bicycle. Using slapstick humor,
surrealism and few prayers that it will work, Keret
and Geffen just manage to cause theatrical
mayhem that is faintly funny, but contributes little
to the company’s artistic standards.
One must mention another Israeli couple, Inbal
Pinto and Avshalom Pollak, who choreographed
Rushes (2008), a brilliant, cohesive and highly
challenging work for Pilobolus.
Perhaps the most innovative work of the evening
was the five-minutes piece All Is Not Lost, in
cooperation with American rock group OKGo,
that was danced on high glass table and filmed
live from underneath. The result was screened
concurrently on stage.
Megawatt, which closed the evening, best
portrayed the Pilobolus’ archetypal dancer: able
bodied, agile and daring, willing to do anything to
amaze.
Pilobolus, refreshed as it is, still maintains its
original artistic path that celebrates the human

ody and its endless ways to savor movement,
enhanced by interaction with others. The
company’s spirit thrives on curiosity, imagination
and perfection, spiced with some tongue-incheek
humor. A refined crowd pleaser, Pilobolus
always manages to keep new cards up its
sleeve.
2016-01-27 21:03:00 Ora Brafman
326
US considering fresh military
action in Libya over Isis threat
The Pentagon is
considering fresh military
action in Libya more than
four years after
conducting an air
campaign that helped
topple dictator Muammar Gaddafi, a spokesman
said on Wednesday.
Officials are currently “looking at military options”
to stop the Islamic State militant group from
gaining ground in another oil-rich Mideast nation,

said Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook.
At present, US efforts in Libya are focussed on
identifying local allies to work with, for what a
senior military officer has envisioned as a
“decisive” confrontation with Isis.
US warplanes ceased operations after Gaddafi’s
body was dragged through the streets of Tripoli
in October 2011, and since then a security
vacuum has persisted in the country, prompting
lingering questions about the wisdom of the US
intervention.
Those questions intensified after four Americans,
including a US ambassador, were killed in
Benghazi the following year.
They have persisted as one of the intervention’s
advocates within the Obama administration,
former secretary of state Hillary Clinton,
campaigns for the presidency. Senator Ted
Cruz, a leading contender for Republican
candidacy, has said the Libya war made “ no
sense ”.
Cook acknowledged that the “metastasis” of Isis

eyond its primary base in Iraq and Syria has
prompted the Pentagon to revisit the question of
a renewed war in Libya.
A “small group” of US forces had made contact
with Libyan militiamen, “simply to get a sense of
who the players are”, Cook said, amid a
fractured security landscape with multiple and
overlapping combatants.
Although the US personnel are likely to be
special operations forces, Cook did not specify
how many of them had taken part in the mission,
nor if they were still operating in Libya. Cook
portrayed the contact as closer to a broad
assessment mission than the so-called “shaping
operations” that precede imminent combat.
“We are extremely worried about the metastasis
of Isil in a number of locations, Libya being just
one of those locations,” Cook said.
In recent weeks, the Pentagon has forecasted
an expanded effort worldwide against a jihadist
army whose persistence and reach have taken
the world by surprise. Defense secretary Ashton

Carter said in a speech that beyond Iraq and
Syria, the US would launch a “ flexible and
nimble response ” against Isis in its north African
strongholds and elsewhere, citing a November
strike in Libya that killed an accused Isis leader.
Last week, the senior US military officer, joint
chiefs of staff chairman General Joseph
Dunford, said he and his French counterpart
were preparing for “ decisive military action ”
against Isis in Libya. Dunford said he desired
nesting a military campaign within a political
settlement that has eluded Libya and its foreign
allies since the downfall of Gaddafi.
In December, the presence of a US special
forces unit in Libya was revealed after
photographs of the troops were posted on a
Libyan military Facebook page. The incident was
preceded by an attempt at making contact with
potential allies amongst Libyan forces. Cook did
not clarify whether the December foray was the
only one, but occasionally used the present
tense to refer to the outreach.
“They’re trying to get a clearer picture of what’s

happening there, and they’ve made contact with
people on the ground to try and get a better
sense not only of the threat that [Isis] poses
there but the dynamic on the ground in terms of
the security situation,” Cook said.
“We’re looking for partners who can give us a
better sense of the security situation, and it’s not
just the United States that has a keen interest
here, it is our foreign partners as well.”
2016-01-27 21:02:14 Spencer Ackerman
327
Newly engaged Jerry Hall flashes
engagement ring with Rupert
Murdoch
Happy couple: Rupert
Murdoch and Jerry Hall
were the picture of
happiness as they left C
London restaurant on
Tuesday evening
Sparkler: Jerry showed off her sizable

engagement ring, rumoured to have cost
Murdoch £2.4 million
Night on the town: The newly-engaged couple
had clearly enjoyed catching up with Michael
Caine and his wife Shakira over dinner
Arm-in-arm: Texan model Jerry led the way out
of the restaurant, radiating happiness as she
displayed her engagement ring
Timeless chic: The 59-year-old star opted for a
classic, all-black outfit set off with a bright blue
scarf
Sophisticated style: The mother-of-four carried a
leather handbag over one arm and completed
her look with patent flats
Whirlwind romance: The pair got engaged in Los
Angeles on the weekend of the Golden Globes
Catching up: The pair were perhaps seeking
advice from Michael and his wife Shakira, who
have been married for almost 43 years
Surprise announcement: The engagement news

was announced via a post on the Births,
Marriages and Deaths page of the The Times,
which is owned by Murdoch's News Corporation
First official union: Jerry was with the father of
her children, Mick Jagger, for 23 years, but the
pair were never legally wed
Parting ways: Jerry and Mick had a Hindu
ceremony in 1990 in Bali, Indonesia, but a court
ruled the ceremony was not legally binding when
they split
Fourth time lucky: The billionaire was previously
married to Australian Patricia Booker, Glasgowborn
journalist Anna Torv, and split from Wendi
Deng in 2013
Calling it a night: The couples bid each other a
fond farewell as they went their separates ways
Proud: Jerry showed off her 20-carat marquise
rock, a style popular with the likes of Victoria
Beckham and Catherine Zeta-Jones
Old friends: The Youth actor, 82, was enjoying a
catch up with media tycoon Murdoch, 84

Nice to see you: The pair shared a handshake
as they went their separate ways
2016-01-27 21:02:00 Kate Thomas for MailOnline
328
Radical new 'memristors' work like
neurons
types of computer.
A team led by Russian
researchers has created
a neural network using
the
'neurochip'
technology, and say it
could lead to radical new
The work could dramatically improve machine
vision, hearing, and other sensory organs, and
even give robots a mind of their own.
2016-01-27 21:02:00 Mark Prigg For Dailymail.com

329
In coal-powered China, electric
car surge fuels fear of worsening
smog
By
Reuters
Published:
21:01 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:01 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Jake Spring
BEIJING, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Automakers' latest
projections
for rapid growth of China's green car market
have added to
concerns of worsening smog as the uptake of
electric vehicles
powered by coal-fired grids races ahead of a

switch to cleaner
energy.
Volkswagen AG plans 15 new-energy models
over
3-5 years, its China chief told a green car
conference in
Beijing on Saturday, predicting - like the
government - that
Chinese production of electric and plug-in hybrid
vehicles would
grow almost six times to 2 million annually by
2020.
At the same event, BYD Co Ltd's
chairman told media that the Chinese
automaker's electric
vehicle sales would double in each of the next
three years.
The government has been promoting electric

vehicles to cut
the smog that frequently envelops Chinese
cities, helping sales
quadruple last year and making China the
biggest market, the
finance minister said at the conference. Less
than 1 percent of
passenger cars are now new energy, but the
pace of growth raises
their potential to worsen smog.
A series of studies by Tsinghua University,
whose alumni
includes the incumbent president, showed
electric vehicles
charged in China produce two to five times as
much particulate
matter and chemicals that contribute to smog
versus

petrol-engine cars. Hybrid vehicles fare little
better.
"International experience shows that cleaning up
the air
doesn't need to rely on electric vehicles," said
Los
Angeles-based An Feng, director of the
Innovation Center for
Energy and Transportation. "Clean up the power
plants. "
China plans to convert the grid to renewable fuel
or
clean-coal technology as part of efforts to cut
carbon emissions
by 60 percent by 2020.
That will speed the green impact of electric
vehicles, said
environmental science professor Huo Hong at
the elite Tsinghua

university. But that goal will be "really difficult to
achieve. "
Tsinghua's studies call into question the wisdom
of
aggressively promoting vehicles which the
university said could
not be considered environmentally friendly for at
least a decade
in many areas of China unless grid reform
accelerates.
China's industry, environment and science
ministries, which
devise most new energy vehicle policies, did not
respond to
requests for comment. BYD and Volkswagen
declined to immediately
comment.
POLICY MISMATCH

To promote new-energy vehicles, the
government has offered
various incentives in recent years including tax
breaks, and set
targets such as having 5 million new-energy
vehicles on the road
by 2020 - more than 8 times the current number.
Authorities in some cities particularly affected by
smog
have gone further. Beijing and Tianjin, for
instance, have
exempted new-energy vehicles from limits on the
number of new
cars granted licence plates, and exempted them
from driving
restrictions that other cars face on certain days
of the week.
This month, the industrial Hebei province
decreed that all

new residential complexes must have carcharging
facilities.
In western Beijing, 62-year-old retired truck and
taxi
driver Zhang Zhijun bought a BYD Tang hybrid
last month and
plans to trade in his petrol-engine Toyota Corolla
for an
electric car for short rides like taking his
grandson to school.
"Right now smog is very heavy in China. This
way, if
everyone does their part, it will definitely cut
down on
pollution," Zhang said.
But Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei are all more than
90 percent
reliant on coal for energy, Tsinghua's research
showed.

Huo and academics point out that, at the very
least, the
proliferation of electric vehicles pushes more
sources of
pollution away from heavily populated urban
centres.
Whatever the impact, Qin Lihong, president of
startup
electric automaker NextEV, said cleaning the
grid would be the
quickest route to clear skies.
"It's much easier for society to make hundreds of
power
plants better than change the hundreds of
millions of cars in
thousands of cities," he said.
(Reporting by Jake Spring; Additional reporting
by Beijing

newsroom; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
2016-01-27 21:01:00 Reuters
330
New U. S. general named to lead
international forces in
Afghanistan
By
Reuters
Published:
21:01 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
21:01 GMT, 27 January 2016
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Lieutenant
General John
"Mick" Nicholson, the current head of NATO's
Allied Land
Command, has been chosen as the new

commander of international
forces in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on
Wednesday amid
concerns about setbacks in the fight against the
Taliban.
Nicholson, whose selection must be confirmed
by the Senate,
would replace General John Campbell, who has
commanded U. S. and
international forces in Afghanistan for the past
18 months and
is expected to retire.
Nicholson is a veteran of multiple deployments in
Afghanistan. He commanded the Army's 75th
Ranger Regiment as
well as the 82nd Airborne Division, Pentagon
Press Secretary
Peter Cook told a news briefing.

"He understands the importance and complexity
of our mission
in Afghanistan," Cook said, having served
previously as chief of
staff of operations for the International Security
Assistance
Force, ISAF, and U. S. Forces Afghanistan.
The transition comes amid growing concern
about the security
situation in Afghanistan, where Taliban militants
have caused
large numbers of casualties among Afghan
troops and Islamic
State affiliates have made some inroads.
The Taliban seized the northern city of Kunduz
last year
before being driven out by the Army. They also
seized districts

in Helmand province and threatened the
provincial capital,
Lashkar Gah.
Brigadier General Wilson Shoffner, a spokesman
for the
international mission in Afghanistan, said last
week that Afghan
security forces had "mixed results" in their first
year of
carrying out the fight against the Taliban on their
own.
"Whenever they conducted deliberate, planned
operations,
they actually did fairly well," he said. "Where they
had trouble
and they didn't do so well was in response to
crisis
situations. "

The security situation prompted President
Barack Obama to
announce in October that the United States
would maintain a
force of about 9,800 troops in Afghanistan
through most of 2016
instead of drawing down to an embassy-based
presence by 2017.
(Reporting by David Alexander; Editing by Tom
Brown)
2016-01-27 21:01:00 Reuters
331
Sudan says defeats Darfur rebel
group after two weeks of fighting
By
Reuters
Published:
20:59 GMT, 27 January 2016

| Updated:
20:59 GMT, 27 January 2016
KHARTOUM, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Sudan's army
said it defeated
one of the main rebel groups in the Jebel Marra
region of
war-torn Darfur on Wednesday and now controls
the area following
two weeks of intense fighting.
The army has opened main roads in the region
after dealing
heavy blows to the SPM Abdelwahed movement,
local Darfur
officials told Sudanese Media Centre, a website
close to the
country's security services.
SPM Abdelwahed is one of the main rebel
groups in Darfur.

Its leader Abdelwahed Mohamed Nour was one
of the instigators of
the Darfur rebellion in 2003. The movement
refuses to enter into
dialogue with the government.
The United Nations had earlier on Wednesday
urged Sudan to
allow more aid into the western region of Darfur,
where fighting
that broke out two weeks ago has displaced
about 34,000 people.
About 19,000 civilians have fled into North Darfur
and up to
15,000 into Central Darfur, escaping fighting in
the mountainous
Jebel Marra region that straddles three of
Darfur's five states,
it said.

"While it is encouraging that some humanitarian
assistance
is being provided, clearly much more is needed,"
Marta Ruedas,
U. N. Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in
Sudan, said in a
statement. "We are therefore advocating for safe
and unfettered
access to provide timely assistance to those in
need. "
The United Nations says up to 300,000 people
have been
killed in Darfur and more than 2.5 million
displaced in more
than a decade of fighting.
Although the killings have ebbed since the war
began in
2003, the insurgency continues and Khartoum
has escalated

attacks on rebel groups in the past year.
UNAMID, a joint U. N.-African Union
peacekeeping mission to
Darfur, said the latest fighting broke out when an
unidentified
group attacked the village of Mouli on Jan. 9,
displacing large
numbers of residents to nearby El Geneina.
There they held protests that led to the closure
of local
businesses and schools in the town.
The force has long faced accusations of failing to
do enough
to protect Darfur's civilians.
Sudan will hold a referendum in Darfur in April to
decide
whether or not the region should remain as five
states or become

one entity with a degree of autonomy.
The division of Darfur was one of the grievances
that
initially fuelled the war there. Fighting began
when mainly
non-Arab tribes took up arms against the Arabled
government in
Khartoum, accusing it of discrimination.
(Reporting by Khalid Abdelaziz; Writing by
Ahmed Aboulenein;
Editing by Lin Noueihed and Tom Heneghan)
2016-01-27 20:59:00 Reuters
332
Death of man during 'extreme'
threesome has been ruled a
homicide
The death of Paul Dawson, 41, during a rough
threesome in a New York hotel last year has
been ruled a homicide after detectives

speculated he was given
the date rate drug
(pictured) on June 9
He was killed inside the
Comfort Inn on New
York's Upper West Side
His death was initially blamed on
sadomasochism and 'extreme sex' gone wrong,
including the taking of methamphetamines and
GHB — the so-called 'date rape' drug
2016-01-27 20:59:00 Dailymail.com Reporter
333
Jeb Bush doubts Trump is a
Christian claims politics comes
above faith
Republican presidential
hopeful Jeb Bush, once
the race's front-runner,
campaigning on Tuesday
GOP front-runner Donald
Trump has had mixed

success reaching out to evangelical voters, but
he has the support of 39 percent of them in
Iowa, according to a new poll
Bush campaigning in Iowa on Saturday
2016-01-27 20:59:00 J. Taylor Rushing, U.s. Political
Reporter, For Dailymail.com
334
PRESS DIGEST-Australian News -
Jan 28
By
Reuters
Published:
20:59 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:59 GMT, 27 January 2016
Reuters has not verified these stories and does
not vouch for
their accuracy.

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2016-01-27 20:59:00 Reuters
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Ai Weiwei shuts Danish show in
protest at asylum-seeker law
The Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has

closed down his
exhibition
in
Copenhagen in protest
at a new law that allows
Danish authorities to
seize valuables from
asylum seekers.
The 58-year-old, who is currently on the Greek
island of Lesbos undertaking research on
Europe’s refugee crisis, told the Guardian: “My
moments with refugees in the past months have
been intense. I see thousands come daily,
children, babies, pregnant women, old ladies, a
young boy with one arm.
“They come with nothing, barefoot, in such cold,
they have to walk across the rocky beach. Then
you have this news; it made me feel very angry.
“The way I can protest is that I can withdraw my
works from that country. It is very simple, very
symbolic – I cannot co-exist, I cannot stand in
front of these people, and see these policies. It is
a personal act, very simple; an artist trying not
just to watch events but to act, and I made this

decision spontaneously.”
An earlier post on his official Instagram and
Facebook accounts read: “Ai Weiwei has
decided to close his exhibition, Ruptures, at
Faurschou Foundation Copenhagen, Denmark.
This decision follows the Danish parliament’s
approval of the law proposal that allows seizing
valuables and delaying family reunions for
asylum seekers.” The exhibition opened in
March 2015 and had been due to close in mid-
April.
Denmark’s parliament adopted reforms on
Tuesday aimed at dissuading migrants from
seeking asylum by delaying families being
reunited and allowing authorities to confiscate
migrants’ valuables.
The law has provoked international outrage, with
many human rights activists criticising the delay
for family reunifications as a breach of
international conventions.
Jens Faurschou, owner of the Faurschou
Foundation in Copenhagen, told the Guardian:

“When I woke up today I did not expect to get
that call, but I was not surprised by his [Ai’s]
reaction.
“He had been watching the news during the
night and wanted to react. I didn’t try to dissuade
him. This is not so much about which country
does more or less for refugees, it is the symbolic
importance of the new law. This [kind of thing] is
spreading over Europe, and we in Denmark are
taking the lead in this by making this law.
“From Ai Weiwei’s side, the important thing is to
get a debate and to use his voice,” said
Faurschou. “He is becoming a European; he is
taking part in what goes on here. He did that in
China.
“People would say he has no influence, but when
he focused on the scandal of the earthquake in
2008, today China is doing something about
corruption. He has a voice and he uses it. I really
admire him for that.”
Ai said: “I have had a lot of criticism from Danish
people. But I am not pointing the finger at them,

other countries have disgusting policies too.
“I made a statement that our very established
society cannot make exceptions, but instead
lowers our standards of human rights and gives
unfortunate people no support, morally or
financially. It is a very bad judgment.
“They come to this land with very little help; they
just want basic human dignity, no bombs, no
fear. They sacrifice everything to come to a land
where nobody understands them and they call
them potential criminals. It makes me very
angry.
“I am pointing at all those governments who are
not really facing up to this humanitarian crisis.
And are not solving the problem, how to end this
tragedy. It has not ended, it still continues. No
nation can separate themselves.”
China’s most prominent contemporary artist, Ai
helped design the Bird’s Nest stadium for the
Beijing Olympics and has had his works
exhibited around the globe, but his art has often
irked China’s authorities.

He was detained in 2011 for 81 days over his
advocacy of democracy and human rights as
well as other criticisms of the government in
Beijing. Following the detention, he was placed
under house arrest and his passport taken away.
The document was only returned last July,
enabling him to travel overseas.
Ai’s show in Copenhagen includes some of his
most important work, including Sunflower Seeds,
made from 100m handmade porcelain sunflower
seeds. The show also featured several of the
artist’s sculptures made of wood from Buddhist
temples torn down during China’s cultural
revolution.
Earlier this month, he announced plans to create
a memorial on Lesbos to highlight the plight of
refugees , after meeting some of the many
migrants there who risked their lives to reach
Europe.
Agence France-Presse contributed to this report
2016-01-27 20:58:55 David Crouch

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South Texas militia member gets
30 months in weapons case
By
Associated Press
Published:
20:58 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:58 GMT, 27 January 2016
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A South Texas
militia member who in 2014 pointed a gun at a
Border Patrol agent must serve 2½ years in
prison for being a felon in possession of a
firearm.
John Frederick Foerster of Brownsville was
sentenced Wednesday by a federal judge in
Brownsville.
The 46-year-old Foerster has a 2001 burglary
conviction. He pleaded guilty to having a pistol

during the August 2014 incident in which
prosecutors say he pointed a gun at a Border
Patrol agent near Brownsville.
The agent then opened fire, believing Foerster
was a smuggler. Nobody was injured.
Authorities say Foerster was part of a group of
armed patrols attempting to catch immigrants
allegedly trying to cross into the U. S. illegally.
2016-01-27 20:58:00 Associated Press
337
Bennett: I intend to approve the
civics book; quotes presented in
media have been removed
The controversy
surrounding the new
Education Ministry's new
civics textbook, To Be
Israeli Citizens,
continued
on
Wednesday as Education Minister Naftali
Bennett responded to criticism saying he intends

to approve the book.
“I will approve the book despite the criticism, the
quotations presented in the press are not in the
final version," Bennett said in an interview with
Army Radio.
“I expect that in the coming days we will see
some more petitions from academics and
intellectuals against the book without them even
reading it, I say [to them]: 'shame about your
protests, it's cold outside,’” he said.
On Monday evening, Ch. 2 news aired a report
revealing several controversial excerpts from the
new textbook, taken from a letter, penned earlier
this month by book's language editor, Yehuda
Yaari, to officials in the Education Ministry, noting
several objections to the text.
Among the divisive excerpts included quotations
implicating Arab-Israelis in attacks in the terror
wave and citations that it was never proven that
the murder of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was
due to incitement.
The book also compared between the sinking of

the Altalena ship in 1948, the murder of left-wing
activist Emil Grunzweig at a Peace Now rally and
the murder of Rabin, blurring the lines between
murder for political-ideological reasons and
orders given by a government head.
“I instructed to remove the comparison between
the Altalena and Rabin's assassination,” Bennett
told Army Radio.
Regarding Yaari, whose letter sparked the
controversy, Bennett said he was “acting in
breach of trust.”
“The language editor is acting in breach of trust
circulating part of a draft to the media in order to
promote his political agenda - it is unacceptable
to me,” he said.
He accused Yaari of distributing "distorted
passages" to the press.
Bennett added that the process of writing the
book is a "super-professional process.”
“They have been working on this book for five
years already, it is a book that balances between

all of us, between the Jewish State and
democracy, there are 14 chapters dealing with
democracy and eight chapters dealing with the
Jewish State,” he told Army Radio.
Following Bennett’s interview, Herzl Makov, head
of the Menachem Begin Heritage Center issued
a statement calling on Bennett not to remove the
sinking of the Altalena from the political violence
comparison.
The Altalena was a painful chapter in Israel's
history and is political violence in full meaning of
the word that was activated by the order of the
late Prime Minister David Ben Gurion," said
Makov.
2016-01-27 20:57:00 LIDAR GRAVÉ-LAZI
338
Swiss defender Senderos leaves
Aston Villa
By
Reuters

Published:
20:57 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:57 GMT, 27 January 2016
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Switzerland central
defender Philippe Senderos has left Aston Villa
by mutual consent, the Premier League club said
on Wednesday.
The 30-year-old former Arsenal, Fulham and
Valencia player made eight league appearances
for Villa after joining them in 2014.
"Aston Villa and Philippe Senderos have mutually
agreed to terminate the defender's contract,"
Villa said in a statement on their website.
Villa are six points adrift at the bottom of the
Premier League.
Senderos has played 54 times for Switzerland
and represented his country in three World
Cups.

(Reporting by Ed Osmond; editing by Toby
Davis)
2016-01-27 20:57:00 Reuters
339
Saudi strikes on Yemen civilians
may be crimes against humanity -
U. N.
By
Reuters
Published:
20:57 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:57 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - A Saudiled
coalition
fighting in neighboring Yemen has targeted

civilians with air
strikes and some of the attacks could be a
crimes against
humanity, United Nations sanctions monitors
said in an annual
report to the Security Council.
The report by the U. N. panel that monitors the
conflict in
Yemen for the Security Council, seen by Reuters
on Wednesday,
sparked calls by rights groups for the United
States and Britain
to halt sales of weapons to Saudi Arabia that
could be used in
such attacks.
The panel of experts documented 119 coalition
sorties
"relating to violations of international

humanitarian law" and
said that "many attacks involved multiple air
strikes on
multiple civilian objects. "
The U. N. experts said all parties to the conflict in
Yemen
were violating international humanitarian law.
They said that in
certain cases the violations by the coalition were
conducted in
a "widespread and systemic manner" and
therefore could qualify
as crimes against humanity.
The U. N. experts recommended the 15-member
Security Council
consider establishing a Commission of Inquiry to
investigate
violations of international law.

The Saudi U. N. mission was not immediately
available for
comment.
"The U. S. and UK governments should
immediately halt
the transfer of any arms to the Saudi-led
coalition that might
be used for such violations, and they should
back an
international investigation into abuses committed
by all sides,"
said Philippe Bolopion of international rights
group Human
Rights Watch.
The experts also said the Houthi rebels and their
allies -
forces loyal to former Yemen president Ali
Abdullah Saleh - had

conducted a systemic pattern of attacks against
civilians, homes
and hospitals and that these could be crimes
against humanity.
The coalition began a military campaign in
March to prevent
Houthi rebels, whom it sees as a proxy for Iran,
from taking
complete control of Yemen after seizing much of
the north. The
Houthis accuse the coalition of launching a war
of aggression.
Nearly 6,000 people have been killed since the
coalition
entered the conflict in March, almost half of them
civilians.
British Prime Minister David Cameron told
parliament on
Wednesday that he would look at the U. N.

eport but that Britain
followed "the strictest rules for arms exports of
almost any
country anywhere in the world. "
State Department spokesman Mark Toner,
declined to comment
on the substance of the U. N. report as it had not
yet been
publicly released, but he said the United States
was also
concerned about serious allegations of abuse.
He called on all sides to abide by international
humanitarian law, "including the obligation that
they
distinguish between military objectives and
civilian objects,
and to take all feasible actions to minimize harm
to civilians. "

U. S. and Saudi officials are continuing to work
on a $1.29
billion sale of U. S. precision munitions approved
in November,
which seeks in part to replenish bombs and
missiles used by the
Saudis in Yemen. It should be finalized in coming
months.
The U. N. experts are also investigating a
potential transfer
of anti-tank guided missiles to the Houthi and
Saleh forces - in
violation of a U. N. arms embargo - after a
shipment was seized
by U. S. and Australian warships off Oman on
Sept. 25. They said
the shipment originated from Iran and their
inquiry continues.
(Additional reporting by Arshad Mohammed and

Kylie MacLellan;
Editing by Sandra Maler)
2016-01-27 20:57:00 Reuters
340
Newcomer James Bay is ready to
rock at the Grammy Awards
In this Nov. 10, 2015
photo, James Bay poses
for a portrait in New
York. Bay is nominated
for three Grammy
Awards for his debut
album "Insane. " (Photo by Drew
Gurian/Invision/AP)
In this Nov. 10, 2015 photo, James Bay poses
for a portrait in New York. Bay is nominated for
three Grammy Awards for his debut album
"Insane. " (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP)
2016-01-27 20:57:00 Associated Press

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Short films to honor Ephraim
Kishon at Tel Aviv Cinematheque
The Tel Aviv
Cinematheque is
screening today (2 p.m.),
a program of short
satirical films, in honor of
the legendary Israeli
writer, playwright and Oscar-nominated movie
director Ephraim Kishon.
These short films were inspired by the work of
Kishon and were chosen in a competition in
which 100 filmmakers took part. This gala
screening will cap a series of events marking a
decade since the beloved humorist’s death. The
celebration included a humor festival devoted to
Kishon, as well as the launch of a new book
about his work, Kishoni.
According to Ziv Naveh, head of the Gesher
Foundation, “This is a wonderful opportunity that
allowed us to challenge artists to address social
issues with humor,” as well as to honor the

memory of Kishon, who was the “high priest” of
Israeli satirical film.
Kishon is best remembered by movie lovers for
several films he wrote and directed in the Sixties
and Seventies, among them Sallah and The
Policeman, which were nominated for the Oscar
for Best Foreign Language Film, and The
Blaumilch Canal. These movies tackled such
subjects as the treatment of immigrants, the
Ashkenazi- Mizrahi divide, the class system in
Israel, and corruption among politicians and
police.
Among the creators of the five winning films are
novelist Eshkol Nevo and producer/actor/writer
Naftali Alter.
For more information and to order tickets, go to
the Tel Aviv Cinematheque website at
www.cinema.co.il
2016-01-27 20:56:00 HANNAH BROWN

342
Two die in house fire - including
girl who ran back to save brothers
Tragedy: A 7-year-old
boy and his 11-year-old
sister have died after
they were left alone at
home when a fire broke
out. Officials have not
officially named the family, but social media
posts indicate Kristi and Chris Maki live at the
house with their four children. From left to right:
9-year-old Jenna, mother Kristi, 10-year-old Ben,
11-year-old Natalie, dad Chris, 7-year-old Carter
Blaze: The parents were reportedly at Bible
study around 9pm Tuesday night when the fire
broke out in their Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
home
Brave: 11-year-old Natalie reportedly helped her
sister run to safety before going back into the
burning building in a failed attempt to rescue her
brothers
Questions: Sheboygan Falls assistant fire chief

Wade Ubbelohde leaves the home on
Wednesday, during the investigation. The cause
of the fire is still unknown
2016-01-27 20:56:00 Ashley Collman For Dailymail.com
343
David Cameron has become the
master of trickle-down hate
D uring the last election
David Cameron made
great headway with his
slogan about Labour and
the SNP wanting to
“break up Britain”. It’s
been a theme with him. As leader of the
opposition, Cameron declared Britain “broken”
under Labour, and said he was the one to fix it.
It’s ironic, then, that few people in the past
decade have done more to break apart the
bonds that hold Britain together than the Tory
party leader.
Responding at Wednesday’s Prime Minister’s
Questions to Jeremy Corbyn’s visit to the

efugee camp at Calais last weekend, Cameron
joked: “ They met with a bunch of migrants in
Calais. They said they could all come to Britain. ”
Corbyn had travelled to Calais to witness for
himself the appalling conditions endured by
those at the camp , by people who have already
fled war or extreme poverty, and survived
treacherous journeys across Europe and the
Mediterranean. Britain and France need to be “a
bit more human about this”, Corbyn said.
But Cameron was not interested in their
humanity – lumping them, their stories and their
suffering into a “bunch”, mere fodder for his
jokes. On the day he commemorated Holocaust
Memorial Day one couldn’t help but wonder
whether, if Cameron had been around in the
1930s, he would have laughed about “a bunch of
Jews”.
It was remarkable, even though we already knew
Cameron’s views on migration: last year he
called those trying to gain entry to Britain a
“swarm of people” – another attempt to
dehumanise. And in response to the refugee
crisis across Europe, and the public horror over

the death of two-year-old Alan Kurdi , he
approved only a miserly 4,000 entries per year.
Muslims seem a particular target of his divisive
and alienating language. Today’s comments
come a week after Cameron’s ill-judged threats
to deport female Muslim migrants if they don’t
master the English language, and on the day his
chief schools inspector warned that schools may
be failed if they allow girls to wear face veils.
“This will have the effect of alienating many staff
and pupils,” said an NUT spokesman. Andrew
Clapham, an expert on school inspection, said:
“There is no credible evidence base to suggest
that wearing a piece of clothing on one’s head
has an impact on intellectual or academic
ability.” But already the damage has been done:
an issue that affects a tiny fraction of Muslim
girls, has become headline news. Indeed, BBC
Radio 5 Live chose it as their main phone-in
debate today, creating the impression that it’s a
large-scale problem.
At a meeting of the Policy Exchange thinktank on
Monday, the PM’s “integration tsar” Louise
Casey blamed multicultural Britain, and political

correctness, for the abuse of women – as if
abuse never happened in the UK before Muslims
arrived. Or maybe she believes, like Cameron
does, that Muslim women are “traditionally
submissive”.
The national press, as ever, is keen to fuel these
stories: Casey was given a column in the Sun
based on her speech; and the Times ran a news
report quoting Trevor Phillips’ comments at the
same Policy Exchange meeting, headlined:
“Muslims are not like us, race equality chief
says”. In fact, most of what Phillips said was
commendable: “Part of the integration process is
for the rest of us to grasp that people aren’t
going to change their views simply because we
are constantly telling them that basically they
should be like us.” The headline writers instead
chose more divisive words.
Cameron’s dog-whistles matter. They may
appear to be mere words – jokes or slips of the
tongue; but they set the parameters and the
tone of the debate. We could call this trickledown
hate. So if he makes a bold statement
about the niqab, or some other aspect of

multicultural Britain, it will go to the top of the
news agenda, even if it’s in actual fact
insignificant or completely wrong – as in the socalled
Trojan Horse scandal in Birmingham
schools, which a parliamentary committee
inquiry ruled to be groundless.
When, last year, two black passengers in
separate incidents launched into a tirade of
abuse against Muslims travelling on a bus, it was
not just their race and the ferocity of the attacks
that was alarming , but the fact they could recite
so many Islamophobic tropes – from grooming,
to terrorism, to FGM, to forced marriage. All
important issues, of course, but all had been
reported as if they undermine Islam itself and its
billion followers, rather than being stories of
individual wrongdoing.
And today we saw another consequence of this,
with a rise in hate crimes on British railways – up
37% in five years. This confirms a trend seen
last year, when there was a 43% increase in
religious hate crime, and a 15% rise in race hate
over the previous 12 months.

Cameron speaks; his entourage pushes further;
the media responds; and on the streets, the
abuse and attacks kick off. Sadly, Cameron and
the Tories seem to believe that the answer to a
broken nation is to break it some more.
2016-01-27 20:54:17 Joseph Harker
344
Khloe Kardashian is 'surprised'
when Kim tells her Scott is in
rehab
The news delivered:
Khloe Kardashian looked
shocked when Kim
Kardashian tells her
Scott Disick has checked
into rehab in a clip for
Sunday's episode of Keeping Up With The
Kardashians
She had all the deets: Kim added that the bad
boy of Las Vegas chose a 30-day program
The family: Together Scott and Kourtney have

three children: Mason, aged six, Penelope, aged
three, and Reign, aged one; here they are seen
without Reign on January 3 in Calabasas
She thinks he could be serious this time: 'He
wants to really get it together and wants to go to
rehab for a long time,' said the 35-year-old Kim
Another look: In an interview Kim wore a came
coat over a beige dress with her hair slicked
back
Is he all talk? Khloe also said she was 'surprised'
by the news. Judging from the lock on her face,
the star appears to have a lack of faith in Disick
Rehab sure didn't make him light hearted: Also
this week, Scott appeared in a clip for the next
episode of Kocktails With Khloe. The star
appeared down and out as he slouched down
into a sofa
So he is a good guy after all? The 32-year-old
told Khloe and Tyga: 'The only thing I'm trying to
focus on is calming down and focusing on the
kids and trying to be a good dad'

The Lord speaketh: As if that were not enough,
the self-styled entrepreneur also gave a brief
glimpse into his complicated psyche. He said: 'A
lot of people think I only care about money and
cars and don't realise it's more just about
insecurities and how much I care about my
friends and my family'
2016-01-27 20:53:00 Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com
345
Commuters hail train driver who
conducts quizzes over the tannoy
Peter Hannaford posted
a snap of the cheery
driver with the caption
'Thanks to Time Tunnel
Steve'
The driver, known as Steve, works for Southern
Rail trains and drives services to London Bridge
each morning
The driver has been cheering up passengers -
and even has his own hashtag #timetunneltrain -
to London Bridge and saw Twitter users ask for

a pay rise on his behalf because he's 'worth his
weight in gold'
the fun left other commuters feeling down in the
dumps. One asked for passengers to tweet
questions 'for those less fortunate on "normal"
trains'
2016-01-27 20:53:00 Phoebe Jackson-edwards For Mail
Online
346
'Just a burger baby!' Olivia Wilde
quashes pregnancy rumours
'It was a burger
baby!' Olivia Wilde has
put an end to talk she is
pregnant with a second
child, pictured at LAX on
Wednesday
The 31-year-old tweeted a humorous message
on Wednesday saying that people must have
confused her and partner Jason Sudeikis with 'a
cooler' celebrity couple who recently announced
some happy news

Another one: Emily Blunt is pregnant again. The
Devil Wears Prada actress is expecting her
second child with actor John Krasinski, her rep
confirmed to Us Weekly on Tuesday; here the
couple is seen on January 12
Happy parents: Olivia shares a son, Otis, with
Sudeikis; their little boy will turn two years old on
April 20 (pictured on January 15 in NYC at the
Vinyl premiere)
No bump here! Wilde tucked her shirt in as she
took the airport on Wednesday, showcasing her
flat tummy
A hop in her step: The star seemed to be in a
lively mood after firing off her witty tweet
No frills: Wilde appeared to go make-up free for
the day of travel
Miss slim: The actress put her toned and lithe
limbs on display in a pair of skinny jeans
2016-01-27 20:52:00 Shyam Dodge For Dailymail.com

347
Lithuania opens mass trial for
1991 Soviet crackdown
By
Associated Press
Published:
20:49 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:49 GMT, 27 January 2016
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A mass trial has
started in Lithuania against 65 former Soviet
officials charged with war crimes, crimes against
humanity and other offenses for their roles in a
violent crackdown on the Baltic country's quest
for independence in 1991.
Only two of the defendants were present in the
Vilnius court Wednesday, and pleaded not guilty.
Many of the others are believed to be in Russia
— which refuses to hand them over — and will
be tried in absentia.

They include Soviet-era political leaders, KGB
and military officers and others accused of
orchestrating or taking part in a Jan. 13, 1991,
crackdown on pro-independence protesters in
Vilnius that left 14 people dead and hundreds
injured.
Hundreds of witnesses are expected to be called
to testify in the trial, which could last for months.
The two defendants in court Wednesday are
both Russian citizens and former paratroopers.
Genady Ivanov lives in Lithuania while Yuri Mel
was detained by border police while traveling
from Russia in 2014. Both denied the charges,
saying they were just soldiers following orders.
The show of force in Lithuania and neighboring
Latvia came in the dying moments of the Soviet
Union and only increased the resolve of the
Baltic republics to break away from Moscow's
rule.
Prosecutors have spent years working on the
case, saying progress has been slowed by
Russia's unwillingness to cooperate in finding

suspects and extraditing them.
Lithuania's first leader after independence,
Vytautas Landsbergis welcomed the start of trial,
but said it was unlikely that those responsible
would face justice. He also said "the main
suspect was left out, it is Mikhail Gorbachev,"
referring to the last Soviet president.
2016-01-27 20:49:00 Associated Press
348
Keith Lemon transforms into Mark
Wright for sketch show
'YMCA!': Fans cracked
gags about Mark Wright
looking like he belonged
in the Village People
when he shared a
behind-the-scenes snap
of his questionable wardrobe choice
Total transformation: Meanwhile, Keith Lemon
looked unrecognisable as he underwent a
makeover on Wednesday to portray selfconfessed
King of Essex Mark for the new series

of The Keith Lemon Sketch Show
Back with a bang: The second series of The
Keith Lemon Sketch Show returns to ITV2 next
week with a host of special guests
including Paddy McGuinness, Louis Walsh and
Ashley Roberts
Fresh from the Alps: Mark has just come back
from a skiing holiday with friends and family
including wife Michelle Keegan
2016-01-27 20:49:00 Kate Thomas for MailOnline
349
Beauty Buzz: Zap zits with
tiny stickers
Brooke tried out Peter
Thomas Roth Acne Clear
Invisible Dots... and
really liked them. The
dots come in a pack of
72 for about $30. She got hers at Ulta Beauty.
The main idea is to cover the blemish with a
sticker for 8 hours and it will be noticeably
smaller and less red.

2016-01-27 20:48:15 Brittany Graham
350
Voter comments on Clinton,
handling her husband's infidelity
By
Associated Press
Published:
20:48 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:48 GMT, 27 January 2016
Americans' comments on Hillary Clinton's
marriage, her handling of her husband's infidelity
in the 1990s and whether that's relevant in the
2016 presidential campaign.
— "It does have an impact, but should it? It's
there for the world to see, and yeah, it's going to
have an impact, definitely. " Don Hartshorn, 82,
independent, retired letter carrier in Concord,

New Hampshire.
—"Enough water's gone under the bridge. You
can't tell with those two, it's more of a business
relationship. In any other kind of situation, you'd
think, 'Dump him.' But with them it seems worth
their while to stick it out. " Thaddeus Stephanak,
44, independent, TV station production
coordinator, Merrimack, New Hampshire.
— "If she was a man this would never be — this
would just never even happen. We wouldn't be
like, 'How did they handle an affair and how does
that affect the presidency?'" Sara Provenzale,
40, independent, freelance writer and Spanish
teacher in Columbus, Ohio.
— "It has been talked about enough. What's it
have to do with her? " Robert Post, 62,
independent, Canal Winchester, Ohio.
—"People stay with people and people leave
people for different reasons. I think that she's an
advocate for women. I truly do believe that,
regardless of whether she stayed with a
husband who cheated on her. " Hana Barkowitz,

20, Democrat, sophomore at Kent State
University in Ohio and president of College
Republicans on campus.
— "Hillary is Hillary. You gotta separate her from
Bill. " Al Valaitis, 61, retired research scientist,
mostly votes Democratic, Dublin, Ohio.
— "She hasn't done anything wrong. It's in the
past. Everybody has a past. " Cheyanne Tutt,
22, Democrat, theater student at Ohio State.
— "Was their marriage a sham or not? I think it
plays to her character, being a part of who she is
and personally I don't think that's a good
personality to have. " Richard Remmy, 36,
Republican, works in IT, Aurora, Colorado.
— "She was obviously involved with it, but I don't
really care," Scott Harper, 52, Republican, park
ranger, Woodland Park, Colorado.
—"It's not her responsibility what the White
House administration did when her husband was
there. " Janelle Henderson, 44, Democrat, data
analysis, Broomfield, Colorado.

—"It must have been a terrible time in her life.
No one can really judge her because no one was
in her shoes at the time. " Matt Kratochvil, 21,
independent, junior at University of Wyoming.
—"I feel like it's relevant because a political
figure's character is always part of the equation
when it comes to elections and who we want to
be running our country. " Andrew Schrader, 31,
Republican, hospital administration, Denver.
—"That's her business, not mine. She chose to
stand by him and that wasn't easy. " Patti Van
Buskirk, 41, Democrat, nonprofit worker, St.
Petersburg, Florida.
—"How did she handle it back then? I couldn't
tell you. I was too young. " Wesley Loughrie, 25,
Republican, model, St. Petersburg, Florida.
—"Infidelity in politics, it's like grass in baseball. It
goes together. " Donn Scott, 41, independent,
Brandon, Florida.
2016-01-27 20:48:00 Associated Press

351
Sundance films take on mass
shootings and guns in America
Journalist Katie Couric
poses for a portrait to
promote the film, "Under
the Gun", at the Toyota
Mirai Music Lodge during
the Sundance Film
Festival on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 in Park City,
Utah. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Producer Maria Cuomo Cole, left, and director
Kim A. Snyder pose for a portrait to promote the
film, "Newtown", at the Toyota Mirai Music Lodge
during the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday,
Jan. 24, 2016, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Matt
Sayles/Invision/AP)
David Wheeler, from left, Nicole Hockley and
Mark Barden pose for a portrait to promote the
film, "Newtown", at the Toyota Mirai Music Lodge
during the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday,
Jan. 24, 2016, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Matt
Sayles/Invision/AP)

Filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig, left, and
journalist Katie Couric pose for a portrait to
promote the film, "Under the Gun", at the Toyota
Mirai Music Lodge during the Sundance Film
Festival on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 in Park City,
Utah. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Director Tim Sutton poses for a portrait to
promote the film, "Dark Night", at the Toyota
Mirai Music Lodge during the Sundance Film
Festival on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016 in Park City,
Utah. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
2016-01-27 20:48:00 Associated Press
352
Zika virus victims: Children born
with disorders -.com
Recife, Brazil (CNN)
When Rafaela Oliveira
dos Santos, 20, gave
birth to her second child
last October, she never
imagined the challenges to come.
Her baby, Luiz Felipe, was born with

microcephaly, a rare neurological disorder with
long-term physical and mental repercussions
that has been linked to the mosquito-borne Zika
virus that is spreading throughout the Americas.
"At first, I wasn't concerned because the doctor
where I delivered didn't tell me there was
anything wrong," Santos said, as she cradled her
baby in her arms. "It wasn't until I turned on the
television that day that I first heard of Zika. "
The Zika virus was first detected in Brazil last
April. It's transmitted by the aedes aegypti
mosquito, which also carries dengue,
chikungunya and the West Nile virus. While its
symptoms -- fever, rash and joint pain -- are
relatively mild , health officials around the globe
believe the virus is associated with a surge in
microcephaly cases, a birth defect that causes
babies to be born with abnormally small heads.
Luiz Felipe is among the more than 4,000 cases
that have been reported in Brazil in the past few
months -- a significant increase compared to the
147 cases reported nationally in 2014.

The drought-stricken impoverished state of
Pernambuco has been the hardest hit,
registering 33% of recent cases. In the capital,
Recife, Oswaldo Cruz Hospital has become the
main triage center for confused mothers from all
over the state.
"One day, two or three cases arrived, then it
increased to four, then to 20," said Dr. Angela
Rocha, a pediatric infectologist who has treated
many of these infants. "Now, we don't know
when this is going to stop. It's a disease that
does not have a vaccine yet, the only way to
control it is to eliminate the vector. "
Many of the affected mothers, such as Santos,
live in precarious homes near standing water
and open sewage systems that are fertile
grounds for the female mosquito that carries the
virus.
To control the spread, the Brazilian health
ministry announced plans to deploy more than
220,000 troops throughout the country to treat
potential sites of larvae nests, such as water
drums and flower pots.

Doctors are advising pregnant women to wear
mosquito repellent and long sleeves during
daytime hours. Some, such as Rocha, are even
going as far as recommending they postpone
getting pregnant.
"The whole world needs to be on high alert now,"
Rocha said. "We still don't know what other
proportions it could take. "
According to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Zika has already been detected
in more than 25 countries. In Rio de Janeiro,
local authorities have pledged to fumigate on a
daily basis in the venues where the 2016
Olympic Games will be held, beginning as early
as April.
As for Luiz Felipe, Santos said she will continue
to take him to physical therapy three times a
week during her maternity leave. She is
scheduled to return to her job as a store clerk in
March, and, as the sole breadwinner in her
family, fears continuing his care in the long term
could be challenging.

"God only knows the limitations that await him.
Doctors say he could lose his sight, his hearing,
his ability to walk or that he could have severe
brain damage," Santos said. "What gives me
strength is the love I feel for him and knowing
that he's not alone. "
Updated 2047 GMT (0447 HKT) Janu Flora Charner,
CNN
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The youth must privatise 27 January 2016,
20:45
The only problem with South African young
professionals is that we love security even if it
means we settle with way less. The government
is hands-full because the more it employs, the
less we will earn whereas our economy is not
explored.
We are scared of challenges especially exploring
opportunities in the private sector. Our economy
will still run dry if the government is employing a
larger part of our population.
We need to challenge ourselves to learn, even if

it's burning. We need to understand that failure
is part of the journey and if you are down and
out, you can still fight back.
We need to come out with skills from
government and shake the private sector by
taking a firm economic stand. The government
should not stop young professionals when they
leave to explore the private sector. It's relieving
the pressure and opening space for new ones. If
they paid for your fees, you only be allowed to
pay half of the money and it shouldn't have
interests.
It should let young professionals explore the
private sector and improve South African
economic umbrella because they know the
colors of the private sector.
Most of us realise the opportunities missed while
we buried our knees in government. Let's risk,
get burned, it's part of the journey. The lessons
learned the hard-way are not easily forgotten
and the fruits of it bears good, and responsible
leaders.

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354
Recipe: Rigatoni with Sausage
and Spinach in a Bechamel Sauce
Cookbook author and
cooking instructor
Marguerite Henderson
shares one of her
favorite pasta recipes
with us. For more information about Marguerite,
go here.
1 lb. rigatoni pasta, cooked a little under “al
dente”, since it will be baked again
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced

1 pound sweet Italian sausage in bulk
1/2 pound crimini or other mushrooms, thinly
sliced
9 ounce bag fresh spinach leaves
4 tablespoons butter
2 shallots, peeled and diced
¼ cup flour
1 cup whole milk
1 – 1 ½ cups chicken broth
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
½ teaspoon white pepper
½ teaspoon kosher salt
Place undercooked rigatoni in large mixing bowl.
In a medium skillet, heat olive oil and saute the
garlic for 1 minute. Add the sausage and

mushrooms, crumbling the sausage as you
cook, cooking over medium heat for about 3-4
minutes. Add the spinach and cook until wilted,
about 1 minute.; cover the pan for quicker
cooking. Place all ingredients in the bowl with
pasta.
In the same skillet, heat butter. Sauté shallots
until soft. Add flour, stir and cook on low heat for
2 minutes, stirring often. Slowly whisk in the milk,
broth and nutmeg. Whisk on medium heat until
sauce has thickened, about 5 minutes. Thin out
sauce with more broth if needed. Add cheese,
pepper and salt. Pour into bowl with remaining
ingredients. Toss well. Pour entire pasta mixture
into a 4-quart baking dish or into individual au
gratin dishes. Bake at 350o, covered with foil for
30 minutes if using large baking dish, 15 minutes
for au gratin dishes; remove foil and bake an
additional 5 minutes to brown the top lightly.
Serves 6-8.
2016-01-27 20:44:42 Brittany Graham

355
Drug abuse bill raises hopes for
election-year achievement
Michael Botticelli,
director of the Office of
National Drug Control
Policy, testifies during a
Senate Judiciary
Committee hearing on
attacking America¿s epidemic of heroin and
prescription drug abuse, on Capitol Hill,
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 in Washington. (AP
Photo/Alex Brandon)
Sen. Kelly Ayotte, D-N. H., left, Sen. Jeanne
Shaheen, D-N. H., Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio,
listen as Gov. Peter Shumlin, D-Vt., right,
testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee
hearing on attacking America¿s epidemic of
heroin and prescription drug abuse, on Capitol
Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 in Washington.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Sen. Kelly Ayotte, D-N. H., left, speaks as Sen.
Jeanne Shaheen, D-N. H., Sen. Rob Portman,

R-Ohio, and Gov. Peter Shumlin, D-Vt., listen
during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on
attacking America¿s epidemic of heroin and
prescription drug abuse, on Capitol Hill,
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 in Washington. (AP
Photo/Alex Brandon)
Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley,
R-Iowa, left, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., talk with
Gov. Peter Shumlin, D-Vt., before a Senate
Judiciary Committee hearing on attacking
America¿s epidemic of heroin and prescription
drug abuse, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 27,
2016 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, testifies during a
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on
attacking America¿s epidemic of heroin and
prescription drug abuse, on Capitol Hill,
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 in Washington. (AP
Photo/Alex Brandon)
Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, left, testifies with
Gov. Peter Shumlin, D-Vt., during a Senate
Judiciary Committee hearing on attacking
America¿s epidemic of heroin and prescription

drug abuse, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 27,
2016 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
2016-01-27 20:44:00 Associated Press
356
France refuses to removealcohol
during lunch with Iran president
A lunch between French
President Francois
Hollande and Iranian
President Hassan
Rouhani (centre) in Paris
was scrapped today
because France refused to remove wine from
the menu
The French insisted on serving local food and
wine but the Iranians (pictured, the Iranian
delegation in Paris today) demanded a halal
menu in keeping with their Muslim faith
The Elysee Palace suggested a breakfast with
Rouhani (centre) instead, but this was said to be
snubbed by the Iranian leader for being 'too
cheap'

Protestors in France are demanding that
Hollande take Rouhani to task over the
thousands of political prisoners jailed in Iran for
speaking against the regime, election rigging
and public executions
2016-01-27 20:42:00 Jay Akbar For Mailonline
357
A look at the escape of 3 inmates
from a jail in California
By
Associated Press
Published:
20:41 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:41 GMT, 27 January 2016
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A manhunt is
continuing for three inmates who escaped from a
jail in California last week by cutting through a

grate, climbing through plumbing tunnels and
rappelling to the ground from the roof.
Here's a look at the inmates and what happened
at the Orange County jail:
WHO ARE THE INMATES?
Bac Duong, 43, Jonathan Tieu, 20, and Hossein
Nayeri, 37, were all awaiting trial on separate
violent crimes.
Duong is charged with attempted murder in the
November shooting of a man in Santa Ana. He
has done several stints in federal prison for
burglary and drug charges and is the subject of
a 1998 deportation order that authorities have
not carried out because Vietnam has not
provided the required paperwork to take him
back.
Tieu is charged with murder, attempted murder
and other crimes in a 2011 gang shooting
outside a pool hall in Garden Grove. He was 15
at the time of the shooting and was transferred
to the men's jail when he turned 18.

