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Total 100 articles, created at 2016-09-18 06:00 1 Loud explosion heard in New York City, 25 people injured Police and fire representatives said they were investigating reports (6.43/7) of an explosion. 2016-09-18 04:34 1KB www.jpost.com 2 FC Dallas, New York City FC, Sums First half_1, New York City FC, McNamara 5(Harrison, Matarrita), 8th minute, 2, FC Dallas, Urruti 8(Rosales), 20th. Second half_3, (3.18/7) FC Dallas, Barrios 9(Rosal... 2016-09-18 01:08 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 3 Several injured after explosion in Manhattan The blast occurred in the Chelsea area of the city on Saturday (3.15/7) evening, police say, but the cause is not known 2016-09-18 02:58 2KB www.theguardian.com 4 Football team bus crashes in North Carolina; 4 dead (2.06/7) A football team charter bus crashed in North Carolina, killing 4 people, CNN affiliate WTVD reported. The bus carrying the high school team hit an overpass. 2016-09-18 02:14 1KB rss.cnn.com 5 Team USA shut out in World Cup of Hockey opener

(1.08/7) Team USA came out the blocks firing blanks as they were outskated and outworked in a 3-0 upset loss to Team Europe in the opening game of the World Cup of Ho... 2016-09-18 01:24 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 6 'Loud, long boom': Explosion rocks NYC – injuries reported Contact WND (1.03/7) It could have been another Boston Marathon-style massacre on the boardwalk at Seaside Park, New Jersey. A Marine charity race was scheduled to begin early today, but was delayed. Moments before it was to start, a pipe bomb hidden in a trash can exploded... 2016-09-18 02:11 3KB www.wnd.com 7 Sarah Storey win 14th as GB's Paralympics heroes beat their London 2012 haul

(1.02/7) The cyclist stormed to victory in the C4-5 road race to secure her 14th gold medal. It was Team GB’s 60th gold in Rio, nearly doubling the 34 won at London 2012. 2016-09-18 00:48 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

8 Mexican championship first stage results and standings

(0.05/7) Sept 18 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Mexican championship First Stage matches on Saturday Saturday, September 17 Atlas 0 Necaxa 0 Chiapas 0 C... 2016-09-18 01:59 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 9 Wallabies' Pocock out of Rugby Championship with broken hand

(0.01/7) SYDNEY, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Wallabies loose forward David Pocock has been ruled out of the rest of the Rugby Championship after breaking his hand in the 36-2... 2016-09-18 00:50 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 10 Zuckerberg’s property development raises red flags in California PALO ALTO, California, United States — An advisory board recommended a California city refuse Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's plans to demolish and rebuild four homes around his property 2016-09-18 06:00 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 11 First mercy killing of minor in Belgium — report BRUSSELS, Belgium — A terminally ill 17-year-old has become the first minor to be euthanized in Belgium since age restrictions on such mercy killings in the country were lifted in 2014, it was 2016-09-18 06:00 4KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 12 US kills 62 Syrian troops in airstrikes — Russia MOSCOW, Russia — More than 60 Syrian government soldiers were killed and dozens of others injured Saturday in US-led coalition air strikes on an air base in the east of the war-torn country, the 2016-09-18 06:00 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 13 Doordarshan ADG goes missing, police launch manhunt Police have launched a massive search for an Additional Director General (ADG) of Doordarshan who has been missing since Friday afternoon after reporting for duty, police said on Saturday 2016-09-18 06:00 1KB www.mid-day.com 14 Has gymnastics anything to do with circus, I was asked: Dipa Karmakar India woman gymnast Dipa Karmakar on Saturday recollected that people often asked her whether her sport has anything to do with circus 2016-09-18 06:00 1KB www.mid-day.com

