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(2.22/3) BEIRUT/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U. S... 2016-06-06 14:38 552Bytes feeds.reuters.com 2 BuzzFeed ends Republican ad deal over 'hazard' Trump (1.02/3) The website BuzzFeed ends an advertising deal with Republican Party, saying its presidential candidate Donald Trump is "hazardous to health". 2016-06-06 19:24 1KB www.bbc.co.uk 3 Arrest made in double murder outside Burger King Police arrested a man Monday in connection with the shooting (1.00/3) deaths of two men outside a northwest Atlanta Burger King. 2016-06-06 23:48 911Bytes www.ajc.com 4 It's official! 87 000 people attend ANC manifesto launch

(0.03/3) It is official! - 87 000 people went through the turnstiles at the African National Congress (ANC) Gauteng manifesto launch at FNB Stadium on Saturday‚ settling the war of words about whether the party could fill the stadium. 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 5 Why is the EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi the people's bae?

(0.01/3) Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi is fast earning a reputation as “the people’s bae”. 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 6 EFF: Using Red Ants a sign of an uncaring and abusive government

(0.01/3) The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) said “it supports the resistance that the community has shown to the forced removals” in Hammanskraal. 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 7 Zuma crashes Gauteng party President Jacob Zuma will tomorrow make a somewhat unwelcome appearance at the Gauteng leg of the ANC's local government (0.01/3) election manifesto launch. 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB www.timeslive.co.za

8 Rain and Strain | The American Spectator It was a dark and stormy night. In fact, it was a dark and stormy fortnight in France, with flooding across the... 2016-06-06 21:25 6KB (0.01/3) spectator.org 9 Maine Sunday Telegram News Most property owners – more than two dozen in all – were happy to (0.01/3) sell to the extraordinarily deep-pocketed Coulombe, but some held... 2016-06-06 19:27 18KB www.pressherald.com 10 Of the People Americans share their hopes, fears and frustrations in interviews from the campaign trail. 2016-06-07 00:17 1KB www.nytimes.com 11 Sanco: ‘Taking selfies while torching buildings doesn’t promote patriotism’ The South African Broadcast Corporation’s (SABC) ban on broadcasting footage of the destruction of property is a “right step towards addressing the culture of violence that is threatening to erode the moral fibre of our society”. 2016-06-07 00:17 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 12 KZN ANCYL secretary rebuked by party over ‘little girl’ insult to NFP leader Thanduxolo Sabelo‚ the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League secretary in KwaZulu-Natal‚ has been hauled over the coals by his own party for an unprovoked attack on deputy science and technology minister Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi‚ who is also leader of the National Freedom Party (NFP). 2016-06-07 00:17 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 13 Father says son forgives him after Japan forest ordeal The father of a seven-year-old Japanese boy found alive nearly a week after his parents left him in a dense forest as punishment said his son has forgiven him, as details emerged of the boy's ordeal. 2016-06-07 00:17 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 14 Australian Armegeddon looms for Proteas It has taken Australia to put South Africa’s performance in their triseries match against West Indies in Providence on Friday into context. 2016-06-07 00:17 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 15 Cope: The gun settles who wins and who loses in the ANC The Congress of the People (Cope) on Friday described the African National Congress (ANC) under President Jacob Zuma as “much like a South African taxi operation: In both‚ the gun settles who wins and who loses”. 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB www.timeslive.co.za

16 R60m raised to help fund UJ’s ‘missing middle’ students In three months the University of Johannesburg (UJ) has managed to raise R60-million for the “missing middle” students - those deemed too rich for student funding and too poor to afford to pay tuition. 2016-06-07 00:17 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 17 Dingaan Thobela remembers inspirational words Muhammad Ali whispered in his ear 23 years ago It was 23 years ago when Muhammad Ali took Dingaan Thobela’s hand and whispered words that the former South African multiple world champion says have remained with him to this day. 2016-06-07 00:17 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 18 Algeria qualify for Nations Cup finals Algeria beat the Seychelles 2-0 away on Thursday to secure a place at next year's African Nations Cup finals with goals by Yassine Benzia and El Arabi Soudani either side of halftime. 2016-06-07 00:17 959Bytes www.timeslive.co.za 19 Directors worry about South Africa's economy Economic uncertainty‚ the weakening rand and a lack of skilled employees is depressing directors of South African companies. 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 20 Emzini Wezinsizwa actor Nyembezi Kunene dies Legendary actor, director and playwriter Nyembezi Kunene has died at the age of 74 following a long battle with diabetes. 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 21 Funeral policy deductions settlement a ‘step towards protecting society’s most vulnerable’: DA The Democratic Alliance (DA) on Friday described the settlement between the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) and life assurance company Lion of Africa on funeral policy deductions as “another positive step towards protecting the most vulnerable in our society”. 2016-06-07 00:17 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 22 Tougher laws to deal with infrastructure vandals now in effect As from Wednesday‚ criminals who steal and vandalise essential infrastructure such as electric cables and water pipes will face harsher punishment if they are found guilty by a court of law. 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB www.timeslive.co.za

23 Is Zuma's plane being downed by a lack of trained engineers and mechanics? President Jacob Zuma should not be worried about his current jet‚ Inkwaze - it’s the lack of maintenance capabilities within the South African Air Force (SAAF) that should be giving him and his Cabinet sleepless nights‚ according to an online African defence and security news publication. 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 24 Van Damme: SABC delaying tactics over DA advert a joke The Democratic Alliance (DA) has described as “a joke” the argument put forward by lawyers for the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to justify the “refusal to air our paid election adverts”. 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 25 Aged and disabled South Africans can apply to vote next week Applications for special votes during the up-coming local government elections will open next week‚ the Independent Electoral Commission said on Monday. 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 26 Film-maker Anant Singh gets nod for influential role at the Olympics South African film producer Anant Singh is among eight new names proposed for membership of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 27 Ramaphosa: Violence in Parliament demonstrates disdain for the will of the people Disruptions in the National Assembly have “undermined” the “ability of the executive to account”‚ Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday. 2016-06-07 00:17 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 28 There's no place to hide in Sevens rugby There will not be a more tightly contested, open medal at those Games. 2016-06-07 00:17 4KB www.timeslive.co.za 29 ‘He's a fighter‚’ says mother of SA cyclist injured in race in Italy Keagan Girdlestone “has to win the biggest challenge of his life now”‚ his mother told TMG Digital on Monday as she awaited an update on the injured cyclist’s condition. 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB www.timeslive.co.za

30 Djoker is truly king Novak Djokovic was once the sick-note Serb whose undoubted promise was at the mercy of a variety of frustrating aches, pains and assorted strains. 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 31 Fly star Le Clos sets sights on Rio glory When Chad le Clos smiled after winning the 100m butterfly in Monte Carlo yesterday, you could tell that his plan for the Rio Olympics is coming together. 2016-06-07 00:17 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 32 Shakes dreaming of a bright future for Bafana Shakes Mashaba believes his Bafana squad has the potential to become one of the best national teams. 2016-06-07 00:17 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 33 Slow burn on fags law Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said in 2012 he would make sure cigarettes were sold in plain packaging to offset the glamour associated with smoking and reduce cancer. 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 34 ANC's Gupta probe dead in the water The validity of claims that the Gupta family controls state affairs will not be established by the ANC any time soon. 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 35 Muhammad Ali, a modern-day buffalo soldier NEW YORK CITY — F’oat like a butterfly, sting like a bee. In and out of the ring, Muhammad Ali did just that. And now Death has stung Ali, at the age of 74—afflicted by Parkinson’s, 2016-06-07 00:17 6KB globalnation.inquirer.net 36 Duterte’s ‘duro’ politics A key feature of President-elect Duterte’s unorthodox leadership style is now clear and can be summed up in one word: duro. That’s the streetfighter tactic of hitting back with forceful, 2016-06-07 00:17 5KB globalnation.inquirer.net 37 ‘Slim Only’ stickers in PUVs offensive Stay slim to fit in. That could well be the message of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers who have posted “For Slim Only” stickers at the front seat of their passenger vans—a 2016-06-07 00:17 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net

38 Belmonte, others to join House coalition Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and a dozen other members of the Liberal Party (LP) in the House of Representatives are scheduled to fly to Davao City today to meet with President-elect Rodrigo 2016-06-07 00:17 4KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 39 Parents of dead partygoer ask NBI for help The parents of Bianca Fontejon, one of the five people who died after collapsing at an outdoor concert in Pasay City last month, has asked authorities to look into the liability of the 2016-06-07 00:17 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 40 PNP: No proof top officials into drugs The outgoing chief of the Philippine National Police on Monday shrugged off President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s allegations that three “police generals” were involved in corruption or 2016-06-07 00:17 4KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 41 Big miners back Duterte Large-scale mining companies on Monday assured President-elect Rodrigo Duterte that they do not condone illegal and irresponsible mining. Duterte on Saturday night warned big mining 2016-06-07 00:17 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 42 Antidrug pastor shot dead in Cebu CEBU CITY—A Baptist Church pastor, who actively campaigned against illegal drugs, was shot dead by two unidentified men in Barangay Bonbon in this city on Sunday afternoon, the latest victim in 2016-06-07 00:17 4KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 43 Duterte urged to look at crimes vs nature, too STA. ROSA CITY—Flapping their arms like real wings, children came prancing in feathery costumes to mimic the movement of the majestic Philippine eagle. There were adults too, garbed 2016-06-07 00:17 4KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 44 Relocate schools from Mayon danger zone, DepEd asked LEGAZPI CITY—Schools within the 6-kilometer radius permanent danger zone of Mayon Volcano in Albay province should be relocated to ensure the safety of students, a party-list lawmaker 2016-06-07 00:17 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net

45 Taiwanese charged with transgender’s slay The police have charged with murder a Taiwanese national accused of killing his transgender live-in partner on Saturday in their condominium unit in Pasay City and then dumping her body in 2016-06-07 00:17 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 46 Doctors recommend 2 operations for sick boy What started out as meningitis—caused by a viral infection and marked by intense headaches, seizures and fever—has left 4- year-old Heize Zanser Alcaraz stricken with cerebral 2016-06-07 00:17 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 47 Kesha bounces back with ‘True Colors’ The once-promising career of Kesha came to a standstill in 2014 after she accused her producer, Dr. Luke, of abusing, drugging and raping her. With the release of the studio version of 2016-06-07 00:17 3KB entertainment.inquirer.net 48 Explosive showmanship from Jason Derulo If there was one number that would best encapsulate Jason Derulo’s recent Manila concert, it would be the R&B-inflected club anthem, “Breathing,” which came midway through the 2016-06-07 00:17 3KB entertainment.inquirer.net 49 French connection beyond H’wood It’s no secret that the French are certified cinephiles. Largely because of their zeal for cinema, the French Film Festival in Manila has become a must-see showcase of the best movies from 2016-06-07 00:17 4KB entertainment.inquirer.net 50 Asian American ad summit names AARP ‘Marketer of the Year’ LOS ANGELES—Retired persons organization AARP was among the winners of the Excellence Award at the summit of Asian American advertisers in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. The awards were given out 2016-06-07 00:17 4KB business.inquirer.net 51 Canada seriously looking at path to permanent status for TFWs RED DEER, Alberta – Immigration Minister John McCallum has reiterated that giving temporary foreign workers a path to permanent status is as important as solving chronic labor shortages in 2016-06-07 00:17 5KB globalnation.inquirer.net 52 WBO title bout: Vijender Singh's homecoming to be against ex-Euro champ Kerry Hope On July 16, Indian boxing star Vijender Singh will take on former European champion Kerry Hope in the eagerly-anticipated WBO Asia title bout to be held in the New Delhi's Thyagaraj Stadium 2016-06-06 23:25 3KB www.mid-day.com

53 Congress leader Gurudas Kamat quits politics Former Union Minister and ex-Congress Mumbai chief Gurudas Kamat today announced that he was quitting politics 2016-06-06 23:08 1KB www.mid-day.com 54 Ravi Shastri reveals he has applied for post of Team India's head coach Former Team India Director Ravi Shastri on Monday applied for the chief coach's post of the Indian cricket team, staking strong claims of returning at the helm 2016-06-06 22:58 2KB www.mid- day.com 55 JPost Editorial: Peace education Why is it that Palestinians hold such slanted opinions about Israel and Israelis? 2016-06-06 21:26 4KB www.jpost.com 56 Idols of gods and goddesses with toffee and chocolates in Bengaluru An Indian priest decorated Hindu idols of gods and goddesses with toffee and chocolates at Kadambaranya Ashram temple in Bangalore on Monday 2016-06-06 21:22 1KB www.mid-day.com 57 Watch video: Forest fire breaks in Rajouri, Jammu Kashmir A forest fire broke out in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening. This is the second incident of this year where forest fire in the Rajouri district has destroyed trees 2016-06-06 21:21 962Bytes www.mid-day.com 58 On My Mind: Yazidi resilience “They called us spoils of war just because of our faith,” Samia said of her ISIS captors. 2016-06-06 21:18 5KB www.jpost.com 59 Left Behind in the Wake of Suicide Kerry Payne documents the lives of those who have lost family members. 2016-06-06 20:07 874Bytes abcnews.go.com 60 Bernie Sanders 'It is time to end religious bigotry' | Campaign 2016 Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign posted this video to Facebook with a message saying, "It is time to build a nation in which we all stand together – Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and all religions – and work to create a nation that works for all of us. " 2016-06-06 21:09 1KB www.washingtonpost.com 61 Euro 2016: Three Lions 'killed off the football anthem' David Baddiel says the England squad have no official song for Euro 2016 because his track, Three Lions, "killed off the football anthem". 2016-06-06 20:08 4KB www.bbc.co.uk 62 Gun Safety KMorgan 1273 posts 2016-06-06 19:56 2KB www.thetribunepapers.com

63 Term-time holiday father demands refunds for other families The father who won a court case against a fine for taking his daughter on a term-time holiday is to help other fined parents get their money back 2016-06-06 19:56 4KB www.bbc.co.uk 64 Italy elections: When in Rome shake up the politics Corruption and urban decay are big issues in Rome's mayoral election as Italy's regions go to the polls, Julian Miglierini reports. 2016-06-06 19:56 4KB www.bbc.co.uk 65 French billionaire contradicts PM, says he gave Netanyahu €170,000 Already the Justice Ministry confirmed on Sunday night that Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit had ordered a review of possibly non-reported millions in funds transferred from Mimran to Netanyahu. 2016-06-06 21:03 3KB www.jpost.com 66 In pictures: Play, prayers and power explored at Dak'Art Contemporary African art is showcased at a biennale in Senegal every two years. Photographer Ricci Shryock met the artists behind the works. 2016-06-06 19:57 669Bytes www.bbc.co.uk 67 Secret Service agent outs 'erratic, violent' Hillary Contact WND (PAGE SIX) Hillary Clinton has a “Jekyll and Hyde” personality that left White House staffers scared stiff of her explosive — and even physical — outbursts, an ex-Secret Service officer claims in a scathing new tell-all. Gary Byrne, who was posted outside the... 2016-06-06 21:00 1KB www.wnd.com 68 British man given 22 life sentences for Malaysia child abuse British man Richard Huckle has been jailed for life by a judge at the Old Bailey after admitting 71 charges of sex abuse against children in Malaysia. 2016-06-06 20:59 763Bytes www.bbc.co.uk 69 Paes to miss out on mixed doubles for sake of 7th Olympic Games Indian tennis legend Leander Paes will have to forego his claim on the mixed doubles event to be able to play in his seventh Olympics as efforts are being made to convince Rohan Bopanna to accept him as a men’s doubles partner for the Rio Games 2016-06-06 20:58 3KB www.mid-day.com 70 Australian rescuers suspend search for storm missing Search operations are suspended overnight along Australia's east coast for people missing after deadly storms flooded rivers and tore into beaches. 2016-06-06 20:07 3KB www.bbc.co.uk 71 Video: Woman Accused of Killing Lover While Kayaking Appears in Court Angelika Graswald is accused of killing her fiancÃ© Vince Viafore during a kayaking trip along the Hudson River in April 2015. 2016-06-06 20:57 1KB abcnews.go.com 72 Video: Latino High School Students Post Donald Trump Wall Prank Online McDowell high school students in Asheville, North Carolina claimed "we built the wall first. " In a post aimed at the presidential candidate. 2016-06-06 20:57 2KB abcnews.go.com 73 Doreen Collyer: Perth shark death woman had emigrated from UK A grandmother who died in a shark attack off the Australian coast had emigrated from the UK five years ago, it emerges. 2016-06-06 20:08 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 74 PM and Boris clash over EU fishing laws David Cameron and Boris Johnson clash over the impact of the EU on the UK's fishing industry, during an interview with the BBC's Countryfile programme. 2016-06-06 20:08 3KB www.bbc.co.uk 75 Supreme Court to hear two Houston death- penalty cases The U. S. Supreme Court has agreed to review two Houston death- penalty cases that potentially could impact two aspects of Texas' legal path to the death chamber, court officials said Monday. 2016-06-06 19:46 4KB www.chron.com 76 Texas on record pace for teacher-student sex Contact WND (CBSNEWS) — AMARILLO, Texas – Reports of Texas teachers having inappropriate relationships with students are on track to beat last year’s record total. The Texas Education Agency reports it has launched 162 investigations of reported inappropriate teacher-student relationships between Sept. 1 and May 31... 2016-06-06 20:49 1KB www.wnd.com 77 Sterling falls after polls suggest growing Brexit support The pound has fallen after two opinion polls suggest an increased chance of a vote for Brexit. The BBC's Andrew Walker looks at how a vote to leave the EU could affect the pound. 2016-06-06 19:40 4KB www.bbc.co.uk 78 Prison breakout investigation blames employees' complacency ALBANY, N. Y. (AP) — An investigation into the escape of two murderers from an upstate prison last year concluded Monday that chronic staff complacency, compl... 2016-06-06 20:43 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 79 Livonia - News Livonia - News 2016-06-06 19:33 2KB rssfeeds.hometownlife.com

82 Police rescue juvenile from prostitution ring in Alpharetta Alpharetta and Johns Creek police officers working undercover rescued a 17-year-old kidnapping and human trafficking victim during a May 11 prostitution sting. 2016-06-06 20:36 1KB www.ajc.com 83 Officials: Rain a factor in fatal Montgomery County wreck A 22-year-old woman was killed in a car crash on FM 1485 in New Caney early Saturday morning. Amy Durant was reportedly... 2016-06-06 21:08 1KB www.chron.com 84 1 dead, 1 injured in N Houston rollover crash One person died and another was seriously injured after a high- speed rollover crash in north Houston early Sunday, Houston police said. 2016-06-06 23:30 1KB www.chron.com 85 Yahoo - Yahoo Appoints Two New Board Members --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced that its board of directors has increased its size from seven... 2016-06-06 19:21 2KB investor.yahoo.net 86 Flood victim: 'It smells of sewage and death' For Sharai Poteet, the prospect of more rain means it's time to move her chickens back up to the second floor of her Kingwood- area home. 2016-06-06 23:30 1KB www.chron.com 87 Former HPD officer sentenced to four years in federal prison A former Houston police officer and Navy veteran was sentenced Monday to four years in federal prison for his role in the 2013 armed robbery of an armored vehicle at the University of Houston. U. S. District Judge Vanessa Gilmore sentenced Joel Quezda to four years in... 2016-06-06 23:30 2KB www.chron.com 88 Russia-backed Syria regime bears down on key IS town Russian-backed Syrian regime forces inched closer Monday to a key stop on a vital Islamic State group supply line, as a twin offensive bore down on the jihad... 2016-06-06 20:33 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk

89 Prohibitory orders clamped ahead of planned mahapanchayat Prohibitory orders have been clamped and security stepped up in Bishada village in the wake of a proposed mahapanchyat today over demand for registration of an FIR against Mohammad Akhlaq's family for alleged cow slaughter nine months after he was lynched over rumour that his family had eaten beef 2016-06-06 20:32 3KB www.mid-day.com 90 Muhammad Ali: Foreign leaders to attend funeral The president of Turkey and the king of Jordan are among the dignitaries scheduled to speak at Muhammad Ali's funeral on Friday, a family spokesman says. 2016-06-06 19:23 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 91 Chesapeake Energy, Devon and Ciber climb, AbbVie slips NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Monday: Chesapeake Energy Corp., up 48 cents to $4.57 Energy companies rose in tandem wi... 2016-06-06 20:30 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 92 Jordan security forces arrest suspect in attack that killed five AMMAN, June 6 (Reuters) - Jordanian security forces have arrested a suspect in the attack on a security office in a Palestinian camp that left five dead, inc... 2016-06-06 20:28 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 93 US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends at 7-mo high after Yellen comments By Caroline Valetkevitch June 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed at a 7-month high on Monday as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen painted a mostly upbeat pict... 2016-06-06 20:28 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 94 Impressive video shows why people shouldn't drive on flooded roads With all the rain the Houston are has been dealing with, flooded road and driving through water have just about become part of our daily routines. 2016-06-06 20:09 1KB www.chron.com 95 Texas congressman Filemon Vela tells Donald Trump to 'shove it up your ass' A Hispanic congressman from Texas, angered by Donald Trump's attacks on an American-born judge of Mexican descent, penned an open letter to the presumptive GOP presidential nominee telling him to "take your border wall and shove it up your ass. " 2016-06-06 20:14 7KB www.chron.com

96 Sally Field to return to Broadway in 'The Glass Menagerie' NEW YORK (AP) — Emmy- and Oscar-winner Sally Field will return to Broadway this spring in a revival of "The Glass Menagerie," playing a part she has tackled... 2016-06-06 20:26 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 97 UberX bill faces political opposition Though Uber has operated in Israel since 2014, Israeli regulation bars its most valuable feature, which allows regular drivers to become makeshift cabbies. 2016-06-06 20:25 2KB www.jpost.com 98 Advances on IS strongholds underlines US, Russia convergence BEIRUT (AP) — A two-pronged advance to capture key urban strongholds of the Islamic State group and its self-styled capital of Raqqa has underlined a quiet c... 2016-06-06 20:24 7KB www.dailymail.co.uk 99 Jury returns death sentence for 'Grim Sleeper' serial killer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper" should be sentenced to death for murdering nine women and a teenage girl over more than two de... 2016-06-06 20:24 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 100 How boxing legend Muhammad Ali inspired Evander Holyfield Muhammad Ali held the record for most heavyweight championship titles until Evander Holyfield took that away. Holyfield surpassed Ali's three heavyweight titles in 2000 during a fight against John Ruiz. Holyfield, who was inspired by Ali as a child, joins "CBS This Morning"... 2016-06-06 19:09 1KB www.cbsnews.com Articles

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1 Reuters: World News - powered by FeedBurner (2.22/3) BEIRUT/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U. S.-backed Syrian fighters have surrounded the Islamic State-held city of Manbij from three sides as they press a major new offensive against the jihadists near the Turkish border, a spokesman for the fighters said on Monday.

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2 BuzzFeed ends Republican ad deal over 'hazard' Trump (1.02/3) The BuzzFeed news website has pulled out of an advertising deal with the Republican Party in the US, saying its presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump is "hazardous to health". BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti informed staff members by email on Monday. The ads were due to run in the coming months and had been booked before Mr Trump became the presumptive nominee. Mr Peretti told employees the move would have "no influence" on coverage of the campaign. How Trump could capture the White House Trump: From Mogul to candidate Trump lambasts reporters Mr Peretti wrote: "We certainly don't like to turn away revenue (...) However, in some cases we must make business exceptions: we don't run cigarette ads because they are hazardous to our health, and we won't accept Trump ads for the exact same reason. " The website Politico reported that the deal had been worth $1.3m (£900,000). Mr Peretti's email to staff continued as follows: "The Trump campaign is directly opposed to the freedoms of our employees in the United States and around the world and in some cases, such as his proposed ban on international travel for Muslims, would make it impossible for our employees to do their jobs. " Mr Trump defeated 16 other candidates for the Republican nomination for president. As he built up an unassailable lead in the primaries they dropped out one by one and last month, he secured the backing of enough delegate s to win him the nomination. Republicans will finalise their nomination at a convention in July.

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4 It's official! 87 000 people attend ANC manifesto launch (0.03/3) FNB Stadium Management CEO Jacques Grobbelaar confirmed that is how many people entered the 88 800-seater stadium. The stadium’s original seating capacity of 97 736 was reduced to 88 800 after the Fifa World Cup in 2010‚ Grobbelaar said. In the run-up to the launch‚ ANC Gauteng chairman Paul Mashatile expressed confidence that the party will fill the stadium. “We are very confident that we will fill the stadium. Remember the way we fill stadiums is not so much about marketing‚ we use branch structures. Branches go on the ground and they mobilise. This is part of the work we are doing today‚” Mashatile said last Tuesday. The battle to fill the stadiums for a manifesto launch began in April when the ANC promised it would fill the 46 000-seater Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. However‚ the stadium was far from full and the overflow stadium was empty. The ANC expressed disappointment at the turnout and said it would launch an investigation to understand what happened as it had expected over 100 000 people to attend. A week later‚ the Democratic Alliance (DA) unveiled its election manifesto at the 30 000-seater Rand Stadium in Johannesburg‚ and also failed to fill it. However‚ the DA claimed afterwards the stadium was full and its spokewoman Phumzile van Damme said there was on overflow area on the pitch with 20 000 people. The Economic Freedom Foghters filled the 40 000-seater Orlando Stadium and the overflow area outside the stadium at its manifesto launch on April 30. This prompted the ANC in Gauteng to promise to fill the bigger capacity FNB Stadium. Food vendors cashing in at ANC manifesto launch timeslive.co.za 2016-06-07 00:17 Ernest Mabuza www.timeslive.co.za

5 Why is the EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi the people's bae? (0.01/3) The feisty fighter seems to have won the hearts of women all over the country. But why is Ndlozi the people's bae? 1. When he’s is not wearing his red party regalia‚ Ndlozi has a taste for the finest suits and watches. 2. Ndlozi developed an interest in politics at a very young age‚ making him the youngest member of his political party in Parliament at the age of 31. 3. He is also a smarty pants as a PhD candidate in political sociology from the University of the Witwatersrand. 4. It seems there is nothing the people's bae can’t do‚ as he has also turned out to be a good singer. 5. Ndlozi is a master of spin and has a way with words‚ as is often heard with the snappy chirps during debates in parliaments. 6. He has a charming smile. 7. He hails from humble beginnings and was born in the Vaal and raised in Everton. He has adoring fans all over social media. This is what some of his fans had to say on Twitter: Trang Pek @SadieWiggles said‚ "Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has what it takes to make me vote the EFF. " Sibonhiseni @Sbongiseni¬_G added that: "Mbuyiseni Ndlozi has quite a nice singing voice. The people's bae is everything. " Said Senzwa M @SenzwaM: "@MbuyiseniNdlozi you seem to have a taste of finest things from Africa. i'm sure boys see a chaps chap in you while girls see a peoples bae.” "I think I am falling in love with @MbuyiseniNdlozi. The people's bae‚" said Lerato Molele.

WATCH: We underestimate Malema at our own peril, says Prof Jansen timeslive.co.za 2016-06-07 00:17 Julia Madibogo www.timeslive.co.za

6 EFF: Using Red Ants a sign of an uncaring and abusive government (0.01/3) It also called on the City of Tshwane and the Red Ants to back off and “allow the people to settle in peace”. The EFF said on Tuesday that the city’s “usage of Red Ants” is “a sign of an uncaring‚ violate and abusive government”. “In a country of high levels of destitution‚ landlessness and homelessness‚ it is unacceptable that a democratic government would employ the same tactics of forced removals as an illigitimate regime like apartheid‚” it said after an uneasy calm descended on Hammanskraal after violent eviction protests left two dead and six critically injured on Monday. “Often‚ when the poor fight back‚ resisting the violence of the state and of the very everyday deprivation and destitution‚ society blames them. If there was indeed any caring leadership in Tshwane‚ which was sensitive to people's struggles‚ it could have known and found a better way‚ a human way to resolve the problem‚” it added. The protests‚ which saw five people arrested overnight for‚ among other charges‚ murder‚ began when the City of Tshwane‚ using the infamous Red Ants company‚ demolished hundreds of shacks as they evicted hundreds of people from municipal-owned land. Red Ants Security and Evictions Services chief operations pfficer Fuzile Balintulo said the company has been told to stop evictions on Tuesday for the safety of their members‚ and denied earlier reports that the two people killed were its employees.