Nayeri is charged with kidnapping and torture in
a 2012 attack on a marijuana dispensary owner
to learn where he might have buried large sums
of money.
Nayeri fled to Iran and was arrested by
authorities in Prague on his way to visit family.
HOW DID THEY ESCAPE?
Sheriff's authorities say the inmates cut through
a quarter-inch-thick grill on a dormitory wall in
the Central Men's Jail in Santa Ana and got into
plumbing tunnels before sawing through halfinch-thick
steel bars.
The men made their way behind walls to an
unguarded area of a roof atop the four-story jail
building, moved aside razor wire and rappelled
to the ground using bed linen, authorities said.
The roof at the jail is commonly used for outdoor
recreation. It was involved in prior escapes from
the facility, which was built in 1968, said Lt. Jeff
Hallock, a sheriff's department spokesman.
DID THEY GET HELP?

Sheriff's officials say there's no indication that
anyone inside the jail helped the men, but an
investigating was ongoing.
To carry out such an elaborate escape, the men
likely were given blueprints or told how the
bowels of the jail were laid out, said Kevin
Tamez, a managing partner for MPM Group, a
firm that consults on prison security,
management and infrastructure.
It's unclear how jail officials didn't detect anything
inside the dorm where the men were housed
with about 60 other inmates. Hallock said the
jail's policy is to do walk-throughs every hour,
and more involved searches are done at
random.
HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN GONE?
Authorities said the men were last seen at a 5
a.m. head count on Friday and determined to be
missing roughly 16 hours later at an evening
head count.
In addition to those two counts, jail personnel
check the number of inmates against jail records

at three other points during the day, Hallock
said. He said investigators have detected some
problems with how counts were conducted in this
instance.
WHERE MIGHT THEY BE?
Sheriff's authorities said they believe at least two
of the men, Tieu and Duong, may be hiding
among Orange County's sizable Vietnamese
community due to the men's ties to gangs.
Officials have reached out for help from the
Vietnamese community, among the nation's
largest.
Federal and county officials are offering a
combined $200,000 reward for the men's
capture.
2016-01-27 20:41:00 Associated Press
358
Fiat Chrysler bets on SUV craze,
sees Jeep sales soaring
FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, file photo,

salesperson Andrew
Montalvo, left, talks to a
customer checking out
the interior of a 2015
Grand Cherokee Limited
in Doral, Fla. Fiat
Chrysler is betting the SUV craze is here to stay
and drivers around the world will want even
more Jeeps. The company said Wednesday,
Jan. 27, 2016, it predicts Jeep brand sales will
nearly double to 2 million worldwide by 2018.
(AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
2016-01-27 20:40:00 Associated Press
359
What to Watch on Thursday, Day
11 at the Australian Open
Roger Federer of
Switzerland celebrates
after defeating Tomas
Berdych of the Czech
Republic in their
quarterfinal match at the
Australian Open tennis championships in

Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016.
(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a backhand
return to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic
during their quarterfinal match at the Australian
Open tennis championships in Melbourne,
Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016.(AP
Photo/Aaron Favila)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after
defeating Kei Nishikori of Japan in their
quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis
championships in Melbourne, Australia,
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016.(AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays a forehand return
to Kei Nishikori of Japan during their quarterfinal
match at the Australian Open tennis
championships in Melbourne, Australia,
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016.(AP Photo/Rafiq
Maqbool)
Serena Williams of the United States plays a
forehand return to Maria Sharapova of Russia
during their quarterfinal match at the Australian
Open tennis championships in Melbourne,

Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016.(AP
Photo/Vincent Thian)
Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland plays a
backhand return to Carla Suarez Navarro of
Spain during their quarterfinal match at the
Australian Open tennis championships in
Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016.
(AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
Angelique Kerber of Germany celebrates after
defeating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in their
quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis
championships in Melbourne, Australia,
Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016.(AP Photo/Rafiq
Maqbool)
Johanna Konta of Britain celebrates after
winning the first set of her quarterfinal match
against Zhang Shuai of China at the Australian
Open tennis championships in Melbourne,
Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016.(AP
Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
2016-01-27 20:40:00 Associated Press

360
How HIV becomes AIDS...
Scientists have
discovered the molecular
mechanisms behind how
HIV (pictured here)
manipulates cells into
progressing the AIDS
virus. A small protein, called Tat, that is
produced by HIV represses several hundred
human genes to create an environment in which
HIV thrives, according to a new study (File
photo)
This finding could lead to new and improved
treatments for AIDS - as well as the development
of new prevention strategies (File photo)
2016-01-27 20:40:00 Lisa Ryan For Dailymail.com
361
Nancy Pelosi pushes back on
Bernie Sanders' pledge to raise
taxes - Politics.com
Baltimore (CNN) House Minority Leader Nancy

Pelosi maintains she isn't
taking sides in the
Democratic primary for
president, but pushed
back against Bernie
Sanders' pledge that he would raise taxes to pay
for his health care plan, saying flatly on
Wednesday, "We're not running on any platform
of raising taxes. "
Speaking at the House Democratic Caucus'
annual retreat here, Pelosi sidestepped a
question about the growing concerns of fellow
Democrats over the impact Sanders could have
on 2016 House and Senate races, saying, "I'm
very proud of all three of our candidates. "
But the top House Democrat didn't mince words
when it came to Vermont Senator Sanders'
health care proposal, dismissing the notion of a
single-payer health care plan, curtly saying,
"That's not going to happen. "
Pelosi did acknowledge Sanders' appeal,
however.

"The fact is that Bernie Sanders is enlarging the
universe of people who are paying attention to
the election and we hope that he will bring them
to the polls in November to support the
Democratic nominee," she said.
Pelosi gave a nod to the single-payer health care
model, saying it was "a very popular idea" but
said Democrats came together on another
approach with Obamacare and touted that 18
million more Americans now have health
insurance because of the law.
But then Pelosi took another pointed swipe at
Sanders' plan, saying, "It's no use having a
conversation about something that's not going to
happen. "
Pelosi told reporters the enthusiasm for the
Democratic field, embodied in the large numbers
attending campaign rallies, is a positive sign for
those down ballot, and even raised the
prospects of winning back the House in 2016 --
something few political analysts, or even
Democrats, believe is within reach.

Vermont Democratic Rep. Peter Welch, who
hasn't endorsed any candidate, told CNN that
Hillary Clinton has "deep roots" and strong
support inside the Democratic caucus and "there
is a lot of amazement in how well Sanders has
done. "
On Sanders' self-identification as a "democratic
socialist" and how that would be viewed by the
electorate outside Vermont, Welch admitted,
"that's a real question mark. "
Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, who is a
Hillary Clinton supporter, told reporters that
Sanders has tapped into "the struggle" of the
middle class. That message, along with that of
the other Democratic candidates' focus on jobs
and wages, is in contrast to the "sideshow and a
circus and nothing but name-calling" on the
Republican side.
Welch said other House Democrats are just
starting to realize the size of Sanders' following
and thinks that the gathering in Baltimore will be
the first chance for members to huddle to hash
out what it could mean for their own electoral

prospects. Welch admitted, "any talk about taxes
makes politicians nervous. " But he also
emphasized Sanders is connecting with younger
voters and that if the party is going to do well in
November, it needs to bring those voters to the
polls.
Updated 2117 GMT (0517 HKT) Janu Deirdre Walsh,
CNN Senior Congressional Producer
362
In Canada, first-of-its-kind
website matches Syrian refugees
to wou...
By
Reuters
Published:
20:39 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:39 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Sebastien Malo

NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Thomson Reuters
Foundation) - Syrian
refugees can be matched with Canadians keen
to help them rebuild
their lives under a new initiative that aims to aid
some of the
millions of Syrians uprooted from their war-torn
homeland.
Under a newly launched government website,
Canadians can
register relatives who are Syrian refugees in
Lebanon, Jordan
and Turkey, bringing them to the attention of
Canadians looking
to help them resettle in North America.
The first-of-its-kind website is part of Prime
Minister
Justin Trudeau's high-profile plan to accept
25,000 Syrian

efugees.
Syrian Family Links fixes a glitch in the
resettlement
process when potential sponsors cannot find
refugees to help,
said Carolyn Davis, executive director of the
nonprofit Catholic
Crosscultural Services, a partner in the project.
Canada allows so-called private sponsorship
under which
ordinary citizens can pay for refugee care,
lodging and other
assistance for up to a year.
"It's kind of two worlds that are meeting each
other that
don't have a lot of ways to connect," she said.
Syria's five-year-old civil war has forced nearly
12 million

from their homes and created more than 4
million refugees.
"Canadians from coast to coast have come
together
to help vulnerable Syrian refugees in a truly
national effort,"
said John McCallum, Minister of Immigration,
Refugees and
Citizenship in a statement.
The government estimates private sponsorship
costs nearly
C13,000 ($9,200 U. S.) for a single refugee and
C$30,000 ($21,000
U. S.) for a family of five.
More than a third of nearly 14,000 Syrian
refugees in Canada
have been privately sponsored, according to the
government.

The initiative will help the many people in
Canada who have
been looking for a way to help sponsor refugees,
said Janet
Dench, executive director of the Canadian
Council for Refugees
in Montreal.
"It's kind of filling a gap that has been noted for
some
time," she said.
More than 40,000 Canadians are of Syrian
ethnic origin,
government data shows.
(Reporting by Sebastien Malo, Editing by Ellen
Wulfhorst.
Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation,
the charitable arm
of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian

news, women's
rights, trafficking, corruption and climate change.
Visit http://news.trust.org)
2016-01-27 20:39:00 Reuters
363
The Big Shortfall: how UK
taxpayers are cheated by
business lobbyists
W hat’s wrong with big
business all of a
sudden? The latest
revelations
of
malpractice at Tesco ,
Sports Direct and
Volkswagen are now capped by Google’s grand
larceny of British taxpayers. There is of course
“no wrongdoing”, that motto of modern business.
But Google executives are behaving like
medieval penitents, wandering Europe’s
confessionals to buy remission of fiscal sins for
as little as they can get away with. The idea that
the internet would herald a new, clean-limbed,

egalitarian corporatism is dead.
Some sacred compact between capitalism’s
producers, consumers, shareholders and
regulators appears to have snapped. If it’s legal,
goes the cry, then it must be moral. If it’s greed,
it’s good. Only fools get caught and, if caught,
they just apologise and go on as before. There is
no policeman, no court.
It is not just multinationals. The once noble
sports of football, athletics and tennis are now
mired in corruption allegations. Privatisation has
brought the incentives, and the ethics, of big
business to public service. The NHS is a
cooperative of purchaser/provider rackets.
Electricity prices are revealed each month as a
conspiracy against the poor. The Hinkley Point
nuclear power deal is close to meltdown.
Common themes run through these scandals.
One is the huge sums available to their
participants, an incentive to misdemeanour. A
sign of guilt is the speed with which press
disclosure leads to remorse, as at Volkswagen
and Tesco. Another is the vulnerability of state

egulators and ministers to pressure. Political
lobbying in Britain has blossomed under David
Cameron, for the simple reason that it works.
Cameron once promised to curb it , but it proved
its worth by lobbying for its own survival and
winning. The industry now raises an annual £2bn
in fees.
Tesco could persecute its suppliers with impunity
because it was powerful, a bully and
unregulated. Agency staff could be underpaid by
Sports Direct, keeping one step ahead of its
unions and the law. Volkswagen appeared to
have no clue that its bureaucracy contained
nerds out to cheat pollution inspectors. As for
Britain’s tax authorities, they could win a role in
the Keystone Cops.
The American management guru Peter Drucker
used to present the modern firm as an ethical
construct, bringing the community goods and
services in return for taxed profits. What was
good for General Motors was good for America.
That held for half a century. But even Drucker
warned against untrammelled monopoly and the
“economic rent” it offered those who could

manipulate it.
What Drucker failed to take on board was the
message of his fellow American, the philosopher
Reinhold Niebuhr. He was fascinated by the
contrast he saw between interwar Germans’
behaviour as decent individuals and their
appalling behaviour as a group. It was the
difference between “moral man and immoral
society”.
I assume the directors of Tesco and Volkswagen
were shocked to discover what was being done
in their name. I am sure the tech giants of Silicon
Valley tell their children they should always pay
their taxes. Yet when they enter their offices,
they take on the immorality of the herd. They are
ethically neutered – as depicted in the current
film The Big Short.
When communism collapsed across Europe and
Asia it did not, of course, collapse. It never
existed. It operated as a covert barter economy
run by a network of local mafias. Collapse
legitimised these mafias but did not police them.
They became thieves. The robber barons of

19th-century America became the oligarchs of
today’s Russia.
We thought contact with western capitalism
would make honest businessmen of Russian
oligarchs. The reverse appears to be the case.
Contact with oligarchs has turned western
capitalists into dodgy businessmen. Big
corporations have developed morally
impermeable skins. They outsource their dirty
work to subcontractors, consultants and
lobbyists.
The most sinister aspect of the scandals has
been the ease with which government is wound
round the little fingers of these corporations.
Since 2009 the big banks have hurled lobbyists
at the Treasury to ward off any retribution (or
even inquiry) after the banking collapse, and to
maintain their freedom to do the same again.
They still pay out billions for mis-sold insurance.
Tesco had been bullying farmers for years.
On energy prices, hardly a month passes without
the regulator, Ofgem, slamming firms for
overcharging, while the companies laugh all the
way to the bank. When, as with the benighted

Financial Conduct Authority, a regulator tries to
say boo to the City goose , the chancellor
obediently sacks its chairman.
Britain now parades the world with a Treasury, a
tax authority and a chancellor who can describe
as a “major success” just £130m in back taxes
paid by Google on an estimated UK turnover of
£6bn. It has to be one of the biggest sweetheart
deals of all time.
At present the only real expression of public
outrage is through the unsteady columns of the
press. Governments, parliaments, regulators
and ombudsmen occasionally wail and gnash
their teeth. But in the cases cited it was often
media investigation, aided by whistleblowers,
that brought malpractice to light and forced
government action.
Throughout its history, capitalism has stumbled
through regulatory evolution. Limited liability,
bankruptcy and competition law have had to be
constantly updated. So have protocols on
governance, pricing, pay and the handling of
customers and suppliers. The discipline of the

market is never enough.
Britain’s Treasury should have no interest in
appeasing international corporations for the sake
of a few thousand jobs in the City. It should be
collecting taxes. The irony of the Google deal is
that, in most respects, London is already a tax
haven, a refuge for the world’s moneylaundering,
tax-evading classes. It is also
responsible for the most ludicrous offshore
havens, such as Bermuda, the Caymans and the
Virgin Islands. It is their accomplice in stripping
the treasuries of the world of trillions of dollars a
year.
The best argument for Britain staying in the EU
is to help formulate some supranational authority
to police global capitalism and tax its profits. The
trouble is that Britain, in this respect, is one of
the worst offenders.
2016-01-27 20:36:02 Simon Jenkins

364
Funding Your Future: The key to
saving enough money
for retirement
Financial expert Rachel
Langlois with Cyprus
Credit Union shares the
key to saving enough
money for retirement -
meeting with a professional wealth manager.
Before you meet with an advisor, you should
take the following steps:
• Know your budget. By understanding what you
need to spend on a monthly basis will allow you
to better determine how much you can
realistically save for retirement.
• Understand your Social Security benefits. Call
your local office or access your online account to
get a clear picture of what benefits you will
qualify for.
• Understand your employer benefits. Make sure
you are aware of and taking advantage of all

etirement plans offered by your employer. Make
it a priority to contribute the max amount each
year, especially if they provide an employer
match.
• Compile your information. Bring copies of your
most recent taxes and statements from each of
your current retirement plans.
Come by any branch or visit http://www.
CyprusInvestmentServices.com to set up an
appointment.
2016-01-27 20:31:10 Brittany Graham
365
This illegal licence plate blocker
will land you a 'free trip to jail'
NUMBER-PLATE
BLOCKER: A BMW
driver has been pulled
over for 'disappearing'
number plates in Jozi.
Image: YouTube
Cape Town - Remote number-plate blockers are

illegal in South Africa yet it seems some will go to
extreme lengths to avoid paying e-toll bills.
The Intelligence Bureau SA posted a video on
Facebook showing a blue BMW being examined
by traffic officers.
The BMW sports a custom number-plate hiding
mechanism, allegedly being sold in South Africa
as a means for drivers to avoid paying e-tolls.
'A serious offence'
Mohamed Mayat, from Autostyle Online in
Johannesburg and Durban says: "We were
offered the opportunity to sell these products in
our stores but we immediately turned it down as
it's against the law.
"It's illegal in regards to e-tolls in Gauteng and
for other obvious reasons such as criminal
activity.
"This product is available online and stocked in
certain car-accessory stores. "
Mayat adds that his store does however sell

"laser detectors".
He said: "These products are totally legal and
encourage safer driving as it makes the driver
more aware of the speed he or she is travelling
at. "
'Free trip to jail'
The Intelligence Bureau has urged South
Africans not to purchase devices that can hide or
obscure licence plates. The bureau said "this is a
serious offence, and will result in your car being
impounded and a free trip to jail for the evening".
2016-01-27 20:30:00 www.wheels24.co.za
366
Progress slow for gender, pay
equality in global workforce -
report
By
Reuters
Published:

20:30 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:30 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Patricia Reaney
NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Women around
the globe are
seeing slow progress in gaining gender and pay
equality and are
under-represented at all levels in the workplace
and executive
boardrooms, a report shows.
Although they make up 40 percent of the
average company's
workforce, women represent only 33 percent of
managers and 26
percent of senior managers. Even fewer, 20
percent, have risen
to the executive level because companies are

slow to build
talent pipelines to promote diversity.
The report by consulting firm Mercer, billed as
the largest
and most comprehensive research of its kind,
showed there are
still roadblocks preventing women gaining full
equality in the
workplace, despite advances over the past
several decades.
"At this pace and rate of change globally, we
won't see any
form of gender equality in the workforce till
2050," said
Mercer's Patricia A. Milligan after the report was
released on
Wednesday.
She described the under-representation of

women as "an
economic and social travesty" that will continue if
companies do
not take action.
"We won't see any form of real pay equity in our
lifetime,"
Milligan, Mercer's global leader, multinational
client group,
added in an interview.
The report, which covers 583 organizations
representing 3.2
million employees in 42 countries, showed the
number of women in
jobs declines as the career level rises.
Women are 1.5 times more likely than men to be
hired at the
executive level, but they are leaving at 1.3 times
the rate of

men.
"Simply bringing them in at the executive lever
without
looking at the talent pipeline is not a sustainable
strategy,"
Milligan explained.
Forty percent of organizations in the United
States and
Canada offer pay equity remediation processes,
compared to 34
percent globally, a quarter in Asia and 29
percent in Europe.
But Mercer's When Women Thrive report
showed progress has
stalled with no improvements in the pay issue
since 2014.
"Less than 30 percent of organizations routinely
review

performance ratings by gender to check for
disparities that
translate into difference in opportunities for men
and women,"
the report said.
The United States and Canada ranked first with
14 percent of
organizations offering women-focused
retirement and savings
programs, compared to only nine percent
globally.
The report predicts Latin America is the only
region
expected to nearly reach equal gender
representation in the
workforce, rising from 36 percent in 2015 to 49
percent by 2025,
followed by Australia and New Zealand, the
United States and

Canada with 40 percent of less.
Asia is projected to have the lowest
representation of women
in the workforce in a decade with 28 percent.
(Editing by Andrew Hay)
2016-01-27 20:30:00 Reuters
367
Sanders meets with Obama, says
president will remain neutral in
pri...
By
Reuters
Published:
20:29 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:29 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Roberta Rampton

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - U. S. Senator
Bernie Sanders
had a rare Oval Office meeting on Wednesday
with President
Barack Obama, days after Obama praised
Hillary Clinton, Sanders'
rival and front-runner in the race to be the
Democratic
presidential candidate in the Nov. 8 election.
Emerging from the White House after an hour,
Sanders said
the meeting was "constructive" and that Obama
was trying to be
as "even-handed" as possible in the race,
dismissing commentary
that Obama was favoring Clinton, his former
secretary of state.
"I know there was some discussion the other day

about a
Politico interview, where he was tipping the scale
toward
Secretary Clinton - I don't believe that at all," the
Vermont
lawmaker told reporters on the White House
driveway.
While Obama has not explicitly endorsed a
candidate, he
showered praise on Clinton's experience in the
interview with
Politico while noting that Sanders had the "luxury
of being a
complete long shot. "
Obama suggested Sanders had not faced
intense scrutiny and
would need to broaden his populist message to
go further in the

ace for the nomination.
The Sanders-Obama meeting came just before
the first
contests to pick the Democratic and Republican
nominees: Iowa,
on Monday, and New Hampshire, on Feb. 9.
While Sanders has
surged in recent opinion polls, Clinton still has
the edge
nationally.
Sanders said he received an overview of foreign
policy
issues from Obama and that the two talked "a
little politics. "
Asked whether Obama, who beat Clinton for the
Democratic
nomination in 2008, had given him advice on
how to defeat her,

Sanders laughed and said: "No, no. "
Obama and his aides have regular contact with
Clinton and
her staff, which includes former Obama White
House staffers.
Clinton dropped by the White House for an
informal lunch on
Dec. 7 and had an hourlong chat in March.
The White House visitor logs show Sanders
making only one
previous solo visit with Obama in the Oval Office,
on Dec. 15,
2014.
The White House said the meeting with Sanders
had been in
the works since Sanders asked Obama for some
face time when he
saw him a month ago at a holiday party for

lawmakers.
Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley is a
distant third
in Democratic polls. White House spokesman
Josh Earnest said he
was unaware of any request from O'Malley to
meet with Obama but
that Obama would try to make time for him, if
asked.
(Additional reporting by Ayesha Rascoe; Editing
by Susan Heavey
and Peter Cooney)
2016-01-27 20:29:00 Reuters
368 Sunderland sign defender Kone
By
Reuters
Published:

20:28 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:28 GMT, 27 January 2016
LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Sunderland have
signed central defender Lamine Kone from FC
Lorient on a four-and-a-half-year contract, the
Premier League club said on Wednesday.
The 26-year-old Ivory Coast international played
over 100 games for French Ligue 1 team
Lorient.
Sunderland are second-bottom of the Premier
League, four points adrift of safety, and have
conceded 46 league goals this season, more
than any other team in the top flight. (Reporting
by Ed Osmond; editing by Toby Davis)
2016-01-27 20:28:00 Reuters
369
Cop gives mom a $175 ticket for
wearing her seat belt 'incorrectly'

A Texas police officer issued Whitney Dunbar,
29, of Frisco a $175
ticket for wearing her
seat belt 'incorrectly'
Dunbar had been
wearing her seat belt when she was pulled over,
however the officer told her that it was worn
correctly. At the time, she had been wearing it
with her arm over the shoulder strap (pictured)
She posted to Facebook about the incident
showing the right and wrong ways to wear a seat
belt
2016-01-27 20:28:00 Dailymail.com Reporter
370
Wolves' Wiggins and Towns,
Knicks' Porzingis in Rising Stars
By
Associated Press
Published:
20:28 GMT, 27 January 2016

| Updated:
20:28 GMT, 27 January 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Wiggins and Karl-
Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves
will play on opposite teams in the Rising Stars
Challenge at NBA All-Star weekend.
New York Knicks rookie star Kristaps Porzingis of
Latvia will join Wiggins on the World team for the
Feb. 12 game in Toronto — Wiggins' hometown.
Wiggins won Rookie of the Year honors last
year, and Towns and Porzingis are the leading
candidates this season.
The game matches rookies and second-year
players from the U. S. against a roster of
international players.
Towns will headline the U. S. team that includes
another Minnesota player, Zach LaVine, giving
the Timberwolves three players in the game, all
20 years old. Philadelphia's Nerlens Noel and
Jahlil Okafor also will play for the U. S., along
with the Lakers' D'Angelo Russell and Jordan

Clarkson, Milwaukee's Jabari Parker, Orlando's
Elfrid Payton, Boston's Marcus Smart and Utah's
Rodney Hood.
Dallas' Dwight Powell gives the World a second
Canadian on the roster, which also includes
Orlando's Mario Hezonja and Brooklyn's Bojan
Bogdanovic (both from Croatia); Denver's
Emmanuel Mudiay (Republic of Congo) and
Nikola Jokic (Serbia); Chicago's Nikola Mirotic
(Montenegro); Houston's Clint Capela
(Switzerland); and Utah's Raul Neto (Brazil).
2016-01-27 20:28:00 Associated Press
371
GOP senator: 'Weird' that Trump
brags about affairs - Politics.com
West Des Moines, Iowa
(CNN) Nebraska Sen.
Ben Sasse has launched
an unusual campaign in
Iowa that is focused on
just one mission: Stopping Donald Trump.
The freshman conservative has kept a low-

profile for much of his first year in the Senate,
but he has increasingly become a vocal critic of
Trump, lashing him for his calls to ban Muslims
and even questioning his extramarital affair from
the 1990s.
In a surprising move, Sasse decided to stump in
Iowa this week with Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to help bring down
Trump.
The essence of Sasse's concerns boil to down to
this: Trump is unvetted, lacks core convictions
and has a sweeping view of the powers of the
executive branch, calling him an "Obama
Republican. "
And he was not afraid to ridicule Trump for
skipping the GOP debate Thursday night.
"He says he's a strongman but he's afraid of
Megyn Kelly," Sasse told CNN.
He also took a personal swipe at Trump, blasting
him over boasting about extramarital affairs,
saying those affairs call into question Trump's
character and trustworthiness.

Sen. @BenSasse : It's "weird" that
@realDonaldTrump brags about his affairs
https://t.co/9pGarlCASq https://t.co/k307C0gUJr
"Isn't that weird that he brags about getting
wives to break their oaths? " Sasse said. "I care
if the guy takes an oath to the Constitution and
keeps it. "
Trump bragged about his sex life in his book
"The Art of the Comeback," writing: "If I told the
real stories of my experiences with women, often
seemingly very happily married and important
women, this book would be a guaranteed bestseller.
"
Sasse's campaign highlights how high the stakes
are for conservatives ahead of next week's Iowa
caucus. There is growing fear among Trump
critics that he can roll to the GOP nomination if
he wins on Monday, dramatically rewriting the
conservative movement and putting his imprint
on the future of the Republican Party.
"This guy is a salesman," Sasse said, hitting
Trump over his past support for universal health

care and gun control. "He's refreshing, but
what's the core of his beliefs? "
Sasse also pleaded with the media to do a better
job vetting Trump, cautioning that he could easily
become president.
"I think people totally underestimate how
persuasive he might be in a general election
campaign," Sasse said. "So I think that Trump
could well be the next president of the United
States, but we already have a media that frankly,
with all due respect, didn't vet President Obama.
We didn't know what President Obama believed
about executive restraint and about the
constitution before he was elected. We don't
need to have another guy run for office who
hasn't been vetted. "
RELATED: GOP senator who raised Trump's
marital infidelities to campaign with Cruz, Rubio
The move to take on Trump is risky for the 43-
year-old Sasse, who came to office on the
strength of tea party conservatives who rallied
behind his insurgent primary candidacy in 2014.

A Harvard graduate and former president of
Midland University in Fremont, Nebraska, Sasse
has been embraced by his party leadership for
his serious approach to policy matters like health
care, and has avoided the bomb-throwing ways
in the mold of Cruz.
Yet Sasse has been getting attention in recent
weeks with provocative statements, starting in
November when he delivered his first Senate
floor speech, sharply repudiating both parties
and questioning the effectiveness of the
institution.
"If I can be brutally honest for a moment: I'm
home basically every weekend, and what I hear
and what I'm sure most of you hear is some
version of this: A pox on both parties and all your
houses," Sasse said. "We don't believe
politicians are even trying to fix this mess. To the
Republicans, to those who claim this new
majority is leading the way: Few believe that. "
In the interview with CNN, Sasse refused to say
if he would back Senate Majority Leader Mitch
McConnell as the GOP leader, saying

Washington is broken.
CNN's Tom LoBianco contributed to this report.
Updated 2108 GMT (0508 HKT) Janu Manu Raju and Eric
Bradner, CNN
372
Meet Mac, the newest member of
the Budweiser Clydesdale family
BOONVILLE, Mo. --
Budweiser welcomed a
new foal to the
Clydesdale family on
Tuesday.
The new foal was named Mac, in honor of the
Budweiser Clydesdales being the most macro of
all icons. The name also serves as a nod to the
company's tagline "proudly a macro beer. "
Mac was the first foal born in 2016 at the Warm
Springs Ranch in Boonville, Mo. The foal joins
the group of more than 160 Clydesdales at the
ranch.

In a Facebook post , Warm Springs Ranch said
mom and baby are happy and healthy.
2016-01-27 20:24:52 Ashton Edwards Tribune Media Wire
373
Cleveland cops' consequences
for 2012 chase, shooting linger
CORRECTS SPELLING
OF LAST NAME OF
POLICE OFFICE TO
BRELO INSTEAD OF
BRILO - FILE - In this
April 7, 2015 file photo,
assistant prosecuting attorney Erica Barnhill
points out locations of shell casings in
photographs taken by BCI's special agent Dan
Winterich during his testimony during the trial of
Cleveland police officer, Michael Brelo in
Cleveland. Cleveland officials said Tuesday, Jan.
26, 2016, that they're firing six police officers
involved in a 137-shot barrage that killed two
unarmed people after a high-speed chase. The
high-speed chase involved 62 police cruisers
and more than 100 officers. Russell was hit by

24 shots, Malissa Williams by 23. (John
Kuntz/The Plain Dealer via AP, Pool, File)
FILE- This April 10, 2015 file photo shows the
car that was driven by Timothy Russell in
Cleveland. Cleveland officials said Tuesday, Jan.
26, 2016, that they're firing six police officers
involved in a 137-shot barrage that killed two
unarmed people after a high-speed chase. The
high-speed chase involved 62 police cruisers
and more than 100 officers. Russell was hit by
24 shots, Malissa Williams by 23. (Aaron
Josefczyk via AP, Pool, File)
FILE - In this May 23, 2015 file photo, Michael
Brelo listens to the judge read his verdict in
Cleveland. Cleveland officials said Tuesday, Jan.
26, 2016, they're firing six police officers involved
in a 137-shot barrage that killed two unarmed
people after a high-speed chase. Those officers
included Brelo, a patrolman acquitted of
manslaughter charges in May for having fired
the last 15 shots of the barrage in East
Cleveland on Nov. 29, 2012. The chase began
when officers standing outside police
headquarters mistook the sound of a beat-up

Chevrolet Malibu backfiring as a gunshot. (AP
Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
FILE - This May 23, 2015 file photo shows
Michael Brelo weeping as he hears the verdict in
his trial in Cleveland. Cleveland officials said
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016, they're firing six police
officers involved in a 137-shot barrage that killed
two unarmed people after a high-speed chase.
Those officers included Brelo, a patrolman
acquitted of manslaughter charges in May for
having fired the last 15 shots of the barrage in
East Cleveland on Nov. 29, 2012. The chase
began when officers standing outside police
headquarters mistook the sound of a beat-up
Chevrolet Malibu backfiring as a gunshot. (AP
Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
2016-01-27 20:23:00 Associated Press
374
Al Jazeera America closure marks
a quieter Qatar
When Qatar announced the closure of Al
Jazeera America this month, the decision by its

new ruler marked a more
cautious approach to
public diplomacy by the
tiny Gulf state after years
of cultivating a highprofile
international role.
Departing from a crowded US media market
after a foray costing perhaps $2 billion is also
consistent with a retreat from confrontation with
Gulf Arab neighbors over Qatar's promotion of
Islamists in the 2011 Arab uprisings.
While the gas-exporting nation is still determined
to remain a power broker in the Middle East
turmoil, its use of Al Jazeera as a megaphone in
support of that goal appears to be on the wane
under the young emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad
al-Thani, former Qatari officials and Arab
commentators say.
The days of unstinting Qatari financial support
for the trail-blazing channel, whose reporting of
the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings won it millions of
viewers and brought resentment from Arab
governments at its airing of dissident views,

appear over, media analysts and commentators
say.
Al Jazeera America was launched in 2013, an
ambitious bid by Qatar to infiltrate the US media
market, but the channel was plagued by low
ratings, wavering between 20,000 and 40,000
viewers in prime time.
The channel also struggled to shake off a
perception, held by some Americans, that its
corporate parent, Al Jazeera, was anti-American
and a source of propaganda, a view articulated
in 2004 by then-President George W. Bush.
Sheik Tamim, who succeeded his father Sheikh
Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in 2013, prefers a
different role for Qatar and more conventional
forms of "soft power" like trade and investment,
diplomats say.
As a result of this, support for the entire Al
Jazeera operation, which includes Al Jazeera
English and Al Jazeera Arabic, Doha-based but
editorially separate entities, is in question, they
say.

"ERA OF THROWING MONEY ENDING"
"The era of throwing money at Jazeera is
ending," said Hafez al-Mirazi, a former
Washington bureau chief at Al Jazeera Arabic
who directs the Kamal Adham Center for
Television and Digital Journalism at Cairo's
American University.
"Al Jazeera fulfilled its mission: making Qatar a
household name, influencing politics, at one
point it was a powerful tool of foreign policy but
all of that is over now," he said, adding that
current low oil prices had given the Qatari
leadership an excuse to end "the extravagance
of Jazeera which has lost credibility in parts of
the Arab world. "
"It no longer represents both sides of the
argument in the Arab world," said Mirazi.
Al Jazeera executives and representatives of the
royal family or the Qatari government declined to
comment on the future of the channel and its
funding for this article.
The channel cheered on Doha's bank-rolling of

the Arab Spring revolts, particularly a mass
uprising in Egypt, but now faces aggressive
competition in its home region, and suspicion
from many governments over air time given to
Islamist groups in Syria, Libya and elsewhere.
Al Jazeera's spectacular growth took place
under Sheikh Hamad who, unlike other Gulf Arab
leaders, backed Middle East protest movements
and played mediator in a host of wars.
Expanding into America was conceived under
Sheikh Hamad.
Under Sheikh Tamim, Qatar has toned down its
foreign policy.
Since taking over in 2013, the Arab world's
youngest head of state has adopted more
conciliatory and inward-looking policies, analysts
and diplomats say.
LESS NOISY, MORE CAUTIOUS
"Sheik Tamim wants Qatar to remain relevant on
the world stage, but he wants to do that without
squandering money or angering neighbors ... he
doesn't want to be sucked into conflicts in the

egion," said a former Qatari diplomat, who
declined to be named.
"The new approach is less noisy, it's more
cautious. "
Founded in 1996 as part of Qatari efforts to turn
economic power into political influence, Al
Jazeera offered free-wheeling, uncensored
debate rarely seen on Arab televisions.
Its talk-shows hosted guests who challenged the
wisdom of Arab rulers and adopted the role of
supporter of the dispossessed. Reporters broke
with a widespread taboo of the Arab news media
by interviewing Israeli officials.
Funded by Qatar's royal family, Wadah Khanfar,
a Palestinian journalist who was director general
of the network between 2006-2011, helped turn
the Arab satellite channel into a world network
with millions of viewers and more than 20
channels broadcasting in languages including
Arabic, English and Swahili.
With Al Jazeera's expansion came
unprecedented influence in the Arab world, but

also new enemies.
"The more successful Al Jazeera became, the
higher the stakes became," said William
Youmans, a professor at the School of Media
and Public Affairs at George Washington
University.
"Qatar started paying a political price for the
channel. Its popularity incurred new pressures
and costs. "
BOMBED, RAIDED AND SHUTTERED
In the last decade Al Jazeera's bureaus have
been bombed, raided, and shuttered and its
reporters imprisoned and killed.
Critics of Al Jazeera accused the network of
aggressively covering unrest in Syria and Libya,
while skirting over protests in Bahrain, Qatar's
small neighbor in the Arab Gulf, which Qatar's
ruling elite has an interest in seeing remain
stable.
In 2014, Al Jazeera said it provided objective
coverage of all opposition groups. Mostefa

Souag, the network's acting director general, told
Reuters that the channel is under pressure from
authorities in several places because "it is the
most transparent, balanced and unbiased of all
Arab channels. "
The channel now faces stiff competition from
media outlets that have emulated its assertive
style of news reporting including US-funded Al
Hurra, Sky News Arabia and Al Arabiya, a rival
Saudi-owned channel, which reflects the more
conservative view of Qatar's neighbors now in
the ascendant in the region.
Qatar is trying its hand at media diversification.
Last year the Gulf state opened a London-based
news channel, Al Araby Al-Jadeed, with links to
Azmi Bishara, a Palestinian who advises Sheikh
Tamim and runs a think-tank in Qatar.
Khanfar, the former Al Jazeera director, runs the
Arabic version of the American online news
aggregator, Huffington Post.
Some at the channel suspect that Qatar's
commitment to Al Jazeera, along with its

influence, may be waning.
According to two employees at Al Jazeera Arabic
and a senior journalist at Al Jazeera English,
plans to cut staff scheduled for September 2015
are expected to happen over the summer.
"We were told three months ago that we were
going to face significant cuts, but there was
some kind of intervention from the top that
stopped them happening," said the Al Jazeera
English journalist.
"I think we will see cuts though. Al Jazeera
America was a huge drain on resources and
honestly we don't even know what commitment
there is anymore (to other parts of Al Jazeera). "
"There is this feeling that Jazeera has done what
it was supposed to do. "
2016-01-27 20:21:00 Tom Finn Reuters

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Family's horror after hardcore
PORNOGRAPHY is played at a
funeral
Hundreds of people were
gathered to pay their
respects to Simon Lewis,
33, and his baby boy,
Simon Lewis Jnr, who
were killed in a car crash
Cardiff council, which runs Thornhill
Crematorium, has launched an urgent
investigation, after hardcore pornography was
played on a big screen during a funeral service
The priest turned around to play the video of Mr
Lewis, but instead a hard-core pornography
video was played on the big screen
Reverend Lionel Fanthorpe, who led the funeral
service, said: 'Members of the family were very
distressed, and Simon's father-in-law was
desperately upset'
2016-01-27 20:19:00 Thomas Burrows for MailOnline

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Details on FBI sting operations
since 2001 terror attacks
By
Associated Press
Published:
20:17 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:17 GMT, 27 January 2016
In the years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks,
the FBI has routinely relied on undercover
operations similar to the one that led to the
arrest of Samy Mohamed Hamzeh in Milwaukee
this week.
Hamzeh is accused in a criminal complaint of
plotting a shooting attack on a Masonic temple in
Milwaukee. An FBI special agent's affidavit says
Hamzeh talked of his plans in conversations that
were recorded by a pair of confidential
informants, and later purchased machine guns

and silencers from undercover FBI employees.
So far, he faces only weapons charges.
Wisconsin's top federal defender said Hamzeh's
defense is likely to focus on the accuracy and
completeness of recordings that were translated
from Arabic, as well as what the FBI informants
were saying to Hamzeh.
Here are some details on similar sting
operations:
THE FBI'S POSITION:
The FBI sees sting operations as vital tools in
preventing acts of terrorism and appropriate to
use against those who have expressed an
inclination toward violence. The targets come to
the attention of the authorities in various ways,
sometimes through information from a
confidential FBI informant or via online writings
that promote jihad or profess allegiance to
terrorist groups.
DEFENSE LAWYERS' POSITION:
Defense attorneys frequently challenge the

operations in court, contending that their clients
were entrapped and suggesting that agents are
taking advantage of a defendant's misguided
thoughts or mental illness. They accuse
investigators of effectively grooming clients into
plotting acts of terror.
HOW THE STINGS WORK:
Typically, undercover agents pose as
conspirators and discuss terror plots and targets
with suspects. Arrests are often made
immediately after the person is provided with
weapons or what he believes to be explosives.
Federal authorities say the targets often have
opportunities to back out of the plot.
SOME EXAMPLES:
— A Kansas man who was under investigation
for six months after making statements about
wanting to commit "violent jihad" was arrested in
2013. Authorities say he drove a vehicle loaded
with what he thought were explosives to a
Wichita airport. He was sentenced to 20 years in
prison after a plea deal.

— In 2012, a man plotted to detonate a suicide
bomb at the U. S. Capitol. He had communicated
with undercover agents posing as al-Qaida
operatives and was then arrested after putting
on what he thought was an explosive-laden
suicide vest.
— That same year, near Cleveland, five men
described as anarchists plotted to blow up a
bridge with fake plastic explosives provided by
an undercover agent. The men were arrested
when one of them tried to "detonate" the fake
bomb with a cellphone.
— In 2009, four men were arrested for scheming
to blow up New York City synagogues with
remote-controlled bombs and shoot down
military cargo planes with heat-seeking missiles.
An informant provided the men with fake bombs
and an inert shoulder missile launcher.
THE RESULTS:
Defense arguments have repeatedly failed with
judges, and the stings have led to many
convictions. The Justice Department typically

points to communications that they say show the
suspect held serious aspirations to commit
violence.
But some judges have expressed reservations
about the FBI's tactics. In 2011, U. S. District
Judge Colleen McMahon in New York said in
sentencing one defendant to 25 years in prison
that the government "created acts of terrorism"
out of fantasies, bravado and bigotry.
2016-01-27 20:17:00 Associated Press
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Lesson Plan | Election 2016:
Understanding Primaries and
Caucuses
Even if you’ve barely
followed the news over
the past several months,
you know that Donald
Trump is making waves
in the Republican field, and that Bernie Sanders
is posing a serious challenge to Hillary Clinton on
the Democratic side. And that the long, long wait

will be over once voting begins in Iowa on Feb.
1, then moves on to New Hampshire on Feb. 9.
But really, what does all this have to do with the
2016 presidential election? Why do Iowa and
New Hampshire matter so much? And for that
matter, what is a primary — or a caucus?
In this lesson, we provide a primer on the
presidential nomination process by combining
resources from The New York Times with videos
and information from around the web, so
students won’t just understand how candidates
get nominated, but will also be challenged to
think deeply about how the system works.
At the bottom of the post, we suggest a variety of
ways to use these resources in the classroom,
including a jigsaw strategy, a mock caucus and a
debate.
How are you talking about the 2016 primary
season in your classroom? Let us know.
Questions for Reading, Writing and Discussion
1. What is a primary? What is a caucus? How

are they different?
Iowa kicks off the primary season with its caucus
on Feb. 1, and New Hampshire follows with its
primary on Feb. 9. After that, all the states will
hold either caucuses or primaries (or, like
Nebraska , both) by mid-June.
Both primaries and caucuses are run at the state
level , though caucuses are actually controlled
by state party organizations — Democrats and
Republicans — while primaries are run by state
governments. Some primaries and caucuses are
“closed,” meaning that only registered party
members can take part; others are “semi-closed”
and open to unaffiliated voters; and still others
are “open,” so any registered voter can
participate.
For voters, primaries and caucuses mean two
very different experiences. A primary is an
official election, where voters cast their ballots
for their preferred candidates in secret, as they
would for any other election. But in caucuses,
participants typically discuss the candidates in an
open forum (picture a gymnasium, public library

or even a living room). In the Iowa Democratic
caucus , voting is public and participants try to
sway others in the room to switch loyalties. In the
state’s Republican caucus , voting is instead
done by secret ballot.
Voting in a primary is generally a quick activity,
and can take place at any point during
scheduled voting hours. Participating in a caucus
can literally take hours, and if you’re not
available when it takes place (the Iowa caucus
starts at 7 p.m. ), then you can’t participate.
Given the time commitment required and the
open nature of the format, caucus participants
tend to be much more politically active than an
average primary voter. But as a result, far fewer
people end up taking part in the process.
Gilbert Cranberg, former editor of The Des
Moines Register’s Editorial Page, described
Iowa’s Democratic caucuses this way in 1987:
But Walt Pregler, a county Democratic Party
Chairman in Iowa, sees them differently. He told
The Telegraph Herald:

Question for Students: Watch the above video
showing what happens inside an Iowa
Democratic caucus, and then decide: What do
you think about caucuses and primaries? Are
caucuses an example of grass-roots democracy
at its best, or are they archaic, exclusive and
unrepresentative?
2. Why Iowa and New Hampshire? Why do the
media and the candidates spend so much time
focusing on those two states?
If you were an alien just landing from outer
space, you might easily come to the conclusion
that two small, largely rural states — Iowa and
New Hampshire — decide who the next
president of the entire United States will be. After
all, that’s where the candidates have been
chowing down at state fairs , politicking in diners
and speaking in town halls for the past six
months. But that assumption would be wrong.
Then again, Iowa and New Hampshire do have
outsize influence on the nomination process
simply because they both go first. If a candidate
wins in Iowa or New Hampshire, they prove their

viability in the larger nomination contest and gain
valuable momentum as they head into the rest of
primary season. In fact, since 1980, all of the
eventual Democratic and Republican nominees
won in either Iowa, New Hampshire or both, with
the exception of Bill Clinton in 1992.
Not only do these two statewide contests help to
propel the winners, they also winnow the field.
Candidates who perform poorly will face growing
pressure to drop from the race. So the
candidates, political parties, donors and media
all pay close attention to what happens in Iowa
and New Hampshire.
How did these two states earn the right to go
first? Well, Iowa earned it by accident in 1972,
but New Hampshire has held the title since the
Progressive Era. Now both states have written
their first-in-the-nation status into law , and the
national parties have drafted rules protecting
that status — at least for the time being.
So, should Iowa and New Hampshire be allowed
to dominate the early going in the nomination
process for every presidential election? This is

the question a former Times national
correspondent, B. Drummond Ayres Jr., asked in
this article from the 2000 election. He writes:
Question for Students: What do you think?
Should Iowa and New Hampshire continue to be
first in the nation in perpetuity?
3. How does the party nominating process work?
How do the primaries and caucuses lead to
eventually choosing a party nomination?
After Iowa and New Hampshire, the South
Carolina primary and Nevada caucuses follow.
And then on March 1, so-called Super Tuesday ,
things really get rolling when 14 states (and one
territory) hold their primary or caucus all on the
same day.
By mid-June, all the states will have held their
primaries and caucuses. Each statewide contest
earns delegates for winning candidates, and
those delegates will formally choose the party
nominee at the national party conventions to be
held during the summer. Most of the delegates
are “pledged” — or bound by the rules — to vote

for the candidate selected by state voters. A
minority of delegates, however, are “unpledged,”
meaning they can vote for whomever they want
at the nominating convention.
Since 1968, when the primary system was
reformed , the presumptive party nominees have
typically been declared even before the final
primaries have been held because the frontrunner
candidates have garnered a majority of
delegates.
But, there is always the unlikely possibility that by
the start of a party convention, no single
candidate has secured a majority of delegates
from the primaries and caucuses. Then things
can really get suspenseful.
But is 2016 different from all other recent
elections? The Times’s Upshot founding editor,
David Leonhardt, writes :
Question for Students: What do you think? Will
this year’s primary contest get messy or
complicated in ways that haven’t been seen in
decades? Why or why not?

4. Why doesn’t anyone run for president outside
the two-party nomination system? When have
there been so-called third-party candidates, and
how have they affected elections?
The primary and caucus system that has been
all over the news is definitely a two-party affair.
After all, Democrats and Republicans have
dominated presidential politics since the Civil
War.
That said, third-party and independent
candidates can have relevance. Theodore
Roosevelt split from the Republican Party to run
as a third-party candidate in 1912, beating the
official Republican ticket , but losing to Woodrow
Wilson. In more recent times, the independent
candidate Ross Perot won almost 20 percent of
the popular vote in 1992.
And even though the two parties tend to get all
the attention, there are dozens of third-party and
independent candidates who run for president
every cycle, though collectively they generally
get only a small sliver of the overall vote. Here is
a list of the candidates who ran in 2012.

Both Donald Trump , the current front-runner in
national Republican primary polls, and Michael
Bloomberg , the former New York City mayor,
have suggested they would consider running as
third-party candidates in 2016 under certain
circumstances.
Would our democracy be stronger if we added a
third party and joined the long list of countries
with a multiparty system? Mo Elleithee, the
former communications director of the
Democratic National Committee, answered this
question for Room for Debate:
But, Micah L. Sifry, the executive director of Civic
Hall, writes :
Question for Students: What do you think? Does
our traditional two-party system serve us best?
Why or why not?
5. Is there a better way to choose presidential
candidates than the current primary and caucus
system?
The current nominating process, which grants
Iowa and New Hampshire the gift of always

going first, means that voters in those states
have more power to decide who the presidential
candidates will be than everyone else in the
other 48 states. It also means that issues
particular to those states, like ethanol subsidies
(important to Iowa corn farmers), have outsize
importance during the campaign.
Mr. Leonhardt wrote in 2011:
Other states have tried to leapfrog to the front of
the pack, only to be scolded by national party
organizations trying to maintain order and
predictability in the process. But, that doesn’t
mean there aren’t serious proposals to change
the system. Mr. Leonhardt continues:
Even Reince Priebus, chairman of the
Republican National Committee, has suggested
that the first-in-the-nation status could be up for
grabs after 2016.
Question for Students: Are there better ways to
choose our presidential candidates? NPR offers
six alternatives. Do you recommend keeping the
status quo or shaking up the system? Why?