15 Air India flights land midway over medical emergencies National passenger carrier Air India on Saturday said it landed two of its outbound flights midway to address medical emergencies of its passengers, ensuring their safety and well being 2016-09-18 06:00 1KB www.mid-day.com 16 PhilHealth now pays for junkies’ confinement THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) now pays for hospital confinement for mental and physical conditions caused by abuse of illegal substances. Such hospitalization is paid for 2016-09-18 05:39 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 17 EU weighs in on human rights issue in antidrug war THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Parliament has called on the Philippine government to “put an end to the current wave of extrajudicial executions and killings” of drug suspects. The EU Parliament 2016-09-18 05:36 4KB globalnation.inquirer.net 18 US pol says Pinay scammed him online SPRINGFIELD, Illinois—A top Republican in the Illinois House of Representatives, who resigned in July after claiming his Facebook page had been hacked, acknowledged on Friday he had engaged in 2016-09-18 05:35 3KB globalnation.inquirer.net 19 Abus want caliphate, Duterte tells troops CAMP MELCHOR DELA CRUZ, Gamu, Isabela—President Duterte told the soldiers here to brace themselves for a long fight ahead against the Abu Sayyaf and other terrorists seeking to establish a radical 2016-09-18 05:33 3KB globalnation.inquirer.net 20 Not so fast, Comelec tells Smartmatic Smartmatic may not yet be off the hook despite an investigation report recommending its exoneration in the alteration of programming scripts during the May election. The Commission on Elections 2016-09-18 04:51 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 21 DepEd needs teachers, lots of them Wanted: a “huge army” of Science and Math teachers. Education Secretary Leonor Briones said the Department of Education (DepEd) needs to fill more than 30,000 teaching positions, especially 2016-09-18 04:44 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 22 145 suspects nabbed in Culiat raids THE QUEZON City Police District (QCPD) rounded up 54 more persons in an antidrug operation in Barangay Culiat Friday night, just hours after it raided the same community and arrested 91 drug 2016-09-18 04:10 4KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 23 Cats take over London’s Tube LONDON—Cats have taken over a London underground train station in a campaign to challenge advertising norms, attracting hordes of sightseers and leaving dog lovers 2016-09-18 03:39 3KB business.inquirer.net 24 Israeli Inbal Pezaro back on Paralympic podium Israeli swimmer took first medal in Rio by finishing third in 200m IM before competing in 100m free final. 2016-09-18 03:36 3KB www.jpost.com 25 Analysis: Mortar shells over the Golan Heights, accident or border threat? Regardless of who was behind the shells intercepted yesterday, official Israeli policy is to hold the Assad regime responsible for its territory and enforce its sovereignty. 2016-09-18 03:31 4KB www.jpost.com 26 Pandan Queen leads science awards Did you know that aside from being a flavoring agent for Asian dishes and desserts, the common pandan (screwpine) also has medicinal uses? Thanks to a Filipino chemist’s 25-year study of 2016-09-18 03:31 6KB technology.inquirer.net 27 Obituary: Phyllis Schlafly Phyllis Schlafly, who has died aged 92, was an American conservative activist, lawyer, author and strident anti-feminist who in the 1970s was instrumental in halting the passage of the 2016-09-18 02:30 6KB www.independent.ie 28 Battle for the Arctic is heating up Kristian Jensen, Denmark's foreign minister, gave a precise response last week to a request by Russia for the nations to enter bilateral talks over the ownership of the North Pole. He f 2016-09-18 02:30 7KB www.independent.ie 29 Italian police investigate woman's suicide after sex video went viral Prosecutors in Italy have opened a criminal investigation into the suicide of a young woman who killed herself last week after a video of her having sex with her boyfriend went viral on 2016-09-18 02:30 4KB www.independent.ie