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7 Zuma crashes Gauteng party (0.01/3) Zuma had not been scheduled to speak at the provincial rally at Soweto's FNB Stadium after fierce opposition to his presence by some sections of the Gauteng ANC leadership. But provincial ANC deputy chairman David Makhura announced yesterday that chairman Paul Mashatile and Zuma would give the main speeches at the rally. A provincial executive committee member, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Times that Mashatile and other leaders had at first insisted that the provincial leadership lead the rally. At a recent meeting of the party's provincial general council, Zuma said that he would attend the rally even if he were not invited. The provincial leadership excluded Zuma from the Gauteng event and he was scheduled to address a rally in Mpumalanga tomorrow. Zuma's picture and name were featured on all adverts for that rally. But late last week it was decided that the Mpumalanga conference would be postponed to Sunday and that Zuma would address the rally at FNB Stadium tomorrow and Mpumalanga's one the day after. It is believed that the ANC's head of campaigns, Nomvula Mokonyane, also took issue with the Gauteng ANC's reluctance or refusal to invite Zuma to the event. With Gauteng expected to be one of the most tightly contested provinces in the August 3 elections, Makhura yesterday insisted that the provincial leadership would put up only its most trusted people as mayoral candidates. Said Makhura: "We will not put up mayoral candidates that will struggle to hit the ground running. We are confident in the extent to which we have invested in capacity. "As far as the three metros that we are leading are concerned, we do not fear losing them because they have been able to drive really progressive socio-economic change. " Makhura believed the ANC would retain the Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni metropolitan municipalities. Provincial executive committee member Jacob Khawe told The Times that regional structures could select their top three candidates "according to their own preference" but were encouraged to consider experience, gender and age. Food vendors cashing in at ANC manifesto launch timeslive.co.za 2016-06-07 00:17 OLEBOGENG MOLATLHWA www.timeslive.co.za

8 Rain and Strain | The American Spectator (0.01/3) It was a dark and stormy night. In fact, it was a dark and stormy fortnight in France, with flooding across the northern half of the country and alerts in Paris as the Seine flowed over its banks. This brought havoc to the tight French Open program, with rescheduled matches dismaying fans and damp conditions angering competitors. Nobody’s mood was improved by rolling strikes and “occupy” type demos protesting the latest attempt — this one by a Socialist government — to inject a bit of flexibility in French labor law. Misery compounds itself, and the director of the French Open tennis classic, already feeling harassed due to corruption probes in the way the Federation of French Tennis (FFT) manages its affairs, let it be known this ought to be further proof to hurry projected improvements in the classy Roland-Garros stadium, including a retractable roof or two. But these may not be done before 2020. To be honest, stadium development is probably over-rated, as per the new place in the Bronx where the Yankees play, not to mention the new Nationals stadium in Washington, D. C. And as to mismanagement, look at football (soccer), where the governing bodies’ high-ups are accused of stealing millions. However, the march of progress and all that, and anyway I was keeping an eye on things from far away, due to the fact the snots who run the tournament on the posh west side of Paris chose not to accredit TAS this year. My pal Mike Mewshaw, one of the best tennis writers and one of the most irritating (to the snots) due to his dogged pursuit over the years of corruption in the sport’s establishments and cheating on the courts, alerted me that it wasn’t just us. He was given the shoulder too until he protested, but instead of following his example I traveled west for a change, visit my own country in its time of need. Time of need? Nothing like getting away from the Washington, D. C. bubble to reassure you that all’s well in our great bountiful and beautiful land. All we need is massive layoffs in the federal capital. But I digress. With hi-tech TV at hand and the rest of our space age gadgets I couldn’t help keeping an eye on the ball, even if it’s well known that no matter how good the tech there’s no substitute for watching live sports. This became quite clear during Andy Murray’s fine run to the men’s final, wherein the World No. 2 and Most Improved (on clay) player of the year almost pulled off a repeat win against the No. 1 seed and World Best Novak Djokovic, whom he beat at the Rome Masters in May. Djokovic has a serious edge on Murray, beating him at last year’s semi here and many other times. But even on the little screen, which dulls the force and speed of play, you can see that Murray has come a long way on the clay surface that many — players and observers — persist in nominating for the toughest in the sport. Maybe, but more likely it depends on your upbringing. Anyway, Murray was broken at love in the first game of their match, recovered to show his new improved form and take the first set, appeared outclassed in the next two, and finally succumbed after a gritty and occasionally brilliant fourth. He was good, but Djokovic was better, taking his first French Open after four previous runs to the final. The win gives him a career Grand Slam, and having defeated Murray at the Australian Open in January, he is on track, two down two to go, for the even more rare single year slam. At such high levels as these two, no one has a game that can be called similar to anyone else’s, but next to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, both of whom dropped out of Paris with injuries, Murray and Djokovic, who have been friends since their teens, have comparable styles. With their power backhand groundstrokes, their strong returns of serve (Djokovic’s in particular), adroit change-ups, you could give them even odds. They were in top form, with brilliant wins on the way to the finals, notably in the semis where Murray dominated the defending champ, Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka, and Djokovic did the same (but more so) to the rising young Austrian star Dominic Thiem. The Americans were long gone, though Jack Sock and John Isner lasted about midway through the tournament and the Bryan brothers, Mike and Bob, made it to the men’s doubles final, falling in three sets to the Spanish firm of Lopez & Lopez (brothers in tennis if not in blood). The rain caused pain, but whatchagonnado? It rains in Paris. It probably will rain in London during Wimbledon in a few weeks. Now that Boris Johnson gave up his job as mayor of London to concentrate on tennis, it’s hopeless to get in there. Mike Mewshaw (him again) claims he can get me a in, but I’ve heard that before. Mr. Johnson is a FOB, friend of Bob (Mr. Tyrrell) and we once encouraged him to run for president (he is a New York native), but he is more interested in displacing David Cameron as Conservative Party leader and, in the immediate term, winning the Leave Europe (or Brexit) campaign. You could argue that Mr. Johnson has his priorities straight, but that is an opinion, and this is not an editorial, so mum’s the word. The French tennis federation expressed the wish, through the voice of tournament director Guy Forget (a top tennis man some years ago, he is new to the job following a purge at the top) that Roland-Garros get over its labor problems and lawsuits (the improvements involve moving a priceless botanical garden next door, to the dismay of environmentalists); notwithstanding, the “Bleus” did reasonably well, failing to win the men’s or women’s singles for the 100th year in a row or thereabouts but capturing the women’s doubles and the junior boys’. French tennis has a deep bench, as we might say, and observers credit the national tennis federation for its encouragement of local clubs and training programs. There’s a downside, too, to any bureaucracy. There have been investigations lately into the way the moolah is spread among the local federations, and high-ups as well as players have been accused of making money off their complementary tickets, which seems scarcely a peccadillo (if they got the tickets, whose business is it what they do with them?). Fundamentally, however, no one knows if national organizations, corrupt or clean, have much effect on player development. There is no recipe for champions except work. And with that, and a salute to Serena Williams, who showed her customary grace in going down in the ladies’ final to the young Spanish phenom Garbiñe Muguruza, we close with advice on roofs: Foggedaboudem and if it rains, wait ten minutes.

Trump’s Revolution | The American Spectator spectator.org 2016-06-06 21:25 Roger Kaplan spectator.org

9 Maine Sunday Telegram News (0.01/3) Most property owners – more than two dozen in all – were happy to sell to the extraordinarily deep- pocketed Coulombe, but some held out. George Whitten was one of them. It had always been Whitten’s dream to live on a golf course, even if, at age 91, he couldn’t play anymore. But Coulombe wanted to buy Whitten out, demolish the house and replace it with a new driving range and practice facility. He twice went to Whitten with an offer and was twice rebuffed. Then Coulombe approached Whitten one last time with a new offer. “I said, ‘Hey George, I really need your house. I need the range,’ ” Coulombe recalled during an interview last month. “I said, ‘We can do two things: I can offer you enough money to pay whatever you’ve got in it or I can put the range in and put a big black net around your house. So whichever way you want to do it, I’m OK with.'” The next morning, Whitten called and agreed to sell. Since then, Coulombe has seen few impediments stand in his way as he seeks to remake the town of Boothbay into a tourist destination to rival other coastal Maine communities. He has used his wealth both to strategically buy property and to secure goodwill through donations to well-loved local institutions like the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and the Boothbay Opera House. The centerpiece of his development is the revamped golf course, which he renamed Boothbay Harbor Country Club even though it’s entirely in the town of Boothbay, and a brand-new $50 million clubhouse/restaurant that had its grand opening last month. But Coulombe, who famously sold his former business, White Rock Distilleries of Lewiston, for $600 million to Jim Beam four years ago, is far from done. His vision for Boothbay includes a four-star resort and spa to pair with his high-end golf facility, a suite of condominiums with views of the course and a nearby town village of boutique shops. After that, who knows, although he hinted at a new marina in the harbor as well as more waterfront hotels. Asked why he’s doing it, Coulombe said he wants Boothbay to surpass Kennebunkport or Camden or even Bar Harbor in drawing tourists with money to spend. “I’m trying to put the peninsula on the map,” he said. “Someone in 1958 or something put a closed sign out there. No one has invested. And the people who live here don’t understand what it could be.” Although some residents have objected to Coulombe’s plans for various reasons – it’s too much, it’s too fast, it’s too luxurious – he has mostly been able to do what he wants because everything has been on private property. His latest effort, though, to establish a roundabout that would reconfigure traffic on Route 27 and greatly benefit his current and future developments, depends on something Coulombe has never needed before: majority support from townspeople. The plan will go to a townwide vote later this year. And some aren’t sure he has enough support. Fred Kaplan, a local author, has become Coulombe’s most vocal critic at town meetings and in letters to the editor in the weekly newspaper. Kaplan says Coulombe resurrected the idea for a roundabout – an idea that voters rejected only two years ago – and bankrolled a study that supported changing the traffic pattern. Coulombe even offered to pay for one-third of the $3.5 million cost through a public-private partnership between himself, the state and the town. “Who benefits?” Kaplan asked. “It’s very clear that Paul Coulombe benefits, but what about the rest of the town? He doesn’t give away anything unless there is something in it for him.” In concerns expressed by Kaplan and others around town, it’s clear that there is a broader fear over the changes coming to their community, an aging, economically stagnant community. Other than Bigelow Labs in East Boothbay, the job market is thin. That means young people are not being attracted or retained. More than 54 percent of Boothbay residents are over the age of 50, compared to 40.5 percent statewide. The town’s population was 3,120 as of the 2010 Census. It’s not so much that townspeople mind the investment or the new jobs created; they just aren’t sold on Coulombe’s vision. “He says he’s doing all this for the community, but no one can afford to pay for that course or eat in his restaurant,” said Sumner Lipman, an Augusta attorney and part-time Boothbay resident who has represented clients in lawsuits opposite Coulombe and who admits he has become an enemy. “He’s turning the town into a rich-person destination and the people left are going to be the servants.” Coulombe brushes aside any criticism with confidence befitting a successful businessman. “The community has a choice,” he said. “It’s either bring in more people or roll up the sidewalks and go home.” • • • • • Coulombe, who grew up in Lewiston and lived for many years in Cape Elizabeth while heading White Rock Distilleries, visited the Boothbay peninsula with his family as a boy and fell in love with its beauty. Roughly 15 miles off the main Route 1 artery that carries tourists from Kittery all the way to Calais, the region is sometimes overlooked and has a quiet, rustic feel that many locals hold sacred. Boothbay’s history is steeped in fishing and there are still vestiges of that in the picturesque harbor, where lobster boats with chipped paint occupy the same space as luxury yachts, including some that belong to Coulombe. He became a part-time resident in 2008 after he bought property on Pratts Island, a small island connected to Southport, a slightly bigger island, connected by bridge to Boothbay Harbor. But he has been spending significantly more time there since he retired in 2012 with his wife, Giselaine. “I thought when I retired I’d just move here, build my dream house and go sailing and leave everything behind,” Coulombe said. “But I guess you are what you are. I didn’t realize I wasn’t just content to read a book.” He did build that dream house – an 18,000-square-foot marble complex overlooking the mouth of the Sheepscot River that took four years to complete and includes an infinity pool on the granite ledge. It’s luxurious and grand without being garish, similar to the new clubhouse at the golf course. While it was being built, some locals lamented the constant rock blasting that was needed to accommodate some features. The heavy trucks needed for construction also damaged the bridge onto Pratts Island, but when it came time to replace it, Coulombe footed the bill. His initial foray into business development on the peninsula was not as grand as the house or the golf course, but it was plenty controversial. There was an old snack shack overlooking the boats moored in Cozy Harbor. For decades it was owned and operated by Earl “Gus” Pratt and his wife, Emolyn. After Gus Pratt died in 2007, the town of Southport purchased the waterfront property, mainly to preserve access for local fishermen to the water. It sat empty for four years until Coulombe inquired. He said he’d buy the property and renovate it. Townspeople were skeptical, in part because he was still seen as a rich outsider. When he first approached the town, Coulombe persuaded head Selectman Gerry Gamage to hold a town meeting. Gamage did, but it didn’t go well. He told Coulombe it wasn’t going to work out. “I told him, ‘It’s too bad you don’t have any guts,’ ” Coulombe said. “I told him ‘Hold another meeting and let me address the town.’ ” So Gamage did, and Coulombe did. It didn’t happen overnight, but Coulombe got what he wanted. On the site of the former Gus’s now sits Oliver’s, a restaurant named after Coulombe’s grandson that doesn’t quite match the surrounding aesthetic but has proven successful. Gamage has had several dealings with Coulombe since and has mixed feelings about what he’s done for the region. “He’s put a lot of money into this area. He’s put people to work and a lot of this wouldn’t happen without him,” Gamage said. “But I’ve always felt true philanthropy is anonymous. There are a lot of people in this area with money but you’d never know it. Paul wants everyone to know. “He’s a Maine boy, but sometimes I don’t think he gets it.” • • • • • Coulombe, 63, grew up in a working-class French-Canadian family in the heavily French-Canadian city of Lewiston. When his parents, Ray and Cecile, purchased White Rock Distilleries in 1971, the company had just three employees. They expanded it through acquisition and found a niche selling knockoff versions of popular liquors such as Bailey’s Irish Cream. After graduating from the University of Maine, Coulombe went to work for his parents in sales, traveling all over the country to peddle White Rock’s brands. He said he developed a keen understanding that house marketing and packaging products was just as important as the products themselves. Coulombe took over when his parents retired in 1995 and expanded the company further. It really started to take off when one of its brands, Three Olives Vodka, started producing flavored versions. That led to the creation of another vodka brand, Pinnacle, and a new flavor, whipped cream, that Coulombe almost nixed but that became wildly popular. In 2005, Coulombe bought out his three siblings for full control of the company. Two years after that, he sold the Three Olives brand for an undisclosed sum. In 2012, at age 58, he sold White Rock Distilleries to the parent company of Jim Beam for $605 million. Suddenly, he was retired with more money than he knew what to do with. So he began to spend it. In addition to buying property and planning development, he also made donations to Boothbay’s urgent care center, the YMCA, the library and the local land trust. But even his donations, while always welcome, have been criticized by some who say he’s buying the town so they’ll support him. Around this time last year, a writer from Boston Magazine profiled Coulombe and his plans for the region. It was not a flattering piece and some of the more inflammatory things in it came directly from Coulombe’s mouth. “Well, my initial dream, all my life, since I’ve been a little boy has been to own my own town,” he told the magazine. Coulombe said he was misquoted. He said he always wanted to “plan and create a small town.” Perhaps the most damaging line in that magazine story, though, was when Coulombe described the inertia of the community and said this about the locals: “They’re all unemployed in the winter and drinking at McSeagull’s. So I don’t think that’s good. I mean, the men still beat their wives.” Coulombe said he “never said anything like that.” He said he was trying to make a point about seasonal versus year-round employment and how unemployment can lead to problems like substance abuse and domestic violence. In any case, people in town still talk about that piece with contempt. Mark Stover, who grew up in Boothbay Harbor and now lives in Boothbay, is one of them. He knows Coulombe a little – they park their boats at the same marina. “He’s actually been nice to me,” said Stover, who sits on the board of the Opera House, which received a recent donation from Coulombe. “But I think the concern that he’s dividing the town between the haves and the have-nots is real. He’ll create some jobs, and that’s great, but people aren’t going to be able to afford the things he’s building.” Another example of that, Stover said, is the former Cuckolds Lighthouse off the island of Southport. Like other landmarks in the area, it had been neglected, so Coulombe stepped in to save it. Except now, it’s an exclusive bed-and-breakfast whose rooms go for $500 a night. • • • • • To remake the golf course, Coulombe hired Bruce Hepner, a longtime associate of Tom Doak, one of the premier golf course architects in the world. He then hired as his golf pro Chad Penman, who previously was director of instruction at Calusa Pines Golf Club in Naples, Florida – ranked by Golf Digest as one of the top three courses in all of Florida and one of the top 100 courses in the country. Membership in the country club is $5,000 for the initiation fee, and $2,900 annually, for Maine residents. Nonresidents pay more: a $10,000 initiation fee and $4,500 annually. At the grand opening of the clubhouse in May, members marveled at the new facility and said they couldn’t wait to play. Gov. Paul LePage, who is friends with Coulombe and participated in the ribbon-cutting, called it a “world-class facility” that will spur economic development. Others in town agree that the golf course is vastly improved, but they also point out that the $150 cost to play is roughly triple what it was only a few years ago. LePage and first lady Ann LePage bought a house in East Boothbay and plan to spend much of their time there after the governor’s second term is over. The region may look even more different by then if Coulombe has his way, although the roundabout plan has proven to be a thorn in his side. In two public meetings held this spring, dozens of townspeople came armed with questions and skepticism. Boothbay Town Manager Dan Bryer has been in his position only a year but said he’s heard from many other town managers in Maine who would like to have his problem: a wealthy investor who wants to build the tax base. But Bryer said he also understands that the community’s history is important to people and that change is hard. “Folks are having a say, which is great,” he said. “These meetings are well- attended. And then they get to vote. That’s democracy at its best.” Coulombe said he doesn’t understand the controversy. The roundabout will improve the road for everyone, tourists and locals alike, and will have zero taxpayer impact. “We’ve made it a no-brainer. There is no reason to be against it,” he said. “The only reasons people have is that they don’t want change or they fear it. Those are not good reasons.” To make room for the roundabout, Coulombe purchased the property that houses the town’s ambulance service. The building will be demolished but Coulombe has pledged to fully fund a new ambulance headquarters just south of the existing location. But critics like Fred Kaplan wonder if Coulombe’s political influence has helped him secure support from the Department of Transportation. He is friendly to the governor, but also is the single biggest donor to the Maine Republican Party and has hosted fundraisers for U. S. Sen. Susan Collins at his Southport home. Since 2010, he’s given nearly $300,000 to the state party. DOT officials, though, said private-public partnerships for road improvements are becoming more and more common and they welcome investors like Coulombe. Jane LaFleur is director of the Friends of Midcoast Maine, a nonprofit group that works with coastal communities from Brunswick to Bucksport to implement Smart Growth principles, which means environmentally conscious, anti-sprawl development. She said communities like Boothbay always face competing interests when it comes to new development. “Change is hard,” she said. “The more we grow and change outside of historic patterns, we’re less compatible with the lifestyle people appreciate.” Coulombe thinks people will come around once they see he’s serious, that he’s not just trying to take over the town. He says he has been and will continue to be mindful of development that matches the area’s New England charm. “I’m trying to attract other money, too,” he said. “I’ve talked with other investors and businesspeople but lot of people have turned me down because I can’t convince them yet that there is a good return on investment.” • • • • • Even if the roundabout goes through, it probably won’t always be smooth sailing for Coulombe. He has his sights on other properties whose owners may never sell. Among them are Jim and Ginny Farrin, who own the Howard House, a bed-and- breakfast just south of the proposed roundabout, and another 6 acres behind it that abut the golf course parcel. The Farrins declined to comment but Coulombe acknowledged his interest in their land. He joked that he may need to “outlive them.” Then there are Derek and Rebecca Abbott, who own a horse stable that borders the back edge of the golf course. Lipman, the attorney who has represented others in lawsuits against Coulombe, has taken the Abbotts’ case, too. Coulombe sued the couple over a right of way between their property and the course. He doesn’t want the Abbotts to use it and he really doesn’t want the horses using it. Lipman has counter-sued Coulombe and is girding for a fight. “If you don’t sell, he makes life miserable. He’s vindictive,” Lipman said. “He basically told my clients, as a way of trying to get them to give up, ‘I’ve got a lot more money than you.’ He’s a bully. The bully of Boothbay.” Kaplan had a similar experience at a public meeting in April to discuss the roundabout, where Coulombe fielded questions. Kaplan wanted to know if Coulombe was prepared to put in writing a guarantee that the town wouldn’t be on the hook if something were to happen to Coulombe. “He was offended,” Kaplan said. “He said to me, ‘What have you done for this town?’ Of course, what he really meant was, ‘How much money have you put into this town?’ But everyone gives in different ways.” Coulombe has gotten most of what he wants, but he has lost, too. In 2013, he sought permission from the town to dredge the harbor near his home on Southport so it could accommodate his boat. After pushback from townspeople and conservationists, that plan was scrapped. Coulombe said he doesn’t worry about convincing everyone. He said he’s fine with 90 or 95 percent support. And, he said, people are coming around all the time. Bet Finocchiaro, proprietor of the popular Bet’s Fish Fry that is situated near the winding new entrance to Coulombe’s golf club, once had concerns about the man. Now, she’s willing to give him a chance. And George Whitten, the now-93-year-old who reluctantly sold his house after Coulombe threatened to put a giant net around it, has become a fan, too. At the ribbon cutting for the clubhouse last month, Coulombe asked Whitten, a veteran of World War II, to do the honor of raising the American flag. This story was corrected at 10:47 a.m. on Sunday, June 5. Because of a reporter’s error, the original published version was incorrect about the background of one of his critics. Fred Kaplan did not serve in Vietnam; he was an anti-war protestor. The story was also unclear about Coulombe’s donation to the local hospital. He gave $1.1 million to the urgent care center in Boothbay after the hospital closed.

Maine Sunday Telegram Business pressherald.com 2016-06-06 19:27 www.pressherald.com

10 Of the People Mayor Shirley Franklin started a program in the city of Atlanta in which every single student who graduated from a public school, she’d find a way to pay for their first year of college. And, after hearing my story, she took an interest in me. She gave me a job in her office and she helped me get into college. Summer came, and I didn’t go to work because I didn’t have a suit. I got a call saying, “You need to get to work,” and she had someone take me suit shopping. They took me and bought me like five different suits and said, “This is how you invest in your kids.” I’m the first person in my family to graduate from college. That is the kind of local politics I grew to love in Atlanta. National politics is more messy. But I have hope that is going to change. Photograph by Ryan Stone for The New York Times

2016-06-07 00:17 The New www.nytimes.com

11 11 Sanco: ‘Taking selfies while torching buildings doesn’t promote patriotism’ There has been a steady increase in unreasonable conduct on the part of people complaining to the Ombudsman for Long Term Insurance‚ fuelled by what ombudsman Ron McLaren describes as “anger‚ frustration and an exaggerated sense of entitlement”.

2016-06-07 00:17 TMG Digital www.timeslive.co.za

12 KZN ANCYL secretary rebuked by party over ‘little girl’ insult to NFP leader The once cosy relationship between the NFP and the ANC has been on the rocks in recent months‚ and there is growing tension between the two. On Monday‚ reacting to the NFP’s criticism of the ANC’s alleged forcing out of KZN Premier Senzo Mchunu – who resigned and has since been replaced by Willies Mchunu – Sabelo referred to kaMagwaza-Msibi as “intombazane”‚ which translates as “little girl”. The reference - which painted kaMagwaza-Msibi as politically insignificant‚ and which is also considered derogatory when used by a younger man towards an older‚ married woman - raised the ire of her party’s youth league‚ which said: “These utterances are quite belittling of the president of the NFP‚ and this is way below the belt and the cheapest form of politicking which belongs in the gutter. “We will never be apologetic in defence of [kaMagwaza-Msibi] from disingenuous‚ spiteful and pathetic toddlers of his calibre and‚ therefore‚ we warn Sabelo to refrain from such nonsensical and absurd politicking‚” said NFP Youth Movement’s Sboniso Majola. But on Thursday morning‚ KZN ANC spokesman Mdumiseni Ntuli called Sabelo to order over his comment‚ prompting the latter to apologise. “First and foremost‚ it is regrettable that such a statement was uttered against a mother and leader of the NFP. The ANC has met with the ANCYL provincial secretary and reprimanded him for having made a statement that is not befitting of our members‚ and leaders in particular‚” said Ntuli. “The ANC wishes to express its sincere apology to the NFP leader and her party membership for the offence occasioned by and a result of the statement made by the ANCYL provincial secretary. The ANC continues to place a high premium on the imperatives the relationship between it and the NFP is founded upon. Under no circumstances will we ever permit that ANC leaders and its leagues will refer to the NFP and its leadership in an undignified manner‚” said Ntuli. Sabelo said: "I really apologise. If I can get the opportunity to speak to her personally‚ I will humble myself in front of her. I will bring myself as a child and a son to mama kaMagwaza-Msibi and assure her it was not meant as disrespect or as an insult to her as a mother or as leader of the NFP. It was unintentional and a slip of the tongue. I'm ashamed of what I said. I was not brought up in that manner‚ to insult as elder. I unreservedly apologise. " However‚ the NFP’s Majola said the party had not yet received the apology. “This is the first I’m hearing of it‚” he said when contacted by TMG Digital on Thursday. - TMG Digital/Durban Bureau

2016-06-07 00:17 Matthew Savides www.timeslive.co.za

13 Father says son forgives him after Japan forest ordeal Japan has been mesmerised by young Yamato Tanooka, who survived six nights alone after his angry parents abandoned him by the side of a mountain road on the northern island of Hokkaido on May 28. Searchers, including soldiers, spent days scouring the mountainous forest which is home to brown bears, but could find no clues to the missing boy. He was discovered Friday morning sheltering in a hut on a military drill field some 5.5 kilometres (3.4 miles) from where he had been left. Takayuki Tanooka, his 44- year-old father, has said he, his wife and daughter returned several minutes later to the spot where Yamato was forced out of the family car, but there was no sign of him. "I said to him, 'Dad made you go though such a hard time. I am sorry'," the elder Tanooka told broadcaster TBS in footage aired Monday. "And then, my son said, 'You are a good dad. I forgive you'," Tanooka added, choking up. Yamato, who was taken to hospital by helicopter immediately after being found in the hut by a soldier, will be discharged on Tuesday, a hospital official told AFP, refraining from giving further details. Local reports said he had suffered slight dehydration and minor scars on his arms and legs. His weight, originally about 22 kilogrammes (48 pounds), was down about two kilogrammes. His father said Yamato was recovering quickly, finishing each meal served, drawing in a notebook and playing cards with his family, the Mainichi Shimbun daily reported. Local police have reported the case to a child welfare centre as possible mental abuse, the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper and other reports said. Police also interviewed Yamato on Monday, Jiji Press said. The child told them he would walk around the drill field on sunny days but did not wander far. He heard the sound of helicopters and the cries of wild animals but no people, Jiji said, citing police. Immediately after being abandoned, the crying boy tried to chase his parents' car but ended up getting disoriented and going the opposite way, the Mainichi reported, citing sources close to the family. Yamato also said that because he was afraid of the forest he walked about five hours in the dark along a path until he came to the hut, the report added. Other reports said the boy saw no one until the soldier found him on Friday but he believed his family must be looking for him. Yamato's parents have been severely criticised for forcing him out of their car to teach him a lesson for throwing stones at cars and people. The elder Tanooka said he was angry because the boy had recently been scolded at school for hitting cars with a wooden stick. "So I tried to show him that I can be scary if seriously angry," he said, citing what he described as a "father's dignity". The contrite dad bowed and apologised in front of reporters on Friday after being reunited with Yamato for what he admitted were his "excessive" actions. The parents originally told police their son got lost while on a family outing to gather wild vegetables. Tanooka said they lied at first because they feared social censure and possibly being questioned by police as abusive parents.

