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Total 100 articles, created at 2016-05-10 06:02 1 Donald Trump: London mayor Sadiq Khan could be 'exception' to Muslim ban

(2.06/3) Republican presidential candidate wants temporary ban on Muslims entering the US, but says he was ‘happy’ about Khan’s landslide win in the UK capital 2016-05-10 03:27 2KB www.theguardian.com 2 Duterte weeps at parents’ tomb, pleads for guidance Amid his insurmountable lead in the just concluded presidential race, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte visited his parents’ tomb and wept uncontrollably. After a two-hour (1.02/3) 2016-05-10 06:02 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net

3 Barack Obama signs legislation designating bison as US national mammal (1.02/3) The bison has become the official national mammal of the United States under legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama. 2016-05-10 03:26 1KB www.independent.ie 4 Canada wildfire: 85% of Fort McMurray has been saved, says Alberta premier

(1.02/3) Rachel Notley describes devastation wrought by ongoing wildfire as ‘heartbreaking’, with residents facing long wait to return to their homes 2016-05-10 02:35 5KB www.theguardian.com 5 Reuters: World News - powered by FeedBurner FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian officials who got their first glimpse on Monday of the oil sands boomtown of Fort... 2016-05-10 00:41 644Bytes feeds.reuters.com (1.02/3)

6 Leni’s lead inches up; 400,000 overseas votes still not counted Updated @ 7:42 a.m., May 10, 2016 to include the 7:30 a.m. results Originally posted at (1.01/3) 7:31 a.m., May 10, 2016 Liberal Party vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo steadily widened 2016-05-10 06:02 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 7 Joma to ‘President Duterte’: Let’s talk peace LUCENA CITY—Barely an hour after polling precincts closed on Monday, exiled (1.01/3) Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison addressed Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as 2016-05-10 02:15 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 8 Chiz Escudero concedes defeat in vice presidential race SORSOGON, Philippines – Independent vice presidential candidate Francis "Chiz" Escudero accepted his fate and conceded the race Tuesday morning. As of the latest (1.00/3) count, Escudero 2016-05-10 06:02 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 9 Makati stays in Binay hands Makati City is back in the hands of the Binay family after Abby Binay was proclaimed city mayor on Tuesday early morning. Also declared winner by the Commission on Elections (1.00/3) (Comelec) is her 2016-05-10 04:48 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 10 'Takeaway delivery driver' shot dead in car in Belfast A man in his 50s has been shot dead in Belfast, police said. The victim, who has not

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12 Tomas Osmeña proclaimed Cebu City mayor; Rama refuses to concede CEBU CITY -- Tomas Osmeña was proclaimed as the new mayor of Cebu City by the (0.01/3) city's Board of Canvassers at 4 a.m. Tuesday. The final tally showed that Osmeña garnered a total of 267,222 2016-05-10 06:02 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 13 Manila race tight; Binay leads early vs Peña Two of the most closely watched mayoralty contests in Metro Manila expectedly turned out to be neck-and-neck races, according to the initial results tallied by the Inquirer

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14 Ted Cruz jokes about running over Donald Trump on Jimmy Kimmel (0.01/3) Animosity within the Republican pack of presidential contenders hit a new low Wednesday night when Texas Sen. Ted Cruz joked on Jimmy Kimmel Live about hitting Donald Trump with a car. 2016-05-10 05:35 2KB www.chron.com 15 Chicago Filipino nurse faces 10 years for $20M Medicare fraud CHICAGO—Diana Jocelyn Gumila, 46, faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a mandatory $250,000 fine and restitution after she was found guilty April 17 on 21 counts of Medicare fraud and 2016-05-10 06:02 6KB globalnation.inquirer.net 16 PH consulate grants ‘provisional ‘ OK to late poll watchers RED DEER, Alberta – On the night before election count, the Toronto consulate has granted conditional accreditation to affected poll watchers of political parties who failed to comply with a 2016-05-10 06:02 5KB globalnation.inquirer.net 17 Displaced folk in Zambo fail to vote ZAMBOANGA CITY—Hundreds of people displaced by the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) siege in 2013 and occupying temporary houses in three sites in the village of Mampang here failed to vote 2016-05-10 06:02 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 18 Escudero couple finally gets honeymoon SORSOGON – With the 2016 elections over and done with, Sen. Francis "Chiz" Escudero and wife Heart Evangelista can finally have their long delayed honeymoon. "Siguro yung 2016-05-10 06:02 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 19 Poe: No regret turning down Roxas ‘unity’ bid Senator Grace Poe said she did not regret her decision not to withdraw from the presidential race in favor of administration bet, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, saying there was no guarantee 2016-05-10 06:02 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 20 Rodriguez concedes to Moreno in Cagayan de Oro mayoral race CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – As the tally for the mayoral election here reached more than 80 percent of the votes cast late Monday, 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez conceded defeat to incumbent Mayor 2016-05-10 06:02 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 21 Youngest daughter to Poe: Are you okay, mom? I’m proud of you After accepting defeat to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Grace Poe is now looking forward to get longer sleep and more time with her family. “Siguro hahabaan ko nang konti 2016-05-10 06:02 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net

22 Cebu City congressman Raul del Mar reelected CEBU CITY-- Cebu City North District Rep. Raul del Mar has won his reelection bid. The Cebu City Board of Canvassers announced Del Mar's victory after it completed the counting of returns 2016-05-10 06:02 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 23 LP bet unseats ‘One Cebu’ mayor in Dumanjug, Cebu DUMANJUG, Cebu -- Efren "Gungun" Gica was proclaimed the new mayor of Dumanjug town in a hotly contested race against the incumbent mayor, Nelson Garcia. At 3:41 a.m. on Tuesday, the 2016-05-10 06:02 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 24 Manoj Joshi: Mending fences with our neighbour Joined at the hip as they are, India and Nepal cannot allow relations to continue in the free fall triggered by the Madhesi dispute last year 2016-05-10 06:02 5KB www.mid-day.com 25 editorial: MU needs to fix its blind spot Even as university students across the city are studying feverishly with just a week to go to the annual exams, visually challenged students are instead having to scramble to find exam writers at the last minute, all thanks to Mumbai University’s inconsiderate planning 2016-05-10 06:02 2KB www.mid-day.com 26 Trillanes on Duterte: The people have spoken Saying that the people have spoken "clearly" and "resoundingly," Senator Antonio Trillanes III said on Tuesday that he would not be a "hindrance" to reforms that 2016-05-10 06:02 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 27 An Israel connection via entrepreneurship Some 10 to 20 students gather each week in the program’s seven participating cities to work on innovative solutions to real-world challenges related to Israel. 2016-05-10 05:20 3KB www.jpost.com 28 Man admits hacking celebrities to steal movie, TV scripts NEW YORK — A Bahamian man pleaded guilty Monday to hacking into celebrities' email accounts to steal unreleased movie and TV scripts, a crime that prosecutors say could have caused great harm 2016-05-10 05:10 3KB technology.inquirer.net 29 William Schallert, actor and union activist, has died at 93 William Schallert, a veteran TV performer and Hollywood union leader who played Patty Duke's father — and uncle — on television and led a long, contentious strike for actors, has 2016-05-10 05:09 5KB entertainment.inquirer.net 30 Avoid injuries on Independence Day Don’t allow children to play with cap pistols. Caps should never been kept in pants pockets because friction can cause them to explode and cause serious injury. 2016-05-10 05:01 2KB www.jpost.com 31 Manila’s ‘voting dead’ surprise living In some precincts in Manila, the dead apparently could still vote. Magalina Anazario, 64, was surprised to see the name of her deceased husband still among the living on the list provided by 2016-05-10 04:04 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 32 Missing names, faulty machines top complaints MISSING names on the voters’ lists and technical glitches affecting vote counting machines (VCM) resulting in long lines were the most common complaints at polling precincts across Metro Manila on 2016-05-10 04:02 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 33 Five Pacific islands lost to rising seas as climate change hits Six more islands have large swaths of land, and villages, washed into sea as a result of ‘dramatic impact of climate change’ on the Solomon Islands 2016-05-10 02:47 3KB www.theguardian.com 34 Música de la pasión caliente! LEAF adds Cuban spice to invigorating music May 13-15 KMorgan 1233 posts 2016-05-10 05:28 5KB www.thetribunepapers.com 35 Potential choices for Clinton's, Trump's running mates As time winds down for the Democrats and Republicans to pick their nominees, there is plenty of speculation about the candidates' respective running mates. 2016-05-09 23:34 1KB www.chron.com 36 Senate refuses to stop airlines from shrinking seat sizes Within hours, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee sent out news releases chastising GOP senators from Arizona, Illinois, Missouri, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Ohio who are facing Democratic challengers this fall for siding with the airline industry over passengers. The bill also contains... 2016-05-10 05:35 2KB www.chron.com 37 Republican candidates walk back pledge of support for party nominee None of the three remaining Republican presidential candidates could affirm Tuesday that they would support their party's nominee, paving the path towards an ugly fight at the GOP convention in July. During a town hall interview with CNN, Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner, explicitly... 2016-05-10 05:35 3KB www.chron.com 38 Abbott blasts Roberts, calls U. S. Supreme Court a 'political body' Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, wading into the battle over President Barack Obama's nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy caused by the death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, said Thursday that high court "deserves to be swept up into the political process. " 2016-05-10 05:35 4KB www.chron.com 39 John Lewis pens third autobiographical graphic novel US Congressman John Lewis is considered one of the living icons of the American Civil Rights movement, having been present through the 1960s and into the 21 st Century. 2016-05-10 02:32 1KB rssfeeds.11alive.com 40 Teenage girl dies five days after receiving HPV vaccine jab A teenage girl died hours after being sent home from hospital diagnosed with a stomach bug. Shazel Zaman, 13, received a cervical cancer jab... 2016-05-10 02:32 6KB www.telegraph.co.uk 41 David Cameron accused of allowing Germany to veto EU reform proposals David Cameron has been accused by a pro-Brexit former cabinet colleague of allowing Germany to "veto" key parts of his EU reform renegotiation. Iain Duncan S... 2016-05-10 02:32 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 42 PH rises to third place in crony-capitalism index THE PHILIPPINES moved up to third place on a list of countries where so-called “crony sectors” accounted for a big chunk of the gross domestic product (GDP), even as the share of rent-seeking 2016-05-10 02:31 3KB business.inquirer.net 43 Business leaders' EU backing declines, says Chambers of Commerce survey Support for remaining in the EU has fallen among business leaders, dropping from 60% to 54.1%, according to a survey from the British Chambers of Commerce. I... 2016-05-10 02:31 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

44 Austrian chancellor resigns over win for far-right Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann resigned yesterday following the triumph by the far-right last month in the first round of presidential elections. 2016-05-10 02:30 2KB www.independent.ie 45 UK police in Greece to search for boy missing for 25 years A TEAM of 10 British police officers has returned to the Greek island of Kos to carry out "house-to-house visits" in the search for missing Ben Needham. 2016-05-10 02:30 1KB www.independent.ie 46 Journalist falls foul of North Korean officials An Irish journalist working for the BBC who was deported from North Korea refused to leave until her detained colleague was released, according to her father. 2016-05-10 02:30 3KB www.independent.ie 47 Brexit 'would raise risk of war in Europe' Britain needs the European Union to help fight Isil and rebuff a "newly belligerent" Russia, Prime Minister David Cameron said yesterday, making a "patriotic case" f 2016-05-10 02:30 7KB www.independent.ie 48 Platini to quit as UEFA chief after losing appeal on ban Michel Platini will resign as UEFA president after failing to overturn his ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which cut his sanction from six to four years. 2016-05-10 02:30 4KB www.independent.ie 49 The EU needs to take a big leap forward if the eurozone is to survive a downturn Apart from Brexit, the other big European task facing our new Government must be fireproofing the euro against global financial turbulence. 2016-05-10 02:30 7KB www.independent.ie 50 Putin wants new security system to combat terrorism Russia wants to help build an international security system that transcends military blocs, President Vladimir Putin said at the annual Victory Day military parade in Red Square. 2016-05-10 02:30 2KB www.independent.ie 51 David Cameron issues stark warning with the polls showing 50/50 split DAVID Cameron’s raising the issue of whether Britain, or indeed Europe, would be a safer place in the event of a Brexit is not all that surprising, even though his remarks have deepened 2016-05-10 02:30 5KB www.independent.ie 52 Stars pay tribute to creator of Australian soap 'Neighbours' Jason Donovan has led tributes to the "legendary" Reg Grundy, the producer behind the soap opera 'Neighbours', who has died at the age of 92. 2016-05-10 02:30 2KB www.independent.ie 53 Asia Times News & Features – Asia Times (From AFP) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was on Monday given a new title — chairman of the Workers’ Party — at a rare top-level meeting of the ruling party. The country’s de facto head of state Kim Yong-nam announced the post as foreign journalists briefly watched proceedings at the party congress — the first for 36 years..... 2016-05-10 00:41 1KB atimes.com 54 Roxas: Win at all cost a lie ROXAS CITY, Capiz—Liberal Party (LP) presidential candidate Mar Roxas on Monday pooh-poohed allegations of cheating by his camp. He dismissed as lies speculation that the administration 2016-05-10 02:28 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net

55 Analysis: Army generals no longer immune to criticism from politicians As Israel celebrates its 68th year of existence, the IDF - once a unifying force among the fractious segments of Israeli society - has become a political football. 2016-05-10 02:27 4KB www.jpost.com 56 Paypal tightens rules on crowdfunding Paypal will stop protecting payments made to crowdfunding projects in several countries. 2016-05-09 15:38 1KB www.bbc.co.uk 57 Livonia - News Livonia - News 2016-05-10 00:42 1KB rssfeeds.hometownlife.com

58 Village chief nabbed for vote-buying CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—Authorities arrested a village official here after a concerned citizen accused him of engaging in vote-buying. Salvador Misca, 47, Barangay Pigsag-an chair and an alleged 2016-05-10 02:26 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 59 Paralympian robbed during race in East Point EAST POINT, GA. - Paralympian and gold-medal winner Jennifer Schuble is known all over the world for her toughness on the bike. 2016-05-10 02:25 2KB rssfeeds.11alive.com 60 Japan will intervene if 'one-sided' yen moves persist - Aso By Leika Kihara TOKYO, May 10 (Reuters) - Japan is determined to prevent recent "one- sided" yen rises from accelerating, Finance Minister Taro Aso said, reit... 2016-05-10 02:23 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 61 Disney becomes fastest studio to reach $1billion domestic in one year The superhero movie (pictured), which came out last Friday, also pushed Disney past the $3 billion mark globally. Universal hit both marks in 165 days last year and Disney now holds the record. 2016-05-10 02:23 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 62 China goes on buying spree for U. S. companies Contact WND (CNBC) — Stock markets in China may be in bear market territory, but that has not stopped Chinese firms from going on a buying spree for American companies. Direct investments from China put over $15 billion into transactions in the U. S. last year, a near-30 percent increase compared to the previous year and a new […]... 2016-05-10 00:05 1KB www.wnd.com 63 Scores & Stats The Chicago Cubs’ red-hot start is approaching historic proportions. The Cubs are the 10th team in major-league history to win at least... 2016-05-10 05:16 2KB scoresandstats.chicago.cbslocal.com 64 Mystery after woman's body found at trash dump in west Houston Authorities are awaiting autopsy results after a woman was found dead Thursday at a trash collection site in west Houston. 2016-05-10 05:15 1KB www.chron.com 65 Mexican judge rules that ‘El Chapo’ Guzman can be extradited to U. S. According to reports from the news agency Reuters, Mexico's federal court authority has said that drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is now eligible to be extradited back to the United States to face a series of charges related to drug trafficking. 2016-05-10 05:15 3KB www.chron.com 66 Police say 50-year-old Baytown woman was "brutally murdered. " The Baytown Police Department believe Nataliya Shal, 50, was brutally murdered in her Lakes at Madera apartment, 305 West Baker in Baytown. Police are offering a $5,000 reward to any information that will help get a suspect arrested and charged. 2016-05-10 05:15 1KB www.chron.com 67 TV-radio listings: May 10 Television Col. baseball Louisville at Vanderbilt SEC 6 p.m. Col. baseball Stephen F. Austin at TCU FSSW Plus 6:30 p.m. Pro baseball Kansas City at N. Y. Yankees MLB 6 p.m. Pro baseball Chicago White Sox at Texas... 2016-05-10 05:15 1KB www.chron.com 68 N. Carolina, US federal government face off over 'bathroom' law North Carolina's governor and the US federal government upped the ante in a battle over the rights of transgender Americans, filing dueling lawsuits over a s... 2016-05-10 02:20 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk 69 11-year-old facing hate crime charges for burning bus An 11-year-old African-American boy is being charged with a hate crime in connection with a fire which was lit on a Jewish school bus in Brooklyn. The bus had been parked in front of the Beth Rivkah Hebrew School for girls when a group of children... 2016-05-10 02:19 3KB www.rt.com 70 Pictured: Brothers, aged 7 and 10, who drowned in river in Colorado Daniel, 7, and Paul Foreman, 10 (pictured with their father) fell into the Little Thompson River near Pinewood Springs on Sunday. Despite a multi-agency response the boys could not be saved. 2016-05-10 02:17 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 71 Girl wearing hijab called 'Isis' in yearbook Contact WND (COX MEDIA GROUP) RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — School officials in California apologized over the weekend after a high school yearbook staff misidentified a Muslim student as “Isis Phillips.” Bayan Zehlif, a junior at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, on Friday posted a photo of herself on Twitter and Facebook wearing a hijab and […]... 2016-05-09 23:52 1KB www.wnd.com 72 Boy who grew out hair for cancer patients faces stage 4 diagnosis By Emanuella Grinberg CNN (CNN) — A boy who grew out his hair for cancer survivors is now facing his own struggle with the disease. Vinny Desautels’ parents initially thought seasonal a… 2016-05-10 02:14 3KB fox13now.com 73 China April consumer inflation less than expected, producer deflation eases BEIJING, May 10 (Reuters) - China's consumer prices rose slightly less than expected in April, while a four-year slump in producer prices continued to show s... 2016-05-10 02:13 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 74 Argentine championship results and standings May 10 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship matches on Monday Monday, May 9 Olimpo 1 Banfield 1 Sarmiento 1 Patronato... 2016-05-10 02:13 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 75 Emily Blunt and John Krasinski buy trampoline for their daughter Hazel Things are about to get bouncier at the married couple's Los Angeles home 2016-05-10 02:11 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

86 Man, 26, stabbed in the chest during a fight outside a restaurant Police were called to the Mariosarti restaurant on Sherwood Road, in Toowong, in Brisbane, after reports a man had been injured during an altercation on Monday night. 2016-05-10 02:03 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 87 Copper mired at four-week lows, further losses seen By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, May 10 (Reuters) - London copper held around four- week lows on Tuesday after a weaker dollar and renewed jitters about Chinese e... 2016-05-10 02:02 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 88 Maine Sunday Telegram Business The meeting will deal with the “city’s legal rights and duties” regarding the sale of 3½ acres of city-owned land on Somerset Street to... 2016-05-10 00:39 7KB www.pressherald.com 89 Muslim student misidentified as 'Isis Phillips' in yearbook RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — A Muslim high school student said Monday she's hurt after being mistakenly identified in her Southern California yearbook as ... 2016-05-10 02:00 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 90 Belgian foreign minister confident ISIS will be defeated Didier Reynders is currently on a visit to Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Gaza. 2016-05-10 02:00 4KB www.jpost.com 91 Taiwan stocks extend losses, weak export data drags tech shares TAIPEI, May 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks fell on Tuesday, extending a two-week losing streak, as poor April export data weighed on technology exporters such... 2016-05-10 01:59 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 92 Amateur videos spark Saudi religious police debate Saudi Arabian authorities have moved to curb the powers of the religious police, after a spate of amateur videos claiming to show them abusing their powers. 2016-05-10 00:17 899Bytes www.bbc.co.uk 93 Migrant crisis: Big Greek wedding for Syrians in muddy camp A humble Syrian wedding breaks the monotony and misery of life in Greece's Idomeni refugee camp, Theopi Skarlatos reports. 2016-05-10 00:17 4KB www.bbc.co.uk 94 Panama Papers affair widens as database goes online The Panama Papers affair widens, with a huge database of documents relating to more than 200,000 offshore accounts posted online. 2016-05-10 00:18 3KB www.bbc.co.uk 95 Pro surfers witness the gunning down of a man in Rio There are fears for the safety of Australian surfer Sally Fitzgibbon and other big name board riders ahead of the World Surf League's Rio Pro tour after competitors saw a man being shot in the street. 2016-05-10 01:56 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 96 Rebels defect to Nomads to create third notorious bikie gang in ACT A new Nomads bikie gang in the ACT is set to raise tensions there as different bikie factions stake a claim for their own territory. The Rebels, Commancheros and Nomads gangs all now have chapters there. 2016-05-10 01:56 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

97 Geckos smile for the camera as they enjoy a guava jelly breakfast Lizards that are a dazzling vivid green dusted in specks of gold are a common site at a Bed and Breakfast in Hawaii as they feast every morning on a specially prepared breakfast. 2016-05-10 01:56 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 98 Big molasses spill threatens water life in El Salvador river SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Environmental officials in El Salvador say more than 900,000 gallons of molasses spilled into a river near the border with G... 2016-05-10 01:54 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 99 Nikkei rises to 1-1/2-week high helped by weak yen, but cuatious on earnings By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, May 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a 1- 1/2-week high on Tuesday after the yen weakened, but investors remained c... 2016-05-10 01:54 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 100 Prince Charming! US Invictus cyclist gets a kiss from Harry Prince Harry spread the love on the first full day of the Invictus Games, posing with babies, offering kind words of encouragement, and even planting kisses on a lucky few near Orlando, Florida. 2016-05-10 01:53 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk Articles

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1 Donald Trump: London mayor Sadiq Khan could be 'exception' to Muslim ban (2.06/3) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States , has suggested he would make an exception for London’s newly elected Muslim mayor, the New York Times reported. “There will always be exceptions,” the Times quoted the real estate billionaire and presumptive Republican nominee as saying when asked how his controversial proposal would apply to Sadiq Khan, the son of a Pakistani immigrant bus driver and a seamstress, who was sworn in as London’s mayor on Saturday. Trump said he was pleased to see Khan elected, the Times reported. “I was happy to see that … I think it’s a very good thing, and I hope he does a very good job because frankly that would be very, very good. “You lead by example, always lead by example. If he does a good job … that would be a terrific thing.” Trump put forth the idea of the ban after deadly attacks by Islamist militants in Paris and California last year. Muslim and human rights groups, Trump’s Democratic rivals and many of his Republican presidential opponents condemned the proposal as divisive, counterproductive and contrary to American values. Khan, the Labour party candidate, defeated his Conservative rival Zac Goldsmith by a record margin to secure the biggest individual mandate in British political history after an acrimonious campaign . Speaking of the Conservatives’ tactics, Khan told the Observer : “They used fear and innuendo to try to turn different ethnic and religious groups against each other – something straight out of the Donald Trump playbook.” In an interview with Time magazine , Khan said he wanted to go to the United States to see the interesting programs the mayors of New York and Chicago were implementing, but that he would have to visit before January in case Trump won the 8 November election. “If Donald Trump becomes the president I’ll be stopped from going there by virtue of my faith, which means I can’t engage with American mayors and swap ideas,” Khan said. Donald Trump says Sadiq Khan could be exception to his ban on Muslims telegraph.co.uk

Sadiq Khan 'exempt from Donald Trump Muslim ban' dailymail.co.uk 2016-05-10 03:27 Reuters www.theguardian.com

2 Duterte weeps at parents’ tomb, pleads for guidance (1.02/3) Amid his insurmountable lead in the just concluded presidential race, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte visited his parents’ tomb and wept uncontrollably. After a two-hour interview with sect leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy on the latter’s television show, Duterte proceeded to the Davao public cemetery to see his parents’ grave past 3 a.m. Facing the tomb of his mother, Soledad, the mayor wept as he was heard asking for help and guidance. His right hand clenched in a fist. He then bowed on his father’s grave and kissed the marble casing before digging his face in his arms. Duterte’s father, Vicente, was governor of the still-undivided Davao del Sur. His mother was a teacher. Duterte keeps wide lead; Robredo, Marcos neck and neck newsinfo.inquirer.net

Chiz cheers for Leni in VP race, calls for unity under next prexy newsinfo.inquirer.net

Duterte, Leni maintain lead newsinfo.inquirer.net 2016-05-10 06:02 Nestor Corrales newsinfo.inquirer.net

3 Barack Obama signs legislation designating bison as US national mammal (1.02/3) The bison has become the official national mammal of the United States under legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama. Policy-makers spearheading the effort said the once nearly extinct animal deserves the elevated stature because of its economic and cultural significance in the nation's history. Millions of bison once roamed the Great Plains. About 500,000 now live in the US but most have been cross-bred with cattle, and are semi- domesticated. About 30,000 wild bison roam the country, with the largest population in Yellowstone National Park. Supporters of the legislation said the recognition will elevate the stature of the bison to that of the bald eagle, long the national emblem, and bring greater attention to recovery efforts for the species. "I hope that in my lifetime, thanks to a broad coalition of ranchers, wildlife advocates and tribal nations, we will see bison return to the prominent place they once occupied in our nation's shortgrass prairies," said Democratic senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico, who worked with Republican John Hoeven of North Dakota to pass the Senate version of the legislation.

US adopts the bison as its national mammal telegraph.co.uk 2016-05-10 03:26 www.independent.ie

4 Canada wildfire: 85% of Fort McMurray has been saved, says Alberta premier (1.02/3) Overwhelming and heart-breaking was how Rachel Notley, the Alberta premier, described the destruction left behind in the wake of a wildfire that continues to rage out of control in northern Alberta. “I was very much struck by the power of the devastation of the fire,” Notley said after touring the city of Fort McMurray on Monday. “It was really quite overwhelming in some spots.” Last week more than 88,000 residents frantically evacuated the oilsands city after shifting winds brought a nearby forest fire to the city’s doorstep. The fire swept through the city in a seemingly random path, leaving behind piles of rubble and twisted metal, burned-out pick-up trucks and charred swing sets in some neighbourhoods. In others, homes sat untouched, their green lawns sharply contrasting with the grey of the city’s worst-hit areas. Some 2,400 homes and buildings were destroyed or damaged by the fire, said Notley. For the tens of thousands of residents now scattered across the province, many of them wondering whether they have a home to return to , Notley had good news. Some 85% of the city – around 25,000 structures – had been saved. “The city was surrounded by an ocean of fire only a few days ago,” said Notley. “But Fort McMurray and the surrounding community have been saved and it will be rebuilt.” But she cautioned: “That of course doesn’t mean that there aren’t going to be some really heartbreaking images for some people to see when they come back.” The fire has not completely released its grip on the city, said Notley. “There are smouldering hotspots everywhere. Active fire suppression is continuing.” The wildfire continues to grow in the region, albeit at a much slower pace. By Monday it had swelled to 204,000 hectares – an area more than 22 times the city of Manhattan – but winds were pushing it east, away from communities. It now sits some 25km from the neighbouring province of Saskatchewan. Cooler weather helped crews continue to keep the fire at bay, away from Fort McMurray, Anzac and the Suncor Energy oilsands facility. Currently more than 700 firefighters are battling against the blaze, with another 300 expected to arrive in the area shortly. “This fire is burning out of control out there, it still is, but we are holding the line where we need to, at least for today,” said Notley. In two weeks officials hope to give the residents a timeline of when they might be able to return to the city. “One day soon, not as soon as we want, we’ll be able to call this place home again,” said Melissa Blake, the local mayor. As the fire destroyed homes and engulfed neighbourhoods, Darby Allen described it as a “nasty, dirty” fire. On Monday the local fire chief added another adjective to the list: unprecedented. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” he said. “Many of the fire conditions and the way the fire behaves, no one’s ever seen anything like this. They’re rewriting their formulas on how fires behave, based on this fire.” Allen singled out a local firefighter who fought the blaze as it consumed his own home and who continued working for another 22 hours, and a colleague who – with just a handful of people, a flashlight and some phone calls – manage to evacuate 450 residents in Anzac after the fire caught officials off-guard and swept into the community. “That is true heroism, ladies and gentlemen,” said Allen. Earlier in the week, officials swiftly moved some 25,000 evacuees north of Fort McMurray to the province’s largest cities in mass airlifts and convoys. On Monday, the first of a different kind of convoy made its way to Edmonton, reuniting owners with the pets left behind during the hurried evacuation. The wildfire forced as much as half of Canada’s oil sands production capacity offline, according to estimates, and is expected to have a significant impact on a country already limping from the drop in the price of oil. On Tuesday the Alberta government will meet with meet key players in the province’s energy sector to assess the extent of the impact and get a sense of how long production could be disrupted. The oil sands in Alberta rank among the world’s largest reserves of oil, after Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. The past week has seen governments around the world – including the United States, Australia and Mexico – offer assistance in battling the wildfire. Last week the Russian government joined in, offering to send heavy water bombers and specialised firefighting crews. On Monday, Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, said the aid would not be necessary. “The good news is from the support we’ve seen from Canadians across the country … there is no need to accept any international assistance at this point, but we certainly thank everyone for their generosity.” Fort McMurray 'saved' after rain and temperature drop stabilise wildfire independent.ie 2016-05-10 02:35 Ashifa Kassam www.theguardian.com

5 Reuters: World News - powered by FeedBurner (1.02/3) FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (Reuters) - Canadian officials who got their first glimpse on Monday of the oil sands boomtown of Fort McMurray since a wildfire erupted said they were encouraged by how much of it escaped destruction, estimating almost 90 percent of its buildings were saved.