36 The new sushi? Media captionElliot Mermel from Coalo Valley Farms 2016-09-18 00:00 6KB headlinenewstoday.net 37 All for one? Image copyright 2016-09-18 00:00 4KB headlinenewstoday.net 38 Suicide Squad's Margot Robbie switches her red carpet look for a grey hooded jumper as she voices her support to cancer research Margot Robbie showed off her generosity on Saturday as she voiced her support towards Gynae Cancer Awareness Month on social media. 2016-09-18 01:56 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 39 Veterans parachuters drop off keys to new Fort Mill house for injured vet A parachute team comprised of military veterans delivered keys to a new home in Fort Mill for retired Marine Khris DeCapua who was injured in Iraq. Through Operation: Coming Home, Lennar Homes and more than 60 vendors provided DeCapua and his family with the new home in... 2016-09-18 05:09 4KB www.heraldonline.com 40 At CBC gala, Obama delivers impassioned call to back Clinton President Barack Obama said Saturday the election of Donald Trump would be an "insult to my legacy," delivering a stern call to action for black voters to support Hillary Clinton in November. 2016-09-18 01:54 5KB rss.cnn.com 41 Samsung Electronics says sold shares in four companies SEOUL, Sept 18 (Reuters) - South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it sold shares in ASML Holding NV, Rambus Inc, Seagate Technolog... 2016-09-18 01:50 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 42 Josh Brolin reclines in the NUDE while enjoying desert oasis with fiancée Kathryn Boyd The 48-year-old actor shared a look at his totally nude self while enjoying the California desert with his fiancée Kathryn Boyd. 2016-09-18 01:48 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 43 Hilarious YouTube video shows tiny dog taking on three lion cubs in a fight for food As the felines approach in the footage, the small barks and charges at them - and the big cats retreat. The video didn't make clear where the 'food fight' between the animals took place. 2016-09-18 01:48 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 44 Emilia Clarke is racy in lace as Maisie Williams takes the plunge at BAFTA party in LA The two talented actresses certainly turned heads as they arrived at the BBC America BAFTA Los Angeles TV Tea Party on Saturday night. 2016-09-18 01:47 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 45 Bill Murray tends bar at son's new Brooklyn eatery... and serves up pal George Clooney's tequila The 65-year-old stood behind the bar and served drinks for patrons at his son's new bar - 21 Greenpoint. The actor was caught pouring tequila by Rande Gerber and George Clooney's company. 2016-09-18 01:46 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 46 HS football manager with Down syndrome scores TD as mother with terminal illness watches What a moment. 2016-09-18 01:11 1KB www.espn.com 47 Nauru refugee denied emergency evacuation after suspected heart attack Australia not classing Afghan man’s case as an emergency but doctors say he is suffering from acute coronary syndrome and ‘requires urgent medical evacuation’ 2016-09-18 01:44 6KB www.theguardian.com 48 Jesse Lee Peterson: Dem Party Filled With 'Race Hustlers' The Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference ended Sunday, and Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, a former Democrat who grew up on an Alabama plantation, named the Congressional Black Caucus one 2016-09-18 05:10 4KB dailycaller.com 49 Increasing number of welfare 'addicts' are dropping out of school and straight onto handouts like their parents - costing taxpayers billions of dollars Australians are spending $160 billion a year to support welfare 'addicts' relying on handouts till they kick the bucket and the number is set to dramatically increase, according to a new report. 2016-09-18 01:39 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 50 Woman loses nearly 100 kilograms after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes Victorian woman Haley Duffy has completely transformed her body going from 175kg and a size 30 to 80kg and a size 10. Now she hopes to undergo surgery to have her excess skin removed. 2016-09-18 01:38 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 51 Columbus, Orlando, Sums First half_1, Columbus, Finlay 6(Kamara, Duka), 6th minute, 2, Columbus, Hines 4(OG), 22nd, 3, Columbus, Kamara 12(Finlay, Naess), 44th. Second half_4, Orlan... 2016-09-18 01:34 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 52 New England, Montreal, Sums First half_1, New England, Kamara 5(Rowe, Agudelo), 1st minute, 2, New England, Rowe 4(Kamara, Fagundez), 27th. Second half_3, Montreal, Drogba 10(PK), 50th,... 2016-09-18 01:32 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 53 Ashley Hart shows off her toned figure during boxing session while on Bali holiday While on holiday in Bali, Australian model Ashley Hart ensured she made some time to work out on Saturday. 2016-09-18 01:27 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 54 Holocaust film-maker is told to 'get back in the oven' by literary magazine editor Martin Bright, who once worked for the former Prime Minister’s Faith Foundation, was horrified when BBC journalist Henrietta Foster was told by a fellow guest to ‘get back in the oven’. 2016-09-18 01:25 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 55 Baseball-Yankees hit by double injury blow Sept 17 (Reuters) - The New York Yankees suffered a double-blow on Saturday when second baseman Starlin Castro and center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury were injure... 