2016-06-07 00:17 Harumi OZAWA www.timeslive.co.za

14 Australian Armegeddon looms for Proteas SA shambled to 188 all out and lost by four wickets. On Sunday‚ also in Providence‚ an unchanged West Indian team were bundled out for 116 inside 33 overs and the Aussies needed only four balls more than half their innings to win by six wickets. This is not T20‚ where accidents will happen. This is 50-over cricket on a benign pitch‚ which makes the comparison as valid as it should be disturbing for SA fans. So‚ fasten your seatbelts: SA meet Australia on Tuesday. The match will be played in Providence - a word the Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines‚ in its philosophical sense‚ as “divine guidance or care”. It’s too easy to wonder out loud whether SA need something like that to get through Tuesday’s game in one piece‚ not in terms of staying afloat in the triseries as much as the bigger picture of the apparently crumbling edifice of a once strong team. But we’re reaching that stage of worry. A competitive game against the Aussies‚ whatever the result‚ will put it on hold. A hiding inflicted by Steve Smith’s team will bring it on strong. Perhaps that’s what needed‚ what with Cricket SA reportedly not willing to grant the now disbanded review panel the mere six months they are said to have asked for to get to the bottom of what has been going wrong for SA for 24 years come tournament time. AB de Villiers’ team will take all this‚ and more‚ onto the field with them on Tuesday. Much of that weight will be on the shoulders of their spinners. Twenty-two of the 30 wickets that have fallen in the two matches played in the tournament have been claimed by slow bowlers. The trend is unlikely to be bucked on Tuesday. SA’s most successful bowler on Friday‚ left-arm spinner Aaron Phangiso‚ who took 3/40‚ wasn’t complaining. “It was a bit dry‚ not something that we usually get in SA‚” Phangiso said. “So it was very helpful ... and if you put our (spinners) wickets together we can also get wickets between the spinners.” Phangiso‚ leg spinner Imran Tahir and part-time off-spinner JP Duminy owned all six wickets SA took on the day/night. West Indian off-spinner Sunil Narine snapped up a half-dozen all on his own. His return of 6/27 was the best by a West Indian bowler in the 59 ODIs the teams have contested and the best by a Windies spinner in all of their 736 games in the format. “You can always learn from a guy like that‚” Phangiso said. “The way he bowled he showed the skill that he has and the kind of lengths to bowl on this kind of wicket.” No doubt Phangiso aims to emulate Narine’s performance. But for now he is focused on staying in the team: “It’s always great to play games back to back. It gives you a bit of confidence going forward. Hopefully I will just keep on playing and just keep on doing well.” That sounds bizarre considering Phangiso’s success on Friday. Until we remember that he was the only member of SA’s 2015 World Cup squad not to be given a game at that tournament. Now‚ if only we had an independent review panel to look into why that happened and what effect that kind of treatment might have on players ...

2016-06-07 00:17 Telford Vice www.timeslive.co.za

15 15 Cope: The gun settles who wins and who loses in the ANC “Leaders who get to the top of the ANC mountain‚ mafia- style‚ are as the mafia would say‚ “made men” and “made women”‚ or like Mr Zuma‚ the ultimate ‘wise guy’‚” the party’s Dennis Bloem said. This comes after concern was raised about an uptick in violence between parties‚ and especially within parties‚ ahead of the local government elections on August 3. Bloem listed a number of people who were “either ANC councillors or ANC leaders” who had lost their lives‚ and asked: “Why did they have to die so violently?” He answered his own question by quoting ANC deputy secretary- general Jessie Duarte‚ who said the violence is being prompted by “a fight about resources and power and leadership greed”. “She diagnosed it correctly. Unfortunately that is how it will continue and more young leaders will lose their lives. The fight is getting dirty and very dangerous‚” said Bloem. “It is not hard to explain why violence is becoming endemic. Mr Zuma graphically demonstrated that the pot of glittering gold lies at the top of the peak. If you get there then you have had it made. “The ANC of today wants no impediments in the exercise of power. ANC top dogs will brook no opposition and exercise no constraint because the rewards are so extensive. The motto ‘now is our time to eat’ governs how the ANC exists and how it rules.” ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe this week tackled the issue of the fight to make it on to its candidate list: “Development is so distorted in SA‚ when you are a councillor … it is one of the most decent jobs in town.” – TMG Digital

2016-06-07 00:17 TMG Digital www.timeslive.co.za

16 R60m raised to help fund UJ’s ‘missing middle’ students Expelled former Cosatu general-secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has lashed out at leaders of the ruling ANC and its alliance partners‚ Cosatu and the SACP‚ labelling them as “thieves who have transformed from the principles of selflessness to those of selfishness”.

2016-06-07 00:17 S'duduzo www.timeslive.co.za

17 Dingaan Thobela remembers inspirational words Muhammad Ali whispered in his ear 23 years ago Ali visited South Africa in 1993 and after seeing how highly regarded Thobela was in these parts‚ the charismatic former heavyweight world champion told the man who answers to the nickname ‘‘The Rose of Soweto” to never turn his back on those who wanted to emulate him. ‘‘I told him (Ali) he inspired me to become a boxer and he in turn said I should always help those who also wanted to be like me‚” Thobela said. ‘‘Those words have stayed with me all these years and I live by them. I always take time to help others who dream of getting into this sport and Ali is the inspiration.” The 74 year-old Ali died in hospital in the US city of Phoenix‚ Arizona‚ on Friday after health problems complicated by a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. His fame and popularity transcended sport and Thobela said it was no accident that Ali was known as the ‘‘The Greatest”. ‘‘I do not think there will ever be another like him and that is why this man was know as ’The Greatest.’ ‘‘He is being mourned by the whole world and across all sporting codes...... that on its own speaks volumes. ‘‘The bottom line is we were blessed to have seen someone like him in our lifetime.”

2016-06-07 00:17 Mninawa Ntloko www.timeslive.co.za

18 Algeria qualify for Nations Cup finals Socialite Kenny Kunene and his business partner Gayton Mckenzie have escaped trouble at the 11th hour by doing a deal to make the complaints go away at their recently opened entertainment venue in Sandton - billed as a business and family friendly joint.

2016-06-07 00:17 REUTERS www.timeslive.co.za

19 Directors worry about South Africa's economy The first edition of the Directors’ Sentiment Index Report‚ just released by the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA)‚ shows that directors feel more negative than positive about the local economy. Other factors affecting sentiment are the impact of broad-based black economic empowerment on business‚ the declining credit rating of the country and social and political unrest. By contrast‚ the economic health of its major trading partners in the developed world are less of a concern‚ although sentiment remains negative. Other key results from the survey include: - Directors are negative about business conditions‚ with the impact of red tape and the government on business attracting the most negative ratings. - On a positive note‚ directors are largely optimistic about the ability of good governance practices to add value to the organisation. - Unethical behaviour (bribery and corruption) are the primary governance challenges facing industry‚ closely followed by a lack of sustainable thinking and a lack of understanding of the overall benefits of governance. The report covers corporate leaders across the private‚ public and nonprofit sectors. The survey was completed online by 338 members of the IoDSA’s database as well as a specified sample of 103 non-members drawn from a research company’s national panel. The respondent base was 75 percent male and 25 percent female‚ across all ages—35 percent fell into the 55-plus age group. Seventy-eight percent were executive directors‚ and 22 percent non-executives.

2016-06-07 00:17 TMG Digital www.timeslive.co.za

20 Emzini Wezinsizwa actor Nyembezi Kunene dies The son of the Emzini Wezinsizwa veteran actor, Sonqoba Kunene, confirmed the news to eNCA this morning. "It has been a terrible day so far. We have had family members and relatives strolling into our household to obviously pay their last respects and to offer their message of condolences. He passed away yesterday evening, it's still very fresh," Sonqoba said. Sonqoba also took to Facebook in a lengthy note to pay tribute to his father. "A few hours ago, a legend departed this land. The great Nyembezi Kunene - actor, director, playwright and producer, has passed on. Following a prolonged illness, Nyemza lost his battle with Diabetes and died peacefully at the Lesedi Hospital in Soweto, late on Saturday evening. He will be remembered for his many roles he played in various TV and Film productions in a career spanning well over three decades. May his soul Rest In Peace. You fought a great fight, a hero to the end. We will miss you Nyemza. This is the final curtain call, after decades spent entertaining South African audiences. You stayed true to your craft till the end. You were a great father and your teachings will live on, not only in your children's lives, but also in the lives of many your work and passion for the performing arts have changed. Hambe kahle Mntimande! Bambolunye! Ngwenya! Madonsela! Rest in Peace Baba... " Kunene is renowned for his work on popular comedy series Emzini Wezinsizwa as Mcunu – the senior hostel security guard. He played fan-favourite Jabulani Dlomo, the uncle of Sibusiso (Menzi Ngubane) on SABC 1 soapie Generations, between 2007-2009. Other recent TV shows that he has starred in include Scandal, Ring of Lies, Umlilo and Isibaya. This article first appeared in SowetanLIVE.

2016-06-07 00:17 Sowetan Live www.timeslive.co.za

21 Funeral policy deductions settlement a ‘step towards protecting society’s most vulnerable’: DA The agreement - made shortly before Thursday’s Constitutional Court hearing and made an order of the court - allows the agency to stop funeral policy deductions from three types of children’s grants. They are: the child support grant‚ foster care grant and care dependency grant - the latter being awarded to caregivers or parents of disabled children. “It is a shameful travesty of justice that the practice of making these deductions have been allowed to take place at all‚ from grants which are already way too small to survive on‚” said the DA’s Bridget Masango. “In terms of the judgment‚ no new deductions will be taken from the three types of children’s grants until the new regulations to the Social Assistance Act‚ announced by Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini earlier this month‚ which forbid deductions from children’s grants‚ kick in. “The DA has consistently fought against the ongoing problem of illegal deductions from social grants and will continue to do so.” The agency‚ which pays out social grants‚ had been due to apply for leave to appeal against an interim order made by the high court in Pretoria in December. The high court order had suspended a moratorium on all funeral policy deductions against children’s grants‚ pending the outcome of review proceedings by Lion of Africa. The minister of social development had‚ through a regulation published in 2009‚ allowed funeral policy premiums to be deducted from social grants. This meant adults in receipt of children’s grants qualified as beneficiaries. However‚ in December last year‚ Sassa informed Lion of Africa‚ a company which had been servicing funeral policies with children’s grant deductions‚ that a moratorium on all funeral policy deductions against children’s grants would take effect from January this year. Lion of Africa applied and obtained an interim order which suspended the moratorium. In terms of the agreement reached between the parties‚ Lion of Africa agreed not to enforce the high court order. The judgment means that there would be no new deductions from the three forms of children’s grants between January and May‚ when new regulations from the minister disallowing deductions from children’s grants take effect. Deductions that were being made before the moratorium will continue until November‚ when funeral policy holders are required to make new payment arrangements independent of the children’s grants.

2016-06-07 00:17 TMG Digital www.timeslive.co.za

22 Tougher laws to deal with infrastructure vandals now in effect The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development says the implementation of the Criminal Matters Amendment Act of 2015 will come into effect as from Wednesday. The act was signed into law by President Jacob Zuma in December last year. The law provides for stricter measures relating to bail and sentencing in respect of essential infrastructure-related offences. In terms of the new act‚ only the courts will deal with bail applications for essential infrastructure-related crimes. It removes the discretion of police officials and prosecutors to grant bail to suspects charged with essential infrastructure-related offences. The act further provides for the possibility of up to 30 years imprisonment or a fine not exceeding R100-million in the case of a corporate body. It is envisaged that the act will boost investor confidence in the country. “The public sector and the private business cannot operate fully without communication capabilities if Telkom cables are stolen. This situation necessitates drastic legislative intervention‚” Justice Minister Michael Masutha said on Wednesday. He said that‚ as of October 2015‚ the South African economy lost to a tune of about R5.7-billion per year as result of theft and vandalism of the essential infrastructure. The announcement comes a few days after Telkom announced it was ramping up efforts to migrate customers to wireless and fibre technologies to tackle copper cable theft syndicates. Telkom said cable theft cost the company over R200-million in the 2015 financial year - R100 million in direct cable theft repair cost and an additional R107-million which was spent on security services.

2016-06-07 00:17 Ernest Mabuza www.timeslive.co.za

23 Is Zuma's plane being downed by a lack of trained engineers and mechanics? The last of the AMG/Denel support personnel have been laid off‚ resulting in serious implications for aircraft serviceability and safety - including that of the presidential Boeing Business Jet‚ Defence Web reports. The Inkwaze was found to have leaking fuel pipes when it landed in Doha‚ Qatar‚ earlier this month. This followed another technical problem with the jet recently that left the president unable to leave Burundi. Defence Web says a long-standing contract between the SAAF and Aero Manpower Group (AMG)‚ a Denel business unit‚ had provided specialist technical and support personnel who were responsible for the maintenance and airworthiness of a variety of SAAF aircraft‚ including those in the VIP squadron‚ at bases across the country. However‚ the last group of support personnel were laid off at the end of April this year. Amongst those lost to the SAAF are all seven AMG technicians who were licenced to work on the president’s plane. Defence Web said the SAAF had decided in 2011 to terminate the AMG contract because it had been declared irregular by the Auditor General. Trade union Solidarity previously warned that at least 75% of the 523 Denel employees were in the scarce and critical skills band‚ “without which efficient functioning of the SAAF will not be possible”. However‚ the SA Air Force told Defence Web that the SAAF had in a timely fashion identified the associated risks pertaining to the loss of the AMG/Denel personnel and had embarked on a skills transfer process.

2016-06-07 00:17 TMG Digital www.timeslive.co.za

24 Van Damme: SABC delaying tactics over DA advert a joke It described the “SABC’s explanatory affidavit to our complaint lodged” with the Independent Communication Authority of South Africa (Icasa) as “renewed desperation…to use misleading and‚ quite frankly‚ contradictory excuses”. “The SABC has argued that they have to wait to confirm that we are a registered political party and have submitted our lists‚” the party’s Phumzile van Damme said. “The regulations are clear‚ as admitted by Icasa on SAfm today (Wednesday)‚ that political parties are allowed to buy airtime to flight their adverts as soon as the election date is proclaimed. “Quite bizarrely‚ their contradictory affidavit proceeded to reference this very regulation.” Van Damme also attacked the “excuse” that the SABC “needed until 4 June 2016 to ‘investigate’ the matter”. The SABC affidavit said the broadcaster’s acting chief executive officer Jimi Matthews had “requested an indulgence”‚ and it “was not unfathomable that (he) would not be in a position to provide confirmation of the DA’s demand to be allocated slots by the end of the day‚ 27 May”. Van Damme retorted: “The DA is still not clear what needed to be investigated. Again‚ the regulations are clear – and the DA complied with these – as we have done in the past. “The request for an investigation was merely a thinly veiled attempt to delay the adverts by a week‚ and therefore limit their effect on the election campaign.” She said the “is becoming increasingly apparent that the SABC is determined to do whatever it can to censor our adverts”‚ but added that the “DA will not be deterred by this undemocratic conduct and will do everything possible to ensure our adverts are aired”. – TMG Digital The SABC affidavit can be read here.

2016-06-07 00:17 TMG Digital www.timeslive.co.za

25 Aged and disabled South Africans can apply to vote next week Registered voters who are who are unable to vote at their voting station on election day and registered voters who cannot travel to their voting station on election day due to being physically infirm or disabled can apply from June 10‚ ahead of the August 3 elections. This includes journalists who are registered for the elections and would not be able to vote in their respective stations. Registered voters may only apply for a special vote in the voting district where they are registered and the same applies for home visits. If you have access to the internet‚ you can apply online otherwise you have to apply in person at your local IEC office by completing a MEC35 form. If you are physically infirm or disabled‚ someone can hand deliver the form on your behalf at your local IEC office. Voters who want to cast a special vote at their voting station can also SMS their ID number to 32249 - this service is not available to voters applying for a home visit‚ because you have to provide your address. Voters will receive an SMS notifying them of the outcome once their application has been processed‚ but they can also check the status of their special vote application online at www.elections.org.za The closing date for special votes is 5pm on July 8. IEC spokesperson Kate Bapela said special voting at voting stations and home visits by IEC officials will take place on August 1 and 2. “You need your ID number to do the application. On the day of special voting‚ you need your green‚ barcoded ID book‚ or your smartcard ID‚ or a valid Temporary Identity Certificate‚” Bapela said. On the day of voting‚ the casting of ballots will take place at the voting stations and home visits from 08:00 to 17:00 on both days. 2016-06-07 00:17 Penwell Dlamini www.timeslive.co.za

26 Film-maker Anant Singh gets nod for influential role at the Olympics There are two notable names not on the list: IAAF President Sebastian Coe and FIFA President Gianni Infantino. While they head two of the world's biggest sports‚ their federations have been hit by corruption scandals‚ and Olympic officials said it was too early to bring them onto the IOC‚ CNSNews.com said. Inside The Games.biz reports this leaves football and athletics without an official representative on the IOC following the retirements of Sepp Blatter and Lamine Diack‚ who had both previously been members. The nominations‚ in Switzerland on Friday‚ will be officially voted on during the IOC Session‚ which is due to take place in Rio de Janeiro between August 1 and 4‚ the insidethegames.biz website reports. It will take the total number of members to 99. The recommendation states the board’s intention is to "enable the IOC Session to be composed of Members with different sets of skills and knowledge while ensuring the necessary balance in terms of gender and geography". The 60-year-old Singh is South Africa’s pre-eminent film producer. He produced the 2013 film "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" about former South African President Nelson Mandela as well as Place Of Weeping‚ Sarafina! and Cry‚ the Beloved Country. Luis Moreno‚ president of the Inter-American Development Bank who served as Colombia's ambassador to the U. S. from 1998 to 2005‚ and Nita Ambani‚ founder and chair of the India-based Reliance Foundation‚ are also on the list‚ CNSNews.com reports. The others are Sari Essayah of Finland‚ a former Olympic race walker who chairs the Finnish Christian Democratic Party; Ivo Ferriani of Italy‚ president of International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation; Auvita Rapilla‚ secretary general of the Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee; Tricia Smith‚ president of the Canadian Olympic Committee; and Austrian Olympic Committee chief Karl Stoss.

2016-06-07 00:17 TMG Digital www.timeslive.co.za

27 Ramaphosa: Violence in Parliament demonstrates disdain for the will of the people “Particularly by efforts to prevent President Jacob Zuma from addressing the house‚” he added. In a statement on “the current situation in Parliament”‚ whose second term concluded last week‚ Ramaphosa said: “Cabinet has undertaken a review of the current environment in Parliament and its impact on government's programme of transformation.” He cited amongst the successes of the “first two parliamentary terms of the year” that Parliament has continued to “process transformative legislation‚ scrutinise the activities of departments and other state institutions and deliberate on matters of national importance”‚ and “passed a national budget that sustains government's programme to tackle poverty and promote economic growth”. But‚ added Ramaphosa: “Despite the valuable work done in this Fifth Democratic Parliament‚ recent events in Parliament are a grave cause for concern. “Proceedings have been disrupted on a number of occasions in a manner that undermines the proper functioning of Parliament. “Of particular concern‚ is the violent nature of some of these disruptions. Refusal to adhere to the rules of the assembly undermines the integrity of the institution and demonstrates disdain for the will of the people. “The efforts of a small minority of MPs to impose‚ through force and intimidation‚ their will on Parliament reflects a contempt for the principles of democracy. “While claiming to be exercising free expression they are effectively denying the free expression of others. The ability of the executive to account has been undermined‚ particularly by efforts to prevent President Jacob Zuma from addressing the house. That said‚ Ramaphosa added that “Cabinet welcomes the determination of the majority of MPs to respect the rules‚ uphold the dignity and advance the transformative work of Parliament”. This would require all parties to “work together to ensure that the rules and procedures are applied consistently‚ fairly‚ and without fear‚ favour or prejudice”. “As the executive‚ we reject in the strongest terms any attempt‚ in whatever form‚ to suppress debate or silence dissent.” In an apparent dismissal of opposition parties’ claims that ministers had evaded questions in the assembly‚ Ramaphosa said they had in fact “responded well to a substantial increase in the number of questions for written reply”. “In 2009‚ over 2000 written questions were put to Ministers‚ while by the end of 2015‚ the total number exceeded 4000. “Even with this significant increase‚ the proportion of questions answered each year has exceeded 95%.” – TMG Digital

2016-06-07 00:17 TMG Digital www.timeslive.co.za

28 There's no place to hide in Sevens rugby Five teams have strong hopes of winning the gold medal, and five others could beat them in any match. It will be, in my admittedly biased opinion, the highlight of the Games because the sport is so "volatile", the result so uncertain, often until the very final act of the match. I remember being concerned that Sevens' Olympic inclusion might actually undermine it. I was fortunate enough to work with Paul Treu during the maturation phase of our Sevens strategy from 2008 to 2012, and Rio 2016 was a variable we considered both a threat and an opportunity. The appeal of an Olympic medal meant that superstars from the major rugby nations might have swept in for the week of the Olympics, soaked up the spotlight, and then left again, leaving behind a version of the sport that was, by the arithmetic of casual observers, "lessened" by their transient appearance in it. Were that to happen, it would undermine the efforts made by Sevens teams in the intervening four years - it would be analogous to pulling your luxury sports car out of the garage for a weekend once every four years, then locking it away and hoping your four-door family sedan turned heads the same way. The only way to prevent this, we knew back then, was for Sevens to evolve enough that it became so specialised that the addition of even the best players from XVs would do little to the performance of teams. Sevens had to be too distinct to allow "rugby-hopping" to occur. My strong impression is that this has, in fact, happened. Or is happening. Yes, certain teams, including South Africa, have strengthened their squads with the targeted addition of international players, but anyone who thought they could throw XVs superstars onto a field of Sevens players and dominate has been exposed. The Blitzboks under Neil Powell formulated a calendar that gave them access to certain players in certain "windows" so they could adapt to the speed and technical nuances of the game. But even this process has "failed" more than it succeeded, and of the 10 or so players who came into the Blitzbok training environment, one, perhaps two, will make the final cut. Quade Cooper couldn't make the switch for Australia, and Sonny Bill Williams has been patchy for New Zealand, who have also added the Ioane brothers, and Liam Messam, but still rely heavily on their historical Sevens specialists. I'm now confident that Sevens requires a set of skills specific enough that any team that suddenly picks players, however stellar their reputation in XVs rugby, would be worse off. The transition is so difficult because Sevens is not simply a version of rugby lacking forward packs. Decision-making at rucks is at a premium because so much more space has to be covered per player. Agility and lateral mobility are more forensically examined (something that has affected Williams in particular), as are basic skills like passing to both sides and one-on-one tackling. The lack of space in XVs allows players with limitations to "hide", whereas such inadequacies are exposed in Sevens. This doesn't even consider the physical demands of Sevens - the ratio of sprints and fast running to rest is completely different, and few XVs players can handle it without a period of some adaptation. None of this is to say that Sevens is the finished article - no doubt the best XVs internationals would make exceptional Sevens players, given sufficient cross-over time. But the specialisation of Sevens is an encouraging sign, and the respect and recognition given to the Sevens specialists is growing, rightly, in proportion to the technical and tactical evolution of the sport. That this coincides with the commercial growth of Sevens, the expansion of the Series to 10 tournaments, means that Rio will be a leap forward, and the only threat now, at least to a South African observer, is that the sport evolves so quickly it leaves us behind.

2016-06-07 00:17 Prof Ross www.timeslive.co.za

29 ‘He's a fighter‚’ says mother of SA cyclist injured in race in Italy The 19-year-old Dimension Data rider was on Sunday night reported to be in a critical condition after getting “out of theatre and in recovery” after being injured during the Coppa della Pace race in Italy. The accident – which involved a collision with a car on the route - was so serious that the race was immediately cancelled. “He's a fighter‚” Desere Girdlestone said from New Zealand on Monday morning. “He has to win the biggest challenge of his life now. “The latest is that he had surgery - was in recovery and still critical.” She said Keagan had “lost a lot of blood”. “He's fighting for his life right now. We're waiting for another update this morning.” Reports that the accident had cost Keagan his life circulated widely on social media and cycling forums. “To say we were gutted to read reports on social media about his passing is an understatement‚” said Desere. “We just had to believe that it was not true and wait for official news from his team. “Who started the rumour or thought it their place to post it is beyond my comprehension. “We are grateful for all the message of support and need all the prayers and positivity we can get for our boy.” One of those messages of support came from two-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome‚ who tweeted via @chrisfroome: “Seems there were some incorrect reports! @Keagan_vtc is in a stable but critical condition‚ thoughts are with him. Keep fighting!” Although what caused the accident is still unclear‚ Cyclingnews quoted race director Raffaele Babini as saying: “We had covered 105km of racing. It was 16.20. The boy had fallen into a downhill section and was a strong recovery to return to the group. “Apparently‚ after the first time‚ which was in the vicinity of a hill‚ a team car has slowed sharply and the guy‚ who was at full speed‚ crashed violently against the car‚ breaking through the rear window of the car‚ getting serious facial injuries. I cannot say more because they are still under investigation by the security forces.” It is Keagan’s first year on the newly formed Dimension Data continental team.

2016-06-07 00:17 Tmg Digital www.timeslive.co.za

30 Djoker is truly king But after securing a first French Open yesterday to become only the third man to hold all four Grand Slams at the same time, the 29-year- old world No 1 is now the sport's greatest warrior. He is now also halfway to a calendar Grand Slam, a feat only achieved by two men - Don Budge and Rod Laver - the last of which was in 1969. He also has 65 titles to his name while 2016 has seen him defeated just three times in 47 matches. "I'm honoured to be a part of the legends of our sport and to manage to win this many Grand Slam trophies," said Djokovic, who started playing tennis when he was four-years old before leaving for Germany when he was 12 to escape Nato bombs that were blasting Belgrade. The Serb's ability to thrive among the greats was never in doubt, but the size of his heart certainly was. At Wimbledon in 2007, he retired with a back injury in the third set of his semifinal against Rafael Nadal. He also quit at the 2006 and 2007 French Opens at the third round and quarterfinal stages respectively, while at the 2009 Australian Open - where he was defending champion - he pulled out of his quarterfinal with Andy Roddick citing heat exhaustion. But at the 2012 Australian Open, nobody was questioning his stamina any more when he beat Nadal in the longest Grand Slam final of all time, an almost six-hour marathon. He now holds six Australian Open titles, three at Wimbledon and two at the US Open to add to his Paris trophy. Djokovic is now just five majors behind Roger Federer's record of 17, but is the best part of six years younger than the Swiss, whose last Grand Slam came at Wimbledon in 2012. Nadal's 14 (tied with Pete Sampras) is his next target. Djokovic is also the model of consistency. The last time he failed to make at least the quarterfinals of the majors was when he slipped to a third-round loss at the 2009 French Open. "What he's achieved the last 12 months is phenomenal; winning all the Grand Slams in one year is an amazing achievement," said Andy Murray. "It sucks to lose the match, but I'm proud to have been part of today. "

2016-06-07 00:17 AFP www.timeslive.co.za

31 Fly star Le Clos sets sights on Rio glory Le Clos toyed with the field, letting German Steffen Deibler lead for the first half before cruising to victory in 51.58sec. Deibler was second in 52.11 and Russian Evgeny Koptelov third in 52.40. Le Clos's time elevated him to joint seventh on the world rankings, but it was obvious that there was a lot more speed. He was unshaved and frequently did his trademark rival-gazing, turning to observe the leader mid-race. He was less impressive in the 200m freestyle , finishing second behind German veteran Paul Biedermann by more than two seconds. Le Clos's 1min 49.28sec was the best of the three South Africans in the race - Myles Brown was fourth in 1:49.67 and Calvyn Justus sixth in 1:51.19 - and it suggested there is still work to be done to realise hopes of a medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay. With Cameron van der Burgh withdrawing because of illness, Jarred Crous stepped up to win the 50m breaststroke and take second in the 100m breaststroke. Sunette Viljoen, SA's medal hope in the women's javelin, ended seventh in the Diamond League meet in Birmingham , England, after she failed to better 60m.

2016-06-07 00:17 DAVID ISAACSON www.timeslive.co.za

32 Shakes dreaming of a bright future for Bafana Mashaba said this after South Africa's comprehensive 4-0 demolition of Gambia in their penultimate 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Bakau, even though the result is meaningless because South Africa failed to qualify. Thamsanqa Gabuza and Keagan Dolly's braces in both halves silenced the 30000-capacity crowd at the Independence Stadium. "It was total football and it only goes to show the potential we have. Winning by such a massive margin, and away from home, shows that this team can go places," he raved. Unfortunately, Cameroon's 1-0 win over Mauritania in Nouakchott on Friday night ended Bafana's chances of qualifying for Gabon in 2017. Cameroon have an unassailable 11 points in Group M, Mauritania seven, South Africa six and Gambia are on two points. However, Mashaba sees Saturday's win as a timely lift in confidence ahead of the 2018 World Cup group-stages draw. "Since our arrival here in Banjul, Gambia constantly warned us that they wanted to humiliate us, to finish the campaign on a high. But my boys had other ideas. "This team has massive potential and can go places if we keep it together . we can achieve lots of things - something special is really brewing," Mashaba said.