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6 Leni’s lead inches up; 400,000 overseas votes still not counted (1.01/3) Updated @ 7:42 a.m., May 10, 2016 to include the 7:30 a.m. results Originally posted at 7:31 a.m., May 10, 2016 Liberal Party vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo steadily widened her lead over rival Bongbong Marcos in the latest partial, unofficial results from the Comelec Transparency Server on Tuesday morning. As of 7:30 a.m., Robredo had 13,150,629 votes while Marcos had 13,062, 236. Robredo led Marcos by 88,393. At 6:59 a.m., Robredo had 13,128,844 votes. Marcos had 13,047,864 votes, which was 80,980 votes behind the LP bet. Previously, at the 6:29 a.m. count, Robredo had 13,108,176 votes and Marcos had 13,032,667 —a difference of 75,509. The candidate from Naga City overtook the senator from Ilocos Norte at about 3 a.m. on Tuesday. The results do not include Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) which, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs, counts more than 400,000 votes. Robredo leads VP race by 36,876 votes ahead of Marcos early Tuesday newsinfo.inquirer.net

40M votes counted: Duterte, Robredo in the lead newsinfo.inquirer.net 2016-05-10 06:02 Cenon B newsinfo.inquirer.net

7 Joma to ‘President Duterte’: Let’s talk peace (1.01/3) LUCENA CITY—Barely an hour after polling precincts closed on Monday, exiled Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison addressed Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as “President” and invited him to talk peace. “I now look forward to further conversations with President Duterte to arrange an immediate ceasefire, release of all the political prisoners, my return home and acceleration of the peace negotiations. Let us have as goal a government of national unity, peace and development,” Sison, who is based in The Netherlands, said in an online interview on Monday night. “I hope the trend in favor of Duterte can no longer be reversed by cheating. So, I convey to him my warmest congratulations,” Sison said. He said Duterte’s victory should be credited to how the tough-talking Davao mayor handled his campaign. “[Duterte] adopted the winning campaign line against the Aquino [administration], corruption and criminality and for his common tao, street level campaign style,” Sison said. He said Duterte did not need his endorsement or the endorsement of the CPP, the New People’s Army (NPA) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) to win the presidency because the rebel forces “opposed election as tool of the ruling system.” “But the revolutionary forces and I have always welcomed and applauded Duterte’s offer to have a just and lasting peace by addressing the roots of the armed conflict,” Sison said. Duterte had vowed to order an immediate ceasefire with communist rebels to pave the way for the resumption of peace talks.

7 killed in Cavite election day massacre newsinfo.inquirer.net

Quezon mayor locked in town hall by foe’s allies newsinfo.inquirer.net 2016-05-10 02:15 Delfin T newsinfo.inquirer.net

8 Chiz Escudero concedes defeat in vice presidential race (1.00/3) SORSOGON, Philippines – Independent vice presidential candidate Francis “Chiz” Escudero accepted his fate and conceded the race Tuesday morning. As of the latest count, Escudero was fourth in the unofficial Comelec Transparency Server count, trailing Rep. Leni Robredo and Sen. Bongbong Marcos, who are in a tight race for the top post, and Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano. The initial voting turnout saw Escudero a distant third, before falling to fourth. It was an unfortunate run for the two-term senator who was pegged as the frontrunner for the vice presidential race early on. But as the campaign season went, he slowly fell behind Robredo and Marcos in surveys. Losing is an unfamiliar territory for Escudero. The former Sorsogon first district representative was always among the frontrunners whenever he took the jump, placing second in 2007 and fourth in 2013 in those years’ senatorial races. His influence was also evident, as shown by the victories of President Noynoy Aquino and Vice President Jejomar Binay, candidates Escudero endorsed, during the 2010 presidential elections. This time, however, he could not win the battle.

Chiz cheers for Leni in VP race, calls for unity under next prexy newsinfo.inquirer.net 2016-05-10 06:02 Randolph B newsinfo.inquirer.net

9 Makati stays in Binay hands (1.00/3) Makati City is back in the hands of the Binay family after Abby Binay was proclaimed city mayor on Tuesday early morning. Also declared winner by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is her husband, Luis Campos, for Makati 2nd district representative. Winning the vice mayoral seat is Monique Lagdameo while former Monsour del Rosario was proclaimed 1st district representative. Binay beat incumbent mayor Kid Peña who took over the office after Binay’s brother, Junjun, was dismissed over charges of graft and falsification of public documents.

Malabon, Valenzuela mayors get fresh terms in office newsinfo.inquirer.net 2016-05-10 04:48 Kristine Angeli newsinfo.inquirer.net

10 'Takeaway delivery driver' shot dead in car in Belfast (1.00/3) A man in his 50s has been shot dead in Belfast, police said. The victim, who has not been identified, was in a car in Lady Street in the west of the city when he was gunned down on Monday evening. According to reports the man was a takeaway delivery driver on the way to an address in the residential street when he was shot. It is understood to have been the third shooting in Belfast in 24 hours, following separate incidents earlier on Monday when two men were injured. Sinn Fein MP Paul Maskey condemned the killing "unreservedly". He said: "There can be no place in our society for such actions. "Those behind this incident have nothing to offer the community and need to stop these futile actions immediately. "I would appeal for anyone with information on this shooting to bring it forward to the PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland). " A PSNI spokeswoman said officers were called to the scene of the "terrible crime" shortly before 10.20pm. Detective Superintendent Kevin Geddes said: "The victim was shot inside a car and was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later. "We are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information about this terrible crime to get in touch with us. " Witnesses are asked to contact the PSNI on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111

Off-duty Jamaica police officer found shot to death in car dailymail.co.uk 2016-05-10 02:32 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

11 They'll love it! Contact WND (0.02/3) John Cole illustrates Donald's stunning progression through 2016 election cycle A. F. Branco spotlights Benghazi deaths A. F. Branco has MSM on task for electing Hillary Mike Lester notes change in answer of 'Curt Schilling' question Mike Lester portrays Obama comment about Trump A. F Branco parodies TV commercial Rick McKee illustrates hypocrisy of former House speaker's attack on Ted Cruz Mike Lester envisions effect of Mike Tyson's endorsement of Trump Mike Lester has Carly joining the Cruz campaign A. F. Branco illustrates double standard of LGBT-supporting companies

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12 Tomas Osmeña proclaimed Cebu City mayor; Rama refuses to concede (0.01/3) CEBU CITY — Tomas Osmeña was proclaimed as the new mayor of Cebu City by the city’s Board of Canvassers at 4 a.m. Tuesday. The final tally showed that Osmeña garnered a total of 267,222 votes, the BOC said. The BOC, however, did not announce the total number of votes received by Mayor Michael Rama. Rama, just hours earlier, declared he was not conceding to Osmeña as he believed that the votes the latter got were meant for him. The last vote count flashed on widescreen TV mounted at the canvassing area around midnight showed that Osmeña had 254,566 votes while Rama was trailing behind with 219,378 votes. Rama was at his office on the same building at the time Osmeña was being proclaimed winner in the race by the BOC. SFM Tommy Osmeña is Cebu mayor, again newsinfo.inquirer.net 2016-05-10 06:02 Jose Santino newsinfo.inquirer.net

13 Manila race tight; Binay leads early vs Peña (0.01/3) Two of the most closely watched mayoralty contests in Metro Manila expectedly turned out to be neck-and-neck races, according to the initial results tallied by the Inquirer based on the Commission on Elections transparency server. In Manila, reelectionist Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada’s lead over his closest rival, former Mayor Alfredo Lim, was at a slim 88 votes as of 8:30 p.m. Monday night. With 43.44 percent of the ballots counted, Estrada had 162,677 votes compared to Lim’s 162,589 votes. Another major candidate, Rep. Amado Bagatsing, was at a distant third with 96,166 votes. In the vice mayoralty race, Estrada’s running mate, Honey Lacuna, had a more commanding lead with 154,775 votes compared to her closest rival, Ali Atienza, who had 128,126 votes. Atienza was initially listed as Bagatsing’s running mate but Lim took him under his wing a week before the polls. In Makati City, incumbent Mayor Romulo “Kid” Peña was trailing Rep. Abigail “Abby” Binay by 7,327 votes. With 44.13 percent of the ballots tabulated as of 8:30 p.m., Binay—daughter of Vice President Jejomar Binay and sister of the former city mayor, Junjun—had 90,873 votes compared to Peña’s 83,546 votes. Leading in the vice mayoral race was Binay’s running mate, Monique Lagdameo with 100,003 votes. In second place was Peña’s running mate, Karla Mercado, with 62,011 votes. Abby made to wait Representative Binay was politely told to wait in line when she cast her vote at the San Jose Elementary School on Monday. At 11 a.m., Binay, accompanied by her husband, businessman Luis Campos who is hoping to take over her seat in Congress, arrived at the polling precinct in Barangay Guadalupe Nuevo and headed straight for the table where the Board of Election Inspectors were seated. But a watcher from her own party, United Nationalist Alliance, told her to go to the next room and wait for her turn. After a five-minute wait, Binay finally cast her vote. She was met outside the precinct by reporters who asked her about allegations of rampant vote-buying in the city on the eve of the elections. Alluding to her rival, incumbent Mayor Peña, Binay said: “I’m really curious where they got the money that they’re distributing to the voters. Like I said earlier, before they accuse us of being corrupt, they should first look in the mirror.” Her claim, however, was denied by Peña who told reporters that “we do not have the means to buy votes.” He threw the allegation back at her, saying he had heard of reports about Binay’s camp gathering voters and handing them money. “My leadership is all about pure volunteerism,” Peña said, adding that he was certain he would win because of his “Bagong Makati” advocacy. Erap again claims it’s his ‘last hurrah’ In Manila, reelectionist Mayor Estrada tried to project confidence by saying that his certain victory this year would be his “last hurrah” in politics, a remark he also made in the 2013 polls when he defeated then Mayor Lim. Speaking to reporters after casting his ballot at Padre Burgos Elementary School on Altura Street in Sta. Mesa, Estrada said “this is my last hurrah, to [leave] a legacy, to bring back Manila to its glory. And also to revive the name we used for our policemen—“Manila’s Finest.” Meanwhile, Bagatsing claimed he had personally received reports of rampant vote-buying and harassment occurring in different areas of the city. “They (the people behind it) can’t accept that the citizens of Manila are already fed up with them,” he said. With reports from Apec Sta. Ana, John Cyril Yee, Katrine Tenia, Adceline Amilhamja, Airei Kim Guanga and Katrine Tenia

Robredo leads VP race by 36,876 votes ahead of Marcos early Tuesday newsinfo.inquirer.net 2016-05-10 04:22 Annelle Tayao newsinfo.inquirer.net

14 Ted Cruz jokes about running over Donald Trump on Jimmy Kimmel (0.01/3) Animosity within the Republican pack of presidential contenders hit a new low Wednesday night when Texas Sen. Ted Cruz joked on Jimmy Kimmel Live about hitting Donald Trump with a car. Tension between the once-cordial front-runners has spiked in recent weeks, mostly after Trump took a series of jabs at Cruz's wife. Cruz then called Trump a " sniveling coward " and refused to pledge his support should the billionaire celebrity win the Republican nomination. RELATED: Donald Trump - Ted Cruz Twitter fight over wives continues When Cruz appeared Wednesday night as a guest on the ABC late-night comedy show, Kimmel asked, "Donald Trump, is he the person you dislike most of anyone in America? " Cruz said no, but added: "If I were in my car and getting ready to reverse and saw Donald in the backup camera, I'm not confident which pedal I'd push. " That was a reference to a skit aired earlier in the show, where a guest suggested taping action figures of horror movie characters to the lens of a friends' backup camera as an April Fools prank. It wasn't the first time that this GOP race has seen contenders joke about harming each other , and it further highlights the historic division gripping the Republican field. RELATED: Divisive GOP presidential race ventures into unknown territory Also on Wednesday's broadcast, Cruz joked lightly with the host about his teenage interests and ambitions, but struck a more a serious tone defending his proposal for upped police patrol of "Muslim neighborhoods. " "We need law enforcement to work cooperatively with the community to prevent radicalization and stop terror attacks before they occur," he said when pressed by Kimmel on the merits of the proposal.

Ted Cruz bites back at Donald Trump over allegations his father had part in JFK assassination chron.com 2016-05-10 05:35 By Dylan www.chron.com

15 Chicago Filipino nurse faces 10 years for $20M Medicare fraud CHICAGO—Diana Jocelyn Gumila, 46, faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a mandatory $250,000 fine and restitution after she was found guilty April 17 on 21 counts of Medicare fraud and three counts of making false statements pertaining health care. Gumila was convicted after a two-week jury trial on the charges filed against her as head of a home health company in Schaumburg, Illinois, a suburb 32 miles northwest of this city. Her sentencing is set on July 26. An Illinois registered nurse since 1991, Gumila was the manager of “Doctor at Home” and was indicted on August 2014 along with Alan Newman, a physician from Chicago, and James Ademiju, a nurse from Matteson, Illinois, who had been previously convicted on charges stemming from the probe, federal authorities said. Not necessary Prosecutors led by Stephen Chan Lee told the court that Gumila led a scheme to defraud Medicare by falsely certifying patients as being confined to their homes and requiring home health services; falsely increasing, or “upcoding,” claims for services; over-scheduling and double-billing patient visits, submitting false claims for providing extensive oversight of patients’ home health services, and billing for tests that were not medically necessary. According to 2014 original 69-page affidavit in support of the arrest, search and seizure warrants, Doctor At Home sent physicians and physician’s assistants, who were accompanied and driven by a medical assistant, to visit patients in their homes. Doctor At Home got many of its patients from home health agencies, which refer patients to Doctor At Home so that a physician would sign a form ordering the home health agency to provide nursing services to the patient. $20 million According to Medicare claims data, from 2013 through May 2014, more than 300 home health agencies had submitted Medicare claims stating that they were ordered by just four Doctor At Home physicians to provide home health services to approximately 4,000 patients. Those home health agencies were paid more than $20 million as a result of their claims. Government lawyers also said that most of Doctor At Home’s visits were billed to Medicare as if they were complicated, with the average payment for most visits approximately $120. As a result of double-billing, over-billing, and certifying patients for home health services who were not confined to the home, Doctor At Home assisted home health agencies in falsely billing Medicare, allegedly causing Medicare to pay more than $1,250 a month for basic maintenance of many patients who do not need such services. In 2014 before charges were filed, federal agents had interviewed one current and seven former employees of Doctor at Home, including a physician’s assistant who contacted law enforcement in January 2014. Investigators had also reviewed an audio recording provided by a former Doctor At Home physician of an October 2013 meeting she had with Gumila, as well as e-mails and documents, claims data and patient files, and have conducted interviews with patients of Doctor At Home and their primary care physicians whose statements contradict Doctor At Home’s billing and patient records. In the recorded meeting, the doctor who began working for Doctor At Home only a few weeks earlier in 2014, told Gumila that several patients did not qualify for certain services. Gumila responded by telling the doctor that she was an “artist” who should “paint the picture” of each patient in a way that Medicare would accept, the jury was told. Gumila overruled at least one physician and manipulated the certification of many patients as being confined to the home and requiring home health services. In doing so, she assisted home health agencies in billing Medicare for ineligible patients and medical services in exchange for Doctor At Home receiving patient referrals from the home health agencies. As part of the scheme, Doctor At Home scheduled patient visits on a monthly basis rather than based on patient need and billed Medicare as if the visits were complicated when they were actually routine and short in duration. Double-billed Doctor At Home also frequently double-billed the same visit as a “patient visit” and also as a “wellness visit.” Doctor At Home also claimed that physicians and physician’s assistants provided extensive oversight of patients’ home health services when, in fact, employees in the Philippines prepared those oversight claims in part by counting routine visits toward oversight. Doctor At Home billed Medicare for thousands of eye-movement tests that some providers believe were medically unnecessary, and it has referred thousands of echocardiograms and ultrasound tests to Xpress Mobile Imaging, which has several business ties to Doctor At Home. The investigation was conducted by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, which is part of the Health Care Fraud Prevention & Enforcement Action Team (HEAT), a joint initiative between the U. S. Justice Department and the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Scores of defendants have been charged locally in health care fraud cases since the strike force began operating in Chicago. To report health care fraud to learn more about the Health Care Fraud Prevention & Enforcement Action Team (HEAT), go to: www.stopmedicarefraud.gov.

2016-05-10 06:02 Mariano “Anong” globalnation.inquirer.net

16 PH consulate grants ‘provisional ‘ OK to late poll watchers RED DEER, Alberta – On the night before election count, the Toronto consulate has granted conditional accreditation to affected poll watchers of political parties who failed to comply with a resolution by the Commission on Elections. Comelec resolution no. 10052, which came into force on February 3, requires official representatives of political parties, candidates, party lists and other recognized election watchdogs to submit a list of their poll watchers to a Philippine consular office and to the Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) no later than 5 days before the start of the voting period. Registered Filipino voters in Canada began casting their votes on April 9. Pressed by a petition drive launched by Koalisyon Kontra Dayaan on May 7, the election watchdog formed May 3 composed of concerned individuals, supporters of political parties and community activists, the Toronto consulate general gave provisional accreditation to parties affected by the late submission. “Taking cognizance that time is of the essence and while waiting for a reply from Comelec- OFOV, the Consulate General thought it best in the spirit of electoral transparency to grant provisional accreditation to poll watchers affected,” Toronto Consul General Rosalita Prospero said in an email to INQUIRER.net on Sunday. There are over 34,600 registered voters from jurisdictions under the Toronto post. As of May 9, voter turnout was pegged at 24.52 percent, Prospero reported. Prospero said that the lists of poll watchers from the political parties and candidates were submitted past the deadline. Awaiting confirmation by the Comelec, the provisional accreditation “will allow poll watchers to perform their mandated tasks while counting and printing of Election Returns is going on, including the filing of formal complaints in behalf of their principals,” she said. In Vancouver, the consulate office has certified pollw atchers from Liberal Party, PDP-Laban and Aksyon Demokratiko, according to Rogelio Villanueva of the Vancouver consulate’s overseas voting section. There are some 33,000 registered voters in areas covered by the Vancouver post in Western Canada. Villanueva said the office did not encounter any issues with the PCOS (Precinct Count Optical-Scanners). In an online post dated May 9, the coalition called the decision “half-baked.” “What this means is that the conditional poll watcher may sit beside the Board of Election Inspector (BEI) and observe the conduct and proceedings, but any reports from the poll watchers will not be considered official. The consulate will just receive these reports,” it said. In an interview, Lui Queano, spokesman for the coalition watchdog said that the rules surrounding poll watchers submission should have been treated as a “directive” and not regulatory. The coalition is also blaming the consulate for lack of awareness campaign about the election conduct. “They should be flexible. How can you have a clean and honest election if there is not a single poll watcher accredited?” said Queano. A camp supporting presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte, who is also a member of the coalition claimed they submitted their request for accreditation as early as March 31, but has yet to receive approval. Queano said that none of the members of the Special Board of Elections Inspectors (SBEI) at the Toronto precinct is known to the parties. “Voters don’t even know what condition the ballots or the PCOS machines came in,” he added. He said that the coalition would document the incident to lodge a formal complaint. In a letter to Comelec Chair Andres Bautista dated May 7 to appeal their certification, the coalition outlined its concerns including: -the set distance of poll watchers from the PCOS machines at 3-4 meters as unacceptable; – the mailing of ballots to registered voters was not promptly done; that there are several cases of more than one ballot having been sent to a single registered voter; – there have been erratic changes in the handling of personal voting; for : at first, the receipt of the ballot would be given to the voter, but then later on, it would no longer be given; – the observed lack of preparedness of the consulate in the conduct of the elections, amid unresolved problems about the PCOS machines and questions about how the results would be representative of the will of the voters; – the overall lack of public information regarding the process of voting; the process of vote- counting, and the protective measures to keep the votes safe from tampering. Other convenors of the coalition include Duterte supporter Joey Abrenilla, community activist and organizer Mithi Esguerra, Anakbayan Toronto organizer Ysh Cabana, GABRIELA Ontario Vice-chair Rafunzel Korngut, writer Petronila Cleto and union organizer Bayani Edades.

2016-05-10 06:02 Jhong de globalnation.inquirer.net

17 Displaced folk in Zambo fail to vote ZAMBOANGA CITY—Hundreds of people displaced by the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) siege in 2013 and occupying temporary houses in three sites in the village of Mampang here failed to vote yesterday as they could not find their names on the official list of voters. Sauda Sana, 23, and Bandera Idjani, 70, both Badjao, said they were able to vote in 2013 but their names were no longer on the current master list of the Commission on Elections (Comelec). They were among those awaiting permanent houses at the Masepla “transitory site.” Sana, who accompanied her grandmother to their election precinct at Zamboanga State College of Marines Sciences and Technology, told the Inquirer that when they last voted, she and her other relatives only presented their “cedula” or community tax certificates and identification cards as beneficiaries of the government’s cash transfer program for the poor. Internally displaced Gamal Hassan said he and the other “internally displaced persons (IDPs)” had pooled their resources to assist other families “so they can vote.” They tapped friends with vehicles to pick them up and bring them to the voting centers, only to find out that they could not vote, he said. “The problem here now is they could not vote. They were able to vote before but with the absence of voters’ ID, they can no longer vote, we hope social workers can assist them,” Hassan said. Darren Torres, local head coordinator of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), said he had received such reports of disenfranchisement of voters from their volunteers. Stephen Roy Cañete, the city election officer, said that if the IDPs could not find their names on the master list, it was safe to say that they had no biometrics record. “They probably failed to update their records,” he said. Doubtful claims He said the claims that they voted in the last election were also doubtful. “We cannot say that they really voted last election, we are using the election day computerized voters list, they probably failed to update their records,” Cañete said. Torres said even those who had their biometrics taken also failed to find their names on the master list. Thousands of people lost their homes during the siege in 2013, when government forces fought followers of MNLF founding chair Nur Misuari for more than three weeks. The MNLF members said they went to the city to hold a rally in front of city hall, but the military contended that they really planned an invasion.

2016-05-10 06:02 Julie Alipala newsinfo.inquirer.net

18 Escudero couple finally gets honeymoon SORSOGON – With the 2016 elections over and done with, Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero and wife Heart Evangelista can finally have their long delayed honeymoon. “Siguro yung matagal nang naudlot na honeymoon ay matutuloy na (Perhaps the long overdue honeymoon will finally happen),” he said. Married on February last year, the couple’s honeymoon had to wait as Escudero pursued the vice presidency. But after the initial canvassing saw him place fourth behind Leni Robredo, Bongbong Marcos, and Alan Peter Cayetano, he finally conceded the race on Tuesday. READ: Chiz Escudero concedes defeat in vice presidential race Escudero said that the shortcoming just opened him up to spend more time with his family. “I’m looking forward to quieter times at mas maraming time sa pamilya (and more time for the family),” he said. Evangelista also expressed her excitement with the pair set to take a brief vacation. “I’m pretty happy because we have so much to do,” she said. “We just got married, magha-honeymoon pa kami finally, and magbe-baby pa kami (we’ll still get to have our honeymoon, finally, and we still want to have a baby). There’s so much to do so ok lang ako (I’m okay [with the results]).” She continued, “Sabi ko nga sa kanya (I told him), whatever happens, I’ll be equally happy.” CDG READ: Heart proud of Chiz for being ‘clean, not hurting anyone’

2016-05-10 06:02 Randolph B newsinfo.inquirer.net

19 Poe: No regret turning down Roxas ‘unity’ bid Senator Grace Poe said she did not regret her decision not to withdraw from the presidential race in favor of administration bet, former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, saying there was no guarantee that her votes would go to him. Three days before the May 9 elections, Roxas called on Poe to meet with him to thwart a “looming dictatorship.” While she said she was open to meeting to the administration bet, the senator made it clear that she would not withdraw from the race. READ: Roxas calls on Poe: Let’s speak for our unity, country, future “Walang garantiya na kahit na umatras ako ay mapupunta sa kanya ang boto,” Poe said in a press conference Monday midnight when she accepted defeat to leading presidential bet, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte. “At isa pa, parang winala naman natin ang karapatan ng ating mga kababayan na mamili. Tapos, kung bibilangin mo rin naman ‘yung boto ngayon, malinaw na malinaw ang laki ng agwat.” “Kahit na pinagsama mo pa kami, na hindi naman talaga malinaw na talagang mapapagsama mo ‘yung boto na ‘yon. Kaya ako wala akong pagsisisi sa desisyon na ‘yan dahil, unang-una, hindi dapat iilan lamang ang nagdedesisyon para sa ating mga kababayan,” Poe added. Looking back, however, the senator said, she should have focused more on explaining her platforms to the people, rather than spent time answering all allegations hurled at her . She particularly cited the disqualification cases filed against her because of citizenship and residency issues. “Bagamat ang mga tanong ninyo ay tungkol sa aking kaso sa Korte Suprema, dapat siguro ay hindi ko na rin masyadong sinagot ‘yon at ibinigay ko lang ang aking mga plataporma, kasi naging sentro ‘yon ng pag-uusap at hindi ‘yung mismong nais kong plano sa bayan.” Poe admitted that the black propaganda against her had affected her candidacy as well as her family. That was why the senator hopes that the next elections would be issued-based and focused on the credibility of candidates and the problems of the country. “Ang mahirap lang ‘yung mga black ops, mga imbentong kuwento, ‘yon ang mahirap. Pero kung meron namang basehan sa tunay na buhay ng isang kandidato na dapat sagutin ay siguro naman ‘yon ay isang obligasyon din ng mga kandidato,” she said. Poe, an independent candidate, also recognized that their lack of resources and machinery had also made it difficult for their campaign. “Pero nais kong sabihin nga sa inyo, sa tingin ko ‘yung ating kampo ay naging talagang maayos sa ating pagtakbo. Palagi na lang nating sinasabi kulang tayo sa mga bumabanat pero nanatili tayong tapat sa ating mga kababayan, na ipinaglaban lang natin talaga kung ano ang ating paniniwalang makakatulong sa ating kapwa—‘yung kakulangan sa trabaho, ‘yung mga batang nagugutom, ‘yung patuloy nating problema sa mga may sakit.” She said she still hopes to continue her dreams for the Filipinos and the country even if she did not make it to Malacanang. Asked if by a reporter if she would still consider running for president again in 2022, Poe said: “Sabi mo nga, mahirap nga ‘yung pinagdaanan e, so parang ngayon sa tingin ko hindi na yata.”