Student Activities
1. Jigsaw Learning: Divide students into small
groups, and assign each group one of the five
questions above to read and investigate using
the linked resources. Groups can discuss the
critical thinking questions embedded in each
section and have each student individually write
a response.
Next, you can have students report back to their
jigsaw group (a new group formed with at least
one member from each of the original groups) to
share what they learned. Alternatively, the
original small groups can report back to the rest
of the class.
2. Research Candidates and Hold a Mock
Caucus: Using this Times interactive , students
can research the different candidates vying for
the party nominations to find out where they
stand on the issues.
Then, the class can simulate a caucus, where
students discuss their favorite candidates and
what they like about them. Finally, students can

walk around the classroom to form groups based
on the candidates they like most (similar to the
Iowa Democratic caucus) or they can use a
secret ballot to vote (similar to the Iowa
Republican caucus).
3. Investigate Alternatives to the Nominating
Process and Hold a Debate: Today’s system of
primaries and caucuses is much more
democratic than the old nominating system
controlled by party bosses. Still, is there a better
way to choose our presidential candidates?
Working individually or in pairs, students can
research alternatives to the current system ,
including a national primary and a rotating
regional primary — or letting a large, diverse
state like California go first.
Then the class can hold a discussion or debate
about which alternative system would work best,
or if we should stick with the status quo.
Afterward, students can write an argumentative
essay advocating one of the proposals.
4. Make Your Voice Matter: Whether you are of

voting age or not, you should speak up about
what you believe. All students can share their
opinion with the public about which candidates
they support most on our Student Opinion
question.
And if you are 18, or even 17, in some cases ,
you can vote in your state’s primary or caucus.
The privilege and responsibility of living in a
democracy is to be civically engaged and make
sure your vote counts. If you are eligible, and
haven’t done so already, be sure to register to
vote.
(And in case you’re interested in arguments
about lowering the voting age , you might read
what winners of a Learning Network/Room for
Debate challenge in 2012 said about what would
change if younger people could vote.)
Additional Resources
Find all Learning Network resources about the
2016 presidential race here , tagged “Election
2016”
C-Span Classroom | Lesson Idea: Primaries and

Caucuses
Vote Smart | Government 101: United States
Presidential Primary
PBS | Primaries and Caucuses: How Do Parties
Choose a Candidate?
iCivics | The Electoral Process
2016-01-27 20:16:37 By Michael Gonchar
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Russians want to talk to OPEC
about output, pipeline chief says
By
Reuters
Published:
20:16 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:16 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Jack Stubbs and Katya Golubkova

MOSCOW, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Russian officials
have decided
they should talk to Saudi Arabia and other OPEC
countries about
output cuts to bolster oil prices, the head of
Russia's pipeline
monopoly said on Wednesday, remarks that
helped spur a sharp
rise in world prices.
Oil futures surged more than 5 percent after the
comments by
Nikolai Tokarev, head of oil pipeline monopoly
Transneft, which
gave the strongest hint yet of possible
cooperation between the
top non-OPEC oil producer and the cartel to try
to reverse a
record glut.

Brent crude rose by over $2 to $32.95 a barrel,
after a session low of $30.83. It was also
boosted by U. S.
demand following a blizzard.
But there was still a long journey from starting
discussions
to actual cuts by Russian oil producers, with
many of them
saying reducing output was technically very
difficult and could
lead to Russia losing market share to its
competitors.
Tokarev said oil executives and government
officials meeting
in Moscow on Tuesday had reached the
conclusion that talks with
OPEC were needed to shore up the oil price.
"At the meeting there was discussion in

particular about the
oil price and what steps we should take
collectively to change
the situation for the better, including negotiations
within the
framework of OPEC as a whole, and bilaterally,"
Russian news
agencies quoted Tokarev as saying.
"The main initiative is being shown by, of course,
our Saudi
partners. They are the main negotiators. That
means that they
are the ones we need to discuss this with first of
all. "
He said output cuts would be on the agenda for
talks with
OPEC countries: "Yes, that is one of the levers
or mechanisms

that would allow us to in some way balance the
oil price. "
An energy ministry representative confirmed to
Reuters that
possible coordination with OPEC had been
discussed at the
meeting, which the ministry hosted.
"The meeting participants discussed the
possibility of
coordination of actions with OPEC members
amid unfavourable
market conditions on the global oil market," the
Energy Ministry
official said.
LOW PRICES PRESSURE
Oil prices have fallen from around $115 in the
middle of
2014, causing problems for Russia's cash-

strapped budget and
pushing the Russian economy into recession.
Some members of the
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Countries want
coordinated output cuts to push up the price,
and they have been
pressing Russia to play its part.
If discussions with OPEC begin in earnest, that
would be a
major reversal in Russia's stance. Russian
production reached a
new post-Soviet high in December of 10.80
million barrels per
day. That puts it on par with Saudi Arabia,
OPEC's biggest
producer, which also pumps more than 10
million bpd.

OPEC, which collectively accounts for a third of
global
output, failed to agree any cuts at a meeting last
month, with
the Saudis apparently determined to maintain
their market share
and drive out high-cost producers in the United
States.
Iran, previously kept from international markets
by
sanctions lifted this month, is also planning to
increase its
production rapidly into a world that produces 1.5
million
barrels per day more than it consumes and has
been running out
of capacity to store it cheaply.
So far, within OPEC, only Algeria and Venezuela
have clearly

expressed support for a production cut.
However, Iraq, OPEC's second biggest producer
after Saudi
Arabia, also showed signs on Wednesday of
softening its stance.
Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari told Reuters in
an interview
that Baghdad was ready to take part in an
extraordinary OPEC
meeting and even reduce its oil output if all
OPEC members and
non-OPEC producers agree.
"It's interesting to see how the positions from
both Russia
and Iraq seem to be softening slightly - but I
don't think it
means a thing because the Saudis continue to
say that they will

only take action with collaboration from Russia,
Iraq and Iran,"
said Societe Generale oil analyst Michael Wittner
in New York.
INDUSTRY RELUCTANT
Considerable obstacles remain to cutting
Russian production.
Speaking to Reuters before the meeting at the
energy ministry
took place, two senior officials said no
groundwork had been
laid for cooperating with OPEC on output.
"There are not any measures on possibly cutting
production
being discussed now," said one of the officials,
who spoke on
condition of anonymity.
Another official, who spoke on condition of

anonymity
because of the sensitivity of the matter, echoed
that. "It is
impossible to coordinate the process and stop
production in
Russia," the second source said.
A manager at a top-four Russian energy firm
said coordinated
cuts would not be welcomed by an industry that
was fighting the
possibility of declining production because of a
rising tax
burden and ageing fields.
"Russia has too much risk of seeing a natural
decline
anyway, without any agreed special steps," the
manager said,
playing down the possibility of agreed action.

Another oil
company source said: "We've heard nothing of
any specific
actions. "
Helima Croft, Global Head of Commodity
Strategy at RBC
Capital Markets sounded a sceptical note.
"Ultimately, if we want to see cuts, we have to
see this
driven by (President Vladimir) Putin. Or even
(Rosneft boss)
Igor Sechin, who is close to the inner circle. But,
he's been
publicly emphatic that there will be no cuts. "
"Last year, the Saudis kept saying publicly and
privately
that they had asked the Russians to cut
production in the run up

to the November meeting. They decided they
had no way to balance
this on their own because Russia would just take
their market
share," Croft said.
Mikhail Leontyev, spokesman for Rosneft,
Russia's biggest
producer, said "he saw no grounds" to comment
on the
Energy Ministry's statement. Gazprom Neft,
Russia's
fastest growing oil company by volume, declined
to comment.
A spokesman for Lukoil, Russia's No.2 oil
producer
whose vice-president said earlier this week that
Moscow should
start talking to OPEC, declined to comment.

A spokeswoman for Deputy Prime Minister
Arkady Dvorkovich,
in charge of the energy sector, also declined to
comment.
Russia holds regular discussions with various
countries,
including oil-producing ones, on the situation on
oil markets
but there are no plans as of now for coordinated
actions, the
Kremlin's spokesman said on Wednesday.
(Additional reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin,
Margarita
Papchenkova and Denis Pinchuk in Moscow,
Jessica Resnick-Aultand
in New York; Writing by Jack Stubbs, Christian
Lowe and Katya
Golubkova; Editing by Peter Graff)
2016-01-27 20:16:00 Reuters

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“One Good Life” author Jill Nystul
shares her story of
overcoming addiction
Jill Nystul is known to
many as a queen bee in
the blogging world. Her
success began when she
started her blog titled
One Good Thing by Jillee. She posts one helpful
hint each day, ranging from cleaning your
refrigerator to organizing your closet. What many
people don't know is that Jill was addicted to
alcohol at one point in her life and has since
worked very hard to overcome that. She shares
her journey of hitting rock bottom, going to
rehab and emerging from her alcohol
dependence in her book "One Good Life: My
Tips, My Wisdom, My Story". If you are looking
for an inspiring read that will instantly make you
want to follow your own passion, this is it! You
can follow Jill's blog here.
2016-01-27 20:13:03 Brittany Graham

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Pregnancy cravings? Anne
Hathaway bites into chocolate
cupcake
Yum! Anne Hathaway
was spotted biting into a
chocolate cupcake after
visiting a Los Angeles
café on Tuesday
Baby bump: The 33-year-old wore a radiant and
chic almost knee-length white coat while visiting
the cafe with her 34-year-old husband
Reaching in: The mom-to-be looked comfortable
in her dark blue jeans and black flats
Delicious? The Oscar winner decided to treat
herself with a chocolate cupcake
Distracted? The pair, who have been married for
three years, kept a low-profile after visiting the
cafe
Official announcement: The gorgeous actress

confirmed her baby news to her combined 5.1M
followers on January 3 in Hawaii
Return to the screen: The Interstellar star will
next reprise her role as Mirana of Marmoreal
aka the White Queen in the psychedelic sequel
Alice Through the Looking Glass
2016-01-27 20:13:00 Brenton Garen At Dailymail.com
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LATAM Airlines offers refunds to
pregnant travelers to Zika-hit
region
By
Reuters
Published:
20:11 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:11 GMT, 27 January 2016
SANTIAGO, Jan 27 (Reuters) - LATAM Airlines

will offer
refunds or the option of itinerary changes to
pregnant women
planning on traveling to Latin American and
Caribbean countries
impacted by the Zika virus, the company said on
Wednesday.
Flight reservations have not been affected so far
by worries
about Zika, a spokeswoman for the airline said.
But hotels and
cruise operators who serve the region have said
they are seeing
growing concerns from travelers.
An outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus, linked
to brain
damage in thousands of babies in Brazil, is likely
to spread to

all countries in the Americas except for Canada
and Chile, the
World Health Organization (WHO) said this
week.
Chile-based LATAM Airlines , Latin America's
largest carrier, said it would offer refunds or the
opportunity
to change destination to medically-certified
pregnant women and
their traveling companions with international
flights booked to
Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and other affected
Latin American and
Caribbean countries.
"For pregnant passengers that have already
initiated their
trips to the aforementioned destinations, they
can return early,

subject to seat availability, at no extra charge,"
the airline
said in a statement.
U. S. airline United Airlines also said this week it
was allowing customers with reserved tickets for
travel to
impacted regions to postpone their trips or
obtain refunds with
no penalty.
LATAM Airlines, a group formed by Chile's LAN
and Brazil's
TAM, had not yet seen an impact on
reservations due to concerns
about the outbreak, a spokeswoman for the
company said on
Wednesday.
Avianca, the region's second biggest airline, and
smaller

Brazilian carrier Gol made similar comments on
Tuesday.
However, the outbreak presents another
potential headache
for LATAM, which is already struggling with
currency
fluctuations, labor disputes and a fast declining
Brazilian
economy. The company is expected to post a
net annual loss for
the third year in a row when it reports 2015
results in March,
according to Thomson Reuters estimates.
(Reporting by Anthony Esposito, Rosalba
O'Brien and Felipe
Iturrieta; Editing by Frances Kerry)
2016-01-27 20:11:00 Reuters

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Utah pro skier talks about
tumbling 1,000 feet down
Alaskan mountain
Utah native and pro skier
Angel Collinson is now
explaining what it was
like tumbling more than
1,000 feet down a
mountain in Alaska last spring.
Collinson told Fox News Wednesday she had
two sprained fingers and some bruising but
those were the only injuries she got in the fall.
She said she tried to stop herself but know she
had too much momentum so she protected her
head with her arms until it was over.
Teton Gravity Research posted the video on
YouTube and said Collinson was skiing in a dark
couloir in Alaska when the snow suddenly took a
turn for the worse, flipped her onto her back and
straight into a steep, massive tumble.
2016-01-27 20:10:38 Ashton Edwards

383
Court upholds jail terms for 5
Egypt activists
Members of the Egyptian
police special forces
stand guard on Cairo's
landmark Tahrir Square
on January 25, 2016, as
the country marks the
fifth anniversary of the 2011 uprising ©Mohamed
El-Shahed (AFP/File)
2016-01-27 20:10:00 Afp
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Eli rooting for Peyton, perhaps to
'go out on top'
Eli Manning isn't giving
anything away regarding
his big brother's plans.
But like many others, the
Giants quarterback will
watch Super Bowl 50 with the understanding that

it could be the last time we see Peyton Manning
in an NFL game.
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"He has not said anything to me about it," Eli
Manning said on a conference call Wednesday.
"But I think I kind of may think like everybody
else, where you see this as possibly being the
last game. I don't know if he knows himself or if
he's thought about it. But when you get to Year
19 and you deal with some injuries and things
going on... it would be a good way to go out.
"I don't know if it is, but because of that
possibility, I hope he can win this game. And if
he decides to hang it up, he can go out on top. "
Eli has won the Super Bowl twice with the New
York Giants. Peyton has won just once, as a
member of the Indianapolis Colts , and lost two
of them. But Eli insisted that topic doesn't come
up between the brothers in conversation.
"There's no bragging rights, because we both
know that it's a team effort and about everything
going the right way," said Eli, who will attend
Super Bowl 50 with his family. "One player can't
control the outcome of a whole season or a

certain game because of other circumstances.
So I've never mentioned that, or we've never
compared who has more rings. Never been a
discussion or come up in any way. "
To that end, Eli feels strongly that his big
brother's place in NFL history doesn't ride on
whether the Denver Broncos beat the Carolina
Panthers in Super Bowl 50.
"Peyton and his impact on the game of football
will not be determined and based off this one
game," Eli said. "He's kind of, in a lot of ways,
changed the game -- with the no-huddle offense
they had in Indianapolis for so long, and all he
does at the line of scrimmage. He was the
starter of doing all that. Five MVPs and Super
Bowl appearances, won a lot of football games,
played at a high level for a long, long time.
"I hope he can win, but his impact has already
been made and his legacy, I don't think it should
be affected by this one game. "
Eli acknowledged that this has been a tough
season for his brother, who missed six games

with a foot injury and had to back up Brock
Osweiler upon his return.
"I know this has been an interesting year for him,
just with a new coach, a new offense and trying
to learn that, dealing with an injury," Eli said.
"Having to sit out for seven weeks, never gone
through that before. Coming back as a backup,
never done that before. So I'm proud of him and
the way he's handled everything.
"He didn't know how this season was going to
play out or if he was going to play again this
season. But he got the opportunity against the
Chargers, led them to a win and has played well.
Proud of the way he's handled all that. "
2016-01-27 20:08:33 Dan Graziano ESPN Staff Writer
385
Oosthuizen, Larrazabal set the
pace in Qatar
By
Reuters

Published:
20:08 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:08 GMT, 27 January 2016
Jan 27 (Reuters) - South African Louis
Oosthuizen shot a first-round seven-under-par
65 in windy conditions at the Qatar Open on
Wednesday to share the lead with Spain's Pablo
Larrazabal.
Former British Open champion Oosthuizen
made seven birdies at Doha Golf Club to make
an excellent start in his bid to win his first
tournament of 2016, a feat he has achieved in
four of the last five years.
"I like windy conditions," Oosthuizen told the
European Tour website. "If it gets really strong,
then it gets difficult.
"There are a lot of cross-wind shots, where
you're not sure if it's in or a little down, so you
need to have that wind map out and handy. "

Former Ryder Cup player Nicolas Colsaerts of
Belgium was among a group of players one shot
further back.
Defending champion Branden Grace of South
Africa and 2014 Qatar winner Sergio Garcia
carded opening rounds of 70. (Reporting by Ed
Osmond; editing by Toby Davis)
2016-01-27 20:08:00 Reuters
386
a son
Dad with four daughters FAINTS
after discovering he's having a
girl
Making the cut: A new
video shows father of
four girls Julio Pena
(right), 38, cutting into a
cake revealing that he is
about to be the father of
Big news: As Julio cuts into the cake revealing a
blue sponge, his wife Kari (left) and the rest of

those in the room erupt into screams
Proud father: Julio takes a moment for the reality
of the situation to hit him before he also cries out
in joy
Down he goes: Overcome with emotion, Julio
collapses to the floor in a heap next to his wife
Stepping in: Others in the room pull away the
table and rush to Julio's aid, but it's soon
revealed with the smiles of his loved ones, that
he's okay
2016-01-27 20:07:00 Valerie Siebert For Dailymail.com
387
Fox secures rights to broadcast
Copa America Centenario
By
Associated Press
Published:
20:06 GMT, 27 January 2016

| Updated:
20:06 GMT, 27 January 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — Fox has secured the rights
to broadcast this year's Copa America
Centenario, when stars such as Lionel Messi
and Neymar could play in the United States.
The network said Wednesday that all 32
matches will be televised on Fox, FS1 or FS2.
The tournament takes place at 10 U. S. venues
from June 3-26.
The special 16-team event marks the 100th
anniversary of the first Copa America, South
America's national-team championship. It's being
held outside South America for the first time. The
field includes 10 teams from South America and
six from the CONCACAF region.
The U. S., Argentina, Brazil and Mexico are
seeded. The draw will be held Feb. 21.
The Americans play in the opener at Santa
Clara, California. The final is at East Rutherford,
New Jersey.

2016-01-27 20:06:00 Associated Press
388
Despite push from Christie,
Atlantic City still in trouble
This July 11, 2014 aerial
photo shows the Atlantic
City N. J. beachfront with
many of its Boardwalk
casinos. On Tuesday
Jan. 26, 2016, Christie, a
Republican presidential candidate, along with the
state senate president and Atlantic City mayor,
unveiled a state takeover of Atlantic City's
finances and decision-making power to help
rescue it from a financial morass. (AP
Photo/Wayne Parry)
FILE -This Sept. 8, 2014 file photo shows New
Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney, left
and Gov. Christie at a news conference in
Atlantic City N. J. on ways to help the struggling
gambling resort. On Tuesday Jan. 26, 2016,
Christie, a Republican presidential candidate,

and Sweeney, a likely Democratic candidate for
governor next year, unveiled a state takeover of
Atlantic City's finances and decision-making
power to help rescue it from a financial morass.
(AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)
2016-01-27 20:06:00 Associated Press
389
Cable-industry disruptor is back
with new Internet service
By
Associated Press
Published:
20:06 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
20:06 GMT, 27 January 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — Cable's pricey Internet
packages may get some competition from the
founder of Aereo, whose first attempt to shake
up the cable industry was quashed by the

Supreme Court.
Starry will be a wireless service that, unlike
cellphones, promises to be speedier than cable
and designed for single locations such as homes
and small businesses. The service is expected to
launch in Boston this summer, with plans to
expand to other U. S. cities and even
internationally, though no time frame was given.
In announcing the project in New York on
Wednesday, its founder, Chet Kanojia, decried
the lack of competition in U. S. broadband.
The U. S. government has been calling for more
competition in Internet service. At the speed
level it defines as "broadband," only about onethird
of homes have a choice of Internet
providers. The majority of American homes get
their Internet from a cable company.
But it's not yet clear whether people will actually
save money with Starry. Although Kanojia
wouldn't say how much the service will cost, he
suggested that his company is targeting a price
of less than $80 a month for speeds faster than

similarly priced cable offerings. Starry says its
network is capable of speeds of up to 1 gigabit
for downloads and uploads, which is comparable
to newer deployments such as Google Fiber,
and much faster than most cable customers get.
Comcast, the cable company in Boston, currently
offers Internet service there for as low as $35 a
month, but that rises to about $70 in two years.
And as speeds go up, prices rise. In addition,
many people spend far more than that, because
the cable company pushes you to add TV and
phone service, too.
Comcast declined comment.
Starry will be a kind of fixed wireless, an Internet
service that works well in some rural, flat areas.
Kanojia says this technology is cheaper, per
home, to build out than wired Internet. The
company is adapting it to city life by using
different kinds of spectrum, or airwaves, that it
says haven't been used like this commercially
before. Cellphone companies are paying billions
of dollars for spectrum, but Starry says the
airwaves it's using, called millimeter waves, is

cheaper and available to lease and won't have
problems with congestion the way cellphone
networks do.
"It's a good theory. I'm sure it works in the lab,
but when you get out in the real world, all sorts
of crazy things that nobody thinks of happen
when you get out there," Feld said.
For example, Starry is putting antennas on top of
buildings to beam the signal. Feld said wind
gusts on top of buildings could knock antennas
out of alignment.
Kanojia says customers can install Starry
themselves. It requires a small window unit and
a router inside the home. That router, called
Starry Station, will be available in March and
retail for $350, though it's possible the company
will include it with service commitments. It'll be
required for Starry Internet service, but as a
fancy router, it can be used with any Internet
service.
Aereo, Kanojia's previous startup, sought to offer
over-the-air television channels through the

Internet for a lower monthly fee than cable.
Broadcasters successfully sued on copyright
grounds, as Aereo wasn't paying broadcasters
as cable companies typically do. Kanojia said
that he does not expect legal problems with
Starry.
2016-01-27 20:06:00 Associated Press
390
Iraqi security forces say ISIS
assault thwarted -.com
(CNN) Iraqi security
forces said Wednesday
they thwarted an attempt
by ISIS militants to
infiltrate a residential
compound near a strategic air base in western
Anbar province.
Col. Mohammed Ibrahim, spokesman for Iraq's
Joint Operations Command, told CNN that the
assault early Wednesday in the town of Al-
Baghdadi involved suicide bombers and that the
militants were killed.

Ibrahim would not say how many members of
the Iraqi security forces were killed but confirmed
the town's police chief, Lt. Col. Mashkoor al-
Gighaifi, was among the casualties.
Ibrahim said Iraqi forces were in control.
Ayn al-Assad Air Base is about 15 kilometers (9
miles) south of Al-Baghdadi.
A year ago, ISIS took full control of Al-Baghdadi,
west of Ramadi, bringing the militants within a
few miles of the base housing U. S. military
personnel. Iraqi troops later retook the town.
In a statement posted by ISIS supporters,
militants claimed responsibility for the dawn
assault involving six suicide bombers, who blew
themselves up after hours of clashes with Iraqi
forces.
The militants said numerous "apostates" were
killed, including Al-Baghdadi's police chief.
ISIS started as an al Qaeda splinter group. The
terror group now controls a territory roughly the
size of Connecticut, stretching from northern

Syria into central Iraq.
Meanwhile, in Syria, Russian airstrikes have
killed at least 471 civilians so far this month,
including 127 children and 56 women, the
Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human
Rights said Wednesday.
In addition, the pro-opposition group said it has
documented the deaths of 211 civilians this
month, including 30 children and 20 women, by
bombardments by Syrian President Bashar al-
Assad's air force.
CNN has not been able to confirm the deaths
reported by the group independently.
When Moscow began strikes in Syria in late
September, Russian officials said they were
coordinating with Assad, a close ally, and
targeting ISIS and other terrorists. Russia has
repeatedly denied targeting civilians.
Updated 2005 GMT (0405 HKT) Janu Hamdi Alkhshali
and Ray Sanchez, CNN

391
Disabled child's family 'mad
angry' over Tories' bedroom tax
appeal
The grandfather of a
severely disabled
teenager has challenged
David Cameron to
explain why the
government is appealing
against a judge’s ruling that the bedroom tax
violated his family’s human rights.
Paul Rutherford, from Pembrokeshire, said he
was “mad angry” at the government’s response
after the lord chief justice, Lord Thomas, and two
other court of appeal judges declared that the
bedroom tax had not been justified in the family’s
case.
Rutherford said he was initially “happy, over the
moon, delighted” by the ruling, after a two-year
legal fight, but dismayed after the Department of
Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed it would
appeal the ruling at the supreme court.

“It was a relief from all the stress,” he said,
speaking from his home in Wales. “But I’m mad
angry because they’re appealing. I would like
David Cameron or Iain Duncan Smith to explain
why they are spending taxpayers money on an
appeal? Why are they doing this to me and other
families?”
Judges ruled that in two cases – those of Paul
and Sue Rutherford, grandparents of Warren,
who needs overnight care in a specially adapted
room; and A, a victim of extreme domestic
violence – the policy amounted to unlawful
discrimination. In both cases the claimants faced
a cut in housing benefit because they were said
to be “under-occupying” the additional rooms
classified as spare.
Labour has called for the bedroom tax to be
abolished.
Rutherford, who has serious health problems
himself, said: “It was never our intention to go
this far. But we need the security of knowing
we’re safe in the house, that Warren can be
properly looked after and that nothing can

interfere with that. A lot of people who are caring
for children are affected.”
Lawyers in the case welcomed the ruling and
called on the government to change the rules on
the bedroom tax to protect women who need
sanctuary schemes and to give disabled children
the same rights as disabled adults.
Mike Spencer, the solicitor for the Rutherfords,
said it could affect thousands of disabled
children. “It is absurd that children like Warren
might have to go into residential care at vast cost
to the taxpayer because their families cannot
pay for housing they need,” he said.
The stress of the case has taken its toll on the
Rutherfords who have health problems
themselves, he said, and called on the
government not to put them through another
court case. “Caring for Warren is a 24-hour job
that is physically as well as emotionally
demanding,” he said. “The Rutherfords are very
passionate about caring for Warren and about
other disabled children which is why they went to
court twice. The government [has] fought them

through the courts for not very convincing
reasons. Instead of putting the family through
the ordeal of another appeal, the government
should amend the regulations to protect severely
disabled children.”
Rebekah Carrier, the solicitor acting for A, said:
“These changes to housing benefit have had a
catastrophic impact upon vulnerable people
across the country.”
The DWP argued that extra funding given to
local authorities would ensure that the rental
shortfall, taken away by the bedroom tax, would
be covered for vulnerable individuals. However,
Rutherford said he has no way of ensuring that
the council would continue to pay the shortfall.
He has to apply for the money every year. He is
still unsure of where the ruling leaves the family,
he said.
The DWP said it would appeal to the supreme
court against the ruling, meaning there will be no
immediate changes to policy. It said the high
court had previously ruled the policy did not
discriminate against the claimants.

A DWP spokesman said: “We know there will be
people who need extra support. That is why we
are giving local authorities over £870m in extra
funding over the next five years to help ensure
people in difficult situations like these don’t lose
out.”
However, Wednesday’s ruling is expected to put
additional pressure on the government over the
tax. A DWP evaluation of the policy , published
last month, found it was not achieving its
intended purpose of freeing up larger houses for
families.
The shadow work and pensions secretary, Owen
Smith, said: “This victory in the court of appeal is
a massive blow to the Tories’ bedroom tax.
Labour has long argued that the bedroom tax is
deeply unfair and discriminatory, which is why
we have campaigned so hard against it. Surely
the time has now come for the Tories to discover
a conscience, listen to the courts as well as the
public and scrap the hated bedroom tax.”
Warren, who is 15, has a rare genetic disorder
that means he is unable to walk, talk or feed

himself and is doubly incontinent. The family
lives in a three-bedroom bungalow adapted for
his care, with the couple in one room, Warren in
another and a third needed for carers who stay
overnight and to store equipment.
His grandparents launched a judicial review over
the regulations, which allow an additional
bedroom if the claimant or their partner need
overnight care but which make no provision for
children who need an overnight carer.
Lord Thomas said the first question for the court
was “whether the secretary of state was able to
show that there was objective and reasonable
justification for that discrimination which was not
manifestly without reasonable foundation”.
In A’s case the secretary of state had argued
that A and those in her position were receiving
and would receive DHPs (Discretionary Housing
Payments) that meant they always had the full
amount that would otherwise have been payable
as housing benefit. In the Rutherford case it was
contended, said Lord Thomas, that there was
“proper justification for treating the

accommodation needed for carers of disabled
adults and disabled children differently and in
any event DHPs would be made in all
appropriate cases”, as had happened in
Warren’s case.
Judges heard that A’s former partner has raped,
assaulted and threatened to kill her. But her
“panic room” was regarded as a spare room
under the regulations and A was said to be
“under-occupying” her home. She faced losing
£11.65 a week from her benefits.
During prime minister’s questions, Mr Cameron
said that “our fundamental position is that it’s
unfair to subsidise spare rooms in the social
sector if you don’t subsidise them in the private
sector … That is a basic issue of fairness”.
2016-01-27 20:05:36 Karen McVeigh Patrick Butler
392
Libya asks to be labelled top
health emergency by WHO
Libyan army soliders and citizens gather outside
Benghazi's Al-Jalal hospital as wounded victims

from clashes between
Libyan Special Forces
and Ansar al-Sharia
militiamen are rushed in
to be treated on
November 25, 2013
©Abdullah Doma (AFP/File)
2016-01-27 20:05:00 Afp
393
Kondo is back with more tidying
advice in 'Spark Joy'
This image released by
Ten Speed Press shows
Marie Kondo, author of
the international bestseller,
"The Life-
Changing Magic of
Tidying Up," and her latest book, "Spark Joy: an
Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing
and Tidying Up. " (Natsuno Ichigo/Ten Speed
Press via AP)
This image released by Ten Speed Press shows

linen items neatly folded in a drawer. Marie
Kondo, the author of the international best-seller,
"The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,"
became famous for advising readers to
transform their lives by sifting through all their
belongings, one by one, embracing those that
"spark joy" and bidding a fond but hasty farewell
to the rest. Her new book, "Spark Joy: an
Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing
and Tidying Up," provides illustrations and more
detail. (Natsuno Ichigo/Ten Speed Press via AP)
This book cover image released by Ten Speed
Press shows, "Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master
Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up,"
by Marie Kondo. Kondo, the author of the
international best-seller, "The Life-Changing
Magic of Tidying Up," became famous for
advising readers to transform their lives by sifting
through all their belongings, one by one,
embracing those that "spark joy" and bidding a
fond but hasty farewell to the rest. Her new
book, "Spark Joy: an Illustrated Master Class on
the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up," provides
illustrations and more detail. (Ten Speed Press

via AP)
2016-01-27 20:04:00 Associated Press
394
Losses, regrets and questions at
companies Trump endorsed
FILE - In this May 23,
2005 file photo, Donald
Trump, left, listens as
Michael Sexton,
president and co-founder
of the business
education company, introduces him to announce
the establishment of Trump University at a press
conference in New York. Long before Trump¿s
seductive mix of optimism and hyperbole proved
a success on the campaign trail, it exerted a
powerful tug on middle class folks involved in
three companies he promoted as way for them
to build wealth. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
2016-01-27 20:04:00 Associated Press

395
Religion news in brief
Pope Francis and Iranian
President Hassan
Rouhani, left, share a
laugh during their private
audience at the
Vatican,Tuesday, Jan.
26, 2016. Iran¿s president has paid a call on
Pope Francis at the Vatican during a European
visit aimed at positioning Tehran as a potential
top player in efforts to resolve Middle East
conflicts, including Syria¿s civil war. (AP
Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)
2016-01-27 20:03:00 Associated Press
396
U. S. may ban travel to North
Korea after arrest of UVA student
U. S. officials are believed to be considering a
travel ban to North Korea amid fears that Kim
Jong-un's regime may try and use tourists such
as Otto Wamrbier, 21 (right), as political capital

Mr Warmbier was
arrested in North Korea
on January 2 after going
to the country as part of
a tour group and has
now been accused of
crimes against the state
News of Mr Warmbier's arrest broke as UN
diplomats were considering fresh sanctions
against North Korea after state officials claimed
to have carried out a successful nuclear test
While travel to North Korea has long been
discouraged by the State Department, it is still
legal and a few thousand Americas travel there
via Beijing each year (pictured)
Getting American prisoners back from North
Korea usually requires high-ranking officials to
go there in person, hampering attempts to
isolate the nation and handing a political victory
to Kim's regime
2016-01-27 20:03:00 Associated Press Chris Pleasance
For Dailymail.com

397
Sunderland seal £6million deal for
Lorient defender Lamine Kone
Lorient defender Lamine
Kone (right) has signed
for Premier League
strugglers Sunderland
The Ivorian completed a
deal that will see him remain at Stadium of Light
until end of the 2020 season
Boss Sam Allardyce told club's official website:
'Strengthening our defensive options was a
priority for us.'
Kone (right) is a full Ivory Coast international
despite representing France at youth level
2016-01-27 20:01:00 Simon Jones for MailOnline
398
Thompson Jr. crashes G'town
presser to rip refs
Back in his day as the head coach at

Georgetown , John
Thompson Jr. was never
shy with his opinions,
solicited or otherwise.
Age has not exactly
softened his views.
Thompson, once
memorably ejected after
earning three technical fouls during a Syracuse
game, interrupted his son's news conference
following the Hoyas' comeback win against
Creighton , to weigh in on the game's officiating.
"Last two games have been terrible,'' he said,
according to CasualHoya.com. "You can tell the
f---ing commissioner and everybody else in the
Big East I said that.''
Against the Bluejays, the Hoyas were whistled
for 27 fouls to Creighton's 21. A game earlier,
Georgetown topped UConn in personal fouls,
27-13.
John Thompson III, still employed and thereby in
need of a bit more diplomacy than the man he

calls Pops, said of the officiating against
Creighton, "During the course of the game we
have to adjust to the officiating. You have to
adjust to how they're calling the game.
Sometimes it's more difficult than others to
adjust to how they're calling the game and
tonight was one of those nights, for one reason
or another, we couldn't quite adjust to how they
were calling the game, but our guys fought and
kept playing.''
Big East associate commissioner John Paquette
declined comment.
Thompson is a fixture at his son's news
conferences, usually leaning up against a back
wall of the interview room. Occasionally he pipes
in with a comment or two but rarely does it merit
a headline.
2016-01-27 20:00:20 Dana O'Neil ESPN Senior Writer
399
5 examples of possible 'backlash
against migration' in Europe -
.com

(CNN) Some voices
suggest Europe
welcomes newcomers
too easily, and enfolds
newcomers too readily in
its warm and lucrative embrace.
But for families escaping the war in Syria and
other places affected by war or poverty, the
obstacles can be numerous, the challenges
profuse and -- in some cases -- the
stigmatization painful.
Just this week, Denmark passed the "jewelry
bill," allowing authorities to seize cash and
valuables from asylum-seekers to ensure they
contribute to the welfare state.
"I think what we're seeing is kind of a backlash
against migration, in this context, because the
numbers are so high," said Leonard Doyle, a
spokesman for the Geneva-based International
Organization for Migration.
Last year, more than 1 million migrants crossed
into Europe through "irregular arrivals. " Some

governments welcomed them. Others, like
Hungary and Slovenia, greeted them with walls
or fences.
Sometimes asylum-seekers have been publicly
identified. In one English town, all their homes
had red doors. In Wales, they had to wear
wristbands to receive meals.
In addition, Doyle noted, anti-immigration parties
in various countries, including Germany, France
and the United Kingdom, have benefited from
fear over migration. That fear, he said, is serious
-- "and it is contagious. "
Here are some of the ways migrants have been
blocked, marked and thwarted in Europe:
This week, Danish lawmakers approved
legislation allowing authorities to confiscate cash
and valuables from asylum-seekers to help
cover their expenses. The new law allows the
seizure of valuables worth more than 10,000
Danish kroner (about $1,450).
Items of "special sentimental value" are
exempted, the Danish Ministry of Immigration,

Integration and Housing said. But immigrants
can be stripped of their watches, mobile phones
and computers.
The legislation appalled many people in
Denmark, which has a reputation for tolerance.
Amnesty International criticized the law, saying it
reflected a "dismal race to the bottom" by
European countries in response to the migrant
crisis. And the approval of the bill reportedly
prompted the Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei
to close his exhibition at the Faurschou
Foundation in Copenhagen.
If a country wants to tell people to "Keep Out,"
few ways of conveying that message can be
more blunt than building a wall
That's what Hungary and Slovenia have been
doing.
Hungary has been erecting a barbed-wire fence
along its border with Serbia. And Slovenia has
been putting up a razor-wire fence on its border
with Croatia.

Message sent. But French Foreign Minister
Laurent Fabius has accused those countries of
not respecting European values.
"Hungary is very severe," Fabius said. "Hungary
is part of Europe. Europe has some values and it
doesn't respect these values. Like this razor wire
barrier they built. "
Of course, there are ways a country can add
even more emphasis to the "Keep Out" message
-- and that is to add stiff penalties for crossing
the border.
Hungary has done that as well. As of September,
migrants who cross the country's border with
Serbia have risked not just deportation but three
years in a Hungarian prison.
Hungary's border with Serbia is a common
crossing point for people wanting to enter the
European Union in hopes of finding prosperity in
countries like Germany.
"We assume everyone is safe in Serbia," he
said, with a certain sarcasm, referring to the fact
that Serbia is at peace rather than at war.

It emerged recently that asylum-seekers in
Cardiff, Wales, were being required to wear
wristbands to show they were entitled to receive
meals.
Best of Davos: How #migration has changed the
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Following a public outcry, the company
contracted by the UK government to provide
accommodation to asylum-seekers dropped the
policy, which critics slammed as dehumanizing.
Some observers compared it to the requirement
in Nazi Germany that Jews wear yellow stars.
Clearsprings Ready Homes, which provided
accommodation services for newly arrived
asylum-seekers in a facility in Cardiff, said the
wristbands had been used since May.
In a press release, the company said it would
"look for an alternative way of managing the fair
provision of support. "
First Minister Carwyn Jones, who leads the

Welsh government, issued a statement before
Clearsprings announced the change, saying the
use of wristbands was "completely unacceptable
and goes against everything we stand for as a
nation. "
Also this month, the British government ordered
an urgent review of allegations that asylumseekers
in the northeastern English town of
Middlesbrough were being housed in homes with
the doors all painted red -- making some
residents the targets of abuse.
Numerous British newspapers said that this
practice, too -- perhaps unintentionally -- carried
disturbing echoes of policies in Germany before
World War II.
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But Doyle, of the International Organization for
Migration, dismissed the comparisons.
"I'm not aware of anyone being put into the gas
chamber over this, so let's keep our perspective

here," he said.
Still, British Immigration Minister James
Brokenshire said he was "deeply concerned"
after media reports that asylum seekers had
eggs and stones thrown at their houses because
their red doors gave away their immigration
status.
"If we find any evidence of discrimination against
asylum-seekers, it will be dealt with immediately,
as any such behavior will not be tolerated,"
Brokenshire said.
The company responsible for asylum-seeker
housing in the region, G4S, told CNN there was
"categorically no policy to house asylum seekers
behind red doors. "
A subcontractor working for G4S, Jomast, had
used red paint on all properties serviced by the
company.
Still, the subcontractor was going to repaint the
doors involved so that no color predominated,
the G4S statement said.
Updated 2204 GMT (0604 HKT) Janu Don Melvin, CNN

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Al-Jazeera takes Egypt to court
over arrests, seizures
The pan-Arab TV
network Al-Jazeera is
suing Egypt, saying the
closure of its business
and harassment of its
journalists there had
caused losses of more than $150 million, its
lawyers say
2016-01-27 19:55:00 Afp
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Report: After pressure, Bennett to
advance law cancelling core
curriculum for haredim
Following pressure from haredi party United
Torah Judaism, Education Minister Naftali
Bennett has reportedly agreed to draft and
advance a government bill that will abolish the
requirement for haredi boys schools to teach

core curriculum studies.
A spokesperson for
Bennett said however
that there was no
agreement yet to
advance a government
bill, but that the issue would be discussed within
the coalition before further steps are taken.
The current law conditioning the teaching of at
least 11 hours per week of English, math and
science to the size of the budget received by a
particular institution from the Education Ministry
was passed during the last government on the
insistence of Yesh Atid, although it was never
properly enforced.
The law was supposed to reduce the funding of
what are known as “exempt institutions” and
“Other Recognized but Unofficial” schools, which
the majority of male haredi pupils attend for their
elementary education, from 55 percent and 75
percent respectively to just 30 percent.
In practice these penalties were not enacted due

to legal problems that were raised and due to
the lack of teachers and inspectors for the haredi
schools to implement the new law.
UTJ nevertheless insisted in its coalition
agreement with the Likud party that the law be
repealed, owing to the possible future threat that
the law could be enforced.
Senior UTJ MK Moshe Gafni recently proposed
a private bill which would grant the Education
Minister the right to exempt any institution he
wished from the requirement to teach the core
curriculum subjects.
Bennett objected to this formulation, but
according to a report in the B’hadrei Haredim
news website, Gafni, along with Shas MK
Yaakov Margi who serves as chairman of the
Knesset Education Committee, came to an
agreement on Wednesday in which Gafni would
withdraw his bill and Bennett would draft a
government bill annulling the previous law.
Bennett’s office confirmed that Gafni had
withdrawn his bill but insisted that there is no

decision as yet to advance a government bill
abolishing the core curriculum requirements.
2016-01-27 19:55:00 JEREMY SHARON
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Seasoned veteran of Afghan war
picked for top command
This April 17, 2014,
photo, provided by the U.
S. Army, shows then-
Maj. Gen. John W.
Nicholson, Jr. speaking
to his senior leaders at
Fort Bragg, N. C. Officials say the Obama
administration has chosen Nicholson, a
seasoned veteran of the Afghanistan war, to
succeed Gen. John F. Campbell as the top
American commander in Kabul. (Sgt. Mikki L.
Sprenkle/U. S. Army via AP)
2016-01-27 19:54:00 Associated Press

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Gwyneth Paltrow and beau Brad
Falchuk enjoy dinner date in Paris
Dinner date: Gwyneth
Paltrow and her beau
Brad Falchuk enjoyed a
meal at Dome restaurant
in Paris on Sunday
evening
Good area: The couple were in Montparnasse.
located in the 14th arrondissement of the city
Laid back: Brad appeared to be going for a
casual look with his dark jacket and trousers
Tres belle! On Tuesday Gwyneth ensured she
remained the centre of attention at the Chanel
Haute Couture Spring Summer 2016 show as
part of Paris Fashion Week
In the City Of Love: The actress and her new
beau continued their whirlwind European trip
with a visit to the top of the Pompidou Centre,
posted on Instagram

On a high: The 43-year-old and her man spent
the weekend in Austria and Germany. She
posted a video clip of herself in a helicopter
flying near the Austrian Alps on Saturday
Side by side: The couple have been dating in
secret for years, according to sources
2016-01-27 19:54:00 Dailymail.com Reporter
404
David Cameron to enlist Juncker's
help in bid to keep EU talks on
track
David Cameron has
scrapped a visit to
Denmark and Sweden as
he tries to inject fresh
momentum into his EU
negotiations with
unscheduled talks with the European
commission president Jean-Claude Juncker in
Brussels.
As Whitehall fears the chances of a deal at the

European council in mid-February are slipping,
the prime minister will on Friday seek to
persuade Juncker to allay the concerns of some
of the smaller EU member states.
Downing Street is hoping that the renewed
momentum will ensure that Donald Tusk, the
European council president, is able to send out
his latest proposals on the UK’s EU reform
package next week to all EU leaders.
There are concerns in Whitehall that Tusk, who
is leading the negotiations, may feel there has
been insufficient progress in the talks among
“sherpas” – EU and UK officials – to allow him to
set out his latest thoughts in writing. Worries
have been expressed that some EU leaders are
saying there is not enough time for them to
prepare their own domestic audiences for the
changes before the summit on 18 and 19
February. A delay could mean that Tusk would
have to call a second special summit late in
February to reach a deal , allowing the prime
minister to hold the referendum in June.
Juncker, who has a seat on the council, has two

oles in the negotiation. As commission
president, he is guardian of the EU treaties and
will advise if proposed changes contravene EU
law. As one of the most senior figures in the EU
he can also lobby other EU leaders.
British sources say a proposal for an emergency
brake that would allow EU member states to
request that the number of EU migrants is
slowed down if public services face too much
pressure is “in the mix”. Whitehall sources
suggested earlier this month that this was being
seen in Downing Street as a “rabbit out of the
hat” that could trump the prime minister’s
proposed four-year ban on EU migrants claiming
in-work benefits. But Britain may struggle to
shape the proposal in a way that would allow the
prime minister to say he has a mechanism to
bring down EU migration.
The prime minister’s decision to make an
unscheduled visit to Brussels came as Carl Bildt,
the former Swedish prime minister, warned that
the EU would be a more dangerous place if the
UK voted to leave. Bildt told BBC Newsnight: “We
are living in a more dangerous world. That

means friends must stay together. If you
suddenly see a Europe that starts to fracture
with a significant country leaving, that is going to
be a weaker Europe – and in my opinion a more
dangerous Europe for everyone.”
2016-01-27 19:53:55 Nicholas Watt
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Survey: Majority of Israelis believe
Breaking the Silence is a political
organization
A slim majority of Israelis
believe the NGO
“Breaking the Silence” is
driven by political
interests that are not
related to the behavior of
the Israel Defense Forces in the Palestinian
Territories, according to a survey published this
week.
The survey found that among religious
respondents, 75% agreed with the assessment
that Breaking the Silence – which compiles

testimony from IDF soldiers about alleged
abuses they witnessed in their service – is at its
essence a political organization.
The survey was compiled by the Association of
Civil Military studies in Israel polled 500 Hebrew
speakers between the ages of 18-65.
The survey also found that only 1 in 5
respondents believe that the findings of Breaking
the Silence indicate that IDF soldiers don’t
believe that they have a sufficient place in the
IDF to turn to file complaints and only 9% said
they believe that the findings of BTS indicate that
the deployment of the IDF among the Palestinian
civilian population has corrupted the army’s
morality.
In addition, only 25% of respondents said they
believe the defense budget is too high, though
the percentage was related to the education
level of the people polled, with 34% of those with
above average educations saying the budget
should be cut, as opposed to only 17% of
respondents who have only a high school
education.