2016-06-07 00:17 Marc Strydom www.timeslive.co.za

33 Slow burn on fags law Four years later Motsoaledi was making the same promise on World No Tobacco Day, suggesting his department has made little progress in turning the plan into policy. Australia adopted plain packaging laws in 2012; Britain, New Zealand and France are introducing similar measures. Health Department spokesman Joe Maila said technical legislative issues had caused the delay. The department had initially thought that the measure to enforce plain packaging for cigarettes could have been passed by writing a draft regulation, allowing public comments and then having Motsoaledi sign it into law. But changing cigarette packaging required changing the Tobacco Control Act, a process that had to be undertaken by parliament, he said. The department wants to ban all cigarette smoking indoors, with changes to packaging that will show the dangers of smoking. Motsoaledi also supports a ban on alcohol advertising, saying it promotes and increases drinking. But the legislation to ban alcohol advertising, discussed by the cabinet last year has not seen the light of day. Maila referred queries on the proposed alcohol advertising ban to the Department of Social Development as it was in charge of an interministerial committee discussing the issue. Also stalled is a plan announced in 2014 to stop junk food advertising to children. The regulations, drafted in May 2014, propose a ban on advertising food high in salt, saturated fat and sugar during daytime television, and a ban on the sale of fizzy drinks in school tuck shops. Maila said the department was committed to fighting lifestyle diseases but did not want to rush legislation. "Some initiatives are taking some time to finalise but this is preferable to rushing into important decisions and then having to retract them," Maila said. He said under Motsoaledi salt in food - including bread, snacks and margarine - had been reduced, with the salt reduction law coming into effect this month. More reductions would be introduced in 2019. The department has begun a process to legislate an increase in the size of warning labels on alcohol bottles and create a sugar tax on fizzy drinks and fruit juices.

2016-06-07 00:17 KATHARINE CHILD www.timeslive.co.za

34 ANC's Gupta probe dead in the water ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe yesterday revealed that only one of the eight ANC members who complained to him about the Guptas' political influence was willing to make a written submission. As a consequence, Mantashe said, the ANC viewed the entire exercise as "fruitless". After meeting at the weekend, the party's national executive committee advised would-be complainants to refer their grievances to "institutions that deal with complaints of this nature". These include Chapter9 institutions such as the public protector. The committee said: "Following the call by the ANC for comrades to provide any information about alleged business influence on the state, a number of comrades came forward to engage with the office of the secretary- general. "It was unfortunate that only one person could make a written submission on the matter. "The allegations were serious; they cannot be treated lightly and many warrant a comprehensive investigation. " The allegations against the Guptas came to a head in March when former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor claimed in a Facebook post that the family offered her the position of public enterprises minister - if she signed off on deals that would benefit an airline in which the Guptas had an interest. She said they asked her "if I would drop the SAA flight-route to India and give it to them". Similar allegations were made by Themba Maseko, the former CEO of the Government Communication and Information System. He alleged that, in 2010, the Guptas pressured him into directing government advertising to The New Age newspaper, which they own. But Mentor and Maseko's claims were not as sensational as those of Deputy Minister of Finance Mcebisi Jonas, who said the Guptas had offered to make him finance minister if he toed their line. He said: "Members of the Gupta family offered me the position of minister of finance to replace [Nhlanhla] Nene. I rejected this out of hand. The basis of my rejection of their offer is that it makes a mockery of our hard-earned democracy and the trust of our people. " Speaking after the weekend NEC meeting, Mantashe said: "Overwhelmingly, the branches of the ANC confirmed the decision not to recall the president. "

2016-06-07 00:17 OLEBOGENG MOLATLHWA www.timeslive.co.za

35 35 Muhammad Ali, a modern-day buffalo soldier NEW YORK CITY — F’oat like a butterfly, sting like a bee. In and out of the ring, Muhammad Ali did just that. And now Death has stung Ali, at the age of 74—afflicted by Parkinson’s, complicated by pulmonary illness, his motor skills, once the epitome of grace, now forever inert. A mall named after him stands right by Araneta Coliseum, in Quezon City—the coliseum where on a steamy night in October of 1975 he fought Joe Frazier for the third time and barely survived, winning when Frazier’s corner wouldn’t allow their man to come out for the 15th and final round, handing Ali the match by a TKO. By then Frazier’s left eye was shut, his right arm in excruciating pain and all but useless. Ali himself said this was as close as he got to dying. It was brutal, this gladiatorial combat, two ring-savvy fighters with opposite styles, out to annihilate the other. The “Thrilla in Manila” was so-called after the cruel taunt Ali, so adept with his put-down rhymes, made up to mock Frazier, that the fight would be a “killa and a chilla and a thrilla, when I get that gorilla in Manila.” The third and final match between the two focused international attention on the city and the country, giving Ferdinand Marcos, then on his third year of martial-law rule, much needed favorable press. According to an AP report, Marcos was supposed to have said on that occasion, “I want the world to see that we have peace and order, people are happy, the economy is doing well, and the country is moving forward.” Nothing could have been further from the truth, of course. Ali versus Frazier was the regime’s bread-and-circus for the masses, deflecting at least for that moment criticism of a dictatorship that routinely engaged in human rights violations, torture and extrajudicial killings and, with its massive crony- style corruption, forced the economy to its knees. The fight in the ring was a fair one. That outside made of the nation a punching bag. Quite by accident I got to watch the match, on a big screen at the Palladium, a concert hall cum movie theater (now reconfigured as a residence for New York University students and a gym) on 14 th Street, a pay-per-view affair. A friend and I were walking by when we noticed that no one was minding the entrances: apparently the security guards and the ticket takers had all gone into the theater to watch the epic fight. With the coast clear, we walked right in and watched the final rounds. It was an amazing, chaotic scene: half of the packed theater was made up of Frazier fans, the other by Ali’s followers. Each time either man landed a blow, the respective section would erupt in cheers. We were pro-Ali so we stood behind the rows of Ali supporters and cheered along with them. The fact that the referee was Carlos Padilla, a Filipino, made the fight even more unusual. Ali was a great athlete, to be sure, and one of the best boxers that ever lived. But that is not the main reason why I write this. If I could, I would ban boxing. It beggars the imagination to view attempts to knock someone’s brains out as a sport On the other hand, without boxing, we may never have had Ali. He was also a great man, a flawed human being, to be sure, but unafraid to speak truth to power even when it cost him. Outside the ring Ali fought for his beliefs, which included shedding what he called his slave name, Cassius Clay; his conversion to Islam as a member of the anti-integration Nation of Islam (which he later left); and refusing in 1967 to answer the draft and fight in the Vietnam War and subsequently being active in the antiwar movement. He declared that he would not take up arms for a war that did not make sense. “My conscience won’t let me go and shoot them. They never called me ‘nigger’, they never lynched me, they didn’t put no dogs on me.” This talk from an uppity black man was simply unacceptable to white America. He was convicted, stripped of his title, and prevented from boxing for three and a half years—his peak years. Only when the Supreme Court overturned his conviction was he able to return to the ring. Then followed the three fights with Frazier, and the “Rumble in the Jungle,” in Zaire, when in 1974 the master boxer took a towering, muscular, younger, seemingly invincible George Foreman to school, winning by a knockout in eight rounds. At the time that he refused his induction, I was vaguely in favor of the war—I say “vaguely” for though it wasn’t clear to me why the U. S. was in Vietnam I had yet to learn about the history of American imperialism, particularly the 1899 Philippine-American War that foreshadowed U. S. adventurism in Southeast Asia. Only later, living in New York at the start of the 1970s, and witnessing the ferocious rift between the antiwar movement and those fervently supporting the war, did I begin to appreciate the enormity of what Ali had done. By then, I had started to read up on the 1899 War (never mentioned, let alone discussed, at the Ateneo de Manila University), discovering part of the larger and largely hidden context of my own and my country’s historical provenance. My knowing about those two wars, separated by more than 50 years but inextricably linked, cast Ali in a vastly different light. He was a modern-day David Fagen, the buffalo soldier (as African Americans in the U. S. Army were called then) sent to fight the Filipinos in the 1899 war. Fagen, realizing how racist the war was, defected to Aguinaldo’s forces to become a deadly thorn in the American side. Both men were fighters for racial equality and justice. I can picture them now, laughing and trading stories on how to sidestep punches thrown or bullets fired by a society rife with inequity and still in the clutches of racism. Copyright L. H. Francia 2016

2016-06-07 00:17 Luis H globalnation.inquirer.net

36 Duterte’s ‘duro’ politics A key feature of President- elect Duterte’s unorthodox leadership style is now clear and can be summed up in one word: duro. That’s the streetfighter tactic of hitting back with forceful, shocking pronouncements aimed at either silencing or humiliating opponents or critics, or even keeping allies in line. Activist and novelist Ninotchka Rosca spoke to this in an insightful essay in the New York Times in which she called Duterte “a man of the duro — the piercing retort to intimidation — which is how one faces public ridicule or criticism, deserved or undeserved.” “The duro tests how far opponents will go in response. Will they go ‘amok’ and take it to the edge, or fall silent? This is how respect, and shame — ‘kahihiyan’ — is framed in the culture. ‘Bigyan ng kahihiyan,’ as it is said in the Philippines: Do not accept disrespect in public.” In fact, in hitting back at any form of disrespect, real or imagined, Duterte sometimes would not even bother trying to prove you wrong — he would actually embrace your accusation and say he’ll prove you right. Here’s one way to illustrate it. Imagine a street tough, a siga, confronting another siga, “E tarantado ka pala e.” The duro Duterte-style response is: “Talagang tarantado ako. Papatunayan ko pa sa ‘yo!” followed by an expletive or two. That’s what he did during the campaign, when pressed on allegations that he has killed 700 people, Duterte shot back: “700 daw ang pinatay ko? Nagkulang ho sila sa kuwenta. … “Mga 1,700.” [I killed 700? They didn’t count everyone. Around 1,700.] Now, in the example, Siga No. 1 has three choices. He can shut up and back off, escalate the confrontation into a violent brawl or he can simply defuse the situation with: “Kung tarantado ka, e di pareho pala tayo. Tara inuman na lang.” This is how his staunchest supporters want the rest of the nation to react to Duterte and his recent wave of shocking statements from declaring that murdering corrupt journalists was okay to telling the United Nations to f— off. They want Filipinos to either shut up or simply shrug and say, “Oh, Mr. President-elect you’re too much, you’re such a maverick,” or “Kuwela talaga itong si Digong, talagang pranka magsalita. Nakakaaliw.” A Facebook friend and Duterte supporter put it this way: “We, Duterte supporters, have filters in our ears. We do not mind his ladies man antics, his display of machismo, his cursing, his irreverence of religion, because what we want from him is to clean up the government of corruption and reduce or repress crime and drugs.” Another Facebook post told Duterte critics: “Give him a chance to prove himself…! Never mind our sensitivities… I can endure all insults for the poor and country.” There’s no debating that the nation must give the new president a chance. It’s not like we have any choice. But his supporters fail to see an important point: Even though many of the things he says shouldn’t be taken literally, Duterte’s pronouncements can have, and are probably already having troubling, even disastrous, consequences. The Duterte era has already begun! Somewhere in the archipelago, women victims of violence have become more reluctant to come forward and speak out because they see the country’s new leader casually cracking jokes about rape and playfully coming on to a woman reporter in public. Yes, corruption in media is a problem. Do I believe Duterte about to go on a killing spree to fix this? Of course not. But in provincial cities and barrios, power-wielders with little or no respect for press freedom — mayors, governors, military commanders or police chiefs, or maybe even barangay tanods — are cheering Duterte’s vague, sweeping declaration that targeting “corrupt” journalists for assassination is perfectly fine. “O, itong radio announcer na itong mahilig mamintas, sigurado corrupt iyan. Tirahin na natin. Okay lang daw sabi ni presidente.” Or it could be worse: “Banatan na natin iyan. Madali namang palabasing bayaran iyan.” Yes, we should give Duterte a chance. But Ninotchka Rosca’s words are worth repeating here: “The duro tests how far opponents will go in response. Will they go ‘amok’ and take it to the edge, or fall silent?” Going amok and taking to it to the edge doesn’t make sense right now, of course. But neither does falling silent. Visit the Kuwento page on Facebook at www.facebook.com/boyingpimentel On Twitter @boyingpimentel

2016-06-07 00:17 Boying Pimentel globalnation.inquirer.net

37 ‘Slim Only’ stickers in PUVs offensive Stay slim to fit in. That could well be the message of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers who have posted “For Slim Only” stickers at the front seat of their passenger vans—a mimicry of witty jeepney signs that are not to be taken seriously. True enough, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) does not find the signs funny and, in fact, calls them discriminatory. Not only that, LTFRB member Ariel Inton said such display may be considered a franchise violation. Not funny Inton, a lawyer, issued this reminder on Monday after receiving complaints of “Slim Only” stickers on dashboards of UV Express vans, suggesting that the front seat is reserved for skinny passengers. “It may sound amusing, at first, but this is clear discrimination against passengers, and this is prohibited under the Joint Administrative Order No. 2014-01 of the Land Transportation Office and the LTFRB,” Inton said in a statement. In a phone interview with the Inquirer, Inton said refusal to render service to the public or transport passengers amounted to discrimination, which is a violation of traffic rules and regulations under the administration order, and could merit the suspension or cancellation of a PUV’s franchise. For the first offense, the driver or operator will be fined P5,000. For the second offense, the driver or operator will be fined P10,000 and the passenger van will be impounded for 30 days. For the third and subsequent offenses, a fine of P15,000 will be imposed and the certificate of public convenience may be canceled. What appears to be the rationale behind the “Slim Only” policy is to accommodate more passengers in the front seat, Inton said. “But if the seat is free, why be selective about who sits there? The public should be able to use public utility vehicles for as long as [the passenger] paid the fare,” Inton said. “There is no room for ‘reserve seats’ in PUVs.” ‘Ladies only’ Inton said he had also received complaints of passenger discrimination against gender, with one text complaint reporting a “ladies only” policy for the front seat—also expressed through a sticker—of public utility jeepneys plying the Lawton-Paliparan route in the cities of Manila and Pasay. Inton said such practices violated various antidiscrimination laws in the Philippines, and drivers who discriminate against passengers based on physique, gender or age were subject to the same liabilities and penalties as those who discriminate against persons with disabilities (PWDs) or senior citizens. But Inton said drivers may give priority seating to certain sectors. “There are passengers you give priority to, like PWDs or senior citizens. But never discriminate based on size or physique or gender. To give priority is to accept passengers. To discriminate is to refuse them,” he said. Inton said passengers who experienced discrimination and ill-treatment from PUV drivers may file complaints at the LTFRB. To PUV drivers who engaged in discriminatory practices, Inton warned: “Stop it, before we start apprehending you.” With reports from Aries Joseph Hegina, Inquirer.net; and Ricky Brozas, Radyo Inquirer

2016-06-07 00:17 Jaymee T newsinfo.inquirer.net

38 Belmonte, others to join House coalition Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and a dozen other members of the Liberal Party (LP) in the House of Representatives are scheduled to fly to Davao City today to meet with President-elect Rodrigo Duterte as a prelude to their joining the new ruling coalition led by Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban). A Congress source, who spoke on condition that his name be withheld for lack of authority to speak to the media, said that Belmonte and the LP had agreed to join the majority bloc in the 17th Congress and elect incoming Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez as the Speaker. “The presumptive Speaker Alvarez does not want the LP to be on either side of the fence. They must either be minority or majority. Belmonte has decided to join the majority to keep the LP intact,” the source said. In a text message, Belmonte confirmed his Davao City trip, but he declined to comment on whether this meeting with Duterte was a sign that the LP was officially joining the Coalition for Change led by PDP-Laban. “Several congressmen I understand are going to Davao. I will also go. But the majority of the LP members seem to want to join the majority,” he said in a text message. Belmonte earlier said that President Aquino himself had endorsed the LP’s plan to join the majority bloc. The PDP-Laban vice chair, incoming Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, described today’s event as a meet-and-greet with the signing of a coalition agreement likely to take place on another date. Courtesy call “It’s just a courtesy call. I think Speaker Belmonte and other LP leaders would just like to congratulate President-elect Duterte,” Cusi said in a phone interview. Cusi said the LP should agree to support the majority coalition’s priority legislative agenda, including push for constitutional amendments to shift from a unitary form of government to federalism and the reimposition of the death penalty. Less than a month after the May 9 elections, Cusi said PDP-Laban had already increased its membership from three, including Alvarez, to over 60 members in the 17th Congress. He said at least 45 members of its recruits were from the LP, including Ilocos Norte Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas; Iloilo Rep. Jerry Treñas, chair of the LP membership and organizing committee; Catanduanes Rep. Cesar Sarmiento; and Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali. There were 115 LP members who won seats in the 17th Congress. Based on Cusi’s statement, only 70 lawmakers are left with the LP. But the LP ranks are expected to be depleted further with Alvarez expecting as much as 80 of its members to join PDP-Laban. Hem and hew over The Davao trip would end days of hemming and hawing by Belmonte. This began with his plan to extend his rule as Speaker and later hinting that he could serve as a minority leader in the next Congress. If Belmonte insists on being the minority leader, the LP ranks will most likely be decimated and reduced to fewer than a dozen members. Cusi said Belmonte and the LP leaders had yet to sit down with PDP- Laban to discuss the terms of their coalition. Other major political parties have joined Duterte’s Coalition for Change. These are Nacionalista Party, Nationalist People’s Coalition, National Unity Party, Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats and the Party-List Coalition.

2016-06-07 00:17 Gil C newsinfo.inquirer.net

39 39 Parents of dead partygoer ask NBI for help The parents of Bianca Fontejon, one of the five people who died after collapsing at an outdoor concert in Pasay City last month, has asked authorities to look into the liability of the organizers. “We want justice. Our daughter’s also a victim here,” Bibiane Fontejon told the Inquirer as she and her husband, Edison, submitted a complaint affidavit to the National Bureau of Investigation on Monday. The NBI’s medico legal report on 18-year-old Bianca showed that two types of dangerous drugs—MDMA methylene homolog and synthetic cathinones —were found in her body. These substances caused her internal organs, including her heart, to rupture, resulting in her death. Like the investigators, Edison said they wanted to know how the drugs ended up in his daughter’s body when she was not a drug user. “We are devastated. We are torn into pieces,” he said. The couple said they were after the truth so that they could give justice to their daughter, a student of De La Salle University who was a dean’s lister, athlete and aspiring lawyer. Meanwhile, a congressman whose son went to the CloseUp Forever Summer concert said on Monday that the event organizer should “close shop.” At the congressional hearing on the incident, Marikina Rep. Romero Quimbo, chair of the House ways and means committee, castigated the planners of the May 21 “rave party” for not taking the threat of illegal substances seriously enough. He revealed to the joint congressional panel that his son had attended the concert featuring international DJs while he was out of the country. “I asked him after the incident…, what happened there?” he said. Quimbo did not say how his son replied and instead proceeded to question the representatives from CloseUp and its parent company Unilever for not considering the fact that such concerts attracted a demographic susceptible to drug use. CloseUp spokesperson Ed Sunico, however, denied that the event was a “rave party.” “It’s a musical concert…. Our aim was to bring young people together through music festivals,” he said. Neil Trinidad, a marketing director for Unilever, said many other companies targeting the youth market had been holding similar events, where “everyone can come together in joy, dance music and enjoy responsibly without the use of drugs.”

2016-06-07 00:17 Aie Balagtas newsinfo.inquirer.net

40 PNP: No proof top officials into drugs The outgoing chief of the Philippine National Police on Monday shrugged off President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s allegations that three “police generals” were involved in corruption or illegal drugs. PNP Director General Ricardo Marquez told reporters that an investigation had been in progress even before Duterte told his supporters at a thanksgiving party on Saturday in Davao City that corruption in the police ranks should stop and that he was asking three “generals” assigned at headquarters to resign. “We have not seen any evidence that will support the information of the involvement of active generals [in illegal drugs],” Marquez said in an interview after the weekly flag-raising ceremonies at the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City. “We had raw information before, and as a matter of fact, we deployed special teams of the anti-illegal drugs group in the Visayas, but until now, the work is in progress,” he added. On Saturday, Duterte warned: “Corruption must stop. I would have to ask … three generals in Crame to resign. Do not wait for me to name you in public because I will only humiliate you.” In February, the Davao City mayor said that he knew of at least three high- ranking PNP officials involved in illegal drugs. No PNP official could be asked to resign, Marquez pointed out. “We have a process that we need to follow for dismissal,” he said. ‘Internal cleansing’ Marquez said the PNP’s “aggressive” campaign against illegal drugs had always involved “internal cleansing” of the ranks. “It’s one of the major deliverables of an organization. Whenever we receive a report or text message, the usual routine is to validate it” before launching operations against the suspects, he said. On Saturday, Duterte also offered a bounty and urged civilians to arrest and even kill drug traffickers, should they fight back. Asked for comment, Marquez urged the public to wait for Duterte’s “official pronouncements” once he assumed the presidency. “Every administration has its own ways. So I leave it to the incoming PNP chief on what he would do,” referring to Chief Supt. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa. No payoffs Marquez, who is to retire in August, said he was taking pride in what the PNP antidrug campaign had accomplished under his watch. “Despite the fact that we were busy with elections the last four and a half months,” he said, “we have accounted for more than 18,000 drug personalities and confiscated 500 kilograms of ‘shabu’ (methamphetamine hydrochloride).” During a visit in Zamboanga City on Friday, Marquez referred to Duterte’s statement that some police officials received payoffs from their subordinates. “I heard that the regional director gives money to the chief PNP. It never happened to me. I never asked any centavo from any regional director. If I do command visits, I pay for my food, I pay for my hotel room,” said Marquez, a 1982 graduate of the Philippine Military Academy. Faithful to the badge Marquez attended the retirement ceremony for Chief Supt. Miguel Antonio, who had served as Western Mindanao police director since 2015. Named as officer in charge was Chief Supt. Billy Beltran. Duterte’s statements about police corruption have somewhat shaken some agencies, but Marquez said it did not bother him because he knew that he had not done anything wrong. Marquez vouched for the integrity of top PNP officials that he had posted as regional directors, saying they could not be bribed. “You cannot buy them,” he said, adding that he had not tolerated scalawags in the organization. “If they are involved in crime, we investigate. We will dismiss them from service, they don’t deserve to stay any minute further in the service,” he said. Marquez said that unknown to many, as he chose not to publicize it, the PNP had continuously purged its ranks of erring personnel. “A lot of people had been discharged, we dismissed a lot. Many are still under surveillance, cases were being built up so we can file airtight cases against them. It’s been there, part of what we have been doing and we always remind our policemen, always be faithful to the badge you wear,” he said. With a report from Julie S. Alipala, Inquirer Mindanao

2016-06-07 00:17 Jaymee T newsinfo.inquirer.net

41 Big miners back Duterte Large-scale mining companies on Monday assured President- elect Rodrigo Duterte that they do not condone illegal and irresponsible mining. Duterte on Saturday night warned big mining companies to stop destroying the environment, otherwise local investors would take over their concessions. The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) said its members had always opposed illegal and irresponsible mining. “[W]e continue to find ways to strengthen our programs in social development and management to include indigenous peoples and environmental enhancement,” the COMP said in a statement. The chamber reiterated its commitment to work with the incoming administration to help address concerns in the industry “so that we may promote true inclusive growth around the country.” “With the good mayor soon taking on the highest mandate, the mining industry vows to work hand in hand with government to attain peace and order, economic stability and progress, and inclusive growth across the country,” it said. At a thanksgiving party in Davao City on Saturday night, Duterte told mining companies that mostly dig up holes in Mindanao to “shape up” or Filipino mining workers would be organized into a cooperative with a clear instruction not to “spoil the land.” “All the big mining companies who are destroying the environment, they have to stop,” he said, indicating that he would tap someone from the military to head the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and enforce his orders. Duterte is regarded as an antimining local executive, having upheld last year a Davao City Council resolution that effectively legislated a ban on mining within city limits. Considered the largest city in the country in terms of land area, Davao City occupies about 244,000 hectares, 68 times bigger than Manila, which is about 3,600 ha. Duterte said in May last year that no mining company had dared enter Davao City in the past 20 years because of its antimining stance. Citing figures from the Mines and Geosciences Bureau, the COMP estimated the country’s metallic and nonmetallic mineral reserves at P73.47 trillion in November 2015. A 2015 survey of mining companies by the Canadian think tank Fraser Institute showed that the Philippines ranked 89th out of 109 mining jurisdictions around the world in terms of policy environment. Based on the survey’s Policy Perception Index (PPI), the country scored 41.48 points out of a possible 100, exiting the worst 10, which the Philippines was part of when it ranked 113th out of 122 jurisdictions in the 2014 survey. Taylor Jackson and Kenneth P. Green, who penned a 90-page report on the survey results, described the PPI as a “report card” to governments on the attractiveness of their mining policies. The index is composed of survey responses to policy factors that affect investment decisions, the survey said. Such factors include uncertainty concerning the administration of current regulations, environmental regulations and regulatory duplication. In 2012, the International Solidarity Mission on Mining (ISMM) reported that mining companies did not only extract natural resources, but “gravely exploited” Filipino workers given the very low wages and rampant contractualization in the industry.

2016-06-07 00:17 Ronnel W newsinfo.inquirer.net

42 Antidrug pastor shot dead in Cebu CEBU CITY—A Baptist Church pastor, who actively campaigned against illegal drugs, was shot dead by two unidentified men in Barangay Bonbon in this city on Sunday afternoon, the latest victim in cases of street killings in the Visayas in recent days. Crisostomo Maternal Jr., an evangelist of the Bonbon Mission Church, was gunned down on the same day a suspected drug lord and four of his underlings were killed in a shootout with Cebu-based policemen in Inabanga town in the island-province of Bohol. Maternal was driving his motorcycle on his way home when two men on another motorcycle shot him at 5 p.m. He was hit in the left temple and died while being taken to the Perpetual Succor Hospital. Senior Insp. Elisandro Quijano, homicide section chief of the Cebu City police, said Maternal had tipped off authorities about illegal drug operations in Bonbon. The victim, he said, was educated people about the ill-effects of drugs through his church sermons. While their information showed that Maternal was an antidrug crusader, Quijano said police were considering all angles in the probe. “Personal grudge might also be involved here. So we really have to look at all the possibilities,” Quijano said. He said Maternal also campaigned for a political group during this year’s elections. Acting Cebu City Mayor Margot Osmeña said Maternal was one of their leaders in Bonbon, a community about 17 kilometers from the city proper. Quijano said Maternal had received death threats, sent through text messages, a day before he was killed. In the wake of Maternal’s death, Quijano advised antidrug crusaders to coordinate with the police should they receive death threats. “Crusaders help the police in our campaign against illegal drugs. But it’s not easy to have that kind of advocacy. Being an antidrug crusader entails risks. And so, if you received threats, please tell the police,” Quijano said. About six hours before Maternal was killed, a suspected drug lord and his four companions were slain in a gunfight with policemen in Barangay Cawayan, about 5 km from the town proper of Inabanga in Bohol. The raiding team, armed with a search warrant, also arrested three suspected illegal drug peddlers and recovered firearms, bullets, two grenades and 42 sachets of suspected shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride), with an estimated value of P3 million. Insp. Rolando Lumanas Antipolo, Inabanga police chief, identified the fatalities as David Anunciado, a suspected drug lord, and his cohorts Melkin Ohina, Pio Jostol, Alipio Anuta and Leonides Enoc. Arrested were Rene Petecio, Daria Nuñez and Justino Vistal, all residents of Barangay Cawayan. The suspects allegedly fired at members of the raiding team who went to Jostol’s house to conduct a search on suspicion that it was being used as a drug den. “We do not deny the drug trade in Inabanga. That is why, in coordination with other law enforcement units, we have been conducting more operations to curb illegal activities here,” Antipolo said. The raid in Inabanga came a week after Cebu-based operatives killed Rowen Torrefiel Secretaria and two of his alleged runners on Banacon Island off Getafe town. Secretaria was tagged as Bohol’s youngest drug lord and was third in Cebu’s list of most wanted illegal drug suspects. The intensified operations against illegal drugs came in the wake of a strong antidrug policy of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte. With a report from Nestor P. Burgos Jr., Inquirer Visayas

2016-06-07 00:17 Ador Mayol newsinfo.inquirer.net

43 43 Duterte urged to look at crimes vs nature, too STA. ROSA CITY—Flapping their arms like real wings, children came prancing in feathery costumes to mimic the movement of the majestic Philippine eagle. There were adults too, garbed in elaborate boas and dresses, one of them with an eye-catching eagle headdress. These “eagles” landed at the Enchanted Kingdom here as the 18th Philippine Eagle Week kicked off on Saturday. Jesselyn Rodriguez, a regular guest at the theme park, said she had heard about the activities and wanted her 6-year-old daughter to take part in the eagle-themed coloring contest. Employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) joined the “agilaro,” a race around the 10-hectare park, while completing environment-related puzzles and questions. Critically low The set of fun activities was a way for the environmental groups, Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) and Haribon, to air a rather tragic situation of Philippine eagles in the wild. “We know that President-elect [Rodrigo] Duterte is tough on crimes and [illegal] drugs [but] we’re urging [him] to also take a look into crimes against nature,” said Dennis Salvador, PEF executive director, on the sidelines of the activity. Only 400 pairs of the Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) remain in the wild, making the population of the endemic species “critically low.” More than half of these eagles were killed before they reached adulthood (seven years), leaving only a few to replace the old breeding population. “Within a decade, we could be facing a sudden population crash,” Salvador said. ‘Pamana’ “These pamana (legacies) to the next generations are similarly in peril,” he said. “Human persecution,” through shooting and hunting, deforestation and loss of habitat remain the top threats to their dwindling population, he added. “The funny thing is there’s no illegal trade,” Salvador said. “People hunt them down just because they have guns.” In 2015, a 3-year-old Philippine eagle named Pamana was shot dead inside the Mt. Hamiguitan range wildlife sanctuary in Davao Oriental province. The killing inside a protected area prompted a Senate inquiry late last year. Sadly, “such message did not resonate [in the Senate],” Salvador said, noting that not much had taken place since. Awareness campaign Salvador said that while his foundation had identified Pamana’s hunters, no arrests had been made. “We have so much laws (promoting wildlife conservation) but these don’t get enforced. As a result, many people think they can practically get away with anything [with] our values eroding as a society,” he said. BMB Director Theresa Mundita Lim lauded what she called a “perfect” partnership between the government, environmental groups and the private sector to protect the Philippine eagle. With 1.7 million guests annually, Lim said Enchanted Kingdom was in a position to help educate people, especially its young patrons, on wildlife conservation. Mario Mamon, the park’s chair and president, said he wanted “to elevate [our] brand of entertainment and amusement to [make it] also educational.” In October last year, Enchanted Kingdom adopted a male Philippine eagle in captive breeding and named it “Enchanting Kagitingan.” Mamon said the amusement park was also dedicating a new ride to open later this year to the Philippine eagle. A “flying theater,” to be named Agila, would simulate paragliding using mock eagle wings, he said. The six-minute ride, he said, simulates “the flight of the eagles [which would also] become the plight of the eagles.”