2016-05-10 06:02 Maila Ager newsinfo.inquirer.net

20 Rodriguez concedes to Moreno in Cagayan de Oro mayoral race CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – As the tally for the mayoral election here reached more than 80 percent of the votes cast late Monday , 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez conceded defeat to incumbent Mayor Oscar Moreno. In his text message to Moreno, which he also sent to reporters, Rodriguez said: “I concede to you as the clear winner for mayor! Congratulations Mayor Oca! Rufus.” Rodriguez, the national president of the Centrist Democratic Party (CDP), ran against Moreno of the Liberal Party (LP) and former mayor Vicente Emano, founder and chairman of Padayon Pilipino, a local party affiliated with Vice President Jejomar Binay’s United Nationalist Alliance (UNA). As of 10:06 p.m. Monday , Moreno led with 83,447 votes, with Emano trailing at 69,757. Rodriguez came in third with 54,844. The city has a total voting population of 305,321. Moreno’s running mate Raineir Joaquin Uy also topped the vice mayoral race with 80,140 votes. He is followed by Caesar Ian Acenas of UNA with 73,683, and CDP’s Roger Abaday, 37,773. SFM

2016-05-10 06:02 Jigger Jerusalem newsinfo.inquirer.net

21 Youngest daughter to Poe: Are you okay, mom? I’m proud of you After accepting defeat to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Grace Poe is now looking forward to get longer sleep and more time with her family. “Siguro hahabaan ko nang konti ang tulog ko, hindi na tatlong oras ngayon sa isang gabi, mga apat o lima pwede na,” Poe said in jest when asked during a hastily called press conference Monday midnight about her immediate plans after the elections. (Perhaps, I’ll have more time for sleep now, not just three hours a night, maybe four or five hours would be enough.) The senator was the first presidential bet to concede to Duterte. The mayor is now leading the partial and unofficial tally of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Transparency Server. READ: It’s official: Poe concedes to Duterte Aside from longer sleep, Poe said she is looking forward to spend time with her family. “Yung aking bunso na 11 years old, sabi niya, kinumusta niya ako: ‘Are you okay, mom? I’m proud of you.’ Sabi niya na malungkot siya na ako’y hindi nanalo pero sabi niya masaya din daw siya kasi mas may oras na ako sa kanya ngayon,” she said, referring to her youngest daughter, Nika. “So sa tingin ko naman bilang isang nanay ay maiintindihan din naman ninyo ‘yan, lalo na ‘yung mga kababaihan na naririto. Pero hindi po ‘yan nangangahulugan na ako’y bibitaw sa aking kasalukuyang mandato rin na ipagpatuloy rin ang ating trabaho sa Senado,” she said. (My 11-year-old daughter, she said, she was asking how I was, “Are you okay, mom? I’m proud of you.” She said she was sad that I didn’t win, but she said she was also happy because I’ll have more time for her now. So, I think as a mother, you’ll also understand that, espcially the women here. But that doesn’t mean that I will let go of my current mandate in my work in the Senate which will go on.) The senator has three children —Nika, 17-year-old Hanna, and and her only son, 24-year-old Brian. Her husband, Neil Llamanzares, and Brian accompanied her when she faced the media at her campaign team’s headquarters in Quezon City. “Okay naman ang aking pamilya. Nandito ang aking anak at ang aking asawa at wala nga kaming pagsisisi kasi ginawa naman namin ang lahat ng aming makakaya para magkaroon kami ng isang disente at maayos na kampanya,” said Poe. (My family’s okay. My children are here as well as my husband and we have no regrets, we did all we could and we had a decent and orderly campaign.) She also thanked her campaign team and friends who stood by her throughout the three-month campaign period. “At nais ko ring pasalamatan ang ating mga kasama ngayon dito na talagang nagpuyat… Sa kakulangan namin ng makinarya, sa kakulangan namin ng salapi, kami pa rin ay nagpatuloy at para sa akin isang karanasan talaga na makaikot, makalibot sa ating buong bansa at makadaupang-palad ang ating mga kababayan,” the senator added. (And I also wish to thank my companions here who stayed up all night… In our lack of machinery, in our lack of funds, we still continued and for me it was really quite an experience to go all over the country and to be with our fellowmen.) Poe, who was first elected senator in 2013, will continue to serve in the Senate until 2019. CDG READ: Duterte keeps wide lead; Robredo, Marcos neck and neck

2016-05-10 06:02 Maila Ager newsinfo.inquirer.net

22 Cebu City congressman Raul del Mar reelected CEBU CITY– Cebu City North District Rep. Raul del Mar has won his reelection bid. The Cebu City Board of Canvassers announced Del Mar’s victory after it completed the counting of returns from all clustered voting precincts in the city at 2:45 a.m. on Tuesday. The result, which was flashed on an electronic widescreen by the BOC at the canvassing area of the Cebu City Hall, showed Del Mar (Liberal Party) garnering a total of 134,940 votes against his closest opponent, former Cebu City mayor Alvin Garcia, a candidate of Team Rama, who received 64,348 votes. SFM

2016-05-10 06:02 Jose Santino newsinfo.inquirer.net

23 LP bet unseats ‘One Cebu’ mayor in Dumanjug, Cebu DUMANJUG, Cebu — Efren “Gungun” Gica was proclaimed the new mayor of Dumanjug town in a hotly contested race against the incumbent mayor, Nelson Garcia. At 3:41 a.m. on Tuesday , the town’s Board of Election Canvassers completed the canvass of votes after the cluster precinct of Barangay Kanyuko, the last return being awaited by the BOC, was finally transmitted manually to the canvassing area. Gica, the incumbent vice mayor and the candidate of the Liberal Party (LP), garnered 15,577 votes. Garcia, of One Cebu, trailed with 10,631 votes. Municipal Election Officer Renante Angcos, the BOC chairman, and members Leticia Cabillion and Quirico Sumampong proclaimed Gica as the new town mayor past 4 a.m. on Tuesday . Rainero Asentista, Gica’s running mate, was also proclaimed as new the vice mayor with 11,768 votes, over 3,000 votes more than those of his nearest rival, Cardo Condes, who got 8,734; and nearly triple those of another candidate, Luciano Famor, who got 4,305. Dumanjug has 32,494 registered voters who cast their votes in 60 clustered precincts. Dumanjug was one of the eight local government units in Cebu categorized as election hotspots or election watchlist areas (Ewas) due to intense political rivalry among its candidates. On the eve of the election, supporters of the Garcia and Gica camps figured in a shootout that wounded one of Gica’s supporters. Both camp traded charges as to who provoked the firefight, with the Garcia camp claiming they only fired back after Gica’s supporters fired shots at a councilor in Garcia’s slate. SFM

2016-05-10 06:02 Apple Mae newsinfo.inquirer.net

24 Manoj Joshi: Mending fences with our neighbour For a moment in 2014, it appeared that India had reset its relationship with Nepal. During his visit, the first by an Indian PM in 17 years, Narendra Modi put himself across as an Indian leader who had no desire to interfere in the country’s complicated political affairs. He said as much in his speech to the Constituent Assembly. This was music to the ears of the Nepalese, who are ever sensitive to signs of overweening conduct of the Indians. PM Modi and Nepalese PM KP Oli meet in New Delhi in February. Though various agreements were arrived at, both sides remained suspicious of each other. Pic/AFP Two years later, the relationship seems to be in a meltdown phase. Nepal recently called off a visit of its President Bidya Devi Bhandari and sacked its ambassador to New Delhi. Modi has cancelled his planned visit to attend the Buddha Purnia celebrations at Lumbini on May 21. These actions are in response to a revolt against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who heads a coalition comprising his Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninst) and that of the United Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) headed by Pushp Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda.’ The hallmark of a regional power is the ability to shape the policies of countries in your neighbourhood in your own favour. By this measure, we are not doing too well. We have already had difficult relations with China, Pakistan and the Maldives, and now we have Nepal. Sri Lanka remains on the brink and, as for Bangladesh, our ties there depend on who runs the government. Because it takes two hands to clap, New Delhi cannot be blamed for all the problems. The issue is not culpability, but the consequences that India must face. In each country of our neighbourhood, barring Bhutan, we are challenged by the rising power of China, which has the drive and the money, and is determined to shape the policies of the countries in its neighbourhood to our detriment. Geography has locked Nepal into India and, given the asymmetry of size, the former is always apprehensive of the latter’s power. Given this situation, it is New Delhi’s responsibility to manage the relationship with its prickly neighbour. Anti-Indianism is a staple of Nepali politics, but effective handling can make it go away, just as it did in the period 2006-2014. The current problem has its origins in the political chicanery by Nepal’s mainstream political parties who got together to introduce a Constitution in 2015 that was weighted against the Madhesi people of the Terai region, many of whom have ties of consanguinity with India. The Madhesis thereafter launched an agitation, supported by India, to blockade Nepal. Uncharacteristically, India woke up to this constitutional sleight of hand too late and rushed foreign secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar to Kathmandu to urge the Nepalese parties to rethink but it was just too late. CPN (UML) leader KP Sharma Oli, who became the prime minister of the country, took a hardline against the agitation and accused India of fomenting it. Only after efforts to rope in China to aid Nepal failed, did Oli and his associates agree to make a deal with the Madhesis on the issue of provincial boundaries and proportional participation of the plains people in the life of the country. Oli’s six-day visit to New Delhi in the end of February to remove the “misunderstandings” did not go too well. Though various agreements were arrived at, especially for reconstruction assistance relating to the 2015 earthquake, both sides remained suspicious of each other. Their assessment was based on the plank of ultra-nationalism that Oli was adopting, depicting the Madhesis as agents of India. Circumstantially, a case can be made out to see New Delhi’s hand in the effort to replace the troublesome Oli with a friendlier face, even if it was that of Prachanda (fierce), the Maoist leader. After a week-long visit to New Delhi in mid-April, the leader of the pro-India Nepali Congress, Sher Bahadur Deuba went back and offered to support a coalition led by Prachanda, if he agreed to walk out of the coalition with Oli. Initially, Prachanda ageed and threatened to withdraw support from Oli, but later he backed off when he realised he didn’t have support within his own party. In exchange, Oli agreed to give amnesty for Maoists for crimes committed during the insurgency. India-Nepal relations now seem to be in a freefall. Being joined at the hip, they cannot afford this situation. As the bigger party, New Delhi needs to act to retrieve the situation without necessarily pandering to Oli. In supporting the rights of Madhesis, New Delhi occupies the moral high ground, as well as serves its own interests of cementing its support among people who look to New Delhi for succor. But what is needed is effective political leadership in management of what has always been a difficult relationship. The writer is a Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi

2016-05-10 06:02 By Manoj www.mid-day.com

25 editorial: MU needs to fix its blind spot Even as university students across the city are studying feverishly with just a week to go to the annual exams, visually challenged students are instead having to scramble to find exam writers at the last minute, all thanks to Mumbai University’s inconsiderate planning. Yesterday, this paper carried a front-page report about how confusion over venues, a tedious documentation process and a general lack of empathy are having an adverse effect on many visually impaired students this exam season. There are several obstacles to finding writers. Firstly, students have to find younger writers, since older writers might know the subject matter in the exam and give an unfair advantage to the student. While there may be some merit in this argument, the students should at least get more time to find writers within this restriction. The search is hard enough as it is, with fewer people volunteering as writers. Secondly, the schedule and venue are released very late by the university, which compounds problems for those looking for writers. The students say that when they approach a writer, the first thing they are asked is when and where will the exams be held? Students do not get the answer to this until just a week before the exam, leaving them a very small window within which to persuade writers. Sometimes, writers are found just a day before the exams. The university needs to come up with some ideas to resolve this issue. For instance, perhaps the varsity can have a pool of committed writers for these students? Should the onus of finding a writer rest with students, or with the university? If status quo is maintained and students have to continue finding their own writers, that process has to be made smoother for them, with earlier release of schedules and venues. One can only hope that the powers-that-be understand that exams are stressful enough without the added pressure of having to look for writers. Time to write this wrong, Mumbai University.

2016-05-10 06:02 By MiD www.mid-day.com

26 Trillanes on Duterte: The people have spoken Saying that the people have spoken “clearly” and “resoundingly,” Senator Antonio Trillanes III said on Tuesday that he would not be a “hindrance” to reforms that Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte plans to initiate in government. “I respect the will of the Filipino people. They have spoken clearly and resoundingly that they want Mayor Duterte to be our next president,” Trillanes said in a statement. “I assure the Mayor and our countrymen that I will not be a hindrance to the reform initiatives he intends to push in our government.” “Having said that, I will continue with my advocacies as a legislator in our system of checks and balances. May God bless our country,” said Trillanes, who is trailing the vice presidential race based on partial and unofficial tally of the Commission on Elections. It was the senator who earlier accused Duterte of having at least P2.4 billion in several bank accounts. Trillanes also filed a plunder case against Duterte at the Office of the Ombudsman for alleged ghost employees in Davao City. The mayor, who is leading the presidential race based on the initial counts, has strongly denied both allegations. Senator Grace Poe, who ran against the mayor, has conceded to Duterte. RELATED VIDEO

2016-05-10 06:02 Maila Ager newsinfo.inquirer.net

27 An Israel connection via entrepreneurship NEW YORK – The "secret sauce" to connecting young American Jews to Israeli culture is connecting them to second generation Israeli- Americans, co-founder and CEO of the Israeli American Council, Shoham Nicolet, told The Jerusalem Post last week. The IAC’s Eitanim educational program embodies this idea, he explained. Eitanim, which was started four months ago across the United States, is a project-based curriculum and aims to develop students’ leadership and entrepreneurship skills before they to college while connecting them to Israel. Some 10 to 20 students gather each week in the program’s seven participating cities to work on innovative solutions to real-world challenges related to Israel. The activity is hosted either at Jewish community centers or corporate headquarters, including Google in Mountain View, California. Half of the high schoolers in each group are American Jews and the other half are American- Israelis, meaning young people born in the United States to Israeli immigrants. “We want to make sure that there is engagement between the communities,” Nicolet, who also has expertise in education technology and problem- based learning, said. “We feel that the Israeli-American community has so much to get from the Jewish American community and the Jewish American community can get from [American-Israelis] the Israeliness. The Israeliness meaning the Hebrew [language], the innovation, speaking Israeli, which is understanding Israeli culture, and so many other things.” Nicolet mentioned the Pew Research Center’s 2013 study on American Jewry, which showed that young American Jews’ connection to Israel and Jewish life in general is weakening. “We feel that young Israeli- Americans, especially the second generation, can be the connectors,” he said. “I believe that a connection to Israel makes your Jewish identity stronger and a stronger Jewish identity makes a connection to Israel stronger. That’s what it should look like.” During their work with Eitanim, the students are also accompanied by Israeli-American mentors who have experience is the tech industry and by college students from IAC’s Mishelanu program who, Nicolet explained, speak the same “millennial language” as they do. Nicolet added that his “number one concern” is that the high schoolers of today are the future of the Israel, and the Jewish people in general. “If the next generation of Jewish Americans won’t care about Jewish life, Jewish community or Israel, we’re in big trouble,” he said. His hope is that this ‘secret sauce’ of the program strengthens the relationship between young American Jews and their heritage. The Eitanim program, Nicolet said, also draws its strength from the fact that it is named after Maj. Eitan Balachsan, who served with Nicolet in the paratroops in the 1990s. Balachsan was killed while conducting a mission against Hezbollah in 1999. Through its name, the Eitanim program honors his leadership, commitment to education and to Israel. The program begun as a pilot with 100 students earlier this year in Seattle, Boston, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Washington, DC, and New Jersey. It will be officially launched this September with three additional locations, said Nicolet.

2016-05-10 05:20 Danielle Ziri www.jpost.com

28 Man admits hacking celebrities to steal movie, TV scripts NEW YORK — A Bahamian man pleaded guilty Monday to hacking into celebrities’ email accounts to steal unreleased movie and TV scripts, a crime that prosecutors say could have caused great harm to networks and movie studios if he had succeeded in selling them for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Alonzo Knowles, 24, of Freeport, entered the plea in federal court to criminal copyright infringement and identity theft charges, bringing a speedy conclusion to a case that resulted in his December arrest in Manhattan. Prosecutors say he was peddling personal information from at least 130 celebrities in the entertainment, sports and media industries and claimed he also could sell private sexually explicit photographs and videos. Knowles flew from the Bahamas to New York City to sell 15 scripts and personal information on several celebrities for $80,000 to a law enforcement agent posing as an interested buyer. Prosecutors said he showed the agent sexually explicit materials of one celebrity as he revealed samples of materials he hoped to sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. The government said the investigation began after Knowles contacted a radio show host offering to sell scripts to a popular television show. The host contacted the show and the network, and those entities contacted law enforcement. A plea agreement recommended Judge Paul A. Engelmayer send Knowles to prison for between 27 months and 33 months at a sentencing scheduled for Aug. 25. As part of the plea, Knowles also agreed to forfeit 25 unpublished TV and movie scripts, along with unpublished music. He has remained incarcerated since his arrest. Outside court, a defense lawyer declined comment. At an earlier hearing, Assistant U. S. Attorney Kristy Greenberg said prosecutors had reached out to television and movie studios and learned that the scripts had great value, particularly scripts of one network’s top show. She said that after substantial production costs, networks would have been left deciding whether to scrap programs and start fresh or whether “to continue knowing that the viewership would be down because the secrets are out.” At the same hearing, Engelmayer indicated he took the crime seriously, saying it was alleged Knowles proposed to sell “life-changing, private information” belonging to a large number of people. Prosecutors say Knowles stole the information by infecting the computers of victims with a virus or by falsely notifying them through social networks that their computers had been hacked and telling them they need to provide their login credentials to undo the harm. TVJ

2016-05-10 05:10 Associated Press technology.inquirer.net

29 William Schallert, actor and union activist, has died at 93 William Schallert, a veteran TV performer and Hollywood union leader who played Patty Duke’s father — and uncle — on television and led a long, contentious strike for actors, has died. Schallert died Sunday at his home in Pacific Palisades, California, said his son, Edwin. He was 93. Though usually seen in secondary roles, Schallert’s lean, friendly face was familiar to baby boomers for roles in two classic sitcoms — as a teacher to Dwayne Hickman and his pals in “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis” and as the dad in “The Patty Duke Show.” “The Patty Duke Show” (1963-1966) was challenging for Duke, who had already achieved stardom on Broadway as the young Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker” and repeated the role in the film, winning her a supporting actress Oscar. (Duke died in March at age 69.) In the television series she played a double role, as Patty Lane, a typical American teenager, and as her cultured cousin, Cathy, who lives with Patty’s family. Cathy was newly arrived from overseas, where, the theme song told viewers, she “adores a minuet, the Ballets Russes and crepes suzette.” Patty just likes rock ‘n’ roll and hot dogs. Schallert was cast as Patty’s harried father (and Cathy’s uncle), who was confused by the lookalike girls. He was similarly frustrated as English teacher Mr. Pomfritt on “Dobie Gillis.” The show, which ran from 1959 to 1963, starred Hickman as a teenager comically yearning for the perfect girl, and a strong supporting cast including Bob Denver as his beatnik pal, Maynard. “You ready, my young barbarians?” Mr. Pomfritt would ask his students, comically pining for the days of corporal punishment in the classroom. In 1979, Schallert was elected president of the 46,000-member Screen Actors Guild, an honor held at one time or another by James Cagney, George Murphy, Ronald Reagan, Charlton Heston and other screen notables. Most of them had little to do but conduct meetings and issue statements. With Schallert it was different. In 1980 he led the union as it staged a 13-week strike over such issues as actors’ pay for films made for the then-new cable television industry. He told the Los Angeles Times his message to actors was that “we have to respect ourselves as artists” and recalled the pre-union days when actors were sometimes expected to work until midnight and be back at work six hours later. Schallert was defeated in his bid for a second two-year term as SAG president in 1981 by “Lou Grant” star Ed Asner, who had strongly criticized the agreement the union had reached to end the strike. Asner ran into his own controversies as SAG chief by taking stands critical of U. S. foreign policy, and he decided not to seek a third term in 1985. He was succeeded by none other than Schallert’s former screen daughter, Duke. Schallert said in 2008 that his greatest accomplishment as SAG president was the formation of a committee for performers with disabilities. “We had established committees for all of the various ethnic minorities, women and seniors. I’m a big beneficiary of that right now because I’m 85 and I still work.” Among his later TV roles were guest shots on “Desperate Housewives” and “True Blood.” In 2008, he played Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens in “Recount,” HBO’s Emmy-winning dramatization of the 2000 presidential election. In all, Schallert appeared in hundreds of movies, television series and specials, playing characters and walk-ons. He was a messenger in “Singin’ in the Rain,” a Union soldier in “The Red Badge of Courage” and an admiral in “Get Smart.” In addition to Justice Stevens, he played such real-life figures such as Gen. Mark Clark in “The War Years” and Gen. Robert E. Lee in “North and South Book II.” In an interview with the Los Angeles Times in 1966, Schallert lamented being cast as “the second man through the door,” or supporting player. “I did come close to a lead once,” he said. “This was a pilot I made for a series named ‘Filbert.’ But when the producers calculated the series would cost $75,000 per episode, they figured a top name would be needed in the lead to assure success. So they gave up the project. It was a hard pill to swallow.” William Joseph Schallert was born in 1922, in Los Angeles. His father, Edwin, was drama editor of the Los Angeles Times from 1919 to 1958. William spent his high school years in a seminary. After military service he graduated from UCLA and went to England on a Fulbright scholarship in 1952. He studied repertory theater and lectured on American theater at Oxford University. In his early years he was a founding member of the Circle Theater in Hollywood. The director was Charlie Chaplin, whose son Sydney was a cast member. Schallert recalled that after a preview performance Chaplin would suggest a couple of things to correct. “When it was about five or six in the morning,” Schallert said, “Oona (Chaplin’s wife) would say ‘Come on, Charlie, let them go home. They’ve got a performance to do tonight.'”

2016-05-10 05:09 Associated Press entertainment.inquirer.net

30 Avoid injuries on Independence Day Every Independence Day, hospital emergency rooms are busy treating adults and children hurt in preventable accidents involving burns from explosives and barbecues, spray foams in the eyes, loud noises and injuries incurred during hikes and visits to nature areas. Prof. Yehezkel Weisman, head of emergency medicine at Petah Tikva’s Schneider Children’s Medical Center, urged forethought to prevent accidents. Containers with chemicals that turn into foam when pressed are liable to enter the eyes and cause damage to the cornea. Don’t buy or use them, he suggested. If they are nevertheless used, don’t aim at the eyes. If injured by sprays, eyes should be washed with tap water, and the victim should be taken for medical care At barbecues, keep children far away from fire, electricity or charcoal. Wash any burn with cold water and cover it with a sterile bandage. Children under the age of five should not be fed hard-to-chew meat so they don’t choke on it. Cut hot dogs lengthwise rather than in circles so they don’t clog their airways. Don’t let children up to five eat seeds or other hard foods of any kind. When eating, children should sit down and not run around. Don’t allow children to play with cap pistols. Caps should never been kept in pants pockets because friction can cause them to explode and cause serious injury. Clinical dietitian Dana Reznick advised not going to meals hungry. She said that while many people barbecue and eat heavy meals on Independence Day, they can work off the calories by walking or doing sports. Prepare vegetable skewers, vegetable salads and other low-calorie foods rather than fried chips. Five different vegetables with different colors are advised for eating each day. Babies under the age of one should not be fed honey in any form, including meat or poultry marinades. When outdoors in nature areas, wear long sleeves and trousers and high-top boots to avoid being hurt by snakes waking up full of venom in the spring, or from scorpions.

2016-05-10 05:01 JUDY SIEGEL www.jpost.com

31 31 Manila’s ‘voting dead’ surprise living In some precincts in Manila, the dead apparently could still vote. Magalina Anazario, 64, was surprised to see the name of her deceased husband still among the living on the list provided by the Commission on Elections. The widow said her husband Ricardo died in September 2014, but based on the official list for Barangay 662 that was posted at Araullo High School in Ermita, he could still join her in casting votes. “So he’s still alive?!” she said with a chuckle. “I can’t believe it, to think the Comelec seemed so strict in the collection of [voters’] biometrics.” Finding a dead uncle on the Comelec list also puzzled Evelyn Esguerra. But instead of being amused like Anazario, Esguerra ended up feeling dismayed for the living voter she accompanied to the precinct—her deaf-mute niece. “You know what’s worse? It’s my niece’s name not being on the list,” Esguerra said. Aside from having erratic lists, Araullo was one of the polling centers in Manila where voting was stalled by technical glitches concerning vote-counting machines (VCMs). Problematic VCMs were also reported at Alejandro Albert and C. P. Garcia in Sampaloc, Almario Elementary School, and Ramon Magsasay High School.

2016-05-10 04:04 Aie Balagtas newsinfo.inquirer.net

32 Missing names, faulty machines top complaints MISSING names on the voters’ lists and technical glitches affecting vote counting machines (VCM) resulting in long lines were the most common complaints at polling precincts across Metro Manila on Election Day. Walter Sim, a 56-year-old resident of Barangay Valenzuela, Makati City, said not finding his name was “just frustrating. I wasn’t able to cast my vote while all of my family members were on the list.” This was his first time to experience this, said Sim, who was able to vote in the 2013 elections. At Pembo Elementary School, the same complaint was aired by about 100 voters, who were referred by school officials to the local Comelec office. Voters also complained of faulty VCMs, saying some could not be turned on while others rejected ballots or took a long time to read them or print the receipts. Some of the malfunctioning machines were reported at Francisco Benitez Elementary School, San Isidro High School, Rafael Palma Elementary School and Rizal Elementary School. Due to the technical glitches, the lines at the affected precincts grew longer to the dismay of many, including the elderly. “The line is still very long even for senior citizens. They also did not provide us with seats while waiting,” the 64-year-old Mang Pido of Barangay Valenzuela told the Inquirer. In the northern cities making up the Camanava area, at least 19 of the 341 VCMs in the clustered precincts malfunctioned in Caloocan City, 5 out of the 173 machines in Navotas City; and 3 in Valenzuela City. On Monday morning, Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice, who runs under the Liberal Party, called the attention of poll watchers and the principal of Caloocan City High School after at least 20 senior citizens have been stalled for more than 2.5 hours waiting for their ballots. In Caloocan City High School, where the precincts were set up on the third and fourth floors, senior citizens and persons with disabilities were provided assistance in the form of the Emergency Accessible Polling Precinct (EAPP), which was implemented for the first time by the Comelec. But the system apparently did not go smoothly as the Inquirer encountered many senior citizens and PWDs who said they still needed to wait very long to vote. With John Cyril Yee, Angelica Cruz, Jessica Sy, Beatriz Lumang and JC Alvanino

2016-05-10 04:02 Jodee A newsinfo.inquirer.net

33 Five Pacific islands lost to rising seas as climate change hits Five tiny Pacific islands have disappeared due to rising seas and erosion, a discovery thought to be the first scientific confirmation of the impact of climate change on coastlines in the Pacific, according to Australian researchers. The submerged islands were part of the Solomon Islands , an archipelago that over the last two decades has seen annual sea levels rise as much as 10mm (0.4in), according to research published in the May issue of the online journal Environmental Research Letters. The missing islands, ranging in size from 1 (2.5 acres) to 5 hectares (12.4 acres) were not inhabited by humans. But six other islands had large swathes of land washed into the sea and on two of those, entire villages were destroyed and people forced to relocate, the researchers found. One was Nuatambu Island, home to 25 families, which has lost 11 houses and half its inhabitable area since 2011, the research said. The study is the first that scientifically “confirms the numerous anecdotal accounts from across the Pacific of the dramatic impacts of climate change on coastlines and people,” the researchers wrote in separate commentary on an academic website. The scientists used aerial and satellite images dating back to 1947 of 33 islands as well as traditional knowledge and radiocarbon dating of trees for their findings. The Solomon Islands, a nation made up of hundreds of islands and with a population of about 640,000, lies about 1,000 miles northeast of Australia. The study raises questions about the role of government in relocation planning, said a Solomon Islands official. “This ultimately calls for support from development partners and international financial mechanisms such as the Green Climate Fund,” Melchior Mataki, head of the Solomon Islands’ National Disaster Council, was quoted as saying in the commentary. The Green Climate Fund, part of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, was founded to help countries deal with climate change. The Solomon Islands was among the 175 nations who in April signed a global agreement reached in Paris to curb climate change. Relocation has occurred ad hoc on the islands, the study said. Several Nuatambu islanders moved to a neighbouring, higher volcanic island, the study said. Other people were forced to move from the island of Nararo. Sirilo Sutaroti, 94, is among those who had to relocate from Nararo. He told researchers: “The sea has started to come inland, it forced us to move up to the hilltop and rebuild our village there away from the sea.”

2016-05-10 02:47 Reuters www.theguardian.com

34 Música de la pasión caliente! LEAF adds Cuban spice to invigorating music May 13-15 Danay Suarez will rap to Latin rhythms in reggaeton, at LEAF May 13. By Pete Zamplas- LEAF is spicing up its music this month with up-tempo, joyful rhythms of Cuba, from several bands still based there now that travel is freeing up. The twice-a-year festival is May 13-15 in Camp Rockmont in Black Mountain and as usual is nearly sold out. As of press time, tickets remained only for Friday and Sunday. “World Fusion with Cuban Spice” is the theme of the 42nd LEAF. Several leading acts are from Cuba. Top headliner Juan De Marcos Afro-Cuban Allstars, is still based out of Havana. The band plays the main stage Saturday, May 14, 8:15-9:45 p.m. De Marcos has been a “lead composer for the legendary Buena Vista Social Club, one of Cuba’s most famous bands that has just wrapped up” its 50th-year tour, noted Performing Arts Director Ehrez Cruz who brings acts to LEAF. A unique treat is Danay Suarez, who turns 31 this year. She is a “virtuoso reggaeton and Afro- Cuban jazz artist” born in Havana, and making her U. S. debut at LEAF, Cruz said. She headlined a major Colombian hip hop festival, before 120,000 fans. Reggaeton out of Puerto Rico fuses Latin rhythms and Jamaican dancehall with hip-hop or rapping in Spanish. Suarez plays May 13 at 9:30 p.m., in Eden Hall. She follows vibrant newgrass of the Jon Stickley Trio (at 7:30 p.m.), which swept several Music Video Asheville awards in April. Pedrito Martinez, 42, grew up in Old Havana, and lives in Brooklyn. He began his musical career at 11, as vocalist and percussionist with such Cuban legends as Tata Guines and Yoruba Andabo, Cruz said. Martinez plays lakeside Friday the 13th at 8:15 p.m., then follows Suarez in Eden Hall at 11:15 p.m. Thawing of U. S. relations and the trade embargo with Cuba is gradually freeing travel between the neighboring, longtime political rivals. The U. S. broke diplomatic relations with Fidel Castro’s communist, Soviet-influenced Cuba Jan. 3, 1961 in the peak of the Cold War, but reopened an embassy there last August. This upset many Cuban-Americans among others still upset over decades of repression in Cuba, and concerned how Americans might be received there. But for many others, it gives hope for enriched co-existence. And it renews curiosity about what was once the top Caribbean playground. This week Carnival made the first cruise from the U. S. to Cuba in over a half-century, arriving Monday. On Jan. 26, the two nations signed a pact restoring air travel starting with charters and transitioning to 20 daily public airline flights to Havana, Cuba. Travel from the U. S. is initially still strictly limited by signed affidavit to a dozen purposes for general-license travel, such as educational programs and arranging professional events or competitions, according to reports. No longer must the organizer have to wait until the event to go to Cuba. And Americans now can bring back up to $400 worth of souvenirs, including $100 of famed Cuban cigars. LEAF founder (in 1995) and Executive Director Jennifer Pickering twice visited Cuba for a month at a time — legally with a visa from the Commerce department. This was 12 and 10 years ago. Officially “I was photographing,” she told The Tribune. “The photo journey was extraordinary. Cuba is a place that is so beautiful and creative. Every moment was riveting … I have been seeking to reconnect with the Santeria dancers with whom I spent time.” Culturally, Pickering emphasized, “the brilliance of the music and art is incomparable to any place I have ever experienced. The music takes me back to the smells, colors and sounds of Cuba, while inviting me to dance and dream.” When asked what about the music moves her emotionally, Pickering said “Cuban music has a depth, beauty and excellence that is so precious. It makes you want to dance, cry. You feel alive!” LEAF has long promoted international music, including hypnotic Afro-Cuban dance sounds. Ehren Cruz enthusiastically described Cuban music: “From the big band garacho sounds, to salsa, to timba, to bolero, samba, afro-cuban Jazz, and even a new wave of ‘reggaeton’ emerging from Cuba … the islands music packs a big punch in all genres.” Specifically, “Cuba is known for its powerful brass, dynamic rhythm section, sensual melodies and lyrics, and a sense of fiery passion at the heart of their music culture.” Cruz added, “ I personally enjoy how Cuban music moves your soul to dance, and can turn any room (or field for that matter) into a heated dance party from the very first conga thwack!” Afro-Cuban percussion common in the Caribbean puts African tribal beats into compositions with up to four Cuban “percussion setups” with such “folkloric” instruments as cowbells, Cruz explained. “The driving force of this heavy percussive element woven together with rich vocal harmonies paired with sensual dance creates an extremely unique artistic flare” and much “fire.” Cruz said communication is opening due to a dramatic “political, social and cultural shift in U. S.- Cuba relations … Right now, we are capturing a great opportunity to share the beauty, power, and integrity of Cuban art traditions.” Perceptions of Cuba can be “clouded with a complicated past, laden with dramatic and unfortunate events,” Cruz said. “Our goal at LEAF is to shine a light on a country filled with incredible musicianship, provocative dance, and a resilient art culture. Despite all barriers, Cuba has remained a prominent influence of Latin music and culture throughout the world.” For schedule and tickets, call 686-8742 or check http://www.theleaf.org/the-festival/.