In addition, 40% of female respondents said the
budget should be increased, as opposed to 34%
of all respondents.
When asked about the rising prominence of
religious commanders in the army, 37% of
respondents said the phenomenon is positive for
the IDF and Israel’s security, while only 20% said
it is potentially dangerous to the IDF and the
state. The numbers were significantly different
among secular respondents, 25% of who said
the phenomenon is positive, and a third of whom
said it is negative.
The chairman of the Association of Civil Military
studies, Colonel (Res.) Reuven Gal said that the
results of the survey show how central the army
and defense issues are to Israelis, as opposed
to other countries in the western world, were at
least half of the respondents said they had no
opinion when asked questions relating to
security and military issues.
2016-01-27 19:52:00 BEN HARTMAN

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Olivia Palermo goes for bohemian
glamour in swishing black
ensemble
Trendy pair: Olivia
Palermo yet again
proved herself to be the
ultimate fashionista as
she attended the starstudded
Valentino
fashion show at Paris Haute Couture Fashion
Week on Wednesday
Stunner: The 29-year-old former reality star was
joined by her model husband Johannes Huebl
and the duo cut extremely stylish figures as they
went to absorb forthcoming trends
Chic: Olivia, who found fame on MTV reality
show The City in 2009, fused gothic glamour
with tribal chic in a black cape coat which
shielded her racy ensemble beneath
Gorgeous duo: The couple showed off their
sartorial prowess as they posed up a storm at

the show
Journey through time: Baroque style materials
and plush detailings, made the Valentino show
something of a fantasy epic where the clothes
could easily have been borrowed from period
dramas
Fashion through the ages: The duo were no
doubt impressed by the incredible fashions of
the show, which took the FROW on a journey
through time
Green goddess: The colour theme was mostly
muted aside from the gorgeous green gown
Gorgeous goddesses: Valentino appeared to
have drawn inspiration from the Medieval era
Dreamy: A model wearing a mostly see-through
billowing gown led the final lap
Big fat Greek wedding: Stunning cream bridal
gowns - inspired by Ancient Greece - featured in
the final segment
Incredible: Valentino was no doubt proud to

show off his incredible designs for the
forthcoming seasons as he plots out what the
fashion elite will be sporting in coming months
Snakey style: Each models head was wrapped
with a Medusa-style, snake headband before
their hair tumbled into elegant waves falling from
a centre parting
Firm friends: Proving her status as the fashion
industry's sweetheart, Olivia posed within the
event with the man of the hour, Italian fashion
designer Valentino
Royalty: Within the event she mingled alongside
the Princess of Venice, Clotilde Courau, who is
also an esteemed French actress
Ethereal: Valentino was no doubt proud to show
off his incredible designs for the forthcoming
seasons as he plots out what the fashion elite
will be sporting in coming months
Smouldering: Victoria's Secret angel Izabel
Goulart looked sensational in an ethereal,
floating style gown in a rich wine hue

Designer pals: Valentino was spied outside the
show with his co-designer Giancarlo Giammetti
who sported a similar ensemble to him
Feathers and beads: Mexican actress Adriana
Abascal sported a heavily adorned gown with
largely feathered shoulders, while she clutched a
red leather handbag studded with intricate
detailing
Interesting look: Billionaire newspaper baron
Alexander Lebedev's wife Elena Perminova
rocked a bizarre ensemble comprising of
sheaths of sheer nude material and heavily
feathered cuffs and neckline
Universal fashion looks: Russian writer Miroslava
Duma wore a funky fringed look as she headed
into the show, while 68-year-old American
actress Marisa Berenson looked ageless in a
stunning black dress with a metallic pashmina
Chic: Vogue Japan editor Anna Dello Russo
looked incredible in a cornflower blue gown
which was heavily adorned with flowers while
she let her long blonde locks flow free

2016-01-27 19:52:00 Ciara Farmer For Mailonline
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Ted Cruz will take center stage
after Trump storms out
Ted Cruz will be front
and center at Thursday
night's debate in Des
Moines, sponsored by
Fox News Channel,
because Donald Trump
pulled out and Fox won't leave an empty podium
for him
This week's debate was supposed to be a
rematch between Donald Trump (left) and Ted
Cruz (right) who finally started going after each
other during the last debate in Charleston, South
Carolina earlier this month
Rand Paul will be allowed to sit at the big kids
table on Thursday when Republicans debate
one final time in Iowa before the state's
caucuses on Monday

Jim Gilmore, the former governor of Virginia who
has been running for president since July, will
participate in his second debate this week. He'll
line up in the undercard with Carly Fiorina, Rick
Santorum and Mike Huckabee
Earlier this month, Republicans gathered for a
Fox Business Network debate in Charleston,
South Carolina, but Rand Paul and Carly Fiorina
were ushered to the kids table
In December, Rand Paul (far right) and Carly
Fiorina (second from left) both made the main
stage when the Republican debated in Las
Vegas, Nevada, but by January they both got the
boot
2016-01-27 19:51:00 Nikki Schwab, U.s. Political Reporter
For Dailymail.com
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Nothing sweet about A Birthday
Cake for George Washington
Censorship is when a government or authority
prevents someone from speaking or writing.
When a business stops producing something

ecause it is faulty, that
is product recall ( Book
pulled over criticism of
slavery depiction , 19
January).
For those who think A Birthday Cake for George
Washington is a sweet little story, Pennsylvania
was a free state. In order to keep his slaves
enslaved, Washington would return them to
Virginia every few months. On one of these
occasions Hercules ran away. His family never
saw him again. If it is acceptable and “free
speech” to turn this into a happy little story about
a slave serving his master joyfully , then I look
forward to Scholastic producing a bright little
picture book called The Children’s Choir of
Terezin.
Professor Farah Mendlesohn
Anglia Ruskin University
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Ofsted’s veil threats won’t help
schools
So it’s official: Ofsted
publicly announces that it
uses ratings as a
weapon and a threat,
with its leader Michael
Wilshaw warning school
leaders that they risk their school being judged
inadequate for the one transgression against his
opinion of allowing the full veil to be worn by staff
and pupils ( Ofsted to get tough on schools that
allow girls to wear full veil , 27 January).
A single issue of this kind then, whatever that
may be, ignores and damns all else which
happens in the complex fabric of an educational
establishment. The achievements of pupils and
staff alike are discounted.
This is very serious. On what other single ground
of opinion can ratings be arbitrarily handed out?
The consequences for a school today of being

labelled inadequate are literally catastrophic –
jobs and whole schools are at risk, misery and
further staff shortages being inflicted on pupils
are inevitable. This has to stop. Legitimate ways
need to be used to regulate schools, ones which
prevent damage, not inflict it.
Ofsted needs to be reformed; no part of its
purpose is to threaten as Wilshaw is shockingly
happy to advertise that it does, issuing ratings
not based on school performance.
Jane Price
Minehead, West Somerset
• With regard to the looming headteacher
shortage and the observation by Michael
Wilshaw about planning for succession (
Headteacher shortage looms as role loses
appeal , 26 January), simple factors seem to be
ignored: the ease with which headteachers can
be removed from their post following a failed
Ofsted; soaring inner-city house prices;
continuous change in the curriculum from the
present government. These factors act as a

positive deterrent for senior leaders to become
headteachers.
Consider this scenario: if you are a
fortysomething deputy headteacher with a
£150,000 mortgage and three children all of
school age, and you are working in a good
school, would you take the risk of moving to a
school as a headteacher where you could be put
out of a job within a couple of years?
Ofsted is the problem – it’s too punitive and
makes scapegoats out of professional teachers.
We all want very high standards in our schools,
but inspection should be supportive and
progressive.
I speak as a senior leader survivor of four “good”
Ofsteds.
Linda Karlsen
Whitstable, Kent
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Middle East peace on the
European model
Any attempt to redraw
boundaries in the Middle
East will exacerbate and
amplify the existing
conflicts in the area (
Iraqi Kurds’ leader says
redraw boundaries , 23 January). Further
integration, rather than dis-integration, may be
the cure. In a narrow sense, the “caliphate”, in its
attempt to unify, may be considered to be more
forward-looking than all the nationalist groups in
the area that are still engaged in battles and
wars of previous centuries.
If we try to imagine a peaceful and prosperous
future for the area, we would possibly see a
confederation of states closely engaged in trade
and cooperating in management of their
resources on the European model.
As a start, present day Syria and Iraq combined

would have a more balanced composition of
ethnic and confessional groups. These groups
would feel safer in their compatible plurality, and
unity under a secular umbrella. The urge for
land-grab and ethnic cleansing would be
removed. A unified Kurdish state within the
confederation would strengthen the idea of unity
within diversity and would not be deemed as a
big threat by Turkey and Iran.
This more integrated model could provide a
more stable basis for political and economic
development. It would reduce conflicts of interest
and provide a hopeful vision for the younger
generation that sees its salvation in the
European approach.
Massoud Aref
London
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Labour’s future and the SDP-
Liberal past
As a former SDP
candidate, Polly Toynbee
warns the Labour party
against splitting ( Opinion
, 26 January). But the
really damaging split in
British politics was possibly the next one that she
also supported when David Owen rejected the
vote of his own SDP members to form his own
breakaway party. But for this, the Liberal
Democrats would have been much better placed
in the 1990s to be part of a progressive alliance
based on commitment to proportional
representation. Such an alliance might also have
been established in 2005, but for voters doing
what she then advised: to “put a peg on their
noses and vote Labour” in spite of Iraq etc. It
may be some time before a more
compassionate government can be elected in
the UK (if it survives) and it will probably only be
when it is accepted that majority government by
any party with 37% of the vote or less is not

democratic.
Chris Rennard
Liberal Democrat, House of Lords
• In writing her 1980s history lesson for Labour
and Jeremy Corbyn, Polly Toynbee manages to
airbrush the Liberal party out of the picture. In
her penultimate paragraph she makes a
passing, double-edged mention of the “now
moribund Lib Dems”, and that is it.
Indeed, the SDP was very popular in the polls
when it launched in 1981, but it was in alliance
with the Liberal party, and with the substantial
working support of Liberals in local government
and on the ground in the constituencies. The
Liberal-SDP Alliance achieved 27% of the vote in
1983 and 25% in 1987 – far from the solely SDP
achievements that Polly Toynbee implies. The
votes in 1987 had not, of course, produced the
rightful number of seats so the majority of both
Liberal and SDP members quickly recognised
that there was no room for “two third parties”
under the electoral system. This led to the

merger in 1988 that created the Liberal
Democrats. David Owen and his minority rump
of SDP supporters refused to join the merged
party and collapsed as a political entity within 18
months.
The Liberal Democrats, on the other hand, went
on to increase their 1983 number of MPs from
23 (six SDP, 17 Liberal) to 63 and, five years
later, play a valuable five-year role in
government, even if they got absolutely no
electoral reward for doing so.
Adrian Slade
Last president of the pre-merger Liberal party
1987-98
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412
The Guardian view on the
economy: learn the lessons of
2008 before the next slump hits
T he Federal Reserve on
Wednesday shrewdly
declined to draw firm
conclusions about recent
mercurial swings of the
markets. But investors
are at least wary about a new global downturn.
Citizens are similarly apprehensive: on
Wednesday, Ipsos Mori’s confidence index gave
the gloomiest reading in three years. Meanwhile,
the economics profession has still only done a
fraction of the difficult thinking demanded by the
last crash. Sure, there is more understanding
than in 2008 about banks keeping rainy-day
funds aside, and more realism, too, about
complex financial products, which exist to
conceal rather than to manage risks. But the
deeper questions about a more sustainable
prosperity, less prone to disruptive vicissitudes,
remain unanswered. So, too, does the

immediate question about how to resuscitate the
economy when it next falls to the floor.
The nasty end to the Nice decade – the years of
non-inflationary, continuous expansion – came
so abruptly in 2008 that practice had to move
faster than theory. Interest-rate cuts broke all
records and, before the austerity turn, there was
a fiscal stimulus too. Quantitative easing, which
nobody had heard of until it started happening,
entered the language. The same excuse for lack
of preparedness is not going to cut it again. And
yet – as a sobering Resolution Foundation report
lays bare on Thursday – we are in some
respects even less well-placed to respond.
Forget the current wave of anxiety emanating
from China; the regularity of recessions in
modern history is enough to make it more likely
than not there will be a downturn within five
years. And even if it is not till 2021, the market’s
best guess is that the base rate will then be
1.5%. That leaves pretty limited scope for more
reductions. If rates continue to remain lower for
longer than the markets expect it will be more
limited still. The emergency medicine left in the

ottle is, Resolution calculates, unlikely to have
more than a third of the power of that
administered last time. Other treatments must be
prepared.
New thinking is emerging – pushing rates below
zero, directly financing the deficit with made-up
money , even abolishing cash. But such ideas
need to break out of the seclusion of the seminar
room, and be thrashed out on the political stage.
In the public mind, the prescriptions have
changed even less. After 2008, every politician
and central banker vowed to build a recovery
less dependent on debt, speculation and
frenzied finance. It hasn’t happened. Debt has
not so much been reduced as pushed around
the system, moving from the private to the public
sector and then back again, while also shifting f
rom the west to the emerging economies.
George Osborne used to talk about “the march
of the makers”, but that began to ring hollow
after he suggested that a little property boom
would soon lift spirits. Office for Budget
Responsibility forecasts that predicate a
continuing recovery on private debt breaking

pre-crisis records expose the slogans about
rebalanced growth. The shadow chancellor,
John McDonnell, deserves credit for enlisting big
brains like Joseph Stiglitz and Thomas Piketty,
who have been thinking more seriously about
fair and sustainable growth. On Tuesday, he
hosted an impressive lecture by another –
Mariana Mazzucato – who explained the policies
that have in practice stimulated such growth.
The state’s only legitimate economic role is often
seen as patching up discrete failures in particular
markets. But Ms Mazzucato stresses how
proactive policy is often required to create the
markets in the first place. She stresses the role
of public agencies in advancing industry’s
frontiers. The iPhone may be an archetypal
example of entrepreneurial brilliance, but it
draws on numerous government-funded
technologies including the internet, GPS, touchscreen
displays and even Siri, the voiceactivated
operating system-cum-butler. From
Nasa to the BBC, public organisations have
created private opportunities. The
entrepreneurial state should embrace its unsung
role as a venture capitalist, be bullish about the

need to run risks to secure returns. New
institutions, such as national investment banks,
might need to be part of the mix.
Ms Mazzucato points out that the crisis-hit states
in Euroland were also all countries where the
pre-crisis state failed to innovate. That fostered a
frail prosperity, depending less on progress in
industry than on booming house prices. When
the emergency cures look inadequate,
economists interested in fending off future
slumps should reconsider the preventative role
the state can play.
2016-01-27 19:45:32 Editorial
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Johanna Konta targeting
becoming No1 in the world
Johanna Konta is
targeting becoming No1
after booking her place
in the last four of the
Australian Open
The 24-year-old became Britain’s first female

Grand Slam semi-finalist since Jo Durie at the
1983 US Open
‘When I was a little girl I dreamt of winning Grand
Slams and being number one in the world, said
Konta
She compared herself to fictional character
Jason Bourne because she is a ‘tri-citizen’.
Tennis star says she 'definitely belongs to Great
Britain' in response to links with other countries
Konta beat China's Shuai Zhang 6-4, 6-1 in the
quarter-finals of the Australian Open
The 24-year-old will face Angelique Kerber for a
place in the final
2016-01-27 19:45:00 Mike Dickson for MailOnline
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Over 50% of PASTORS admit they
have struggled with online porn
According to a nationwide Barna Group study,
porn use is becoming less taboo. In the initial
report, the team has revealed that porn, in its

ambiguous definition, is
on the rise as both teens
and older adults shift
toward the belief that it is
‘less risky than actual
sex’
Young men and women are more likely to seek
out porn than their older counterparts, and
usage among teenage girls and young women
has grown to be more common, in contrast to
the belief that porn is a ‘man’s domain.’
Participants were found to seek porn out of
arousal, boredom, curiosity, and fun
2016-01-27 19:45:00 Cheyenne Macdonald For
Dailymail.com
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Labour seeks details of UK role in
Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen
Pressure is mounting on David Cameron to
explain the role of British military personnel in
the Saudi-led bombing campaign of Yemen after
a UN panel ruled the operation contravened

international
humanitarian law.
Jeremy Corbyn and
Hilary Benn, the shadow
foreign secretary, sent a
joint letter to the prime minister on Wednesday
asking for details about British involvement after
a leaked copy of the panel’s report concluded
there had been “widespread and systematic”
attacks on the civilian population.
The 51-page report, sent to the UN security
council last week and obtained by the Guardian ,
documented 119 sorties by the Saudi-led
coalition that were linked to violations of
international law.
It said that many of the attacks “involved multiple
airstrikes on multiple civilian objects”. It added:
“Of the 119 sorties, the panel identified 146
targeted objects. The panel also documented
three alleged cases of civilians fleeing residential
bombings and being chased and shot at by
helicopters.”

In another key finding, it said: “The panel
documented that the coalition had conducted
airstrikes targeting civilians and civilian objects,
in violation of international humanitarian law,
including camps for internally displaced persons
and refugees; civilian gatherings, including
weddings; civilian vehicles, including buses;
civilian residential areas; medical facilities;
schools; mosques; markets, factories and food
storage warehouses; and other essential civilian
infrastructure, such as the airport in Sana’a, the
port in Hudaydah and domestic transit routes.”
Yemen’s civil war began when the Houthi rebels,
allied with a former Yemeni president, overran
the capital in September 2014. In March 2015, a
coalition of countries led by Saudi Arabia began
airstrikes and, later, a ground operation to retake
the country. More than 5,800 people have been
killed and more than 80% of Yemen’s population
is in dire need of food, water and other aid,
according to the UnitedNations.
The UK has been furtive about its role in the
bombing campaign, with details trickling out only
gradually. Earlier this month, the Saudis

evealed that UK and US staff were in the
command and control centre where the bombing
operations are directed.
The Ministry of Defence has refused to reveal
how many personnel are involved, saying only it
is a small team and insisting its role is not
operational. On Wednesday, a spokesperson
said: “UK military personnel are not directly
involved in Saudi-led coalition operations.
“We are offering Saudi Arabia advice and
training on best-practice targeting techniques to
help ensure continued compliance with
international humanitarian law.”
After prime minister’s question time, at which
Corbyn called for an independent inquiry into the
UK’s arms exports policy to Saudi Arabia, the
Labour leader and Benn wrote to Cameron. In
their letter, they ask him to “set out the exact
nature of the involvement of UK personnel
working with the Saudi military”.
They add: “Can you confirm whether the British
government has received any reports from these

UK personnel of actions that might constitute a
potential breach of international humanitarian
law?”
The question is aimed at establishing whether, if
the role of the British team is to advise that an
attack on a residential area would contravene
humanitarian law, that advice has always been
taken.
The two called on the prime minster to suspend
arms sales to Saudi Arabia. “In the light of
continuing reports from the United Nations and
other organisations of breaches of international
humanitarian law in the conflict with Yemen , we
are writing to call on you to launch immediately a
full review of arms export licences to Saudi
Arabia and to suspend arms sales to that
country until the review has been concluded.”
According to the Campaign Against Arms Trade ,
UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia totalled £2.95bn
for the first nine months of 2015, and about £7bn
since Cameron took office, including a contract
for 72 Eurofighter Typhoon jets.

David Mepham, UK director of Human Rights
Watch, said the findings of the UN report “flatly
contradict repeated statements made by British
ministers about the actions of the Saudi-led
coalition in Yemen”.
“For almost a year, [foreign secretary] Philip
Hammond has made the false and misleading
claim that there is no evidence of law or war
violations by the UK’s Saudi ally and other
members of the coalition.”
Amnesty International UK’s head of policy and
government affairs, Allan Hogarth, said:
“Thousands of civilians have already died and
it’s been utterly dismaying to see Downing Street
brushing aside extremely serious concerns
about the reckless conduct of Saudi Arabia in
this devastating conflict.”
The Foreign Office is under pressure to back an
independent inquiry into the conduct of the air
campaign over Yemen, after ministers accepted
it had helped block an independent inquiry by
the UN Human Rights Council in favour of an
inquiry led by the Saudi-backed Yemeni

government.
Speaking after taking evidence from aid
agencies and the Foreign Office, the chairman of
the Commons select committee on international
development, Stephen Twigg , said: “We have
today received very powerful evidence that we
need to see an independent inquiry. There are
alleged serious violations on all sides, and they
need to be investigated, but not by the parties to
the conflict.”
Tobias Ellwood, a Foreign Office minister, said
he was putting private pressure on the Saudi
government to investigate specific allegations,
including from Unicef, that the Saudi-led coalition
was involved in an indiscriminate bombing
campaign that would inevitably lead to widescale
civilian casualties.
He also defended the British government’s
licensing of arms sales to Saudi Arabia, saying:
“You are being naive if you think Britain cannot
sell weapons systems to allies. We are
legitimately allowed to do that.

“Saudi Arabia is entitled to defend itself, and
under the UN security council resolutions, Saudi
is allowed to participate [to defend] the legitimate
government of Yemen. Yes, there are details
about the way in which this war is being
conducted that we must scrutinise.
“We do not just accidentally sell these things on
eBay. Every single arms sale is scrutinised,
whether it is a Paveway [laser-guided bomb], a
Typhoon [jet], or a Hellfire missile, every nut and
bolt is scrutinised and comes across my desk or
the foreign secretary’s desk.”
He said the issue was not the scale of the arms
sales, but what they were used for. “What is at
the heart of this is that there are some events in
the public domain that need to be looked at. We
want to make sure every single incident is
investigated thoroughly and for information to be
shared, and that when mistakes have been
made to ensure that processes are followed.”
Nicholas Alton, the Foreign Office’s section head
for the Arabian peninsula and Iran, said: “We
believe the most effective way of conducting an

investigation is for the Saudis to start the
process themselves.” The Foreign Office insists
that a consensus was reached at the UN on how
to look at allegations of indiscriminate bombing
by the Saudis.
Ellwood added he would look at the UN panel’s
report but stressed that the country was highly
complex and that al-Qaida was active there. He
said opponents of the Yemen government were
as skilled as Islamic State in putting out false
propaganda, and that some of the allegations
about Saudi activity, such as the bombing of the
Iranian embassy in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, had
proved to be untrue.
The international development select committee
was told by Save the Children, Oxfam and Unicef
that an independent inquiry into Saudi actions in
Yemen was necessary, in line with proposals put
to the UN in September by the Dutch
government.
The Saudis, with UK support, watered down the
proposals so that the UN could aid an inquiry to
be conducted by the Saudi-backed Yemeni

government.
The UK government is spending £80m in aid in
Yemen and humanitarian agencies giving
evidence alongside ministers said it was
incoherent for ministers to supply arms to a
country that was then destroying the work of UK
aid agencies.
Desmond Swayne, a junior minister for
international development, refused to say
whether the Yemeni crisis was worse than Syria,
saying he was not going to become involved in
“a misery Olympics”.
2016-01-27 19:42:42 Ewen MacAskill Patrick Wintour
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Kanye West's epic Twitter rant at
Wiz Khalifa
Wild, wild West: Kanye
West unleashed a tirade
at Wiz Khalifa on Twitter
on Wednesday. The pair
both dated Amber Rose

Epic: The 38-year-old rapper went on an epic
Twitter rant as he even took aim at the mother of
Wiz's child and his ex girlfriend Amber Rose
Ouch: Kanye also used his wife's app Kimoji as
he shared this image while making reference to
Wiz's hit Work Hard Play Hard
What an endorsement: Khloe Kardashian
certainly seemed to be enjoying Kanye's rant as
she posted this
Working title: This all began on Tuesday night
when Kanye announced he had changed his
album title to Waves
Regret? After the string of tweets, Kanye posted
much more positive messages
Moving on: He later tweeted that he had deleted
all the negative messages aimed at WIz
Working hard or playing hard?: Kanye said that
he was with Ian Connor, who is Wiz's assistant,
personal stylist and creative director
Clarification: Kanye did admit that everything

involving 'KK' was a misunderstanding and that it
was actually a reference to marijuana
Back in the day: Kanye previously dated the
mother to Wiz's son Amber, as they are pictured
together in New York back in March 2009
Making it personal: Kanye also took aim at
Amber and Wiz's son, Sebastian, as he wrote
'you own waves ??? I own your child!!!'
Hitting back: Amber did not take the tweets
lightly as she responded with a rather crude
tweet
'You're getting bodied by a stripper': The 32-
year-old model also addressed the fact that
Kanye had deleted the tweets
'Don't take the wave': The 28-year-old rapper
appeared to take umbrage with the album title
change as he posted about the Wave movement
on Tuesday night shortly after Kanye's
announcement
Not pleased: As currently incarcerated rapper
Max B is credited with the Wave movement,

Kanye paid his respects but Wiz still seemed
skeptical
Interesting initials: Wiz mentioned 'kk' and it
seemed to set Kanye off as he thought it was a
reference to his wife Kim Kardashian
Explanation: Wiz did not respond very much
during Kanye's epic rant but he did explain what
'kk' actually meant
Not pleased: Though Wiz did not exchange
messages with Kanye too often the Twitter feed
for his record label, Taylor Gang, was very active
as they fired shots at the rapper and fashion
designer
More to the story: Kanye even accused Wiz of
stealing the sound of his protege Kid Cudi
2016-01-27 19:42:00 Justin Enriquez For Dailymail.com
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Beyond chess: Computer beats
human in ancient Chinese game
FILE - A player places a black stone while his

opponent waits to place
a white one as they play
Go, a game of strategy,
in the Seattle Go Center,
Tuesday, April 30, 2002.
The game, which
originated in China more than 2,500 years ago,
involves two players who take turns putting
markers on a grid. The object is to surround
more area on the board with the markers than
one's opponent, as well as capturing the
opponent's pieces by surrounding them. A paper
released Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 describes
how a computer program has beaten a human
master at the complex board game, marking
significant advance for development of artificial
intelligence. (AP Photo/Cheryl Hatch)
2016-01-27 19:41:00 Associated Press
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With Bowling Alley Visit, Hillary
Clinton Closes a Circle in Iowa
ADEL, Iowa — Closing a circle on her Iowa
presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton stopped in

2016 candidate.
at a bowling alley here
on Wednesday owned by
Bryce Smith, a 23-yearold
she met on her first
visit to the state as a
“Bryce’s story was so touching,” Mrs. Clinton
said as she stood in front of 12 bowling lanes in
the packed Adel Family Fun Center, which was
lined with wood paneling and local news
clippings.
“He cared so much about what this business
provided to Adel — it was a gathering place, it
was a place for family fun, and he was
describing his dream of someday owning that,”
Mrs. Clinton continued. “That is the American
dream.”
Mr. Smith was among five small-business
owners whom Mrs. Clinton spoke to at a round
table in Norwalk in April, part of her first swing in
the state that will hold its caucuses on Monday.
Mr. Smith lamented to Mrs. Clinton that he could
not afford to pay off his college loans and pursue

his dream of owning a bowling alley, and the visit
turned him into something of a local celebrity. He
is now running for the Iowa House in his
hometown district.
“At the end of it, she said, ‘I would love to stop by
your small business,’ and I said, ‘I would love
that, too,’” Mr. Smith said introducing Mrs.
Clinton on Wednesday. “Nothing motivates you
more to clean a business than having a potential
president stop by.”
Bowling alley visits have become something of a
staple for presidential campaigns, and perhaps
sensing the pitfalls of a gutter ball, Mrs. Clinton
demurred from trying out the Adel lanes.
During the 2008 Democratic contest, Senator
Barack Obama bowled a 37 at the Pleasant
Valley Lanes in Altoona, Penn. The area’s
working-class voters were not impressed.
Shrugging off the low score, Mr. Obama
declared, “My economic plan is better than my
bowling.” To which a man yelled, “It has to be!”
Mrs. Clinton seized on her opponent’s gutter

alls, challenging him to a bowl off. “A bowling
night, right here in Pennsylvania. The winner
takes all,” she said during their heated primary
fight. The contest played out on the set of “The
Ellen DeGeneres Show” when Mrs. Clinton
missed the pins entirely on her first try, knocking
a single pin down on her second attempt.
The early period of Mrs. Clinton’s current
campaign, when she held small round-table
discussions with a handful of handpicked
Iowans, drew criticism for seeming staged, but
Mrs. Clinton, who focused on foreign policy in
her four years at the State Department, says she
got a lot out of them. She continues to refer to
and draw on the stories she heard in the first few
months of her candidacy.
“I went for education in college so I could teach,
but I fell in love with bowling,” Mr. Smith
explained to Mrs. Clinton in their first discussion.
“So that’s my biggest thing, is the barrier of entry
and financing.”
Mrs. Clinton lit up as she recalled the period in
her campaign when she wanted to hear directly

from voters in Iowa and New Hampshire. “We all
know about the student loan debt, but I’ve never
heard anyone so persuasively link it to the
slowdown in business startups,” she said.
“You’ve given me an insight that nobody else
has,” Mrs. Clinton said to Mr. Smith, “and I’m
grateful to you.”
2016-01-27 19:39:38 By Amy Chozick Amy Chozick
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High lead levels in 5 kids in Ohio
town with tainted water
People line up and load
water into cars Tuesday,
Jan. 26, 2016 in Sebring,
Ohio. Parents in and
around Sebring no
longer trust the water
coming out of their taps after learning just days
ago that high levels of lead were detected in
some homes over the summer. Authorities have
been handing out bottled water, and schools
were closed Tuesday for a third day in Sebring,

(AP Photo/Mark Gillispie)
Pallets of water, ready for distribution in the
community, sit at the Sebring Community
Center, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 in Sebring,
Ohio. Authorities have been handing out bottled
water, and schools were closed Tuesday for a
third day in Sebring, a village about 60 miles
southeast of Cleveland. The Sebring water
system serves 8,100 homes and businesses in
three Mahoning County communities. Testing
over the weekend in Sebring found one school
drinking fountain with lead levels that exceed
EPA standards. (AP Photo/Mark Gillispie)
2016-01-27 19:39:00 Associated Press
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Video: Woman dragged on to the
tracks while getting off a moving
train
The man in red, pictured at the carriage door,
tries to help a woman off the train before it has
stopped

The woman, also
dressed in red, also
loses her balance as she
tries to step off the train
while it is still moving
Her clothing becomes caught on the carriage
and she is pulled into the gap between the train
and the platform
Within moments she is dragged along the
platform before finally slipping down on to the
tracks below
The train eventually comes to a stop and
onlookers rush to help, but it is too late and the
woman later dies
2016-01-27 19:38:00 Stephanie Linning for MailOnline
421
NBA star Griffin apologizes for
punches that led to broken hand
Los Angeles Clippers' Blake Griffin, pictured on
November 24, 2015, apologized for an incident
that led to him punching an equipment manager

and sustaining a broken
right hand ©Doug
Pensinger
(Getty/AFP/File)
2016-01-27 19:35:00 Afp
422
Broadway Week ticket deal
extended following snowstorm
A pair of New York City
Department of Sanitation
front end loaders
prepare plowed snow for
a melter, background
left, in lower Manhattan,
in New York, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. Cities hit
hard by a massive snowstorm along the U. S.
East Coast were getting closer to their normal
routines Tuesday after more than three days of
digging out. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
2016-01-27 19:33:00 Associated Press

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Why is Gilead charging VA
$40,000 for drug? (Opinion) -.com
U. S. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-
Florida, is the chairman
of the House Committee
on Veterans' Affairs. The
opinions expressed in
this commentary are solely those of the author.
(CNN) In America, honoring our veterans comes
second nature to most citizens. That's because
the overwhelming majority of our people
understand that, if not for the service and
sacrifice of those who have worn the uniform,
the United States would not be the extraordinary
place it is today.
Unfortunately, this concept seems lost on the
people at drugmaker Gilead Sciences.
The company is the maker of the hepatitis drug
sofosbuvir, which can potentially cure hepatitis
C, a chronic liver disease that affects about 3.2
million Americans, including nearly 200,000
veterans. The fact that Gilead is making this

landmark medication available to consumers is
an overwhelmingly positive development that
deserves recognition.
But the way in which the company is picking and
choosing who gets affordable access to the drug
deserves condemnation.
Sofosbuvir doesn't come cheap -- that is, unless
you live in countries such as Egypt, where Gilead
is making the drug available for around $900 for
the full 12-week regimen .
Meanwhile, here in the United States, the
company is charging the Department of
Veterans Affairs upward of $40,000 for the same
treatment, which reportedly costs about $1,400
to manufacture. The department -- and
Congress -- have been scrambling to cover the
costs of the drug.
In fact, during the current and prior fiscal years
alone, Congress has authorized an additional
$2.7 billion for the VA to help prevent the
department from having to ration veterans'
access to the drug.

The extraordinary prices Gilead is charging U. S.
customers for sofosbuvir are making the
company rich, bringing in more than $10 billion
in the drug's first year on the market.
But Gilead's tone-deaf pricing strategy also fails
to take into account the fact that without the
Department of Veterans Affairs, the drug at the
center of this debate would not even exist.
Sofosbuvir was invented by a team led by a VA
doctor, who sold the company that developed
the drug to Gilead in 2012.
In other words, Gilead is making billions by
charging American taxpayers exorbitant prices
for medicine a VA doctor helped invent. And to
add insult to injury, Gilead is practically giving the
drug away in Egypt and some 90 other
developing nations.
Gilead, in a twisted attempt to defend this
exploitation of our veteran community, will likely
point to the fact that it is already providing
sofosbuvir to the VA at a discount. While it's true
that the company is selling the VA its sofosbuvir
products at discounted prices that range from

$41,280 to $68,267, this paltry price reduction
pales in comparison to the deal Gilead is giving
hepatitis sufferers in other countries.
The government shouldn't be in the business of
telling private companies what to charge their
customers. But by the same token, companies
such as Gilead shouldn't price-gouge one group
of consumers to subsidize its preferential
treatment of another.
Gilead's price discrimination against American
veterans and the organization established to
care for them is a slap in the face to the millions
who depend on VA health care as well as the
taxpayers who generously fund the department.
If there is any group of citizens anywhere in the
world who deserve affordable access to lifesaving
medications such as sofosbuvir, it's
America's veterans. It's unfortunate that Gilead's
leaders are apparently too busy kowtowing to
foreign countries to realize this.
At any rate, when Gilead states on its website
that its goal is to ensure its "medicines are

accessible to all people who need them,
regardless of where they live or their economic
means," one thing is certain: The company
wasn't referring to American veterans. Perhaps
it's time for Gilead's leaders to explain why.
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Tyga reveals Kanye West helped
to end his feud with Drake
'We are cool': Tyga
revealed that his bitter
beef with Drake is over
during an interview with
LA's Real 92.3 radio
station and thanks to
mutual friend Kanye West who acted as
mediator
Fighting words: The 26-year-old rapper (pictured
Monday) had branded Drake (pictured January

23) a 'weirdo' and a 'fake'
Peacekeeper: Tyga said that Kanye (pictured
December 2) 'put us in a room together when he
was doing his fashion show. I didn't even know
he was there and we saw each other and gave
each other a hug'
Communication breakdown: Tyga said of his
former feud with Drake: 'When you've got history
with somebody and you stop communicating with
the person it can go any way and anybody can
assume anything'
They're 'on-again' too: The Rack City rapper was
spotted leaving a studio with Kylie Jenner after
an apparent brief split
All in the family: Kanye may be keeping tabs on
Tyga due to the fact that he's wed to Kylie's
sister Kim Kardashian and dad to their two
children; Kanye and then-pregnant Kim were
pictured in September
2016-01-27 19:32:00 Jennifer Pearson For Dailymail.com

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Child refugees detained on Nauru
Island talk to - Video
Amanpour | Source:
CNN
Added on 1839 GMT
(0239 HKT) January 27,
2016
CNN's Ivan Watson talks to child refugees at the
Australian-backed refugee processing center on
Nauru Island who say the facility is like a
"prison".
2016-01-27 19:31:32 www.cnn.com
426
Tories defeated in Lords over
plans to cut ESA by £30 a week
The government has
been defeated in the
Lords over plans to cut
£30 a week from the
benefits of sick and

disabled people who have been found unfit to
work.
Peers voted by 283 to 198 to send the cut to
employment and support allowance (ESA) back
to the House of Commons to be reconsidered.
The defeat is the government’s second setback
on the welfare and work bill in the Lords this
week. On Monday peers voted to keep targets
aimed at reducing child poverty, forcing the
government to reconsider its plan to abolish
them.
Summing up the debate, crossbencher Colin
Low said: “There are things that can encourage
disabled people into work but cutting their
benefits is not one of them.”
Ministers have argued that cutting the ESA
benefit payment for new claimants placed in the
work-related activity group (Wrag) from April
2017 would provide an incentive for them to
return to work.
William McKenzie, a member of the shadow
work and pensions team, said: “Peers from

across the house urged [the welfare reform
minister] Lord Freud to see sense and listen to
those whose lives will be made a misery by this
cut to their support. Sadly he didn’t but the
outcome of the vote at least provides the
opportunity for reflection and a further challenge
in the Commons.
“Many of the people affected by the plans would
welcome the chance to move towards work if the
government would only invest in tailored,
personalised programmes. This is where
ministers should be directing their energy rather
than pushing people further into poverty.”
There are currently 500,000 people in the Wrag
group, who have been formally declared to be
too ill to work but well enough to undergo workrelated
interviews or training. The cut to Wrag
payments would see weekly benefits fall from
£102.15 to £73.10. The government estimates
that the cut would save £1.4bn over four years.
Ministers have promised to get a million more
disabled people into work. But campaigners
have said the ESA Wrag cut would push

hundreds of thousands into poverty and further
away from the job market.
Rob Holland, parliamentary manager at Mencap
and co-chair of the Disability Benefits
Consortium , said: “This vote by the Lords
should add further evidence of the deep unease
amongst disabled people and the wider public
around cutting ESA Wrag and the equivalent in
universal credit. We now urge the government to
take note of this and halt this cut.”
Last week more than 30 national disability
charities and peers wrote to the work and
pensions secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, to say
that the practical and psychological effects of the
cut to ESA Wrag would make claimants less
likely to return to work. Signatories to the letter
included charities such as Mencap, Macmillan
Cancer Support , Mind , Rethink Mental Illness
and RNIB , as well as parliamentarians such as
the former Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson.
Lady Grey-Thompson jointly led an independent
parliamentary review (pdf) of the proposed ESA
Wrag reform, published in December, which

concluded that the cut would hinder attempts by
claimants to return to work.
The review, which was supported by seven
disability charities, recommended that the
government should instead invest more in expert
employment advice tailored for the needs of
disabled people.
2016-01-27 19:31:04 Patrick Butler
427
'There's nothing here for me':
transgender and trapped living a
half-life in the deep south
Alena Bradford is no
Caitlyn Jenner. Instead
of a reality TV show and
high-end plastic surgery,
Alena still lives in her
male body, imprisoned
by lack of medical resources and money to make
the transition to the woman she aspires to be.
Stuck in rural Georgia, Alena is one of tens of
thousands of trans people across the US still

forced to live in the gender they were assigned
at birth, stuck in a half-life in mid-transition
Mae Ryan and Ed Pilkington , Source: Guardian
Wednesday 27 January 2016 19.29 GMT
2016-01-27 19:29:33 Mae Ryan Ed Pilkington
428
White House declines comment
on Johnson Controls deal to buy
Irelan...
By
Reuters
Published:
19:28 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
19:28 GMT, 27 January 2016
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The White
House on Wednesday

declined to comment on the latest so-called taxinversion
deal
by a major U. S. company, but said legislation
was needed to
close the loophole.
Asked at a White House briefing about a $16.5
billion deal
announced on Monday by Johnson Controls Inc,
a U. S.
maker of car batteries and heating and
ventilation equipment, to
acquire Ireland-based peer Tyco International
Plc,
spokesman Josh Earnest said he would not
comment on specific
deals.
"Ultimately, we need legislation to address this
loophole,"

he said.
(Reporting by Roberta Rampton and Ayesha
Rascoe; Writing by
Mohammad Zargham; Editing by James
Dalgleish)
2016-01-27 19:28:00 Reuters
429
Tunisia PM defends policies in
face of unrest
Tunisian Prime Minister
Habib Essid addresses
the parliament over the
ongoing wave of social
unrest, on January 27,
2016, in the capital Tunis
©Fethi Belaid (AFP)
Tunisian protesters clash with security forces in
the central town of Kasserine on January 21,
2016 ©Mohamed Khalil (AFP/File)
Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid (R)

addresses the parliament over the ongoing wave
of social unrest, on January 27, 2016, in the
capital Tunis ©Fethi Belaid (AFP)
2016-01-27 19:25:00 Afp
430
Man dubbed 'Bordeaux Bandit'
sent to prison for Wii theft
Scott Deluca, second
from right, of Cohoes, N.
Y., stands for sentencing
between his attorney
Thomasian, right, and a
defendant in an
unrelated case, second from left, Wednesday,
Jan. 27, 2016, in Superior Court in Providence,
R. I. Deluca, who authorities dubbed the
¿Bordeaux Bandit¿ for allegedly stealing
expensive bottles of wine around the Northeast,
was sentenced to serve 90 days in prison for
stealing video game equipment. (AP
Photo/Jennifer McDermott, Pool)
2016-01-27 19:24:00 Associated Press

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Chibok, Nigeria suicide blast kill
13 people -.com
Kano, Nigeria (CNN) At
least 13 people were
killed and 30 others
injured Wednesday in
three suicide blasts in
the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok, also the
scene of Boko Haram's abduction of over 200
schoolgirls in 2014, residents said.
Of the 30 people injured, 21 were critically
wounded, said Bitrus Aboki, a civilian who's
helping the military protect the town against
Boko Haram , a militant Islamic terror group.
Two of the blasts targeted a security checkpoint
and a local market. A suicide bomber triggered
the third while being pursued by residents.
"Most of the casualties were from the market,
where 11 people were killed," said Dazzban
Mutah Buba, a medical worker in Chibok.

"Two other victims died as they arrived the
hospital for treatment. Nine of the injured have
been treated and discharged because their
injuries are mild, but 21 are admitted in the
hospital due to the severity of their injuries,"
Buba said.
In the first bombing, which targeted a military
checkpoint outside the town, a young boy
detonated his explosives around midday as
soldiers and civilians were searching vehicles
and passengers arriving into the town, Aboki
said.
It was followed by a second blast by a female
bomber in the middle of the market as traders
were attending to customers.
The third blast detonated as residents were
trying to apprehend another female bomber
whom they'd seen carrying explosives, said
another civilian, Daniel Hassan.
Chibok, a predominantly Christian farming
community in northeastern Borno state, came to
the world's attention after the abduction of 276

schoolgirls from their boarding school in the town
in April 2014. Fifty-seven girls managed to
escape, but 219 are still being held by Boko
Haram, and their whereabouts are unknown.
The kidnapping caused global outrage and
galvanized a global campaign dubbed
#BringBackOurGirls.
Wednesday's suicide bombings marked the first
attacks on Chibok since November 2014, when
Boko Haram terrorists temporarily seized the
town in a deadly raid. It was later reclaimed by
soldiers and local vigilantes.
The terrorist group has carried out several
deadly raids on villages near Chibok, looting
food supplies and cattle, and burning entire
villages.
CNN's Michael Martinez contributed to this
report.
Updated 1923 GMT (0323 HKT) Janu From Aminu
Abubakar, CNN

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Kaley Cuoco performs Ludacris'
Move B***h for Lip Sync Battle
Focused: Kaley Cuoco
channeled Ludacris as
she performed Move
B***h for the upcoming
episode of Lip Sync
Battle where she faces
off against Josh Gad, airing on Thursday
Caught in the moment: The actress, who
dressed in a sports bra and denim shorts, told
hosts LL Cool J and Chrissy Teigen that 'Penny
is not here baby,' referring to her character in
The Big Bang Theory
Captivating: Her passionate performance
surprised the co-hosts, with LL Cool J afterwards
exclaiming: 'This is the sweet girl from The Big
Bang'
Looking good: Kaley added a red and black plaid
shirt that she tied around her waist, along with
black sneakers and layers of gold necklaces and
bracelets

Rap goddess: The TV star showed off her toned
abs in a Calvin Klein black and white sports bra
and ripped light wash denim shorts
Having fun: The beauty kept her makeup
minimal, opting for pink lip gloss, rosy blush and
brown smokey eye shadow; Kaley is pictured
with host LL Cool J
In character: While the blonde beauty showed off
her rap skills, her competitor, Josh Gad, dressed
up as Donald Trump to perform I Touch Myself,
by The Divinyls
In the moment: Kaley shared a photo on her
Instagram Tuesday while posing with Josh, who
was sporting a giant white bow on his head
'Night made': On Sunday, the CBS star posted a
snap with the cast of Friends while at a gala
dinner for director James Burrows in Los
Angeles
Superstar: The Big Bang Theory star shook her
derriere and emulated the rapper's gestures
while lip syncing the 2001 hit, which also

features Mystikal and I-20 for the Spike show
Surprised reaction: After Kaley's performance,
Chrissy said: 'I know I was like, I watch Penny
every week - where is Penny'
2016-01-27 19:23:00 Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com
433
Johnny Depp performs charity gig
in LA with legendary Alice Cooper
Rocking out: Johnny
Depp was spotted
performing at a charity
gig at a Servite High
School in Anaheim,
California on Saturday
night
Legends: The 52-year-old actor was joined by
legendary frontman Alice Cooper and former
guitarist of The Doors Robby Krieger
Rocker chic: Johnny wore his signature style
Strumming along: he wore a black vest over a

matching top and jeans along with a tattered
scarf
He's back: Johnny will be reprising his signature
role of Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates Of The
Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales which was
recently moved to May 26, 2017
2016-01-27 19:22:00 Justin Enriquez For Dailymail.com
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Yemen airstrikes: 'there are no
sirens, you just hear the boom'
When the bombs started
falling on Sana’a on
Wednesday, Hisham al-
Omeisy rushed to fetch
his children from school.
Down in a basement
lined with shatterproof glass, the children and
their classmates were singing along with
teachers hoping to take their minds off what was
happening outside.
“Of course it makes you feel helpless and
powerless,” said Omeisy, a political analyst. “The

most terrifying moment is when a jet is circling
around, you go to the basement and basically
hug your kids and pray. You know you’re
completely helpless if a bomb should drop on
your home – there is no way you could protect
them. The building will just collapse on your
head. At that kind of desperate moment, you
curse everything. There are no safe havens.”
The findings of a leaked United Nations report
on the Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen –
that there have been “widespread and
systematic” attacks on civilian targets, in violation
of international humanitarian law – came as no
surprise to Omeisy.
For 10 months now, a coalition led by Saudi
Arabia has been bombing Yemen, hoping to
force the acquiescence of the Houthis, rebels
from the north with ties to Iran who overthrew
the Riyadh-backed government. But instead the
war, pitting a militia and its ally, the former
president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, against Saudi
Arabia, engaged in a high-stakes regional
confrontation with Tehran, has brought
unparalleled misery and destruction to Yemen ,

which was already the Arab world’s poorest
country.
An estimated 8,000 people have been killed and
countless others wounded, and 80% of the
country’s population are in need of humanitarian
aid, according to UN officials. People on the
ground say the aerial campaign remains
relentless as a ground war between the Houthis
and their allies against local resistance fighters
grows more desperate. “The fact is for the past
10 months a lot of people have been
complaining that the airstrikes are not exclusively
on military targets but have been hitting homes,
residential areas, but unfortunately the whole
world kept ignoring it,” said Omeisy.
For residents in Sana’a, where there are no
bomb shelters, the only refuge is the basement.
“There are no sirens, you just hear the boom, or
the jets start circling before bombing, and that’s
your cue to go down to the basement or the
lower levels,” he said. The air campaign has
altered almost every facet of daily life. There is
little traffic on the streets, save to secure some
necessities. Residents say the bombings do not

have a regular routine – they continued during
the holy month of Ramadan, the Eid feast and
even during prayer times.
The sound of jets is so common that sometimes
people don’t bother to run downstairs and hide,
and instead crowdsource on social media the
locations of the latest airstrikes, trying to guess
what will be hit next. “As a civilian, the main issue
you are facing every day is that you can die at
any moment,” said Radhya Mutwakel, the head
of Mowatana, a Sana’a-based human rights
watchdog. “Nothing is protecting you from
danger from the ground or the sky.”
Mutwakel’s organisation has documented 44
incidents in which airstrikes killed a total of 615
civilians, many of whom were not living near
military zones. Rockets have landed on
residential homes, presumably targeting top
Houthi officials, though they are often nowhere
to be found.
Mutwakel said the targeting parameters
appeared to have been relaxed in the course of
the war, but she said the Houthis were also guilty

of human rights violations, having launched what
she described as an unprecedented campaign of
arbitrary arrests, detentions and forced
disappearances against political opponents.
In Taiz, Yemen’s third city, which is besieged by
Houthis, limiting the entry of food and medicine,
they have indiscriminately shelled civilian
neighbourhoods, Mutwakel said. “It’s collective
punishment of civilians.” Sadek, who lives in
Taiz, described residents being abused by the
Houthis for suspected collaboration with the
coalition’s allies on the ground, and limits on how
much food individuals could bring into the town,
which is anyway extremely difficult to leave.
“The prices of staples have tripled and in some
cases increased tenfold,” he said. “Most of the
people left are poor, and most of the poor
people cannot buy food.”
Attacks on medical facilities have increased.
Three clinics run by the charity Médecins Sans
Frontières have been hit in as many months.
“MSF is deeply concerned that the conflict in
Yemen is being fought with total disregard for

the rules of war, with dire humanitarian
consequences,” Vickie Hawkings, the executive
director of MSF UK, said in a statement. She
described the attacks on medical facilities as part
of a “broader assault on the Yemeni population
by all parties to this war”.
Hawkings added: “We are urging the UK
government to support investigations of any
possible breaches of international humanitarian
law. The UK government [is] supporting a war
without limits and must reiterate its commitment
to international humanitarian law.” Yemenis say
the war has torn the country apart and that it
may never be made whole again, much like
other disintegrating nation states in the Middle
East.
Parents now proudly hang pictures of their
teenage children fighting on the frontlines on
either side. Mutwakel said many children were
now prisoners of war. “The truth is the social
fabric of the whole country has been shredded,”
said Omeisy, the Sana’a-based analyst. “The
grievances have been deepened, it’s going to
take decades to repair that. There is a lot of hate

now.”
2016-01-27 19:18:39 Kareem Shaheen
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Tamer Hassan climbs into his
lavish £160K Mercedes jeep
Jeeping around: Tamer
Hassan found a truly
lavish way to celebrate
the next glimmering step
in his career by
splashing out on a new
Mercedes AMG G63 G Wagon, worth an eyewatering
£160,000
Slick: The 47-year-old Brit looked every inch the
Hollywood superstar as he climbed into his
supercar, while leaving the exclusive Berkeley
Hotel in Knightsbridge on Tuesday
Cool look: Tamer went for a youthful double
denim look with dark jeans topped off with a
lighter-wash denim jacket over the top
Cool dude: While looking super laid-back in his

new purchase, Tamer is no doubt apprehensive
as he awaits his new role in hugely popular
series, Game Of Thrones
Slick: Beneath the jacket he sported a crew neck
T-shirt which added a slick feel to the look
although he dressed things down slightly with
trainers
Slick motor: Tamer was clearly proud of his
superslick new motor
2016-01-27 19:17:00 Ciara Farmer For Mailonline
436
'I was lucky all my life' - death
camp survivors speak on
Holocaust Memorial Day
At the main event
marking Holocaust
Memorial Day in the UK
on Wednesday, there
were many moving
words spoken, but it was
the cheerful insistence of Zigi Shipper that “I was

always lucky all my life” which left many in the
Guildhall discreetly dabbing at their eyes.
By the time Shipper was liberated in May 1945,
by a circle of British tanks surrounding the barge
onto which he was about to be loaded – it was to
be towed out to sea and then blown up with all
Jews packed into it – he was just 15.
Shipper’s children, grandchildren and two-yearold
great-grandson were among the 650
politicians, religious leaders, representatives of
Jewish organisations and community groups,
and survivors of the Holocaust – and of other
genocides including Cambodia, Bosnia, and
Sudan – in the audience.
The Sudanese singer Shurooq Abu el-Nas,
herself a refugee in 1989, was one of the
performers. A lacerating film, voiced by an actor
because the refugee was too fearful for family
still in the country to be identified, told of more
recent detention, rape and torture.
The actor Robert Lindsay, who introduced the
event, said the world’s response to the

Holocaust had been “never again” – and yet, he
said, “genocides have happened again, and
again”.
Sir Peter Bazalgette, chair of the Holocaust
Memorial Foundation, called the survivors
“primary witnesses to one of the cruellest
episodes in 20th century history”, and Shipper
was one of several who spoke, including Susan
Pollack, who survived the horrors of Auschwitz at
13: “The experience shut me down, shut me off
from the world: I survived as a robot,” she
recalled.
By 1945, Shipper had already spent years living
with his grandparents in one room in the Łódź
ghetto in Poland, working 12-hour shifts in a
metal factory, almost starving, eating horses or
any food he could get hold of. He had jumped off
a lorry supposedly taking him to another factory
in Germany and hidden, when he was surprised
to find it packed with women, children and
babies.
He had watched his grandmother taken away,
never to be seen again, in Auschwitz. He had

survived several labour camps, and a death
march when he was suffering from typhus and
felt he could not walk 15cm, let alone 15km.
There was not a hint of self-pity in his account: “I
have had the most privileged and wonderful life,”
he said.
The day – celebrated on 27 January, the date
Soviet troops liberated the Auschwitz
concentration camp, months before the war
officially came to an end – was marked by
commemorations worldwide, and by more than
3,600 events across the UK.
The announcement from the prime minister, who
later met Holocaust survivors at a reception in
Downing Street, that a site in the riverside
gardens beside the Palace of Westminster has
been chosen for a new Holocaust memorial was
welcomed by many at the Guildhall.
He also announced that the government would
continue to fund the work of the Holocaust
Educational Trust.
A statement from the trust said the commitment

sent a clear message about the determination of
Britain to ensure the legacy was preserved for
generations to come. “With education comes
remembrance – this special place will give
people somewhere to remember and reflect.
When we no longer have survivors among us,
this memorial will help to ensure that their
experiences are never forgotten.”
2016-01-27 19:16:43 Maev Kennedy
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Four Egyptian soldiers killed, 12
injured in Sinai explosion
ISMAILIA, Egypt - At
least four Egyptian army
soldiers were killed and
12 injured in the Sinai
Peninsula after an
armored personnel
carrier exploded on the outskirts of the city of
Arish, security and medical sources said on
Wednesday.
Unidentified militants planted an improvised

explosive device on the road and later remotely
detonated it as the vehicle conducted a search
operation, the sources said.
Egypt's official military spokesman could not
immediately be reached for comment.
The most populous Arab country is battling an
insurgency that gained pace after its military
overthrew President Mohamed Morsi of the
Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's oldest Islamist
movement, in mid-2013 following mass protests
against his rule.
The insurgency, mounted by Islamic State's
Egyptian branch Sinai Province, has killed
hundreds of soldiers and police and started to
attack Western targets within the country.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former military
chief who led Morsi's ouster, describes Islamist
militancy as an existential threat to Egypt, an ally
of the United States. Islamic State controls large
parts of Iraq and Syria and has a presence in
Libya which borders Egypt.
2016-01-27 19:15:00 www.jpost.com

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medium-high heat, sauté
the turkey, onion, bell
pepper and jalapeno or
Serrano, if using with no
salt seasoning and pepper for 6-8 minutes. Stir
in chili powder, cumin, corn, rice, salsa and sour
cream on yogurt, if using. Bring to a boil; reduce
to a simmer for 5 minutes. Serve with green
onions and cilantro garnish.
2016-01-27 19:13:45 Jennifer Burns
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Challenger disaster: McAuliffe's
students go on to teach
In this 1985 photo, high
school teacher Christa
McAuliffe rides with her
daughter Caroline during
a parade down Main

Street in Concord, N. H. McAuliffe was one of
seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle
Challenger explosion on Jan. 28, 1986. (AP
Photo/Jim Cole)
In this 1985 photo, high school teacher Christa
McAuliffe gives a thumbs-up during a parade
down Main Street in Concord, N. H. McAuliffe
was one of seven crew members killed in the
Space Shuttle Challenger explosion on Jan. 28,
1986. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
In this 1985 photo, high school teacher Christa
McAuliffe rides with her children Caroline, left,
and Scott during a parade down Main Street in
Concord, N. H. McAuliffe was one of seven crew
members killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger
explosion on Jan. 28, 1986. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
2016-01-27 19:13:00 Associated Press
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Ex-TV personality "Mr. Wonder"
arrested -.com
(CNN) A former Louisiana children's TV show
personality known as "Mr. Wonder" was arrested

in California on charges
that he sexually abused
children at a camping
retreat in 1979, police in
central Louisiana said.
U. S. Marshals and San Diego County authorities
arrested 76-year-old Frank John Selas III on
Monday at his home in Bonita, near San Diego,
after he had been on the run for nearly four
decades, Rapides Parish Sheriff's Lt. Tommy
Carnline said.
The sexual abuse accusations date from a
camping retreat in Kisatchie National Forest in
Gardener, Louisana, in June 1979. Some
children who had attended the event told their
parents when they got home that Selas had
sexually abused them.
The parents called police, and arrest warrants
were issued, but Rapides Parish deputies could
not find Selas at home or work. His wife said he
left in the family car, which was found a day later
in Dallas.