2016-06-07 00:17 Maricar Cinco newsinfo.inquirer.net

44 44 Relocate schools from Mayon danger zone, DepEd asked LEGAZPI CITY—Schools within the 6-kilometer radius permanent danger zone of Mayon Volcano in Albay province should be relocated to ensure the safety of students, a party-list lawmaker said. “Our children are in schools [while a] sleeping … bomb [looms over them]. No amount of money can substitute a life of one child,” Ako Bikol Rep. Rodel Batocabe said. Batocabe said said his group would allocate and prioritize the budget for the construction of classrooms once the Department of Education (DepEd) identifies ideal sites for permanent relocation. He said the assurance of education for the children in these high-risk communities might be one of the reasons why people could not leave their villages. Three schools are found inside the danger zone: the Baligang Elementary School in Ligao City and the Canaway and Calbayog Elementary Schools in Malilipot town. Bañadero National High School in Daraga town, though situated in the zone boundary, has been recommended for relocation because of the threat of lahar flow, said Cedric Daep, chief of the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (Apsemo). While there is no law that would force families to move out of the permanent danger zone, Daep said there must be one banning residents from the area. “We cannot force them to leave unless there’s a permanent relocation site. One more thing, they have properties in the area,” he said. A total of 2,898 families (15,049 people) had been living within the 6-km danger zone spread out in 40 villages in the towns of Malilipot, Daraga, Camalig and Guinobatan and the cities of Tabaco and Ligao as of June 2014, Apsemo records showed. Ramon Fiel Abcede, DepEd regional director, said once the local governments relocate these residents, his agency would look for schools where displaced students could be transferred, either in schools in nearby villages or in schools to be built for them. The DepEd has been coordinating with the National Housing Authority and concerned local governments on this matter, Abcede said. “We are waiting for the specific details from [the local governments] about the scope of the permanent danger zone, how property owners would be compensated, the funds needed for construction of houses and schools, and their proposal to finally draft this,” Batocabe said. Eduardo Laguerta, resident volcanologist of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology in Legazpi City, said his agency had recommended a long-term solution to the problem. “We’re not sure when the volcano will erupt so we need a long-term solution. There’s always a threat, especially in the permanent danger zone,” he said. Mayon has not shown any sign of abnormality recently. “Some residents insisted that they were not affected by volcanic eruptions in the past six years. Mayon Volcano is conical, so there’s no guarantee as to where exactly [volcanic debris] would cause harm,” Laguerta said. Ma. April Mier, Inquirer Southern Luzon

2016-06-07 00:17 Philippine Daily newsinfo.inquirer.net

45 Taiwanese charged with transgender’s slay The police have charged with murder a Taiwanese national accused of killing his transgender live-in partner on Saturday in their condominium unit in Pasay City and then dumping her body in Cavite. Jayson Santos Lee (identified as Che-Yu Tsai in his passport), 25, underwent inquest proceedings in the city prosecutor’s office on Monday. Case investigator SPO4 Allan Valdez said the body of Robert William Reilly (also known as Ashley Ann Reilly), 23, was found inside a black suitcase on Coastal Road, Cavitex Expressway in Bacoor, Cavite, on Saturday morning. She had a stab wound in the neck and bruises on her face. The police, however, believed that she was killed inside the couple’s unit at the Tower D Shell Residences Condominium on Edsa corner Sunrise Drive in Pasay City. Closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage showed that the couple were arguing before they entered their unit at 11:40 p.m. on Friday. More than an hour after, Lee went out and then returned with a big suitcase. At 2:22 a.m., he left the unit again, carrying boxes and the suitcase to his car. “A security officer even helped him load the bag into his Toyota Grandia,” Valdez said, adding that the security officer already suspected something was wrong because the suitcase was too heavy. This prompted them to check the couple’s unit which Lee had left open. A check showed blood splatters on the curtains and window. Valdez said the suspect could have stabbed Reilly with a kitchen knife in the neck, punching her repeatedly after she fell to the floor. “The victim was still able to walk from the inside of the unit to the terrace where she could have died because that was where we discovered a pool of blood,” the policeman said. The suspect was arrested after he returned to the condo unit at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Valdez said that Lee told them that he had been in the country for 41 days while he and Reilly had been together for about a month. He also admitted stabbing Reilly and took the police to the area where he had dumped her body. According to him, he got annoyed because the victim had been repeatedly asking him for money.

2016-06-07 00:17 Maricar Brizuela newsinfo.inquirer.net

46 Doctors recommend 2 operations for sick boy What started out as meningitis—caused by a viral infection and marked by intense headaches, seizures and fever—has left 4-year-old Heize Zanser Alcaraz stricken with cerebral palsy. For two weeks, Heize was confined at the intensive care unit of the Ronald P. Guzman Medical Center in Tuguegarao, Cagayan, seemingly in a coma. When he finally gained consciousness, he could no longer open his eyes or breathe through the nose, according to his mother Leonybeth Alcaraz. “We came to Manila in the hopes of finding people who can help us,” said 38-year-old Leonybeth who has four other children, Heize being the youngest. Leonybeth and her son are temporarily staying in the house of her husband’s niece in Novaliches, Quezon City. Her husband, Jerry, has returned to Cagayan for the start of the planting season. Tubes have been inserted in Heize’s trachea (windpipe) and stomach to help him breathe and eat. He is scheduled to undergo an operation this week at the Philippine Children’s Medical Center to replace the tube connected to his stomach. The tube has to be replaced every three months. Heize also needs to undergo a hip operation for a dislocated bone. For both procedures, the family must pay P60,000. Leonybeth Alcaraz can be reached at 0906-7306936. Donations can be deposited in her BPI account (#5596-4636-91).

2016-06-07 00:17 Santiago R newsinfo.inquirer.net

47 Kesha bounces back with ‘True Colors’ The once-promising career of Kesha came to a standstill in 2014 after she accused her producer, Dr. Luke, of abusing, drugging and raping her. With the release of the studio version of the single “True Colors,” Kesha bounces back with a vengeance. The song, a cut from Zedd’s album of the same title, generated hit- making traction after the duo performed it at the Coachella music fest last April. With its provocative lyrics, Kesha’s hypnotic, EDM-garnished collaboration with Zedd seems indicative of the former’s personal woes and those incendiary allegations of control and abuse: “What I thought I knew has been swallowed by the truth/ It’s time to light the flame, right before it rains/ I’ve escaped my capture—and I have no master/ Let me show you my true colors—it ain’t your rainbow!” Adele, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato and Kelly Clarkson have since signified their support for the 29-year-old singer of the smash singles, “Tik Tok” and “We R Who We R,” in her nasty legal battle with Sony Records and Dr. Luke, with whom she has a six-album contract. While she can’t get out of her contractual obligation just yet, she’s nevertheless allowed to work with other producers—although Dr. Luke has final say on everything. On Instagram, Kesha posted a photo of her recording in a studio with Zedd. The hopeful and appreciative tone of the caption says it all: “It’s a miracle when someone gives you a chance at finding your voice again—with no reason other than that he is a beautiful person with a heart of gold!” Monica Cuenco The stage version of “Bituing Walang Ningning” may have won a number of accolades at the Aliw Awards last December but, while we enjoyed listening to its gorgeous show tunes, the musical was actually more befuddling than satisfying. It banked on eye-candy effects that quickly overstayed their welcome, and tried to compensate for its dated story and the supporting cast’s loud and livid performances. (Michael Williams’ thespic “vanishing act” was an instructive exception, however.) In the musical, Monica Cuenco portrayed Dorina Pineda, the character originated by Sharon Cuneta in the 1985 screen classic. But while she may have looked “green” beside her shrill and “overachieving” coactors, her lovely, expressive voice more than made up for her relative inexperience. Last week, Viva sent us a copy of this year’s PhilPop entries, which include Keiko Necesario’s “Nobody But You”—a sultry love song interpreted by Monica with crowd-pleasing panache and empathetic gusto. But it’s in the uptempo “Merong Pag-ibig,” her debut single (penned by Thyro Alfaro and Yumi Lacsamana), where Monica really gets to sing her age. With the tune’s positive theme and youthful vibe backing her up, the songstress demonstrates why she deserves OPM lovers’ rapt attention and patronage!

2016-06-07 00:17 Rito P entertainment.inquirer.net

48 Explosive showmanship from Jason Derulo If there was one number that would best encapsulate Jason Derulo’s recent Manila concert, it would be the R&B-inflected club anthem, “Breathing,” which came midway through the international pop star’s dynamic, 16-song set. He peeled off his shirt, revealing a well-toned torso as he sang and burst into sequences of forceful choreography. He then did a pirouette, his feet seemingly defying friction, right before he launched into a full-blown dance break that had everyone at the SM Mall of Asia Arena roaring with approval. Since going solo in 2009, Derulo, a 26-year-old American pop-R&B artist, has notched several platinum-selling singles—most of which well-crafted earworms such as “Wiggle,” “Talk Dirty,” “In My Head” and “Want to Want Me.” His materials are already infectious as they are. It is, however, the sheer athleticism that Derulo unfailingly brings onto the stage that makes watching his live performances a more rewarding experience. And there was no shortage of such displays in this recent concert, mounted by Wilbros Live. Whether he was doing a whimsical, midtempo bop, like his opener, “Trumpets,” or a more thumping, urban-flavored banger like “Get Ugly,” Derulo’s body never stopped moving. His feet were constantly doing quick, little half-steps; his hand doing deft mic flips every once in a while. In 2012, Derulo was forced to cancel a world tour when he suffered a neck injury that left him nearly paralyzed, after attempting an acrobatic move during rehearsals. Such career-threatening incident would have most artists erring on the side of caution. Not Derulo. And even if he did, it certainly didn’t show. Derulo’s moves were alternately fluid and spastic—he krumped and moonwalked; he twirled and contorted his body into angular forms. One minute, he was leaping and kicking midair, the next one he was on the floor doing a split—all the while maintaining enough breath support to tackle his repertoire that was a heady brew of pop, dance, R&B, hip-hop and a touch of rock and electronica. Though a very competent singer, Derulo’s vocal abilities weren’t quite at par with his explosive stage showmanship. He shied away from huge belted notes or intricate runs, instead preferring to deliver climaxes with his sweet falsetto, which he utilized to great effect (read: making the ladies swoon). In the saccharine “Marry Me,” Derulo dropped on one knee, as if proposing marriage to each giddy fan inside the venue. Near the end of the concert—which was fronted by American DJ Redfoo, formerly of the EDM duo LMFAO—Derulo plucked a girl from the crowd. Sitting onstage, Derulo looked straight into the woman’s eyes and serenaded her. Then, to deafening shrieks, Derulo pulled out a towel and handed it to the visibly ecstatic woman. She needed no instruction: Swiftly, she wiped the sweat off Derulo’s abs. E-mail [email protected]

2016-06-07 00:17 Allan Policarpio entertainment.inquirer.net

49 French connection beyond H’wood It’s no secret that the French are certified cinephiles. Largely because of their zeal for cinema, the French Film Festival in Manila has become a must-see showcase of the best movies from the country that gave the world Marion Cotillard and Gerard Depardieu. Laurent Legodec, deputy head of mission of the French Embassy in Manila, explains his compatriots’ fascination for cinema. “The French are generally interested in the arts, and film is considered the seventh art form.” Legodec describes the French “as rational, though driven by emotions… which is what cinema is all about—reflecting on life and experiences, trying to make sense of human feelings.” This year, the French embassy has lined up 17 films, released between 2013 and 2016. “Some films were shown at the Cannes and Alpe d’Huez fests.” Legodec asserts that France is the “world’s second largest film exporter.” “We want Filipinos to realize that there is more to cinema than Hollywood,” he relates. “All year long, American films are shown in local theaters. For at least a week, we want to present a different, maybe more personal dimension to storytelling.” Apart from the love of movies, the French and Filipino people share other passions, says Legodec. “Family and relationships are the common themes of this year’s films. It’s important for Filipinos to realize that we share many things: the same successes (love, family bonding) and challenges (unemployment, migration).” Included in the lineup are Jean-Paul Rappeneau’s “Families,” Pascale Ferran’s “Bird People,” Michel Leclerc’s “The Very Private Life of Mr. Sim,” Igor Gotesman’s “Five,” Rebecca Zlotowski’s “Grand Central,” Maiwenn’s “My King,” Yann Gozlan’s “A Perfect Man” and Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s “Human.” The fest will be held from June 8 to 14 at Greenbelt Cinema 3 and Bonifacio High Street Cinemas. By the end of the month, the fest will move to Ayala Center Cebu and, for the first time, to Abreeza Mall in Davao. Organizers want Filipinos in Visayas and Mindanao to gain access to French films. “We hope to extend the reach of French culture to the regions.” In a time of economic and political turmoil, film festivals fulfill a noteworthy mission. “Cultural diplomacy is about creating a mindset that encourages peace and compassion… not fierce competition.” The main tenet of cultural diplomacy, Legodec says, is “the defense and promotion of diversity. It is in the tolerance and understanding of our differences that we ensure peace.” France has likewise been offering support to filmmakers from all over the globe through the World Cinema Fund. “We’ve also been a long-standing partner of the Film Development Council of the Philippines,” he notes. “We hope to continue our endeavors to support local filmmakers and open channels for French-Philippine coproductions.” Adhering to tradition, Filipino films that were showcased in France will be screened on June 12, Philippine Independence Day, namely: Lawrence Fajardo’s “Imbisibol” (Vesoul) and Carl Joseph Papa’s “Manang Biring” (Annecy). The French embassy also plans to mount a big welcome (and motorcade) for Jaclyn Jose and the rest of the “Ma’ Rosa” team tomorrow. Says Legodec: “As a diplomat in the Philippines, I share the pride of Filipinos for Jaclyn’s best actress win. We are proud that the Filipino story was told in Cannes this year.”

2016-06-07 00:17 Bayani San entertainment.inquirer.net

50 Asian American ad summit names AARP ‘Marketer of the Year’ LOS ANGELES—Retired persons organization AARP was among the winners of the Excellence Award at the summit of Asian American advertisers in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. The awards were given out at the Asian American Advertising Federation’s (3AF) annual Asian Marketing Summit held June 3 and 4. The Summit is the only national marketing and advertising conference focused solely on the Asian American consumer. In the 3AF Creative Campaign of the Year category, the Gold award for first place went to Admerasia for its “New Gen Versus campaign,” on behalf of their client Nissan North America. The Silver award, for second place, went to DAE for its “Member Stories That Inspire” campaign for AARP. Muse was awarded the Bronze award (third place) for its campaign called “Change the Game” for client American Honda Motor Company. In addition, AAAZA received honorable mention for their work for client BBCN Bank. On the client side, AARP was named 3AF’s 2016 Marketer of the Year and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) was named 3AF’s 2016 New Marketer of the Year. Edward Chang, president of the 3AF, said, “Today, Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in the United States. Our annual Asian Marketing Summit is a unique forum for marketers to converge on an in- depth discussion of the Asian consumer opportunity. Ultimately we hope the summit sparks new conversations and ideas that advance the recognition of our industry and the Asian community. Our 3AF Excellence Awards recognizes the marketers, advertising agencies and other partners who are investing in our communities and reaching the Asian consumer segment. We congratulate them on winning their awards.” Summit topics this year included a keynote address by Suk Park, president and co-founder of DramaFever; a luncheon presentation on Asian consumers by Nielsen; Asian immigrants and their tremendous future impact on the United States’ population; understanding and strengthening the connection with the Indian consumer; research presentations by The Pew Research Center and AARP; Asian Americans and the luxury market; Asian Americans in entertainment including speakers from “Fresh Off the Boat,” and “Master of None;” reaching the Asian consumer via the growing popularity of the game cricket; working with leading content creators to captivate Asian consumers digitally; and presentations by Google; The Walt Disney Company and Chase. The 3AF also presented its Asian Marketing Boot Camp on June 1, for those new to Asian marketing. Sponsors of the 3AF 2016 Asian Marketing Summit included Jade sponsors: Publicis Media; Sony TV; Star TV; Viacom 18; Zee TV; and Saavn; Lunch sponsor: Nielsen; Bronze sponsors: Comcast; CMPG; The Korea Daily; and OnDemand Korea; Pearl sponsors: Inquirer.net ; iTalk BB Media; The Korea Times; TIMES NOW; and iPinYou; industry partner, the Association of National Advertisers, and others. The Asian American Advertising Federation (3AF) is a national trade organization comprised of Asian American advertising agencies, Asian market advertisers, Asian media companies and other industry specialists. Its mission is to grow the Asian American advertising and marketing industry, raise public awareness of the importance of the Asian American community and further professionalism in the industry. The 3AF Asian Marketing Summit is held annually. More information about the 3AF is available at www.3af.org.

2016-06-07 00:17 INQUIRER.net business.inquirer.net

51 Canada seriously looking at path to permanent status for TFWs RED DEER, Alberta – Immigration Minister John McCallum has reiterated that giving temporary foreign workers a path to permanent status is as important as solving chronic labor shortages in Canada. McCallum, the head of the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), in an email to INQUIRER.net Thursday, June 2, said that he prefers temporary foreign workers to have a route to permanent status. “There are industries which need temporary foreign workers. There are chronic labour shortages,” McCallum stated. “Even after those industries look very hard under every rock for Canadians, they still can’t find them, and so they can justify some temporary foreign workers.” “But the condition which we think is really important is that those temporary foreign workers be on the path to permanent residence. And I think, if they want to…they should have the opportunity,” he added, pointing out that this view reflects that of the Canadian government. Coming overhaul The government is poised to overhaul the Temporary Foreign Worker Program this year. This is the aim of a parliamentary review being undertaken by the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) that started in May. Following the review, the committee will draft a report to which the government will make a response in 120 days. Stakeholders will see changes to the TFW program later this year, the office of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour has said. The review is tackling issues beleaguering the TFW program and the streams under it–-Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, Caregiver Program and the program involving low-skilled workers. The committee has heard from businesses, advocates and foreign workers who have criticized the program’s pitfalls as being employer-driven; restrictive in terms of the 4-in, 4-out rule; expensive due to the $1,000 labor market test fee per foreign worker. Critics have decried the exploitation workers face in the hands of their employers and recruitment agencies. The committee has until June 15 to outline its policy recommendations to the House of Commons. Review process lambasted However, Marco Luciano, Alberta coordinator Coalition for Migrant Worker Rights Canada (CMWRC) lambasted the review process. “It was disappointing. It felt like it was rushed,” said Luciano, whose group had wanted more migrant representation before the committee. “[We] will continue to demand permanent residency to migrant workers here and upon arrival. We are demanding for mobility through open work permits and the removal of the oppressive 4-in, 4-out rule,” he added. IRCC’s data shows that the number of TFWs who gained permanent status in Canada increased steadily in the last ten years. In 2015, there were some 9,007 foreign workers who became permanent residents. The biggest rise occurred in 2014 when there were some 9,785 TFWs who were granted permanent status, or 49 percent increase from the year before. Meanwhile, foreign workers who have overstayed have the option to leave Canada and apply for authorization to return. However, immigration officers factor in history of violations when assessing new applications. “The purpose of Canada’s work permit programs is to fill temporary needs. Workers agree in their application that they are coming to Canada to work temporarily,” said IRCC spokesperson Nancy Caron. “Foreign workers are expected to abide by the conditions of their work permit, including ending their employment and leaving the country when their work permit expires, unless they have another legal status in Canada,” said Caron. “When the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) becomes aware of situations where foreign nationals have contravened the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, for example, overstayed their visas, they investigate and take the appropriate action mandated by law, including removing the individual from Canada,” she added

2016-06-07 00:17 Jhong de globalnation.inquirer.net

52 WBO title bout: Vijender Singh's homecoming to be against ex-Euro champ Kerry Hope Mark your calenders! Keep aside everything on July 16th. While some lucky few will get a chance to watch the event live, others will have to content themselves with watching it on TV. What is it, you may be asking? Well! On July 16, Indian boxing star Vijender Singh will take on former European champion Kerry Hope in the eagerly-anticipated WBO Asia title bout to be held in the national capital. The 30-year-old Indian has been unbeaten since turning pro last year, winning all his six contests so far via knockouts. Former world No.1 Vijender is also the bronze medallist in the 2008 Olympics and the World Championships 2009. Aussie Hope, on the other hand, brings with him experience of 30 bouts, of which he has won 23, two of them knockouts. The Welsh-born Hope, who emigrated to Australia, was also a WBC middleweight champion and has moved a division to super middleweight to take on Vijender. "He is a superstar in India but to me he is just a boxer. He has been pro for a year, I have been pro for 12 years. I bring a lot of experience. I know the crowd will be behind him but I like being the underdog. The pressure is on him. He has to train harder," the 34-year- old Hope said at a press conference. He will be the biggest name and most experienced fighter to enter the ring against Vijender till date. "I have been world No.3 in the past. I have heard about his achievements but all that is in amateur. I am an experienced operator in the pro circuit," he said. Vijender's two promoters -- India-based IOS and UK-based Queensberry Promotions -- revealed that the tickets for the bout would go on sale from tomorrow. The first ticket for the bout was presented to former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag, a longtime friend of Vijender. "Even in cricket, it's a lot of fun to beat Australians. So, I hope Vijender beats Kerry," quipped Sehwag while posing with the ticket. Queensberry Promotions' Francis Warren said he expects the 10-round contest to be a tough one for Vijender. "There will be two four-rounders, two six-rounders, and an eight-rounder before Vijender's title bout on that day. I think it is a tough fight for Vijender but at stake, apart from the title, is a place inside the top-15 of WBO rankings. That would pave the way for a world title bout for Vijender soon," Warren said. The tickets have been priced from Rs 1000 to Rs 15,000. The bout was originally scheduled for June 11. However, it was postponed due to logistical issues. The bout will be held at the Thyagaraj Stadium, which has a capacity of nearly 6,000, and Vijender has already invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and several other dignitaries for what promises to be a mega-event.

2016-06-06 23:25 By mid www.mid-day.com

53 Congress leader Gurudas Kamat quits politics Former Union Minister and ex-Congress Mumbai chief Gurudas Kamat today announced that he was quitting politics. The move comes ahead of next year's Mumbai civic elections, where Congress would be seeking to dislodge the incumbent Shiv Sena-BJP combine. Gurudas Kamat In a statement to media this evening, 61-year-old Kamat said, "Dear friends, over the last more than 44 years I have worked with most of you and served the Congress. For several months now I have felt I need to take a backseat to enable others to get the opportunity. " "I met the honourable Congress president about 10 days ago and expressed a desire to resign. Subsequently I sent letters to both Soniaji and Rahulji that I would like to exit. "Since there was no reply I have formally informed that I would like to retire from politics. I... wish the best to the party leadership and each one of you," he said in the statement.

2016-06-06 23:08 By PTI www.mid-day.com

54 Ravi Shastri reveals he has applied for post of Team India's head coach New Delhi: Former Team India Director Ravi Shastri on Monday applied for the chief coach's post of the Indian cricket team, staking strong claims of returning at the helm. Shastri told PTI that he has submitted his application for the post. The former India captain had worked with the team for 18 months as its director. His contract ended at the conclusion of ICC World T20. "Yes, I have applied for the chief coach's post today morning. I have emailed all the requisite documents that was asked for in the advertisement," Shastri said. Ravi Shastri Asked if he has prepared any presentation or roadmap, the veteran of 80 Test matches said: "Whatever is required by the BCCI, I have provided them. If you ask me whether I am confident or not, all I can say is that my job was to apply for the post and I have done that. I cannot comment on anything else. " Shastri had earlier said in an interview that he considered the "18 months with the Indian team as his most memorable experience" in his three- decade long association with the Indian cricket in various capacities. During his tenure as Team Director, the notable achievements have been a 3-0 T20 whitewash of Australia, ODI series win in England, away Test series win against Sri Lanka after 22 years, Test series win against South Africa at home, apart from the semi-final finishes in the 50-over and T20 World Cups. Shastri is the biggest name that has so far applied for the coveted post apart from current chairman of selectors and another former coach Sandeep Patil, who has also thrown his hat in the ring. Patil's last stint with the Indian team was a disastrous one in which he was in charge for less than one year after Ajit Wadekar quit post the forgettable 1996 World Cup semi-final defeat to Sri Lanka. However, Shastri's team of support staff - Sanjay Bangar, R Sridhar and Bharat Arun - have not yet applied as BCCI sources believe that they would like to continue in their earlier roles depending on the requirements of the Board.

2016-06-06 22:58 By PTI www.mid-day.com

55 JPost Editorial: Peace education Surveys carried out over the past few decades by respected Palestinian research institutes, as well as by international bodies such as the Pew Research Center and the Arab Barometer initiative, have consistently found Palestinians to hold bigoted and highly negative opinions of Israel and Israelis. In nearly every single opinion poll that has been conducted among Palestinians, well over half surveyed have consistently expressed the opinion that Israel’s aspiration is to extend its borders to cover all the area between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea and to expel its Arab citizens. Palestinians also think Jews have no historical roots in what they refer to as Palestine. In 2011, the American political consultant Stanley Greenberg commissioned a survey of Palestinian opinions on behalf of the Israel Project. Seventy-two percent declared it morally right to deny that “Jews have a long history in Jerusalem going back thousands of years,” while 90% said denying that Palestinians have “a long history in Jerusalem going back thousands of years” is morally wrong. Similarly, in a 2015 survey commissioned for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy by David Pollock, fieldworkers from the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion asked residents of the West Bank and Gaza about Jewish rights to the land. Only 12 percent agreed that “Both Jews and Palestinians have rights to the land,” while more than 80 percent asserted that, “This is Palestinian land and Jews have no rights to it.” These findings and others were compiled in a comprehensive essay by Daniel Polisar entitled “What do Palestinians Want?” that appeared in the November 2015 edition of the online magazine Mosaic. Why is it that Palestinians hold such slanted opinions about Israel and Israelis? At least part of the answer lies in the educational messages taught to Palestinian children from a very young age, even at institutions belonging to the more “moderate” Palestinian leadership. Delegitimization of Israel and the Jewish national movement; the presentation of Israel as an evil entity that needs to be eradicated; the deletion of Israel from maps of the region between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea; the fostering of a culture of martyrdom. These are some of the educational messages being conveyed to Palestinian schoolchildren in the official Palestinian Authority school system, according to a study by Impact-SE, a research center based in Jerusalem that analyzes education around the world based on standards set by UNESCO, as reported Monday by Ariel Ben Solomon, The Jerusalem Post’s Arab Affairs correspondent. The following Hadith appears in a textbook presently used in the 11th grade by PA schools for Sharia Studies: “The Messenger [Muhammad] already announced [the good news of] the end of the Jews’ oppression upon this Holy Land and the removal of their corruption and of their occupation thereof... The End of Days will not take place until the Muslims fight the Jews, and the Muslims will kill them to a point that a Jew will hide behind a rock or a tree, and then the rock or the tree will say: ‘O Muslim, O God’s servant, there is a Jew behind me, so come and kill him...” A seventh-grade textbook, Our Beautiful Language, refers to the pre-1967 Israel as “occupied” and talks of the “return” of Palestinians to this territory. An eighth-grade textbook, Reading and Texts, encourages students to wage jihad: “Oh brother, the oppressors have exceeded all bounds and jihad and sacrifice are necessary.” Israel still does not appear on textbook maps (with one exception) and the “Israeli occupation” is regularly used to refer to areas inside the Green Line such as Yaffo and Haifa. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that opinion polls consistently reveal Palestinians’ deep prejudices against Jews. Taught from a young age that Jews are oppressors, colonialists with no historical ties to the land and expansionists that seek to expel the Arab population, it is only natural that Palestinians will have negative opinions about them. Israeli intransigence, military aggression and settlement policy are often touted as the main obstacles to reaching peace. However, as long as the Palestinian educational system perpetuates hatred of Jews and rejects the concept of an Israeli state within any borders, it is difficult to believe that the next generation of Palestinians will be any more predisposed to peace than the generations that have preceded it.