2016-05-10 05:28 By Pete www.thetribunepapers.com

35 Potential choices for Clinton's, Trump's running mates What a presidential race it has been thus far. Needless to say, it's been full of drama , name- calling and insults. As time winds down for the Democrats and Republicans to pick their nominees, there is plenty of speculation about the candidates' respective running mates. OH, THE DRAMA: All of Donald Trump's best Twitter insults compiled ABC News asked a group of political experts and analysts to give their opinion on who could join in on the presidential drama. A number of names have floated around the political rumor mill, but all have varying lists rendering hosts of pros and cons. JUST KEEPS GOING: Donald Trump - Ted Cruz Twitter fight over wives continues Click through the gallery above to see the potential running mates for the Democratic and Republican front-runners, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

2016-05-09 23:34 By Heather www.chron.com

36 Senate refuses to stop airlines from shrinking seat sizes WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate refused Thursday to come to the aid of airline passengers squeezed by the ever-shrinking size of their seats. An amendment by Sen. Chuck Schumer , D-N. Y., would have blocked airlines from further reducing the "size, width, padding, and pitch" of seats, passengers' legroom and the width of aisles. "It costs you an arm and a leg just to have room for your arms and legs," Schumer said. The amendment also would have required the Federal Aviation Administration to set standards for the minimum amount of space airlines must provide passengers for their "safety, health and comfort. " Airlines would have had to post the size of their seats on their websites so that consumers could take the information into consideration when buying tickets. READ THIS: The best airlines from 2016 The proposal failed on a vote of 42-54, with all but three Democrats in favor and all but one Republican against. Also Thursday, the Senate overwhelmingly approved amendments seeking to boost security at airports and other transportation hubs in response to last month's attacks in Brussels, as well as the downing of a Russian airliner in Egypt last year that is suspected to have been caused by a bomb planted by an airport worker. Economy-class airline seats have shrunk in recent years on average from a width of 18 inches to 16.5 inches. The average pitch — the space between a point on one seat and the same on the seat in front of it — has gone from 35 inches to about 31 inches. Many airlines are charging passengers for extra legroom in amounts that used to be standard. CLASSY: These airlines offer the best in-flight experiences No senators spoke against the proposal, but airlines opposed to the measure have accused lawmakers of trying to "re-regulate" an industry that has been deregulated since 1978. The vote was the Senate's last this week. Shortly afterward, many senators left to board planes to fly home to their states. See the best and worst airlines in America in the gallery above. 2016-05-10 05:35 Joan Lowy www.chron.com

37 Republican candidates walk back pledge of support for party nominee None of the three remaining Republican presidential candidates could affirm Tuesday that they would support their party's nominee, paving the path toward an ugly fight at the GOP convention in July. During a town hall interview with CNN , Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner, explicitly walked back a pledge he and his rivals signed in September, agreeing to rally behind their party's nominee. RELATED: Trump signs pledge to back GOP's 2016 presidential nominee When asked if still honored the pledge, Trump said, "No, I don't anymore. " The Republican National Committee said in a statement Wednesday, "The pledge is simple, each candidate agreed to run as a Republican and support the nominee. " The pledge, however, does not hold much sway, said Charles Sartain , assistant general counsel for the Republican Party of Texas and a lawyer at Gray Reed & McGraw in Dallas. "There's no real way to enforce the loyalty pledge, and there is no way to force a candidate to support the party nominee," he said, citing the rules of the RNC. Trump's reversal comes amid widespread chatter of electing an alternate nominee at the party's convention, even if Trump goes in with a lead in delegates and primary votes. Mark Jones , a political scientist at Rice's Baker Institute, rattled off the sequence of past primaries since the 1970s, both Republican and Democrat, but couldn't recall a race in which candidates widely declined to pledge their support to a party nominee. "The level of rancor is so high, and this just fuels it," he said. "This takes an already very volatile and very tense convention setting and makes it even more so. " If no candidate claims an outright majority before the convention, party rules require a series of re-votes that would allow delegates to switch their allegiance and select a candidate other than the frontrunner. RELATED: Growing chance of contested convention puts added focus on delegates Trump has suggested his supporters would riot if he were to enter the convention as the frontrunner and leave without the nomination. He told CNN Tuesda y that he had "been treated very unfairly" by "the Republican Party [and] the establishment. " "That Trump is signaling that now probably means that we'll start to hear more about the threat of an independent candidacy," Jones said. A third party Trump campaign would certainly spell disaster for the GOP in the general election. The likelihood of that scenario increased as the other candidates declined to pledge their support to the frontrunner if he were to win the nomination. "I'm not in the habit of supporting someone who attacks my wife, who attacks my family," Cruz told CNN , in reference to a recent Twitter feud focused on the candidates' wives. RELATED: Lindsey Graham on presidential Twitter fight: 'knock this crap off' Cruz wouldn't say whether he'd support Trump as the nominee, insisting instead that Trump would not be the nominee. Ohio Gov. John Kasich also loosened the terms of the September pledge, telling CNN he would not back a nominee that he sees "as hurting the country. " "This just underscores the animosity that exists within the Republican Party," Jones said.

2016-05-10 05:35 By Dylan www.chron.com

38 Abbott blasts Roberts, calls U. S. Supreme Court a 'political body' WASHINGTON – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, wading into the battle over President Barack Obama's nominee to fill the Supreme Court vacancy caused by the death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, said Thursday that high court "deserves to be swept up into the political process. " Abbott, siding with Senate Republicans who have refused to hold hearings on Merrick Garland, also took a shot at Chief Justice John Roberts, who was appointed to the court by former President George W. Bush. "Chief Justice John Roberts is the tip of the spear in playing politics," Abbott said. "Chief Justice John Roberts knowingly, clearly and unabashedly re-wrote Obamacare twice. What we are seeing is nothing more than naked politics being played by the United States Supreme Court. " Abbott's criticism of Roberts, echoing that of Texas U. S. Sen. Ted Cruz, came during a press roundtable at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank where the governor promoted his idea of leading a convention of states to amend the U. S. Constitution to limit the power of the federal government. The first-term Republican governor also criticized Obama's executive orders on immigration, now under review by the Supreme Court in a Texas-led lawsuit. Abbott, a litigant before the Supreme Court, expressed his hope for at least a partial victory for Texas in its legal challenge, even as he accused the justices of playing politics in past rulings, particularly in upholding Obama's health care overhaul. "Now, more than ever the United States Supreme Court has shed its clothing as being guardians of the law," he said. "The United States Supreme Court is more of a political body than it has ever been in the United States of America. And because, on its own, by its own fault, as an institution, it has chosen to be a political body, it deserves to be swept up into the political process. " Abbott said that includes resisting Obama's efforts to fill the Scalia vacancy "for political reasons," by not holding hearings or voting on the president's nominee. "Why should they go through a dog and pony show when they have concluded that they are not going to consent to confirming this nominee? " he said. Asked if that meant the U. S. Senate is under no obligation to undergo a deliberative process to consider the nominee, Abbott answered, "Show me in the United States Constitution where that process is. " Republicans as well as Democrats – including Obama – have sometimes criticized Court decision they dislike. But few have embraced an openly partisan strategy in the selection of Supreme Court justices, who serve lifetime appointments. Democrats in Washington and Texas have accused Republicans of politicizing the Supreme Court in the case of Garland. "It is shocking that Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is shamelessly encouraging Senate Republicans to ignore their constitutional obligation, cash in a paycheck from the American taxpayer, and sit idly by," said Texas Democratic Party Deputy Executive Director Manny Garcia. "Every single day Texans get up and do their job. They expect everyone in government, Democrat and Republican alike, to do theirs as well. " Republican leaders in Congress, including Texas U. S. Sen. John Cornyn, have called for Scalia's replacement to be made after the 2016 presidential election. While the Senate GOP majority has the power to sit on Obama's pick, Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada has said he is considering a rare parliamentary maneuver to force a vote. "There are many procedural things we can do," he told reporters earlier this month. Republicans argue that giving the pick to the next president would give voters a greater voice in the matter. But a new NBC-Wall Street Journal poll suggests that Democrats are winning the public relations battle. The poll released Monday, found a 52 percent majority of Americans now believe the Senate should hold a confirmation vote on Garland this year. In February, that figure was 43 percent.

2016-05-10 05:35 By Kevin www.chron.com

39 John Lewis pens third autobiographical graphic novel ATLANTA (WXIA) – US Congressman John Lewis is considered one of the living icons of the American Civil Rights movement, having been present through the 1960s and into the 21 st Century. Lewis has helped pen a series of graphic novels that, in the first two volumes, has taken the story of his life from his youth in the segregated South in the 1940s and 50s, through his formative years and ecumenical education in the late 50s, leading to his drive for non-violent change in the early 1960s. A middle and high school Teacher’s Guide is available for free from the publisher for the volume. Book Two also won its share of awards, including the Street Literature Book Award Medal and the Denver Independent Comic & Art Expo Award. It was nominated for three Eisner Awards. In addition to his award-winning graphic novel work, Powell has provided fulltime support for adults with developmental disabilities. (© 2016 WXIA)

2016-05-10 02:32 Michael King rssfeeds.11alive.com

40 Teenage girl dies five days after receiving HPV vaccine jab A teenage girl died hours after being sent home from hospital diagnosed with a stomach bug. Shazel Zaman, 13, received a cervical cancer jab five days earlier after which she started vomiting and suffering from dizziness and a severe headache. As her symptoms got worse she was taken to Bury's Fairfield Hospital. Doctors told the teenager's family that they believed she might have a stomach bug and told them to bring her back to hospital if her condition worsened, the M anchester Evening News reported. An hour later she was found unconscious with no pulse at her home in Bury. She was declared dead in hospital around four hours later. Shazel's family claims that a doctor dismissed that her condition was linked to the HPV vaccine jab and said she "came across as a lazy child" before sending her home. Pennine Acute NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, has now launched an investigation into the standard of care Shazel received at the hospital. Shazel’s family believe her death is linked directly to her having the vaccine. Her sister, Maham Hussain, 19, told the Manchester Evening News: “She had the injection on the Wednesday. On Friday she was complaining of a sore arm - no swelling just redness. “On the Saturday she complained of a severe headache, and by the evening she was throwing up. Come Sunday she was very pale, and my aunt took her to Fairfield. “Whilst she was there she was in and out of consciousness. My aunt had to get a wheelchair for her. “She had a blood test, and her heart rate checked, and everything was said to be normal. “She was asked to provide a urine test and when my aunt took her to the toilet she fell to the floor, she was so drowsy. "My aunt took her back to the doctor and that’s when the doctor made the comment that Shazel ‘came across as a lazy child’. " Shazel’s aunt, Saimah Naseem, who took her to Fairfield, said: “I was shocked. That was a horrible thing to say. One of the nurses also made the comment ‘she’s fine’.” The teenager was given her second course of the HPV vaccine at Derby High School in Bury on April 13. She died on April 17. Shahad's sister added: “I was at home when Shazel returned. She was in a really bad state. As soon as she came home my aunt put her to bed. “My aunt gave her water so she wouldn’t dehydrate. My aunt and grandmother kept checking on her. “An hour later she went blue. She had no pulse. The paramedics were here in seven minutes but she was not responding. “At hospital it was just the machines that were keeping her alive.” The family said that following her death she underwent a CT scan and then paid £670 for an MRI scan at Oldham Royal Hospital. Both tests were inconclusive and an autopsy has now been carried out. Results will not be available for several months. “The family strongly believe that there is a link between her death and the vaccination," Ms Hussain told the Manchester newspaper: “Before that she was perfectly normal, and active. Our own GP was really shocked that she had passed away. The reason we are speaking out is to raise awareness of what might happen. “I don’t think the hospital took her seriously. If they had done more tests they could have picked something up.” In a letter to the child’s mother, Rob Barrow, Assistant Directorate Manager at Pennine Acute NHS Trust said: “In line with national and Trust policy, we will be undertaking an investigation looking at the care and treatment of your daughter whilst under the care of the Trust.” He added: “I know there are questions you may wish to raise to be considered as part of the investigation.” In a statement Gill Harris, Chief Nurse at The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, said: “Our thoughts are with the family and we offer them our sincere condolences for their tragic loss. We have started a full clinical review to examine the circumstances surrounding Shazel Zaman’s death to understand what happened following her attendance at our A&E department in April. We intend to share the findings from our review with the family, with the Coroner’s office, as well as with our own staff.” Deputy Bury Coroner, Lisa Hashmi has also commenced an investigation but will assess evidence before deciding whether to have a full inquest if she deems Shazel’s death "unnatural". " More than three million girls have been vaccinated so far in the UK with HPV vaccine , and tens of millions more have been vaccinated globally. As with all vaccines, safety remains under continual review, and HPV vaccine has a very good safety record," a spokesman for the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency told the Manchester Evening News. “We are aware of the tragic death of a young girl, and our thoughts are with her family. As with any serious adverse events, we will establish the facts, but there has been no suggestion from safety monitoring so far that the vaccine has been responsible for any deaths.” Since 2008, girls aged 12 and 13 in the UK have been routinely given a vaccination for the human papilloma virus (HPV) as part of the NHS childhood vaccination programme. The vaccine protects from cervical and throat cancers as well as genital warts. According to Cancer Research UK, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women under the age of 35. In the UK, 2,900 women a year are diagnosed with cervical cancer , that's around eight women every day.

2016-05-10 02:32 Telegraph Reporters www.telegraph.co.uk

41 David Cameron accused of allowing Germany to veto EU reform proposals David Cameron has been accused by a pro- Brexit former cabinet colleague of allowing Germany to "veto" key parts of his EU reform renegotiation. Iain Duncan Smith said Berlin exercised the "ultimate power" over what changes the Prime Minister sought from Brussels and was allowed to block the idea of a cap on foreign workers coming to the EU. The ex-Tory leader, who quit as work and pensions secretary in March in protest at disability benefit cuts, accused Mr Cameron of being "compliant" as Conservative divisions on Europe continued to rage. He will on Tuesday follow Justice Secretary Michael Gove and former London mayor Boris Johnson is making high-profile speeches on the case for a "leave" vote in the referendum on June 23. In an interview with The Sun, he said a key demand was ditched, at the behest of Berlin, from the draft of a key speech by Mr Cameron just hours before it was due to be delivered. "It's like they were sitting in a room, even when they were not there. There was a spare chair for them - called the German chair. They have had a de facto veto over everything," he told the newspaper. "I know that right up until the midnight hour, there was a strong line in there about restricting the flow of migrants from the European Union - an emergency brake on overall migration. "That was dropped, literally the night before. And it was dropped because the Germans said if that is in the speech, we will have to attack it. " He went on: "There is no question in my mind that keeping the Germans on side was the only thing that really mattered. "We wanted to use the Germans to work the others in the room. They had the ultimate power over it. " The PM's failure to announce a cap or "emergency brake" on the overall numbers coming to the UK in the November 2014 speech setting out his demands - despite media reports he would do so - disappointed Eurosceptic Tory MPs, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond denied at the time that Mr Cameron "backed off" in the face of pressure from German chancellor Angela Merkel and said simply that the UK had "sought to work with our partners in the European Union". In the eventual deal, the UK was granted to right to apply for a seven-year "emergency brake" under which new migrants will only receive the right to claim in- work benefits gradually over the course of four years. "We put ourselves in a compliant position to another country which doesn't have your best interests necessarily at heart," Mr Duncan Smith said. "We are now in a worse position than we were before. We have gone from wanting to lead in Europe to being on the end of a lead in Europe. " A Number 10 source told The Sun: "The Prime Minister made clear at the time that the Government had looked at an emergency brake but he decided it was not the most effective way forward. "That is why he decided to impose restrictions on benefits instead to end the something for nothing culture. " Mr Duncan Smith said the Remain camp had "thrown the kitchen sink at us" to little avail as opinion polls had not shifted in favour of staying in the EU. He said he was not "in any way wanting to go back into government" after the vote. "I didn't leave for the European bit. I left because of my concern that the direction of travel on social reform".

2016-05-10 02:32 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

42 PH rises to third place in crony-capitalism index THE PHILIPPINES moved up to third place on a list of countries where so-called “crony sectors” accounted for a big chunk of the gross domestic product (GDP), even as the share of rent-seeking tycoons’ wealth slightly slid amid a growing economy. Data released by The Economist showed that in the Philippines, 11.3 percent of the GDP was comprised of the wealth of billionaires in crony sectors, citing data from various sources, including Forbes magazine and multilateral lender International Monetary Fund. When the wealth of billionaires in non-crony sectors is included, their share in the GDP is 14.2 percent. The Economist’s crony-capitalism index for 2016 placed the Philippines just behind Russia, where billionaire wealth as a percentage of GDP in crony sectors stood at 18 percent, and Malaysia’s 13.3 percent. Among the 22 countries covered by the 2016 index, also in the top 10 were Singapore, Ukraine, Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey, India and Taiwan. In the 2014 index, the Philippines was in fifth position with crony sector wealth at a slightly higher 11.9 percent of GDP, behind Malaysia, Russia, Ukraine and Singapore. Total billionaire wealth as a share of Philippine GDP was also slighter higher at 14.7 percent in 2014. While The Economist did not discuss specifics on the Philippines, it noted that in the country supporters of Rodrigo Duterte, the front-runner in the presidential election, hoped he would open up a feudal political system that has allowed cronyism to flourish. “Crony capitalism—or ‘rent-seeking,’ as economists call it—shades from string-pulling to bribery. Much of it is legal, but all of it is unfair. It undermines trust in the state, misallocates resources and stops countries and true entrepreneurs from getting rich,” The Economist noted in an article titled “Dealing with murky moguls.” Developing countries In general, developing countries placed higher in the crony-capitalism index than developed nations. Across developing countries, billionaire wealth from crony sectors as a percentage of GDP was nearly 4 percent; in developed countries, about 1.5 percent, The Economist said. In developing countries, around 50 percent of billionaires’ total wealth came from crony sectors; in developed countries, below 20 percent. The Economist identified the rent-seeking sector included in the index as follows: Casinos; coal palm oil and timber; defense; deposit-taking and investment banking; infrastructure and pipelines; oil, gas, chemicals and other energy; ports and airports; real estate and construction; steel, other metals, mining and commodities; as well as utilities and telecoms services.

2016-05-10 02:31 Ben O business.inquirer.net

43 Business leaders' EU backing declines, says Chambers of Commerce survey Support for remaining in the EU has fallen among business leaders, dropping from 60% to 54.1%, according to a survey from the British Chambers of Commerce. In its final poll before the referendum, the BCC also said the percentage of those wishing to leave has risen from 30% to 37% since the last survey was conducted in February. The data on voting intentions among 2,200 businesspeople highlighted divisions based on size and export interests. Firms trading with other EU markets expressed the strongest support for remain, while the strongest levels of support for leave was seen among those that do not. Those representing big businesses are "significantly more likely" to vote remain, the BCC said. Dr Adam Marshall, BCC acting director general, said: "As the EU referendum campaign enters the final straight, the race for the business vote has clearly tightened. "While only a minority of businesspeople report that the referendum campaign has had a material impact on their firms to date, much larger numbers say they expect significant impacts in the aftermath of the vote. " The Brexit campaign has revealed deep divisions in the world of business, with both sides wheeling out big hitters to make their case. Most recently, former HSBC boss Michael Geoghegan and CMC Markets founder Peter Cruddas were among 110 signatories to a letter warning that Brussels poses a threat to Britain's financial services industry. It followed a similar letter, signed by the likes of WPP's Sir Martin Sorrell and BT chairman Sir Mike Rake, backing Britain to remain a member of the EU. Dr Marshall added: "Whichever outcome prevails, Westminster must shift its attention back to the economy on June 24 without delay. "Growth is softening, and Westminster's referendum 'tunnel vision' over the past year has meant that far too many key economic issues have been given short shrift or delayed altogether. " 2016-05-10 02:31 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

44 Austrian chancellor resigns over win for far-right Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann resigned yesterday following the triumph by the far-right last month in the first round of presidential elections. "He has resigned from all functions," spokeswoman Anja Richter confirmed. In the first round of elections to the largely ceremonial post of president on April 24, Norbert Hofer of the far-right Freedom Party (FPOe) came first with 35pc. Mr Hofer will now face Alexander van der Bellen, a former head of the Greens, in a run-off on May 22. The two candidates from the ruling coalition parties, Mr Faymann's centre-left Social Democrats (SPOe) and the centre-right People's Party (OeVP), were knocked out. This means that for the first time since 1945, there will not be a president from either of these two centrist parties. The two parties have dominated Austrian politics since World War II, but their support has been sliding for years. At the last general election, in 2013, they only just scratched together a majority. Now, the FPOe is leading opinion polls with over 30pc, the SPOe and the OeVP with less than 50pc between them. The FPOe has been boosted by unease about the arrival last year of 90,000 asylum-seekers. Mr Faymann has been chancellor since 2008. The SPOe, which rules neutral Austria in a coalition with the OeVP, suffered a major defeat last month in first-round voting for the next president when both parties scraped together just 23pc. Mr Hofer, running on an anti-Islam and eurosceptic platform, won more than a third of the votes. The FPO regularly attracts more than 30pc in opinion polls, well ahead of the two ruling parties. The next parliamentary elections are due to be held by 2018. The spokeswoman for Faymann (56) said she did not know what would happen to the coalition government. A spokesman for the head of the OeVP, Vice Chancellor Reinhold Mitterlehner, was not immediately available for comment. Austria got around 90,000 asylum requests in 2015 after large numbers of migrants and refugees, many fleeing conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, arrived in the staunchly Roman Catholic country of 8.5 million people.

2016-05-10 02:30 Anita Florence www.independent.ie

45 UK police in Greece to search for boy missing for 25 years A TEAM of 10 British police officers has returned to the Greek island of Kos to carry out "house- to-house visits" in the search for missing Ben Needham. Ben, from Sheffield, was 21 months old when he disappeared on July 24, 1991. His mother Kerry has always maintained that her son, who would now be 26, is alive and was probably abducted. South Yorkshire Police said officers travelled to Kos on Sunday and would hold a press conference today. A spokesman said the detectives would be "actively progressing lines of inquiry, distributing leaflets and posters and carrying out house-to-house visits in Iraklis in Kos, where Ben was last seen". Detective Inspector Jon Cousins said: "The lives of Ben Needham's family were ripped apart when he disappeared more than 20 years ago and their determination to find him has not diminished. They are more desperate than ever to find answers about what happened to him. "It is likely that someone out there knows what happened to him and we will be appealing to people in Kos who have information to come forward and tell us what they know. "

2016-05-10 02:30 Dave Higgens www.independent.ie

46 Journalist falls foul of North Korean officials An Irish journalist working for the BBC who was deported from North Korea refused to leave until her detained colleague was released, according to her father. Maria Byrne (35) from Tullow, Co Carlow, is a senior producer with BBC Asia in China and was working in North Korea to cover the congress of the country's Workers' Party. Her colleague, Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, was questioned for eight hours by state officials and made to sign a statement. North Korea says it expelled the BBC team for "insulting the country". It is understood that Ms Byrne, Mr Wingfield-Hayes and the team's cameraman Matthew Goddard were allowed to leave the country yesterday morning and are now back in China. However, none of them has been permitted to speak about their ordeal until all other BBC staff leave the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, later this week. Speaking to the Irish Independent, her father, Pat Byrne, said the whole situation had been "frightening" and had left the family "very worried". He said there was a four-hour gap yesterday between when he heard of her situation and when he heard she was okay. "I was very worried. She was supposed to come back to Beijing on Friday and we got an email from her saying she was safe and well, but that she was going to be staying on there for a couple more days and that she was going back to Beijing on Monday," Mr Byrne said. "That was more or less to try and reassure us, because she thought the news might break over the weekend - but it didn't, because the BBC purposely kept a lid on it," he added. Mr Byrne said he is glad he didn't find out about the situation until yesterday morning, because otherwise it would have been "a hell of a long weekend". However, he said he and the rest of the family were "scared" and in "limbo" yesterday morning when the story broke. He didn't know where Maria was and had no means of contacting her, with the BBC unable to provide information on her safety or whereabouts until her plane had left North Korea. "It was crazy, and we were totally in limbo for a few hours - when Maria got to Beijing, she texted us that she had landed and then she was able to phone us," Mr Byrne said. "It was scary, because we didn't know what was happening or where she was. That was the scariest part of it," he added. In a statement, the BBC said: "We are very disappointed that our reporter Rupert Wingfield- Hayes and his team have been deported from North Korea after the government took offence at material he had filed. "Four BBC staff, who were invited to cover the Workers' Party Congress, remain in North Korea and we expect them to be allowed to continue their reporting. "