Selas had left the country for Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, and two detectives continued to hunt for
him over the years, Carnline said.
Selas' whereabouts were unknown until two
weeks ago, when police received information
that led U. S. Marshals to set up surveillance that
led to Selas' arrest in California on two counts of
obscene behavior with a juvenile.
Because the investigation is still ongoing, police
are not at liberty to discuss the information they
received, Carnline told CNN.
After Selas' arrest, investigators learned that he
had returned to the United States in the 1980s
and lived in multiple places, including
Connecticut, Vermont and Massachusetts, as
well as Chicago and the San Diego area.
Selas and his wife were living together, Carnline
said.
He used aliases, including "Frank John Szeles,"
after his return to the U. S., police said. Carnline
said Selas legally changed his last name to
Szeles in San Diego County around 1992.

Selas has a court appearance Wednesday
afternoon in San Diego, and is awaiting
extradition to Louisiana.
Updated 1911 GMT (0311 HKT) Janu Ashley Fantz and
Shawn Nottingham, CNN
441
Philippe Senderos departs Aston
Villa by mutual consent
Switzerland defender
Philippe Senderos has
left Aston Villa.
Senderos, who had
previously played in
England for Arsenal, Everton and Fulham, joined
Villa in June 2014 after a spell in Spain with
Valencia.
But the 30-year-old centre-back played only nine
times for Villa with his final appearance coming
in a goalless draw at West Ham in November
2014.
"Aston Villa and Philippe Senderos have mutually

agreed to terminate the defender's contract,"
said a statement on the official club website.
"The club wishes Philippe all the best in his
future career. "
Press Association
2016-01-27 19:11:08 www.independent.ie
442
Raffaele Sollecito sues for
wrongful imprisonment
Raffaele Sollecito , the
Italian who was cleared
last year of the 2007
murder of British
exchange student
Meredith Kercher, is
seeking more than €500,000 (£382,000) in
compensation for wrongful imprisonment after
spending nearly four years in jail.
The 32-year-old and his former girlfriend,
Amanda Knox , had both been facing more than
20 years in jail for Kercher’s murder before being

cleared in a stunning decision by Italy’s highest
court last March.
Sollecito’s request for compensation, which
could see the Italian state pay up to €516,000,
will be decided by a court in Tuscany. It is the
maximum amount Sollecito could have asked
for.
Sollecito was arrested just days after the murder.
Kercher was Knox’s roommate in Perugia, Italy ,
and had been studying on an Erasmus
programme before she was stabbed to death in
the flat the two women shared.
Sollecito and Knox were found guilty after an
investigation that judges later found had been
botched, then found not guilty after spending
about four years in jail. Another court then heard
the case against the pair again and found the
couple guilty, before they were finally acquitted
by the high court in Rome.
Although prosecutors argued for years that the
crime could not have been committed by a single
person, only one man – Rudy Guede, a drifter

from Ivory Coast – was found guilty in the end.
Guede is about halfway through a 16-year prison
sentence after a fast-track trial in 2008.
In the legal rationale for Sollecito and Knox’s
acquittal, which was released months later, the
high court judges said the investigation into
Kercher’s murder had been marred by “stunning
flaws”. The panel of judges said there was not
enough evidence to prove the pair had
committed the crime and there was a lack of
biological traces.
“The trial had oscillations which were the result
of stunning flaws, or amnesia, in the
investigation and omissions in the investigative
activity,” the judges wrote.
The judges’ findings are likely to play in
Sollecito’s favour. The murder trial, which
received sensational media coverage,
particularly in the UK and US, was seen as an
indictment of the notoriously slow-moving Italian
justice system. In the US, the decision to find
Knox guilty after she had been cleared was seen
as contravening protections against defendants

eing tried more than once for the same crime,
or double jeopardy.
In the immediate aftermath of his acquittal in
March, Sollecito spoke of his anguish. “For
seven years I have had a suspended life, I have
lived with the fear of being arrested but knowing
I am innocent,” he told Italian newspaper La
Repubblica.
2016-01-27 19:09:04 Stephanie Kirchgaessner
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An uninsured drink-driver who
killed three passengers is jailed
Jamie Riddick, 21,
pictured outside
Coventry Crown Court -
he has been jailed for
nine years
Mother-of-one Emily Jennings, 27, died when
Riddick crashed his Citroen Saxo into a tree and
a wall
Miss Jennings, a mother-of-one, was a

eautician who lived in Warwick with her nineyear-old
daughter Phoebe
23-year-old Nathan Rhodes (pictured left and
right), a carpenter, lived in Southam in
Warwickshire
Riddick, from Kineton, Warwickshire, admitted
three counts of causing death by dangerous
driving in relation to the crash in Radford Road,
Leamington Spa at 2.45am on Saturday morning
This was the scene of destruction on Radford
Road, in Leamington Spa after the car hit a tree
and ploughed into this garden wall
Ryan Case, 25, a father-of-two, from Stockton,
worked for Praxair Surface Technologies
Riddick, 21, who was almost double the legal
alcohol limit, smoked a cigarette and tried to shift
blame on to his victims minutes after crashing
his Citroen Saxo
2016-01-27 19:09:00 Thomas Burrows for MailOnline

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Oil rebound helps stocks cut
losses before Fed
By
Reuters
Published:
19:09 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
19:09 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Richard Leong
NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Recovering oil
prices helped
global stock markets cut losses on Wednesday
but investors
remained cautious as they awaited clues from
the U. S. Federal
Reserve on the timing of its next interest rate
increase.

Uncertainty ahead of the U. S. central bank's
latest policy
statement pared some safe-haven bids for gold
and U. S. and
German government debt.
"We seem to be at the mercy of the oil and
commodity
markets," said Luke Bartholomew, fixed income
manager at
Aberdeen Asset Management in London.
U. S. oil futures turned higher after trading down
as
much as 4 percent, near $30 a barrel. U. S. data
showed a jump in
weekly demand for products such as heating oil
when a cold front
hit the country, although analysts said the rise in
prices may

not last long.
Brent crude in London erased earlier losses,
rebounding above $32.
"Investors have their eyes on oil each day. It's a
broader
proxy for concerns about the global economy,"
said Michael
Arone, chief investment strategist at State Street
Global
Advisors' U. S. Intermediary Business in Boston.
Weakening business activity in the United States,
China and
the rest of world has been evident with the spate
of mostly
weaker-than-forecast data since the beginning of
the year. But
it is unclear whether the pullback in U. S. growth
is severe

enough to derail U. S. policymakers' plan to raise
interest rates
further in 2016.
The Federal Open Market Committee, the Fed's
policy-setting
group, is scheduled to release a policy statement
at 2 p.m.
ET(1900 GMT) after a two-day meeting.
Analysts widely expected the FOMC to leave
policy rates
unchanged at 0.25-0.50 percent and to perhaps
soften its tone on
its earlier outlook for four quarter-point rate hikes
this year.
Apple and Boeing's disappointing forecasts
dragged down U. S.
stock indexes, but they recovered from the day's
lows.

The Dow Jones industrial average was down
74.37
points, or 0.46 percent, at 16,092.86, the S&P
500 was
down 5.64 points, or 0.3 percent, at 1,897.99
and the Nasdaq
Composite fell 43.58 points, or 0.95 percent, at
4,524.09.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index
edged down
0.1 percent.
Earlier on Wednesday, Chinese shares ended
stronger, and Tokyo's Nikkei
The dollar index, which gauges the greenback
against six
currencies, was down 0.3 percent at 99.112.
In the bond market, benchmark 10-year
Treasury yield

ose 3 basis points to 2.024 percent.
Its German counterpart edged up about 1 basis
point
to 0.415 percent.
Traditional safe-haven gold retreated from a 12-
week high
set Tuesday, last down $4.01 or 0.36 percent, at
$1,116.16 an
ounce.
(Additional reporting by Marc Jones, Amanda
Cooper in London;
Editing by Catherine Evans and Nick Zieminski)
2016-01-27 19:09:00 Reuters
445
Arrest of Palestinan twins
highlights women’s role in
ongoing violence
Palestinian twin sisters aged 18 who were

arrested by Israeli
security forces for
possession of explosives
have brought to the fore
the role young women
are taking in the recent
spate of violence
plaguing this region.
Women are participating in street protests
against Israeli settlements and the army and
have perpetrated a number of knife attacks
targeting both security personnel and Jewish
civilians.
News of the twins’ arrest was released to the
public just days after a 13-year-old Palestinian
girl was shot dead by a security guard whom she
allegedly tried to attack with a knife.
The twins, Diana and Nadia Hawila, were
arrested in December in their West Bank village
of Shuweika by the Israel’s internal security
agency. The Shabak, as the agency is called,
said that bomb-making equipment, including
fertilizer, and Hamas headbands were found in

the Hawila home. Diana “was exposed through
the Internet to extremist Islamic preaching that
encouraged women to take part in terror
attacks,” the agency said, and had also learned
how to make explosives online.
The teenager allegedly planned to carry out
attacks after purchasing the necessary
chemicals herself. Nadia, her twin, was arrested
and charged with aiding her sister in hiding the
explosive materials in the family home.
Though women have taken an active part in
protests and attacks since violence escalated in
October, the alleged Hawila plot is unusual, and
represents a greater ambition to inflict mass
casualties.
This may be exactly what got Diana caught.
Security forces have an easier time detecting a
teenager researching explosives online than
preempting a kid who takes a knife from the
kitchen table, walks out the door and stabs
somebody.
For instance, Rokya Abu Eid, the thirteen-year-

old who allegedly tried to stab a security guard
outside the Israeli settlement of Anatot after
quarrelling with her family.
While violence has also erupted within Israel’s
internationally recognized borders, the
preponderance of attacks since November have
taken place in the West Bank, which Israeli
authorities refer to by its Biblical names, Judea
and Samaria.
“Eleven terror attacks were carried out by
females… in the Judea and Samaria area
(since) the first of October, the beginning of the
wave of terror,” a spokesperson for the Israeli
Army told The Media Line. During this time there
has been a “substantial rise” in the number of
attacks, the spokesperson noted.
These figures do not include the number of
attacks carried out by Palestinian women inside
Israel, which a spokesperson for the Israeli
Police said was unavailable. However, a
significant incident occurred on November 23,
2015, when two teenaged girls, the cousins Hadil
and Nurhan Awad, aged 16 and 14 and armed

only with scissors, attacked shoppers at
Jerusalem’s central Mahane Yehuda market. A
70-year-old man from Bethlehem was slashed
and seriously wounded by the girls, both of
whom were shot by police, Hadil fatally.
Hadil Awad was the sister of Mahmoud Awad,
who died in November 2013 at the age of 24,
eight months after an Israeli soldier shot him in
the neck with a rubber bullet during a protest
near the Qalandiya checkpoint.
Muhanad Darabi, a freelance Palestinian
journalist who has spent a lot of time covering
street protests, underscored the relative youth of
the attackers. “People say it is (caused by)
incitement but if you look at most of the girls who
have done the stabbings it’s just from frustration
– most are from villages, refugee camps or from
Hebron,” Darabi said, in conversation with The
Media Line, mentioning the southern West Bank
city that has been an epicenter of clashes.
Darabi noted that attacks carried out by
ideologically motivated youngsters, either
nationalistic or religious, are more often planned,

and can result in higher casualties. The
remaining incidents are more spur-of-themoment,
amateurish outbursts from people who
have snapped with frustration, he said. “Basically
they are done with the occupation. It is actually a
suicide attack, they know that 90% get killed.”
Sundus Azza, a young student and activist with
Youth Against Settlements who lives in Hebron,
told The Media Line that she doesn’t “believe
any of this,” meaning that, like many of her
contemporaries, she thinks the individuals killed
by Israelis were not conducting terror attacks at
the times of their death, but were killed for no
reason at all.
Israel has released CCTV footage of most of the
incidents clearly showing violent attacks
underway.
Azza pointed out the increased role of women in
the protests, if not in attacks themselves, saying
that “in the last protest that happened in Hebron
there were maybe more than 500 women.” Her
estimate could not be independently
corroborated.

Darabi, ever the journalist, suggested that there
might be other reasons for the apparent
increase in women’s participation: “the media,
they are fascinated by it… the foreign media is
focusing more on girls throwing stones or
helping the guys throw molotovs.”
2016-01-27 19:07:00 Robert Swift
446
New Hampshire university to offer
'employment promise' to students
For students to stay in
the program, they must
maintain a 3.0 minimum
GPA and participate in
activities such as career
counseling, community
service and internships
Graduates in 2020 who complete the program
will have had the opportunity to be provided
specialized academic and career action plans
designed to enhance their employability

Although the program is not the first of its kind,
the program is aimed at reassuring parents that
the significant cost at Rivier is worth it. It's annual
undergraduate tuition is $28,800
2016-01-27 19:07:00 Valerie Edwards For Dailymail.com
Associated Press
447
Alex Teixeira 'frustrated' as
Shakhtar reject £24.5m Liverpool
bid
Shakhtar Donetsk
forward Alex Teixeira
has outlined his desire to
join Liverpool during the
January window
Teixeira has impressed in Ukraine but wants to
join up with friend Philippe Coutinho at Anfield
The Brazilian attacker has been left frustrated
after his club rejected a £24.5million offer from
Liverpool
Teixeira has scored an incredible 22 goals in 15

games in the Ukranian top flight this season
The 26-year-old believes he could add goals to
the Liverpool attack and would work well in the
Reds' team
2016-01-27 19:07:00 Nicholas Godden for MailOnline
448
PIERS MORGAN Trump can win a
showdown with Fox, but can he
snub Iowa?
of the moderators
Stand-off: Donald Trump
is refusing to take part in
Thursday's Fox News
debate if Megyn Kelly,
pictured at the network's
last debate, remains one
Bold: Trump is refusing to budge on the issue
and insists he will not appear in the GOP debate
True Grit: Donald Trump has been the John
Wayne of politics - ferociously patriotic,
relentlessly swaggering, prepared to

metaphorically gun down anyone who gets in his
way
Last stand? All eyes are on Trump and whether
he will appear in Thursday's debate in a move
that could cost him his bid for the Presidency.
Pictured here the candidates in the CNN debate
back in December
Repeat performance? Trump says Megyn Kelly
is biased in her moderation of the GOP debates
which is why he is sitting out the last debate
ahead of the Iowa Caucus
2016-01-27 19:06:00 Piers Morgan for MailOnline
449
Children in detention urge
Australia to free them -.com
By Pamela Boykoff and
Ivan Watson , CNN
Updated 2231 GMT
(0631 HKT) January 27,
2016

"It's not a crime to want to have a better life and
future," said one 18-year-old girl who asked CNN
not to reveal her name because she fears for
her safety. "We are treated as prisoners. "
As Europe struggles to cope with the flood of
migrants and refugees arriving by boat, Australia
has for years embarked on a controversial and
unusual policy. It intercepts boatloads of
migrants and refugees and then places them in
detention on small, relatively poor Pacific island
nations.
Between 2007 and 2013, the Australian
government says at least 1,200 people lost their
lives trying to make the journey over water, and
thousands more ended up in Australia's
immigration system. The government says it is
trying to send a clear message to potential
asylum seekers that if they board a boat there is
no hope of settling in Australia.
Since 2012, refugees who arrive by boat are
sent for processing to either the Nauru camp or
one on Manus Island, in Papua New Guinea. If
their asylum claims are granted, they are settled

in those countries or some have the option of
moving to another country: Cambodia.
It's a deterrent the government argues has
worked.
"The Coalition Government has stopped the
perilous flow of people smuggling ventures.
There has not been a successful people
smuggling venture to Australia in the last year,"
an Australian government spokesperson said in
a statement to CNN. The Australian immigration
minister declined CNN's request for an interview.
The statement continued, "Stopping the boats
has enabled this Government to return integrity
to Australia's humanitarian and refugee
programme. "
As of the end of December, Australia
government records say that 537 people were in
detention on Nauru, including 68 children. Their
nationalities read like a list of the world's major
conflicts zones, including Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq
and Syria. The Nauru government operates the
detention center with support from Australia and
private contractors.

Families in Nauru live in tents without air
conditioning in a country known for year round
sweltering heat. Photos provided by refugees
show moldy tent roofs and rusty fans. Three
refugees complained to CNN of rats in their
tents.
"We can't sleep at night because of the
cockroaches," Mizba said.
Another former detainee said he felt the guards
disrespected the asylum seekers and treated
them like criminals. "We are always being
watched," said the teenager, who also asked
that CNN not reveal his name for fear of
retribution.
He and other refugees said the boredom and
lack of educational opportunities led to
widespread depression among the teenagers,
even suicidal behavior. "My life doesn't mean
anything inside detention," he said.
Security at the camp has been a constant
problem. A 2015 Australian government report
documented accusations of sexual and physical

assault at the processing center, including cases
involving children. The accusations were
directed both at other detainees and at center
staff members. The Australian government says
it is implementing the recommendations made in
the report.
CNN reached out by phone and email to the
Nauru Government Information Office to ask
them about conditions at the refugee center.
They did not respond. The Australian
government said the management of the center
is the responsibility of the Nauru government.
An inquiry by the Australia government's own
human rights commission in 2014 concluded that
"children on Nauru are suffering from extreme
levels of physical, emotional, psychological and
developmental distress. " The inquiry
recommended all children and their families be
removed from Nauru and settled in Australia
within four weeks of the report.
Many of the children in Nauru are already trying
to overcome the trauma of being persecuted in
their home countries and making the

treacherous sea journey to Australia. One of the
girls CNN spoke with spent hours in the open
water after her boat sank en route to Australia.
"I gave up. I was thinking that we were all going
to die, it's just a matter of time," she said. The
Australian Navy rescued her family and many
others on board, but five of the other passengers
drowned, she said.
Australian Senator Sarah Hanson Young is a
vocal advocate of shutting down the Nauru
facility. "There's absolutely no way the Australian
government can justify keeping, particularly
families, women and children in these camps,"
she said. "They can't guarantee their safety. "
The Australian and Nauru governments make it
very difficult for journalists to see the detention
center firsthand. The Nauru government charges
media an A$8,000 dollar (around US$5,800)
nonrefundable visa fee per application. The
Australian Immigration department requires
journalists who wish to apply to visit Australian
detention centers to first sign a form saying they
will not interview any detainees, and that they will

submit all their content to the government for
screening. They forbid pictures, video and audio
records of detainees. The government says this
is in order to protect their privacy.
CNN is unwilling to accept these conditions, so
we've interviewed seven current and former
camp residents remotely about what it's like for
children to live in this detention center.
Senator Hanson Young believes there is a
culture of secrecy and coverups within the
operation. "No journalists are allowed in. There
is very, very little information let out of the camp
and staff who work at the center are essentially
gagged," she said.
The Australian government has repeatedly said
access to the Nauru center is up to the Nauru
government.
The Nauru government has gone on record
defending its restrictions on allowing foreign
journalists to visit the island.
In a press release posted on the government's
website last October, Justice Minister David

Adeang argued, "if the country allowed
journalists to wander the small island, refugees
who are now living peacefully would... start to
protest and riot for the cameras and there would
be chaos that the nation's police force would
struggle to maintain. "
In October, the Nauru government, which
operates the refugee center, announced it was
ending the forced detention and creating an
open center. "All asylum seekers are now free to
move around the island at their will," the
government wrote in its initial release.
The refugees still inside the camp say this
change has made little difference to their lives.
Many living in the camps have been waiting
years for a decision on their asylum seeker
status. While they wait, they are not allowed to
take money or food out of the detention center.
They also don't feel comfortable leaving the
camp at night because of safety concerns.
Prior to this year, the Australian government
operated a school specifically for the asylum
seeker children. Now that school has been shut

and students have been urged to enroll at the
public school in Nauru. The children say they
feel like they lost the one place within the camp
where they felt happy and secure.
Several have stopped attending the local school
because they say they were harassed by the
other students. With nowhere to go all day, they
say they suffer from boredom and depression.
One 15-year-old girl says she locked herself in a
bathroom to escape the advances of a male
student. Ever since then she stopped going to
school. Now she says she cries all the time in
her room. And she watches her mother cry.
"I want to become something and here I am
doing nothing," she said. She desperately wants
to go to school and become a doctor. But that
dream feels very far away after years spent in a
detention camp in the middle of the Pacific
Ocean.
Prior to her departure from Myanmar, 12-yearold
Mizba Ahmed said she also dreamed of one
day becoming a doctor. After more than a year
in detention on Nauru, and after abandoning the

island's public school system, she says she has
given up her hope of one day practicing
medicine.
"Living here, no school, I don't think I can
become anything else. There's no education
here," she said.
And yet, Mizba says she still clings to the hope
that prompted her family to board a smuggler's
boat two years ago.
"We just want to go to Australia," she said.
The scars of her time on Nauru have not been
enough to destroy her faith in what Australia has
to offer.
Updated 2231 GMT (0631 HKT) Janu Pamela Boykoff and
Ivan Watson, CNN
450
West Ham attacker Manuel Lanzini
strikes a pose with Lionel Messi
West Ham United attacker Manuel Lanzini
swapped shirts and took pictures with

Barcelona's Lionel Messi
Lanzini, who is currently
on loan in east London
from Al Jazira Club, is
out at the moment with a
thigh injury
Lanzini has scored four goals in 14 Premier
League games for Slaven Bilic's side since
moving to east London
West Ham's manager Bilic celebrates with
Lanzini following victory against Liverpool at
Anfield this season
2016-01-27 19:05:00 Daniel Prescott For Mailonline
451
Ashley Graham shows off her
curves in new fitness campaign
Fitness fanatic: Plus-size
model Ashley Graham
stars in Canadian retailer
Addition Elle's new Nola
activewear collection

Working up a sweat: The 27-year-old from
Lincoln, Nebraska, can be seen wearing the
brands sports bra and patterned leggings, which
retail for $40 and $55 respectively
All inclusive: The collection comes in sizes X to
4X, and prices range from $40 for a sports bra
(L) to $170 for the brand's grey hooded jacket
(R)
Active beauty: In the fitness-inspired ad
campaign, Ashley's hair is pulled back in a
messy bun, however, her pink lipstick ads a pop
of color to her exercise ensemble
Same look, two ways: The size 14/16 beauty
wore this patterned T-shirt tied in a knot around
her waist (L) and down around her hips (R)
Role model: Ashley, who can be seen boxing
with her trainer Christoper Kadima, is a body
activist who encourages women to love their
shape no matter what their size
Healthy living: The model often shares videos
and photos of herself working out with her nearly
one million Instagram followers

Collaborative venture: Ashley also has a plussize
lingerie line with Addition Elle. She can be
seen posing in one of the sets from her
recent Black Orchid collection
Seductive stance: Ashley said she is proud of
her lingerie line, which she described as
'unapologetically sexy'
Catwalk queen: Ashley Graham is pictured
walking down the runway during the Addition
Elle/Ashley Graham Lingerie Collection fashion
show in September
Edgy gown: Ashley flaunted her legs at the 2015
Harper's Bazaar Icons Event in New York City in
September
2016-01-27 19:05:00 Bianca London for MailOnline Erica
Tempesta For Dailymail.com
452
Trial of I. Coast's Gbagbo to
uncover the truth, both sides vow
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo
(pictured) and his close ally Charles Ble Goude

go on trial on Thursday
on four charges of
crimes against humanity
©Michael Kooren
(Pool/AFP/File)
Charles Ble Goude, representing the patriotic
youth alliance supporting then President Laurent
Gbagbo, demonstrates in Abidjan on January
18, 2003 ©Georges Gobet (AFP/File)
The lawyer of former Ivory Coast President
Laurent Gbagbo, Emmanuel Altit, puts on his
robe before the start of a hearing at the
International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague
on February 19, 2013 ©Michael Kooren
(Pool/AFP/File)
2016-01-27 19:05:00 Afp
453
Police: No signs of mechanical
problem in fatal bus accident
Students at Amy Beverland Elementary School
are picked up after school after a bus accident in
Indianapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016.

Authorities said an adult
was killed and two
children were seriously
injured when a bus
waiting outside the
elementary school
suddenly lurched forward and struck them.
(Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via
AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
A school bus driver yells to a parent that their
child is safe after a bus accident at Amy
Beverland Elementary School left several
students injured and one adult dead on school
grounds on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016 in
Indianapolis. Authorities say a bus waiting
outside the Indianapolis elementary school
suddenly lurched forward and struck them.
(Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via
AP) NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT
Students at Amy Beverland Elementary School
are picked up after school after a bus accident in
Indianapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016.
Authorities said an adult was killed and two
children were seriously injured when a bus

waiting outside the elementary school suddenly
lurched forward and struck them. (Mykal
McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
MANDATORY CREDIT
A police officer talks on the phone as he secures
the site of a bus accident at Amy Beverland
Elementary School in Indianapolis on Tuesday,
Jan. 26, 2016. Authorities said an adult was
killed and two children were seriously injured
when a bus waiting outside the elementary
school suddenly lurched forward and struck
them. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star
via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
A woman puts up a cellphone to her ear while
standing by the site of a bus accident at Amy
Beverland Elementary School in Indianapolis on
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016. Authorities said an adult
was killed and two children were seriously
injured when a bus waiting outside the
elementary school suddenly lurched forward and
struck them. (Mykal McEldowney/The
Indianapolis Star via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
A man and a woman walk by the site of a bus

accident as police officers secure the area at
Amy Beverland Elementary School in
Indianapolis on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016.
Authorities said an adult was killed and two
children were seriously injured when a bus
waiting outside the elementary school suddenly
lurched forward and struck them. (Mykal
McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
MANDATORY CREDIT
A woman stands by police officers working the
site of a bus accident at Amy Beverland
Elementary School in Indianapolis on Tuesday,
Jan. 26, 2016. Authorities said an adult was
killed and two children were seriously injured
when a bus waiting outside the elementary
school suddenly lurched forward and struck
them. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star
via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
2016-01-27 19:05:00 Associated Press
454
Lisa Rinna remembers her late
father Frank in touching tribute

Reflection: In lieu of her weekly Real Housewives
blog, Lisa Rinna, 52,
wrote a touching tribute
to her late father Frank,
who passed away at the
age of 93. (L-R) Frank,
mother Lois and Lisa
Remember when: A young Lisa is pictured with
her father Frank
Happier times: Lisa recalled her final moments
with he father, revealing his favorite Frank
Sinatra songs were played as died
Her advice: Lisa, pictured in January, ended with
a call to action for her readers. 'So I leave you
with this…Tell your loved ones how much you
love them. Hug them, kiss them, hold on tight, All
of my love, Lisa,' she wrote
2016-01-27 19:03:00 Brittany Valadez For Dailymail.com
455
Feds expand critical East Coast
habitat for right whales

In this 2009 file photo, a female North Atlantic
right whale swims at the
surface of the water with
her calf a few miles off
the Georgia coast. On
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2016,
the federal government announced it was
designating thousands of additional nautical
square miles of the Atlantic off the coast of New
England and the coast of the Southeast as
critical habitat for the endangered whales. (John
Carrington/Savannah Morning News via AP, File)
THE EXAMINER. COM OUT; SFEXAMINER.
COM OUT; WASHINGTONEXAMINER. COM
OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
2016-01-27 19:02:00 Associated Press
456
National Geographic reveals
breathtaking photo contest
finalists
Simon Morris took this stunning photograph in
Yamal Siberia in the winter of a reindeer herder

Stankey Dellimore
captured this shot from
the Olympic Tower in
Munich, Germany, after
becoming fascinated by
the shapes of Olympia
Hall and its scale relative to humans
Megan Lee captured the moment two zebras
watched the turbulent horizon together while she
was visiting a nature reserve in south east
England
A fisherman demonstrates his technique whilst
balancing on one leg in Burma in front of keen
photographer Jeremy Flint
A puffin with an eel catch in her mouth was
captured on film by a photographer on Skomer
Island, Pembrokeshire
In this dramatic scene a young male polar bear
guards his kill, a bearded seal in Svalbard
Cindy Lou-Dale took this colourful snap from the
balcony of the Nelson Mandela suite at the
Soweto Hotel where she was staying

Geoffrey David Whittle, caught a mesmerising
image of two wild horses fighting in the Namib
Desert during a trip to southern Africa
Emma Muir snapped this picture when she
visited the dance show 'Bagore Ki Haveli' while
travelling around Udaipur, Rajasthan in India
Ellis Anastasiades snapped this image as he
punched his way through the water while diving
head first into a swimming pool in Greece
Gail Henshaw was selected as a finalist for her
photograph taken in the sacred city of
Anuradhapura, a UNESCO World Heritage Site,
at sunrise
Sue O'Connell captured the moment an
exhausted worker had a nap amid the mayhem
and madness at Yangon fish market
Harry Villiers submitted this shot taken on his
iPhone during a bike ride through Thetford
Forest in Norfolk
During one of Peter Brisley's several visits to
Myanmar, he witnessed the weekly ritual of head

shaving that takes place
Matt Parry shot this image of Paris's Eiffel Tower
on his fourth and final day there, where he
experienced nothing but persistent rain
Margaret Soraya entered this image of the mist
surrounding Borlum Bay at Loch Ness in the
Scottish Highlands
Wandering around Havana and Trinidad in
Cuba, Alan O'Riordan approached people that
caught his eye, including these two women
2016-01-27 19:02:00 Georgia Diebelius For Mailonline
457
Iran's Rouhani in France to revive
business ties after nuclear deal
By
Reuters
Published:
19:01 GMT, 27 January 2016

| Updated:
19:01 GMT, 27 January 2016
By John Irish and Bate Felix
PARIS, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Iranian President
Hassan Rouhani
told French business leaders on Wednesday that
Iran was open for
investment as he started a visit in France to
revive business
ties despite diplomatic differences.
On Rouhani's first trip abroad since Iran's
sanctions-ending
nuclear accord with world powers took effect,
Italy this week
already rolled out the red carpet for the
moderate Iranian
president and his 120-member delegation of
business leaders and

cabinet ministers, signing a raft of deals.
But with France having taken a hard line in the
nuclear
negotiations, being outspoken in its
condemnation of Iranian
support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad
and having close
ties with Sunni Muslim Gulf Arab rivals of Shi'ite
Iran, the
Paris leg of Rouhani's European trip was lower
key.
"It's true that Iran has returned to the
international
community, but it doesn't mean we agree on
everything,
especially on Syria," Foreign Minister Laurent
Fabius said ahead
of Rouhani's arrival.

Nevertheless, since July, French trade and
political
delegations have travelled to Tehran to explore
opportunities.
Officials have said certain "commitments" could
now be agreed,
although how definitive they are is unclear.
"We don't see any obstacles for companies who
would want to
come and invest in Iran," Rouhani told a French
business
delegation. "My coming here is to show that Iran
is ready for
investments," he added, speaking through a
translator.
Airbus Chief Executive Fabrice Bregier, who was
part of the French delegation, said that he held
talks this

month in Tehran with government and Iran Air
officials that
could lead to the rapid sale of aircraft.
"We are at the disposal of our Iranian
counterparts to help
renew the fleet," Bregier said. Iran urgently
needs modern,
safer and less-polluting airliners after decades of
being unable
to obtain spare parts or new models due to
sanctions.
After starting his trip to Paris by meeting some
20 company
executives, Rouhani is due to deliver a speech to
business
leaders on Thursday at a Franco-Iranian forum,
where Iranian
ministers will outline their plans.

Several agreements are due to be announced
after a meeting
with President Francois Hollande.
Iranian officials have said they are poised to
agree on a
deal for Airbus aircraft. Carmakers Peugeot and
Renault may also agree contracts.
Airport design and construction talks may be on
the agenda
too, potentially involving builders Bouygues and
Vinci
and airports operator ADP.
Although many sanctions relating to Iran's
nuclear programme
have been lifted, most U. S. measures remain in
place. Companies
are worried about the sanctions snapping back if
Iran violated

the terms of the nuclear agreement and are
including this
scenario in their risk analysis.
"Investing in Iran is not exactly like investing in
Holland
or Denmark," a French diplomatic source said.
"Everyone wants to
be certain that there's no Damocles Sword
hanging over them
before investing. "
(Reporting by John Irish and Bate Felix; Editing
by Mark
Heinrich)
2016-01-27 19:01:00 Reuters
458
Fed keeps interest rates steady,
closely watching global markets
By

Reuters
Published:
19:01 GMT, 27 January 2016
| Updated:
19:01 GMT, 27 January 2016
By Jason Lange and Howard Schneider
WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The Federal
Reserve kept
interest rates unchanged on Wednesday and
said it was "closely
monitoring" global economic and financial
developments, but
maintained an otherwise upbeat view of the U. S.
economy.
The central bank's decision was widely expected
after a
month-long plunge in U. S. and world equities
raised concerns

that an abrupt global slowdown could act as a
drag on U. S.
economic growth.
"The committee is closely monitoring global
economic and
financial developments and is assessing their
implications for
the labor market and inflation," the Fed's policysetting
committee said in a statement that diminished
the chances of a
rate hike at its next meeting in March.
The Fed removed a previous reference from its
statement to
the risks of the economic outlook being
balanced. Instead, the
central bank said it was weighing how the global
economy and

financial markets could affect the outlook.
Fed policymakers did not give updated forecasts
on the path
of monetary policy on Wednesday but said they
expected the labor
market would continue to strengthen and the
economy would expand
even with "gradual adjustments in the stance of
monetary
policy. "
The Fed last month raised its key overnight
lending rate by
a quarter point to a range of 0.25 percent to 0.50
percent, a
sign the economy had largely recovered from
the 2007-2009
financial crisis and was shrugging off economic
weakness in

China, Japan and Europe.
Ahead of the decision on Wednesday, investors
were betting
on one quarter-point rate increase in 2016 rather
than the four
that Fed policymakers signaled in their
December economic
forecasts.
The Fed said on Wednesday that a range of
recent labor
market indicators, including "strong" job gains,
pointed to some
additional firming of the job market.
U. S. exports took a hit last year, largely due to
the impact
of a strong dollar, but consumer spending
accelerated and
overall employment surged by 292,000 jobs in

December.
Oil prices have also plummeted this year, which
could keep
U. S. inflation below the Fed's 2 percent target
for longer, but
a recent uptick in the consumer price index
outside of food and
energy could point to a stronger medium-term
inflation outlook.
The Fed said it still expects the downward
inflationary
pressure from lower energy and import prices to
prove temporary.
Investors had seen almost no chance of a
January hike and
were betting on just two increases in 2016
before shares in the
Standard & Poor's 500 index fell about 8 percent
in the

first three weeks of the year.
Fed policymakers will be able to sift through the
January
and February employment reports before their
next policy meeting
in March.
All the Fed policymakers participated in the twoday
meeting
in person, a central bank spokesman said.
(Reporting by Jason Lange in Washington;
Editing by Paul Simao)
2016-01-27 19:01:00 Reuters
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The Agoa Debacle 27 January 2016, 19:00
The ANC’s dithering over proposed revisions
(some would say demands) by the US to the
generally favourable Agoa Agreement has put
existing jobs and billions of much needed dollar
income, at risk.
Minister Rob Davies and his team at DTI have
had ample time to deliver a satisfactory deal but
as with most ANC run endeavours, they failed
miserably. Workers in the agricultural sector can
be fortunate that President Obama appears to
have more concern for their jobs than the ANC

and has granted South Africa ‘extra time’ (Mr.
Davies’ terminology) to resolve differences.
The bone of contention has been South Africa’s
supposedly excessive health standard
requirements, especially with regard to US
poultry. South Africa has used these
unreasonable demands (in the eyes of US
poultry producers) to prevent relatively cheap
American chickens from reaching South African
shores. What irks the Americans is that since
2000, South Africa has benefited billions of
Rands in preferential tariffs, or duty free exports
under the Agoa Agreement, and has not offered
much in return.
Earlier this month Mr Davies announced that
although the extended deadline had not been
met they were willing to continue negotiations
and it was up to the US to ‘blow the whistle.’
Could there be a more flippant comment on
potential job and foreign exchange losses?
Why one wonders would the ANC, which claims
to be concerned about jobs and the South
African economy – except of course when

Number Zero plays dice with the Rand - continue
with the risky tactic of brinkmanship? Do they
seriously believe that the Americans are so
desperate to sell chickens to South Africa that
they will continue to back down and not punish
us in any way?
But maybe there’s good reason for ANC
procrastination. The ANC has proclaimed that at
least half of the quota of imported US poultry
must be allocated to BEE companies. Details of
the criteria to determine which black
businessmen will qualify for these businesses –
will it be based on the financial or skills
contribution of the black partners, for example? -
are not known.
Provisions for competent and worthy black
businessmen to benefit from Agoa should not be
criticised and most reasonable South Africans
will surely agree that social stability and the long
term success of South Africa depends on a
greater representation of black citizens in
business.
There are some tantalising questions though.

For instance, what procedures have been put in
place to ensure competent black businessmen
avail themselves of these opportunities? And
why does it seem that the ANC is depriving these
businessmen of the wonderful opportunities the
import of US poultry (and other foodstuffs),
presents?
The easy answer for cynics is that the ANC have
not, in all the time that they’ve had to come up
with a suitable deal, being able to secure
sinecures for persons connected to the party
elite (and possibly the Guptas).
The ANC is under constant scrutiny these days
for corrupt activities so these companies would
have to be structured in a way that the
connections will not be readily exposed by a little
snooping from investigative journalists. Perhaps
this has taken a lot longer than Mr Davies
anticipated?
Considering that the ANC is led by a man who is
adamant that the R250 million Rands of
taxpayer’s money spent on his Nkandla palace is
not at all unreasonable, the same man who gets

id of a competent Finance MInister with an
explanation so feeble and transparent that the
country’s economy is sent into an immediate
tailspin, is it any wonder that cynics might look
askance at Mr Davies’ apparent dithering?
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Carter stunned by Paris welcome
despite fears
Racing Metro's flyhalf
Dan Carter warms up on
January 17, 2016 at
Yves du Manoir stadium
in Colombes ©Lionel
Bonaventure (AFP/File)
Racing-Metro's New Zeland fly-half Dan Carter,
pictured on December 12, 2015, said there is

plenty of room for improvement in his game
©Thomas Samson (AFP/File)
2016-01-27 19:00:00 Afp
461
A widower turned his house into a
monument to his late wife's
memory
Romantic: Charles 'LaLa'
Evans turned his home
into a monument to his
love with his late wife,
Louise
Great loss: The 82-year-old has been married to
Louise for 59 years and 11 months when she
died in 2011
So sweet: LaLa turned their Mississippi home
into a museum, spotlighting memories of their
life together
Lifelong love: The couple met in tenth grade and
were high school sweethearts before marrying at
18

Building a life: LaLa taught Louise how to dance,
and the two went to church together every
Sunday
Memories: Over the years, they'd collected lots
of pictures and momentos, which LaLa pasted to
the wall after Louise's death
Home sweet home: He call's the museum LaLa
and Louise's Place, or LaLa and Louise Land
Beautiful: He also turned the yard into LaLa's
Umbrella Grove, decorating it with colorful beach
umbrellas, flowers, and windmills
Fairy tale: He said the umbrellas remind him of
Louise's smile, and he likes to sit back and
remember her
Connection: The band Mutemath cast LaLa and
his home in their music video for the song
Monuments
Touching tribute: In the song, the band sings
about building a monument to love - and in the
music video, LaLa is seen dancing around his
own monument

Check it out: The Umbrella Grove is open to
visitors, and LaLa likes to give tours
So cute: LaLa said it was love at first sight, even
though his wife was bashful at first
Happy wife, happy life: He also gives relationship
advice, telling others to 'put the lady first'
2016-01-27 18:59:00 Carly Stern For Dailymail.com
462
Cecil Parkinson proved that
Thatcherism had nothing to do
with family values
W e must not speak ill of
the dead, so instead let
me speak ill of the living.
The facts of the life
of Cecil Parkinson, who
died last week, are this:
a blue-eyed Tory grandee, he was one of
Margaret Thatcher’s favourites. He was credited
with organising the campaign that won them the
1983 election. He became trade and industry

secretary, though it is said his star was on the
rise and Thatcher wanted to promote him to
foreign secretary. He was smooth on TV, if you
like that sort of thing, and clearly many did. He
calmly explained what the government was
doing: for example, going to war over some
islands that most people had never heard of –
the Falklands. His amiability bewitched many. In
1984, Charles Moore wrote in the Spectator: “He
brought a certain dash and glamour to the show,
which it now badly lacks.”
The dash had been interrupted the year before,
when his secret 12-year affair with his secretary
became public knowledge. She was pregnant
with his child. He had once promised to marry
her, but changed his mind. Sara Keays decided
to keep the baby. Financial arrangements were
made for the child, Flora. But by 1987, because
of Flora’s multiple disabilities, Keays wanted
more child maintenance. At the age of four,
Flora, who had epilepsy, underwent brain
surgery for a tumour. There was more to-ing and
fro-ing in court.
By 1992, Parkinson had been elevated to the

House of Lords. He then also secured an
extraordinary court injunction that meant Flora
could not be discussed in public. Her name could
not even appear in the programme of her school
play. She never received a birthday card from
her extremely wealthy father and he never saw
her. When the injunction ceased on her 18th
birthday in 2002, Flora said publicly: “I would like
to see him. If he loved me he would want to see
me and be in my everyday life …”
Keays, who had political ambitions of her own,
was subject to a campaign to discredit her: she
had got pregnant deliberately to “trick” her lover
of 12 years. Parkinson was re-elected in 1987,
and went on to prepare the ground for
privatisation of the electricity industry.
So his private life didn’t wreck his political career.
Clearly, adultery is common, but only matters if
you are as common as muck. Does a politician’s
private life matter? All I can say is that as I
became a single parent at around the same
time, the interplay between Tory rhetoric and
Tory reality hit home. I felt under attack. Was it
just my imagination?

Thatcherism is, I think, still often misread as
being about a set of fixed family values. Actually,
it was pretty amoral. It was entirely about
privatisation. You could do what you like if you
could pay for it, as Parkinson did. Thatcher said
that the existence of single mothers “devalues
our values”. Stories of girls who got pregnant
to secure social housing became the prevalent
narrative. The nightmare of communities where
men don’t stick around is still around. Some of
us have even lived quite happily in such
communities.
But the legacy of all this is now a systematic
attack on women and children, no longer on the
spurious ground of “values” but because of
“austerity”. Not all single parents are women,
I know; 9% are men. A quarter of families with
dependent children are headed by single
parents, 64% of us are in work, and the vast
majority do not receive any child maintenance
payments. The risk of children going into relative
poverty doubles for single-parent families.
Iain Duncan Smith may lack Parkinson’s charm,

ut he is passionate about promoting marriage,
which is apparently to be achieved by punishing
women already abandoned by men. He blames
the 60s, when women freed themselves from
marriage and were taught that having children
was just “another lifestyle choice”. It’s just like
buying a new nail varnish, isn’t it? Where are the
men in this conversation? Someone has to
impregnate all us feckless females. But in the
end, what the government cares about is the
actual children, isn’t it? Just not the actual
children of single parents. Even this
government’s own impact assessment says that
benefit caps will hit single mothers hardest.
Herein lies the link between the personal and
political. Parkinson’s colleagues were clearly
forgiving of his behaviour. He carried on as
if nothing had happened. Together, they
formulated policy that would make it
unacceptable not to do what he had done, but to
be a woman with a child and without a man. The
ultimate privatisation is one where the rich are
not subject to the same judgments as the poor.
Pay as you go.

The attack on single parents in the 80s was not
my imagination. The attack now gathers pace in
the name of balancing the books. Hard-working
women must pay the price. I know what it’s like
not to have someone there to share the highs as
well as the lows. That’s why we make our own
families of friends, and we value what we have.
One thing we don’t do is deny the existence of
our own children. That would be immoral. Or
require a certain dash.
2016-01-27 18:58:54 Suzanne Moore
463
University of Iowa footballers and
wrestlers endorse Trump on stage
GOP presidential frontrunner
Donald Trump
touted endorsements by
University of Iowa
student athletes on
Tuesday - a possible
violation of NCAA rules
Trump spoke to a crowd of about 2,000 at the

University of Iowa Field House on Tuesday
Trump was forced to give an abbreviated version
of his stump speech on Tuesday, after multiple
interruptions by protesters
2016-01-27 18:58:00 J. Taylor Rushing, U.s. Political
Reporter, For Dailymail.com
464
Killer of Texas game warden set
for lethal injection
This undated photo
provided by the Texas
Department of Criminal
Justice shows Texas
inmate James Freeman.
On Wednesday, Jan. 27,
2016, Freeman, 34, was set to die for killing
Texas Parks and Wildlife Game Warden Justin
Hurst during a March 17, 2007 a shootout.
(Texas Department of Criminal Justice via AP)
2016-01-27 18:57:00 Associated Press

465
Wilmer Valderrama reveals key to
beautiful romance with Demi
Lovato
Support: Wilmer
Valderrama has revealed
the key to his beautiful
relationship with Demi
Lovato
Honest: The 35-year-old actor made his
comments at Jennifer Lopez's first show of her
residency at Planet Hollywood, at The Axis, in
Las Vegas, earlier this month
Close: Wilmer told ET 'All I did was love her
exactly when she needed me to love her. And
you know, we just stay honest. That’s it'
Nothing to hide: Demi says she now has a
positive body image thanks to her man, who tells
her 'everyday she is beautiful'
2016-01-27 18:56:00 Dailymail.com Reporter

466
Kate Gosselin cringes at old
scenes of her yelling at kids
Dramatic: Kate Gosselin
cringes at old scenes of
her yelling at her kids on
TLC's Kate Plus 8
season finale that aired
Tuesday night
Time to reflect: The 40-year-old looked less than
impressed while watching old clips of her
parenting when she was younger
Meltdown: The reality star admits she became
dramatic when dealing with her kids
Stare down: The mother-of-eight has realized
that getting angry expelled all her energy
We're still friends: Gosselin's friend Julie looks
less than happy after their camper broke down
on vacation
Please behave! The mother shouts orders at her
kids in one of the clips from a family getaway

Losing patience: The former wife of Jon Gosselin
says she's not proud of all her parenting when
she was young
Crazy eyes: Gosselin yells at her children after
finding a broken doorknob
Who did it? The mother is stressed out as she
tries to keep her children under control
2016-01-27 18:54:00 Brenton Garen At Dailymail.com
467
Kim Kardashian shares photos
from 2011 Middle Eastern photo
shoot
Looking back: Kim
Kardashian shared a
nostalgic look at her premotherhood
figure via
her
app
KimKardashianWest.com
on Wednesday, posting pics from her 2011
photo shoot for Harper's Bazaar Arabia
Model figure: The reality star reflected on the

Dolce & Gabbana dresses she got to wear for
the fashion spread
'So cool': The October 2011 cover was the first
time the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star
had graced a Middle Eastern publication
The 35-year-old mother-of-two is clearly
yearning to get back to how she looked before
she got pregnant with son Saint and gained 60
pounds
Supportive fans: After tweeting her need for
motivation to continue sticking to her weight loss
regimen, Kim received this photo from a follower
that did the trick
Yeezy breezy: Kim shared this photo on her
Instagram on Tuesday as she helped celebrate
the launch of husband Kanye West's new album
Wave. She wore a dress he designed and kept
one arm across her tummy
Getting slimmer: Kim's curves were more visible
in this social media snap from the event shared
by younger sister Khloe, 31. Also pictured is big
sister Kourtney and friend Larsa Pippen

New mom: Figure-hugging black and hair braids
seem to be the reality star's ensemble of choice
since the birth of son Saint in early December.
She's pictured at mom Kris Jenner's Christmas
party with Jennifer Lopez
Skin care: While she now has two little ones to
care for, Kim still finds time for her beauty
regimen that includes hydrating masks, antiaging
creams and face oils. She's pictured with
daughter North in September
2016-01-27 18:52:00 Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com
468
Just 14 per cent of affordable
neighborhoods have decent
schools
neighborhoods
Winner: Seattle's
University District
(pictured) is ranked
number one on the list of
cities with good schools
in safe and affordable

Safe: Residents of Adams Morgan in
Washintton, D. C. enjoy a bevy of bars,
restaurants, exercise studios and shopping, just
steps from their row houses and condo
buildings. This is one of the few affordable
neighborhoods that also have good schools and
are walkable
2016-01-27 18:51:00 Alexandra Klausner For
Dailymail.com Associated Press
469
Greece hits back after EU's
Schengen threat
Greece has hit back
angrily after being given
three months to avoid
being suspended from
Europe’s free-travel
Schengen area because
of its alleged failures to get a grip on the
continent’s mass migration crisis.
The European commission said on Wednesday
that Athens was failing to observe its obligations

under the rules governing Europe’s 26-country
passport-free travel area, known as Schengen.
“Greece is under pressure,” said Valdis
Dombrovskis, a commission vice-president.
“Greece seriously neglected its obligations …
There are serious deficiencies in the carrying out
of external border control that must be
overcome.”
Greece has been the main gateway to Europe
via Turkey for more than a million people over
the past year, the majority of them from the
Middle East. The influx shows little sign of letting
up, with more than 35,000 having made the
short but hazardous crossing from Turkey to the
Greek islands this month alone.
The Germans, as well as several other EU
countries taking in large numbers of migrants,
have long been furious with the Greeks for
allegedly simply waving the new arrivals through
without registration and ID checks and setting
them on the Balkan route towards Austria and
Germany.

But Athens responded robustly to the criticism,
instead blaming Turkey’s failure to honour the
deal it struck with the EU in November.
Describing the threat to isolate Greece as
unconstructive on Wednesday, it claimed the
draft evaluation report had been conducted at a
time when the situation on the ground was
different to the one prevailing two and a half
months later.
“Greece has surpassed itself in order to keep its
obligations,” said government spokeswoman
Olga Gerovasili, insisting that it was not Greece’s
fault that Turkey had failed to clamp down on
smugglers’ rings and stem the flow of refugees.
“We expect everyone else to do the same.”
EU governments made clear on Monday that
there would need to be unprecedented action
against Greece if it failed to start playing by the
Schengen rules. Wednesday’s warning from the
commission confirmed that. Dombrovskis said
that a secret EU mission to Greece in November
had concluded that Athens was avoiding the
Schengen rules on several fronts.