2016-06-06 21:26 JPOST EDITORIAL www.jpost.com

56 Idols of gods and goddesses with toffee and chocolates in Bengaluru An Indian priest decorated Hindu idols of gods and goddesses with toffee and chocolates at Kadambaranya Ashram temple in Bangalore on Monday. A priest decorates Hindu idols of gods and godesses with toffee and chocolate. Pic/AFP The dieties are decorated with sweets on the occasion of its founder Krishnaalwar Swamigal's birthday every year. An Indian priest performs an 'aarati' blessing to Hindu idols of gods and godesses at Kadambaranya Ashram temple in Bangalore. Pic/AFP The temple was founded 26 years back by Swami Krishnaalwar Swamigal. Every year, his birthday is celebrated by his devotees on the occasion of Guru Jayanthi. Pic/AFP Around 120 packets of chocolate were donated to the temple by devotees. Each packet weighed around 1 kg and these chocolates were used for decorating the sanctum sanctorum and the main deity, Pratyangira Devi.

2016-06-06 21:22 By mid www.mid-day.com

57 Watch video: Forest fire breaks in Rajouri, Jammu Kashmir A forest fire broke out in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening. This is the second incident of this year where forest fire in the Rajouri district has destroyed trees. In a statement, the Environment ministry said that in the past few month, fires have broken out in more than 1200 places and more than 1900 hectares of forest have been affected.

2016-06-06 21:21 By mid www.mid-day.com

58 On My Mind: Yazidi resilience When Samia Sleman smiles, her face is radiant. But overt displays of happiness are rare for this 15-year-old. What Samia has witnessed over the past several years no teenager should have to experience. She is a Yazidi, a member of a distinct Middle East minority that has suffered repeated persecutions over centuries, and especially gruesome treatment at the hands of Islamic State (ISIS) today. Some 40 percent of the area in northern Iraq that Yazidis have long called their homeland is in the grip of ISIS, and at least a third of the Yazidis, 500,000 people, have become refugees. Samia visited AJC headquarters in New York last month to meet with a small group of us a few days before she was honored at a large luncheon with AJC’s Voice of Conscience Award. With the help of a Kurdish-language interpreter, Abid Shamdeen of Yazda, a global Yazidi organization, she shared her heart-wrenching story. She spoke calmly and modestly about how she has suffered, and how she is trying to restore some normalcy and carry on her multiple, simultaneous roles: a young woman, a daughter, a granddaughter, a sibling, a homeless wanderer, a refugee, a victim – and, mostly, a survivor. “They called us spoils of war just because of our faith,” Samia said of her ISIS captors. When ISIS overran Yazidi territory in 2014, men and women were forcibly separated. The men were given a choice: convert to Islam or die. Females were divided further. Samia was pulled away from her resisting mother and grandmother, who was hit in the head. That was the last time she saw her grandmother. “I was 13 years old,” Samia recalls. “Girls as young as seven or eight were held as sex slaves.” She pulled up a sleeve, revealing a scar on her wrist. “I tried to commit suicide, but could not even do that when in captivity.” Young girls are not just passed around but sold and resold among ISIS fighters. The fourth ISIS fighter who purchased Samia moved her and his family to Mosul. Constantly abused, repeatedly raped, Samia realized that she had arrived, as a hostage, in a large city, and was no longer being held in an isolated rural area. She figured out a way to escape after six months of brutality and what had seemed to be a very uncertain future. One day she dressed as a boy, walked out of the house where she was held and took the risk of stopping a taxi and asking the driver for help. She was fortunate. The driver helped her hide, and made connections that enabled her to get out of Iraq and come to Germany. Today, about 1,100 Yazidi women and girls are living in Germany, far from their homeland. With the assistance of the German government and nongovernmental organizations, they are safe and are beginning to rebuild their lives. By a stroke of luck, if not a miracle, Samia was reunited with her mother in Germany. She has no idea what happened to her father, brother and uncle, if any or all are even alive. ISIS has enslaved an estimated 5,800 Yazidi women and girls. About 2,800 of them have escaped, mostly to camps in northern Iraq. They are unsure whether the dysfunctional Iraqi government or the Kurdish authorities will truly protect them. The other 3,000 remain in captivity, at the mercy of ISIS. History often repeats in the cruelest manner. World War II, the defeat of Fascism, totalitarianism and a genocidal Nazi regime were supposed to usher in an era of peace. “Never Again,” the rallying cry of the Jewish people, expressed the determination to ensure that Jews worldwide would not suffer anti-Semitism again. It was hoped that the Jewish experience would inspire the world to mobilize to protect minorities targeted for mass murder and abuse in a timely fashion. Alas, as the frequency and extent of violence reaches new depths of depravity, the cries of the victims of the Holocaust, of the Armenian genocide several decades earlier, of Rwanda and Darfur, still have not sufficiently moved individual governments, not even the regional and global powers, to take meaningful actions. Not until March 17, 2016, did the US declare that ISIS’ actions against the Yazidis and other minority groups constituted genocide. So it falls to brave individuals, even the youngest among them, to be the ones calling out as loudly as they can for urgent help. Samia was not shy at all, standing in a large hall in front of more than 400 people, accepting the AJC award. She told her story again, this time with even more passion and outrage. “What happened to the Yazidis is genocide,” Samia declared. “The world should help the Yazidis, punish those who committed crimes against us, and rescue those in captivity, especially women and kids.” Samia and the Yazidi people are waiting. The writer is the American Jewish Committee’s director of media relations.

2016-06-06 21:18 KENNETH BANDLER www.jpost.com

59 Left Behind in the Wake of Suicide Over 41,000 people die by suicide each year in the United States; it is the 10th leading cause of death overall, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Kerry Payne Stailey, who lost her father, has documented the stories of those affected by suicide. Through her work, she encourages those suffering from mental health issues to seek comfort and support in the knowledge that they are not alone.

2016-06-06 20:07 ABC News abcnews.go.com

60 Bernie Sanders 'It is time to end religious bigotry' | Campaign 2016 - Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign posted this video to Facebook with a message saying, "It is time to build a nation in which we all stand together – Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and all religions – and work to create a nation that works for all of us. " ()

2016-06-06 21:09 The Washington www.washingtonpost.com

61 Euro 2016: Three Lions 'killed off the football anthem' With the Euro 2016 football tournament starting on Friday, the England team have yet to reveal an official song, and David Baddiel thinks he knows why. "I can tell you why there isn't one, and why there hasn't been one for a while," the comedian told BBC News. "And that's because Three Lions killed off the football anthem quite conclusively. There were a few attempts after 1996 but no-one managed it. " "And that's because it is the best football anthem of all time. "I know I shouldn't say that, but I'm pretty sure it is. It has been voted that several times. "But I think that's a shame. It's a shame it's been killed off. " Baddiel, along with Frank Skinner and the Lightning Seeds, scored a number one hit with Three Lions in the run-up to Euro 1996, which was held in England. The song, with its signature lyric "30 years of hurt", eventually sold more than 1.5 million copies - making it the 30th best-selling single of all time in the UK. Subsequent England songs - including Ant & Dec's On The Ball (2002) - failed to make a lasting impression; and the Football Association has not commissioned an official song since Embrace's World At Your Feet in 2006. Although Three Lions was re-written for the 1998 World Cup, Baddiel says he has resisted pressure to record it again. "A lot of people have been asking me why we aren't doing another one. The reason is the same - we can't top Three Lions. "Instead of 30 years of hurt, it's now 50 years of hurt. So we could have gone into a studio just to re-record that bit. But we haven't done. People can sing it over if they want to. " Earlier this year, Stormzy, Louis Tomlinson, Kasabian and Olly Murs were rumoured to be writing England's anthem but bookmakers have stopped taking bets as the tournament approaches. However, Black Grape have recorded an unofficial song, We Are England, which is due out on Friday. Singer Shaun Ryder called it "a football anthem for the people" and said it was recorded in Manchester last month with Paul Oakenfold and Goldie. "We mish-mashed something together and we made this really cool tune, which I hope everyone will be singing," he told BBC News. "The chorus goes, 'England 'til I die. " Meanwhile, the Welsh squad have enlisted the Manic Street Preachers to write Together Stronger (C'Mon Wales) as their Euro 2016 anthem. Lyricist Nicky Wire acknowledged the "pressure" of writing a song to represent the whole country, saying: "We wanted to make a great Manics song first and I think we pulled it off. "If the song takes off on the terraces, there's not going to be many more finer moments than that. " Northern Ireland is also lacking an official song. However, their Euro 2016- bound players have recorded a version of the viral hit Will Grigg's On Fire. Based on Gala's 1990s club hit Freed from Desire, the song pays tribute Grigg, whose goals helped Wigan win the League One title. The BBC's coverage of Euro 2016 also has its own theme song, recorded by up-and-coming star Izzy Bizu. La Foule is a re-recording of the famous Edith Piaf song, featuring a jazzy backbeat and a rousing string crescendo. Bizu described the invitation to record the track as "just the most random thing I've ever heard". "But I like spontaneous things," she continued. "When stuff like that happens I'm just like, 'that's really cool and unusual and sweet'. "It's what music's all about, it's nice. " The star, who does not speak any French, had to learn the song phonetically, and apologised for any mistakes. "To an English audience it's like 'oh, it's alright' but I hope the French like my accent! " The singer, whose real name is Isobel Beardshaw, said singing alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra was the experience of a lifetime. "They are so professional. They go in, they take two hours to get an Edith Piaf song completely right. They all have to play at the same time and no one can make a mistake. And then the sound of the strings when you hear it live is so so beautiful - I literally had hairs going up on my arms. "

2016-06-06 20:08 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

62 62 Gun Safety In recognition of National Safety Month, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office would like to educate and remind gun owners of the responsibility that comes with gun ownership. “Owning a firearm is a big responsibility,” said Sheriff Charles McDonald. “Many people, and rightly so, choose to take advantage of their 2nd amendment right to protect themselves, their families and their property by owning a gun. But every precaution should be taken to ensure their firearm doesn’t end up in the wrong hands.” Beginning June 1st and throughout the month of June, the public can stop by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office lobby to pick up gun safety educational materials, a free gun lock provided by Project ChildSafe, and the chance to win an American Security Pistol Box donated by American Eagle Locksmith. In addition to proper gun storage, Sheriff McDonald encourages parents to talk with their children about gun safety. “Children should be taught what to do if they come in contact with a gun, whether there are guns kept in the house or not,” said Sheriff McDonald. Federal statistics estimate that approximately 40% of all U. S. households contain guns. Children can come in contact with a gun at a neighbor’s house or under other circumstances that parents aren’t able to control. “The responsibility to secure the firearm lies on the gun owner, but ultimately, we all need to take responsibility to educate children on what they should do if they encounter a gun.” Parents should talk to their children about gun safety on a regular basis. Resources to assist parents can be found at https://eddieeagle.nra.org/ and http://www.projectchildsafe.org/. The NRA’s Eddie Eagle GunSafe program teaches kids four rules when it comes to guns: Stop. Don’t Touch. Run Away. Tell a Grown-up. Citizens can come to the front desk in the Sheriff’s Office lobby to receive their free Project ChildSafe cable-style gun lock while supplies last. The Sheriff’s Office is located at 100 North Grove Street in Hendersonville and is open to the public Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm. American Eagle Locksmith, located in Fletcher, NC, donated an American Security (Model PB3) pistol box with the intention of raising awareness with regards to gun safety. There is no fee to enter the drawing and entries will be accepted during the month of June. Contestants must be eighteen years or older to enter.

2016-06-06 19:56 www.thetribunepapers.com

63 Term-time holiday father demands refunds for other families The father who won a High Court battle over an unauthorised term-time holiday with his daughter wants to help other fined parents get their money back. Last month, judges ruled in Jon Platt's favour after he refused to pay a £120 truancy penalty. Mr Platt says hundreds of parents have contacted him since the case, believing they too were fined unlawfully. The Local Government Association said the fines were issued in accordance with Department for Education guidance. Isle of Wight Council fined Mr Platt £60 for taking his daughter on holiday to Florida without her school's permission in April 2015. After he missed the payment deadline, the council doubled the fine to £120, which he also would not pay. The council then prosecuted him for failing to ensure that his daughter attended school regularly, contrary to section 444(1) of the Education Act 1996. But magistrates ruled he had no case to answer as, overall, his daughter had attended school regularly, with an attendance record of over 90% for the year - the threshold for persistent truancy defined by the Department for Education.. The council asked the High Court to clarify whether a seven-day absence amounted to a child failing to attend regularly. At the High Court, Lord Justice Lloyd Jones and Mrs Justice Thirlwall dismissed the council's challenge, ruling that the magistrates had not "erred in law" when reaching their decision. They decided the magistrates were entitled to take into account the "wider picture" of the child's attendance record outside of the dates she was absent during the holiday. Now Mr Platt plans to help other parents pursue refunds. He told BBC Radio 4's consumer programme, You & Yours, that he had set up a company to start group litigation. "If local authorities across the country don't do the right thing, don't go through the history of these truancy penalty notices they have been issuing over the last few years and refund the money to parents where they issued it only in respect of a short unauthorised absence, then we will start a group litigation," he said. "We will take tens of thousands of cases through the courts and local authorities will have to explain to a judge why they thought it was in their power to fine parents who had done nothing wrong. " The Local Government Association, which represents councils in England and Wales, said the fines were issued in accordance with Department for Education guidelines. "The recent High Court ruling has created significant confusion amongst councils and parents and we are calling on the government to urgently provide clarity around the rules so that both parents and councils know where they stand," it said in a statement. According to local authority data, almost 64,000 fines were imposed for unauthorised absences between September 2013 and August 2014. Many parents say they are forced to consider term-time holidays as they are much cheaper. But the Department for Education says there is clear evidence "that every extra day of school missed can affect a pupil's chance of gaining good GCSEs, which has a lasting effect on their life chances". A spokesman said: "We are confident our policy to reduce school absence is clear and correct. "We are examining the written judgment in detail to decide the way forward, but we are clear that children's attendance at school is non-negotiable and we will take the necessary steps to secure it. " Mr Platt, whose core business is in claims management, says his new company, School Fines Refunds Ltd is unlikely to make him any money, adding that its purpose is purely to seek refunds rather than compensation.

2016-06-06 19:56 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

64 Italy elections: When in Rome shake up the politics Dozens of Italian cities go to the polls in local elections on Sunday, but Rome is more than ever where all eyes will be focused. Rome is where a much bigger game with national repercussions is being played out, in the wake of a major corruption scandal. The personal office of the Mayor of Rome, which has been vacant for more than six months, overlooks the ruins of the Imperial Fora - a reminder of the city's grandiose past, as the heart of a civilisation that extended over continents. Whoever occupies it after elections will have more mundane, local problems to deal with. Rome's next mayor will find a city mired in debt of more than €13bn (£10bn; $15bn) - twice its annual budget. Romans are frustrated by potholes, piles of rubbish and serious deficiencies in public transport and housing. The first round is pitching five main candidates against each other to replace Ignazio Marino, the former mayor forced to quit last year after losing his party's support. Leading the opinion polls is Virginia Raggi, a 37-year-old lawyer who is running on the populist Five Star Movement's anti-politics platform. Her prominence in the campaign - and the widespread perception that she could indeed nail the job in a likely second round - is seen as a sign that this election could reward those who intend to make a clean break with the city's turbulent political history. "Political parties have eaten Rome," Ms Raggi said in her closing statement during a televised debate. "We either change everything, or everything remains as it has always been," she added in a dramatic tone, urging Romans to vote for transparency. Ms Raggi has been criticised since her own political movement has been accused of a lack of transparency in some of the cities they govern around Italy. But her message strikes a particular chord with many Romans - especially if you look at what is happening at a maximum security, fortified courtroom on the capital's northern outskirts. There, since November, dozens of former city officials and business leaders have been on trial, accused of corruption and malfeasance that siphoned off millions of euros from the administration - a case known as "Mafia Capitale" . Prosecutors believe that most activities related to running the city - from the management of migrant centres to the handling of rubbish collection - were tainted by a system of influence-peddling, entrenched across all levels of the city's administration. The revelations sent shockwaves across the political spectrum, indirectly triggered Mr Marino's resignation, and left the mayor's chair empty for the last half year. Centre-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has gambled on Roberto Giachetti, a respected career politician who embodies his hopes to fend off the challenge from the Five Star Movement. "He [Giachetti] knows the city hall machine, knows politics and the value of good administration," Mr Renzi said during a final campaign rally. A win in Rome for Five Star, a protest movement founded by comedian Beppe Grillo, would deliver a huge blow to Mr Renzi. The campaign has also had its share of controversial moments. The right-wing candidate Giorgia Meloni - who in the past belonged to groups accused of defending Italy's Fascist era - was harshly criticised by her former boss, Silvio Berlusconi, for running despite being in the late stages of her first pregnancy. "A mother cannot dedicate herself to such a terrible job," the ageing former prime minister was quoted as saying. Then Berlusconi threw his political weight behind Alfio Marchini - a local property mogul who had until then branded himself as independent, free of party influences. Fighting from the left-wing corner is Stefano Fassina, an economist who has put the city's housing crisis at the heart of his campaign. It is not only Rome that is going to the polls - so are affluent Milan, traditionally left-wing Bologna, Turin and Naples, along with hundreds of smaller municipalities. Many of those races are expected to go to a second round on 19 June. The "rebirth" of Rome that several candidates have promised will possibly have to wait another two weeks - a minuscule delay in a city that in April turned 2,769. But for Romans who have seen their city descend into decay, that new beginning can't come soon enough.

2016-06-06 19:56 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

65 French billionaire contradicts PM, says he gave Netanyahu €170,000 In an interview with Channel 10 on Monday evening, French billionaire Arno Mimran contradicted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's version of events related to a now hotly scrutinized fund transfer he received in 2001. Already the Justice Ministry confirmed on Sunday night that Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit had ordered a review of possibly non-reported millions in funds transferred from Mimran to Netanyahu related to election campaigns or as personal gifts. The criminal investigation comes at a dark time legally for Netanyahu, when he and his wife face a ave of several scandals from the "Bibi Tours Affair" to the Prime Minister's Residence Affair. At the same time, it is unclear that the prime minister is in any real danger of indictment as, even if his explanation of the funds is disproven, the funds may have been for permitted uses while he was a private citizen and any failure to report funds received as personal gifts likely cannot lead to a criminal case due to the statute of limitations having passed. Earlier Monday , Netanyahu's spokesman said that he had received only $40,000 from Mimran - which itself was a revised position from some time ago when the prime minister had denied receiving any funds. A statement from Netanyahu had also said that the funds were sent to a a public purpose account and were used to support his public efforts on behalf of Israeli causes. In contrast, Mimran told Channel 10 that he had given the prime minister 170,000 euro, a considerably larger number. He added that the accounts were transferred to Netanyahu's personal account for personal use. This could potentially raise questions about whether Netanyahu had a duty to report the transfers to the tax authorities and could lead to a check as to whether he reported them. However, even if he needed to report the transfer and failed to, any tax crime would have long expired since the incident dates back to 2001. The latest scandal erupted following Mimran's recent testifying in a fraud case against him in France for failing to report the fund transfers. Mandelblit's order means there is an initial review in motion to determine if there should be a criminal investigation into whether any Israeli laws were violated. Sunday night's confirming Justice Ministry statement about the review was vague and gave no indication of whether the review could pose any kind of serious legal threat to the prime minister.

2016-06-06 21:03 YONAH JEREMY www.jpost.com

66 In pictures: Play, prayers and power explored at Dak'Art Africa's largest biennial, Dak'Art, showcases the best of African contemporary art. Photographer Ricci Shryock met some of the 65 artists taking part in the month-long exhibition that has just ended in Senegal.

2016-06-06 19:57 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

67 67 Secret Service agent outs 'erratic, violent' Hillary Contact WND (PAGE SIX) Hillary Clinton has a “Jekyll and Hyde” personality that left White House staffers scared stiff of her explosive — and even physical — outbursts, an ex- Secret Service officer claims in a scathing new tell-all. Gary Byrne, who was posted outside the Oval Office when Bill Clinton was president, portrays Hillary as too “erratic, uncontrollable and occasionally violent” to become leader of the free world, according to advance promotional materials exclusively obtained by Page Six. The allegations from Byrne, a 29-year veteran of the military and federal law enforcement, threaten to derail her campaign days before she is expected to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination.

2016-06-06 21:00 www.wnd.com

68 British man given 22 life sentences for Malaysia child abuse Richard Huckle, a 30-year- old man from Kent, has been handed 22 life sentences at the Old Bailey after admitting abusing children in Malaysia. His youngest victim was just six months old, his oldest was 12. It is thought he may have abused up to 200 children over a decade. Angus Crawford reports.

2016-06-06 20:59 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

69 69 Paes to miss out on mixed doubles for sake of 7th Olympic Games New Delhi: Indian tennis legend Leander Paes will have to forego his claim on the mixed doubles event to be able to play in his seventh Olympics as efforts are being made to convince Rohan Bopanna to accept him as a men’s doubles partner for the Rio Games. It is Bopanna, who has earned a direct entry into the men’s doubles event by virtue of his top-10 ATP ranking that also gives him the privilege to pick the partner of his choice. Rohan Bopanna and Leander Paes The 42-year-old Paes’ dream of appearing in a record seventh Olympics may remain a dream if Bopanna decides to play with a player, ranked lower than Paes (world No 46), since it would mean the veteran cannot go to Rio. For the lack of enough higher-ranked players, India can field only one team in men’s doubles. The piece of history that Paes is eyeing is clearly in the hands of Bopanna and the winner of 18 Grand Slam titles will have to let go of his wish to play with Sania Mirza in mixed doubles, a format in which Paes has excelled in the last 18 months, completing a ‘Career Grand Slam’ with his latest triumph at the Roland Garros. A tense AITA is trying to ensure that no bad blood is created this time before the Olympics and everyone gets to play. Bopanna has not revealed his choice as yet but it has been learnt that AITA is likely to ask him to pair with Paes, keeping in mind the popular sentiment as well his ability. “It makes sense if number one and two players of the country play as a team. Even a layman would also think that way. Rohan, no doubt, has the choice but here it is question of nation and not an individual. We are hoping that common sense will prevail,” an AITA official told PTI. “And Leander is no less than Rohan. Yes, his ranking has gone down but he did not have a steady partner for some time. He played well at the French Open also. We do not intend to interfere but we will act in way which is in the best interest of the nation,” the official added. Bopanna has the option to choose India’s fifth-best Saketh Myneni (125) since other higher-ranked players such as Purav Raja (103) and Divij Sharan (114) do not meet the Davis Cup criteria to be eligible for Olympic nomination along with Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (134) and Mahesh Bhupathi (164).

2016-06-06 20:58 By PTI www.mid-day.com

70 Australian rescuers suspend search for storm missing Search operations have been suspended overnight for people missing after deadly storms lashed Australia's east coast, causing widespread damage. Three people have died in flooding, and storms continue to batter New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. Waves as high as 12m (40ft) caused severe erosion at Sydney's beaches and some houses are at risk of collapse. In Tasmania, major flood warnings have been issued for seven rivers and two elderly people are feared drowned. Rescuers have stopped looking for them overnight and the search will resume at dawn. A man was reportedly swept into the Ouse river from his own back yard on Monday. A woman whose husband was rescued by helicopter from the roof of their house as it flooded is also missing. In Sydney a man was washed off rocks near Bondi Beach. Land and sea rescue teams have failed to locate him and called off their work for the night. Emergency responders in Australia have attended hundreds of call-outs during the storms and abnormally high tides and warned people not to try to walk or drive across flooded roads. On Monday morning, a man's body was found in the Cotter River near Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory. Police said the 37-year-old was caught in floodwater at a river crossing. Police divers also retrieved the bodies of two men whose cars were washed off New South Wales roads in separate incidents. A 65-year-old man was caught inside his vehicle while trying to cross floodwater at Bowral, while another man was killed after his utility vehicle was washed off the road on Sydney's south-west fringe. Northern Tasmania faced its worst flooding in decades on Monday, with parts of Launceston, Latrobe and Railton all under water. The Insurance Council of Australia said insurance companies had so far received 11,150 claims across Queensland and New South Wales totalling an estimated A$38m ($28m; £19m). People who had been evacuated from beachfront mansions in Sydney's affluent northern suburbs returned to their homes on Monday to find extensive damage to gardens, houses and in once case a swimming pool, which was swept onto the heavily eroded beach. Farmers in Tasmania are said to be facing huge losses after cattle were swept away by the flooded Mersey river. Thousands of people are still without electric power and many roads remain closed. Tasmania's police minister, Rene Hidding, said the state's residents should be "absolutely responsible" around the water and avoid risking their lives. He said: "Don't try to take nature on - it leads to tragedy. We already have grave fears for two of our fellow citizens and we pray for them. "There is simply no case to enter flood waters with a motor vehicle or in person. " Have you been caught up in the storms in Australia? Has your house been damaged or are you being forced to evacuate? Let us know about your experiences. Email [email protected] with your stories. Please include a contact number if you are willing to speak to a BBC journalist. You can also contact us in the following ways: Or use the form below

2016-06-06 20:07 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

71 71 Video: Woman Accused of Killing Lover While Kayaking Appears in Court Now Playing: Woman Accused of Killing Lover While Kayaking Appears in Court Now Playing: Donald Trump's Remarks That Judge is Biased Due to Heritage Analyzed on 'The View' Now Playing: Outrage Over Sentence for Stanford Swimmer in Sexual Assault Case Now Playing: Florida in Path of Tropical Storm Now Playing: More Than a Dozen Injured in Deck Collapse Now Playing: Behind the Scenes at the Muhammad Ali Center Now Playing: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump Turn Up the Attacks Now Playing: EJ Dionne Says Clinton's Has 'Optimistic Reagan-esque' View of America Now Playing: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Both Take Aim at Donald Trump Now Playing: Officials May Have Found Out Who Killed FSU Professor

2016-06-06 20:57 ABC News abcnews.go.com

72 Video: Latino High School Students Post Donald Trump Wall Prank Online If a picture's worth a thousand words there are just as many interpretations to go in the teens and stuff that makes me think of the trojans all because he spent schools the trojans aren't our right hands but with McDowell high school students gathered in front of a makeshift wall with the trump shirt front and center. And the caption we built the wall first some people we spoke with could understand how some students were offended to me that would be a king. Right there when I could see it after the presumptive Republican presidential nominee has said he plans to build the wall paid for by Mexico to keep illegal Mexican immigrants out. One senior we spoke with who wasn't a part of the prank but was familiar with it said it had nothing to do with Trump's comments but it was a walk with balloons on opposite side with a farewell message to other students. That they had to walk around. What's the caption was later added to the picture everything changed she says even some of her Latino classmates came up to her saying they were offended. We spoke with the superintendent he said school administrators are looking into the matter and encourage students to contact them if they have any issues or concerns. Parents we spoke with said speaking more generally it's also a good reminder of what social media can do the good and the bad weather it's something you intend or not. My son is actually very sensitive to that kind of thing and how people can pick an innocent picture and post a caption. And just blow the whole thing in another direction. And the fact that what is out there it's hard to make it go away seeing people lose their jobs because they said something didn't mean it the way it was taken because it was taken that way they lost their jobs. And it goes on and on and sometimes as one man said you just have to let things go. More you take that personally. The harder it's going to be for your life. People people say stuff you'll always says and bags it now as a whole lot easier to see with the same. This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.