2016-05-10 02:30 Ryan Nugent www.independent.ie

47 Brexit 'would raise risk of war in Europe' Britain needs the European Union to help fight Isil and rebuff a "newly belligerent" Russia, Prime Minister David Cameron said yesterday, making a "patriotic case" for membership that was immediately mocked by a one-time ally. With just over six weeks to go before a referendum, both sides of the debate are sharpening their arguments, with Conservative former London mayor, Boris Johnson, attacking the prime minister for scaremongering by suggesting that Britain could trigger World War Three if it left the 28-member bloc. Cameron, setting out the security argument for Britain to vote to remain in the EU on June 23, drew on military history, invoking the memory of wartime leader Winston Churchill to bolster his case that "isolationism has never served this country well". But it was his words that the EU had helped secure peace for 70 years that were seized upon by 'Out' campaigners, who questioned whether he could seriously believe that a Brexit could see troops on the move in Europe again. "I want to show that if you love this country, if you want to keep it strong in the world and keep our people safe, our membership of the EU is one of the tools that helps us to do these things," Cameron told diplomats and campaigners. "I'm not arguing that the EU alone has kept the peace in Europe these last 70 seventy years, of course not, Nato has played an absolutely key role ... (but) it's pretty extraordinary that countries that were fighting and killing each other are now finding a way to work together. " He warned Britain that it could be exposed to greater threats if voters decided to leave the EU, underlining the role of security cooperation after dozens were killed in attacks by Isil in Brussels and Paris. "We see a newly belligerent Russia, the rise of the Daesh (Isil) network to our east and to our south the migration crisis - dealing with these requires unity of purpose in the West," he said. Brexit, he said, would "make cooperation more legally complex and make our access to vital information much slower". Johnson, whom the prime minister had once hoped to recruit to his 'In' campaign, said the argument was "wholly bogus". "I don't think the prime minister can seriously believe that leaving the EU would trigger war on the European continent, given that he was prepared only a few months ago to urge that people should vote leave if they failed to get a substantially reformed European Union," Johnson told campaigners and journalists. He said Britain should pull out now to regain its sovereignty and democratic rights, leaving a failing organisation. The former mayor, who is seen as a possible replacement for Cameron, called on Britons to demand answers from 'In' campaigners, including over how high levels of immigration could be curbed when the country had no control of its borders. Both campaigns are trying to find the arguments that resonate with British voters, who, according to opinion polls, are evenly split over which way to vote. The 'In' campaign, backed by Cameron, has so far mainly stuck to economic arguments, trying to deepen rifts in the 'Out' campaign over what Britain would look like after Brexit. Despite his security warning, Mr Cameron defended his decision to call the referendum, telling the BBC: "You shouldn't try to hold an independent sovereign nation in an organisation against its will. " There are just over six weeks to go until the June 23 referendum which will decide whether Britain remains in or leaves the EU. The major speeches - from the most high-profile figures on both sides of the campaign - come as the referendum campaign intensifies, following last week's elections. Mr Cameron, who was introduced by former Labour foreign secretary David Miliband, argued the EU - warned the peace and stability Europe has enjoyed in recent years could not be guaranteed, saying leaving risked "the clock being turned back to an age of competing nationalism in Europe". While Europe has largely been at peace since 1945, Mr Cameron said it was barely two decades since the Bosnian war while, more recently, Russia has been at war with Georgia and Ukraine. "Can we be so sure that peace and stability on our continent are assured beyond any shadow of doubt? Is that a risk worth taking? I would never be so rash as to make that assumption," he said. He ranked 2016 alongside other major events in European history, including the Spanish Armada in 1588, the battles of Blenheim and Waterloo in 1704 and 1815 respectively, the two world wars, as well as the fall of the Berlin Wall. "The truth is this: what happens in our neighbourhood matters to Britain," the PM added. "That was true in 1914, in 1940 and in 1989. Or, you could add 1588, 1704 and 1815... And if things go wrong in Europe, let's not pretend we can be immune from the consequences. " Vote Leave pointed to analysis by the Historians for Britain group, which described the suggestion the EU had prevented wars as "groundless" and "historically illiterate". It comes after former MI6 boss John Sawers warned leaving the EU would make the UK "less safe". He said the UK would be shut out of decisions on the "crucial" issue of data sharing. However, Justice Secretary Michael Gove - who backs the campaign for the UK to leave the EU - said Mr Sawers was "flat wrong". Meanwhile, Johnson said that to keep insisting the EU is about economics is like saying the Italian mafia is interested in olive oil and real estate. The EU is becoming "ever more centralising", he warned, and now has explicit competence for trade, customs, transport, security justice, culture, tourism, education, youth. He also said that there is a "systematic subterfuge" which seeks to hide the scale of what it happening in Europe. "We have got to stop kidding the British public," he said. Commenting on immigration he added that: ""We have absolutely no power to control the numbers coming... I'm in favour of immigration but I'm also in favour of control. It bewilders people that this basic power of the state to decide who has the right to live and work in your country is denied by Brussels. " Offensive Johnson also attacked the "offensive, insulting, irrelevant and positively cretinous" people who criticise those who want Britain to leave the EU. "Above all - to get to the third key point of the Remainers - if we leave the EU we will not, repeat not, be leaving Europe. Of all the arguments they make, this is the one that infuriates me the most. I am a child of Europe. I am a liberal cosmopolitan and my family is a genetic UN peacekeeping force. "I can read novels in French and I can sing the 'Ode to Joy' in German, and if they keep accusing me of being a Little Englander, I will. "Both as editor of the 'Spectator' and Mayor of London, I have promoted the teaching of modern European languages in our schools. I have dedicated much of my life to the study of the origins of our common European culture and civilization in ancient Greece and Rome. "So I find if offensive, insulting, irrelevant and positively cretinous to be told - sometimes by people who can barely speak a foreign language - that I belong to a group of small-minded xenophobes. "

2016-05-10 02:30 Dean Gray www.independent.ie

48 Platini to quit as UEFA chief after losing appeal on ban Michel Platini will resign as UEFA president after failing to overturn his ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which cut his sanction from six to four years. Mr Platini called the verdict a "deep injustice" and said he will now step down from the UEFA position he has held since 2007. CAS effectively removed Mr Platini from world football by ensuring his ban "corresponds to the duration of a presidential term", the court said in a statement. Mr Platini's current Uefa mandate expires in March 2019, and the next FIFA presidential election is due in May 2019. "This decision is inflicting on me a suspension whose length will de facto prevent me - as if by chance - from bidding for the next FIFA presidential election," Mr Platini said in a statement. Leaving UEFA also frees him to pursue an appeal to Swiss courts and "establish my integrity in this case", Mr Platini said. Switzerland's supreme court can overturn verdicts if legal process is abused but will not rejudge the evidence. The court ruled that Platini was guilty of conflict of interest for taking a €1.75m payment from FIFA approved by Sepp Blatter in 2011. The money was uncontracted extra salary for working as Mr Blatter's presidential adviser from 1999-2002, and was largely unknown until it was revealed by Swiss federal prosecutors last September. The CAS panel "was not convinced by the legitimacy of the 2,000,000 Swiss francs payment, which was only recognised by Mr Platini and Mr Blatter," the CAS statement said. Mr Platini got the money "more than eight years after the end of his work relations, was not based on any document established at the time of the contractual relations and did not correlate with the alleged unpaid part of his salary," the court said. In deciding the ban, the judges said Mr Platini's attitude in court was a factor in the verdict. The ruling cited "the absence of any repentance and the impact that this matter has had on Fifa's reputation. " Fifa was also criticised by the court for knowing about the irregular payment for four years before the independent ethics committee opened an investigation. For that reason, CAS dismissed a Fifa ethics charge against Mr Platini of disloyalty to Fifa. The case has ended Mr Platini's hopes of replacing Mr Blatter at Fifa. The UEFA executive committee will meet next week in Basel, Switzerland, on the sidelines of the Europa League final to discuss replacing Mr Platini. An election is likely in mid-September at meetings of European soccer leaders in Athens, Greece. Mr Blatter and Mr Platini were provisionally suspended by the Fifa ethics committee last October, then banned for eight years. Fifa's appeal panel cut two years off their sanctions in February as reward for their long service to the sport. Mr Platini said, as he left his hearing at CAS 10 days ago, that he will attend matches as a guest at Euro 2016, which will be played in nine cities from June 10-July 10. However, his ban bars him from formal business contact with soccer officials and he cannot present the trophy. Mr Platini put his faith in the independence of CAS throughout his case, and criticised the Fifa ethics court as biased. He often said there were forces inside soccer's world body trying to block his presidential bid, though he did not identify who. The CAS panel judged the evidence afresh and had the power to impose a life ban on Mr Platini if it believed bribery and corruption were factors. Mr Platini received his money from Fifa in February 2011, when Mr Blatter was preparing for what became a bitterly fought re-election contest against Mohamed bin Hammam of Qatar. The Platini-led UEFA pledged support to Mr Blatter before Mr Bin Hammam's candidacy was ended by allegations he bribed Caribbean voters. The timing of the payment in an election year was noted in the CAS statement. Mr Platini and Mr Blatter, the Frenchman's former mentor, deny wrongdoing, and claim they had a verbal contract for the additional money. ROUT GOES HERE

2016-05-10 02:30 Graham Dunbar www.independent.ie

49 49 The EU needs to take a big leap forward if the eurozone is to survive a downturn Apart from Brexit, the other big European task facing our new Government must be fireproofing the euro against global financial turbulence. One must seriously question whether, despite the hard lessons of the financial crisis, the EU has yet put in place institutions that would enable the euro to weather a future financial crisis in a democratically acceptable way. The 2008 crisis was not a one-off event. Risks remain. Globally, overall debt has risen by $57 trillion (€50 trillion) since 2007. It was 269pc of GDP then and is now over 286pc. Global economic growth is forecast to be 2.9pc in 2016, the lowest rate since 2009. In Europe, as the population ages, pension and health costs are escalating. There is less fiscal space available to prop up the euro than there was in 2008. Structural reforms in countries like France are moving at a snail's pace. Blockages to growth have not been removed. European public opinion has hardened against helping neighbouring countries. Non-performing loans in the banking system remain high (7pc of GDP) and the banks have not been reorganised, so the stimulus being given to the economy by the European Central Bank (ECB) is being soaked up on keeping banks afloat, instead of going into new lending. Money is there alright, but it is not circulating fast enough. Faced with these problems, Europe's leaders tend to think of their own national electorates, rather than of the eurozone as a whole. This is because they are each elected by national electorates, rather than by Europe. Political incentives and economic responsibilities are not aligned in Europe. That needs to change if a sufficiently robust structure is to be built to protect the eurozone against the next global crisis. A roadmap towards a complete economic and monetary union was produced by the presidents of the European Parliament, the European Council, the European Commission, the ECB and the euro group in 2015. It called for reforms in three stages, with a view to completion of the final stage by 2025. The first stage is from 2015 to 2017. Progress has been made on some first-stage reforms. A single EU system for winding up banks has been agreed. But Slovenia and Belgium have still had to be taken to court to get them to implement it. Progress is also being made on a union of EU capital markets. The five presidents also proposed, in the first stage, a networking system of European competitiveness authorities to promote structural reforms, but little is happening on that. They also proposed an advisory European fiscal board. The members of this will be part-time (10 days a year), so it is hard to see this making much difference. If states ignore advice from the European Commission and the OECD, one must question whether they will pay much attention to this new advisory board. As part of the first stage, the Commission has proposed a system of mutual deposit insurance. This is crucial because, without it, the link between the solvency of banks and the solvency of states will not be broken. Some countries are reluctant to agree to this because they fear their banks will find themselves bailing out depositors in banks in less well-managed countries. Banks in individual states are still buying an unhealthily large amount of the government bonds of their own countries and this aggravates the symbiotic link between banks and states. The eurozone continues to rely on 'naming and shaming' and on possible fines to get member states to manage their fiscal policies in accordance with the agreed rules. It is relying on politics to discipline politics. On its face, this is naive. It would be much better if the bond markets did some of that job, through differentiating interest rates between well and less well-managed countries. But that will not happen as long as investing in government bonds of eurozone states can be assumed to be risk-free. A bail-in system for government bonds would change that. But that is not on the agenda. In stage two, the five presidents proposed a "macro-economic stabilisation function" for the euro area. This, in effect, would be a common eurozone fund that could be used to support the budgets of states that are in difficulty. If properly managed, this could be a big confidence-giver to the eurozone economy but it would require a huge increase in the present level of trust between governments and in feelings of solidarity between their peoples. The criteria on which the proposed fund would work remain unclear. Would it be used to cushion against short-term shocks or to promote long-term reforms? It is also unclear where the money might come from. Some have suggested a financial- transactions tax, others an increased share of VAT revenue. All very controversial. The other missing element in the five presidents' report is a convincing system for mobilising European opinion. This will be needed if some countries are to accept the possibility of short- term sacrifices for the greater good. We accept this within states. But such solidarity is weak at European level. The only proposal to enhance the democratic legitimacy, in stage two, is for closer involvement of the 19 national parliaments in eurozone policy-making. This would allow a lot of good work to be done in committee rooms by national politicians from the 19 capitals, working along with MEPs. But such work would be largely anonymous and technical. It would not paint the big picture for public opinion. It would not give the great European public a sense of ownership of the cross- border risk and resource sharing that a crisis-proof European economic and monetary union must involve. One way to do this would be to have a popular election, across the 19 countries of the eurozone, of the president of the euro group. This might be done before we move on to stages two and three of the proposed full economic and monetary union. During such a campaign, rival economic programmes for the final phases of economic and monetary union could be canvassed by rival candidates. A deeper understanding would be promoted among the public of what having a single currency requires. The public of all eurozone countries could have their say on polling day and also have a chance of throwing their chosen president out at a subsequent election, if they are not happy. Without some such democratic exercise, we may not have enough popular solidarity across borders to sustain the euro when the next crisis happens.

2016-05-10 02:30 John Bruton www.independent.ie

50 Putin wants new security system to combat terrorism Russia wants to help build an international security system that transcends military blocs, President Vladimir Putin said at the annual Victory Day military parade in Red Square. Mr Putin's short speech yesterday also warned against "unacceptable double standards that shortsightedly indulge those who are nurturing new criminal plans". He made no specific claims, but both the accusation of double standards and the call for a "non-bloc system of international security" echo Russia's frequent criticism of the West and the Nato alliance. The hour-long parade, an annual fixture commemorating the Soviet Union's victory over the Nazis in World War Two, took place in bright sunshine as President Vladimir Putin looked on from a tribune filled with Soviet war veterans, some of whom wore rows of campaign medals and clutched red roses. The Russian leader, whose forces annexed Ukraine's Crimea in 2014 and are now helping Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's army, watched as thousands of troops marched across the cobbled square to the strains of martial music. Symbol "It (the commemoration) has become a symbol of sacred closeness between Russia and its people," Putin told the parade. "And in such unity and loyalty to the motherland lies our strength, our confidence, and our dignity. " The Kremlin also now uses the annual event to show how a multi-billion dollar modernisation programme is changing the face of the military with new weapons and hardware. Some politicians in former Soviet republics or satellite states regard the parade as crude sabre- rattling by a resurgent Russia which they say poses a threat to Europe's security. Russia dismisses such allegations as nonsense. Putin, in his speech, largely confined his remarks to the importance of the wartime victory. But he also spoke of the need to fight global terrorism and to co-operate with other nations to do that. "Terrorism has become a global threat," said Putin. "We must defeat this evil. And Russia is open to uniting efforts with other governments, is ready to work on the creation of a modern non-bloc system of international security. "

2016-05-10 02:30 Hannah Korensky www.independent.ie

51 David Cameron issues stark warning with the polls showing 50/50 split DAVID Cameron’s raising the issue of whether Britain, or indeed Europe, would be a safer place in the event of a Brexit is not all that surprising, even though his remarks have deepened the already entrenched positions on both sides. Security experts are also concerned this week, as the former heads of MI5 and MI6 both issued stark warnings that leaving the European Union could undermine the UK’s ability to protect itself from terrorists. In a direct challenge to ‘Leave’ campaigners who have argued that Britain’s membership of the EU leaves the country more vulnerable to terrorist attack, Baron Evans of Weardale, the former director-general of MI5, and John Sawers, the former head of MI6, said the opposite was true. They argued that a vote to leave could damage intelligence sharing because the EU would restrict surveillance powers if the UK were not in the union. “Intelligence work today relies on the lawful and accountable use of large data-sets to reveal the associations and activities of terrorists and cyber-attackers,” they wrote in an article for ‘The Sunday Times’. “The terms on which we exchange data with other European countries are set by agreement within the EU. As an EU member, we shape the debate, we push for what we think is the right balance between security and privacy and we benefit from the data that flows as a result.” They conclude: “An agreement reached without us would probably be too restrictive for our needs ... this could undermine our ability to protect ourselves.” And fears are real. As the BBC has noted following the attacks in Brussels, campaigners on both sides of the Brexit debate have been making claims about whether the UK is safer in or out. In particular, they’ve stressed the importance of border controls, intelligence sharing, and the role of European courts in Britain’s security. The BBC’s ‘Reality Check’ team has taken a closer look at the facts behind the claims. The biggest issue for many campaigners is how much difference the EU’s rules on freedom of movement make to Britain’s ability to police its borders. At the very start of the referendum campaign, Iain Duncan Smith claimed Britain’s “open border does not allow us to check and control people that may come”, and that made attacks like the ones in Paris in November 2015 more likely in the UK. On the other side of the argument, David Omand, former director of Government Communications Headquaters, said: “We are part of an established information-sharing network with our partners whilst still retaining control of our border.” So what are the facts? EU freedom of movement allows citizens of all the other 27 EU countries to travel freely to the UK, to visit, study or work. There is a UK border, and everyone, including citizens of EU-member states, has to produce a passport to cross it. In practice, holders of EU passports are not routinely subjected to detailed checks. The UK is not a member of the Schengen area of borderless travel. Most EU countries are, as well as some non-EU countries like Switzerland and Norway. Lack of internal border checks within Schengen has enabled terrorists – and their weapons – to move freely across continental EU, to execute attacks and to escape. Being outside Schengen and being an island makes travel to Britain harder for potential attackers. But, as noted above, they are not likely to be subject to detailed checks when they try to cross into the UK if they hold an EU passport. In the wake of the Paris November 2015 attacks, the EU renewed efforts to improve sharing of passenger name record data for flights and there were also calls for the establishment of an EU- wide intelligence service. According to the most recent opinion poll in the ‘London Independent’, the British public is split 50/50 on whether to leave the EU but a higher turnout among the Outers could tip the balance in favour of Brexit. Given a straight choice, 50pc of people said Britain should leave and 50pc that it should remain. But when the findings were weighted to take account of people’s likelihood to vote, the result changed to 51pc for Leave and 49pc for Remain. The online survey of 2,000 people suggests US President Barack Obama’s intervention in the debate has not been the game-changer the ‘In’ camp was hoping for. Although 23pc said his support for the UK remaining in the EU had made it more likely they would vote to stay in, 66pc said it had not. And 45pc said they had felt more inclined to vote to leave in the past seven days, while 43pc were more inclined to support remaining. Although Britain is split down the middle on the In/Out question, a majority of people (51pc) believe the country will vote to remain in the June referendum, while only 17pc think it will vote to quit the EU. One in three people (33pc) replied “don’t know” or said the result is too close to call. The belief that the referendum will produce an ‘In’ vote may be a mixed blessing for the ‘In’ campaign. It could breed complacency and lead to some “soft” supporters of EU membership not bothering to vote.

2016-05-10 02:30 Dean Gray www.independent.ie

52 Stars pay tribute to creator of Australian soap 'Neighbours' Jason Donovan has led tributes to the "legendary" Reg Grundy, the producer behind the soap opera 'Neighbours', who has died at the age of 92. Grundy, who also presented his country's version of 'Wheel Of Fortune', died in Bermuda, where he had lived with his wife Joy since 1982, the BBC said. Donovan, who starred alongside Kylie Minogue in the Australian soap opera as the young couple Scott and Charlene Robinson, said he was "lucky" to have known the TV mogul. He continued: "I was so sad to hear about the passing of Reg Grundy. I'm old enough to remember a time when the true pioneers of Australian television industry built it from nothing and gave opportunities to actors, directors and crew alike. "Reg was one of these legendary founders and 'Neighbours' was one of the many products of his life's work. I was lucky to be a small part of his world. My thoughts go out to his family at this time. " Sydney native Grundy's shows were hits around the world and also included 'The Young Doctors' and 'Prisoner: Cell Block H'. Two of his shows - 'Family Feud' and the 'Prisoner' remake 'Wentworth' - picked up gongs at the Logie Awards in Melbourne on Sunday, an awards show celebrating the best of Australian television. Grundy was also inducted into the Logies' Hall of Fame in 1993. He was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2008 for his outstanding contributions to the television industry and promotion of Australia overseas. 'Neighbours' executive producer Jason Herbison said: "Everyone at 'Neighbours' owes a huge debt to Reg Grundy. "Quite simply, we wouldn't be here without him. He will be remembered as a pioneer of Australian television and a true gentleman. "

2016-05-10 02:30 Hannah Stubbs www.independent.ie

53 Asia Times News & Features – Asia Times (From AFP) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was on Monday given a new title — chairman of the Workers’ Party — at a rare top-level meeting of the ruling party. The country’s de facto head of state Kim Yong- nam announced the post as foreign journalists briefly watched proceedings at the party congress — the first for 36 years. Kim — the third generation of the dynasty that has ruled the country since its founding in 1948 — was previously first secretary of the party. The appointment will further bolster his authority at a congress seen as a coronation of sorts for the young leader, who came to power in December 2011 after the death of his father Kim Jong- Il. Kim Jong-Il has been designated eternal party general secretary. The current leader’s grandfather and the country’s founding leader, Kim Il-sung, remains eternal president of the nation despite having died in 1994.

2016-05-10 00:41 atimes.com

54 Roxas: Win at all cost a lie ROXAS CITY, Capiz—Liberal Party (LP) presidential candidate Mar Roxas on Monday pooh-poohed allegations of cheating by his camp. He dismissed as lies speculation that the administration party was hell-bent on ensuring his victory and that of his running mate, Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo. “Since the start [my rivals] have been concocting lies and spreading misinformation,” Roxas told reporters after casting his vote here. “They have been saying that they will win, but they have also been attacking me. So I take that as a compliment because they regard me as their strongest opponent,” he said. He said the long queues in the voting precincts were proof of the country’s vibrant democracy. “This is the strongest evidence our democracy is very much alive and the people have invested in protecting it,” he said. As to reports that supporters of one of his rivals, Rodrigo Duterte, would launch protests if their candidate lost, Roxas said: “Our institutions are much stronger than they are.” “What’s their proof (of cheating)? In the end, reason will prevail. All of this is just alarmist propaganda which they themselves started,” he said. Meanwhile, Akbayan Rep. Barry Gutierrez, spokesperson of the LP-led Daang Matuwid coalition, maintained that there was “absolutely no truth” to the claim of by Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) that vote counting machines (VCMs) were seen in Novotel, a hotel near Roxas’ residence in Cubao, Quezon City. He said the Commission on Elections (Comelec) made a full accounting of all the VCMs which have a unique security system “that allows the Comelec to know where they are.” “This means it is impossible for anyone to misplace these machines. Secondly, the basis of the statement of Henrietta de Villa of the PPCRV is mere rumor, completely bereft of basis and substance,” Gutierrez said in a statement. “We also question the timing of this statement, releasing it exactly on Election Day and not earlier. Nonetheless, to dispel all doubts, we support a full inquiry into this,” he said. He challenged De Villa to provide the precinct numbers where the VCMs were supposedly deployed. “Should she fail to do so, we expect Ms De Villa to issue an apology and attestation of the truth with the same enthusiasm and alacrity she displayed in repeating this rumor,” Gutierrez said. For his part, Sen. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday took the initiative of guarding his votes, setting up a quick count action center at his campaign headquarters in Mandaluyong City. After casting his vote at precinct 36A at Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School in Barangay Valdez, Batac, Ilocos Norte, the vice presidential candidate planed back to Manila and launch his campaign’s quick-count nerve center to monitor the election results, directly receiving reports from his volunteers and supporters.

2016-05-10 02:28 Jeannette I newsinfo.inquirer.net

55 Analysis: Army generals no longer immune to criticism from politicians The times before Israel’s Independence Day are usually typified with sugar-coated phrases, artificial efforts to show unity, reconciliatory tone and attempts to heal the rifts between various sectors of society. Usually towering above all is the embracement of what is probably the only thing that can still glue the cracks together – the IDF. That’s not the case this year, however, as Israel celebrates its 68th year of existence. A series of army-related incidents have tainted the atmosphere and shown the division among Israelis and how politicians, including government ministers, do not hesitate to incite against the senior echelon of the IDF if it suits their narrow political agenda. The incidents also manifest the growing wedge between the security establishment and the government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when it comes to questions of democratic values, military ethics and code of conduct, and wartime responsibilities. It began with the unprecedented vociferous debate about the unlawful and unnecessary shooting of a Palestinian by a soldier who arrived at the scene 11 minutes after it was all over who fired at and killed the wounded terrorist. Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot rushed to condemn the killing and an IDF prosecutor indicted him, first for murder but later changed the indictment to manslaughter and conduct unbecoming. Right-wing politicians criticized Eisenkot and the decision and began a social-media campaign to release him. Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon defended the military and asked the rhetorical question: Do we obey the rule of law and military ethics or do we decline into a regime dominated by gangs? Netanyahu, for a while, sat on the fence waiting to see where the winds blew before reluctantly expressing half-hearted support for the IDF while at the same time calling the soldier’s father to express his sympathy. The second controversial incident was when Deputy Chief of Staff Maj.-Gen. Yair Golan delivered a speech at a traditional state ceremony to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day in which he compared some of the trends in Israeli society – hinting about intolerance, hatred, incitement and racism – to Germany in the 30s and 40s and was immediately bombarded with condemnations from right-wing ministers led by Netanyahu. Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev went a step further, calling for him to be fired, though Center and left-wing politicians rushed to back him, claiming that he was speaking the truth. Golan might have been more careful in choosing his metaphors and comparison, but his speech also proved that Israeli politicians who lack style understatement perceive themselves as actors in social media and not responsible leaders. But these two cases served only as foreplay to the real thing – the bad blood and spin surrounding the forthcoming report by the state comptroller about the 2014 Gaza war. A leak of a draft of the report claimed it would be harsh on Netanyahu, Ya’alon and then Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Benny Gantz over their preparations for the threat of Hamas tunnels in Gaza and for not properly informing the cabinet about the situation. Opposition leaders and critics of Netanyahu used the occasion to demand explanations, and even the resignation of the prime minister for his failure. While Ya’alon and Gantz kept silent, Netanyahu’s circles began spreading comment ranging from: “The state comptroller was not a significant person” to hinting that the prime minister did raise concerns about the tunnels to finger pointing that it was a failure of the generals. One can only wonder what will happen in a few weeks when the genuine and full report is published if this is the reaction to a leaked draft, the authenticity of which is questionable. These are just some of the signs, as the country prepares to celebrate another birthday milestone, of the inability of Israelis to find common ground and consensus about their most crucial issues of war and peace and how to jointly advance the country toward a better future.

2016-05-10 02:27 YOSSI MELMAN www.jpost.com

56 Paypal tightens rules on crowdfunding Paypal will stop protecting payments made to crowdfunding projects in several countries, the online money transfer platform has announced. Countries affected include Brazil, the US, Canada and Japan but not the UK. The firm is amending its Payment Protection policy in line with the investment risks and could not confirm if it would be rolled out further. It is also withdrawing protection for gambling transactions and payments made to government agencies. "This is consistent with the risks and uncertainties involved in contributing to crowdfunding campaigns, which do not guarantee a return for the investment made in these types of campaigns," the firm said. An independent study into the crowdfunding site Kickstarter, carried out by the University of Pennsylvania, found that 9% of projects listed on the site "failed to deliver rewards". The study also found that smaller projects - those seeking $1000 (£693) or less - were the most likely to fail, but that 73% of the investors who took part said they would not be put off investing in another project if one failed. "We want everyone to understand exactly how Kickstarter works — that it's not a store," Kickstarter said. "Amid creativity and innovation there is risk and failure. "

2016-05-09 15:38 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

57 Livonia - News This feed's current articles are shown below. Subscribe for updates to all the content available in this feed, or click through here to see the original article. Community Forum on Race planned for May 17 in Novi aims to foster understanding IKEA has unveiled its latest investment in its Canton store Alcohol is suspected in a head-on crash that injured four in Canton Two students at Cambridge High School in Garden City were taken into police custody The Alden Development Group wants to build a five-story building on property Canton’s Firefighter of the Year led effort to form honor guard Township residents and officials are seeking more county money to fix streets This is the third and final month of the summer with a Supermoon. It's when a full or new moon coincides with the moon's closest point to Earth in its orbit. Basically, the moon appears bigger and brighter than usual in the night sky. Teaching with Heart and Soul Award goes to Julie Folkert Police believe the body, belonging to a Milford man, had been there for weeks. Redford Union school officials call for transparency in determing if it should combine with South Redford. Claire Daugherty has been riding horses since the age of 9 A 19-year-old woman told police her boyfriend choked her and threatened her A drug collection program has shattered old records in Canton Two men and four juveniles have been arrested in connection with two gun-store break-ins last month. Mayor Bob Gatt: “I am more optimistic about the future of our Novi than ever before.” Potential site identified as new home for 1871 building Milford Road will be paved south of New Hudson NAMI hosts May 12 program on living well with mental illness

2016-05-10 00:42 rssfeeds.hometownlife.com

58 Village chief nabbed for vote-buying CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—Authorities arrested a village official here after a concerned citizen accused him of engaging in vote-buying. Salvador Misca, 47, Barangay Pigsag-an chair and an alleged supporter of comebacking mayor Vicente Emano, was arrested by elements of the Lumbia police and Tactical Operations Group- 10 (TOG-10) on Sunday evening. A police report said Misca was caught in the act of vote-buying. Seized from him were sample ballots and cash of around P41,000. In Maguindanao, a lawyer for Vice President Jejomar Binay and the United Nationalist Alliance, said they filed a complaint in the Commission on Elections (Comelec) after they discovered the use of pre-shaded ballots in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town. Lawyer Kampo Amor said 787 pre-shaded ballots were discovered by their volunteers. He did not say who among the national and local candidates were the beneficiaries of the pre- shaded ballots. Amor said a similar incident was reported in Pagagawan town. In Basilan, Bishop Martin Jumoad said he personally witnessed fraud being committed inside the Matarling Elementary School in Lantawan town. “It was my first time to see for myself how these people were cheating with the ballots, right before my very own eyes and it was like nothing for them. I wonder why the BEIs were not doing anything,” Jumoad, who also quickly left the area, said. Jumoad said he rushed to Matarling village after receiving reports of increasing tensions due to a bomb scare. “When I arrived, many voters approached me and told me, someone had already voted for them. When I went inside one of the precincts, I chanced upon three persons carrying many ballots, shaded ballots and they were feeding these to the machines right in front of the public. The BEIs were there and they were watching and not doing anything, so I told the three persons that what they were doing was against the law. They just stared at me but continued to do what they were doing. They left as if nothing had happened, so I left too, for fear of my life,” Jumoad said by phone. Jigger Jerusalem, Jeoffrey Maitem, Julie Alipala, Allan Nawal, Chris Panganiban, Danilo Adorador III, Eldie Aguirre, Orlando Dinoy and Williamor Magbanua, Inquirer Mindanao

2016-05-10 02:26 Philippine Daily newsinfo.inquirer.net

59 Paralympian robbed during race in East Point EAST POINT, GA. - Paralympian and gold-medal winner Jennifer Schuble is known all over the world for her toughness on the bike. But her ability to get all over the world has been stolen. Last Saturday, Schuble was racing at an event at the Dick Lane Velodrome in East Point, Ga. In the parking lot, someone broke into her car by smashing her windows. They stole her passport, cycle shoes and a custom racing suit worth more than $500. All things she needs for the upcoming games this summer in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTOS | Paralympian Jennifer Schuble John Dowd, who officiated the races, was parked in front of Schuble, and his car was also broken into. Dowd said there was a 'security event' that took place at 3:45 p.m. "So I know when it happened. It doesn't do me any good," he said. "But, it's in the middle of the afternoon with a bunch of people around. " The thieves stole a computer, credit cards and back up hard drives from Dowd's vehicle. While the things they stole are priceless to Schuble and Dowd, he doesn't think the thieves will even care to sell them. PHOTOS | Paralympians compete in London "Some of that stuff is really hard to replace. Like my programs that I have been working on for years! " "It's the type of stuff that's not worth anything to anybody, so I'm sure it's in a dumpster somewhere and that's what's sad about it. " Police have not made any arrests and do not have any suspects. Unfortunately, the cars were parked in an area that doesn't have cameras. No witnesses have come forward.