“There is no effective identification and
registration of irregular migrants,” said
Dombrovskis. “Fingerprints are not being
entered systematically into the system, travel
documents are not being systematically checked
for authenticity or against crucial security
databases.”
The unprecedented move to sanction Greece is
being combined with national governments
acting to extend and prolong national border
controls for up to two years, dealing a potentially
terminal blow to the Schengen regime which has
been in effect for more than 20 years and is
generally viewed as one of the EU’s biggest and
most popular achievements.
The refugee crisis and jihadi terrorism in Europe
have put the system under its greatest stress
and could yet bring down EU governments. On
the frontline of the migration flows – 850,000
migrants traversed Greece last year – Athens is
furious at being scapegoated by the rest of the
EU and fears the impact of being quarantined.
The Greek foreign ministry released statistics on

Wednesday showing that 90% of the new
arrivals last year were from Syria, Iraq, and
Afghanistan, most of whom would routinely
qualify for refugee status. By contrast, the
commission said this week that 60% of those
entering the EU currently were “economic
migrants” who were not fleeing war and not in
need of protection and should be deported.
A spokesman for the migration minister told the
Guardian that despite the cold weather and
choppy seas, about 3,000 refugees had
managed to slip into Greece every day this
month.
“In that time Turkey has agreed to take back
123,” said Kyriakos Mandouvalos, conceding
that while local reaction on several islands had
delayed construction of hot spots to process
refugees they would be completed by the end of
February. “There have been a lot of technical
and political problems to get around but by the
last 10 days of February five will open on Lesbos
, Leros, Chios, Samos and Kos.”
The warning from the commission came in the

form of a draft report on Greece’s performance,
which still has to be endorsed by a qualified
majority of EU governments. The commission
would then give Athens three months to take
“remedial action” to safeguard its place in the
Schengen system. At the same time EU
governments, with the commission’s support, are
acting to increase border controls at
Macedonia’s border with northern Greece,
moves that could see tens of thousands of
refugees being kettled in Greece.
Under rulings from the European court of human
rights, EU countries are not allowed to return
asylum seekers to Greece because the
conditions for refugees there are deemed to be
too wretched. But stopping them crossing into
Macedonia before heading further north would
cancel out the need for returning them.
2016-01-27 18:49:05 Ian Traynor Helena Smith
470
It's Chelsea's turn! Donor claims
fundraisers are a warm-up act

One Clinton insider thinks Hillary Clinton's
campaign is a warm-up
act for daughter Chelsea
Clinton to run in the
future - 'A dynasty is on
the way,' the source told
the New York Daily News
Chelsea Clinton has been used as a surrogate
for her mother's presidential campaign. Here she
talks about early childhood education in New
Hampshire earlier this month
Chelsea Clinton is being used two ways by her
mother's campaign - as a surrogate in important
early states and as a co-host for fundraisers in
posh cities like Los Angeles, New York and
London
Chelsea Clinton has said she's open to running
for office, though usually with the caveat that
she'd have to be unhappy with the elected
officials representing her at the time
2016-01-27 18:49:00 Nikki Schwab, U.s. Political Reporter
For Dailymail.com

471
Rob Kardashian arrives at Blac
Chyna's home after 'moving in'
A man in love: Rob
Kardashian was seen
arriving at Blac Chyna's
gated community in LA
on Tuesday
New love: Rob shared this close up photo of the
model on his Instagram on Wednesday morning
as if in celebration of their relationship
New home: The 28-year-old had been living with
his sister Khloe, 31, but it's rumored she threw
him out after he and Blac went public with their
romance
Moving on: The Kardashian son seemed in good
spirits as he drove himself to his girlfriend's
luxury home
Life's looking up: It's been some time since Rob
had a woman in his life other than his famous
sisters and mother

Feud: His decision to court Tyga's ex-fiancee
has infuriated his family and sister Kylie Jenner,
who's dating the rapper, is said to be 'livid' about
the situation
Going public: Blac Chyna shared a picture of
Rob hugging her on Instagram this week, and
then Rob taunted his family with a meme about
the model having a Kardashian baby
Working out together: Blac posted a Snapchat
on Tuesday that showed her with Rob during a
fitness session
Slammed: Khloe, 31, sent a strong message to
her brother during a visit to Kanye West's
recording studio with her sisters Kim and
Kourtney on Tuesday. 'Never go against THE
family,' she wrote next to this snap
Stirring up drama: Rob, seen in July 2014, no
longer appears in the E! reality series that made
his fmaily famous and he kept himself out of the
spotlight for a long time
'Livid': Kylie, 18, has had some rocky times of
late with boyfriend Tyga but is said to be furious

that her older half-brother is getting together with
the rapper's former fiancee. Kylie and Tyga are
seen out together near their Calabasas home on
Monday night
Taking it to the next level: It's reported that Rob
has been living at the model's home for five days
and the two started dating a couple of weeks
ago
2016-01-27 18:48:00 Dailymail.com Reporter
472
How some of Andros Townsend's
big money predecessors fared
with Newcastle United
Andros Townsend has
become the latest bigmoney
signing to accept
Newcastle's offer of
employment as head
coach Steve McClaren rebuilds his squad.
Here, Press Association Sport takes a look at
some of his big-money predecessors and how

they fared at St James' Park.
ALAN SHEARER
Signed from: Blackburn, £15million, July 1996
Newcastle paid Blackburn a then world-record
fee to bring an exiled Geordie home, but their
investment paid handsome dividends as Shearer
went on to score an unsurpassed 206 goals for
the club over a decade of loyal service.
LAURENT ROBERT
Signed from: Paris St Germain, £10million,
August 2001
Enigmatic winger Robert blended stunning
brilliance with seeming indifference during his
time on Tyneside, but is fondly remembered for
his high-octane displays under Sir Bobby
Robson.
ALBERT LUQUE
Signed from: Deportivo la Coruna, £9.5million,
August 2005

One of a series of expensive mistakes, Luque
lasted just two seasons before leaving at a
significant loss, although he did so having at
least scored in a 4-1 derby victory at
Sunderland.
MICHAEL OWEN
Signed from: Real Madrid, £16million, August
2005
Owen left the Bernabeu Stadium for St James'
Park for a new club-record fee as he attempted
to keep himself in the frame for the England
World Cup squad, but a succession of injuries,
one of which required knee reconstruction,
meant the Magpies never got the return they
craved.
OBAFEMI MARTINS
Signed from: Inter Milan, £10million, August
2006
Martins scored 35 goals in 104 appearances for
the club after being signed by Glenn Roeder, but
was one of those to leave during the cull which

followed relegation at the end of the 2008-09
season.
FABRICIO COLOCCINI
Signed from: Deportivo la Coruna, £10.3million,
August 2008
Coloccini endured a torrid first season in English
football and suffered relegation at the end of it,
and although he won over his critics during the
subsequent promotion fight, a lack of
consistency in recent seasons has seen his
stock fall.
GEORGINIO WIJNALDUM
Signed from: PSV Eindhoven, £14.5million, July
2015
The stand-out success of Newcastle's summer
recruitment drive, Wijnaldum is the club's leading
scorer so far this season with nine goals,
including four in a 6-2 Barclays Premier League
victory over Norwich, and is revelling in the
number 10 position.

ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC
Signed from: Anderlecht, £14.5million, July 2015
Mitrovic announced his arrival on Tyneside with
a red card and two yellows in his first five games
and has found goals tough to come by,
especially in recent weeks when any addition to
his four to date might have secured precious
league points.
FLORIAN THAUVIN
Signed from: Marseille, £12million, August 2015
Newcastle finally got their hands on Thauvin last
summer after a lengthy pursuit, but the French
winger has simply been unable to adapt to the
pace and power of the Premier League.
JONJO SHELVEY
Signed from: Swansea, £12million, January 2016
Shelvey had also been in the Magpies' sights for
some time when he finally agreed a switch to St
James', and he made an instant impact on
debut, playing a part in both goals in a 2-1

victory over West Ham.
Press Association
2016-01-27 18:46:07 www.independent.ie
473
Daisy Lowe says she is 'happy'
with new rocker boyfriend
Thomas Cohen
Going well, then: Daisy
Lowe has revealed she's
'very happy' with new
boyfriend Thomas
Cohen, who is Peaches
Geldof's widow
New love: Thomas, who recently went public with
his relationship with Daisy Lowe [pictured],
played songs from his forthcoming album Bloom
Forever to an intimate crowd in a small London
venue
Lost yet lasting love: Thomas Cohen may have
moved on romantically, yet he proved his
beloved spouse will always be in his heart as he

paid tribute to the late star during his first solo
show on Monday night
Happier times: According to Mirror , the 25-yearold
paid a rousing set in which he mused about
his life in Kent with his late wife and their two
young sons prior to her tragic heroin overdose
two years ago
Friends of days gone by: Watching from the
wings was supermodel Daisy, who was a good
friend of both Thomas and his wife before her
death [trio pictured together], and Peaches'
younger sister Pixie
Days gone by: The former S. C. U. M rocker
crooned a host of tracks which he reportedly
revealed were about 'living in Kent' - a seeming
nod to the family home they shared in Wrotham,
where Peaches tragically passed away aged 25
following a drug overdose
2016-01-27 18:46:00 Rebecca Davison for MailOnline

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Cuts to social housing that would
hit most vulnerable postponed
Housing benefits cuts
that would hit the most
vulnerable people living
in social housing will be
deferred for a year until
a review of the sector
has been completed, the government has
announced.
The government had planned to roll-out new
caps on housing benefit across the social
housing sector in April. The National Housing
Federation (NHF) previously warned that the cap
could force the closure of 82,000 specialist
homes , which cater for people such as the
elderly, homeless, disabled and domestic
violence victims.
The NHF said more than 50,000 households
could lose an average of £68 per week each
from the caps, and that this would make 41% of
specialist housing – which is more expensive

than normal social housing – unviable.
During an opposition day debate on the
proposed cuts to benefits and supported
housing, on Wednesday, housing minister
Brandon Lewis said the review would include
extensive consultation with local authorities and
supported accommodation commissioners and
would report by March.
“We will get the findings of the review in the
spring and we will work with the sector to ensure
essential services they deliver continue to be
provided whilse protecting the taxpayer, making
sure that we make best use of the taxpayers’
money and meet government’s fiscal
commitments. And we will look urgently at this to
provide certainty for the public sector,” the
minister told MPs.
The cap, which will bring housing benefit for
social housing tenants in line with the private
sector, was announced by the chancellor,
George Osborne , in the autumn statement in
November.

Housing associations argue that they need to
charge higher rent for supported housing
because of the costs of intensive care services
provided by specialist housing staff.
The shadow housing minister, John Healey,
called on the government to exempt supported
housing entirely from the cuts. He said that for
many people there was “no alternative other
than hospital or residential care” to supported
housing and this is “much more institutionalised
for the residents, much more expensive for the
taxpayer”.
Simon Hoare, the Conservative MP for North
Dorset, said there was nothing kind or caring
about trying to “prop up an inflated and
unsustainable” welfare system. “I’m not annoyed
by the fact that this is being debated or that this
important issue has been tabled, but by the
odour of smug hand-wringing which has come
from the party opposite and their crocodile tears
that they, in essence, as they always try to
purport, have a monopoly on caring.
“They believe that somehow or other that we are

the nasty bunch that really couldn’t give a damn
about anything, and we’re not. We all have
constituents who are in sheltered housing and
we want to make sure of the best provision for
them.”
Denise Hatton, chief executive of the youth
charity YMCA England, said she was pleased the
government had listened to the concerns of the
sector. “Organisations such as YMCA play a vital
role in helping young people to move on from
homelessness and overcome their often
complex support needs,” she said.
“Operating on such tight financial margins
means that housing benefit forms a vital part of
this supported housing funding. We hope this
time is used to work together to create a funding
model that meets the government’s own
pressures while also addressing the needs of the
vulnerable people the sector supports 365-daysa-year.”
2016-01-27 18:45:16 Frances Perraudin

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Gypsy gangmasters, the Connors,
forced to pay back £2million
Family boss William
Connors (left), 55, was
ordered to repay pay the
bulk of the cash -
£1,512,576.47 - and his
wife Brida (right), 51,
also known as Mary, had to hand over
£139,175.24
The family raked in a fortune and had homes
with hot tubs, a fleet of cars (pictured, a
Mercedes confiscated from their home),
Caribbean cruises and holidays in Mexico and
Dubai and had £500,000 in the bank.
Bizarrely, the Connors, who were jailed for a
total of 20 years in 2012, kept money in a toilet
at one of their caravans
The Connors owned £170,000 caravan park
Willowdene (pictured) and Hayden Laurels,
which was bought in July 2007 for £390,000

Wealthy traveller William Connors, 51, berates
one of his labourers at a caravan park
The Connors clan paid the vulnerable drifters as
little as £5 a day to work for their paving and
patio business (pictured, one of the cars
confiscated from their home)
William Connors (right, several years ago) was
sentenced to more than six years, his wife Mary
(left) received more than two years, and their
son was jailed for four years
Five members of the Connors family were
sentenced or a total of almost 20 years in prison
in December 2012
2016-01-27 18:44:00 Jay Akbar For Mailonline
476
Students nation-wide to attend
'The White Privilege Conference'
Colleges across the country are paying for their
students to go to an annual event called 'The
White Privilege Conference' in Philadelphia

This picture shows the
inside of a workshop
from a previous event
titled: 'I'm Not Racist...
Am I?' Some titles of the
seminars have had the
spelling of woman changed to 'womyn' - so 'man'
is taken out of the word
Miami University (MU) of Ohio is covering more
than half the cost and charging students a flat
fee of only $60, potentially $240 less than the
total expense of the conference
Haverford College in Pennsylvania is sending
students to the event free of charge
The organizers of the WPC published a tentative
timetable ahead of the event that will take place
in April
2016-01-27 18:42:00 Wills Robinson For Dailymail.com
477
‘Be like Bill’ Facebook meme
could be clickbait trap

Chances are you’ve seen a “Be like Bill” meme in
your Facebook
newsfeed. Created by
meme
generator Blobla.com,
the “Be like Bill” images feature a stick figure and
funny text.
However, the Better Business Bureau says the
images could pose privacy concerns.
According to KFVS12 , the Blobla generator’s
terms of service said: “You will allow us to use,
edit your content with our service permanently,
no limit and no recover.”
Later, Blobla reached out to the Missouri TV
station to say it was removing that from its terms
to avoid confusion. The only reason it would use
content was because of its option to create a
post in other languages.
In other cases, similar websites create content
that can contain viruses that can damage your
computer, use your Facebook profile in ways
you might not know, or even attempt to steal

your credit card or bank account numbers.
Here are the BBB’s tips for staying away from
these “clickbait” scams:
If you end up accidentally clicking on a potential
“clickbait” link in Facebook, you can remove the
app by going into the settings page on your
profile. Once you’re in, click on the Apps page
and simply delete the applications that seem
suspicious or you know you haven’t connected to
yourself.
Facebook says once you’ve removed the app or
game, it should no longer post to your Timeline.
Keep in mind that the app or game may have
stored info from when you were using it, but you
can contact the developer and ask them to
delete any info they still might have.
2016-01-27 18:41:32 Tribune Media Wire
478
Sofie Gråbøl: ‘I want to feel proud
of Denmark, but it’s not easy'

I am having a hard time recognising my country
right now. I want to feel
proud about Denmark,
but it’s not easy. I am in
London at the moment
and when I see the news
that Denmark is allowing police to seize
refugees’ assets , it hurts me. I think, “This is
how we’re viewed.” We don’t realise how we are
perceived abroad and I think this has damaged
Denmark’s image immensely. We will have to
make a lot of television dramas to reverse this,
won’t we?
I feel it’s a pitiful waste. Denmark has so many
resources; we are one of the wealthiest
countries in the world and yet we want to stand
in front of people who are in the most vulnerable
situation and have travelled for weeks, and
argue with them about whether the chain of gold
they are wearing is sentimental or not. That is
just appalling; we are talking about people who
have lost everything.
What may seem odd or strange to people from
other cultures is that we have a very strong and

proud tradition of debate where everyone
expresses different points of view. This has
benefits, but it has but dangers, too. We have
been used to the very right-wing Dansk
Folkeparti – the Danish People’s party (DPP) –
suggesting the most outrageous things for many
years and we all assumed they were nothing to
fear, that they were just in the corner.
But we were wrong. The DPP has grown
massively, from a party that no one took
seriously to becoming Denmark’s biggest
rightwing party in last year’s general election.
Now our prime minister is only governing the
country with their support. In my view, this new
law is a way of pleasing them, throwing them a
bone in order to stay in power. It disappoints me
that Venstre, the governing party, would stoop
so low. A lot of politicians are protesting and
some have left the party in shock at the rightwing
direction they are taking.
Because this nationalistic feeling isn’t so new,
what really shocks me is that the DPP suddenly
have such a massive influence. I am amazed the
law went through; the strong reactions from

abroad should have given some objectivity, but it
just didn’t.
It is frightening to watch them try to explain it all
rationally. It is a symbolic law that won’t have any
effect on any budget. It’s not rooted in
economics; it’s emotional. The police are already
saying it’s not workable – they’re not experts on
an antiques show and they don’t have the
knowledge or skills to judge what’s valuable or
not.
All I am hoping for, in some absurd way, is that it
will get so bad that the opposition will have to
react more strongly. The biggest danger is
moving the goalposts. If this is viewed as
permissible, what law could they pass next?
I am still proud of Denmark; after Sweden, it’s
the European country that spends the most on
receiving refugees. I think that, more than ever,
we need to live up to the humanistic values that
our society was built on. The liberal and openminded
Denmark that I still know is hoping,
desperately, that these days of nationalism are
numbered.

As told to Emma Cook
2016-01-27 18:40:29 Sofie Gråbøl
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Dancer who lost leg in Boston
Marathon bombings will run race
Adrianne Haslet-Davis
(pictured left), a
professional ballroom
dancer who lost a leg in
the Boston Marathon
bombings, said in an
interview with the Hallmark Channel on Tuesday
that she's training to run this year's race
Haslet-Davis (pictured in 2014) said that she will
run to help raise money and awareness for
Limbs for Life, an Oklahoma City-based
organization that provides prostheses to lowincome
amputees who can't afford an artificial
limb
Since the Boston Marathon bombing, she has
resumed her pro dancing career and has been

traveling the country as an event speaker
The dancer lost her left leg below the knee in the
April 2013 attacks, which killed three people and
wounded more than 260 others
Haslet-Davis (pictured left and right) said she's
up to 10 miles in training, using a carbon-fiber
blade to help fulfill a promise she made to
herself after the attacks to complete the
marathon
In 2014, during the first running of the marathon
after the bombings, she ran the last few blocks
of the course with her brothers (the trio pictured
above)
2016-01-27 18:40:00 Associated Press
480 Is this lottery ticket worth £33m?
It is crumpled, torn and
stained. But this sorrylooking
ticket may – the
emphasis, for the
moment, has to be on

the may – be worth a cool £33m.
This is an image of a lottery ticket said to belong
to Susanne Hinte, from Worcester, who is at the
centre of a jackpot puzzle. Family members
have said that a ticket bought by Hinte at her
local newsagent’s appearing to bear the winning
numbers was found after being put through the
wash in a pair of her jeans.
Camelot, the National Lottery operator, has
refused to comment on the case and said
hundreds of people who believed they may have
won had come forward.
Hinte herself has kept a low profile at her flat
since her name emerged in the media but the
saga took at twist when this image purporting to
be of the winning ticket surfaced. Clearly, if the
image is genuine, there are problems with the
ticket.
The numbers – 26, 27, 46, 47, 52 and 58 – do
match those that were drawn out on Saturday 9
January but other identifying features used to
verify that a ticket is genuine are missing,

including:
• The date the ticket was purchased is missing
from the top right corner. There appears to be a
tear where this should be.
• The identifying number, which is reproduced on
the top and bottom of the ticket, is not legible.
• The Millionaire Raffle number, which is
automatically generated when the ticket is
purchased and gives the ticket holder the
chance to win £1m, cannot be seen.
• Two security barcodes – one at the top right,
the other along the bottom – are incomplete.
The focus on Worcester and then on Hinte, 48,
began on Thursday last week, just under a
fortnight after the draw was made. As is usual
when it is trying to encourage a missing winner
to come forward, Camelot announced the vague
area where the winning unclaimed ticket had
been bought. It named Worcester, where around
50 shops sell lottery tickets.
The next day, Friday 22 January, Camelot’s

senior winners’ adviser, Andy Carter, visited the
city with a giant cheque made out to a “mystery
millionaire” for £33,035,323.
He said: “We want the people of Worcester to
check their tickets. We want them to check down
the side of sofas, in pockets, in gloves
compartments, on shelves – just anything that
can help them find the winning ticket.”
As part of that publicity drive, lottery
representatives in the area recommended four
clean, friendly shops where the media could film
and report from. Among them was Ambleside
News, run for the last 27 years by Natu and
Hansa Patel. Mr Patel, 64, welcomed in – and
charmed – the film crews.
Camelot – or at least a “handful” of security
experts – know exactly where and when the
winning ticket was bought. The company
emphasises it has not, and would never, identify
the actual shop. However, word spread that the
winning ticket was bought at the Patels’ store.
Camelot describes this as “crossed wires”. Local
reporters began digging for the winner, focusing

on the area around Ambleside News. There was
chatter on social media – and suddenly Hinte’s
name popped out.
She has not spoken or been pictured but her
daughter, Natasha Douglas, told an agency
reporter: “The ticket has been through the wash,
the numbers are visible but faded. She wanted
to stay anonymous but obviously her name has
got out through people talking on Facebook.
When she found out she had the winning
numbers she couldn’t breathe and she hasn’t
slept since.”
It is no surprise she wanted to remain
anonymous. In the past few days her life has
been pored over. Friends said she was long
separated from her second husband, but he
emerged, revealed they were not divorced and
wondered whether he could be in for a payday.
Camelot continues to bat off requests to spill the
beans about the claim. It refuses to say whether
the winning ticket was bought at Ambleside.
Perhaps, significantly, Natu Patel said Camelot
had not asked him for his CCTV footage of his

shop at the time the winning ticket was bought.
The lottery operator said it had the discretion to
pay prizes even if tickets were stolen, destroyed
or lost. A spokesperson said: “If the player can
provide sufficient evidence, we will investigate
and consider the validity of the claim. Such
evidence may include where and when the ticket
was bought, how the numbers were chosen (eg
lucky dip or chosen numbers), how many lines
played and other relevant information. If we
subsequently determine that the claim is valid,
we then have the discretion to pay the prize 180
days after the draw.”
But it said it had received hundreds of claims.
“All of these are currently being considered on a
case-by-case basis, and we will follow up with all
claimants directly to advise them whether their
claim will be investigated further. Given the
volume and the fact that some claims may
require further information from the players
involved, the process will take time.
“We will contact claimants as soon as possible,
but obviously need to ensure we have

thoroughly investigated all claims. We do not
comment publicly on any ongoing claims and
would only provide further information once a
prize has been validated and paid out. In the
event of a stolen, lost or destroyed claim, this
could not happen until 180 days after the draw at
the earliest.”
Camelot warned people against making false
claims. The spokesperson said: “With prizes of
this size, it’s perfectly normal to receive lots of
claims from people who genuinely think that they
may have mislaid or thrown away what they
believe was the winning ticket.
“That’s what we’re seeing now, and we are
looking into all of these claims as part of our
efforts to find the rightful ticket holder. However,
if we believe that somebody has intentionally
attempted to defraud the National Lottery, then,
just like any other company, we reserve the right
to take whatever action we consider is
appropriate.”
Hinte is said to be feeling the pressure. One
person who is remaining sanguine is Patel. “I

emember her buying the ticket and I really hope
it is the winning one,” he said. His trade in lottery
tickets and in newspapers telling the story has
certainly been boosted by the saga. “We are
certainly seeing increased footfall. People are
thinking this is a lucky shop.”
It emerged later on Wednesday that Hinte is due
to appear before magistrates charged with theft.
The charge is not connected to the lottery ticket
claim. Vinny Bolina, spokesman for West
Midlands Crown Prosecution Service, said: “We
can confirm that Suzanna Hinte has been
charged with two counts of theft. She will appear
at Birmingham magistrates on 1 March.”
The CPS has a slightly different spelling to the
one on the electoral roll at Hinte’s home.
2016-01-27 18:36:20 Steven Morris
481
Jewish group slams the BBC's
'hypocrisy' for response to
employee's boycott stance

After signing a letter opposing the cultural
boycott of Israel, the
BBC openly criticized
one of its former
employees, stating that
the move was
"inadvisable" and
regretted the "impression" it had created, British
news weekly The Jewish Chronicle reported
Wednesday.
Danny Cohen, a former television director for the
corporation, signed a petition last October in
which over 150 artists, including Harry Potter
author J. K. Rowling, opposed the cultural
boycott of Israel, adding that boycotts only
worked as a "barrier to peace. "
"We do not believe cultural boycotts are
acceptable or that the letter you published
accurately represents opinion in the cultural
world in the UK," the letter read.
The letter stated that it was written in response
to a letter from UK artists published in February
in which a group of UK artists announced their

intention to culturally boycott Israel.
The Guardian , which first published the letter,
reported that a complaint was filed against
Cohen for signing. The BBC replied to the
complaint by stating in an email that Cohen’s
actions were ‘inadvisable,’ and added that
employees at the BBC "should avoid making
their views known on issues of current political
controversy.”
The BBC also said that his involvement in the
issue “had no bearing on his ability to do his day
job” and added no punitive actions would be
enacted against Cohen.
Following the events of the controversy, the
Guardian sent another email this month to BBC
chief complaints adviser Dominic Groves, who
stated that “The BBC agrees that it was
inadvisable for him to add his signature given his
then seniority within the BBC as director of
television but in practice it had no bearing on his
ability to do his day to [his] job; a role which does
not involve direct control over BBC news.”

Jonathan Arkush, President of the Board of
Deputies of British Jews, said in response to the
BBC's comments that: “Sadly, we don’t expect
much from the BBC given its lack of balance on
issues concerning Israel. It was therefore
thoroughly hypocritical to criticize its former
director of television for allegedly not being
impartial," according to The Jewish Chronicle.
"Moreover, to talk of BDS as an issue of current
political controversy is wrong. The bigotry
against Israel, not repeated in relation to any
other country in the world, is not a political but a
moral issue, on which people should be free to
speak their mind," the Chronicle added.
2016-01-27 18:36:00 Jpost Com Staff
482
Police facing major scandal over
another failure by emergency
dispatch operators
The Israel Police were hit with another major
scandal on Wednesday when it emerged that
police did not adequately handle a call placed by

two women who saw
fugitive Nashat Milhem
on a northbound bus just
after he carried out a
deadly terror attack in
Tel Aviv on New Years
day.
According to the report by Israel Radio, two
women said that they boarded a northbound bus
at the Arlozorov bus station and that two or three
stops later they saw a very suspicious man get
on the bus and sit next to them. The two decided
to get off the bus at the next stop and hours
later, when Milhem’s picture and surveillance
footage of him just before the attack was
broadcasted, they realized that the man they
saw was wanted for the terror attack that had
just unfolded earlier in the day in Tel Aviv.
The two women told Israel Radio that one of
them told their boss about the man and he called
the 100 emergency dispatch line around 8 p.m.
and was told by the operator that police would
call him back. Hours later he hadn’t received a
call and decided to call again, only to be put on

hold for a half hour, finally giving up. The women
called the next day they told Israel Radio, and
were told that if police hadn’t called them back
by then it’s because the information was no
longer relevant.
Though police said Wednesday that the
women’s call was unclear, in an interview with
Israel Radio one of them, Noa, was able to
describe the clothes and sunglasses Milhem was
wearing, as well as seeing drops of blood on the
white stripes of his tracksuit.
Police said Wednesday that the call was only
received at 7:51 p.m., hours after the two
women got off the bus and that it was one of
thousands of calls that police dealt with in the
hours after the attack. They said that it was
checked by police and they decided they would
take steps to find the bus driver and interview
witnesses. A reporter for Israel Radio said
Wednesday that the information was only
checked and the two women contacted by police
after Milhem was killed in a raid a week later.
They also said that National Police

Commissioner Inspector General Roni Alsheich
has already set up an internal police probe to
examine the handling of the manhunt for
Milhem, including how emergency dispatchers
operated.
For the first few days of the manhunt for Milhem,
police and security services focused on Gush
Dan, in particular Ramat Aviv in north Tel Aviv,
where his phone had been found on the morning
of the attack. During those days thousands of
residents of north Tel Aviv, in particular Ramat
Aviv, were on edge and many kept their children
out of school out of fear that a killer was on the
loose nearby. The whole time Milhem was in his
village Arara in Wadi Ara, and the information
received by the two women could have
potentially helped them refocus the search
northward much earlier.
In the terror attack on Dizengoff Street in central
Tel Aviv, Milhem shot dead Alon Bakal and
Shimon Ruimi, and then flagged down a taxi and
murdered the driver, Amin Sha'aban, after
having him drive him to north Tel Aviv.

In June 2014, police were the subject of a major
scandal after it emerged that on the night three
Israeli teenagers were kidnapped and murdered
in the West Bank one of them called the 100
hotline and whispered two times to an operator
“I’ve been kidnapped”.
Later in the call, a series of gunshots could be
heard in the background, as could be the sound
of people talking in Arabic.
2016-01-27 18:36:00 BEN HARTMAN
483
Video: Driver swerves into the
wrong lane just to scare a cyclist
Caught on camera:
Motorist Dean Goble is
filmed driving towards
cyclist David Jones in
his Peugeot 206
Dangerous: He is seen leaving his lane and
crossing the central line before driving directly
towards Mr Jones

Near miss: He comes close to the cyclist and
only swerves away in the final moments
2016-01-27 18:36:00 Stephanie Linning for MailOnline
484
Police investigating murder after
finding woman dead in Salt
Lake home
SALT LAKE CITY -
Authorities found a
woman dead in a Salt
Lake City home and are
now investigating the
incident as murder.
Officers found the victim,
39-year-old Shellise Geter, after getting a tip
from Millard County Tuesday night.
Authorities have not confirmed how she died at
this time.
Millard County authorities arrested a suspect,
though they will not confirm the details, but said
that arrest caused enough concern to alert Salt

Lake police.
That's when officers searched the Salt Lake
home and found Geter.
Officials have not confirmed the name of the
suspect or why they were in Millard County.
Police said they plan to release more information
Wednesday afternoon.
2016-01-27 18:30:56 Ashton Edwards Scott McKane
485
Saudi Arabia sees Yemen
intervention as defence of
'backyard'
Saudi Arabia defends its
military intervention in
Yemen as being based
on a UN resolution
authorising
the
restoration of the
internationally recognised government in Sana’a.
It also insists that the intervention is necessary to
defend its own security.

The Saudi government made no official
comment on Wednesday on the leaked UN
panel report highlighting civilian casualties and
breaches of international humanitarian law. But a
Saudi analyst said the report documented
allegations that were “largely based on hearsay”.
The conservative kingdom sees its neighbour,
the Arab world’s poorest country, as its
backyard, and blames its strategic rival, Iran, for
backing Houthi rebels – from the country’s Zaydi
minority – who are fighting alongside the former
Yemeni president, Ali Abdullah Saleh.
It has repeatedly dismissed charges by Yemenis,
NGOs and human rights organisations that it has
been deliberately targeting civilians – and points
to the presence of US and British military
personnel in its airforce operations centre.
The US and Britain supported UN security
council resolution 2216, issued in response to an
appeal by the Yemeni president, Abd Rabbo
Mansour Hadi. Of the council’s five permanent
members, only Russia abstained. The resolution
placed the onus on the Houthis to withdraw in

favour of the “legitimate government”. It also
reaffirmed the need for all parties to ensure the
safety of civilians.
Saudi air attacks on Yemen are launched from
the Khamis Mushayt airbase near the Yemeni
border. Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Sudan, the
UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain have also taken
part in military operations.
The Saudi-led operation, codenamed Decisive
Storm and later Restoring Hope, is overseen by
the Saudi defence minister and deputy crown
prince, Mohammed Bin Salman. Critics say he is
reckless but he insisted in a recent interview that
the action was necessary to safeguard the
kingdom’s security.
Its purpose was described last year as being to
“protect Yemen and its people from the
aggression of the Houthi militias that are
supported by regional powers whose goal is to
establish hegemony over Yemen and to make it
a base for its influence in the region”.
The Saudis will be unhappy with the renewed

focus on civilian casualties and new calls to end
British arms sales. But they are likely to welcome
the findings of the UN report that Iranianmanufactured
anti-tank missiles being supplied
to the Houthis had been seized off the coast of
Oman.
“Any accusation that civilians are being
intentionally targeted by the coalition is simply
propaganda being disseminated by those who
are using Yemen as a staging ground for their
violent, revolutionary agenda,” the Saudi
ambassador to Britain said last October .
Airstrikes were first launched in March last year
and within days had led to calls for an immediate
ceasefire on humanitarian grounds. The UN high
commissioner for human rights warned as long
ago as last March that Yemen was on the verge
of total collapse.
Diplomatic sources say the Saudis are keen to
see a resumption of UN-brokered peace talks,
which were due to resume this month, but have
not yet. The financial cost of the war is causing
alarm in Riyadh, where a sharp decline in oil

evenues has led to a ballooning budget deficit
and unprecedented subsidy cuts. But the
escalation of tensions with Iran is likely to make
diplomacy harder.
Saudi analyst Mohammed Alyahya said the UN
report “was prepared far away from Yemen and
used satellite imagery to document allegations of
human rights violations. It is not an investigation.
The report itself is calling on the United Nations
to investigate these allegations.
“The Yemeni government’s investigations into
human rights violations is currently underway.
No report can be taken seriously if its authors
weren’t even in Yemen to conduct
investigations.” The UN team was not given
permission to enter the country.
The key moment on the path to Saudi
intervention came in September 2014, after a
UN-sponsored political dialogue broke down and
Houthi fighters took over Sana’a, forcing
Mansour Hadi to flee, first to Aden and then to
Riyadh.

The Saudis say their priority is to have a stable
neighbour to the south and to protect their
southern cities. Last September, the UN human
rights council dropped plans for an international
inquiry into human rights violations by all parties
in the war in Yemen.
2016-01-27 18:30:43 Ian Black
486
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in their 3-1 victory over
Athletic Bilbao at the Nou
The hosts struggled to come to life in the firsthalf
and headed into the interval 1-0 down after
Williams, who was threat all night, opened the
scoring.
Suarez brought Barca back in control with his

30th goal from 20 games this season before
Neymar, who was denied at least THREE
penalty appeals, scored with a scorching shot in
extra time to seal victory.
Elsewhere, Celta Vigo caused an upset by
beating Atletico Madrid 3-2 at the Vicente
Calderon to send Diego Simeone's side out on
away goals.
90 MINS : Neymar finally gets the goal that his
constant probing (and being a target for
Athletic's tackling all night).
Barcelona were beginning to treat the final
minutes as a procession with several
opportunities missed through over elaborate
passing before the Brazilian rifled an
unstoppable shot into the top corner.
80 MINS : Shortly after having a header saved
off the line by the keeper, Barca defender Pique
settles the tie with another header, this time
powering in Alves' cross.
Athletic put up a good fight in the opening half,
but it has been all about Barcelona after the

interval.
76 MINS : Barcelona's so-called 'MSN' attacking
trident are in full effect - exchanging passes
around the edge of the box as Athletic cling on,
hoping to hit them on the break, as the game
approaches its final 10 minutes.
70 MINS : Barcelona have brought Busquets on
to replace Vermaelen as they look to hold out for
the draw that will see them through to the semifinals.
62 MINS : Athletic almost pull a goal back that
would have forced extra-time. Sabin's closerange
strike is blocked, before Benat fires
straight at Ter Stegen.
FROM PETE JENSON AT THE NOU CAMP :
Neymar getting thrown around like a rag-doll. He
takes a fall well, which is a good job
53 MINS : GOAL! Barcelona started the second
half with intent and, after a succession of
chances, got their deserved reward through
Suarez.

The former Liverpool striker surged in from the
right to connect cleanly with Messi's pass and
put the Catalans back in control.
FROM PETE JENSON AT THE NOU CAMP
: Good finish from Suarez - his first goal in the
cup this season, but the goal was all about Sergi
Roberto's chipped pass to Messi.
46 MINS : As it stands Barcelona will still reach
the semi-finals on away goals - with the
aggregates core at 2-2 ahead of the second half.
Neither manager has made any changes,
although the next goal is likely to decide which
team makes it through. Expect Messi, who has
scored 14 goals in 14 games since returning
from injury to step up.
While barcelona typically dominated possession,
the hosts have had fewer attempts and corners -
although Neymar should have been awarded at
least one penalty.
FT : Atletico Madrid are out of the Copa del Rey
on away goals after being beaten 3-2 at home
by Celta Vigo.

A brace from Hernandez and a screamer from
former manchester City striker Guidetti created
an upset that takes Berizzo's side to the semis
for the first time in 15 years.
82 MINS : GOAL! Diego Simeone's side have set
up a nervous finish after pulling a goal back
through Correa, but as things stand they are
heading out of the competition on away goals.
FROM PETE JENSON AT THE NOU CAMP
: Enrique played Adriano, Mascherano,
Vermaelen and Aleix Vidal at the back at the
weekend and was very lucky to get away with a
win.
Tonight he's gone for Dani Alves, Gerard Pique,
Vermaelen and Mathieu and he's lucky to be
only one down at half time. Williams brilliant.
40 MINS : Messi misses a free-kick after Neymar
is again fouled in a dangerous area,
earning Balenziaga a yellow card.
The Brazilian is then brought down for a THIRD
time, in the box this one after a foul by Athletic's
keeper, but the referee refuses to point to the

spot.
FROM PETE JENSON AT THE NOU CAMP :
Should have been red. Last man and he knew
what he was doing. Big le-off for Athletic.
Enrqiue looks extremely agitated from the
sidelines as he urges Pique to move further up
the pitch.
36 MINS : Neymar is denied another penalty
appeal, although this appears to be a harsh
decision by the referee.
The Brazilian sensation surges into the box
before being bundled over by Laporte but the
referee surprisingly waves play on - much to
Neymar's frustration.
34 MINS: Barcelona are still in control of this tie
on away goals, but it is Athletic who are
dominating proceedings - with Williams posing
Luis Enrique's side no end of problems.
Meanwhile, in tonight's other quarter-final,
Atletico madrid are in danger of crashing out of
the competition after conceding a pair of goals at

home.
John Guidetti put Celta back in the lead with a
stunning 30-yard curler int the top corner before
Hernandez got his second of the night to give
Celta a 4-3 lead on aggregate.
23 MINS : Neymar appeals for a penalty after
being bundled over on the right hand edge of the
box, but is only given a free-kick.
Messi tries to curl one in from the subsequent
dead ball but his effort is easily punched away by
the Athletic keeper
16 MINS : Minutes after handing Athletic the
lead, Williams puts in a dangerous cross that is
flicked on by Eraso towards the bottom corner
but the ball swerves agonisingly wide.
Shortly after Susaeta blazes over after finding
space in Barca's area. The hosts are rattled!
FROM PETE JENSON AT THE NOU CAMP
: Whistles at the Camp Nou for a very nervous
start from the home side. Athletic have to make
this pressure count. They still need a second

goal.
12 MINS : Athletic open the scoring against the
run of play after Inaki Williams races on to a
perfect through ball from Adruiz before finishing
deftly with the outside of his boot
FROM PETE JENSON AT THE NOU CAMP
: Williams extended his contract last week with a
50m euros buy-out clause. There is a reminder
of why.
9 MINS: Barcelona have found the net through a
towering header from Vermaelen, but the
referee disallows the goal for pushing in the box.
FROM PETE JENSON AT THE NOU CAMP :
Almost an incredible turnaround for Vermaelen
there - subbed at half-time on Saturday and
scoring after eight minutes here. Only to be ruled
out for a climb. Both teams have started well.
FROM PETE JENSON AT THE NOU CAMP :
The most intriguing personal duel tonight could
be between Vermaelen and Aduriz. One is hot
and one is most definitely not.
The former Arsenal defender was hooked at

half-time at the weekend and is a surprise
inclusion tonight from the start. Aduriz is the man
the whole of Spain believes Vicente del Bosque
should call up to the national team.
3 MINS: ... and Adruiz has just missed a superb
chance to give Athletic the lead after failing to
connect properly with a cross as the visitors start
brightly
The game between Barcelona and Athletic
Bilbao has kicked off
FROM PETE JENSON AT THE NOU CAMP
: Banner at the Camp Nou reading 'Florentino
nuiscance, Neymar is not like Figo'.
It's a reference to stories that the Real Madrid
president will do anything he can to sign the
Brazilian. Unless Fifa are just jesting with those
transfer bans Madrid won't be signing anyone
any time soon.
Time will tell. Luis Enrique said yesterday that he
expects Neymar to sign a new contract in the
summer.

BARCELONA : Ter Stegen; Alves, Pique,
Vermaelen, Mathieu; Rakitic, Roberto,
Mascherano; Neymar, Suarez, Messi
Subs : Masip, Sergio, A. Iniesta, Bartra, Munir,
Adriano, Aleix Vidal
ATHLETIC BILBAO : Herrerin; Balenziaga,
Boveda, Laporte, Lekue; San Jose, Rico, Eraso;
Susaeta, Aduriz, William
Subs : TBC
Sergio Busquets and Arda Turan have not
recovered from illness, while Andres Iniesta is
only well enough for a place on the substitute's
bench.
Neymar has recovered from a hamstring strain
that kept him out of the weekend's game against
Malaga and will form the feared MSN
partnership with Messi and Suarez.
Athletic will start without winger Ibai Gomez
(thigh) and Ander Iturraspe (hamstring).
Barcelona may be more concerned by their top

of the table La Liga clash with Atletico Madrid at
the weekend, although coach Luis Enrique
insists his side will not take tonight's game for
granted.
'The Athletic game is the only one we are
focused on. The other game we can think about
afterwards,'' Enrique told the official Barcelona
website.
Barcelona have already played Athletic several
times this season - in La Liga, the Spanish Super
Cup and Copa del Rey - and thrashed them 6-0
in their last meeting at home on January 17.
However, the visitors were far improved in the
first leg, and Enrique expects the same tonight.
'I am expecting the same Athletic we saw in the
first leg. Maybe even more dangerous,' he said.
`They are going to need to attack because a
scoreless draw will be no good to them.
`Even if we hadn't conceded that late goal in the
first leg this would still be a closely disputed tie.

`Our objective is to go out and win the game, he
added.
The Catalans carry a 2-1 advantage from the
first leg at the San Mames where Munir and
Neymar scored before a final minute strike from
Aritz Aduriz gave visitor's a lifeline ahead of
tonight's match.
Talisman Lionel Messi missed the previous leg
as an injury precaution, while Spain's leading
scorer Luis Suarez was suspended. Both are
expected to return this evening - giving Athletic
the daunting prospect of facing a team who have
not been beaten in their last 24 games.
Good evening and welcome to Sportsmail's LIVE
coverage of Barcelona vs Athletic Bilbao in the
second leg of their Copa del Rey quarter-final.
The game at the Nou Camp kicks of at 8.30pm -
while we will also be bringing you goal updates
from tonight's other quarter-final clash between
Atletico Madrid and Celta Vigo.
In that game, which started at 7.30pm, Antoine
Griezmann has just equalised Pablo

Hernandez's opening goal to give Atletico a 3-2
aggregate lead.
2016-01-27 18:30:00 Richard Arrowsmith for MailOnline
487
Zika vaccine won't be ready for a
DECADE, expert warns
An infectious disease
expert told Daily Mail
Online that a vaccine for
the fast-moving Zika
virus - which has been
linked to birth defects -
will not be developed for close to a decade.
That's because, unlike other viruses that have
had recent outbreaks, Zika was assumed to be
'mild' and no vaccine had been in development
Zika virus is common in parts of Africa and South
East Asia, but since 2007 there have been
various outbreaks outside of the disease's
comfort zone. It spread to South America in
2014, before reaching Mexico and the
Caribbean last year. The first US case was

eported in Texas at the start of January
The virus is spread through the Aedes mosquito
(pictured). As a vaccine won't be available
anytime soon, the medical community should
focus on wiping out the mosquito that transmits
the disease, the expert said
2016-01-27 18:30:00 Lisa Ryan For Dailymail.com
488
Tattoo addict inked from head to
toe admits he regrets them all
Paul 26, from
Scunthorpe,
Lincolnshire admits he
was once addicted to
getting tattoos but now
he hates them all and
says he has outgrown them
The welder wants to start laser removal on the
angel wings on his back which he now thinks
resemble a bunch of bananas and mean nothing
to him

During his tattoo binge Paul even got a tattoo on
the inside of his lip that reads 'lovely'
Now a husband and father, pictured with his wife
and son, Paul said his tattoos are a reminder of
his wild past
Katie Piper interviewer Paul for Channel 4's
Bodyshockers and said she has never met
anyone who regretted their body art as much as
he did
Paul said having laser removal surgery was like
being 'hit by a truck' but he will have to endure
multiple sessions over a number of years to be
rid of his tattoos
After the first session of laser removal the wings
on Paul's back have become fainter
Paul told Katie he will be happy when his tattoos
are gone but the process could take ten years
2016-01-27 18:28:00 Lucy Waterlow for MailOnline

489
Scientists crack what causes
schizophrenia
Scientists believe they
have opened the 'black
box' into what causes
schizophrenia, leading to
hopes of clinical tests,
earlier diagnosis and
better treatment of the condition
Existing drugs don't get to the root of the illness
but now there are hopes the breakthrough will
lead to the development of preventative
medication, earlier diagnosis or better treatment
2016-01-27 18:27:00 Fiona Macrae Science
Correspondent For The Daily Mail Kate Pickles For
Mailonline
490
Mobile phone store with an entire
staff of just Pepper robots
Softbank announced its plans to open a pop-up
mobile phone shop that is entirely staffed with

the four foot-tall robots.
Since these humanoid
have the ability to read
emotions and formulate
an accurate response,
the firm believes it will
prove to be a successful selling machine
There is no news on the brand of phone Pepper
will be working with. And since Pepper has the
ability to decipher facial expressions, observe
body language and understand tone of voice,
Softbank believes they will provide excellent
customer service
Softbank said it will staff the shop with five to six
robots and there will also be humans to
intervene, since Pepper isn't programmed to
check people's IDs for the phone contracts. The
commercial version of Pepper launched last fall
and is used by 500 companies in Japan,
including Nestle and Mizuho Bank
2016-01-27 18:27:00 Stacy Liberatore For Dailymail.com

491
Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna
have known each other for YEARS
They go back: Rob
Kardashian is seen with
Blac Chyna in 2012
when she was still with
Tyga
For TV: The occasion was at Kendall Jenner's
18th birthday party and Kim Kardashian was also
on hands as well as the KUWTK crew
Another look: In another photo Rob appears
scared as he sits in the same row as Chyna and
Kim on an amusement park ride. It is not known
why Chyna did not sit next to Rob but instead left
the seat open between them
Back when they were still in love: In yet another
snap, Blac is seen with Tyga. It looks as if the
Compton native has his arm around the pinup
'The beginning': Tyga's ex Chyna posted this
picture on late on Sunday night that showed her
in a romantic clinch with Rob

It's a match: The distinctive ink matches up with
Rob's sleeve tattoo, which features grey line
drawings of a heart, angel wings and a rose
Defiant: Khloe Kardashian sent a strong
message to her brother Rob during a visit to
Kanye West's recording studio with her sisters
Kim and Kourtney on Tuesday, appearing to
slam his romance with Blac Chyna
Stirring up drama: Rob, seen in July 2014, has
angered his famous family by dating Chyna, who
has a son with Kylie's boyfriend Tyga
Creating drama: Reclusive Rob broke his social
media silence to share a meme about Blac
Chyna carrying on the Kardashian name
Furious: Khloe Kardashian was seen leaving the
studio after filming her new talk show Kocktails
With Khloe on Monday
Supportive: Khloe, estranged husband Lamar
Odom and Rob in New York in 2012. Khloe let
Rob live with her during her marriage and he
moved back in with her in 2014 before reportedly

moving out late last year
Deleted: Kylie Jenner reportedly posted a joke
about Rob being the devil in a since-deleted
Twitter post, shortly before Blac Chyna shared
an image of her and Rob cuddling on Sunday
Still going: With the 18-year-old's romance has
been at times rocky with Tyga, the pair were
spotted out Monday night in Calabasas,
California
She needed this: Mother Kris Jenner also seems
to be struggling, saying on Instagram, 'Had a
challenging Monday and just walked in the door
to this gorgeousness that put the biggest smile
on my face and in my heart. How lucky am I?
Your friendship means the world'
Her big brother: The half siblings always
appeared close on earlier seasons of Keeping
Up With the Kardashians (pictured here 2010)
Small world: Blac Chyna was previously engaged
to Tyga (pictured in 2014) and the couple have a
child together, King Cairo

A part of the group: Before Kylie and Tyga got
together, Chyna was very close with Kim
Kardashian, and even starred in the family's E!
reality series (pictured filming with Kim,
Kourtney, and Scott Disick in 2013)
2016-01-27 18:26:00 Heidi Parker Joanna Crawley For
Mailonline
492
Drunk dad who shouted 'I am a
terrorist' at Stansted airport is
jailed
Stepans Bereznojs
(pictured) flew into
Stansted airport from his
native Lativa in
November, having drunk
700ml of brandy and
several beers on the flight
On landing, the 31-year-old approached staff
with hands in the air saying he was a terrorist -
and he was arrested. Bereznojs has no memory
of the incident at all, and no idea why he

pretended to be a terrorist
2016-01-27 18:25:00 Flora Drury For Mailonline
493
Facing eviction, Canaan dog
breeder turns to public to recruit
relocation funds
For American-Israeli
Myrna Shiboleth,
preserving the national
Canaan dog of Israel –
and doing so from the
dilapidated ruins of
Shaar Hagai – has been nothing short of her
raison d'être for the past 46 years.
Now facing a court ordered eviction, following a
several-year government-sponsored lawsuit over
land occupancy, Shiboleth is now scrambling to
crowd-fund the relocation of the Shaar Hagai
Kennel. While the case has been ongoing since
2011, the Jerusalem Magistrates Court ruled in
favor of the Israel Lands Authority (ILA) on
January 17, requiring the occupants of the

area’s buildings to vacate the area within 90
days.
Shiboleth made aliyah from Chicago in 1969 and
soon after settled in the disputed region, located
about 20 km. west of Jerusalem, just off of Road
1. Arriving with the express goal of breeding the
Canaan dog, Shiboleth stressed the importance
of preserving an animal that has existed since
biblical times and has a unique status as the
national dog of Israel.
"We moved to the place because we wanted to
open the kennel,” she told The Jerusalem Post
on Wednesday. “We were looking for a place
that wouldn't bother anyone, that was isolated...
The place had been abandoned since the British
left. "
When she first arrived at Shaar Hagai, Shiboleth
said she signed a rental contract with the
Mekorot national water corporation, the owner of
the land at the time. After 10 years, however,
Mekorot was no longer considered the owner of
the space, and she therefore tried numerous
times to create a similar rental agreement with

the ILA, Shiboleth explained.
“We never claimed to be the owners; we just
wanted to live here,” she said.
Shiboleth stressed that she and her family
refrained from constructing any new buildings,
did not cut down any trees and continued all the
while to pay arnona (property taxes) to the
Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, while
continuously trying to arrange a rental
agreement with the ILA.
“Nobody asked us for rent; nobody was willing to
talk to us at all,” she said.
As far as Shaar Hagai itself is concerned,
Shiboleth described arriving to an abandoned
and overgrown site in terrible condition, where
she spent the first several months without water
and 17 years without electricity. Instead, she and
her family used oil lamps to light their living and
working space. After operating for more than
four decades, the kennel became the focal point
of the ILA’s eviction lawsuit against Shaar Hagai
residents. Ultimately, the 2011 case concluded