2016-06-06 20:57 ABC News abcnews.go.com

73 Doreen Collyer: Perth shark death woman had emigrated from UK A grandmother who died in a shark attack off the Australian coast had emigrated from the UK five years ago, it has emerged. Former University of Chester lecturer Doreen Collyer, 60, was scuba diving in Perth when she was attacked on Sunday. It is thought she was killed by a 16ft (5m) great white shark , ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) has reported. Her husband David Collyer said she was a "beautiful person" and "loving wife". The couple moved to Australia from Neston, Cheshire about five years ago. Mrs Collyer held an advanced open water qualification. ABC reported her diving partner managed to pull her from the water but she died from her injuries at the scene. Prof Annette McIntosh-Scott, from the University of Chester, said Mrs Collyer was a "hugely valued and loved member of staff" and had worked at the Faculty of Health and Social Care for 15 years. "She will be remembered as someone with a real commitment and passion for teaching and child healthcare - her students were at the heart of all she did," she said. Arshad Omari, the acting vice chancellor of Perth's Edith Cowan University (ECU), where Ms Collyer worked as a nursing lecturer described her as "a much-loved and respected colleague, mentor and teacher". Dozens of Ms Collyer's colleagues, students and friends paid tribute to her on social media. Kelly Mills wrote on Facebook "RIP Doreen, you were an amazing lecturer, thank you for sharing your vast knowledge", while Nikki Vickers said: "Condolences and deepest sympathy to all family, friends and colleagues from ECU Nursing and Midwifery. " The beaches and water in the Mindarie area, where the attack took place, have been closed to the public and an order has been issued by the Department of Fisheries to deploy capture gear to catch the shark.

2016-06-06 20:08 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

74 PM and Boris clash over EU fishing laws David Cameron and Boris Johnson have clashed over the impact of the European Union on the UK's fishing industry. Mr Johnson, from the Leave campaign, told BBC's Countryfile British fishermen needed to be freed from "crazy" EU rules. But the prime minister said the value of the UK's fishing industry had gone up over the last five years. The EU's Common Fisheries Policy sets rules for the amount of fish each country's boats can catch. Mr Cameron and Mr Johnson are leading campaigners on opposing sides of the EU referendum, to be held on 23 June. How would Brexit affect fishing waters? Under the EU's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) European fishing fleets are given equal access to EU waters and fishing grounds up to 12 nautical miles from the coasts of EU member states. The policy also seeks to conserve fish stocks, and EU fishing quotas are imposed. Leave campaigners say EU rules have devastated British fishing, while Remain supporters say policies were helping fish levels to recover. Mr Johnson, the former London mayor, said EU restrictions had inflicted a "tragedy" on the industry and as a result the number of people involved in fishing in the UK had halved. "Look at what's happened to our coastal towns, they are areas where in many cases you've seen too much poverty. Bringing back the fishing industry in those areas would be fantastic," he said. "I'm not hostile to our friends and partners in the European Union, I just think we can do it just as well ourselves if we managed our waters. "Some of the rules, chucking back perfectly good fish to manage the quotas, I mean come on that's got to be crazy, there's got to be a better way of doing it. " But Mr Cameron said the value of the British fishing industry and fish processing industry "has gone up" during his time as prime minister. He said "big changes" had taken place, bringing in more regional control and removing the "mad discards policy". "With this greater regional control that we've managed to negotiate you're seeing fish stocks recover. "Look at the most recent figures: we're actually allowing our fishermen now to land more plaice, more cod. Over the last five years, the UK-landed fish has actually increased by 20%. " He added: "Is it perfect? No. Are we better off fighting from within? Yes. Is this market vital for our farmers and our fishermen? Absolutely, yes. " Source: European Commission In December last year, increases were agreed for the UK fishing industry in quotas for fish including North Sea cod. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said at the time the cod quota would rise by 15% and that for English Channel plaice would double. In the interview with the BBC's Countryfile, Mr Cameron also said the EU had a "mixed score card" on environmental protection - but defended measures such as protection for newts, which has often thwarted house building. "Sometimes it feels a bit over prescriptive and can be frustrating but generally speaking, actually, we have to have rules on habitat," he said. "If you look at species and biodiversity, things are getting better. " Mr Johnson said leaving the EU would give the government more freedom to decide over controversial issues, such as GM crops. Te BBC's Countryfile airs at 19:00 BST on BBC One on Sunday 5 June

2016-06-06 20:08 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

75 Supreme Court to hear two Houston death- penalty cases AUSTIN — The U. S. Supreme Court has agreed to review two Houston death- penalty cases that potentially could impact two aspects of Texas' legal path to the death chamber, court officials said Monday. One case involves Bobby James Moore, now 56, who is challenging his death sentence from July 1980, by arguing he has an intellectual disability should negate his sentence. Moore was sentenced to death for the execution-style shotgun slaying of Houston resident James McCardle, a 72-year-old clerk, during a botched grocery store robbery in April 1980. He was 20 at the time, and had two accomplices, one of whom got a life sentence. Moore's attorneys are arguing that because he is intellectually disabled, his execution would violate the U. S. Constitution prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. He has been on death row for 36 years. Attorneys for the state dismiss Moore's arguments as inapplicable in the case, although in recent years claims of intellectual disability have appeared to gain some additional traction with the court as it reviews execution cases. So far, though, Texas successfully has defended its sentencing procedures in cases that reached the high court. One case involves the high-profile appeal of Duane Buck, 52, who was sentenced to death for the July 1995 slaying of his girlfriend, Debra Gardner, and her friend, Kenneth Butler, after he and Gardner had an argument. Police reports at the time showed Buck shot his own sister and Butler after he barged into Gardner's home with a rifle. He then chased Gardner outside the residence, and shot her while her you daughter watched in horror. "The bitch, she deserved it," witnesses quoted Buck as saying after he shot Gardner. In court filings, Buck's attorneys are not arguing his guilt in the case, only the death sentence he was given. At issue is trial testimony in which which a psychologist claimed that Buck was more likely a threat to society because he was black, an assertion that Buck's attorneys say underscores a racial bias in his sentencing that should overturn his death sentence. "Mr. Buck was sentenced to death after his own attorneys introduced an 'expert' who told the jury that Mr. Buck was more likely to be dangerous in the future because he is Black," his current lawyers said in a prepared statement. Buck's lawyers argued that the lawyer who represented him during his trial nearly 20 years ago provided ineffective assistance. State Sen. Rodney Ellis, a Houston Democrat who has championed changes in Texas justice system to erase racial and legal inequities that have resulted in death sentences for men who were later exonerated, applauded the high court's decision to review Buck's appeal. "The people of Texas deserve a justice system based on the core principles of equal justice under the law that is free from racial prejudice and discrimination – particularly when it involves the ultimate punishment," the senator said. "There is no doubt that racist 'expert' testimony was involved in sentencing Buck to death. I hope the Supreme Court will correct this egregious and indefensible error and grant a new sentencing hearing free of racial bias. That said, Harris County can fix this problem now by agreeing to a new sentencing hearing. " The second case involves Bobby James Moore, now 56, who is challenging his death sentence from July 1980, by arguing he has an intellectual disability should negate his sentence. Moore was sentenced to death for the execution-style shotgun slaying of Houston resident James McCardle, a 72-year-old clerk, during a botched grocery store robbery in April 1980. He was 20 at the time, and had two accomplices, one of whom got a life sentence. Moore's attorneys are arguing that because he is intellectually disabled, his execution would violate the U. S. Constitution prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. He has been on death row for 36 years. Attorneys for the state dismiss Moore's arguments as inapplicable in the case, although in recent years claims of intellectual disability have appeared to gain some additional traction with the court as it reviews execution cases. So far, though, Texas successfully has defended its sentencing procedures in cases that reached the high court. No dates have been set on when the high court will consider the two cases during its next term, officials said.

2016-06-06 19:46 By Mike www.chron.com

76 Texas on record pace for teacher-student sex Contact WND (CBSNEWS) — AMARILLO, Texas – Reports of Texas teachers having inappropriate relationships with students are on track to beat last year’s record total. The Texas Education Agency reports it has launched 162 investigations of reported inappropriate teacher-student relationships between Sept. 1 and May 31. The Amarillo Globe-News reports that the agency had 188 investigations last fiscal year, marking at least the fifth year of growth in a row. The issue in Texas shot back into the national spotlight after it was revealed last week that former Houston-area teacher Alexandria Vera, 24, had been impregnated by a then-13-year-old former student. Read the WND story that started it all! The big list: Female teachers with students

2016-06-06 20:49 www.wnd.com

77 Sterling falls after polls suggest growing Brexit support The pound has weakened after new polls suggested an increased chance of a vote in the referendum to leave the European Union. Sterling did subsequently recover some of the losses. But there is certainly a view that the currency would decline if Britain were to decide to leave. Some analysts expect the fall in the value of sterling in the event of a Brexit vote would be very sharp . The concern reflects the view held by many - though by no means all - economists that leaving the EU would undermine the UK's economic performance. There would be a period of uncertainty about access to the EU market for British exporters while new arrangements were negotiated. The ultimate result could be that it would be harder to sell to the EU market. It is argued that foreign investment could be hit by the uncertainty. This would be going on at a time when the UK has a large deficit in what is called "the current account deficit" - which is trade in goods and services plus some international financial transactions. The deficit has to be financed by loans and foreign investment in financial assets. Unease about the economic outlook could mean that foreign investors would only provide the finance for the deficit if sterling were cheaper. There is of course another view, reflected by Economists for Brexit that the UK would prosper outside the EU. For the short term however, it is more likely to be the majority view that moves markets and sterling in particular. Our reporting on the currency markets usually focuses on what's called the spot rates, the exchange rate that an investor pays to buy currency immediately. But they can also buy options, which are rights to buy or sell a currency (or other types of financial asset) in the future at a price fixed in advance. It's a way of getting insurance against a move in the exchange rate. If the move you are worried about doesn't happen you don't exercise the option. So you are insured, but you have had to pay for it. That part of the market suggests that investors do think a leave vote would weaken sterling. That was the message that the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney gave to a parliamentary committee back in March, in rather technical language: "We have seen a marked increase in implied volatility in the options market around the date of the referendum, once the date became known, and the skews in the option market, in other words the purchase of downside protection if the pound was going to depreciate, had gone up quite sharply. " In other words, more investors were buying insurance for the time of the referendum against a fall in the pound than a rise. The Bank also says that about half the decline in sterling since November is due to news related to the referendum. Here's another sign. The financial news service Bloomberg calculates what it calls "implied volatility" from the options market. It shows a marked increase for the pound against the dollar as the referendum approaches. John Redwood the Conservative MP and Brexit supporter looks at the sterling issue rather differently. He wrote in his blog : "The pound fell from over $2 in 2008 to $1.4 in 2009 when we were firmly committed to the EU, so we know other influences can generate large sterling movements". And it must be said that Mark Carney fully recognises other factors have influenced sterling in recent months. On the current account issue, Mr Redwood argues that the immediate impact would be beneficial: "The first round effect is to improve the balance of payments by on fifth as we cancel the payments we have to make to the rest of the EU which we do not get back. " The leading Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson also rejects the concerns about the impact on the pound from a leave vote: "The pound will go where it will over the short term. But, believe me, in the long term you can look forward to fantastic success for this country… I think the pound's value will depend entirely on the strength of the UK economy. " It's also worth pointing out that a weaker pound now could be helpful to the British economy. It improves the competitiveness of British industry. It makes imported goods more expensive boosting inflation. Normally that would be unwelcome, but not at a time when inflation is well below the Bank of England's target.

2016-06-06 19:40 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

78 Prison breakout investigation blames employees' complacency ALBANY, N. Y. (AP) — An investigation into the escape of two murderers from an upstate prison last year concluded Monday that chronic staff complacency, complicit employees and failures of basic security procedures were to blame. State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott's report about the breakout of David Sweat and Richard Matt said security lapses at the maximum- security Clinton Correctional Facility at Dannemora, 25 miles south of the Canadian border, were longstanding. "The extent of complacency and failure to adhere to the most basic security standards uncovered by my investigation was egregious and inexcusable," Scott said. Correction authorities have implemented changes, and many Clinton employees have resigned or been fired, she said. The lapses include failures to search entering employees' bags, negligent night counts of inmates, inadequate cell searches and poor supervision of inmates and civilian employees by security staff, she said. Prison official didn't immediately comment Monday on the inspector general's report. Matt, who had been serving 25 years to life for the killing of his former boss, and Sweat, who had been serving life without parole in the killing of a sheriff's deputy, cut holes in the backs of their cells during recreation periods with saws and other tools smuggled in by a civilian employee of the tailor shop where they worked. They cut their way through their cell walls, climbed down catwalks and through tunnels, cut into and out of a large steam pipe and then exited through a manhole. They left behind a taunting note containing a crude caricature of an Asian face and the words "Have a nice day. " The tailor shop employee, Joyce Mitchell, who's now in state prison for providing the escape tools, had improper sexual relationships with each man, the report said. She talked about leaving with them and killing her husband, a prison guard, it said. Over the course of about 85 nights, Sweat climbed down catwalks into the tunnels under the prison, explored for possible escape routes and cut through large steam pipes and the chain on the manhole cover where they got out. More than 400 inmate bed checks should have occurred in that period, and any one properly conducted would have detected Sweat's absence, according to the report. Guard Gene Palmer, who took the men pliers and a screwdriver and frozen meat in which Mitchell hid saw blades, was convicted of promoting prison contraband and was sentenced to six months in jail. Mitchell also smuggled a road atlas to Matt and placed telephone calls inquiring about rental cabins in Vermont, which Matt had suggested as a potential place to go after the escape. The cabins were too expensive, however, and Matt said they would head to Mexico, where he said he had ties to a drug cartel. The two inmates even chose aliases: Sweat picked James Tuttle, and Matt opted for Tony Goya. A three-week manhunt followed the escape, with up to 1,300 state, federal and local law enforcement personnel that cost the state $22.8 million in overtime. Matt was shot dead by searchers June 26 in a wooded area 30 miles west of the prison. Sweat was shot and captured two days later near the Canadian border. Sweat pleaded guilty to escape charges and was ordered to pay restitution for some of the $573,000 in repair costs. Mitchell, the tailor shop employee, pleaded guilty to charges related to providing hacksaw blades and other tools to the inmates. Palmer, the guard, pleaded guilty to a felony count of promoting prison contraband for taking in needle-nose pliers and a screwdriver and a misdemeanor official misconduct count.

2016-06-06 20:43 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

79 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. Food services joins custodians in being privatized; transportation remains in district No charges: men released in shooting that left one dead at Westland home Antoine Lee Scott faces arraignment on five counts of second-degree home invasion New things this year include a station with the Coast Guard and concussion safety. The Ford-Haggerty intersection has the most crashes of any Wayne County intersection The state said additional investigations after a May 3 fire safety disapproval were done. A Farmington Hills police officer arrested on child porn charges is due back in court June 6. 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. Canton police have found a hungry child and a malnourished dog at a home Customer angry over store’s refusal to refund cash; also in crime: Calvin Klein heist Appointee to be named by July 30 to fill vacancy created by Howard Wallach’s resignation Defense attorney said he will address bond at July 1 preliminary exam The annual Lyon Township Kite Festival offered fun for all ages as young and old alike gathered at James Atchison Park. Cancer survivors and caregivers kick off the Relay with the traditional Survivors Lap. Some 300 walkers continued the fight against cancer Saturday at Westland’s Relay for Life. Western Junior Championship first amateur tourney to tee off in southeast Michigan Willy the Red Pig wasn’t appreciated by all at first, but love for the porker grew Redford’s Sister City organization, which once numbered in the hundreds, is in need of new members. The event recently changed locations from Redford to Livonia’s Greenmead Park.

2016-06-06 19:33 rssfeeds.hometownlife.com

80 Sponsored article: Flipkart's new No Cost EMI draws all attention to the site Recently, an official release from the most popular shopping website in India, Flipkart, informed that it would be launching its brand new No Cost EMI scheme that would help all the shoppers purchase their most favorite expensive items on the website with the use of monthly instalments at no extra costs or charges. Flipkart is of the belief that such an innovative finance scheme will allow shoppers to come to the website more often and buy from them often as well, especially with special discounts offered by promotional discount codes and coupons from websites like CouponzGuru and various others. This new finance scheme allows shoppers to buy expensive and high priced products and pay the amount in equal instalments of 3, 6, 9 and 12 months based on their capability. Flipkart assures that no extra processing fees will be charged for any item whatsoever. This offer is applicable to new as well as old customers. Other than this, there are a few other things that the website would be providing in this new finance scheme. Let’s find out what more Flipkart has to offer to its loyal buyers. This entirely new finance scheme is a result of Flipkart’s affiliation with Bajaj Finserv, one of India’s prime finance companies. This means that shoppers will get the EMI scheme from Bajaj, not from Flipkart, which is a good thing, because Bajaj is a finance company, and Flipkart is a simple shopping website. That being said, there are a few questions that are coming up in people’s mind about this scheme. Let us look at 4 of these questions and see if we can answer them. Purchase without credit card? Any person without a credit card can make an EMI purchase on Flipkart under this new scheme. The shopper simply needs to have a proper Bajab Finserv EMI card and needs to select the right option during final checkout. Your EMI card is your personal loan application, so do not confuse it with a credit or debit card. Zero additional costs? Flipkart or Bajan Finserv will charge no extra costs like EMI charges, down payments, instalment charges, etc. on any product whatsoever. The buyer only needs to pay the monthly installment, which includes part of the principal amount plus interest incurred. The interest on EMI cannot be forfeit, because it is levied as per RBI guidelines. Free Bajaj Finserv card? Sadly, the Bajaj Finserv card is not available free of cost. A shopper needs to register with Bajaj for a onetime fee of Rs. 349, along with an annual membership renewal charge of Rs. 99. The buyer will have to contact the Bajaj executives and express their wish of getting an EMI card, and the rest will be done for them. Once you get the card, shopping will become extremely easy. Available for all products? Flipkart’s No Cost EMI scheme can be availed for all purchases above 2000 rupees, done only on the Flipkart smartphone application. The offer will not be available for users using the desktop website of the company

2016-06-06 20:37 By mid www.mid-day.com

81 Is Djoker the GOAT? Twitterati debate the big question World No 1. and French Open champion Novak Djokovic has finally entered the GOAT field. What is a GOAT? It is being 'THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME' . With the 2016 French Open in his pocket, 'The Djoker' has now achieved his 'Career Slam'. He now holds the honour of having won all four major Slams in a row, an achievement that neither Roger Federer or Nadal has ever accomplished. Djokovic is also the second men's singles tennis player after Rod Laver to win a 'Career Slam' in history. A handout image from Federation Francaise de Tennis (FFT) shows Serbia's Novak Djokovic posing with his French Open trophy in the locker room after winning the men's final match against Britain's Andy Murray at the Roland Garros in Paris on Sunday. Pic/AFP Djokovic now has 12 Grand Slam titles -- – 6 Australian Open titles, 1 French Open title, 3 Wimbledon and 2 US Open titles -- and is only 29 years old. He has also won the Davis Cup in 2010. With age on his side, Djokovic is surely a candidate for the 'Greatest of All Time' list. Twitterati jumped into the debate with most supporting his inclusion, but a few contesting the claim. Here are some of the tweets:

2016-06-06 20:36 By mid www.mid-day.com

82 Police rescue juvenile from prostitution ring in Alpharetta Alpharetta and Johns Creek police officers working undercover rescued a 17-year-old kidnapping and human trafficking victim during a May 11 prostitution sting. Jamar Girley, 22, of Marietta was charged with pimping, human trafficking, and possession and distribution of drugs. Read more from the AJC here. See the full story at northfulton.com

2016-06-06 20:36 www.ajc.com

83 Officials: Rain a factor in fatal Montgomery County wreck A 22-year-old woman was killed in a car crash on FM 1485 in New Caney early Saturday morning. Amy Durant was reportedly driving her Ford F150 pickup truck westbound on FM 1485 around 4 a.m. in the rain when she started to drift off the road to the right, according to a report from the Texas Department of Public Safety. She then overcorrected to the left and began to spin before hitting an oncoming vehicle. Joshua Martinez, 36, was driving eastbound in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup and pulling a trailer when Durant's right passenger side struck the front of his truck, the report said. Durant's truck came to rest in a ditch filled with water. Durant died at the scene and Martinez was brought to Conroe Regional Hospital in stable condition.

2016-06-06 21:08 By Bridget www.chron.com

84 1 dead, 1 injured in N Houston rollover crash One person died and another was seriously injured after a high-speed rollover crash in north Houston early Sunday, Houston police said. Two people were speeding south in a SUV on Airline, near the 900 block of Rose, at 12:40 a.m. When the driver lost control, the car careened into a traffic median before flipping over and colliding with a telephone pole, which broke in half. Neither occupant was wearing a seatbelt. The driver, who was ejected from the car, was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger, a woman, was taken to a nearby hospital in serious condition. Houston police investigators said they did not observe immediate signs of alcohol.

2016-06-06 23:30 By Lauren www.chron.com

85 Yahoo - Yahoo Appoints Two New Board Members --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- (NASDAQ:YHOO) today announced that its board of directors has increased its size from seven to nine directors and appointed the following two new independent directors, effective . With the additions of Cathy and Eric, the board returns to the size it was on , prior to the resignations of and Charles Schwab. "Eric and Cathy are both highly respected, experienced practitioners in their fields, and we welcome them to Yahoo's board of directors," said , chairman of the board at. "Today we are at an important juncture in Yahoo's transformation, as we execute on our refined strategy and explore strategic alternatives for the company. " "Today we are expanding our board of directors with additional expertise to help advance our strategic goals as continues its transformation. We are pleased to welcome and to our board," said , CEO of. "I am honored to join the board of a company I have observed and admired over the course of my career," said. "As the technology landscape continues to change, I am excited to work with the board and management during this important time. " "I am delighted to have the privilege to serve on the board. The opportunity to work with my fellow directors and the management team to guide into its next chapter is exciting," said Ms. Friedman. held numerous positions over a 23-year investment banking career with Morgan Stanley, including Managing Director and Head of and Co-Head of the Biotechnology Practice, where she was strategic and transaction advisor to many of the most important companies in the sector. Friedman is a director of XenoPort, Inc., EnteroMedics Inc., GSV Capital Corp., Innoviva, Inc. (formerly Theravance, Inc.), and Radius Health, Inc. served as the Chief Financial Officer of until its acquisition by Avago in February of this year, the President and Chief Executive Officer of , and as the Chief Financial Officer of Brandt also served as Vice President and Partner at. Brandt is a director of Lam Research Corporation and Dentsply Sirona Inc. is a guide focused on informing, connecting, and entertaining our users. By creating highly personalized experiences for our users, we keep people connected to what matters most to them, across devices and around the world. In turn, we create value for advertisers by connecting them with the audiences that build their businesses. is headquartered in , and has offices located throughout the , (APAC) and the , and (EMEA) regions. For more information, visit the pressroom (pressroom.yahoo.net) or the Company's blog (yahoo.tumblr.com).

2016-06-06 19:21 investor.yahoo.net

86 Flood victim: 'It smells of sewage and death' For Sharai Poteet, the prospect of more rain means it's time to move her chickens back up to the second floor of her Kingwood-area home. The whole neighborhood had been flooded for a week, and Poteet said the water is rising. On Friday afternoon, the 46-year-old pulled her Jeep up to a Red Cross distribution center at Foster Elementary. "Can I tell my neighbors about this? " she asked as volunteers loaded a rake, bottles of water, flashlights and other gear into the back of the Wrangler. "They are all flooded. " FORECAST: More rain expected, but chances to diminish over weekend For the most part, Poteet and her family were well prepared. They moved their cars out, and an iron fence kept many belongings, aside from a chainsaw and some other garden equipment, from floating away. But after the rain stopped and the water began to go down, Poteet lost several chickens as water skiers' waves crashed over the back of her yard. She won't let that happen again. And she's worried that there won't be any time to clean up if the water keeps rising. Neighbors' chain-link fences and other property has been washed away, cars lost to floodwaters. "Everything is underwater," she said. "It smells of sewage and death. "

2016-06-06 23:30 Mihir A www.chron.com

87 Former HPD officer sentenced to four years in federal prison A former Houston police officer and Navy veteran was sentenced Monday to four years in federal prison for his role in the 2013 armed robbery of an armored vehicle at the University of Houston. U. S. District Judge Vanessa Gilmore sentenced Joel Quezda to four years in prison and two years' supervised release, a slight downward departure from sentencing guidelines based on the ages of Quezada's children and his honorable service in the Navy. The judge also permitted him to leave the courthouse on bond and surrender when summoned by officials. Quezada, 33, pleaded guilty in January to monitoring police radios for the crew that pulled off the $4 million robbery. He said he was bribed to participate. Assistant U. S. Attorney Andrew Leuchtmann withdrew the two remaining counts on the indictment--an extortion charge, which carried a prison term of up to 20 years and a false statement count. On Dec. 6, 2013, gunfire got the attention of a Loomis employee servicing an ATM at the UH student center. The Loomis employee then shot an armed assailant in a failed attempt to stop the truck's pregnant driver from being overpowered. Cash fluttered in the wind as the stolen money truck sped off. Quezada was indicted for using his position in a yearlong extortion scheme and lying to authorities about his participation in illegal activities. He faced two counts of making false statements or material omissions during February 2014 and October 2014 interviews with FBI agents. Quezada, who worked on a DWI task force, resigned in February 2015 while a Houston Police Department internal investigation of the incident was under way.

2016-06-06 23:30 By Gabrielle www.chron.com

88 Russia-backed Syria regime bears down on key IS town Russian-backed Syrian regime forces inched closer Monday to a key stop on a vital Islamic State group supply line, as a twin offensive bore down on the jihadists' northern stronghold. The advance comes as 17 civilians were killed in air raids on a popular market in eastern Syria on the first day of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. The UN, meanwhile, backtracked on its plan to move ahead with airdrops of humanitarian aid to Syria, saying it was focusing for now on security access for land convoys. "Our main focus is on land delivery, given the challenges in terms of safety and logistics of air deliveries," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. In the battleground town of Tabqa, IS fighters are caught between Russian-backed regime forces pushing from the southwest and US-supported Kurdish and Arab fighters from the north. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), led by the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG), last week launched an operation against Tabqa and a nearby dam from the north of Raqa province. But while they remain 60 kilometres (40 miles) north of Tabqa, government forces advanced on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Regime fighters are now within 24 kilometres (15 miles) of Lake Assad, the key reservoir in the Euphrates Valley contained by the Tabqa Dam, said the Britain-based Observatory. Observatory head Rami Abdel Rahman said regime forces were "reinforcing their positions" south of the town. Russia last month floated a proposal for joint air strikes with the US against jihadists in Syria, but this was swiftly rejected. However, a source close to the regime said "there is a joint operations room in Baghdad where the Iraqis and the Syrians are coordinating with the support of the Americans and the Russians". - Vow of support - Around Tabqa in particular, the source said, it would be "impossible" for the US and Russia to back their respective ground allies if they did not coordinate. On Monday, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov vowed air support around Aleppo for troops loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad. "What is happening in Aleppo and around it now, we warned the Americans about this in advance, and they know that we will be actively supporting the Syrian army from the air to prevent terrorists from seizing territory," said Lavrov. Washington "is asking us and Syrian leadership to delay air strikes" until opposition forces are separated from jihadists of IS and the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front, he said. "We believe there has been more than enough time" for that, Lavrov said, while adding "there won't be any surprises for the Americans". In Washington, a State Department spokeswoman insisted US officials are in talks with groups on the ground to encourage moderate elements to separate themselves from Al-Nusra. "We would reiterate that Russia and the Assad regime need to distinguish between the terrorists and parties to the cessation of hostilities," said Elizabeth Trudeau. Two years after declaring a fundamentalist "caliphate", IS is coming under mounting international pressure. In Iraq, US-backed forces are laying siege to Fallujah, held by the group since 2014. In Syria, IS is also under attack in Aleppo province, after SDF fighters crossed the Euphrates near the border with Turkey and pushed west towards jihadist-held Manbij. Analysts suspect the SDF's operational focus on Manbij may explain its minimal progress towards Tabqa. Manbij lies at the heart of IS-held territory along the border that US commanders regard as the principal entry point for foreign fighters and funds. Tabqa is further along that route, closer to Raqa city. - Raqa 'last to fall' - Syria's conflict has evolved into a complex war involving foreign powers since starting in 2011 with the brutal repression of anti-government protests. Peace talks to end the five-year war -- which has killed more than 280,000 people and displaced millions -- have stalled and a related ceasefire is in tatters. On Monday, 17 civilians, among them eight children, were killed in air strikes on a market in Al-Asharah, an IS-held town in eastern Deir Ezzor province. "The market was overcrowded on Monday because people were shopping for Ramadan," the Observatory's Abdel Rahman said, adding the strikes were probably carried out by either Russian or Syrian warplanes. Neither IS nor its Al-Nusra rival was included in the truce between the regime and non-jihadist rebels which began in February after efforts by Washington and Moscow. While fighting for Tabqa and Manbij intensifies, it appears the battle for Raqa city -- which would be a much more symbolic victory -- has taken a backseat. The US-backed SDF alliance's offensive north of the IS stronghold last month started amid much fanfare. But Henman said "Raqa will likely be one of, if not the last Islamic State bastion to fall in Syria".