2016-05-10 02:25 Kaitlyn Ross rssfeeds.11alive.com

60 Japan will intervene if 'one-sided' yen moves persist - Aso By Leika Kihara TOKYO, May 10 (Reuters) - Japan is determined to prevent recent "one-sided" yen rises from accelerating, Finance Minister Taro Aso said, reiterating his resolve to intervene in the currency market if yen gains last long enough to hurt a fragile economic recovery. Aso told parliament on Tuesday that Japan has not and has no plans to manipulate currency moves on a long-term basis to give its exports a competitive trade advantage. But he added that it was a shared understanding among G7 and G20 nations that excessive currency volatility was undesirable. "Japan obviously will intervene if one-sided moves persist," he said, stressing Tokyo's readiness to step into the market to stem any excessive yen rises. The yen's appreciation before and during Japan's Golden Week holidays last week has been "quite rapid," Aso said. "We're determined to prevent such one-sided moves from accelerating. " Aso has escalated his warning to markets against pushing up the yen too much, explicitly using the word "intervention" for two straight days instead of the usual, more indirect language that Tokyo will "act appropriately" against excessive volatility. The jawboning pushed the dollar up nearly 1 percent to around 108 yen on Tuesday, off the 18-month low of 105.55 yen hit last week. Japanese authorities have stayed away from the markets since they last intervened in 2011. At the time, Tokyo got G7 consent to intervene to stem a yen spike driven by speculation that a devastating earthquake would force Japanese insurers to repatriate overseas funds to pay for damage claims. (Reporting by Leika Kihara; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore)

2016-05-10 02:23 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

61 Disney becomes fastest studio to reach $1billion domestic in one year The Walt Disney Studios have become the fastest of the industry to ever reach $1 billion at the domestic box office. Disney reached the mark in just 128 days of 2016 after this past weekend, surpassing Universal's previous record by 37 days. Universal hit the mark in 165 days in 2015, and in that period also grossed $3 billion globally. But Disney broke that record too over the weekend, helped by Captain America: Civil War, which came out Friday, Deadline reported. Scroll down for video Disney now holds the records for both $1 billion domestic and $3 billion global. It currently stands at $1.21 billion domestically and $3,341 billion globally according to Deadline. This is the second year in a row that a studio has established a new threshold for the $3 billion global mark. Universal broke the record last year with its 165 days. Before that, the best performance had been established by Fox in 2010. Domestically, the record was broken last year too when Universal topped Paramount's previous best, which came in 2008. Disney reached a personal best last year, when it hit $1 billion domestic in 174 days, Deadline wrote. Zootopia, an animation movie in which a bunny cop and a fox con artist must uncover a conspiracy, has become the top movie of 2016 with $958 million worldwide. The Jungle Book, Disney's adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic, is currently third worldwide with $779 million. Captain America: Civil War, the third movie starring Chris Evans as the Marvel hero along Robert Downey Jr and Scarlett Johansson, climbed to the fifth position worldwide in just three days and has grossed $673 since its release on Friday.

2016-05-10 02:23 Clemence Michallon www.dailymail.co.uk

62 China goes on buying spree for U. S. companies Contact WND (CNBC) — Stock markets in China may be in bear market territory, but that has not stopped Chinese firms from going on a buying spree for American companies. Direct investments from China put over $15 billion into transactions in the U. S. last year, a near-30 percent increase compared to the previous year and a new all-time high. Early indication points to 2016 as yet another record year for Chinese investments, according to a report by the National Committee on U. S.-China Relations and a research firm Rhodium Group. “In 2016, China’s outbound foreign direct investment (OFDI) will likely grow even faster than in previous years,” the report said. “A more pronounced slowdown in economic growth and concerns about the stability of the renminbi exchange rate have visibly accelerated the pace of Chinese deal-making abroad since mid-2015, with a record $100 billion of announced M&A transactions worldwide in the first three months of the year.”

2016-05-10 00:05 www.wnd.com

63 Scores & Stats The Chicago Cubs’ red-hot start is approaching historic proportions. The Cubs are the 10th team in major-league history to win at least 24 of its first 30 games – and the first since the 1984 Detroit Tigers – and look to add to their winning ways when they host the San Diego Padres for a three-game series starting Monday. Chicago has won seven straight and 11 of 12 and is coming off a four-game sweep of the Washington Nationals. Javier Baez’s homer in the 13th inning lifted the Cubs to a 4-3 victory Sunday, improving their home mark to 11-3. The Padres dropped the final two games of their four-game set with the New York Mets over the weekend but have won or split their last three series, winning six of their last 10 games. San Diego has not lost a road series to the Cubs since 2012, going 6-4 at Wrigley Field over the past three seasons. TV: 8:05 p.m. ET, FSN San Diego, CSN Chicago PITCHING MATCHUP: Padres RH Cesar Vargas (0-1, 1.10 ERA) vs. Cubs LH Jon Lester (3-1, 1.58) Vargas is trying to become the first Padres pitcher to open his career by allowing one run or fewer in each of his first four starts. The 24-year-old Mexican doesn’t miss a lot of bats – he has 12 strikeouts in 16 1/3 innings – but hitters haven’t been able to square him up often. Vargas is still looking for his first win, though, as the Padres have totaled seven runs in his three starts. Lester had his streak of five straight quality starts snapped with his last outing, but he didn’t allow a run over 5 2/3 innings in a win at Pittsburgh. The 32-year-old is still looking for his first win this season at Wrigley Field, where he is 0-1 with a 2.21 ERA in three starts. Lester has faced the Padres twice, going 0-1 with a 2.92 ERA. WALK-OFFS 1. Cubs 2B/OF Ben Zobrist is 9-for-25 with four home runs during a seven-game hitting streak. 2. The Padres have averaged 6.2 runs in their 13 wins and 1.9 runs in their 19 losses. 3. The Cubs are 23-0 when leading after eight innings. PREDICTION: Cubs 5, Padres 2

2016-05-10 05:16 Sportsdirect Inc scoresandstats.chicago.cbslocal.com

64 Mystery after woman's body found at trash dump in west Houston Authorities are awaiting autopsy results after a woman was found dead Thursday at a trash collection site in west Houston. The woman's body was discovered about 8:55 a.m. at a refuse transfer station at 1138 West Sam Houston Parkway North, according to the Houston Police Department. No other details about the case were released. The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences is expected to perform an autopsy to determine the woman's identity and how the woman died. She is described only as black. She was wearing a brown, animal-print top, a brown suede skirt and black shoes. Anyone with information about the case or the woman's identity is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600.

2016-05-10 05:15 By Dale www.chron.com

65 Mexican judge rules that ‘El Chapo’ Guzman can be extradited to U. S. MEXICO CITY (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the extradition of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman can move ahead, Mexico's Judicial Council said Monday. But the country's foreign ministry must still approve it and the defense can appeal. The council, which oversees Mexico's federal judges and tribunals, said the judge, who it did not name, had agreed that the legal requirements laid out in the extradition treaty between the two countries had been met. The ministry has 20 days to decide whether to approve Guzman's extradition to the United States. READ MORE: Drug boss 'El Chapo's' new prison Mexico's worst overall Any extradition attempt can be delayed or stopped by a request to the court by attorneys for the Sinaloa cartel leader. Guzman was moved Saturday from a prison outside Mexico City to one in Ciudad Juarez near the U. S. border. Questions have arisen on both sides of the border about the decision to relocate the convicted drug lord to a region that is one of his cartel's strongholds. A Mexican security official acknowledged Sunday that the sudden transfer was to a less-secure prison. READ MORE: Cartel godfather to be freed from U. S. prison The official said that in general the Cefereso No. 9 prison on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas, is not as impregnable as the maximum-security Altiplano facility near Mexico City where he had been held. The official wasn't authorized to discuss Guzman's case publicly and agreed to do so only if not quoted by name. The official said, however, that Guzman is being held in a maximum-security wing where the same protocols are being enforced as in Altiplano, including 24-hour monitoring via a camera in his cell. Altiplano is considered the country's highest-security prison. El Chapo" first broke out of another prison in 2001 and spent more than a decade on the run, becoming one of the world's most-wanted fugitives. He was recaptured in 2014, but slipped out of Altiplano, which many previously had thought was unescapable, in July 2015 by fleeing through a sophisticated, mile-long tunnel that went up into the shower in his cell. READ MORE: Wife of Sinaloa Cartel leader 'El Chapo' Guzman speaks out Mexican marines re-arrested him in the western state of Sinaloa in January, after he fled a safe house through a storm drain. He was returned to Altiplano, where he was placed under constant observation from a ceiling camera with no blind spots, and the floors of top-security cells were reinforced with metal bars and a 16-inch (40-centimeter) layer of concrete. Some Mexican media have speculated that the weekend move was a prelude to imminent extradition to the U. S., where he faces drug charges in seven jurisdictions. But authorities denied that. THE ARREST: Fast and Furious gun recovered at drug lord El Chapo's hideout, report says The security official said Guzman is still in the middle of the extradition process. The Foreign Relations Department has the final say, and Guzman's lawyers still have opportunities to appeal. A lawyer for Guzman confirmed Saturday that his defense continues to fight the drug lord being sent to the U. S., and officials have said it could take up to a year to reach a final ruling. Multiple analysts told The Associated Press that there was no sign of a link between the prison switch and extradition.

2016-05-10 05:15 E Eduardo www.chron.com

66 Police say 50-year-old Baytown woman was "brutally murdered. " The Baytown Police Department have released the name of the 50-year-old woman found dead Sunday night in her Baytown apartment. Police are looking for any information about Nataliya Shal, who they believe was brutally murdered, according to a Baytown Police Department release. An officer was dispatched to the Lakes at Madera apartments at 305 West Baker around 9:45 p.m. Shal's husband is a truck driver who told police that he was out of state and concerned about his wife since he hadn't heard from her. The police say an officer saw Shal's lifeless body through a window and made a forced entry into the apartment. Police have not disclosed any suspects or motives involved in the case. The death is being investigated by the Baytown Police Department and the Harris County Institute of Forensic Science. A $5,000 reward is being offered to anyone who has information that will help get a suspect arrested and charged. Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact the Baytown Police Department at 281-422-8371 or Crime Stoppers at 281-427-TIPS.

2016-05-10 05:15 William Axford www.chron.com

67 TV-radio listings: May 10 Television Col. baseball Louisville at Vanderbilt SEC 6 p.m. Col. baseball Stephen F. Austin at TCU FSSW Plus 6:30 p.m. Pro baseball Kansas City at N. Y. Yankees MLB 6 p.m. Pro baseball Chicago White Sox at Texas FSSW 7 p.m. Pro baseball Cleveland at Astros Root 7 p.m. Pro baseball N. Y. Mets at L. A. Dodgers MLB 9 p.m. Pro basketball Oklahoma City at San Antonio TNT 7 p.m. Pro hockey Washington at Pittsburgh NBCSN 7 p.m. Soccer Manchester United at West Ham NBCSN 1:45 p.m. Radio Pro baseball Cleveland at Astros 790 AM 7 p.m. Astros in Spanish 94.1 FM

2016-05-10 05:15 Staff reports www.chron.com

68 N. Carolina, US federal government face off over 'bathroom' law North Carolina's governor and the US federal government upped the ante in a battle over the rights of transgender Americans, filing dueling lawsuits over a state law restricting their use of public restrooms. The showdown comes amid a wider debate on equal rights in the United States, where a flurry of initiatives have targeted the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) communities since a historic Supreme Court decision last year legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The North Carolina law passed on March 23 -- requiring transgender people to use public restrooms corresponding to the gender listed on their birth certificate -- has triggered a national outcry. US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who calls North Carolina her home state, denounced the law as "state-sponsored discrimination" and compared it to racial segregation laws and bans on same-sex marriage. "This action is about a great deal more than bathrooms," she told reporters. "This is about the dignity and the respect that we accord our fellow citizens and the laws that we as a people and as a country have enacted to protect them. " A string high-profile entertainers and big companies have joined activists in denouncing the North Carolina measure, pulling the plug on events and investments in the state. But supporters say the controversial law is intended to protect women from sexual predators. The state's governor Pat McCrory on Monday filed a suit against the US Justice Department in defense of the law, and asked the federal courts to decide. In turn, the Justice Department filed a civil rights countersuit, charging that the law is discriminatory. The government's complaint cites as defendants the state and its governor, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety and the University of North Carolina and its board. Lynch warned that "we retain the option" to curtail federal funding for the state over the issue, with billions of dollars in government aid potentially at stake, including key education funding. - 'We stand with you' - Speaking directly to the transgender community, Lynch said "history is on your side. " "No matter how isolated, no matter how afraid, and no matter how alone you may feel today, know this -- that the Department of Justice and indeed the entire Obama administration want you to know that we see you, we stand with you, and we will do everything we can to protect you going forward," she said. "It's about the founding ideals that have led to this country haltingly but inexorably in the direction of fairness, inclusion and equality for all Americans. " North Carolina's governor has defended the law as a necessary response to an ordinance in the state's largest city of Charlotte that expanded legal protections for people's sexual orientation and gender identity. "This caused major privacy concerns about males entering female facilities or females entering male facilities," he told reporters, saying he expected other states and private entities to join the suit. The latest legal action coincides with a deadline the Justice Department gave North Carolina's governor last week to "remedy" the measure, warning him that the law violated federal anti-discrimination statutes. McCrory said President Barack Obama's administration was "bypassing Congress by attempting to rewrite the law and set restroom policies for public and private employers across the country, not just North Carolina. " "This is now a national issue that applies to every state and it needs to be resolved at the federal level," he said. The governor also stressed that North Carolina allows private companies to set their own policies concerning the use of bathrooms, locker rooms and showers. The state's own attorney general, a Democrat locked in a tight battle against McCrory to win his post in November, said the law has already cost thousands of jobs and tens of millions of dollars in economic activity. "It's time for the governor to stop the partisan gamesmanship and undo this law now," Roy Cooper said in a statement. - Government 'bullying'? - Conservatives hailed the state's move. Lashing out at the Justice Department's "bullying," Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said that Obama was trying to "fundamentally transform America. " "If the White House can dictate the bathroom policies of America, what could possibly be beyond their reach? " he asked. Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, Bryan Adams, Ringo Starr, Demi Lovato and Cyndi Lauper are just some of the musicians and bands who have cancelled concerts in the southeastern state. PayPal scrapped plans to build facilities in North Carolina that would have provided work for around 400 people, while Deutsche Bank halted plans to create 250 jobs. The National Basketball Association has warned that it may pull its All-Star game next year out of Charlotte if the law is not changed. In response to the protest movement, McCrory last month had softened the law, but stopped short of ending its most controversial provision on limits to public bathroom access. Unsatisfied with the minor changes, activists pressed on.

2016-05-10 02:20 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

69 11-year-old facing hate crime charges for burning bus A surveillance tape released by CrownHeights.info found that a approximately seven children had been involved with the arson incident on Sunday. The video shows several children boarding the bus – which had been left open and unattended – with pieces of cardboard in hand. The kids rush out as flames appear in the front of the bus. So far, only an 11-year-old boy has been arrested in relation to the crime. He is currently facing hate crime charges, despite the lack of Jewish writing on the bus. He has been charged with criminal mischief as a hate crime and arson as a hate crime. The attack took place in Crown Heights, Brooklyn – an area notorious for its history of tension between the Black community and the Jewish community. Chani Klein, a parent at Beth Rivkah, told the New York Daily News, “ It’s terrible, ” and added, " I don't know why they would do that. Maybe they were just bored, or maybe it really was about hate. Either way they blew up a bus. They need help. " No one was injured in the fire, but residents are concerned about what they feel is growing hostility between Crown Heights’ Hasidic residents and the black population. One Crown Heights man, Chaim Rosenstein, told the Daily News “ It's very sad that there was just enough mischief and possibly bias and hate pent up inside an 11-year-old, ” adding " People are very shocked. They're concerned. ” However, not everyone believes that the children were motivated by hate. “ I will not accuse them of a hate crime simply for the fact that I have not spoken to them, ” Leon Yavich, owner of the bus company that operated the bus in question, told the New York Daily News, adding, “ my bus doesn’t have any Jewish markings. It doesn’t belong to the Yeshiva. ” Tensions in Crown Heights have been simmering for a long time. In 1991, they boiled over when a rabbi’s motorcade ran a yellow light, hit a car, got on the sidewalk and knocked a 600-pound pillar onto two children. Gavin Cato, 7, was killed instantly, but his 7-year-old cousin, Angela Cato survived with serious injuries. After the children were hit, the driver of the vehicle was removed from the scene by a private Hasidic ambulance while the children were left for city workers to remove. This resulted in the three-day long Crown Heights riot that cost one Orthodox man his life. In the 25 years since Cato’s death, tensions between the communities in Brooklyn have not eased up. On Friday, the New York Daily News found that a 2013 assault on a gay black man by a Jewish security patrolman was closed early by the NYPD. Taj Patterson, a 25-year-old black man, was walking in Williamsburg, Brooklyn when he claims that a gang of men attacked him while shouting homophobic slurs. Patterson was left permanently blind in one eye after the attack, but within 24 hours, the police had classified it as a misdemeanor and closed the case with no arrests. The case was only reopened after Patterson’s mother, Zahra Patterson, discovered that the case had been closed. She reportedly reached out to friends with media contacts until the story made the news. Investigators reached out to her only days later. So far, five suspects have been indicted on a felony gang assault charge. Charges against two of them have already been dismissed, but the other three are set to appear in court sometime next week. Unlike the 11-year-old, none of them are facing hate crime charges.

2016-05-10 02:19 www.rt.com

70 Pictured: Brothers, aged 7 and 10, who drowned in river in Colorado The two young brothers who drowned in a river in Colorado on Mother's Day have been identified by authorities. Daniel Foreman, 7, and Paul Foreman, 10, fell into the Little Thompson River near the community of Pinewood Springs around 12:30pm Sunday. Despite a multi-agency response the boys could not be saved, the Larimer County sheriff's office said in a press release. The children were identified Monday by the county coroner's office, local media reported. The boys' father jumped in to try to save his children, a witness told the Denver Post. Scroll down for video Lisa Phillips, whose son was playing with the young victims before they fell in, said her child ran to home to alert her of the tragedy. She said saw firefighters attempt to revive the boys. 'They tried everything. There was nothing they could do,' Phillips told the Post. The coroner's office ruled the deaths an accident, the Post reported. It was unclear Monday how the boys ended up in the river. Phillips told the Post the brothers had been playing with water guns. 'There were not lots of witnesses,' Andrew Lucas, assistant chief of the Pinewood Springs Fire Protection District, told the Post. 'It was lightly populated and the calls came in once there was realization the boys were in the river and being swept downstream. Neighbors in the area were contacted by a witness or two who asked them to call 911,' Lucas said. The boys' grandfather told CBS4 Denver the brothers and their father had been picnicking near the river. According to Phillips, Daniel and Paul Foreman liked to play with Legos, video games and their pet rabbit. An online fundraiser was set up to raise money for funeral expenses. Pinewood Springs is located about 10 miles southwest of Loveland. The river, though closed to the public, is a popular swimming spot on warm summer days, a local resident told the Post on Sunday. 'People are swimming in there everywhere. It is pretty risky. It is pretty fun. People are supposed to supervise their kids when they are down there,' said Carly Smith. The Post described the river as 'raging waters' where 'granite cliffs form a waterfall and gushing currents cut a series of deep pools where people swim.' Along with sheriff's deputies, eight agencies rushed to the site after the youths fell into the waters, which area residents described as still cold from melting snow.

2016-05-10 02:17 Anton Nilsson www.dailymail.co.uk

71 Girl wearing hijab called 'Isis' in yearbook Contact WND (COX MEDIA GROUP) RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. — School officials in California apologized over the weekend after a high school yearbook staff misidentified a Muslim student as “Isis Phillips.” Bayan Zehlif, a junior at Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, on Friday posted a photo of herself on Twitter and Facebook wearing a hijab and smiling above the words “Isis Phillips, 11th.” “I am extremely saddened, disgusted, hurt and embarrassed that the Los Osos High School yearbook was able to get away with this,” Bayan wrote. “Apparently I am ‘Isis’ in the yearbook. The school reached out to me and had the audacity to say that this was a typo. I beg to differ, let’s be real.”

2016-05-09 23:52 www.wnd.com

72 Boy who grew out hair for cancer patients faces stage 4 diagnosis By

Emanuella Grinberg CNN (CNN) — A boy who grew out his hair for cancer survivors is now facing his own struggle with the disease. Vinny Desautels’ parents initially thought seasonal allergies were to blame for his puffy right eye. Rounds of tests revealed the 7-year-old from Roseville, California, is facing stage 4 cancer. The family is awaiting final confirmation from doctors that Vinny has Ewing’s sarcoma, a type of tumor that forms in bone or soft tissue. The second-grader is scheduled to begin treatment this week, starting with a bone marrow biopsy and chemotherapy, said his father, Jason Desautels. “We know it’s cancer, stage 4, because it spread in two different locations and it’s aggressive,” he said. “Now we’re trying to figure out what we’re dealing with so we can come up with a plan.” Vinny’s eye started getting “squintier” in March, Desautels said. They tried prescription eye drops and allergy medication with no success. Vinny started complaining of an aching knee and his parents noticed his hip was swollen. That’s when they really started to get worried. A visit to the emergency room on April 28 and an X-ray revealed a significant growth on his right hip. The next day his pediatrician sent the family to a hospital in Sacramento with a handwritten note. Blood tests, MRIs, and a CT scan revealed tumors on his hip and in the bone around his eye. Vinny’s ordeal touched well-wishers around the country when it came to light that he grew his hair for two years to donate it to cancer survivors. An online fundraising campaign for Vinny started by his grandparents raised more than $50,000 in one week. The family appreciates the support even as they adjust to the kind of attention no parent would ever want. They’re not used to asking others for help and sometimes it feels “weird,” Desautels said. But he knows the family will need it to cover medical costs and incidental expenses, such as travel and missed work. Each day of work that Vinny’s mother misses as a self-employed hairstylist is lost income. She’s six months pregnant, so she can’t attend his radiation treatments during her pregnancy. Desautels said he’s lucky to work for a small farm hardware business that’s flexible. But it will take a lot of juggling to care for Vinny, his 12-year-old brother and to make sure bills are paid. “We’re all right but we’re just a blue collar family and we work to live comfortably,” he said. Meanwhile, Vinny is trying to stay positive. After missing a week of school he’s going back on Tuesday to finish end-of-year tests. He’s got a copy of E. B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web” to bring to treatments. “We’re very thankful but I don’t want to lie to people: The circumstances are terrible. I’d rather have healthy kid.”

2016-05-10 02:14 CNN Wire fox13now.com

73 China April consumer inflation less than expected, producer deflation eases BEIJING, May 10 (Reuters) - China's consumer prices rose slightly less than expected in April, while a four-year slump in producer prices continued to show signs of moderating, easing strains on companies facing sluggish demand and high debt levels. The consumer price index rose 2.3 percent in April from a year ago, unchanged from March, though prices fell 0.2 percent month-on-month, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday. Inflation appeared to be driven largely by higher food prices, rather than an improvement in broader economic activity which many global investors had been hoping for. The price of pork jumped 33.5 percent, accelerating from a 28.4 percent surge in March. The Beijing municipal government said last week it will release 3 million kilograms of frozen pork reserves in a bid to combat prices. Food prices actually fell 1.4 percent on a monthly basis, indicating a recent uptick in inflation could be short lived as food price moderate and the prices of other goods and services remain muted. Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted the consumer price index (CPI) would rise 2.4 percent in April, compared with 2.3 percent the prior month. Producer prices in March fell 3.4 percent from a year earlier, compared with the previous month's fall of 4.3 percent. The market had expected producer prices to fall 3.8 percent on an annual basis. China's factory prices have been falling for over 4 years, through April's decline was the smallest since prices fell 3.3 percent in December 2014. Prices of steel and other industrial commodities have risen since the beginning of the year on the back of record credit expansion, but sharp declines in commodities futures prices over the last week indicate higher prices may not be sustainable. Analysts say demand remains weak and overcapacity issues have not been resolved. The soft April inflation data, weaker-than-expected exports and imports and softer factory survey results have raised doubts about whether a strong pick-up in March activity was just a blip. The economy grew at the slowest pace since 2009 in the first quarter of this year, and a government think-tank on Monday predicted growth would be flat in the second quarter at 6.7 percent. (Reporting by Elias Glenn; Editing by Kim Coghill)

2016-05-10 02:13 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

74 Argentine championship results and standings May 10 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Argentine championship matches on Monday Monday, May 9 Olimpo 1 Banfield 1 Sarmiento 1 Patronato 0 Sunday, May 8 Atletico Rafaela 0 Tigre 0 Gimnasia-La Plata 3 Independiente 3 Arsenal 1 Rosario Central 0 Atletico Tucuman 2 Belgrano 1 Boca Juniors 0 Huracan 0 Lanus 2 Aldosivi 0 Saturday, May 7 Racing Club 0 Estudiantes 0 Newell's Old Boys 0 Defensa y Justicia 1 San Lorenzo 2 River Plate 1 San Martin (San Juan) 2 Temperley 0 Velez Sarsfield 2 Colon (Santa Fe) 0 Friday, May 6 Quilmes 1 Godoy Cruz 3 Union (Santa Fe) 4 Argentinos Juniors 0 Standings P W D L F A Pts Zone A 1 Godoy Cruz 14 9 3 2 26 12 30 2 San Lorenzo 14 9 3 2 20 15 30 3 Arsenal 14 7 3 4 19 12 24 4 Velez Sarsfield 14 7 1 6 20 19 22 5 Gimnasia-La Plata 14 6 4 4 16 18 22 6 Independiente 14 5 6 3 17 12 21 7 Rosario Central 14 5 4 5 18 14 19 8 Colon (Santa Fe) 14 5 2 7 21 26 17 9 Patronato 14 4 4 6 18 23 16 10 River Plate 14 3 6 5 19 20 15 11 Quilmes 14 3 5 6 20 28 14 12 Sarmiento 14 3 5 6 9 17 14 13 Belgrano 14 3 4 7 20 23 13 14 Banfield 14 2 7 5 14 19 13 15 Olimpo 14 3 4 7 11 18 13 Zone B 1 Lanus 14 12 1 1 26 6 37 2 Estudiantes 14 8 4 2 21 9 28 3 Atletico Tucuman 14 8 3 3 22 15 27 4 Defensa y Justicia 14 6 3 5 23 15 21 5 Huracan 14 6 3 5 17 13 21 6 Racing Club 14 5 6 3 26 24 21 7 Union (Santa Fe) 14 5 5 4 22 20 20 8 San Martin (San Juan) 14 5 5 4 19 17 20 9 Boca Juniors 14 5 4 5 14 10 19 10 Tigre 14 3 5 6 18 17 14 11 Aldosivi 14 3 5 6 17 25 14 12 Newell's Old Boys 14 2 7 5 14 18 13 13 Temperley 14 3 4 7 12 19 13 14 Atletico Rafaela 14 2 3 9 13 28 9 15 Argentinos Juniors 14 1 5 8 8 28 8

2016-05-10 02:13 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

75 Emily Blunt and John Krasinski buy trampoline for their daughter Hazel Pregnant Emily Blunt and her husband John Krasinski treated their two-year-old daughter Hazel at Toys 'R' Us in Los Angeles on Sunday. The British beauty and her Massachusetts man - who confirmed their baby news on January 26 - will celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary on July 10. The expecting 33-year-old dressed her burgeoning bump in a black short-sleeved jumpsuit and gladiator sandals. Scroll down for video Emily finished her maternity look with green-framed shades, a partial updo, and a red- and-grey rucksack. The Lip Sync Battle losers bought their princess a $160 Little Tikes 7ft trampoline with safety enclosure as well as numerous bags of play sand. 'I feel good actually,' Blunt said on the April 19 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live . 'Is [Hazel] excited about a new baby? Um, she quite likes being top dog at the moment, I think. I broached it with her and the first response when I said, "You know, Hazel, there's a baby in there! You're going to be a big sister! " 'She looked at me and she went, "Nope. " And I went, "Yes. " That was the first talk. And we bought her every "I'm a big sister" book out there.' Last week, the Golden Globe winner attended the Met Gala in a sapphire beaded long-sleeved Michael Kors gown selected by her stylist Jessica Paster. The Sicario star can currently be seen as Charlize Theron's evil younger sister Freya in the dismally-reviewed sequel, The Huntsman: Winter's War. Emily will next play divorcée Rachel Watson in the big- screen adaptation of Paula Hawkins' 2015 novel The Girl on the Train - hitting UK/US theaters Octber 7 - alongside Justin Theroux, Allison Janney, and Lisa Kudrow. Meanwhile, Krasinski will next direct and star as aspiring artist John Hollar in the family dramedy The Hollars - hitting US theaters August 26 - wth Anna Kendrick, Richard Jenkins, and Mary Kay Place. After finishing Dry Powder at the Public Theater, the 36-year-old Emmy nominee is now reading Tom Clancy novels to prepare for his role as the titular CIA hero in Amazon's 2017 spin-off series Jack Ryan.