10 days ago.
“They ignored our existence for 42 years,"
Shiboleth said. “We feel that it is total injustice.
We never did anything to them, and we saved
these buildings. "
Although she is filing an appeal, Shiboleth said
she does not count on winning, and therefore
launched an online campaign to raise sufficient
funds for moving the kennel. At the moment, she
has about 20 dogs residing there – a
combination of Canaan dogs and collies, the
latter of which many times partake in animalassisted
therapy, she explained.
"I am hoping for people to come and notify me
[about] possible places that we could move the
kennel to,” she said.
Shiboleth’s crowd-funding site, which she is
hosting on gofundme.com, has thus far raised
nearly $12,600 of her $15,000 goal. The
$15,000 sum would enable her to pay her legal
fees as well as some of the initial construction on
a new kennel, but would not likely cover all of the

necessary expenses, she said.
Despite the kennel’s long-time existence on the
site, a statement from the ILA stressed that "the
land is owned by the State of Israel. "
"These are trespassers who in the 1970s took
over state lands and six historical buildings in
Shaar Hagai, a national park in which residences
were prohibited,” the ILA said. “This is a criminal
offense punishable by up to two years in prison.
"
The statement accused "the same invaders" of
establishing on the property a commercial
business, describing the facility as "a kennel in
which they raised purebred dogs and traded
them. "
"The invaders did not have any rights to the
public lands and they did as they wished," the
ILA continued. "Most of the land holders today
are renters; those who pretend to be
homeowners have no land rights. "
Six years ago, ILA inspectors approached the
residents to demand that they vacate the

premises, but as a result of their refusal, the
authority "was forced to turn to legal channels
and file a suit against them for their evacuation,"
the statement said. The ILA "does not intend to
offer compensation or an alternative location to
those who received the court ruling for
evacuation," according to the statement.
"The authority reserves the right to retroactively
claim from the invaders evacuation fees and
expenses as necessary," the authority added.
"ILA inspectors will continue to protect state
lands from trespassers. "
For Shiboleth, the lawsuit and subsequent
eviction has put a damper on her feelings about
Israel in general.
"I don't have much faith in the government at
all,” she said. “The attitude, the lifestyle, the way
people behave – everything is radically different
from when I came to the country.”
She emphasized the personal importance she
maintains, however, of continuing to raise the
Canaan dog, which she describes as “the first

dog that became partner to man.”
“This is one of the only breeds of dogs that still
exists that is completely natural,” Shiboleth said.
“We feel it's very important to preserve them,
because they are Israeli and because they are
the original dog. "
"This is the dog that existed for thousands of
years, exactly as he is now,” she added.
2016-01-27 18:24:00 SHARON UDASIN
494
Boy, nine, swept out to sea and
drowned in Dymchurch, Kent
Talented footballer
Connor McDonald,
nine, died in October
after he fell into the sea
at Dymchurch
Connor fell into 5ft of chilly water in Dymchurch,
Kent. Efforts to resuscitate him failed and he
died overnight

When the boys got down to the sea, the tide was
high and the steps to the sea were almost
completely covered
An inquest into Connor's death today ruled his
death as an accident and concluded he died
from immersion
2016-01-27 18:24:00 Thomas Burrows for MailOnline
495
Instagrams of 'Dog Named Jimmy'
turned owner's life around
Artist Rafael Mantesso's
pictures of his bull terrier,
Jimmy Choo, (pictured
with a piano keyboard
that Mantesso has drawn
in on the floor around
him, at his studio in Belo Horizonte, Brazil) have
become an internet sensation
2016-01-27 18:23:00 Hannah Parry For Dailymail.com

496
Rouhani: Iran wants good
relations with EU countries –
video
Arriving in France on the
second leg of a four-day
European trip, Iran’s
president Hassan
Rouhani says he wants
to ‘strengthen bilateral
ties and enhance relations that can benefit both
countries’. The Iranian president’s visit began on
Wednesday afternoon and talks began soon
after his arrival on the optics of business and
aviation
Trade talks and nostalgia as Hassan Rouhani
returns to France
Source: Reuters
Wednesday 27 January 2016 18.17 GMT
2016-01-27 18:17:46 Source: Reuters

497
£400,000 compensation paid to
teachers attacked by pupils last
year
Will Cornick (left) was
jailed for a minimum of
20 years after stabbing
teacher Ann Maguire
(right) to death
Violence: A survey of councils discovered there
were 26 payouts to teaching staff last year (stock
image)
The revelation of the payouts comes after a
number of high profile cases where students
have launched vicious assaults (stock image)
2016-01-27 18:16:00 Jenny Stanton For Mailonline
498
Wounded Warrior Project accused
of wasting donor money on
parties
The Wounded Warrior Project spent $26million

in 2014 on conferences
and meetings - which is
about the same amount
the group spends on its
top program, combat
stress recovery -
compared to $1.7million in 2010 (file image)
Retired Army Staff Sgt Erick Millette said the
charity has become more of a fundraising
vehicle
Former employees said that spending has
skyrocketed since Steven Nardizzi (pictured)
took over as CEO in 2009. They pointed to the
annual meeting that was held in 2014 at a luxury
resort in Colorado Springs
2016-01-27 18:14:00 Valerie Edwards For Dailymail.com
499
'Glad he's not coming': Trump
rivals say he won't be missed at
debate
NOT GONNA DO IT: Donald Trump says he

won't show up at
Thursday night's GOP
debate in Iowa, drawing
slings and arrows from
his Republican rivals
OBSESSION: Megyn Kelly (center) is scheduled
to be a co-moderator in Des Moines and Trump,
the front-runner, doesn't believe she has treated
him fairly in the past
'GLAD HE'S NOT COMING': New Jersey Gov.
Christie said The Donald's decision was a bad
one because it will give other candidates more
time to air their ideas and push their messages
'A SPECK OF DIRT IS MORE QUALIFIED': Rand
Paul lashed out at Trump and said the decision
would spare Iowans 'a lot of empty blabber and
boastfulness and calling people names'
CRUNCH TIME: The all-important Iowa
caucuses are coming up on Feb. 1
JEB SOUNDS OFF: Some of the Republican
candidates have suggested that Trump is afraid
of taking tough questions from a female

moderator
(TED) CRUZ CONTROL: The Texas senator
wasted no time in hammering Trump, but tried to
do it with humor
2016-01-27 18:13:00 David Martosko, US Political Editor
Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent For
Dailymail.com
500
Newcastle sign Townsend for
£12m as he pens five-and-a-halfyear
deal
Newcastle United have
signed winger Andros
Townsend from
Tottenham in a deal
worth £12million
Townsend, who will earn £55,000 per week,
makes himself at home in the St James' Park
changing room
The 24-year-old undergoes his medical
examination in the north east before the deal is

finalised
Newcastle made their interest in Townsend
known in November but it has taken two months
to agree the deal
Townsend said: 'As soon as I heard Newcastle
were interested in me, there was only one place
I wanted to go'
Steve McClaren expects Townsend to revive his
England career whilst playing for Newcastle
The winger gets used to the north east weather
as he posed outside Newcastle's training centre
Newcastle's new winger sits in the Leazes end at
St James Park after completing his move from
Tottenham
2016-01-27 18:10:00 Craig Hope for MailOnline
501
Cost to the economy of days lost
to sickness
Too many workers are signed off
through illness. The new “Fit for Work” scheme

should help
Sir, Further to your leader (“Sick Note Britain”,
Jan 26) on the government’s
investigation into the issuing of sick notes by
GPs, I am one of more than
eight million people who suffer from chronic pain.
Many of these people are
in their 40s and 50s, and find it difficult to hold on
to their jobs or to
return to work.
We should welcome the new “Fit for Work”
scheme, which is designed to help
people back to work if they have been off sick for
more than four weeks. GPs
can refer patients for a multidisciplinary
assessment, which can
2016-01-27 18:10:00 www.thetimes.co.uk

502
Blogger saves £7.72 on rail fare
from Sheffield to Essex - by flying
via Berlin
A teenage blogger
claims he saved £7.72
on his train journey from
Sheffield to Essex - by
taking a plane via Berlin.
Jordon Cox, 18, who also blogs under the name
The Coupon Kid for MoneySavingExpert.com,
wrote on the website that he travelled an extra
1,017 miles last week and saved £7.72 by
getting back to Essex from Sheffield via Berlin.
He wrote: "I know that flying is not very
environmentally friendly and I won't do this every
time I travel, however this was the cheapest way
for me to get home and I got to enjoy a 'free'
mini holiday to a city I've always wanted to visit. "
Mr Cox said he had booked a cheap train fare to
Sheffield but found a return ticket was £47.
He found that flying from East Midlands Airport

to Berlin, spending seven hours exploring the
city and then flying to Stansted and getting a bus
home was cheaper than a single train journey in
England.
He also discovered he could buy a return train
ticket to Berlin city centre, enjoy a free tour of a
government building and eat lunch there and still
save money.
He wrote: "OK, this isn't for everyone as it can
take a whole day to get to your final destination,
but if you're not in a rush, your focus is saving
money and you fancy a little walk around a
European city, it's worth a look. "
He reminded anyone considering his methods to
factor in travel to and from airports to ensure an
overall saving and remember the passport.
Press Association
2016-01-27 18:06:01 www.independent.ie

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Mike Halligan is the 6th person to
die after falling from Coq D'Argent
Vodafone employee
Mike Halligan has been
named as the sixth
person to die after falling
from the exclusive Coq
D'Argent restaurant
Mr Halligan, 29, was killed after falling 80ft from
the Coq D'Argent restaurant (pictured) in Bank,
central London
Mr Halligan is the sixth person to jump from the
exclusive City restaurant (pictured)
Flowers were laid at the spot where Mr Halligan
died after falling from the rooftop restaurant on
January 17
Formerly owned by Sir Terence Conran, who put
it up for sale in 2012, Coq D'Argent has become
the unlikely scene of several suicides in the City
of London

In February 2015, food blogger Wilkes
McDermid (left), 39, lost his life in a fall from its
roof garden. South African investment manager
and father-of-three Nico Lambrechts (right), 46,
died in similar circumstances in October 2012
Richard Ford, 33, (left) died in 2007 after falling
from the restaurant and landing on a bus. Anjool
Malde (right) died after being seen falling from
the same spot clutching a glass of champagne
2016-01-27 18:05:00 Jay Akbar For Mailonline
504
Rupert Murdoch attacks UK
government over 'easy' Google
tax settlement
Media mogul Rupert
Murdoch has hit out at
Google and the UK in a
Twitter rant accusing the
search giant of having
"cleverly planted dozens
of their people in White House, Downing St,
other governments” in order to create

sweatheart tax deals.
The head of News Corp attacked the
government for its £130m tax deal with the
search giant, accusing it of “paying token
amounts for PR purposes”.
He tweeted on Wedneday 27 January.
The comments were made amid widespread
criticism that the £130m Google has forked out,
covering tax dating to 2005, was lower than
anticipated.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said during PMQs
that the HMRC deal was equivalent to a three
per cent tax rate.
2016-01-27 18:04:00 John McCarthy
505
Facebook smashes Street's
highest estimates on revs and
EPS
Facebook easily topped Wall Street's most
optimistic estimates for both revenue and

earnings in the fourth
quarter, the company
announced Wednesday.
The company reported
that it earned 79 cents
per share on $5.84 billion in revenue in the
quarter ending in December, 2015. The highest
estimates on the Street had called for earnings
of 75 cents and revenue of $5.67 billion,
according to data from Thomson Reuters.
On average, analysts had expected Facebook to
report earnings of about 68 cents a share on
$5.37 billion in revenue, according to Thomson
Reuters.
"2015 was a great year for Facebook. Our
community continued to grow and our business
is thriving," Mark Zuckerberg , Facebook founder
and CEO, said in the company's earnings
release. "We continue to invest in better serving
our community, building our business, and
connecting the world. "
Shares in the company jumped more than 8

percent in after-hours trading. Even shares of
social media competitors like LinkedIn and
Twitter traded higher Wednesday after the bell.
The company saw a 46 percent increase in
earnings-per-share, and a nearly 52 percent
increase in revenue over the same period last
year: In the fourth quarter of 2014, Facebook
recorded earnings of 54 cents per share on
$3.85 billion in revenue.
In total for the full year 2015, Facebook said its
revenue came in at $17.93 billion — an increase
of 44 percent year-over-year.
"It's doom and gloom all around us and these
guys are just killing it," Kevin Landis, CEO and
chief investment officer at Firsthand Capital
Management, told CNBC's "Closing Bell. " "One
of the really impressive things about this is look
at all the other companies in this space, and
there's train wreck out there. "
Facebook also topped estimates for active
users, reporting that it saw total monthly active
users (MAUs) at about 1.59 billion by the end of

the quarter. Wall Street was looking for the social
media giant to report total MAUs of about 1.58
billion.
Focusing in on mobile users, the company said it
saw 1.44 billion mobile MAUs — which beat the
Street's expectation of 1.43 billion, according to
StreetAccount.
For the first time, more than 90 percent of both
monthly and daily active users were on mobile,
according to the company.
On the company's earnings call Zuckerberg said
users watch 100 million hours of video daily on
Facebook, and that the company is "exploring
ways to give people a dedicated place on
Facebook for when they just want to watch
videos" — potentially hinting at a competitor for
Alphabet's YouTube.
The CEO also said the company is working to
improve its Facebook Lite app for low bandwidth
environments (like in developing countries), and
that it now has more than 80 million users.
Speaking with CNBC after the quarterly

announcement, Facebook COO Sheryl
Sandberg told CNBC that she sees consumers
making the shift to mobile, and that the company
is no longer having conversations with business
about if they should advertise on mobile, but how
to best employ the platform.
"Certainly economic uncertainty in the broad
macroeconomic environment affects all
businesses, it affects our clients, it affects us, but
that said we think we're really well positioned to
continue to take advantage of and double down
on the shift to mobile which is happening," she
said. "We also know we have a lot of hard work
ahead of us. "
On the advertising revenue, Facebook also beat
analysts' average expectation of $5.15 billion —
according to StreetAccount — with a blow-out
$5.64 billion in the quarter. Mobile advertising
revenue, meanwhile, came in at $4.51 billion,
Facebook said, against expectations of $4.09
billion.
Mobile advertising revenue represented about
80 percent of all ad revenue, the company said,

compared to about 69 percent in the year-ago
period. Ad impressions on mobile, meanwhile,
increased 29 percent on a year-over-year basis,
Wehner said, adding that 2015's final quarter
was the first since Q3 2013 in which total ad
impressions increased against the year-ago
period.
There are more than 2.5 million active
advertisers working with Facebook, Zuckerberg
said on the call.
For the fourth quarter, Facebook saw average
revenue per user (ARPU) of about $3.73, while
Wall Street had only expected $3.43, according
to StreetAccount.
"The revenue per user is an important number,
but I always kind of look at usage more than
users," said Martin Pyykkonen, senior research
analyst at Rosenblatt Securities. "Facebook is
getting to a deceleration in that, but the average
revenue was still very strong. "
Despite the quarter's strong revenue figures,
Facebook CFO David Wehner cited the

strengthening U. S. dollar's "unfavorable impact"
on the company's financials. Had exchange
rates remained constant with the year-ago
period's levels, total revenue would have been
about $320 million higher, Wehner said on the
call.
That strong dollar will continue to affect
comparisons, Wehner predicted, saying that
Facebook expects "to continue to face foreign
exchange headwinds, especially early in the
year, as we will be lapping periods where the
dollar was relatively weaker than it is today. "
More broadly, Wehner predicted that the
company will also face "tougher" comparisons
throughout 2016 given the "remarkably strong
advertising performance" last year.
Looking at the global macroeconomic
environment — which has recently given many
companies some trouble — Wehner said the
company did not see anything in its fourth
quarter that indicated "broad-based macro
weakness" beyond currency effects.

Beyond the flagship Facebook platform,
investors also closely watch the growth of its
WhatsApp and Instagram services. Earlier this
month, WhatsApp said it would no longer charge
annual subscription fees and begin testing ways
for users to communicate directly with
businesses.
"We are really pleased with the growth in the
advertiser adoption on Instagram," Sandberg
told CNBC, revealing that 98 of the company's
top 100 Facebook marketers are also now
marketing on Instagram.
On the call, Zuckerberg said that WhatsApp
ended the year with nearly 1 billion monthly
active users.
The company's moonshots are also in focus,
with analysts wondering about the upside
potential from its work in virtual reality and big
data.
"We believe it is entirely plausible that VR is the
future of computing," Robert Peck, managing
director and Internet equity analyst at SunTrust

Robinson Humphrey, wrote in a recent note,
adding it has "the potential to disrupt several
diverse businesses. "
On the Oculus virtual reality platform,
Zuckerberg didn't mince his words.
"Yes I am happy. I don't show much joy, but I am
happy," he said. "It's going to be gaming — for
the beginning. That's the initial market... I think
it's around 250 million people who have Xboxes,
Playstations or Wiis. That's initial market of folks
who we think are going to be most interested in
the early VR experiences, especially at some of
the higher price points. "
"But the reason why we're interested in this, as
the social company, is that we think this is going
to be a new way that people interact,"
Zuckerberg explained. "We're very excited about
that: That's going to be a big area of investment
for us, and is ultimately, I think, going to change
the way that we communicate, and live and work
— in addition to how we play games. "
2016-01-27 18:02:46 Everett Rosenfeld

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Georgia May Foote and Giovanni
Pernice enjoy a tender moment
Strictly
Come
Cuddling: Georgia May
Foote and Giovanni
Pernice, who found love
on Strictly Come
Dancing, are clearly still
enamoured with one another as they packed on
the PDA while ambling the streets on Sheffield
on Wednesday
Close up: The 24-year-old beauty wrapped up
warm against the northern chill as she strolled
the streets arm-in-arm with her hunky new
boyfriend, 25, as they continue with the
nationwide Strictly tour
Cuddling up: Georgia looked gorgeous in a
padded coat which skimmed her hips, boasting
an oversized white fur trim and a variety of zip
details
Funky looks: Giovanni meanwhile showed off his
unique style as he rocked drop-crotch trousers

with zip detailing and monochrome Converse
trainers
Intense stare: The pair could not tear their eyes
of each other as they walked the streets
Handsome beau: Looking hunky with a
smattering of designer facial hair, Giovanni was
clearly enjoying a mid-tour jaunt to the shops as
he toted a carrier bag while walking with his
gorgeous girlfriend
Make-up free: Taking a break from the heavy
make-up and super-glam looks of the Strictly
tour, Georgia pared things back with no
cosmetics - showing she is truly at ease with her
new beau
Inseparable: Georgia and the Sicilian dancing
champion have already revealed that they are
planning to move in together in London, and it
seems that the prospect of spending an infinite
amount of time together isn't the least bit
daunting
Up close and personal: The duo were draped all
over each as they paraded the streets

2016-01-27 18:02:00 Ciara Farmer For Mailonline
507
Iggy Azalea flashes bra in sheer
shirt at Viktor & Rolf show in Paris
Ladylike vibes: Iggy
Azalea donned an
elegant look with a
seductive twist to attend
the Viktor & Rolf
Spring/Summer 2016
show in Paris, France on Wednesday
Sheer delight: The 25-year-old rapper showed
off her cleavage in a sequin embellished bra,
proudly displaying the results of her breast
enlargement
High fashion: The Fancy hitmaker carried a baby
blue, pom-pom shaped clutch bag and matched
her lipstick to her pink hair dye
Fashion pals: Iggy caught up with Renzo Rosso,
the President of OTB Group, which
includes Viktor & Rolf

Showing off her curves: The rapper highlighted
her hourglass curves thanks to the high-waisted
skirt
Tying the knot: Iggy is preparing to walk down
the aisle with basketball player Nick Young
Work of art: Models sported white, Picasso
inspired numbers at the Viktor & Rolf Haute
Couture Spring Summer 2016 show
Quite the show: The high fashion event put a fun
twist on the new season's trends
Cubism reinvented: Models' identities for the
most part were concealed by the elaborate
creations
Making a statement: The show unfolded against
the soundtrack of Creep by Radiohead
2016-01-27 18:01:00 Kate Thomas for MailOnline
508
Stellar parenting: Globular
clusters 'adopt' gas to make new
stars

Globular clusters
consisting of millions of
closely-packed stars
make 'baby' stars by
'adopting' spare gas and
dust as they travel the
cosmos, according to a new study. This image
shows the globular cluster NGC 1783
It used to be thought that globular clusters –
dense spherical clouds of stars that orbit the
outskirts of galaxies – formed all their stars at
about the same time. But this view was
scuppered when Hubble Space Telescope
(pictured) images revealed multiple generations
of stars within clusters
Now experts have found that young stars within
globular clusters have apparently developed
courtesy of star-forming gas flowing in from
outside of the clusters themselves. They studied
three clusters - NGC 1783, NGC 1696, and NGC
411 (pictured) in the Milky Way to come to their
conclusion
2016-01-27 18:01:00 Russ Swan For Mailonline

509
Consumer Reports: The housing
market is back
The housing market is
back. Whether you're
buying, selling or
remodeling the home
you have, having a
handle on the new rules of real estate is key to
maximizing your home's value.
Consumer Reports' Dan DiClerico offered some
real estate advice on FOX 13's "Good Day Utah"
Wednesday morning.
2016-01-27 17:59:17 David Wells
510
Ferne McCann looks ladylike in
white maxi skirt and blue blouse
Top style game: Ferne McCann cut a ladylike
figure as she continued to settle into her new
presenting role on Wednesday

A welcome addition to
the team: Ferne, 25,
looked completely at
ease as she appeared
on the This Morning sofa
to share her snippets of
showbiz gossip with hosts Holly Willoughby and
Phillip Schofield
Not scrimping on style: The TOWIE star looked
effortlessly chic in a white silk maxi skirt and a
blue military-style
Excitable: The most part of Ferne's daily
segment was discussing her first red-carpetreporting
job with the hosts
'I was really nervous': The new presenter
admitted as she shared all the gossip from the
red carpet
Perfectly polished: She boasted an all-over even
tan with warm bronze tones amplifying her
naturally pretty face
Ferne McCann reporting for duty: She honoured
the military theme of the movie as she donned

khaki uniform and a vintage hair style
Dad's Army convert: She finished, 'I'm now a
new Dad's Army fan and I think having Blake
Harrison and Emily Atack in it - who were in The
Inbetweeners - it's going to bring in a new,
younger audience'
2016-01-27 17:59:00 Helen Turnbull For Mailonline
511
“Flat Earth” rapper B.o. B has
even more extreme, dangerous
views: He promotes Holocaust
denial
Topics:
B.o. B. ,
Holocaust denial ,
Donald Trump ,
neil de grasse tyson , Media News , Politics
News
Chart-topping, conspiracy theory-touting

American rapper B.o. B has been in the
headlines this week, after getting into a Twitter
argument — and subsequently a rap battle —
with prominent physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
B.o. B believes the Earth is flat, you see. He
wrote dozens of tweets to his more than 2 million
Twitter followers on Sunday and Monday,
arguing the world is being deceived in a giant,
centuries-long conspiracy.
Neil deGrasse Tyson stepped in, criticizing B.o.
B for “being five centuries regressed in
reasoning” and “regressively basking in”
pseudoscientific myths.
B.o. B responded, implying Tyson is a member
of the Freemasons, referencing another
conspiracy theory.
The rapper then released a song called
“Flatline,” in which he said “Neil Tyson need to
loosen up his vest. They’ll probably write that
man one hell of a check.”
The astrophysicist responded with his own rap,
with the help of his nephew: “Flat to Fact.”

“The ignorance you’re spinning helps to keep
people enslaved, I mean mentally,” Stephen
Tyson rapped. “I think it’s very clear that Bobby
didn’t read enough,” he added, referring to B.o.
B. “And he’s believing all this conspiracy theory
stuff.”
As comical as this episode was, the media was
very lazy in its reporting. In their excited, tabloidesque
coverage of the celebrity spat, many news
outlets unwittingly gave a platform for Holocaust
denial and far-right conspiracy theories, without
challenging them.
What was much less emphasized in B.o. B’s diss
track against Tyson were the dangerous, farright
views he espoused in it.
“Before you try to curve it, do your research on
David Irving,” he rapped in “Flatline.”
“Stalin was way worse than Hitler,” he added.
“That’s why the POTUS gotta wear a Kippa.”
Here, B.o. B is echoing Nazi myths, spreading
anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and

encouraging listeners to read the work of David
Irving, a Holocaust denier and Hitler apologist.
Irving is a pseudo-historian who has written
books that argue the Holocaust is a myth and
characterize Hitler as a victim of World War II. A
British High Court judge ruled in 2000 that Irving
“is anti-Semitic and racist and that he associates
with right-wing extremists who promote neo-
Nazism.” In 2006, Irving, who called the Nazi gas
chambers a “fairy tale,” was imprisoned in
Austria for writing propaganda that advocated
Holocaust denial (Holocaust denial is a crime in
some European countries).
Music magazine the Fader reached out to Irving.
He told the website “[B.o. B] does not quite go
along with what the media (and shortly,
Hollywood) says about me, quite right.” Irving’s
reference to “Hollywood” is likely a far-right code
word for Jews, based on the anti-Semitic
conspiracy that Jews control the media.
Irving said he “will now take a greater interest in
American rap.”

The Holocaust denier also insisted in his
interview with the Fader that Stalin was
significantly worse than Hitler. In the rapper’s
same insistence that “Stalin was way worse than
Hitler,” B.o. B and Irving demonstrate how rightwing,
anti-communist red-baiting overlaps with
Nazi apologism.
In a report on how the father of right-wing
bankrollers the Koch Brothers and the patriarch
of the Bush family worked with and profited from
the Nazis , Salon noted that, despite their
putative anti-government ideology, right-wing
conspiracy theorists, far-right pundits and even
some libertarians have ahistorically
characterized the genocidal Nazis as victims
because of their brutal defeat at the hands of the
communists.
King’s College, London historian Richard Vinen
pointed out that, for much of World War II, “the
eastern front was the scene of almost all the
serious fighting.” He adds that, between 1941
and 1943, Soviet “troops were the only ones to
fight German forces on European soil.”

Vinen estimates that the Red Army was
responsible for approximately 75 percent of the
Nazi soldiers killed, wounded or captured in
World War II. Because it was actually the Soviet
Union, and not the U. S. and U. K., that was
responsible for the vast majority of the fighting
against the Nazis, right-wing historical
revisionists like B.o. B and David Irving portray
the crushing of Nazism as a supposed crime of
communism.
2016-01-28 01:38:00 Ben Norton
512
Trade talks and nostalgia as
Hassan Rouhani returns to France
Hassan Rouhani’s
historic visit to France ,
which began on
Wednesday afternoon, is
set to be dominated by
business talks between
the Iranian president’s 100-strong trade
delegation and French CEOs, most notably over
a multibillion-dollar contract for the purchase of

114 Airbus planes.
But on a personal level for Rouhani the visit will
stir memories from more than three and a half
decades ago when his political career began in
earnest in exile in a suburban area west of Paris.
In 1978 the law graduate and outspoken critic of
the shah joined Ayatollah Rouhollah Khomeini in
Neauphle-le-Château, from where Khomeini
stirred up a revolution 3,000 miles away thanks
to a network of devout supporters who used
cassette tapes and photocopiers to spread his
message.
Rouhani returned to Tehran in 1979, entered
parliament after the revolution and very soon
became an ultimate insider , serving in critical
roles at the time of war with Iraq.
Now 67, Rouhani returns to France as a
moderate and reform-seeking president who
wants to rebuild economic ties following the
lifting of sanctions, and to revamp Iran’s image in
Europe after the acrimonious years of his
predecessor, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. It is the
first state visit to France by an Iranian president

in 17 years.
Rouhani arrives from Italy, where he paid a state
visit to Rome and the Vatican , meeting Pope
Francis. “Iran is the safest, the most stable
country in the entire region,” Rouhani said in
Rome. “Everyone understood that the nuclear
negotiations represented a win-win situation for
both sides. There has to be an advantage for
both sides: we invite you to invest and we will
provide stability and ensure that you can make
adequate returns.”
In Paris, the Iranian president will meet French
business leaders and host a dinner reception
with expatriate Iranians. It was not clear whether
his tight schedule would allow him to also visit
Neauphle-le-Château.
On Thursday the president will be welcomed by
the French foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, at
Les Invalides. He will then lead a business
meeting at Medef, France’s main business
confederation, in the presence of the French
prime minister, Manuel Valls, and will speak at
Ifri, the French institute of international relations,

which has a strong presence in Tehran. Rouhani
is due to meet the French president, François
Hollande, at the Elysée Palace in the afternoon.
Unlike other state visits to France, there will be
no lunch reception at the Elysée because of
Iran’s insistence on a longstanding diplomatic
protocol that its officials should not participate in
events where wine is served. In Rome, Italian
officials sought to be culturally sensitive by
covering up nude statues at the city’s Capitoline
Museum, where Rouhani met Matteo Renzi, the
Italian prime minister. Iran has said it did not
request the cover-up.
Business talks will dominate the visit. Europe
was Iran’s largest trading partner before
sanctions, and aims to increase trade with
Tehran from the current level of €7.6bn (£5.8bn)
a year to the pre-sanctions figure of almost
€28bn.
Iran is a big market for French companies..
Peugeot is reported to be finalising a deal worth
€500m (£380m) with the local manufacturer Iran
Khodro. Iran has the largest car market in the

Middle East and Peugeot and Renault are eager
to resume sales in Iran.
Ellie Geranmayeh, a policy fellow at the
European Council on Foreign Relations
thinktank, said Rouhani’s trip to France was
much more about business than diplomacy.
“This is good for Tehran because it needs to
boost trade, and it is good for Paris, because so
long as it’s just business with Iran rather than a
major political shift, they won’t endanger their
advantageous position vis-a-vis Saudi Arabia,”
she said.
“Politically, France and the Islamic Republic of
Iran endorse very different systems of
governance and often find themselves at
idealogical odds with one another. But when it
comes to doing business they speak a similar
language and can agree to disagree on the
politics. French companies, like many other
European companies, are not starting from
scratch in Iran, they have a wide long-sustained
network base inside the country.”

While political relations between Iran and France
are likely to continue their current course
towards a rapprochement, Geranmayeh said
there would not be overnight normalisation. “The
two countries are far apart on the Assad
question when it comes to the Syrian conflict – in
some ways even more apart that the US and
Iran. In recent years, France has solidified its
security and economic links with Saudi Arabia,
Iran’s regional rival, and so Paris will be careful
not to damage this special relationship. But there
is growing political space for France and Iran to
engage constructively in Lebanon, a country
whose stability is important for both sides and
where the government in Beirut remains
paralysed.”
France’s influence is felt keenly in Iranian
culture. The Iranian intelligentsia is influenced by
French intellectual movements, and French
cinema is very popular. French literature, such
as works by Marcel Proust, Gustave Flaubert
and Stendhal, has been translated into Persian
and continues to be read. Flaubert’s Sentimental
Education, which is almost forgotten in English,

is widely read in Persian.
On France’s side, post-revolutionary Iranian
cinema is widely celebrated, and a number of
Iranian film-makers, including the Canneswinning
Abbas Kiarostami, are well known. The
Iranian actor Golshifteh Farahani, who has fallen
foul of the Iranian authorities after posing nude
for the French magazine Madam Figaro, resides
in exile in Paris.
France is home to a large number of Iranian
exiles, including the former queen Farah Pahlavi,
and Abdulhassan Banisadr, Iran’s first postrevolutionary
president, who was impeached in
June 1981. Maryam Rajavi, the leader of the
radical exiled group MEK, which was listed as
terrorist organisation by the US and the UK until
recently, is also based in France.
MEK has opposed the nuclear deal and
repeatedly holds rallies in Europe and the US
against Iranian leaders. Critics of the MEK say it
has a political agenda and has used human
rights grounds to denounce any rapprochement
by the west with the Islamic Republic. Iran has a

history of executing MEK members and
sentencing its supporters to lengthy jail terms.ro
2016-01-27 17:55:11 Saeed Kamali Dehghan
513
Incyte stops tests on Jakafi to
treat colorectal cancer |
NewsDaily
(Reuters) – Incyte Corp said on
Wednesday that it would stop a mid-stage study
on its combination treatment after it failed to
prove to be sufficiently effective to treat
metastatic colorectal cancer.
The results cast a shadow on the prospects of
the drug, Jakafi, which is also being studied in a
late-stage trial to treat advanced pancreatic
cancer.
Incyte’s shares fell nearly 12 percent to $65.50
in extended trading.
Piper Jaffray analysts said while it would be
premature to write off the pancreatic cancer
studies, the risk of success of Jakafi, or

Ruxolitinib, had gone up.
“Jakafi for solid tumors is one of the key pillars to
support Incyte’s valuation and potential upside,
so we are not surprised to see the after-market
weakness,” the analysts wrote in a note to
clients.
Jakafi is an FDA-approved drug to treat people
with bone marrow disorders such as
polycythemia vera and blood disorders including
myelofibrosis.
Incyte was testing Jakafi in combination with
Bayer AG’s Regorafenib to treat metastatic
colorectal cancer, in which diseased cells break
away from the colon or rectum and spread to
form tumors on other organs.
“The last thing any company needs in the midst
of the current biotech meltdown is a clinical trial
setback,” Piper Jaffray said.
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Malika Haqq gives Scott Disick
and Tyga cringeworthy lap dance
Moving and grooving:
Malika Haqq gave quite
the crigeworthy lapdance
in a clip from Kocktails
With Khloe released on
Wednesday
Pals: Kylie Jenner's rapper boyfriend Tyga and
Kourtney Kardashian's ex Scott Disick were the
recipients of the awkward dance
Thrown under the bus: Malika's BFF Khloe
Kardashian dared the reality star to perform the
dance on the male guests while on the chat
programme
Not amused: The 32-year-old Dash Dolls star
wanted to dance on Rich Kids Of Beverly Hills
star Morgan Stewart instead
Rack City: The 26-year-old rapper tried helping
as he said: 'Do the left knee and do the right

knee. I'm going to make it easy on you, you feel
me. I'm going to take the pressure off you'
'Malika you're an actress!': Scott Disnick yelled at
Malika
'This is too f***ing awful': Malika was not pleased
about the dare
Mood music: Scott went on his mobile to try to
find the perfect soundtrack
Getting ready: The reality star finally stood in
front of the two men to do the deed
Awkward: Malika definitely had very stiff
movements and did not look comfortable during
the lap dance
Encouragement: The two men threw money into
the air to try and show their support
Dynamic duo: Scott and Tyga seem to be
experts on the art form as they were spotted
enjoying a night at Ace Of Diamonds strip club in
Los Angeles last week
Night out: They took in the sights and sounds of

the highly popular adult establishment as they
were seen out with Khloe's boyfriend James
Harden and singer Chris Brown (pictured far
right)
Altogether now: Morgan, comedienne Jenna
Marbles, Malika, Khloe, Scott and Tyga -
pictured from left to right - will appear on
Kocktails With Khloe tonight at 10 pm on FYI
2016-01-27 17:52:00 Justin Enriquez For Dailymail.com
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Snyder pledges help to Flint amid
mistrust of government ::
Posted 24 minutes ago
Updated 15 minutes ago
By DAVID EGGERT and
MIKE HOUSEHOLDER,
Associated Press
FLINT, Mich. — Flint residents coping with lead
contamination will be cleared to drink unfiltered
water again only when outside experts

determine it is safe, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder
said Wednesday, acknowledging their mistrust of
government officials while saying a full
replacement of the city's pipes is not imminent.
A lawsuit filed earlier in the day by environmental
and civil rights groups asked a federal judge to
order the prompt replacement of all lead pipes in
Flint's water system at no cost to customers.
Snyder did not rule out the eventual replacement
of the lead service lines leading from water
mains, but said it is a longer-term consideration.
In the meantime, Flint hired a Virginia Tech
professor who helped expose the lead problem
despite initial skepticism from state regulators to
now oversee water testing. Professor Marc
Edwards also was appointed by Snyder to a
committee that will set in place long-term
solutions.
"There absolutely is a trust issue," Snyder said
during a news conference with state and local
officials who announced more plans to address
the city's crisis. The Legislature is expected to
direct $28 million in additional funding toward

Flint on Thursday.
Mayor Karen Weaver said residents should not
have to pay for the water "they did not and are
not using. " Emergency budget legislation
approved Wednesday by a Senate committee
includes $3 million to help Flint with unpaid water
bills.
"I was glad that the governor said these are just
first steps because I'm asking for a staircase,"
she said.
Flint residents are currently unable to drink
unfiltered tap water, and tests have shown high
lead levels in some children's blood. While under
state financial management, the city switched its
water source to the Flint River but without
controlling corrosion. That caused lead to leech
into the water for a year and a half and
contributed to the spike in child lead exposure
before state and officials fully acknowledged the
problem in early October.
It remains unclear how badly the lead service
lines were damaged by the river water. While

Snyder's administration has estimated it could
cost up to $55 million to repair some 15,000
pipes, he cautioned that more study is needed.
"A lot of work is being done to even understand
where the lead services lines fully are," Snyder
said. "The short-term issue is about recoating
the pipes (with chemicals) and that will be based
on third-party experts saying the water is safe. ...
It's a lot of work to take out pipes, to redo all the
infrastructure. "
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Interim Director Keith Creagh said water
samples show "things are trending better," but
he stressed the results are not statistically valid.
"Now we need to figure out ... is there a
protective barrier" being recoated in the pipes by
anti-corrosion chemicals, Creagh said. "Yes or
no?... We're not going to guess. "
He said officials also are working to identify
neighborhoods with no lead pipes, so those
residents can get the all-clear on their water.
The lawsuit filed Wednesday expresses doubt

about whether the city can maintain optimal
corrosion treatment when it switches to another
new water source later this year. It seeks a ruling
to force city and state officials to remedy alleged
violations of the U. S. Safe Drinking Water Act,
including a failure to properly treat the water for
corrosion, test it for lead, notify residents of
results and accurately report if the correct
sample sites are being selected.
"It's essentially asking the government to do its
job," said Wayne State University assistant law
professor Noah Hall. "There doesn't seem to be
any unit or level of government that didn't screw
up here. "
Hall, an environmental attorney, said there is
precedent for a federal judge to effectively
assume broad authority over a water system.
The Detroit water and sewer department was
overseen by judges for 35 years.
But Nick Schroeck, another Wayne State
assistant professor and environmental expert,
said the judge might determine that government
officials already are doing enough to make the

water supply safe again.
The suit was filed by the Natural Resources
Defense Council on behalf of citizens, along with
the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan,
the Concerned Pastors for Social Action and
Melissa Mays, a Flint resident.
At least three other suits have been filed since
the crisis was exposed in the fall. Two seek
class-action status and financial compensation;
another asks a judge to declare that users do
not have to pay their water bills.
Snyder also announced Wednesday that a close
adviser, Flint native Rich Baird, would run a new
state office in Flint. He also convened the first
meeting of experts on a new 17-member
committee to deal with what he called the
"terrible tragedy. "
___
This story has been corrected to reflect the
proper name of the Natural Resources Defense
Council.

___
David Eggert reported from Lansing, Michigan.
Follow him at http://twitter.com/DavidEggert00.
His work can be found at
http://bigstory.ap.org/author/david-eggert .
2016-01-27 17:46:13 WRAL
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Epidemic fears prompt Venezuela
doctors to demand Zika virus
statistics
Doctors in Venezuela
have called on the
government to publish
statistics about the Zika
virus, warning that the
South American country,
which borders nations that are hotbeds of the
illness, could already be facing an epidemic.
Venezuela’s ministry of health has so far limited
itself to confirming the presence of the mosquitoborne
illness suspected of causing birth defects.

It used to publish weekly data on all epidemic
diseases, but stopped making those statistics
public last year.
Meanwhile, other Latin American countries are
stepping up mosquito eradication efforts and
officials in some, including neighboring Colombia
and Brazil, have been so concerned that they
have recommended women consider postponing
pregnancies .
“The ministry of health must be the first to issue
warnings about the existence of a public health
threat; they cannot be the last one to speak,”
said Jose Oletta, who was formerly Venezuela’s
health minister and now works with the Network
to Defend National Epidemiology.
“We already have a weakened healthcare
system, which tends to make these problems
spread more rapidly. Add to that the lack of
information and it’s a perfect storm.”
Zika, which is spread by the same mosquito that
transmits dengue and yellow fever, hit Brazil last
year at the same time the country saw a sudden,

dramatic jump in cases of microcephaly , in
which people are born with unusually small
heads. Investigators are also studying a possible
link to Guillain-Barré syndrome, which can cause
temporary paralysis.
Brazilian officials estimate that there have been
hundreds of thousands of Zika cases there.
Colombia says it has seen more than 16,000
suspected or confirmed cases and expects that
number to multiply.
The Venezuelan Society of Public Health has
chastised the socialist administration for
remaining silent. It said a study by nongovernmental
organizations that sought reports
of fevers found a rise in cases of acute fever in
the past six months that could correspond to
400,000 cases of Zika here.
“Data is an essential tool for controlling this new
health problem and to guiding public health
measures,” the organization said in a statement.
Medical professionals in this highly polarized
country tend to lean toward the opposition and

many blame the socialist administration for
widespread shortages of medical supplies and a
worsening brain drain that has deprived the
country of specialists and young doctors.
On Tuesday, the opposition-controlled congress
declared that Venezuela was in a humanitarian
health crisis stemming from a lack of medical
supplies, crumbling hospitals and high turnover
within the government administration.
Lawmakers accused the administration of hiding
information about Zika and another mosquitorelated
illness, chikungunya.
Health ministry officials reached by telephone
declined to comment.
2016-01-27 17:45:24 Associated Press in Caracas
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Italy’s naked statues and other
great diplomatic cover-ups
Homa Khaleeli
Wednesday 27 January 2016 17.42 GMT

Last modified on
Wednesday 27 January
2016 22.00 GMT
F or most tourists, it
would be the ultimate
irritation: visiting one of Italy’s most famous
museums, only to find famous exhibits hidden by
wooden boxes. But this week, Iran’s president,
Hassan Rouhani, apparently enjoyed his time at
the Capitoline Museum, despite the fact that
many of the artworks were covered up before his
trip. Conscientious Italian officials had taken the
precaution of concealing nude statues for the
first visit in a decade by an Iranian politician –
albeit a moderate one – in a bid to be culturally
sensitive.
Not everyone was quite so thrilled, with some
Italian critics complaining the decision to conceal
some of the more risque artworks was a form of
“cultural submission”. But Rouhani denied he
was behind the attempt to censor the city’s
cultural heritage, saying he appreciated the
gesture. “I know that Italians are a very
hospitable people, a people who try to do the

most to put their guests at ease and I thank you
for this,” he said.
At dinner, the Italians were equally tactful –
serving fish rather than non-halal meat, and not
serving alcohol. It’s not the first time the Italian
PM, Matteo Renzi, has shown such diplomatic
sensitivity. Last October, a Jeff Koons statue was
cordoned off before the visit of Mohammed bin
Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan, the crown prince of
Abu Dhabi.
Nor is it just Muslim leaders who get squeamish
about being near scantily clad statues. In 2002,
the US justice department spent $8,000 on
curtains, apparently in a bid to cover up the 12ft,
partially clothed Spirit of Justice statue. The
attorney general at the time, John Ashcroft, was
said to be sick of photographers capturing his
head in front of the statue’s bare breast ,
although the department said Ashcroft was not
involved in the decision.
Not all European countries have been as
accommodating as Italy. In France, where halal
meat has become a divisive topic and some

schools have stopped providing Muslim and
Jewish schoolchildren with alternatives to pork
for school dinners, a lunch meeting between
François Hollande and Rouhani was apparently
cancelled over a request from the Iranians to
avoid serving alcohol and to serve halal food.
Reports suggest the French tried to change the
meeting to breakfast-time instead, which the
Iranians promptly rejected because it appeared
too “cheap”. In 2009, a similar controversy with
Nuri al-Maliki led to Iraq’s then prime minister
declining a dinner invitation from Nicolas Sarkozy
because he did not want alcohol at the table. In
contrast, the emir of Qatar and the Saudi king
have agreed to dinners in France where wine
was served in opaque carafes, but then
complained.
If this seems like a storm in a teacup, the French
are reported to have had their own spats over
what refreshments are acceptable – France’s
current ambassador to the UK, Sylvie-Agnes
Bermann, is said to have complained when a
group of diplomats she brought to the House of
Commons were served only tea and biscuits by

the teetotal shadow foreign affairs spokesman
Hilary Benn .
2016-01-27 17:42:16 Homa Khaleeli
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Politicians, celebrities – even
jurors – call for Tyra Patterson’s
prison release
After a three-part series
on Tyra Patterson’s story
featured in Guardian US,
celebrities, prominent
leaders and two jurors
from her trial have joined
together to call for her release for a crime she
did not commit. Among the advocates backing
Patterson are actor Afre Woodard, New Jim
Crow author Michelle Alexander and Mad Men
creator Matthew Weiner
The Ohio Justice & Policy Center, Source: The
Ohio Justice & Policy Center
Wednesday 27 January 2016 17.41 GMT

2016-01-27 17:41:18 The Ohio Justice & Policy Center,
Source: The Ohio Justice & Policy Center
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Five stockbrokers are cleared of
plotting to fix the banking rate
Five brokers, including
Colin Goodman (left) -
nicknamed Lord Libor -
have been cleared of
plotting to fix the banking
rate to make millions of
pounds of profit. Terry Farr (right) was also
cleared of conspiracy to defraud
James Gilmour (left), Noel Cryan (right) and
Danny Wilkinson have also been cleared of
conspiracy to defraud by trying to manipulate the
Libor rate linked to the Yen following a trial
at Southwark Crown Court
Darrell Read, 50, was cleared of one charge of
conspiracy to defraud but the jury are yet to
reach a verdict on a second conspiracy charge
against him

The group were accused of teaming up with
jailed trader Tom Hayes (pictured with his wife
outside court last year) in the 'dishonest scheme'
to manipulate Libor - the rate used when banks
lend to each other
2016-01-27 17:41:00 Sam Tonkin For Mailonline
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Nigel Farage warns the EU could
run a referendum billboard
campaign
Ukip leader Nigel Farage
warned in previous
referenda the EU
Commission had a
'history' of running
billboard campaigns
Mr Faull made his promise to MEPs at the
European Parliament, file picture
2016-01-27 17:39:00 John Stevens Brussels
Correspondent For The Daily Mail

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Marina Litvinenko to meet
Theresa May after call for
sanctions against Russia
The widow of Alexander
Litvinenko will meet the
home secretary, Theresa
May, on Thursday, a
week after the
government indicated it would not take punitive
measures against Russia despite a report finding
Vladimir Putin “probably approved” the former
spy’s murder.
Marina Litvinenko will visit the Home Office in the
afternoon, her solicitor Elena Tsirlina said. She is
likely to make a statement afterwards. It is
unclear whether May intends to take any action
on a list of demands Marina Litvinenko submitted
by letter to David Cameron.
She has called for the government to expel all
Russian intelligence agents from the UK – both
those based at the Russian embassy and others
working under deep cover. She also wants

targeted sanctions against named individuals
connected with the polonium murder.
The individuals include Putin and Nikolai
Patrushev, the head of Russia’s FSB spy agency
at the time of the murder in 2006, as well as
several other politicians and Kremlin officials.
The letter calls for asset freezes and travel bans
similar to those imposed by the US in 2012
following the death in prison of the Russian
lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
Speaking in the Commons last week, May
condemned Litvinenko’s murder as a “blatant
and unacceptable” breach of international law.
She described it as a state-sponsored act and
one that was deeply disturbing.
However, she said there was a wider national
security interest in retaining a guarded
engagement with Russia , including working with
Moscow to bring about a peace settlement with
Syria.
Litvinenko’s lawyer Ben Emmerson QC said the
government’s response was “craven” He argued

that Cameron had said he had zero tolerance for
terrorism but was apparently prepared to
overlook nuclear terrorism carried out on the
streets of London by foreign states.
In 2013, May turned down Litvinenko’s request
for the inquest into her husband’s death to be
converted into a public inquiry, which could
consider classified government documents. May
cited relations with Russia as a factor. Litvinenko
applied for a judicial review and won.
At the time, Litvinenko said: “As one woman to
another, I ask her [May] to consider how she
would feel in my position. If her husband had
been murdered in this horrible way, wouldn’t she
want to get to the truth?”
The inquiry ran for five months last year , and
included secret sessions at which British
intelligence agents gave evidence. Last
Thursday its chairman, Sir Robert Owen,
published his report. It was more damning than
expected. It found that two Russian assassins,
Dmitry Kovtun and Andrei Lugovoi, had poisoned
Litvinenko, acting “on behalf of others”.

It concluded: “The FSB operation to kill Mr
Litvinenko was probably approved by Mr
Patrushev and also by President Putin.”
2016-01-27 17:36:38 Luke Harding
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Teresa Giudice flaunts her
independent streak in NYC
Independent streak:
Teresa Giudice looked
like she meant business
as she left a meeting at
The London Hotel in
NYC on Tuesday
Bestseller on the way: The 43-year-old Real
Housewives Of New Jersey star is looking
forward to the release of her new memoir
Turning The Tables: From Housewife To Inmate
To Back Again
She's doing 'good': When asked by TMZ how
she was doing post-prison, Teresa replied with a
not-so-surprising plug for her forthcoming

memoir, 'Good... Turning The Tables'
Business chic: Teresa's eye-catching outfit
included black leather trousers with an
embellished T-shirt and fur-trimmed jacket
Money makes the world go round: The reality
star - pictured on January 14 - is said to be in
total moneymaking mode and 'plans to separate
her money' from her husband Joe's, according
to In Touch Weekly
'Not easy': Teresa has 'finally wised up when it
comes to her marriage' and has her lawyer
working 'to get their finances separated,' a
source told In Touch Weekly; the couple was
pictured in 2014
Smart hawking: Teresa is doing everything she
can to make money including promoting
products via Instagram and Twitter such as
earbuds
Parenthood: Teresa was a proud mom as she
shared a photo of daughters Gabriella, Milania
and Mia having 'fun in the snow'

Changed: Teresa and husband Joe each were
convicted of fraud charges and received prison
sentences in 2014, and now that she's out she's
a 'totally changed person' and 'looking out for
herself'
2016-01-27 17:35:00 Jennifer Pearson For Dailymail.com
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Neil Kinnock: Corbyn 'may come
to own conclusions' over
leadership
Neil Kinnock has
suggested that Jeremy
Corbyn will need to
consider his future if he
fails to connect with the
wider electorate “after a
reasonable space of time”.
As Ed Miliband welcomed the growth in Labour
membership under Corbyn’s leadership, Kinnock
said he found it difficult to see how he could be
elected prime minister.