2016-06-06 20:33 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

89 Prohibitory orders clamped ahead of planned mahapanchayat Greater Noida : Prohibitory orders have been clamped and security stepped up in Bishada village in the wake of a proposed mahapanchyat today over demand for registration of an FIR against Mohammad Akhlaq's family for alleged cow slaughter nine months after he was lynched over rumour that his family had eaten beef. District Magistrate of Gautam Budh Nagar NP Singh has clamped Section 144 CrPC and issued prohibitory orders banning gathering of five or more persons in the district after Bishada villagers in Dadri announced panchayat for today and additional security personnel have been deployed in the village, officials said. Residents of Bishada village, include kin of the accused in the September 2015 Akhlaq lynching case, yesterday met the Gautam Budh Nagar SSP to press their demand for registration of an FIR against Akhlaq's family after a forensic report stated that the meat found in his house was that of "cow or its progeny". Sanjay Rana, father of accused Vishal Rana, had threatened that a maha panchayat will be held in the village as police have failed to register an FIR against Akhlaq's family. "A complaint was filed with police after the forensic report said the meat in the freezer at Akhlaq's house was beef. No FIR has been filed yet in this regard," he said. "The villagers have decided to hold a maha panchayat as police have failed to register an FIR based on our complaint. Residents of Satha Chaurasi village will also attend it," he claimed. VHP leader Surindera Jain had yesterday visited the village and claimed that the accused had been falsely implicated. Meanwhile, BJP leader Vinay Katiyar supported the demand for registration of FIR against Akhlaq's family members and demanded that the compensation given to them be withdrawn. "The question is that cow slaughter had taken place. The report has come and now FIR should be lodged against those involved in cow slaughter. Those who have been locked up in jail should be released. The compensation should be withdrawn. Government should take back the three houses given to them," the BJP leader said. The Congress, meanwhile, criticised the statements of BJP leaders, saying it will vitiate the atmosphere. "Calling for mahapanchayat and the statements being made after the forensic report came are not proper. Whether it is the Centre or the state government, it should be stopped," P L Punia said.

2016-06-06 20:32 By PTI www.mid-day.com

90 Muhammad Ali: Foreign leaders to attend funeral The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and King Abdullah of Jordan are among the dignitaries scheduled to speak at Muhammad Ali's funeral on Friday, a family spokesman says. Thousands of people are expected to join the funeral in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Former US President Bill Clinton and actor Billy Crystal are also set to speak. Ali died last Friday at the age of 74 in hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. A spokesman said his death was from "septic shock due to unspecified natural causes". The the three-time world heavyweight champion had been suffering from a respiratory illness, a condition that was complicated by Parkinson's disease. Obituary: Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali - in his own words World pays tribute to boxing legend Ali's funeral will take place at a large concert and sports arena, the KFC Yum! Center, from 14:00 (18:00 GMT). The service will be open to the public. California imam and scholar Zaid Shakir will preside over the service, family spokesman Bob Gunnell said. Also expected to speak at the ceremony are: The funeral will be broadcast live on the internet . Before the ceremony, at 9:00 (13:00 GMT), the coffin will be taken on a procession through the streets of Louisville, passing by locations historically important to Ali. "Everything that we're doing here was blessed by Muhammad Ali, and was requested," Mr Gunnell told journalists. "He wanted the memorial service to reflect his life, and how he lived. He wanted everyone to be able to attend. He was the people's champ, and he wanted the memorial service to reflect that. " On Thursday, a traditional Muslim funeral service will be held at Freedom Hall, also open to all. This is where Ali fought and won his first professional fight in 1960. The venue has 18,000 seats. The boxer will be buried in a private service at the city's Cave Hill Cemetery.

2016-06-06 19:23 BBC News www.bbc.co.uk

91 91 Chesapeake Energy, Devon and Ciber climb, AbbVie slips NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily on Monday: Chesapeake Energy Corp., up 48 cents to $4.57 Energy companies rose in tandem with the price of oil. Citigroup Inc., up 35 cents to $45.74 Banks rose as bond yields bounced back from a steep drop on Friday. AbbVie Inc., down $2.18 to $62.82 Investors were disappointed with results from a study of a lung cancer drug AbbVie is acquiring. Devon Energy Corp., up $1.64 to $37.56 The oil and gas exploration company said it will sell almost $1 billion in assets later this year. Ocular Therapeutix Inc., down $5.04 to $6.81 The company said an experimental treatment for pinkeye caused by allergies didn't work in a clinical trial. Hercules Offshore Inc., down 9 cents to $1.32 The oilfield services company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in less than a year. Ciber Inc., up 37 cents to $1.56 The information technology company said it will sell its Dutch business to staffing company ManpowerGroup. Tyson Foods Inc., down $2.33 to $60.88 BMO Capital Markets downgraded its rating on the food company's stock, which has climbed over the last year, to "Market Perform. "

2016-06-06 20:30 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

92 Jordan security forces arrest suspect in attack that killed five AMMAN, June 6 (Reuters) - Jordanian security forces have arrested a suspect in the attack on a security office in a Palestinian camp that left five dead, including three security officers, Jordanian state television said. Security forces said a major manhunt was launched following the attack at the Baqaa camp early on Monday. The incident jolted the U. S.- backed Arab kingdom, whose relative stability has distinguished it from neighbouring Syria and Iraq. (Reporting by Suleiman Al-Khalidi; editing by Andrew Roche)

2016-06-06 20:28 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

93 US STOCKS-S&P 500 ends at 7-mo high after Yellen comments By Caroline Valetkevitch June 6 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 closed at a 7-month high on Monday as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen painted a mostly upbeat picture of the economy but gave little sense of when a rate hike may be coming. Energy shares also boosted the market after oil ended higher for a third straight session. The S&P energy index rose 2 percent, leading gains in the benchmark S&P 500. Yellen's remarks, which were likely her last public comments before a policy meeting next week, followed Friday's dismal monthly jobs report, which raised concerns over the ability of the economy to absorb a rate hike as early as June. Yellen called the jobs report "disappointing," but said "one should not attach too much significance to a single report. " Her remarks seemed to ease some fresh worries about the economy while also underscoring views the Fed may be in no rush to raise rates. "I think she's still committed to rate hikes, but she is emphasizing there's not a timetable. She didn't say 'in the next few months,' which is dovish," said Bucky Hellwig, senior vice president at BB&T Wealth Management in Birmingham, Alabama. In terms of rate hike, he said, "we're not talking about June or July but maybe later this year" now. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 113.27 points, or 0.64 percent, to 17,920.33, the S&P 500 gained 10.28 points, or 0.49 percent, to 2,109.41, its highest close in seven months. The Nasdaq Composite added 26.20 points, or 0.53 percent, to 4,968.71. The gains pushed the market a bit closer to all-time highs last reached in May 2015. The S&P 500 is now just about 21 points shy of its all-time closing high. Biotech shares jumped, with the Nasdaq Biotech Index up 1.5 percent. Kite Pharma rose 10.3 percent to $57.42 while Juno Therapeutics gained 10.5 percent to $48.50. Both said they could receive initial regulatory approvals next year for a type of immunotherapy treatment known as chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies. About 6.4 billion shares changed hands on U. S. exchanges, below the 6.9 billion daily average for the past 20 trading days, according to Thomson Reuters data. Advancing issues outnumbered declining ones on the NYSE by 2,119 to 928, for a 2.28-to-1 ratio on the upside; on the Nasdaq, 2,014 issues rose and 830 fell for a 2.43-to-1 ratio favoring advancers. The S&P 500 posted 39 new 52-week highs and one new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 90 new highs and 29 new lows. (Additional reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Nick Zieminski)

2016-06-06 20:28 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

94 94 Impressive video shows why people shouldn't drive on flooded roads With all the rain the Houston area has been dealing with, flooded roads and driving through water have just about become part of our daily routines. However, the U. S. National Weather Service recently posted a video on their Facebook showing why you should never drive on a flooded road, even if it looks passable. Many areas in and around Houston are still suffering from the floods, making driving conditions terrible. In Thursday's storms a huge chunk of Highway 6 was washed away by flowing water, making that portion of the road impassible. The Texas Department of Transportation posted a photo to Twitter showing the 200 to 300 foot hole and encouraged people to find an alternate route. MISSED THE STORY? Part of Highway 6 in Eastland County disappears after rain Some of the hardest hit counties have been Brazoria, Fort Bend and Montgomery. People have been evacuated and some have lost their lives in the extreme weather conditions. Take a look through the slideshow to see the severe flooding that has been happening in Houston.

2016-06-06 20:09 Daniela Di www.chron.com

95 Texas congressman Filemon Vela tells Donald Trump to 'shove it up your ass' WASHINGTON – A Hispanic congressman from Texas, angered by Donald Trump's attacks on an American-born judge of Mexican descent, penned an open letter to the presumptive GOP presidential nominee telling him to "take your border wall and shove it up your ass. " The three-page letter, sent by U. S. Rep. Filemon Vela, a Democrat from the border city of Brownsville, follows days of controversy over Trump's assertion that U. S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, a California judge presiding over fraud lawsuits against Trump University, should recuse himself because of his "Mexican heritage. " READ MORE: Trump claims Trump University judge has 'absolute conflict' Vela, the son of one of the first federal judges of Mexican descent, wrote that while he might agree with Trump on some points about the border and U. S. relations with Mexico, "your ignorant anti-immigration opinions, your border wall rhetoric, and your recent bigoted attack on an American jurist are just plain despicable. " The letter, written in both English and Spanish, ended on an undiplomatic note that Vela suggested could not be helped. Though saying he does not speak for all Americans of Mexican descent, Vela concluded: "I am sure that many of these individuals would agree with me when I say: 'Mr. Trump, you're a racist and you can take your border wall and shove it up your ass.'" READ MORE: Internet fondly looks back at failed white vs. black 'The Apprentice' pitch A spokeswoman for Trump did not immediately respond to a request or comment. Read the full letter below. Dear Mr. Trump, As the United States Representative for the 34th Congressional District of Texas, I do not disagree with everything you say. I agree that the United States Government has largely failed our veterans, and those of us who represent the people in Congress have the obligation to rectify the Veterans Administration's deficiencies. I also believe that the Mexican government and our own State Department must be much more aggressive in addressing cartel violence and corruption in Mexico, especially in the Mexican border state of Tamaulipas. And clearly, criminal felons who are here illegally should be immediately deported. There might even be a few other things on which we can agree. However, your ignorant anti-immigrant opinions, your border wall rhetoric, and your recent bigoted attack on an American jurist are just plain despicable. Your position with respect to the millions of undocumented Mexican workers who now live in this country is hateful, dehumanizing, and frankly shameful. The vast number of these individuals work in hotels, restaurants, construction sites, and agricultural fields across the United States. If I had to guess, your own business enterprises either directly or indirectly employ more of these workers than most other businesses in our country. Thousands of our businesses would come to a grinding halt if we invoked a policy that would require "mass deportation" as you and many of your supporters would suggest. That is precisely why the Republican-leaning U. S. Chamber of Commerce agrees that these workers deserve a national immigration policy that would give them a pathway to citizenship. While you would build more and bigger walls on the U. S.-Mexico border, I would tear the existing wall to pieces. No doubt Mexico has its problems, but it is also our third-largest trading partner. U. S. Chamber of Commerce has documented that this trade relationship is responsible for six million jobs in the United States. In 2015, the U. S. imported $296 billion in goods from Mexico while exporting $235 billion in products manufactured in this country to Mexico. The Great Wall of China is historically obsolete, and President Ronald Reagan famously declared, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall... " while urging the Soviet Union to destroy the barrier that divided West and East Berlin. Why any modern-thinking person would ever believe that building a wall along the border of a neighboring country, which is both our ally and one of our largest trading partners, is frankly astounding and asinine. I should also point out that thousands of Americans of Mexican descent that you mistakenly refer to as "Mexicans" have valiantly served the United States in every conflict since the Civil War. While too numerous to list, let me educate you about a few of these brave Medal of Honor recipients: Master Sergeant Jose Lopez, from my own hometown of Brownsville, Texas, fought in World War II. Lopez was awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor in combat - the Medal of Honor - for his heroic actions during the Battle of the Bulge, in which he single handedly repulsed a German infantry attack, killing at least 100 enemy troops. If you ever run into Kris Kristofferson, ask him about Jose Lopez because as a young man Mr. Kristofferson recalls the 1945 parade honoring Sergeant Lopez as an event he will never forget. In 1981, President Reagan presented Master Sergeant Roy Benavides with the Medal of Honor for fighting in what has been described as "6 hours in hell. " In Vietnam, Sergeant Benavides suffered 37 separate bullet, bayonet and shrapnel wounds to his face, leg, head and stomach while saving the lives of eight men. In fact, when awarding the honor to Benavides, President Reagan, turned to the media and said, "if the story of his heroism were a movie script, you would not believe it. " You have now descended to a new low in your racist attack of an American jurist, U. S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel, by calling him a "Mexican" simply because he ruled against you in a case in which you are being accused of fraud, among other accusations. Judge Curiel is one of 124 Americans of Hispanic descent who have served this country with honor and distinction as federal district judges. In fact, the first Hispanic American ever named to the federal bench in the United States, Judge Reynaldo G. Garza, was also from Brownsville, Texas, and was appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. Before you dismiss me as just another "Mexican," let me point out that my great-great grandfather came to this country in 1857, well before your own grandfather. His grandchildren (my grandfather and his brothers) all served our country in World War I and World War II. His great-grandson, my father, served in the U. S. Army and, coincidentally, was one of the first "Mexican" federal judges ever appointed to the federal bench. I would like to end this letter in a more diplomatic fashion, but I think that you, of all people, understand why I cannot. I will not presume to speak on behalf of every American of Mexican descent, for every undocumented worker born in Mexico who is contributing to our country every day or, for that matter, every decent citizen in Mexico. But, I am sure that many of these individuals would agree with me when I say: 'Mr. Trump, you're a racist and you can take your border wall and shove it up your ass.' Sincerely, Filemon Vela Member of Congress

2016-06-06 20:14 By Kevin www.chron.com

96 Sally Field to return to Broadway in 'The Glass Menagerie' NEW YORK (AP) — Emmy- and Oscar-winner Sally Field will return to Broadway this spring in a revival of "The Glass Menagerie," playing a part she has tackled before but never managed to shake. Field will play Amanda Wingfield, the faded Southern belle at the heart of the Tennessee Williams play. She played the same part in 2004 at the Kennedy Center but said that run felt too short. "Amanda is such the quintessential character I'd love to know, to be able to really feel like I owned her in some way," Field told The Associated Press. "I have always felt like I didn't really get enough of that at all. " The revival will be directed by Tony Award winner Sam Gold ("Fun Home") and co-star two-time Tony Award winning actor and director Joe Mantello, playing Wingfield's son, along with Finn Wittrock and Madison Ferris. Scott Rudin is producing. Mantello, who has won Tonys for directing "Wicked" and "Take Me Out," returns to Broadway as an actor for the first time since the 2011 Broadway revival of Larry Kramer's "The Normal Heart. " He said he was convinced to come aboard by the chance to work with Gold, someone he admires. "I honestly thought, 'Well, what's the worst that can happen? I'll come out of this being a better director," said Mantello, who currently has four shows running on Broadway in "Blackbird," ''The Humans," ''Wicked" and "An Act of God. " He added that he was always intrigued by the idea of playing Tom Wingfield but figured the time had past, now that he is 53. But Gold made a "very compelling case for it and hopefully, we'll see what happens. " "The thing about great plays is that they're very sturdy and they can handle different kinds of interpretation and re-interpretation because that just helps illuminate different elements of the play," Mantello said. Field made her Broadway debut in 2002 in "The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia" by Edward Albee, a production that was also produced by Rudin. "The Glass Menagerie" centers on an aging Southern belle who hopes her son can fulfill her dreams of finding the perfect "gentleman caller" for her shy and damaged daughter. The last revival was in 2013, starring Cherry Jones and Zachary Quinto. "These great works — they call upon the interpretation of different voices at different times. They ask that and that's what's so interesting: They will evolve with those voices and yet remain the same," Field said. Field said she has been searching for a role to return to Broadway but couldn't find any that spoke to her as profoundly as Amanda. She said there really aren't huge, powerful stage roles for women equivalent to Hamlet or Willy Loman of "Death of a Salesman. " "To me, Amanda is in a handful of great female roles. There aren't a lot, really," she said. "I keep looking for new plays and am constantly doing readings. I'll do anything. But maybe because I needed to get this out of my system — I needed to have my time with her — nothing else has really completely rung the bell. " Field was Oscar nominated for her Mary Todd in Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" and spent five seasons in ABC's "Brothers and Sisters," winning an Emmy in its first season. Her latest is "Hello, My Name Is Doris. " The new "The Glass Menagerie" will play the Golden Theatre, beginning Feb. 14, with an official opening night set for March 23. ___ Mark Kennedy on Twitter at http://twitter.com/KennedyTwits 2016-06-06 20:26 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

97 UberX bill faces political opposition A bill that would allow Uber's car-sharing service UberX to operate in Israel headed to the Knesset Monday, but faces tough opposition from Transportation Minister Israel Katz. Though Uber has operated in Israel since 2014, Israeli regulation bars its most valuable feature, which allows regular drivers to become makeshift cabbies. Instead, Uber in Israel operates similar to its Israeli competitor Gett, which allows user to order cabs via smart phone app and pay with a pre-loaded credit card. The new bill, submitted by Likud MK Amir Ohana, would eliminate the ban on drivers accepting payment for giving rides. "It makes not sense that in a high-tech superpower, the start-up nation, which is at the forefront of global technology, the branch of public transport is being managed exactly as it was at the state's founding," Ohana said. But the bill has not yet earned the support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and faces stiff opposition from Katz, also from Likud. In January, Katz and Netanyahu sparred over UberX after Netanyahu met Uber founder Travis Kalanick at the World Economic Forum in Davos and wondered why the services wasn't operating in Israel. Netanyahu backed down, and the next day, Katz told the Knesset Economic Affairs Committee that "If the state wants to put it in place, it should decide and prepare to pull NIS 8 billion - NIS 9 billion from its pockets to compensate the cab drivers. " Taxi drivers in Israel are put through a costly, eight-months licensing course before they are allowed to drive cabs. Ohana says his bill would include a mechanism to compensate taxi license holders, and still require rigorous screening and criminal background checks for would-be UberX drivers. "The compensation mechanism for taxi drivers in the bill is the most generous in the world, and ensures they will not be harmed," he said. But he also threw a word of caution at the taxi unions that have opposed any such changes. "At a time when we are talking about autonomous cars coming onto the road by 2020, it's clear that from here on out, the compensation offer will only be reduced," he said.

2016-06-06 20:25 NIV ELIS www.jpost.com

98 Advances on IS strongholds underlines US, Russia convergence BEIRUT (AP) — A two- pronged advance to capture key urban strongholds of the Islamic State group and its self-styled capital of Raqqa has underlined a quiet convergence of strategy between the U. S. and Russia to defeat the extremists, with Syria's Kurds emerging as the common link. The dual advance toward Raqqa by the Syrian army from the southwest and the predominantly Kurdish Syria Democratic Forces from the north and west puts further pressure on the militants as they fend off simultaneous attacks on bastions such as Fallujah, and potentially Mosul, in neighboring Iraq. The Kurdish involvement is proving vital to the interests of Washington and Moscow. For the U. S., the predominantly Kurdish SDF has proven the most capable actor in northern Syria in defeating the extremist group, a point it made when its predecessor, the Kurdish YPG, held off the militants in Kobani, in 2015. That battle was seen by many as a turning point in the war on the IS group. For Russia, the SDF advance has drawn IS fighters away from the front with the Syrian government and allowed the Kremlin's allies in Damascus to advance, showing that Moscow is participating in the battle against the IS group. While the media has focused on the battles between Iraqi government forces and IS militants in the city of Fallujah, west of Baghdad, the Syrian army on Saturday reached Raqqa province for the first time in almost two years. The Syrian government has had no presence in Raqqa since August 2014, when IS overran the Tabqa air base and killed scores of government soldiers in a massacre they documented on video. The provincial capital, Raqqa, became the militants' first captive city. Backed by intense Russian airstrikes, Syrian troops began their advance toward the province Wednesday, the same day that U. S.-backed SDF forces launched an attack on the IS stronghold of Manbij, which is 72 miles to the northwest of Raqqa and lies on a key supply route linking Raqqa with the Turkish border. "In terms of direct coordination of activities on the ground, that is not happening," Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said. "I know there have been discussions about changing that, but at this point, our position is the same. " Asked about it Monday, President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: "We exchange information with the United States on a daily basis, twice a day, that's all I can say. " U. S. officials have consistently said that there are frequent conversations about flight safety issues and daily phone line checks to make sure the two nations can communicate quickly when necessary. Lina Khatib, head of the Middle East and North Africa program at the Chatham House think tank, said it was hard to imagine such dual attacks on IS happening without prior agreement between the U. S. and Russia. Cooperation between the two global powers, which back opposing sides of the war, has marked the Syrian conflict in recent years. "The Syria Democratic Forces is playing a complementary role to the (Syrian) army, and that is the product of a military agreement between Russia and the U. S. that is translating into a division of labor between the two forces on the ground," Khatib said. To Christopher Kozak, Syria analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, the twin offensives show the government is being astute and taking advantage of the SDF offensive to improve its position on Raqqa. "It's not a coincidence that these things are happening at the same time, but I would also not go so far as to say there's cooperation," Kozak said. Syria's Kurds, who make up 10 percent of Syria's prewar population of 23 million, have played an outsized role in the civil war, now in its sixth year. The U. S. has struggled from the beginning to find moderate, effective partners in the chaos of the conflict, and the largely secular and cohesive YPG — the armed wing of the Kurdish PYD political party — has emerged as Washington's most trusted associate. The Syria Democratic Forces — a mixed-religion anti-IS coalition made up of Kurdish and Arab groups — is dominated by the YPG. The U. S. provides critical air support to the SDF, and hundreds of U. S. special operation forces help train the group. Russia has also offered support to the Kurds, partly to gain leverage over Turkey, which considers the PYD to be a terrorist group. In a way, the situation is a bit similar to the offensive on Fallujah in Iraq, where the Iraqi army works alongside Shiite militias against IS. Both the Syrian and Iraqi armies do not have the capacity to be the sole actors in the battle against IS, and their external backers have incorporated the presence of non-state actors to provide military support. The SDF denies coordinating with the Syrian government. But such dynamics are partly why the group is viewed with suspicion by other Syrian actors and the local population in Arab-majority areas. Bassma Kodmani, a member of a Syrian opposition group known as the High Negotiations Committee, said the HNC is perplexed by the SDF's political position, saying the group sometimes attacks the Syrian army and sometimes fights on the same side. "We have a player here that it's not at all clear what they stand for, what they want, what their ultimate agenda is — none of this is clear to us," Kodmani said. She added that such opacity creates outright hostility. The perceived coordination between the SDF and the Syrian army is a potential problem for the U. S., because the Syrian government forces get more emboldened by each military victory against IS. "The Obama administration is keen to demonstrate some form of achievement against the Islamic State before the end of the president's term, and in a way it seems that the focus on military achievement is overshadowing what happens the day after," Khatib said. Raqqa is frequently targeted by the U. S.-led coalition, as well as the Syrian and Russian air force. The battle for Raqqa is expected to be long and hard, with Syrian troops still about 45 miles (75 kilometers) away. Very few expect any real push toward the city anytime soon. Kozak said the government is making a "low-cost investment" to position itself near Raqqa and "message its involvement in the ISIS campaign, to bolster its international credibility. " The SDF has not been able to recruit enough Arab fighters, and the Kurds would rather focus on liberating areas in the Raqqa governorate that border Kurdish regions. A Raqqa resident who fled it recently said the militants have dug trenches and planted mines around the city in anticipation of an attack. The resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of his safety, said the militants were well-prepared for what they perceive to be a "decisive battle," whether with the SDF or army troops. ___ Associated Press writers Bassem Mroue in Beirut, Josh Lederman and Lolita C. Baldor in Washington and Nataliya Vasilyeva in Moscow contributed to this report.

2016-06-06 20:24 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

99 Jury returns death sentence for 'Grim Sleeper' serial killer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A serial killer known as the "Grim Sleeper" should be sentenced to death for murdering nine women and a teenage girl over more than two decades in South Los Angeles, a jury decided Monday. Lonnie Franklin Jr., 63, a former city trash collector and garage attendant for Los Angeles police, was convicted of 10 counts of first-degree murder last month for crimes dating back more than 30 years. Family members of the victims cried Monday as the verdicts on punishment were read. Some rocked back and forth. One said, "Thank you. " A prosecutor had asked jurors to show Franklin the same compassion he showed his victims and give him the "ultimate penalty. " An emotional defense lawyer asked jurors to sentence him to life without parole to hasten the healing process for the victims' family members. The jury called for the death penalty on all 10 murder counts and the judge set formal sentencing for Aug. 10. Franklin said, "Yes, your honor," in regards to the date but otherwise sat quietly and stared straight ahead the entire time. As he walked into court, family members of the victims whispered, "Dead man walking. " Most of the slayings fit a similar pattern. Women were either fatally shot, choked — or both — and their partly clad or naked bodies were dumped in alleys and trash bins in the impoverished area where Franklin lived. Police didn't connect the crimes to a serial killer for years and victims' family members and community residents complained the killings weren't thoroughly investigated because the victims were poor and black, and some were prostitutes who had been using cocaine. Franklin came under suspicion after a task force began re- examining the cold cases following the final killing in 2007 and DNA from his son showed similarities to genetic evidence found on some of the victims. A detective posing as a busboy at a pizza parlor later collected utensils and crusts from Franklin while he was attending a birthday party. Lab results connected him to evidence found on several discarded bodies. The culprit had been dubbed the "Grim Sleeper" because of an apparent gap in slayings between 1988 and 2002. Police once thought the killer may have been in prison during that period and later surmised he may have laid low after one victim barely survived a November 1988 assault. Authorities, however, now say they don't think Franklin ever rested. Deputy District Attorney Beth Silverman was able to introduce evidence of four additional slayings during the penalty phase, including one that linked Franklin to a killing in 2000 during the apparent "sleep. " She also presented evidence of a 1984 slaying — a year before the first murder he was convicted of. Prosecutors said they didn't charge Franklin with the additional killings because it would have delayed the case that took nearly six years to bring to trial. The 1984 killing of Sharon Dismuke, whose body was found naked in an abandoned gas station restroom, was like a bookend with the final slaying of Janecia Peters, who was found curled-up naked in a garbage bag in a dumpster in 2007, Silverman said. Ballistics evidence showed the same gun was used to shoot both women and the weapon was found in Franklin's garage after his arrest in 2010. Defense lawyers questioned forensic evidence at trial and said DNA from other men was also found on several bodies. They suggested a "mystery man," possibly a relative of Franklin's, was the real killer. The survivor who Franklin was convicted of attempting to murder helped prosecutors establish the killer's modus operandi. Enietra Washington described getting a lift from Franklin in his orange Ford Pinto and then having him shoot her in the chest while she sat in the passenger seat. As she was losing consciousness, he sexually assaulted her and she remembered seeing the flash from a Polaroid camera. A photo of a bleeding and partly nude Washington was later found hidden behind a wall in Franklin's garage. Police found photos of other victims in the home. Nearly 30 years after Washington was left for dead on the side of a road, she pointed at Franklin in court and said: "That's the person who shot me. "

2016-06-06 20:24 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

100 How boxing legend Muhammad Ali inspired Evander Holyfield |Muhammad Ali held the record for most heavyweight championship titles until Evander Holyfield took that away. Holyfield surpassed Ali's three heavyweight titles in 2000 during a fight against John Ruiz. Holyfield, who was inspired by Ali as a child, joins "CBS This Morning" from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to discuss what he admired most about Ali.

2016-06-06 19:09 How boxing www.cbsnews.com

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