2016-05-10 02:11 Cassie Carpenter www.dailymail.co.uk

76 Limbaugh blows lid off 'Fakebook' censorship 'surprise' Contact WND Talk-radio giant Rush Limbaugh wants to know: Why is everyone so surprised that Facebook actively censors conservative news? “This doesn’t surprise me,” Limbaugh said on his show Monday, reacting to reports that former Facebook “curators” and at least one journalist who worked for the company say the media giant is as anti-conservative as mainstream news comes. “They need to rename it, ‘Fakebook.’ It’s not news.” As WND reported , a former Facebook journalist told Gizmodo that Facebook regularly prevented stories about Mitt Romney, Rand Paul, CPAC – the Conservative Political Action Conference – and other topics of major interest to conservatives from posting in its “trending” news section, one of the most-read and heavily trafficked sites on the Internet. Other former “news curators” who worked for Facebook as independent contractors told Gizmodo they were told to “inject” certain stories into the trending news spot, despite the fact they weren’t trending hot at all. Among the news injected into feeds was everything concerning “Black Lives Matter.” “In other words, if it was dull, if it was dead news, if it wasn’t trending, if it wasn’t spreading through the user base, the curators would put it in there anyway to advance the leftist agenda and harm the conservative agenda,” Limbaugh said. “Does this cause surprise, anybody? Now, I know it makes you mad, but does it come as a surprise?” Limbaugh continued, “Conservatism’s been suppressed throughout the Drive-By Media or misrepresented or lied about or stigmatized. It’s just that now people coming out and admit it. So what do you think is going on, folks? What’s driving this? I think I know. Some of you’ll say, ‘The Trump campaign, Rush! Trump’s doing it! That’s why they’re scared, ’cause of Trump.’ Maybe. See what you think about it.” Also on Monday, the Drudge Report ran a photograph of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg with the headline, “Not Leaning In … Leaning Left!” News of the Gizmodo allegations spread like wildfire online. Fox News’ Greta Van Susteren tweeted: “Is Facebook being sneaky and telling you what to think?” The Heritage Foundation tweeted: “Maybe we need to start talking about the consequences of living in Mark Zuckerberg’s America.” And even Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus weighed in: “Facebook must answer for conservative censorship #MakeThisTrend ” At the time of this report, Facebook had not responded to a WND request for comment on its policy and procedures concerning trending news topics. However, the social network denied the reports that is censors conservative news, in a statement to USA Today, claiming it has “rigorous guidelines” to ensure political neutrality in the distribution of news to its 1.6 billion users. “We take allegations of bias very seriously. Facebook is a platform for people and perspectives from across the political spectrum. Trending Topics shows you the popular topics and hashtags that are being talked about on Facebook,” the company said in its statement. “These guidelines do not permit the suppression of political perspectives. Nor do they permit the prioritization of one viewpoint over another or one news outlet over another. These guidelines do not prohibit any news outlet from appearing in Trending Topics.” By Monday evening, Facebook’s list of trending news topics included one headline that stated, “Facebook Trending: Platform Suppresses News Topics From Conservative Media, Report Says.” The newest revelations came to light after another Gizmodo story last week reported how most of Facebook’s news team stemmed from Ivy League colleges or private East Coast universities. The job of the curators is to write headlines and summaries of each trending news story, then link the text to the news site. “Depending on who was on shift,” one former curator told Gizmodo, “things would be blacklisted or trending. “I’d come on shift and I’d discover that CPAC or Mitt Romney or Glenn Beck or popular conservative topics wouldn’t be trending because either the curator didn’t recognize the news topic or it was like they had a bias against Ted Cruz.” The person said that Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official who has been in the crosshairs of Republicans for allegedly targeting conservative groups; the Drudge Report; and Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., who ran for president last year, were among the topics not included on the list, according to the Hill. “Police State USA: How Orwell’s Nightmare is Becoming Our Reality,” marshals the terrifying evidence to show the world of Big Brother is much closer than we want to admit. The latest reports come on the heels of reports of April statements from Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, who criticized presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during a conference in San Francisco, warning of “fearful voices calling for building walls.” “I hear fearful voices calling for building walls and distancing people they label as others, for blocking free expression, for slowing immigration, reducing trade and, in some cases around the world, even cutting access to the internet,” Zuckerberg told the crowd. “It takes courage to choose hope over fear.” Gizmodo had also reported that a Facebook employee asked Zuckerberg what responsibility the social network had to “prevent President Trump in 2017.”

2016-05-10 02:09 Chelsea Schilling www.wnd.com

77 Technion head warns of international BDS attack on Israeli universities Israel’s most important resource has been under international attack by anti-Israel elements for some time, Prof. Peretz Lavie, chairman of the Association of University Heads in Israel (VERA) and president of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology said this week. Lavie issued a statement in response to reports that the University of Chile’s Law Faculty student union had voted to approve a BDS resolution against Israel. “The academic boycott of Israeli universities has begun to metastasize outside the US and the UK,” he said. “We all have to understand that an academic boycott means a boycott of the strategic advantage of the State of Israel – its human capital. This is our most important resource and it is under international attack by anti-Israel elements for a long time,” he added. Lavie called on the government to intervene and consolidate its efforts to counter BDS. “VERA will continue to fight the spread of the phenomenon and it is as determined as ever. But it is not enough,” he said. “The full mobilization on the part of the state is required, so that together we can provide a real counterweight against BDS and the other active organizations.” He added: “The government of Israel must recognize this matter as one of national importance and act to halt it through organized activity, allocation of resources, and the creation of a single address in the country and will consolidate all the efforts.” Earlier this week JTA reported that the Chilean student group had voted on two questions: Should students agree to ban activities that involve the participation of representatives of Israel or who receive funding from Israel in the law school and also should the University of Chile maintain institutional links with Israeli universities. In both instances the students voted in favor of BDS – 56.3% in favor to 43.6 percent opposed to the first question and 64% in favor and 36% opposed in the second vote. The Palestinian community in Chile is one of the largest outside of the Middle East, with some 300,000 Chileans of Palestinian descent. In contrast, only some 15,000 Jews currently live in Chile.

2016-05-10 02:09 LIDAR GRAVÉ www.jpost.com

78 Wyoming rancher beats EPA in pond fight Contact WND A Wyoming rancher threatened by the Environmental Agency with $16 million fines for getting a state permit and building a stock pond on his ranch has reached a settlement that will have the fines go away and he’ll keep his stock pond. WND reported in 2015 on a lawsuit filed on behalf of Fort Bridger, Wyoming, rancher Andy Johnson by officialsl with the Pacific Legal Foundation seeking to vindicate his property rights. The lawsuit explained federal law clearly exempts stock ponds from the rules of the EPA, which had filed a compliance order against him threatening $37,500 in fines per day â which already at the time of the filing had passed $16 million. Now, officials the PLF hasÂ announced the federal government has agreed to resolve the case, and a federal court has approved. “Importantly, under the settlement, the Johnson family’s pond will remain; they won’t pay any fines; they don’t concede any federal jurisdiction to regulate their pond; and the government won’t pursue any further enforcement actions based on the pond’s construction,” the legal team revealed. Trust the government? Maybe you shouldn’t. Read the details in “Lies the Government Told You,” by Judge Andrew Napolitano. “This is a victory for common sense and the environment, and it brings an end to all the uncertainty and fear that the Johnson family faced,” said Jonathan Wood, a staff attorney with Pacific Legal Foundation. The fight began in 2013 when Johnson, under a legitimate state permit, built the stock pond to provide safer, more reliable access to water for his small herd. Ray Kagel, a former federal regulator, explained how the pond proved to be a benefit to the environment. It created wetlands, habitat for fish and wildlife, and cleans the water that passes through it. The federal government responded with its threats of fines. Johnson tried to reason with the government, without success, so he filed the action that points out “stock ponds” are expressly exempted from the Clean Water Act. “This settlement is a win for the Johnson family, and a win for the environment,” said Wood. “Under it, the Johnsons will pay no fine. They will not lose their property. They will not have to agree to federal jurisdiction or a federal permit, which would have surely entailed onerous conditions. In effect, the government will treat the pond as an exempt stock pond, in exchange for Andy further improving on the environmental benefits he has already created. “The settlement provides that Andy will plant willows around the pond and temporarily fence off part of it from livestock. Of course, there is some irony in this last provision: The EPA insists this isn’t a stock pond, while their chief concern is how livestock reach it.” Johnson, in a statement released by PLF, said, “This is a huge victory for us as well as private property owners across the country. The next family that finds itself in our situation, facing ominous threats from EPA, can take heart in knowing that many of these threats will not come to pass. If, like us, you stand up to the overreaching bureaucrats, they may very well back down.” Trust the government? Maybe you shouldn’t. Read the details in “Lies the Government Told You,” by Judge Andrew Napolitano.

2016-05-10 02:08 Bob Unruh www.wnd.com

79 The Fintech 50 - In Photos: Fintech 50: The Future Of Your Money Just as Amazon changed the way we shop and Apple reinvented the music biz, digital disruption is going to soon affect every aspect of your money: how you earn it, save it, invest it and spend it. You'll want to keep close tabs on the 50 companies listed here. They are the small firms destined to have a big impact on your financial future and possibly upend your portfolio. Click here for the first list. More details on each company can be found here.

2016-05-09 16:51 Antoine Gara www.forbes.com

80 Trump momentum to get Paul Ryan 'Cantored'? Contact WND House Speaker Paul Ryan’s upcoming summit in Washington with presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is filled with political drama as everyone waits to see if Trump can win the speaker’s support. But the very fact that Trump is having to attend this meeting Thursday puts Ryan on politically precarious ground. While he is engaging in national political intrigue with the presumptive presidential nominee, he is facing a spirited opposition from a Republican challenger in his own backyard. There is a good chance Ryan, if he overplays his hand, could lend fuel to the effort to get him “Cantored,” that is to say, booted from office in his own Wisconsin primary on Aug. 9. Ryan is drawing heat for withholding support for his own party’s nominee against Democrat Hillary Clinton. Some big names have lined up behind his opponent, Paul Nehlen, in recent days. Nehlen announced his candidacy on April 13 and already has roped endorsements from Sarah Palin, Michelle Malkin and a key anti-illegal immigration PAC. Palin, the former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate, used the term “Cantored” to describe the push to replace Ryan. This is a reference to the stunning upset of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor by Rep. Dave Brat in Virginia in 2014. Palin endorsed Nehlen Sunday, following another endorsement from conservative writer Malkin. Nehlen could not immediately be reached for comment by WND Monday. Americans for Less Immigration, or ALIPAC , has also endorsed Nehlen. On his website , Nehlen lists his top three priorities as follows: Ryan holds more power than just his position as speaker of the House. He is also chairman of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this year. Ryan did concede Monday that he would step down as chairman of the convention if Trump asks him to. Get the hottest, most important news stories on the Internet – delivered FREE to your inbox as soon as they break! Take just 30 seconds and sign up for WND’s Email News Alerts! William Gheen, president of ALIPAC, said his organization is doing all it can to bring down Ryan, who is one of the group’s top three priorities along with the removal of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and fending off an establishment challenge to tea-party Republican Rep. Walter Jones Jr., R-N. C. Nehlen is a successful and flamboyant businessman who sports tattoos, rides a motorcycle and drives a dump truck through the district painted with his campaign slogan, “Dump Ryan.” He says Ryan has betrayed Wisconsin and America by agreeing to fully fund President Obama’s immigration plan and Obamacare while championing the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal. Dismal record on immigration Ryan’s record on immigration is what has drawn the ire of ALIPAC and others who advocate a decrease in the current record levels of immigrants — legal and illegal — pouring into the U. S. They are coming at a rate of 1.1 million per year, a historic high water mark. Ryan, after the Paris terrorist attacks in which eight jihadists killed 130 people, declared that the United States cannot turn away the hundreds of thousands of Muslim immigrants now entering the United States annually on visas. About 250,000 people enter the U. S. from Muslim-dominated countries every year, with about 120,000 of them getting permanent residency or green cards. Ryan agreed with President Obama that it is not “appropriate” to consider the religious attitudes or apply a “religious test” of would-be immigrants. This despite the fact that foreign nationals have no rights under the U. S. Constitution. Ryan also allowed a big increase in the number of H2-B temporary guest-worker visas to be slipped into the $1.1 trillion omnibus budget supported by Obama. The H2-B visa is issued to foreign workers who come to the U. S. to take blue-collar jobs in non-farm seasonal industries. “I think he can and will beat Paul Ryan if he makes immigration and enforcement of our existing laws his top issue,” Gheen said. “Right now, it’s listed in their top three, but it needs to be number one because it was the number one issue that brought down Eric Cantor in Virginia in 2014.” Nehlen seems to be taking ALIPAC’s advice. He recently returned from a May 8 trip to the U. S. Mexico border in which he tweeted : “Blowing my mind. Agents need a fighter. I commit. #DumpRyan.” “Secondly, he needs to be able to channel national support against Paul Ryan, from places of heavy illegal immigration like California, Texas and Florida, because that is what it took to take down Cantor,” Gheen said. But it will take money, volunteers and donors to knock out Ryan, and ALIPAC is working to achieve all three. Ryan, meanwhile, continues to talk tough in withholding his support of Trump. Ryan told CNN’s Jake Tapper, “I’m just not ready to do that at this point. I’m not there right now.” The burden of unifying the party falls on Trump, Ryan added, and Trump must unify “all wings of the Republican Party, and the conservative movement.” ‘Who promoted Private Ryan?’ Political columnist Pat Buchanan on Monday, weighed in with a hard-hitting column titled “ Who promoted Private Ryan? ” In that column, Buchanan said the House speaker has no grounds to make any demands on Trump and described Ryan as akin to an emperor who has no clothes. “Trump must run a campaign that we can ‘be proud to support and proud to be a part of,'” Buchanan quoted Ryan as saying. “Then, maybe, our Hamlet of the House can be persuaded to support the elected nominee of his own party. “Excuse me, but upon what meat has this our Caesar fed?” Buchanan, in the same column, provided Trump with some unsolicited advice. “Paul Ryan, in declaring that he cannot now support Trump, and imposing conditions to earn his support, has crawled out on a long limb. Trump cannot capitulate. He has to saw it off.” “Someone should instruct Paul Ryan that losers do not make demands. They make requests,” Buchanan wrote. “They make pleas.” Now that the Trump vs. Cruz battle has been settled, it’s possible that some national attention will start to focus on Ryan’s primary race. “The GOP presidential primary has dominated people’s attention to the point we have been unable to focus enough national support behind folks like Mr. Nehlen,” Gheen said. “So it’s important that the presidential primary has now been decided and we’re able to focus attention on these other races nationally.” GOP candidate supports driver’s licenses for illegals? The GOP primary in North Carolina is June 7 with Jones trying to defend his seat. Another open seat in the newly created 13th congressional district has attracted 16 Republican candidates. State Rep. Harry Warren is seen as the favorite, yet he is the primary sponsor for HB 328, also known as the Highway Safety Act, which would allow the issuance of driver’s licenses to illegal aliens. Jones has been a conservative stalwart in the House since the GOP revolution in 1994, but he is in danger of losing his seat on June 7 because the establishment wing of the party has transplanted a Washington lobbyist, Taylor Griffin, into Jones’ district. Griffin is spending large amounts of money in the district. “He came close to taking out Walter two years ago, and we know Griffin will support the amnesty for illegals that Walter has opposed,” Gheen said. “Walter has stood up to Obama more than most other members of Congress on numerous issues, and that is why he is being targeted by the D. C. powers.” “The Nehlen race is set for Aug. 9, and then one of the most important races of the year is throwing McCain out of office on Aug. 30. These four campaigns are what we want to make our national focus campaigns.” ALIPAC is supporting Dr. Kelli Ward over McCain and “anybody but Rep. Harry Warren in North Carolina District 13.” “They are going to need voters, donors and volunteers. Reading about it, talking about it, are not enough,” Gheen said. “These people need armies of voters, donors and volunteers.” “Our plan is we want to reach out to the voters in these races calling on volunteers to make calls through ALIPAC,” he continued. “And we’re also hoping to raise enough money to do some direct mail so we can afford to send letters from me to the core Republican households in these races. We’re hoping between those things, ALIPAC can play a strong role in these races as we did in the defeat of Eric Cantor in Virginia in 2014.” Related articles (story continues below): AMERICA’S NURSE RATCHED: How President Hillary would turn the U. S. into an insane asylum Hillary – just a liar, or ‘cognitively impaired’? By Dolly Kyle Welcome to Operation Chaos II, By Joseph Farah Could Paul Ryan get ‘Cantored?’ Emails from Hillary tech staffer go ‘missing’ Donald Trump: So what if party’s divided? Sarah Palin removes self from VP shortlist

2016-05-10 02:05 Leo Hohmann www.wnd.com

81 Syria conflict: 'Deal reached' to end Hama prison mutiny A deal is reported to have been reached to end a mutiny at a prison in Syria by hundreds of mostly political detainees. Sheikh Nawwaf al-Melhem, a leader of the officially-tolerated opposition People's Party, told the BBC he had brokered an agreement between the state and inmates at Hama Central Prison. The prison's power and water supplies had now been restored, he said. Interior Minister Mohammed Shaar said the situation at the prison was normal and denied there had been any disorder. Human rights and opposition activists say the prisoners took guards hostage about a week ago as they tried to halt the transfer of several inmates to another facility where they believed they might be executed. Security forces reportedly surrounded the jail and twice failed to retake it by force. Sheikh Nawwaf, who is also a prominent tribal leader in central Syria, said he travelled to Hama Prison on Saturday afternoon. The inmates' demands focused on ensuring fair and speedy trials for those detained without trial, and the release of those held without charge, he added. Sheikh Nawwaf said he had presented the demands to Mr Shaar and Justice Minister Najm Hamad al-Ahmed in Hama on Sunday. He said a deal to end the mutiny was reached later that day and included a promise from the government of fair trials for political detainees. Leading rights activist Mazen Darwish, who is in touch with the prisoners, confirmed that a verbal agreement had been reached, but did not give any details. Another activist told Reuters news agency the government had "agreed to most of our demands to release those political detainees held without charge". The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based group that monitors the conflict in Syria, reported that 26 detainees would be released soon. Later on Monday, the official Sana news agency reported that Mr Shaar and Mr Ahmed had visited the prison, and that they promised to "provide inmates' needs" and ensure that none were mistreated. But it also cited a statement by the interior minister as saying that the situation there was "normal, contrary to the lies and fabrications spread by malicious media outlets as part of their anti-Syria propaganda". The reported deal came after conditions worsened inside the prison, with authorities cutting electricity and water supplies, and inmates reporting a food shortage and serious medical cases. Security forces also tried to storm the cell block where the prisoners were holding out on Friday and Saturday, using tear gas, rubber bullets and live ammunition. The BBC was told that 15 prisoners were shot and wounded. The revolt was sparked by a move to transfer several detainees to the notorious Sednaya Prison near Damascus. "You can't imagine, even in your worst nightmare, what kind of torture [takes place] in Sednaya," a lawyer who is in contact with the prisoners told the BBC. One activist group, the Syrian Network for Human Rights, has documented the arrest and detention of more than 117,000 people in Syria since the uprising against President Bashar al- Assad began in March 2011.

2016-05-09 16:51 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

82 China's President Xi Jinping congratulates North Korea's Kim Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message to North Korea's Kim Jong-Un, congratulating him on his election as ruling party chairman at a congress at which Beijing -- Pyongyang's closest ally -- was notably absent. In his message, Xi described ties with North Korea as a "precious asset" that was personally "cultivated by the leaders of the elder generation" the North's official KCNA news agency said Tuesday. North Korea wrapped up its first ruling party congress in 36 years on Monday, appointing Kim party chairman and formally endorsing his legacy "byungjin" doctrine of parallel economic and nuclear development. The fact that there was no Chinese representation at the once-in-a-generation gathering was viewed as a sign of fraying ties between the two traditional allies. A large Chinese delegation had attended the last Workers' Party congress in 1980, headed by Li Xiannian, later China's official head of state. Beijing has been a key diplomatic protector of North Korea, providing an economic lifeline that has allowed it to ride out waves of international sanctions. But the relationship between the two nations, once said to be as close as lips and teeth, has become increasingly strained as China's patience with the North's refusal to rein in its nuclear weapons ambitions has worn increasingly thin. China approved the latest raft of UN sanctions -- the toughest to date -- that were imposed after the North's January nuclear test, and there are signs that it is implementing the measures. But China is wary of pushing the North too far, fearing a regime collapse that could create a refugee crisis on its border and swing the regional balance of power towards the United States. "The Chinese party and government attach great importance to the Sino-DPRK relations," Xi said in his message. "We will make efforts together with the DPRK side to bring happiness to the two countries and their peoples. " DPRK is the official abbreviation for North Korea.

2016-05-10 02:05 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

83 Ferguson, Missouri gets black police chief after Michael Brown case An African American officer took the helm of the police department in Ferguson, Missouri, less than two years after police there killed unarmed black teen Michael Brown. Brown's 2014 death sparked weeks of sometimes violent protests, and ignited a national debate about race relations and law enforcement in the United States. Ferguson was required to reform its police department and courts after federal investigators found a widespread pattern of racial discrimination and multiple violations of citizens' constitutional rights in the St Louis, Missouri suburb. Delrish Moss, a veteran of the Miami police seen as an expert in community policing, was brought in to try to restore the community's confidence in the authorities. Moss, 51, pledged to bring more diversity to the department, which is majority white in a city where two thirds of residents are African American. Prior to its reforms, a federal investigation found that police officers in the city of 21,000 "routinely" pulled over motorists without reasonable suspicion, carried out arrests without probable cause and used "unreasonable force. " Brown's killing was among a series that tragically highlighted problems with US police tactics and black men. These were among the lingering problems that helped spur on the Black Lives Matter activist movement against law enforcement violence seen as racist.

2016-05-10 02:05 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

84 Bomb sweeps and bag checks as terror threat looms over Cannes Bomb experts will carry out daily sweeps at the Cannes film festival, opening this week under maximum security as France faces its highest terror threat, interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Monday. Film industry glitterati, set to descend on the resort town as the festival opens on Wednesday, will also have to tip open expensive handbags for inspection after climbing the red carpet into the main venue, the Palais des Festivals , which is to be secured by about 400 private security agents. Hundreds more police officers and specialised units will be on duty in the city, whose lure for the rich and famous makes it equally attractive to jewellery thieves and robbers. The 69th Cannes film festival comes six months after Islamic State jihadists launched coordinated attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead, and France remains under a state of emergency. “We must keep in mind as we prepare to open this festival, that we are faced with a risk which has never been as high, and faced with an enemy determined to strike us at any moment,” Cazeneuve said. “We must demonstrate extreme vigilance at all times.” Cazeneuve, who visited the city two days before it becomes the world movie capital for the two- week festival, said the stakes were high for security forces. He said the city had to take into account “the global nature of the event, its visibility, the high number of celebrities who must be protected, the concentration of crowds in public spaces, without forgetting the need to preserve the atmosphere of conviviality which is crucial to the success of the festival.” Cannes is home to 500 CCTV cameras, making it the most closely monitored town in France, said mayor David Lisnard. He dismissed concerns that the tight security would throw a wet blanket over the parties, glitter and glamour of the event. “Do you think an attack brings merriment? We have succeeded in preserving the festival atmosphere ... All the parties will be authorised, but, security must be taken care of,” he said. “Cannes must be protected not because of the cocktail parties, but because it is a professional event of a high level which brings honour to France.”

2016-05-10 02:04 Agence France www.theguardian.com

85 Simone Holtznagel embodies a blonde bombshell in sexy new photo She's the Australian model who is now the face of Guess across the US. And it's not hard to see why, as Simone Holtznagel shared a flawless shot to social media on Tuesday, from a recent photoshoot for the brand. The 22-year-old is seen posing suggestively on the side of a sofa, leaning forward in just a bra, showing off generous amounts of cleavage. The blonde bombshell's locks are seen in large barrel curls and cascading over her face and shoulders in an old Hollywood glamour style. Featuring heavy make- up in the black-and-white image, the stunner's natural beauty still shines through the thick liquid eyeliner and fake lashes. Simone's pout is partially open and features a darker liner than lipstick. Captioning the shot, the Playboy model told her almost 70,000 followers: 'I literally want to stay in bed all day'. Simone accompanied this with 'I love this, thank you guys', before the beauty tagged Guess creator Paul Marciano, hairstylist Esther Vasquez and photographer Tatiana Gerusova for Guess. The shoot appears to have taken place earlier in the year, with Tatiana also sharing a shot from the same time but posted the image in early April. In the second shot, Simone has one arm up with her hand lifting her hair from the roots at the back of her crown. The front on shot shows off the black and white checked bra she is modelling, which has been paired with black high-waisted underwear for a distinctly fifties feel. Simone, who found her fame after placing third on Australia's Next Top Model in 2011, has been back in home recently. The model has been posting a series of images out and about in Sydney over the past week, while catching up with her famous friends, including Montana Cox.

2016-05-10 02:04 Karishma Sarkari www.dailymail.co.uk

86 Man, 26, stabbed in the chest during a fight outside a restaurant A man is in hospital after being stabbed in the chest in front of a restaurant. Police were called to the Mariosarti restaurant on Sherwood Road, in Toowong, in Brisbane, after reports a man had been injured during an altercation on Monday night. The 26-year-old man was taken to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital with non- life threatening wounds to the chest. A police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia that investigators are still trying to figure out what kind of weapon was used in the incident. Investigations are continuing. It comes after the restaurant's former co-owner Peter Milos was allegedly bludgeoned to death in his Morningside home by an associate, James Thomas Howell, who will stand trial for murder, the Brisbane Times reported.