In an interview with the New Statesman, Kinnock
said: “If Jeremy is seen to be failing to connect to
the electorate after a reasonable space of time
then he may come to his own conclusions.
People who join the party in order to uphold the
interests of care and justice and opportunity and
security will then make their own judgment
regardless of who they voted for in 2015.”
Kinnock, who began the long process of reform
within the Labour party after his election as
leader in 1983, highlighted the criticisms of
Corbyn’s supporters among some members of
the shadow cabinet. Many critics of the leader
and his team have claimed they put greater
emphasis on controlling the Labour party than
winning overall power to govern Britain.
The former Labour leader said: “There’s a
fundamental question here and it is whether
people want to secure power in the party or to
win power for the party. Those people who want
to win power, whether they’re left, right or centre,
will be watching the evidence and will make their
decision on the basis of that evidence. Not
because of some spasm of emotion, or the fact

that their candidate didn’t get elected: they’ll
want to know they have a party that is being led
in its advance with the electorate. If that isn’t the
case then conclusions must be drawn.”
But Kinnock warned critics of Corbyn not to
follow the example of the former Labour cabinet
ministers who left the party in 1981 to found the
breakaway SDP. “Anybody advocating a split in
the Labour party has got to face the reality that
they would be letting the Tories rule the 21st
century just like they mainly ruled the 20th
century,” he said.
Kinnock spoke out as Miliband, who tried to build
up a new grassroots base for the Labour party
under his leadership, welcomed the growth in
party membership during and after last year’s
leadership contest. In an article for the London
Review of Books , Miliband called on Labour to
build on the “remarkable number of new
members it has gained” since his general
election defeat and Corbyn’s election as leader.
Miliband wrote: “Labour needs to use its
expanded membership to build deeper roots in

local communities, and to help people find the
collective power to change things.”
The former Labour leader added: “In a way I
didn’t manage, it [Labour] needs to reinvent itself
as a genuine community organisation.”
He added: “The party emerged from the
traditions of community organising, and some
local Labour branches are now rekindling that
spirit. To succeed, the party needs to be about
more than knocking on doors, crucial though that
is, and the passing of resolutions.”
But he also called on the party to “acknowledge
the challenge it faces”. He said: “This is a tough
time to be a progressive in Britain, with the reelection
of a government that seems determined
to dismantle the progressive institutions that
remain and to make inequality worse. Labour’s
renewal must be built on ideas, the most
underrated commodity in politics. Ideas create
and sustain movements and inspire people –
and indeed voters – to join a cause.”
The former Labour leader did not mention the

Momentum movement, established by Corbyn
supporter Jon Lansman to build on the
grassroots movement of his successful
leadership campaign. Critics of Corbyn in the
party fear that Momentum is designed to
destabilise MPs who are critical of the
leadership.
When he resigned as party leader Miliband
signalled that he planned to steer clear of
Labour’s internal politics and focus instead on
broader issues such as inequality and climate
change.
His latest article builds on an impassioned
address he gave in June to the Commons about
inequality . “The deep injustices of modern
capitalism compel us to find a better way of living
together,” he wrote, adding: “It can’t any longer
be denied that the scale of the rewards reaped
by the 1% has the effect of denying others. The
scale of the effect is, of course, particularly
visible in the London housing market, with
wealthy buyers, many of them from outside the
UK , pushing up prices and putting London out of
reach for a great many people.”

2016-01-27 17:28:49 Nicholas Watt Matthew Weaver
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No results found, Dave? The
Google search for fair taxes goes
on
“T he house must
remember Holocaust
Memorial Day ,” the
prime minister declared
with all the solemnity he
could muster. But only
for 10 minutes or so. After that he was happily
writing off all the Calais refugees – many of
whom are children – as a “bunch of migrants”.
They come over here, steal our mud, drink our
puddles … Compassionate conservatism is
becoming a harder and harder sell.
Though not to Google, for which the prime
minister apparently still has deep love. If not
quite so deep as the chancellor’s, though
Osborne may slowly be waking up to the fact
that what he believed was a long-term

elationship was only a one-night stand for
Google.
Sitting next to Cameron at prime minister’s
questions, George looked every bit the
miserable star-crossed lover. But love conquers
all – even tax bills – and for the time being at
least Dave and George are the last two people
left in Britain who actually think getting Google to
pay £130m on £10bn profits in back tax is a
stunning achievement.
“Would the prime minister agree that Google is
paying an effective rate of 3% tax?” Jeremy
Corbyn asked at prime minister’s questions.
Dave wasn’t prepared to go quite so far as that,
but he was delighted to point out that under
Labour Google had paid no tax at all and so for
him to have squeezed Google for loose change
was a sign of just how tough he was.
Sometimes Dave is dimmer than he looks. Not
only had he forgotten he has been prime
minister for nearly six years, he was oblivious to
the fact that the Italians and the French had let
the side down badly by being considerably more

successful in their negotiations.
The Labour leader wasn’t about to take this on
trust. Finding himself on the right side of public
opinion hasn’t always come easy for him and
Google was a clear win. “Could the prime
minister confirm the Google settlement was the
result of 25 meetings with 17 ministers?” he
asked. Dave shrugged. He was just sorry there
hadn’t been time for more meetings with more
ministers. If there had been then they might
have been able to knock the tax bill down still
further. His own accountants would never have
let him pay so much.
“I have a letter from Jeff,” said Corbyn. A flash of
panic crossed Dave’s face. How the hell had
Corbyn got hold of the Treasury’s private
correspondence with Jeff Bezos to make sure
Amazon paid as little as Google? He relaxed
when the Labour leader revealed that Jeff was
just an ordinary taxpayer who wanted to know if
he could stop paying tax for 10 years and have
personal meetings with ministers before settling
for a discounted tax rate.

“Look,” said Dave. “If Jeff wants to set up a
billion-pound company with multiple tax
jurisdictions, he can pay as little as he likes. But
until then he can pay through the nose.”
Dave also wasn’t at all keen on anyone’s –
especially his – tax return being published
online. That just wasn’t the way the British way of
doing things. Or the Swiss and Cayman
Islanders’ way for that matter. There were
standards to maintain. With all Google searches
coming up blank, Corbyn moved on to what the
government was proposing to do now the
bedroom tax had been declared discriminatory.
“Typical Labour,” said Dave. “Always wanting to
come to the help of the disadvantaged. Who is
going to pay for it? Jeff will pay for it.” Better Jeff
than Google. Lucky Jeff. All he had done was
write to the Labour leader and he’d ended up
copping a £2.5bn tax bill.
2016-01-27 17:28:29 John Crace

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Transgender woman sues bank
after being told her voice was too
manly
Lizzi Duff is a
transgender woman who
says she was unjustly
denied service from
Peoples Bank in Seattle
When trying to access her balance over the
phone, Duff claims she was mistreated by a
bank employee
A Peoples Bank branch in Seattle, Washington
Lizzi Duff's attorney Morgan Mentzler said her
client had no other choice but to sue Peoples
Bank
2016-01-27 17:26:00 Anton Nilsson For Dailymail.com
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MTA Bans Hoverboards On
Trains, Station Platforms

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The MTA has
moved to ban
hoverboards on its
trains, buses and station
platforms, citing the risk
of the device’s lithium-ion battery catching fire.
“The safety of our customers and employees is
always our top concern,” said MTA Chief Safety
Officer David Mayer.
The MTA said it already prohibits the use of
“personal wheeled vehicles,” including
skateboards, skates and scooters. The transit
agency also pointed to a rule
prohibiting hazardous or flammable materials
and said the hoverboard’s lithium-ion battery
poses the risk of fire.
MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan told CBS2’s
Alice Gainer that hoverboards are “hazardous
materials.”
“We don’t allow flammable substances or
hazardous materials to be brought into the
transportation network. This falls under that

prohibition,” MTA spokesman Aaron
Donovan told CBS2’s Alice Gainer.
Subway commuters agreed with the hoverboard
ban.
“If a fire starts and we’re underground, that could
cause something bad,” Gabriella Soto told CBS2.
Commuter Robinson Santana fears someone
riding a hoverboard could fall onto the subway
tracks.
“Somebody could slip and fall into the tracks and
you could see it coming,” Santana told CBS2.
The popular Christmas gift has come under
scrutiny in recent months after multiple reports of
batteries spontaneously catching fire or
exploding .
In late December, two families — one in New
Jersey and one in Brooklyn — reported their
motorized scooters had burst into flames.
“…Certainly you don’t want anything like that in a
crowded subway car or a train,” MTA Vice Chair
Fernando Ferrer told WCBS 880’s Peter Haskell.

The U. S. Pipeline and Hazardous Material
Safety Administration recently issued an alert
warning that under certain conditions the lithium
batteries could pose a risk of heat, fire and
explosion. The administration also found that 80
percent of hoverboard-type devices did not have
proper certification of battery testing, the MTA
said.
The ban will span all of the MTA’s transit
systems, including subways, buses, Metro-North,
LIRR, and the Staten Island Railway.
The MTA is joining a host of other transit
agencies across the country to ban hoverboards
and similar motorized devices. Amtrak as well
as Chicago’s Metra and Los Angeles’ Metrolink
and most U. S. airlines have already instituted
bans.
The ban will be enforced by the MTA police and
the NYPD.
2016-01-27 17:25:00 newyork.cbslocal.com

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Star Wars vet Natalie Portman
reveals she hasn't seen Force
Awakens
Flower power: Natalie
Portman looked stylish in
her knitted floral sweater
and dark wash denim
while arriving to Good
Morning America to
promote her new film, 'Jane Got A Gun'
Pretty in pink: The 34-year-old added bold pink
lipstick to compliment her casual ensemble on
Wednesday in New York City
Posing pretty: The actress donned a cuffed white
sweater featuring three embroidered flowers
near her left shoulder in blue and red
Having some fun: Natalie wore her short
brunette locks loose with a side part and a slight
wave, tucking one side under her ear
Glowing goddess: The Oscar winner wore pink
lipstick with sublte brown eye shadow and rosy

lush beneath her defined brows
Back when she had the force with her: Natalie
with Hayden Christensen as well as R2D2 and
C-3PO in Star Wars: Episode II - Attack Of The
Clones
The new one: Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca and
Harrison Ford as Han Solo in the seventh
installment, The Force Awakens
Lovely in lace: Her latest film, Jane Got A Gun, is
set to be released on Friday; pictured on Sunday
with her co-star, Joel, at the Paris premiere
Crimson chic: The Thor actress is currently in
the midst of filming Jackie; pictured in a red and
black ensemble on Tuesday at the New York
Film Festival closing night screening of A Tale Of
Love And Darkness
In love: Natalie is mom to four-year-old son
Aleph Portman-Millepied with her husband and
professional ballet dancer, Benjamin Millepied;
pictured on May 10 with her husband at the
Cannes Film Festival in France
2016-01-27 17:24:00 Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com

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of God'
Incredible cloud formation above
Portugal looks like hand of God
The unusual cloud
formation that was
spotted over the
Portuguese island of
Madeira, which has been
compared to the 'Hand
Weather blogger Rogerio Pacheco could not
believe his luck when he looked up at the cloud
while commuters made their way to work in the
morning rush hour
Amazed onlookers have compared the bright
orange cloud to everything from a flaming fist of
fury to the iconic comet featured in the classic
video game Final Fantasy VII
2016-01-27 17:21:00 Jennifer Newton for MailOnline

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Authorities Work To Determine
Motive In Shooting Death Of
Uniondale Father
UNIONDALE, N. Y.
(CBSNewYork) — A
suspect is under arrest in
connection with the first
murder in Nassau
County this year.
Now, police are trying to determine the motive
for the shooting of a father outside of his
Uniondale home.
As 1010 WINS’ Carol D’Auria reported, 37-yearold
German Ismael Saravia Melendez, an
immigrant from El Salvador, was gunned down
on Monday night.
Shotspotter picked up the shooting and police
were dispatched to the area of Macon Place and
Irving Place around 9:45 p.m., police said. A
separate 911 call was also placed reporting
shots fired.

“I was in my living room and laid down and I
heard four or five shots,” said one neighbor, who
added it’s the first time he’s heard gunshots in
the 12 years he’s been living there.
Authorities who arrived on the scene
found Melendez with several gunshot wounds to
his left side. He was pronounced dead by a
Nassau County ambulance medical technician.
Police said the victim and the shooter, 35-yearold
Joel Ayala Deras, had an ongoing beef with
each other, D’Auria reported.
As CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported, the
victim’s tearful cousin called the killing
incomprehensible.
“Good friend to me. I don’t know why,” Noe
Francisco said.
On Monday night, candles were at the curb
where Melendez fell. The bullets that struck him
were allegedly fired by Deras, a man from his
adult soccer league.
Witnesses said Melendez had been shoveling

snow, right after parking his contracting truck
that he was so proud of.
“It’s crazy because I don’t know what happened,
because the guy working moving the snow
supposed to come into the back of the house,”
Raphael Tegues said.
Police credited the quick arrest to the
ShotSpotter program, a description of the
getaway car from a witness, and honest police
work after officers spotted a vehicle that
matched the description.
“It was ShotSpotter activation that gave us a
great location. It was the witness who puts it, but
most importantly it was the cops,” Nassau Police
Commissioner Thomas Krumpter told reporters,
including WCBS 880’s Mike Xirinachs.
Police recovered a pistol grip shotgun, and two
semi-automatics in the alleged getaway car.
A friend of Melendez said he was a hard working
guy who sent money back to his 14-year-old son
in El Salvador.

“Very nice guy, a good father, a hard worker,” he
said. “I think he used to do construction.”
Deras is charged with second-degree murder.
Police first tested the ShotSpotter technology in
Uniondale 7 years ago, now the community has
64 acoustic sensors to help solve crimes.
Authorities said the shooting was not gang
related, but believed to be a personal vendetta.
Neither the victim nor the suspect has any prior
arrests.
2016-01-27 17:20:00 newyork.cbslocal.com
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Teen girl wants people to give her
$3,500 so she can buy her first car
Wishing and hoping:
Instagram
user 'brattyreyna' shared
this photo of her
GoFundMe page on the
app to encourge her
followers to donate money so she can buy a car

Philanthropist: Reyna promised that if she
reached her goal of $3,500 she would donate 10
per cent of the money to St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital
Sarcastic message: Instagram user
ian_bradshaw responded by hinting that Reyna
should get a job to pay for her car
Clueless: Reyna, who didn't realize Ian was
being sarcastic, direct messaged him on
Instagram to find out what places he was
referring to
Fighting back: Reyna shared this photo of
someone subtly giving the middle finger as she
maintained that she does have a job and works
hard
One supporter: Before her GoFundMe page was
shut down, Jayden Grimsely donated $20 to
Reyna's cause
Giving back: Andy Cobden, from Gedling Ward,
England, started this GoFundMe page in the
hopes of using Reyna's controversy to earn

money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
2016-01-27 17:19:00 Erica Tempesta For Dailymail.com
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Spectacular new designs from
Maison & Objet Paris 2016 -.com
Paris, France (CNN)
Haute couture fashion
week may be the
highlight of the Paris'
January event schedule,
but for design buffs, Maison & Objet is the place
to be. The event, which takes place twice a year
in Paris, as well as annually in Singapore and
Miami, is one of the world's most prestigious
interior design events, presenting the luxury
products for artful living, from furniture and
fragrance to footwear and stemware.
Felix Burrichter, founder and editor of biannual
architecture magazine PIN-UP, was one of many
industry insiders in town for the event. Here's his
best in show.
This year's Maison & Objet theme, "wild," invited

exhibitors to reflect on how more primitive, ecofriendly
design elements fit into our increasingly
technological, digital, urban world. The children's
Bambi Chair, designed by Kamina&c director
Takeshi Sawada for Elements Optimal ,
channeled that theme in a playful way.
The deerest little kids stool Seen at
#elementsoptimal #maisonetobjet2016
#bambichair ( @febubufe) @pinupmagazine
#ohdeer #CNNstyle
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Furniture may be the focus, but these creepy
shoes from London-based artists Mariana
Fantich and Dominic Young -- who work together
under the name Fantich & Young -- certainly
garnered a lot of attention. The shoes are part of
their Darwinian Voodoo series.
Some unexpected footwear on display at
#maisonetobjet2016
#MarianaFantish
#DominicYoung #Minx #thevoodoothatyoudo (
@FEBUBUFE) @pinupmagazine #CNNstyle

#elsaklensch
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Jan 22, 2016 at 7:48am PST
Vancouver firm Molo set up a large-scale
installation inside the Paris Nord Villepinte
Exhibition Center to show off their softwall +
softblock modular system of moveable,
freestanding walls. Though the paper-like plastic
walls are light enough to lift, and can be
translucent, they effectively muffle sound.
(They've also been added to the Museum of
Modern Art's permanent collection.)
Among a few innovative architectural solutions at
#maisonetobjet is #molodesign from Vancouver,
BC. Their softwalls are made of paper and they
look, feel, and sound great. Voilà! (And yes that's
the fair's ceiling) ( @febubufe) @pinupmagazine
#CNNstyle
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Jan 22, 2016 at 9:09am PST
What's a beautiful table without beautiful place
settings? These stem-less wine glasses Michael

Anastassiades created with flatware
manufacturers Puiforcat had an almost musical
quality when placed on their base.
@michaelanastassiades created this gorgeous
stem-less flute to make sweet champagne music
with. #Puiforcat #maisonetobjet2016 (
@FEBUBUFE) @pinupmagazine #CNNstyle
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22, 2016 at 8:09am PST
Alessi's Ellipse trays -- designed by
multidisciplinary Australian artist Abi Alice --
elevate even the most basic of snacks.
"You're spoiling us, Mr. Ambassador" Sweet
little nothings delicately presented on #Ellipse
trays designed by #AbiAlice for #Alessi
#maisonetobjet2016 #CNNstyle #ferrerorocher
@alessi_official ( @febubufe) @pinupmagazine
@maisonetobjet
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Jan 23, 2016 at 5:55am PST
Far from the haute couture and menswear

unways, Italian fabric brand Dedar showed off
their wonderful textiles in the form of couches,
wallpapers and trims. The print on this jacquard
chair is an homage to the folding Chinese
Coromandel screens that were popular in 17thcentury
Europe.
@dedarmilano textiles pay homage to the
decorations of 17th century Chinese
Coromandel screens with this very pretty silkbird
jacquard. #brocade #maisonetobjet2016
#CNNstyle #loveisabirdsheneedstofly (
@febubufe) @pinupmagazine @maisonetobjet
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Jan 23, 2016 at 4:01am PST
Every year the Maison & Objet destinations
(Paris, Singapore, the Americas) are assigned a
Designer of the Year who's given the opportunity
to showcase their work in a dedicated space.
Catalan designer Eugeni Quitllet had the honors
this past week, and New York-based talent
Rafael de Cardenas was announced as the
Designer of the Year for the America's show in
May.

Are you in Paris? Come check out
#RafaelDeCardenas, #maisonetobjet's 2016
designer of the year of the Americas. The
principal of NY-based #ArchitectureAtLarge will
be in conversation with #MarionVignal at 4 PM in
hall 7. NOT TO BE MISSED
#maisonetobjet2016 #CNNstyle ( @febubufe)
@pinupmagazine #cashmere
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Jan 23, 2016 at 12:29am PST
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Bollocks to working 9 to 5: Why
after 20 years of graft I'm learning
to trust my own body clock
Dom Burch is senior director for
marketing innovation and new revenue at Asda.
He started at Asda back in 2002 initially looking
after food and farming and has taken up roles
including head of...
His 'Thought of the Day' column explores

the ever changing world of social media
marketing.
Do you ever wake up early and have one of
those doink moments?
This morning, for some unexplained reason, my
first thought was a brand new invention,
designed to help evenly disperse the warm air
that rises from a traditional household radiator.
As I came to a bit more, I pondered what a
simple but ingenious idea it could be.
Forcing warm air down to your chilly toes, not
just up the wall and across the ceiling above
your head. It could save household hundreds of
pounds, saving the planet to boot.
Thank goodness for Google however.
One quick search for 'radiator fan' and lo and
behold a company from North Shields has
already created just that, the Radfan .
They even have a helpful cartoon to illustrate the
problem I thought my idea would solve. Hey ho.

Next thought was another potential business
idea. Something that has slowly been
formulating. Incubating in my mind, gradually
taking shape. I jotted down a few pointers. But
lost impetus after a bullet point or two.
The third was in relation to a potentially much
bigger project. Something I would happily buy
into if it came my way in my old role at Asda, but
the reality is I'm not going to be selling it to me.
I checked the time. It was just after 7.30am.
Multiple leads researched, including the
ownership structure of a US beverage company,
a couple of emails despatched, and a not so new
invention already put to bed.
I wondered if I'm normal. If not, what on earth is
wrong with my head? 90 minutes of activity, and
I hadn't even got out of bed. The wife was just
beginning to stir. The kids still fast asleep.
Unfortunately this is how my brain is wired.
My wife by comparison prefers to burn the
midnight oil.

While opposites clearly attract, it can make for
painful conversations when we're trying to
discuss anything of note after tea time.
By early evening my ability to think has
diminished to such a degree as to render me
monosyllabic.
Unfortunately this can be misconstrued as being
rude, uninterested, or worse.
You could argue I peaked too soon 12 hours
earlier.
I shamelessly use mindless TV and Twitter, to
help me coast towards sleep at the end of the
day.
Once well rested however, I then wake with a
start, and off we go again.
I turn my devices on, and immediately crave
mental stimulation.
Being in sync with your own body clock at my
age is important. I've gone past the point of
being energetic all the time, I've also resigned

myself to being me.
I'm alert first thing. This is when I do my best
thinking. I need to write earlier in the day, or at
the very least break the back of any blog I'm
penning.
Meetings at lunchtime are fine, but no alcohol
otherwise I'll make shit decisions.
Afternoons should be relatively relaxed, meeting
friends and colleagues, but not trying to impress
new people.
Evenings are sacred and should be used for well
earned time off. Unless I'm going to an event
which is fun, playful, or entertaining.
Resist the urge to work at weekends at all costs,
in spite of having the energy and ability. Force
yourself to be distracted. And that's it. For me...
It's taken me a while to realise how to be in sync
with my own body. But now I have I realise,
unlike Dolly, working 9-5 is not the best way for
me to make a living.

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2016-01-27 17:17:00 domburch
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The Latest on snowstorm: Death
toll reaches 50 ::
Posted 53 minutes ago
Updated 50 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — The
Latest on the massive
snowstorm that hit the
East Coast. (all times local):
5:15 a.m.
Police in Maryland have announced the 50th
death as a result of the mammoth snowstorm
that pounded the Eastern United States.
The family of 84-year-old Orinda Nelson had
reported her missing Monday night following
near-record weekend snowfall. Her relatives told
officers they were particularly concerned
because she had Alzheimer's disease and

frequently wandered from her home in
Hyattsville.
Officers checked places where she had been
found before, and brought in a bloodhound to
help. But it was one of Nelson's neighbors who
made the grim backyard discovery on Tuesday.
Prince George's County Police announced
Wednesday that an autopsy found the cause of
death to be dementia complicated by
hypothermia. Most of the storm-related deaths
resulted from car accidents, carbon monoxide
poisoning and heart attacks while shoveling
snow.
___
10:25 a.m.
The American Red Cross is declaring an
emergency need for blood and platelet donors to
boost a supply diminished in part by last
weekend's record-setting snowstorm in the
eastern and southeastern United States.
The nonprofit said in a statement Tuesday that

more than 300 Red Cross blood drives in 20
states were canceled by the storm.
The storm followed the November-December
holiday season, when blood donations typically
drop off because regular donors are busy with
holiday activities and travel.
The Red Cross is encouraging people 17 and
older who are in good health to give blood as
soon as possible to help ensure that blood
products are available for patients.
___
10:25 a.m.
If you want to look at the snow blanketing the
nation's capital from atop the Washington
Monument, you'll get your chance starting at
noon.
The National Park Service announced
Wednesday that all the monuments and
memorials on the National Mall will open at
noon. Many, including the Washington
Monument, had been closed since Friday.

The District of Columbia received nearly 2 feet of
snow. Wednesday was the first day that federal
offices reopened, albeit with a 3-hour delay.
___
8 a.m.
Officials have postponed plans to close an 86-
mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
because workers need more time to prepare to
retrieve a tractor-trailer that went over an
embankment during the weekend's snow storm.
Instead of closing Wednesday, the westbound
lanes will close for approximately three hours
starting about 9 a.m. Thursday from
Breezewood to New Stanton. Traffic will be
detoured onto Interstates 70 and 68 to U. S.
Route 119, where vehicles can re-enter the toll
road at New Stanton.
Turnpike officials say the more than 100-mile
detour is necessary because of the volume of
traffic being re-routed.
The same eastbound stretch of turnpike had to

e closed Sunday so crews could remove more
than 500 snowbound vehicles from the
westbound lanes.
___
7:50 a.m.
In the Washington area, Metro says service is
restored on all rail lines and all 91 stations, but
service will be slightly modified.
Metro says trains will run every eight minutes on
each line Wednesday. Usually during rush hour,
trains run every six minutes. In the downtown
core of the system, trains will serve stations
about every four minutes.
Rush Plus yellow line service between
Franconia-Springfield and Greenbelt is not
operating Wednesday, but blue line trains will
run every eight minutes to compensate.
Bus service will also still be restricted, although
the number of routes in service will double from
Tuesday.

Metro spokesman Dan Stessel says ridership
was down by roughly 60 percent Tuesday from a
normal weekday, largely because the federal
government was closed. Metro expects lowerthan-normal
ridership on Wednesday, too.
2016-01-27 17:16:55 WRAL
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'Affluenza' teen's deportation to
U. S. imminent: lawyer | NewsDaily
U. S. national Ethan
Couch is pictured in this
undated handout
photograph made
available to Reuters on
December 29, 2015 by the Jalisco state
prosecutor office. REUTERS/Fiscalia General del
Estado de Jalisco/Handout via Reuters
By Jorge Nieto
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – The wealthy
Texas youth known as the “affluenza” teen after
he killed four people in a drunk driving incident in
2013 should be deported to the United States

very soon after dropping a legal challenge in
Mexico, his lawyer said on Tuesday.
Ethan Couch, 18, and his mother, Tonya, were
arrested in Mexico last month following a more
than two-week-long manhunt. His mother was
deported to the United States last month.
Couch’s return is “imminent” now that he has
dropped the appeal, said Fernando Benitez, his
lawyer in Mexico.
“Basically, it was just Mr Couch’s decision, he
wants to go back to his home state and face
whatever legal consequences result from
whatever actions took place over the past few
months,” he said in the border city of Tijuana.
“It could be a matter of one day, two days, three
days,” he added, saying Mexican authorities still
had to make the necessary transport
arrangements.
Mexico has not yet announced a date for his
deportation.
Couch was sentenced to 10 years of drug-and-

alcohol-free probation for intoxication
manslaughter, a punishment condemned by
critics as privilege rewarded with leniency. He
now faces the prospect of U. S. charges for
violating his probation.
During the trial, a psychologist sparked outrage
by saying in his defense that Couch was so
wealthy and spoiled he could not tell the
difference between right and wrong – hence, he
was suffering from “affluenza.”
Tarrant County, Texas, prosecutors say Couch
is responsible for his own absence by fleeing to
Mexico.
His mother was returned to Texas and faces a
third-degree felony charge for helping her son to
flee. If convicted, she could receive a 10-year
prison sentence.
Tarrant County Sheriff Dee Anderson said he
had not yet been notified when Couch would
return. U. S. marshals are in Mexico waiting to
bring him back, he added. Upon arrival, Couch
will be placed in juvenile detention, Anderson

said.
If Couch is found to have violated his probation,
he could be held in adult detention for about four
months.
He faces a detention hearing in Fort Worth on
Feb. 19 to determine if his case will be
transferred to the adult system. Tarrant County
prosecutors are looking into whether he could
face additional charges.
Couch has been being held in a migrants’
detention center in Mexico City, and though he
would have liked a more comfortable place, he
“never complained”, his lawyer said.
“The last time I saw him, he felt very optimistic
about returning back home,” Benitez said.
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2016-01-27 17:16:54 Jorge Nieto

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Republican Governor Faces State
After Yearlong Union Fight
Illinois Republican Gov.
Bruce Rauner warned
during his state of the
state
address
Wednesday that burdensome regulations and
unbalanced union benefits are still hindering
economic growth.
Rauner entered office about a year ago
promising to turnaround the state economy. His
proposals have involved limiting regulations and
reining in union power. Public-sector unions
fought against the reforms during contract
negotiations. He was able to compromise with
most state unions, but a few holdouts have
drawn out the dispute.
“We have the ability to lead the nation in growth
and opportunity and yet, jobs and people are
leaving our state,” Rauner said before the state
legislature. “Pretty soon the unions won’t have
any workers to unionize.”

The American Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees (AFSCME) has stood as
one of his most steadfast opponents. The
Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
Healthcare Illinois has also defied attempts to
reform union benefits. Rauner has claimed on
numerous occasions that limiting public-sector
union power will help the state economy by
reducing spending.
“Unfortunately the compensation demands by
AFSCME are out of touch with reality,” Rauner
noted. “We need to install common sense into
union contracts.”
A memo sent by the his office in July detailed
that AFSCME is demanding a 11.5 to 29 percent
pay increase for state employees, a 37.5 hour
work week and five weeks of fully paid vacation,
among other privileges. Union benefits, though,
was just one area Rauner argued was in need of
reform. He also listed taxes, regulations,
pensions and education as obstacles that have
hindered job growth.
“To see more people employed we need to stop

crushing employers,” Rauner said. “In the past
year we have lost 300,000 manufacturing jobs.”
Democrat lawmakers have attempted to
intervene into the labor dispute. They introduced
a bill February that would have allowed unions to
override the governor during troubled labor
negotiations. It was passed by the Democratic
majority in both houses of the state legislature,
but Rauner vetoed it in July.
“All of us in this chamber have had a rough time
in 2015,” Rauner added. “If we work together
Illinois can be both compassionate and
competitive.”
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Hillary Clinton Says Oscars Need
More Diversity
Hillary Clinton — who is
running for president in
the whitest Democratic
party contest in years —
says that the 2016 Academy Awards are too
white and that the motion pictures association
that picks nominees has to “catch up with our
reality” on racial diversity.
“I think it is overdue, but the Academy
announced that they are going to be making
some changes as they should,” Clinton told AOL
when asked about a push to diversify Oscars
nominees.
The nomination of only white actors and
actresses for the main acting categories led to
intense criticism from fans and actors alike. The
hashtag #OscarsSoWhite went viral on social
media, and several black celebrities, including
director Spike Lee and actor Will Smith, said they
will boycott the awards show, which is scheduled

for Feb. 28.
The backlash prompted Cheryl Boone Isaacs,
the president of the Academy of Motion Picture
Arts and Sciences, to call for “big changes” to
how nominees are selected.
“As many of you know, we have implemented
changes to diversify our membership in the last
four years. But the change is not coming as fast
as we would like,” Isaacs said last week.
And Clinton appears to agree.
“Just think of the great films that not only display
the diversity of America, but the diversity of the
human experience,” she told AOL.
“The Academy has to catch up with our reality.”
Clinton’s critique of a racially skewed nomination
process is somewhat ironic given that the
Democratic field is the whitest it has been since
1992.
The monochromatic field, which pales in
comparison to the diversity of the GOP bench,

led Van Jones, a CNN political commentator and
former White House official, to criticize his own
party back in October.
“I think this whole party has a problem. This is
the whitest field that we have seen since 1992.
There’s no Sharpton. There’s no Carol Moseley
Braun. There’s no non-white people there, and
this is a party that has to get, not 60 percent, not
70 percent, not 90 percent, but 94 percent of the
black vote to win,” Jones said. (RELATED:
Democratic Party Has ‘A Problem’)
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2016-01-27 17:13:46 Chuck Ross
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Cahill fears spell on Chelsea
bench is costing him Euro 2016
slot
Gary Cahill is growing increasingly frustrated at
Chelsea after losing his first team spot
The England international has slipped behind
John Terry and Kurt Zouma in the pecking order

Cahill is concerned his
lack of playing time could
affect his chances of
being picked for Euro
2016
The defender last featured during the FA Cup
third round victory over Scunthorpe on January
10
Chelsea are close to signing New York Red Bulls
defender Matt Miazga, who is highly-rated in the
USA
2016-01-27 17:12:00 Sami Mokbel for MailOnline
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A calm lesson for the Zika scare
from the Ebola crisis
The global health
community learned
valuable lessons from
the 2014-15 Ebola virus
outbreak in West Africa,
and now it is applying
many of them in the Americas to halt a

mosquito-borne infection known as Zika. Ebola
and Zika are different ailments, yet one common
lesson is this: A media-driven fear of an
epidemic must not be allowed to create an
epidemic of fear.
Journalists and public officials should not be
adding fuel to the fire of public anxiety over Zika,
which is blamed for a sharp rise in fetal
abnormalities in Brazil. So far, official reactions
have been cautious but necessary. The United
States advised pregnant women to postpone
travel to countries with cases of Zika. El Salvador
urged women not to become pregnant until
2018. And Brazil has deployed 220,000 troops to
educate people about Zika and to eradicate
mosquitoes.
Public alarm over any disease can too easily
become disproportionate to the situation, thus
generating greater alarm and false assumptions.
During the Ebola crisis, health workers
complained that fear was their worst enemy in
delivering care. Or as Florence Nightingale
advised nurses in the 19th century: “How very
little can be done under the spirit of fear.”

This point was one of many in a major report
about the Ebola outbreak last year by 19 experts
convened by the Harvard Global Health Institute
and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical
Medicine. They found the crisis caused immense
“fear and chaos, largely unchecked by high level
political leadership....”
Yet the report also said the crisis revealed a new
maturity in global concerns about health. More
countries showed a greater sense of collective
responsibility to tackle such threats. “The world
has become one big village,” said Mosoka
Fallah, a Liberian doctor on the panel.
In the three countries most affected by Ebola –
Liberia, Guinea, and Sierra Leone – people
showed leadership, innovation, solidarity, and
courage, the report found. Other African
countries, such as Nigeria, were quick to
eradicate Ebola.
The crisis taught health experts that supportive
care is more important than medical solutions.
This requires entire communities to act. “Health
is too important to be left to doctors and

ministers of health,” said Peter Piot, chairman of
the study.
How a disease is framed in public thinking can
influence its outcome. The world must not be
distracted from learning such lessons. “We owe
it to the more than 11,000 people who died in
West Africa to see that doesn’t happen this
time,” said another panel member, Ashish Jha of
the Harvard Global Health Institute.
2016-01-27 17:11:17 The Christian Science Monitor
539
Tamar Braxton plans to return to
school after encouragement from
Michelle Obama
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27
(UPI) -- Tamar Braxton
will return to school
following an inspirational
meeting with Michelle
Obama .
The 38-year-old television personality

announced she will continue her education after
interviewing the 52-year-old first lady Tuesday in
Washington, D. C. Braxton celebrated the news
by sharing a photo of herself with husband
Vincent Herbert outside the White House.
"What an AMAZING day. God is excellent and
not in a zillion years did I think I would be at the
White House to interview one of my NEW
favorite people @michelleobama," she wrote.
"I'm going back to school y'all. The one thing I
learned on this trip is even if you are already
successful it's NEVER too late for an education.
You can do ALL things through Christ who
strengthens you. Encourage yourself and one
another to be the BEST you," she added.
Braxton interviewed Obama for her talk show
The Real , which she co-hosts with Tamera
Mowry, Adrienne Bailon, Jeannie Mai and Loni
Love. Obama is one of four first ladies to have a
graduate degree, and discussed the importance
of education on Wednesday's episode.
"I know that I wouldn't be where I am today

without having a foundation in education,"
Obama said. "Education is the key to freedom
these days... You are more than capable of
going to college, of being successful and going
on to do whatever you want in life. "
Braxton and her sisters, Traci, Trina, Towanda
and Toni Braxton , rose to fame as the musical
group The Braxtons, and later pursued solo
careers. The siblings star on the WE reality
series Braxton Family Values , which will return
for a fifth season this year.
2016-01-27 17:11:07 Annie Martin
540
Underground Explosion Throws
Metal Plates Into Air In
Lower Manhattan
NEW
YORK
(CBSNewYork) — An
underground explosion
sent heavy metal
manhole covers flying,
narrowly missing cars and people in bustling

Lower Manhattan.
The explosion happened at around 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday on Broadway near Chambers
Street, CBS2’s Steve Langford reported.
Several metal plates weighing about 150 pounds
each were lifted into the air as one man stood
nearby.
“It looked like a big explosion like that top went
up with a big explosion the top flew up,” said
witness Leland Bowman.
“I saw pieces in the air, the big metal pieces and
they came down in the snow,” said witness
Ashley Castro.
One witness told Langford that snow blew up in
the air nearly 30 feet and even lifted up a car.
There were no injuries reported. The man who
was standing closest to the explosion was very
badly shaken and went into a nearby pharmacy
for help, but was uninjured.
“He was really nervous,” Castro, a

pharmacist, told CBS2. “He kept checking his
face and asked me to look at his face.”
Officials with Con Edison said the explosion was
likely due to a combination of snowmelt and salt
on underground electrical lines, Langford
reported.
The investigation into the cause of the blast is
ongoing.
Con Edison has reported over 400 manhole
incidents since the blizzard.
2016-01-27 17:10:00 newyork.cbslocal.com
541
How technology that detects
gunfire is helping Pittsburgh
police
Tracking technology –
which uses acoustic
sensors and software to
listen for the sounds of
gunfire and alert police
about the location of

each round fired – is being hailed as highly
successful in Pittsburgh.
As the Pittsburgh City Council weighed extending
a contract with California-based SST Inc., which
makes the technology, known as ShotSpotter, on
Tuesday, police said it helped them quickly learn
of a recent murder case and apprehend a
suspect.
“We believe that it [has] been very successful,”
said Pittsburgh Councilman Ricky Burgess at the
meeting, WPXI reports. "It is already helping
solve crime. We believe it reduces crime and has
increased public safety. "
Police say they were able to respond quickly to
the shooting of 29-year-old Janese Jackson
Talton at a bar in the city’s Homewood
neighborhood because of an alert from the
system.
After pursuing a silver car that was seen leaving
the scene, they were able to apprehend the car’s
driver, Charles McKinney, after chasing him
through a local neighborhood. Documents show

that Mr. McKinney allegedly shot and killed Ms.
Talton because she had declined his advances,
WPXI reports.
ShotSpotter works by using a series of acoustic
sensors position in a particular neighborhood to
listen for the sound of gunfire. Software analyzes
the sounds to determine whether it is gunfire and
then triangulates the location of each round
fired, including determining a precise longitude
and latitude.
A human technician then reviews the findings
before an alert is sent to police in the
neighborhood, Forbes reported in 2013. The
technology can alert police of shots being fired
within 30 to 45 seconds.
The following year, the company tracked an
average of 105 gunfire incidents each day
across 47 cities, or 4.4 incidents every hour.
“We weren’t interested in technology for
technology’s sake,” Milwaukee Police Chief
Edward Flynn told Forbes. “We wanted to
ensure that it assisted us in accomplishing our

mission. Which is to help people live in a safe
neighborhood so they can raise their children
and pursue the American dream.”
But technology-assisted policing has also proven
controversial when it has been adapted to other
tasks, such as predicting the risk of future violent
crimes by analyzing past data. Researchers
caution that while data analysis can be useful for
determining patterns for some types of crimes,
such as burglary or theft, for violent crime it
instead yields information about who is at a high
risk of violent victimization, not a list of potential
offenders.
“Thinking that you do prediction around serious
violent crime is empirically inaccurate, and leads
to very serious justice issues. But saying, ‘This is
a high risk place,’ lets you focus on offering
social services,” David Kennedy, a professor at
John Jay College of Criminal Justice who has led
efforts to combine data analysis with face to face
meetings to deter crime, told the Monitor in
October.
Professor Kennedy says the risk is that so-called

"predictive" analysis could yield false positives
that could lead police to arrest people who
triggered an alert system, but who were not
actively involved in a crime.
The ShotSpotter technology has also faced
questions about false positives. One issue with
an earlier system was that it could incorrectly
label fireworks as gunfire, a 2008 study found.
The study, conducted by Tulane University
criminologist Peter Scharf using data from two
Virginia cities, found that the accuracy depended
on where it was deployed. But that system –
later purchased by SST – didn’t have a person
listening in, he told Forbes, saying technology
that incorporates human analysis was deserving
of further study.
In Pittsburgh, Mr. Burgess, the city councilor,
said ShotSpotter was helping police focus their
attention on neighborhoods hit particularly hard
by crime. The system, which has been in place
since 2014, would cost the city $135,000 to
renew for another year. The council is set to
discuss the funding next week and vote on it in
two weeks, according to WPXI.

“I think the system speaks for itself. It's an
incredible technology. It is helping the East End
solve multiple homicides,” Burgess said on
Tuesday.
2016-01-27 17:09:33 The Christian Science Monitor
542
Activist tells Italy: legalise samesex
unions or face economic
consequences
An American LGBT
rights advocate has
warned that Italy will face
deep economic
repercussions if it fails to
legalise civil unions for
same-sex couples , including reluctance by
multinational companies to invest in the country.
On Thursday the Italian senate is due to begin
debating proposed legislation that would
recognise civil unions for same-sex couples. But
it is far from clear whether the government of
Matteo Renzi, the left-of-centre prime minister

who supports the bill, has garnered enough
support for it to pass.
Italy is the only country in western Europe that
does not recognise civil unions or gay marriage.
“I think the eyes of the world, especially the
LGBT world, are squarely on Italy now,” said
Justin Nelson, co-founder of the US-based
National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
(NGLCC). “It is not only a question of tourists
[boycotting Italy] if it fails but a business
question. For a country with a growing economy
to have such a glaring omission will undoubtedly
have negative economic impacts.”
For months, it looked like the long-awaited
proposal would pass in the Italian parliament
because public opinion supports the legal rights
associated with civil unions. But a proposal in the
bill that would allow a person in a same-sex
relationship to adopt their partner’s child has
created controversy, with conservative members
of Renzi’s Democratic party vowing to vote
against it.

The interior minister, Angelino Alfano, a member
of the New Centre-Right party, is one of the most
vocal critics of the so-called “step-child
provision”. This week, Alfano suggested he
would seek to overturn the legislation if it passed
by calling for a referendum on the measure.
It has not yet been announced when the vote in
the upper chamber will take place, though it is
likely to be next week. Opposition to the
legislation is being led by Catholic organisations,
who are expected to stage a “family day” protest
on Saturday.
According to Italian media reports, the Renzi
government is waiting to see how many people
join that protest before deciding whether or not
to scrap the provision in the final hour.
The NGLCC, which is based in Washington but
is opening chapters of its organisation around
the world, seeks to use economic pressure from
LGBT entrepreneurs and others to extend equal
rights to that community.
On a recent trip to Italy, where a new chapter is

due to open this year, Nelson focused much
attention on how rights for the LGBT community
were regressing in Venice, where a newly
elected mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, has made
homophobic remarks. Last year Brugnaro also
removed 50 books about same-sex families from
city classrooms.
Nelson said he met tourism officials in Venice in
October to point out that LGBT Americans have
more disposable income and travel three times
more than their heterosexual counterparts. Italy
– and especially Venice – has traditionally been
considered a favourite destination of LGBT
Americans, but he pointed out that this could
change.
“Banning books, making inflammatory comments
about children, abandoning pride parades – it is
right out of the losing playbook here in America,”
Nelson said.
Asked whether he would advocate a boycott of
the city, he said: “I’m always hesitant about a
boycott. I prefer the word ‘educate’. I have no
problem whatsoever using our megaphone to

share what cities and what countries are doing
what for LGBT inclusion and who is progressing
and who is regressing, and we will let travellers
make their own determinations.”
While Nelson said he did not seek out a meeting
with Brugnaro, he said his economic argument
for equal rights and inclusion sometimes
reached people in ways that “crying out in the
town square” did not.
“The message was simple: the mayor and his
policies of homophobia and his anti-gay
propaganda is putting at risk significant tourism
dollars and the reputation of the city,” he said.
A spokesman for the mayor’s office did not
return a request for comment.
2016-01-27 17:06:14 Stephanie Kirchgaessner
543
Rock Hill schools consider
ending ban on employees leading
PTO, booster groups
A controversial ban enacted two years ago by

the Rock Hill school
board on district
employees serving as
officers in booster clubs
and PTOs could be
removed.
Many high school booster clubs and PTO
organizations in Rock Hill schools fought the
policy when it was approved by the school board
in 2014, saying it would hurt their leadership.
Board member Helena Miller led a move to
revise the policy, saying employees should be
able to serve in booster club and PTO officer
roles as long as they don’t handle money.
“Many of our employees are also parents in the
district,” said Miller, who noted the district
employs almost 2,500 people. “I don’t believe we
have the right to restrict their participation level
as parents in schools.”
Butch Bailey, a member of the Northwestern
High School band booster club, believes the
existing policy is wrong. Bailey and other high

school booster members opposed the ban when
it was enacted.
He said the policy has hurt the Trojan band
booster group.
“It had a negative effect,” Bailey said. “We had
some parents that were district employees that
were not allowed to serve in the functions that
they were in line to serve. That eliminated a
good asset to the booster club.”
Jim Vining, school board chairman, said the
board enacted the policy because its auditor
recommended that employees should not handle
money for school support groups.
He said having employees in that role could be a
liability for the district if there were a controversy
about the group’s handling of money. He said
many officers need to handle money.
However, Vining said he now believes the policy
is too restrictive.
In a split vote, the board gave initial approval
Tuesday to a revised policy that would allow

employees to serve as officers in school support
groups as long as they don’t handle money.
Board members Miller, Vining, Terry Hutchinson
and Jane Sharp voted in favor of the policy
change; Mildred Douglas, Walter Brown and Ann
Reid voted against it.
A second vote is required before the decision is
final.
Under the proposed policy, district employees
would be banned only from serving as treasurer
for school support groups and could hold other
offices as long as they “do not have signature
authority on checks.”
Deputy Superintendent Tony Cox told the board
the administration supported the change as long
as employees were not directly involved in
handling money.
Alfreda Franklin, a Lesslie Elementary School
nurse with two children in Rock Hill schools,
supports the change. Franklin said she is
involved in the PTO and would be willing to be
an officer.

“I think they are missing out on a lot of talent by
not allowing staff to be officers,” Franklin said.
“There’s a lot of participation among parents
who are employees.”
Douglas said she opposed the policy change
because “we want our parents to step up and
take on those leadership roles.” She said
needing teachers to serve in officer roles is an
added burden.
Brown said employees who take on officer roles
in school support groups would have to be
careful with every action that they don’t violate
South Carolina ethics standards.
“Because of the danger it puts on our
employees, I am not going to support it,” he said,
referring to ethics standards.
Brown agreed that parents who don’t work for
schools should step up.
“We’ve got schools with 500 or 600 students,
and we can’t get four people to hold office in the
support organization without asking our

employees to do it?” Brown said.
Sharp supported the change, saying it would be
up to employees if they want to take on those
roles. She did not want “to deny them the right,
should they want it.”
Miller said she checked with several other school
districts and found none had a policy as
restrictive as Rock Hill’s. “As long as you don’t
handle money, I don’t think we should be more
restrictive than that,” she said.
2016-01-27 17:05:00 By Jennifer Becknell
544
Eli Manning hopes big brother
Peyton 'can go out on top' with
win at Super Bowl 50
Eli Manning is hoping his
big brother, Peyton
Manning , "can go out on
top" if Super Bowl 50
becomes the last game
for the Denver Broncos

quarterback.
Peyton Manning was captured by NFL Films
cameras telling New England Patriots head
coach Bill Belichick that this could be his "last
rodeo" in the moments following the Broncos'
20-18 win in the AFC Championship game last
Sunday. Though Belichick's comments weren't
picked up by microphones, Manning's words
indicate the 39-year-old might have just one
game left.
Eli Manning, of course, is rooting for his brother
but insists he doesn't know whether this will be
the last time Peyton is seen in the NFL.
"He has not said anything to me about it," Eli
said on a conference call Wednesday. "But I
think I kind of may think like everybody else,
where you see this as possibly being the last
game. I don't know if he knows himself or if he's
thought about it. But when you get to Year 19
and you deal with some injuries and things going
on... it would be a good way to go out.
"I don't know if it is, but because of that

possibility, I hope he can win this game. And if
he decides to hang it up, he can go out on top. "
Eli Manning has won the Super Bowl twice with
the New York Giants. Peyton has just one Super
Bowl ring, from his days with the Indianapolis
Colts , and has lost two others.
"There's no bragging rights, because we both
know that it's a team effort and about everything
going the right way," said Eli, who will attend
Super Bowl 50 with his family. "One player can't
control the outcome of a whole season or a
certain game because of other circumstances.
So I've never mentioned that, or we've never
compared who has more rings. Never been a
discussion or come up in any way. "
Peyton Manning missed six regular-season
games this season due to injuries and returned
to the lineup in the Week 17 finale, leading the
Broncos to a win over the San Diego Chargers
that provided Denver with home-field advantage
over the Patriots for the conference title game.
With the win over New England, Manning earned

ack $2 million of the $4 million pay cut he
agreed to in March that reduced his 2015 salary
from $19 million to $15 million.
If the Broncos quarterback wins Super Bowl 50
against the Carolina Panthers on Feb. 7, he will
earn the remainder of the pay cut -- $2 million --
back.
Eli Manning said his brother's legacy doesn't ride
on a Broncos victory in the Super Bowl, which
will be held at the new Levi's Stadium in Santa
Clara, Calif. If Denver loses, Peyton would
become the fourth quarterback in NFL history to
lose three Super Bowls -- joining Jim Kelly (4) of
the Buffalo Bills , Fran Tarkenton (3) of the
Minnesota Vikings and his boss, John Elway (3),
of the Broncos.
"Peyton and his impact on the game of football
will not be determined and based off this one
game," Eli said. "He's kind of, in a lot of ways,
changed the game -- with the no-huddle offense
they had in Indianapolis for so long, and all he
does at the line of scrimmage. He was the
starter of doing all that. Five MVPs and Super

Bowl appearances, won a lot of football games,
played at a high level for a long, long time.
"I hope he can win, but his impact has already
been made and his legacy, I don't think it should
be affected by this one game. "
At 39 years and 320 days, Manning will be the
oldest quarterback to start a Super Bowl,
surpassing Elway in 1998 (38 years, 217 days).
2016-01-27 17:04:12 www.upi.com
545
Disney Chairman promises lots
more Star Wars movies and Marvel
films
Plenty more from where
that came from: Star
Wars: The Force
Awakens has grossed
$1.9 billion so far and
Disney is moving full
steam ahead to capitalize on the incredible fan
interest in the franchise

Money train: Walt Disney Company chairman
Bob Iger has promised there'll be more Star
Wars films and lots more movies based on the
Marvel Cinematic Universe. The studio acquired
LucasFilm in 2012 and Marvel Entertainment in
2009, paying $4 billion for each
Indy pending: Iger has confirmed that Disney will
revive LucasFilm's Indiana Jones character.
Harrison Ford starred as the archaeologist
adventurer in three successful big screen
outings
'Thousands of characters': Disney believes the
possibilities are endless for the development of
films featuring any number and combination of
Marvel Comics characters. Next up is Captain
America: Civil War in May
Coming soon: Dr. Strange, starring Benedict
Cumberbatch,will make its cinematic debut later
in 2016
Going back in time: Among the Star Wars
offerings in development is a film about the early
years of Han Solo, who makes his final

appearance played by Harrison Ford in The
Force Awakens (pictured)
Spin off heaven: The first new project derived
from the Star Wars franchise is Rogue One
starring Felicity Jones as a rebel leader out to
steal the plans for the Death Star
Coming around again: Among the Marvel
Cinematic Universe movies in development is yet
another reboot of Spider-Man
2016-01-27 17:04:00 Rachel Mcgrath For Dailymail.com
546
Police: 1 Dead, 1 Wounded In
Rockaway, Queens Shooting
NEW
YORK
(CBSNewYork) — Police
are on the hunt for a
gunman in Queens.
Authorities said a 911
call came in just before 11 a.m. Wednesday
reporting someone had been shot at 333 Beach
32nd St. in the Rockaways.

Officers who arrived on the scene found a 51-
year-old woman in the lobby of the building with
a gunshot wound to her hand.
Police said a 36-year-old woman was found
inside an apartment with a gunshot to her torso.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 51-year-old victim was taken to St. John’s
University Hospital in stable condition.
Police told 1010 WINS they know who they are
looking for in connection to the shooting, and
have released the mugshot of Tyquan Long, 29,
as a suspect in the incident. Long’s picture can
be seen above.
Police have not released the names of the
victims, pending family notification. The
investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
2016-01-27 17:03:00 newyork.cbslocal.com
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