2016-05-10 02:03 Tang Li www.dailymail.co.uk

87 Copper mired at four-week lows, further losses seen By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE, May 10 (Reuters) - London copper held around four-week lows on Tuesday after a weaker dollar and renewed jitters about Chinese economic growth tarnished demand for commodities. The dollar has held near its highest this month, after Federal Reserve officials expressed support for two rate hikes this year, despite a run of softer data. A stronger dollar makes commodities more expensive for buyers paying with other currencies. "You've had some Fed speakers saying they can consider two rate hikes. That has given on the dollar side some support," said Dominic Schnider of UBS Wealth Management in Hong Kong. "Then you've got the idea that maybe we should reform rather than stimulate (in China.) And the copper import numbers were weaker. The market didn't need much to unwind. We may go back to $4,400 within the next three months. " Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari on Monday signaled support for the cautious and patient approach to rate hikes laid out by Fed Chair Janet Yellen, saying the current monetary policy is "about right. " Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange hit the weakest since April 12 at $4,677 a tonne, before edging up 0.2 percent to $4,695.50 a tonne by 0126 GMT, following 2.6 percent losses from the previous session. Prices closed on their lows, beneath the 100-day moving average on Monday, chart signals that typically trigger fresh selling. Shanghai Futures Exchange copper traded down by 1 percent at 35,890 yuan ($5,504) a tonne. Prices are a whisker short of the weakest since February, although around 6 percent above February's trough of 33,240 yuan, which was the most depressed since July 2009. A shakeout in Chinese prices has hit wider sentiment, with steel and iron ore futures losing 6 percent on Monday on worries about Chinese demand. In other metals, nickel rebounded 1.3 percent following Monday's 5.1 percent slide, the second-largest daily loss this year, amid a severe downdraft in steel prices and as governments step in to subsidise stricken plants. The board of Eramet agreed on Monday to financing and cost-saving measures to help its SLN nickel business in New Caledonia, supported by a loan from the French government. ShFE tin prices slid 4 percent, playing catch up with other metals in Shanghai, where zinc, aluminium and nickel maintained losses of around 2 percent. In news, Freeport-McMoRan Inc is selling its majority stake in the Tenke copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo to China Molybdenum Co Ltd (CMOC) for $2.65 billion in cash. PRICES Three month LME copper Most active ShFE copper Three month LME aluminium Most active ShFE aluminium Three month LME zinc Most active ShFE zinc Three month LME lead Most active ShFE lead Three month LME nickel Most active ShFE nickel Three month LME tin Most active ShFE tin ($1 = 6.5207 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Melanie Burton; Editing by Ed Davies)

2016-05-10 02:02 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

88 Maine Sunday Telegram Business The meeting will deal with the “city’s legal rights and duties” regarding the sale of 3½ acres of city-owned land on Somerset Street to Florida-based developer Federated Cos., according to the city’s website. City Manager Jon Jennings said Federated Cos. has requested some minor modifications to the sales agreement, but he could not provide specifics because it’s part of a negotiation. If the changes are made, the sale could close by the end of May, he said. “There’s some cleanup that has to happen with the agreement,” Jennings said. “It’s nothing like a change to the purchase price or anything like that.” The council could vote on the proposed changes May 16. The council approved an agreement in 2011 for Federated to pay the city $2.3 million for the land. The city informed Federated last June that its agreement expired on May 27, prompting the developer to threaten a lawsuit. However, the city issued a news release in October announcing the project was on track and would break ground before the end of 2015. The groundbreaking never happened, and there has been little discussion of the project since. Greg Mitchell, the city’s economic development director, said in an April 19 email that the city and Federated were expected to close on the transaction by the end of last month. Mitchell said at the time that Federated still had a valid purchase-and-sale agreement. In recent weeks, the Portland Press Herald has not been able to get detailed information from the city or the developer about what specifically is holding up the $105 million project, which would be the largest housing development in the city’s history. “The city is working with Federated to finalize (the project’s) Planning Board conditions of approval, (its) license/easement requirements along with issuance of the (project’s) building permit for the parking garage,” Mitchell said in the April 19 email. NO SPECIFICS ON UNRESOLVED ISSUES As of Friday afternoon, the city had not provided the newspaper with a list of which conditions have been met and which are still outstanding, something requested April 19. Jonathan Cox, founder and chairman of Federated Cos., has been equally vague. Cox said in a March 1 email that the transaction would close “upon satisfaction of the remaining outstanding entitlement conditions.” He declined to provide details. When asked to comment on the progress, Cox said he was meeting with a contractor April 19 and continued to work toward resolving undisclosed issues with the city. “Out of respect to the city (as a governing body, and separately as the seller of the land), and in light of our ongoing negotiations, I cannot expand on my previous statement at this time,” he said. On April 25, the City Council approved several licenses and easements needed to move the project forward, but there was no public discussion of the changes or the status of the project. Meanwhile, Federated is now marketing the residential portion of the project for sale to another development company. Cox said in an email that this is not unusual for large-scale developments. He said it was not a sign that developers lacked the financing needed to move the project forward. Federated is simply exploring its options, he said. “The joint venture options that we are considering all contemplate the outside party acting as the general partner, and facilitating the development and management of the multifamily, and our role being confined to that of a limited partner, whereby we provide the capital necessary to facilitate the development of the project,” Cox said in the March 1 email, a statement that he resent Saturday in response to a question about the purpose of the council’s closed-door meeting Monday. “This approach, only one of many being considered, is very ordinary given the project specifics,” Cox added in the March 1 email. Last November, the Press Herald reported that Federated was seeking tax credits through the state’s New Market Capital Investment program, a 4-year-old program that provides investors with income tax credits if they invest in businesses in low-income communities. In December, the company announced that it was dropping its bid to receive the $2.9 million tax break. SERIES OF PROJECT CHANGES, DELAYS The city has been working with Federated Cos. on the “midtown” project for more than five years. It all began back in June 2011, when the council voted unanimously to sell 3½ acres of land on Somerset Street to Federated Cos. for $2.3 million. In September 2012, the council voted to award Federated Cos. $9 million to help build a parking garage. Of that, $8.2 million was a loan to be repaid by the city, plus an estimated $2.8 million extra in interest. At the time, Mitchell estimated that the 650 to 800 market-rate apartments would rent for $1,300 to $1,700 a month. The project took a significant step forward in April 2013, when the council voted to increase the maximum building heights from 105 feet to 165 feet. The vote came after a contentious public process, during which some residents and a group calling itself Keep Portland Livable argued that the buildings were out of character with the area and would negatively affect views of the Portland skyline. Nearly a year later, the Planning Board approved a master plan to redevelop the property in several phases over a 10-year period. The project would have produced 650 to 850 market-rate housing units in four towers, 100,000 square feet of retail, and two parking garages with 1,100 parking spaces. The January 2014 vote also included site plan approval for the first phase of development: a 15- story, 165-foot-tall residential tower with 235 market-rate units, 44,000 square feet of retail space and a 705-vehicle parking garage. The following month, however, Keep Portland Livable filed a lawsuit seeking to block the development and arguing that the project did not conform to the city’s zoning rules. The appeal was put on hold that October after Federated Cos. agreed to reduce the size of the buildings to six stories and build out the whole project in one phase. The project also was scaled back to include one structured parking lot for 850 vehicles. And the amount of housing was cut roughly in half to include 440 units, while the retail space was scaled back slightly to about 92,000 square feet. Related Read more on Portland’s housing shortage SERIES OF PROJECT CHANGES, DELAYS What was once a $105 million project had now been scaled back to about $75 million. The Planning Board approved the new design in March 2015, despite concerns about the changes. By June, the project was once again on shaky ground. After Federated Cos. inquired about possibly building hotels and reducing the number of residences to 260 units, the city declared the purchase and sale agreement null and void, prompting the developer to threaten a lawsuit against the city. Federated was outraged that it had invested more than $2 million into a project that had been in the pipeline for five years and still didn’t have its building permits. While its project was on hold, a boom in market-rate housing development for the first time in decades was threatening the viability of the plan. Federated also expressed concerns about being able to meet the conditions placed on the project. On Oct. 14, the city issued a news release announcing that the city and Federated Cos. had reached a deal that would allow the project, with no hotels and at least 440 units of housing, to move forward. Officials said the project would break ground by the end of 2015.

2016-05-10 00:39 www.pressherald.com

89 Muslim student misidentified as 'Isis Phillips' in yearbook RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — A Muslim high school student said Monday she's hurt after being mistakenly identified in her Southern California yearbook as "Isis Phillips. " Bayan Zehlif, a 17-year-old high school senior, said at a news conference with Muslim community advocates that she found it "coincidental" that she was mistaken for a girl whose name is widely associated with a terror group. She was hurt by the error, but even more so after her Los Osos High School classmates blasted her for denouncing it, she said. "Seeing the yearbook really hurt, but seeing my classmates go against me like that hurt even more," she told reporters at the offices of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Anaheim, Calif. Mat Holton, Chaffey Joint Union High School District superintendent, said in a statement that Zehlif was misidentified as another student with the first name of Isis. The other student, who no longer attends the school, also was misidentified in the yearbook on a facing page, Holton said. He said an investigation is being conducted. "The families of both students were immediately contacted and offered a sincere apology," and another apology was offered at a second meeting Monday with Holton and the school principal, he said. Yearbook distribution has been halted until the error is fixed, and those who already received them have been asked to return them. "The remaining yearbooks will be corrected before the end of the week and distributed to students," he said. Zehlif said she didn't personally know Isis Phillips, but she has heard a girl with that name had attended the school in Rancho Cucamonga. The mix-up occurred on a candid photo, and her class photo lists her name correctly, she said. Zehlif posted a photo on Facebook of herself in a hijab with the name "Isis Phillips" underneath it as it appears in the yearbook. Zehlif is not returning to school for now out of fear of a backlash from some of her classmates, but hopes to attend graduation next week as her relatives from Jordan have traveled for the ceremony, she said.

2016-05-10 02:00 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

90 Belgian foreign minister confident ISIS will be defeated Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, who is currently on a visit to Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Gaza, is confident that in the long run that Islamic State will be defeated by a coalition of some 60-plus democratic states committed to fighting terrorism. Speaking on Monday to diplomats, heads of pro- Israel NGOs and journalists at a breakfast meeting sponsored by the Israel Council on Foreign Relations, Reynders spoke of efforts and strategies both implemented and required to weaken the power and influence of IS and said that to some extent these measures had already proved to be effective. Relating to the anti-terrorist coalition, Reynders said that two years ago, representatives of these countries had come together to decide on common action and shared responsibilities in addition to anything that each individual country is doing. While non-belligerent political action is preferred, this includes military action if necessary in the fight against virulent attacks against the innocent, working toward halting the financing of terrorism, curbing migration from the Middle East to Europe, integrating the migrants who are already in Europe and attempting to stabilize those places in the Middle East that have already been liberated, so that citizens who want to do so, can return home. The terrorist attacks in Brussels on March 22 were not just attacks against Belgium, but against the international community, said Reynders, who pointed out that there were many people from abroad at the airport and in the Metro which were the targets of the attack. It is important to understand “why our young people are going to Syria to fight with IS against our values,” he said. As far as Belgium is concerned, the capacity of IS has been reduced as evidenced by the fact that there are fewer Belgians leaving for Syria than there were some months ago. The anti-terrorist coalition has tried to organize a transition within the Syrian administration, but it has been difficult to persuade the Syrian authorities to come to the table, said Reynders. A similar problem exists in Iraq, he added. Though convinced that “we will win this war, even if it takes a long time, “ Reynders emphasized that “we also have to win peace,” and leaders of countries in the region will have to find ways to stabilize their countries in a sustainable way on the basis of citizenship and not on ethnic or religious considerations. Reynders repeatedly stressed the urgency of an exchange of knowledge between the intelligence services of all countries engaged in fighting terrorism, explaining that there are more than 30,000 foreign fighters from more than one hundred countries creating havoc around the globe. Their penetration can be stopped only through an exchange of information. Some countries deny that the phenomenon of foreign terrorists on their soil exists, Reynders conceded, but it can only be conquered he continued through discussion and a candid exchange of information. Belgium has succeeded in dismantling some terrorist networks he said, and has prosecuted terrorists in court. “We need to stick to our values in the fight against terrorism and not adopt their methods,” he insisted. The tradition of intelligence services is to collect information, not to share it Reynders acknowledged, “but in the fight against terrorism it is possible to share more and more information.” The most important factor in fighting terrorism is the work of the intelligence services, Reynders insisted. Turkey has an important role in this respect, he said, because so many foreign fighters cross through Turkey to Europe. Reynders also stressed the importance of education, saying that young people need to be given all the tools to assume their role in society and to prevent violent extremism. Europe and the Middle East must join forces to counter terrorism, said Reynders The EU is playing an important role toward bringing peace to the region, he said, clarifying that the EU’s peace making efforts are directed not only towards Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen, but also encompass the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The EU is still in favor of a two-state solution, and good collaboration between the two states, he said, and quoting Israeli policy, declared that the only way to achieve this is through direct dialogue.

2016-05-10 02:00 GREER FAY www.jpost.com

91 Taiwan stocks extend losses, weak export data drags tech shares TAIPEI, May 10 (Reuters) - Taiwan stocks fell on Tuesday, extending a two-week losing streak, as poor April export data weighed on technology exporters such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC). As of 0127 GMT, the main TAIEX index was down 0.6 percent at 8,086.39. It closed at 8,131.83 in the prior session, its lowest since mid-February. Shares of TSMC, the world's top contract chipmaker, dipped 0.3 percent while those of smartphone and PC maker Asustek Computer fell 2 percent. The electronics subindex sank 0.3 percent, while the financials subindex lost 0.3 percent. Taiwan's exports fell for the 15th straight month in April, denting hopes of a recovery in the island's economy and cementing expectations of further central bank interest rate cuts in coming months. The Taiwan dollar softened T$0.089 to T$32.506 per U. S. dollar. (Reporting by Faith Hung; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)

2016-05-10 01:59 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

92 Amateur videos spark Saudi religious police debate Saudi Arabian authorities have moved to curb the powers of the religious police, after a spate of amateur videos claiming to show them abusing their powers. The new regulation imposes a ban on members of the Committee for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice from chasing or arresting suspects. However, the decision has proved controversial, as the BBC's Hanan Razek reports from Riyadh. Video filmed and edited by Andy Brown

2016-05-10 00:17 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

93 93 Migrant crisis: Big Greek wedding for Syrians in muddy camp It has been a tough week for the refugees camped out on the northern Greek border with Macedonia. First some were hit by tear gas as they tried to cross the border into Macedonia, then the stormy weather played havoc with their fragile tents. Most of the tents here were donated by charities but they are not fully waterproof. Despite the squalid conditions, the makeshift camp of Idomeni is witnessing something of a marriage phenomenon. In the past few days, a handful of couples have become engaged and the camp has become a wedding venue for the first time. Many of the refugees and migrants at Idomeni have been here since the main refugee route to northern Europe was closed off almost two months ago. They stayed hoping the borders would reopen, but nothing has changed and they are trying to work out how to move on with their lives. They are among more than 50,000 people stranded in Greece. While others have relocated to temporary camps organised by the government and the army, those at Idomeni are staying put. They fear being forgotten and demand safe passage to continue their journeys. "Life here is still tragic," explained one woman from Damascus. "At least in Syria if you die, you die once. Here you die every day. " But life at Idomeni is also about survival and a constant search for normality. Among the migrants and refugees here are a man selling Greek coffee for a euro, a barber with one solitary chair for his clients and a falafel-maker, who left his restaurants behind in Syria - to be destroyed. The community even has a TV reporting team which regularly uploads videos to social networking sites. Saher and his fiancee, Roquia, had been engaged for four months. They wanted to wait until they reached Germany to be married but, as they realised that might take years, they decided they could not wait any longer. "The borders won't open anytime soon, so we thought why not marry now? " said Saher. "I am happy of course to be married, but I am sad too. "My only wish is that eventually the whole of Syria will be safe and I can return. " As word got round that the couple were to have a party, the news also reached the deputy mayor of nearby Paionia, who also happens to own a wedding dress factory. Without hesitation, he donated a dress, on the condition it be used afterwards for other women wishing to marry. "People are living in a period of difficult times - they don't have money, they don't have food, they're displaced, they're damaged," said the deputy mayor, Ioannis Avramopoulos. "It was nothing to donate this dress. I hope the couple grow old together in love. " For once, there were no tears of sadness in the camp, but tears of joy and an atmosphere of celebration. With dancing and music blaring from mobile phones and small speakers, a fire was lit. Small lamps were brought by volunteers, rose petals were thrown onto a makeshift honeymoon suite - a tent raised on wooden planks so as not to get flooded. Inside it, a little table had been set up with perfume and cigarettes. "My parents are still in Syria and cannot be with me - and that makes me very sad," said Saher. "But the people of Idomeni have become my family now. " The guests at the party, eager to congratulate the couple, brought with them wishes for a happy future and prosperous marriage, but no gifts. Many have spent their life savings on escaping violence and have few euros left. They often show visitors to the camp pictures and photographs of what they left behind. Their homes are now a pile of grey rubble. One woman is permanently reminded of the horrors she managed to escape. Her seven-month- old baby bears the scars of cigarette burns inflicted by so-called Islamic State militants. The EU is still struggling to reach a viable solution to the migrant crisis, and those trapped in the middle are beginning to understand two certainties. One is that the borders opposite are not opening any time soon. The other, that although they may no longer have much, they at least have each other. And life must go on, somehow.

2016-05-10 00:17 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

94 Panama Papers affair widens as database goes online The Panama Papers affair has widened, with a huge database of documents relating to more than 200,000 offshore accounts posted online. The database became accessible from 18:00 GMT at offshoreleaks.icij.org . The Panama Papers have shown how some wealthy people use offshore firms to evade tax and avoid sanctions. The papers belonged to Panama-based law firm Mossack Fonseca and were leaked by a source simply known as "John Doe". The company denies any wrongdoing. Last week it issued a "cease and desist " order to prevent the database being made public but the organisation that has the documents, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), went ahead. The documents have revealed the hidden assets of hundreds of politicians, officials, current and former national leaders, celebrities and sports stars. They list more than 200,000 shell companies, foundations and trusts set up in more than 20 tax havens around the world. Among those whose affairs have come under scrutiny include UK Prime Minister David Cameron, Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia, Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine and Mauricio Macri of Argentina, along with Argentinian football star Lionel Messi, Hong Kong film legend Jackie Chan and Spanish movie director Pedro Almodovar. Iceland's Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson resigned after the matter came to light. Mossack Fonseca says it has never been accused or charged with criminal wrongdoing. It says it is the victim of a hack. Offshore companies are not illegal but their function is often to conceal both the origin and the owners of money, and to avoid tax payments. Some 2.6 terabytes of information - 11.5 million documents - was originally given to the German newspaper, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, by "John Doe" more than a year ago. The paper allowed the ICIJ to have access. Through it hundreds of journalists, including from the BBC, then worked on the data. Their reporting was published last month. The ICIJ insists that Monday's online database is not be a data dump of the kind used by the Wikileaks organisation. The ICIJ said: "The database will not include records of bank accounts and financial transactions, emails and other correspondence, passports and telephone numbers. The selected and limited information is being published in the public interest. " On Monday, 300 economists signed a letter urging world leaders to end tax havens, saying they only benefited rich individuals and multinational corporations, while boosting inequality. "The existence of tax havens does not add to overall global wealth or well-being; they serve no useful economic purpose," the letter says. Last week, "John Doe" issued an 1,800-word statement , citing "income equality" as his motive. He said: "Banks, financial regulators and tax authorities have failed. Decisions have been made that have spared the wealthy while focusing instead on reining in middle- and low-income citizens. " He revealed he had never worked for a spy agency or a government and offered to help law authorities make prosecutions in return for immunity. Although the name John Doe is used, the gender of the source has not been revealed.

2016-05-10 00:18 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

95 Pro surfers witness the gunning down of a man in Rio There are fears for the safety of Australian surfer Sally Fitzgibbon and other big name boardriders ahead of the World Surf League's Rio Pro tour after competitors saw a man being shot in the street. Three-time Women's World Tour Champion Carissa Moore, from Hawaii, and qualifier Conner Coffin, from California, said they were enjoying 'good food' and 'great people' before the 2016 Oi Rio Pro tournament when a man was gunned down in front of them near the contest area on Monday. 'At first I thought it was fire crackers, then someone yelled gun and we all just jumped,' Mr Coffin told Stab Magazine. Scroll down for video The surfer said he and Moore saw a man 'wielding a pistol' fire a single shot at his victim who had been desperately trying to flee the scene. It is believed the shooting was a robbery gone wrong. 'He jumped on a motorcycle, he was shot and bleeding. It was pretty gnarly. I thought he got away, but I heard later that he was seen lying in the street,' Mr Coffin added. It is not known where Australian competitor Sally Fitzgibbons was at the time of the incident, but according to the Daily Telegraph , six-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore was in a nearby restaurant with a group of world championship tour surfers. Ms Fitzgibbons posted a video on social media only hours before the shooting where she gave her followers a run down of where she was staying in Barra Da Tijuca. 'We’re here in Rio. This is the main street of Barra... this is where most of us walk down to get lunch and get the supplies,' she said pointing to her hotel and the nearby surf break. Daily Mail Australia has contacted both women for comment. Safety concerns have been growing for Rio Pro competitors in recent years, particularly following the shooting death of Ricciardo Dos Santos in 2015 and attempted kidnapping of Michel Bourez. Dos Santos, 24, was shot three times in the stomach and chest following a confrontation outside his home in Praia da Guarda do Embau, Brazil, while Bourez managed to flee at a red light after being thrown into a car at gunpoint. 'These guys got out and threw me into the car, they had guns pointed at me and were yelling in Portuguese. I told them I had no money, but they didn’t want to listen,' he told Stab last year. According to the surfing magazine, a number of other surfers have also had negative experiences in Brazil, with Kelly Slater withdrawing from the Rio event. Shane Dorian reportedly had his surfboard taken at gunpoint, while Filipe Toledo’s was ripped from his hands after the final last year. But Coffin said things 'seemed on the up and up' before the incident, with improved water quality, pumping waves and no competitors falling ill. 'It's been sick here. But seeing someone get shot at a gas station in the middle of the day definitely keeps you on your toes. You just hope you don't get caught in the cross fire.' Australian surfer Adrian 'Ace' Buchan earlier warned the fate of the competition was up in the air, with rumours circulating that competitors may ask for the Brazilian leg of the tour to be pulled after a number of surfers got sick last year. 'If we're competing in average waves and everyone is getting sick, I think we'll be looking at other venues,' he told Stab Magazine . 'You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out,' he added. Buchan said he was among a dozen competitors - including world number one Matt Wilkinson - who fell ill with a stomach illness last year - two so seriously affected they ended up in hospital. 'Before my round three heat I was super dizzy and couldn't really get out of bed. I ended up surfing and I was nowhere near 100 percent. A lot of people had the same experience,' he told Stab. The 2016 Rio Pro is set to go ahead early Tuesday morning, with Australians Julian Wilson, Matt Wilkinson and Ace Buchan prepared to ride in round one.

2016-05-10 01:56 Belinda Grant www.dailymail.co.uk

96 Rebels defect to Nomads to create third notorious bikie gang in ACT The emergence of a new Nomads bikie gang in the ACT is set to raise tensions as different bikie factions now try to stake a claim for their own territory. For decades, the Rebels were the only outlaw motorcycle club in Canberra, establishing up to five chapters in the ACT, The Canberra Times reports. Having just one bikie gang brought stability as there was no inter-gang conflict there for police to deal with. However, in 2014 the Comancheros developed a presence in Canberra and set up a chapter there of former Rebels. Now a third gang, the Nomads, has been established after senior members of the Rebels changed their allegiance to them. Concerns of an upsurge in inter-gang violence were raised when tattoo parlour, Tattoo Culture, in Tuggeranong owned by the father of one of the defecting bikies Michael Clark was allegedly targeted in the early hours of Monday morning. Police said investigations into the fire at the tattoo parlour were continuing. But, although aware of the new developments and the rise of a new bikie gang, an ACT Policing spokeswoman played down concerns. She said there were no suggestions bikie numbers were rising in the ACT in spite of the new gang, and that existing gangs were just splintering into different factions. 'The presence of any additional [outlaw motorcycle gangs] who are potentially in conflict with each other does raise a concern for community safety,' the spokeswoman said. 'It would be naive to advise there is no risk to members of the public should any conflict escalate into physical violence. 'The community should be reassured that any dispute between gang members is just that, and there would be no benefit for deliberately involving innocent members of the community. 'They can be assured that police will pursue all persons involved and prosecute them to the full extent of the law so as to ensure the safety of the ACT community.'

2016-05-10 01:56 John Carney www.dailymail.co.uk

97 Geckos smile for the camera as they enjoy a guava jelly breakfast A group of gold dust geckos feasting on guava jelly alongside guests is a common sight at a holiday inn. The dazzling lizards sometimes referred to as ‘living jewels’ are generally seen having breakfast set up by the owners at a Bed and Breakfast in Kailua- Kona, north of Hawaii. Up to five lizards gather around a tiny tray positioned on a ledge near the dining tables. Each lizard is seen enjoying a small dollop of the jelly as they scatter around the ledge. The diurnal species of gecko is known for their shimmering and vivid bright colours. They come from the Island of Madagascar and were introduced to a few islands in Hawaii. Very alert and very fast, the lizards have a vibrant coloration of a base green, mixed with red spots and a beautiful dusting of gold specks.

2016-05-10 01:56 Martha Azzi www.dailymail.co.uk

98 Big molasses spill threatens water life in El Salvador river SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Environmental officials in El Salvador say more than 900,000 gallons of molasses spilled into a river near the border with Guatemala, fouling the waters and killing wildlife. The Environmental Ministry announced a three-month emergency Monday over the spill in the Santa Ana department about 78 kilometers (48 miles) west of the capital. Environmental Minister Lina Pohl said negligence by sugar producer Ingenio La Magdalena apparently led to the spill Thursday. Molasses, a byproduct of sugar processing, reduces the water's oxygen level, killing fish, shrimp and crabs. Pohl advised people in the area not to drink from the river. Agents from the attorney general's office were investigating at the site. In 2013, 1,400 tons of molasses spilled into Honolulu Harbor and killed some 26,000 fish and other marine life.

2016-05-10 01:54 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

99 Nikkei rises to 1-1/2-week high helped by weak yen, but cuatious on earnings By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, May 10 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose to a 1-1/2-week high on Tuesday after the yen weakened, but investors remained careful before major companies release full-year earnings and forecasts. The Nikkei gained 1.2 percent to 16,412.88 by midmorning, the highest since Apr. 28. But analysts said investors remain wary that the yen could firm again, and also are bracing for more companies to report declines in profits for this fiscal year. "It will probably take a few months to price the bad news in, so the market is likely to stay weak for a while," said Masashi Oda, general manager at strategic investment department at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management. "Investors would buy domestic-demand sensitive stocks which have little exposures to currency moves. " He said that as of last week, about 300 companies reporting their earnings expected a 7.4 percent decline in profits this year. "If the yen rises further, a decline in profits can grow to a double-digit level," he said. The dollar was steady against the yen around 108.29 after gaining nearly 1 percent on Monday and reaching a one-week high of 108.60. The yen soared to 1-1/2-year highs last week. Exporters were in demand, with Toyota Motor Corp rising 0.8 percent, Honda Motor Co advancing 0.7 percent, while Nissan Motor Co gaining 2.1 percent. Asahi Glass soared 8.5 percent after the glassmaker posted a 4.9 percent rise in its operating profit to 16.7 billion yen for the first quarter ended March, offsetting weak sales due to falling material prices and reduced costs. Takata Corp tumbled as much as 8.8 percent to a record low of 310 yen after the transport minister instructed Takata and Japanese automakers to inform the government of their plans to expand a recall of potentially defective air bags by May 20. Oil shares underperformed on sliding oil prices amid expectations that U. S. crude inventories would again build to record highs. Inpex Corp dropped 2.2 percent and Japan Petroleum Exploration Co fell 1.7 percent. The broader Topix gained 0.9 percent to 1,318.69 and the JPX-Nikkei Index 400 added 0.9 percent to 11,920.52. (Editing by Kim Coghill)

2016-05-10 01:54 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

100 Prince Charming! US Invictus cyclist gets a kiss from Harry Prince Harry spread the love on the first full day of the Invictus Games, posing with babies, offering kind words of encouragement, and even planting kisses on a lucky few near Orlando, Florida. Harry, who founded the games for wounded, injured and sick veterans, now in its second running after the London Invictus Games in 2014, surprised many of the competitors by handing out medals himself. The royal planted a kiss on road cyclist Katie Kuiper, who served in the Army as an intelligence analyst and suffered a gunshot wound to the head in 2013. The prince's involvement was not lost on American gold medalist Jennifer Schuble, who told People Magazine : 'Normally you get gorgeous female models giving out medals at traditional cycling events. 'To have Prince Harry was absolutely unbelievable – ten times better for a woman than getting a model!' Former US Marine Jenae Piper, who won two golds in recumbent cycling today, credited the royal for spreading his positive energy and taking to time to address everyone. He also cheered on power lifter Michael Yule, who lost both legs to a Taliban bomb in Afghanistan, as he lifted 418.9pounds to win the first gold medal for Britain. Harry presented the medal to Yule, and the two men clasped hands and hugged each other. Yule said: 'Prince Harry is a top lad and he knows where we're coming from. That's the thing, there's no sympathy - we don't want that - it's just we're the lads, he's a lad, we're getting on with it, and he's a prince second to us.' 'He's such a supporter of all injured servicemen worldwide now and I'm sure everybody looks upon that. 'He puts a lot of pressure on people - high people - to make sure the boys are looked after. I'm sure we'd be in a worse place without him.' Harry kicked off the opening ceremony with First Lady Michelle Obama, former president George W Bush, Hollywood star Morgan Freeman with performances by singers James Blunt and Laura Wright. Prince Harry gave an emotional speech about the sacrifices soldiers make on the battlefield and spoke of his own harrowing experiences of war as he opened the Invictus Games in Orlando last night. Harry said he understood the true cost of war and credited his service in Afghanistan with inspiring him to start the games in order to help his 'military family'. 'When I joined the Army I just wanted to be one of the guys. What I learned through serving were the extreme privileges of being a prince and the opportunity I have to help my military family.' 'I learned about the importance of teamwork and camaraderie in a way that only military service can teach you,' Harry said, speaking from his heart. 'And when I traveled back from the battlefield on a plane carrying the body of a Danish soldier and three young Brits fighting for their lives, I began to understand the true cost of war. The Prince also raised awareness of 'invisible injuries' such as post-traumatic stress and depression, which are often suffered by soldiers after returning from war. Hundreds of injured servicemen and women and veterans from 15 countries across the globe will compete over the course of four days in the sporting event created by Prince Harry.

2016-05-10 01:53 Jessica Chia www.dailymail.co.uk

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