2016-09-18 01:17 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 56 Rosie Batty partners with make up brand Lancôme for new 'Love Your Age' project Rosie Batty, whose son Luke was murdered by his father at cricket practice in Victoria, has partnered with Lancôme for a campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence. 2016-09-18 01:15 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 57 East Finchley double murder feared to be case of mistaken identity Police appeal for witnesses after Annie Besala Ekofo and her nephew Bervil Kalikaka-Ekofo were shot in north London 2016-09-18 01:13 4KB www.theguardian.com 58 Former SecDef Says Trump Is Unfit To Be Commander-In-Chief Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates shredded GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in a Friday op-ed for the Wall Street Journal. While Gates went on at length in the piece to savage the forei 2016-09-18 05:10 3KB dailycaller.com 59 Nick Saban overcomes his Ole Miss demons; the Rebels find new ones Ole Miss suffers its second collapse in three weeks, letting Alabama off the ropes as the No. 1 Crimson Tide finds a way to beat the Rebels. 2016-09-18 00:31 3KB www.espn.com 60 Hamish Blake and Zoe Foster squeeze their pet cat into a front-facing bag to confuse son Radio host Hamish Blake left his toddler, Sonny, amazed on Saturday as he squeezed their pet cat into a front-facing back- pack. 2016-09-18 01:10 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 61 Brandis: Coalition can negotiate with Labor on same-sex marriage plebiscite The attorney general concedes the vote is ‘constitutionally unorthodox’ but the government is ready to compromise 2016-09-18 01:07 5KB www.theguardian.com 62 Laura Trott swaps Lycra for glamorous look at event with her fiancé Jason Kenny Olympic cycling champion Laura Trott swapped her kit for a more glamorous look when she attended an event in Manchester on Saturday. 2016-09-18 01:06 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 63 Black Dog: Can viper Michael Gove ever be loyal? After watching Michael Gove ruthlessly knife his pals David Cameron and Boris Johnson, Theresa May could be forgiven for thinking twice before embracing viper Gove into the bosom of her Cabinet. 2016-09-18 01:06 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 64 David Cameron's ex-speechwriter says the demeaning of his legacy has already gone too far Despite the tumult of Brexit and critics dismissing his premiership, Cameron did a decent job in difficult times. Do not be fooled into suddenly thinking he was a disaster, says Ian Birrell 2016-09-18 01:06 7KB www.dailymail.co.uk 65 Jimmy Barnes opens up on his harrowing childhood and alcoholic father Australia's legendary rock singer Jimmy Barnes has opened up about his harrowing childhood after suffering an emotionally violent upbringing at the hands of his abusive, alcoholic father. 2016-09-18 01:05 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 66 Bradley Cooper is quite the man in charge as he gives a pal a ride on his motorcycle His love for motorcycles has allowed him his own collection. And on Saturday, Bradley Cooper and a male pal enjoyed a ride on one of his prized possessions. 2016-09-18 01:04 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 67 Clinton Foundation Spent $7.8 Million On Travel The Clinton Foundation spent significantly more money on travel costs than it did on charitable grants in 2014, the organization's tax filings show. [feature] The foundation spent $7.8 millio 2016-09-18 05:10 2KB dailycaller.com 68 ABS targets millions of Australians for census fines The Australian Bureau of Statistics is urging households to complete the 2016 census before September 23, as fines are up to $180 per day until the form is returned. 2016-09-18 01:03 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 69 Anne Hathaway reveals she fits into her jeans again six months after giving birth as she shows off svelte post-baby body in NYC The 33-year-old Academy Award-winning actress showcased her phenomenal post-pregnancy figure while out with her husband and newborn son in New York City on Friday. 2016-09-18 01:02 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 70 Jeremy Corbyn cabal plans political execution of deputy leader Tom Watson Corbyn and his inner circle met at Esher Place, a Grade II-listed country house in Surrey owned by the Unite union, where they reportedly plotted the downfall of his deputy Tom Watson. 2016-09-18 01:02 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 71 LIZ JONES: Rural life better? No, it's sexist, cruel and lonely LIZ JONES moved from London to the Yorkshire Dales but writes that living in the countryside is so difficult that to survive it you need a family, a husband, pots of money and high stone walls. 2016-09-18 00:58 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk 72 Canada catches Charlotte fever! Never mind Kate's style wars with the PM's super- glamorous wife... it's the little princess who's set to be the star of the show Canada is braced for Charlotte fever, as the Cambridges’ one- year-old daughter steps out on her first foreign trip. The Canadian media are already describing her as a ‘superstar’. 2016-09-18 00:57 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 73 Rangers 0-0 Ross County: Mark Warburton's derby blues have still not lifted as conflict rules at Ibrox From the row that saw Barton dropped from Warburton’s squad to the boos directed at the team by supporters at the end, the famous old stadium is far from a happy home for Rangers right now. 2016-09-18 00:57 6KB www.dailymail.co.uk 74 Several killed in Central African Republic violence Several people have been killed in fighting between rival rebel groups in the Central African Republic, the UN mission in the country says. 2016-09-18 05:08 1KB www.bbc.co.uk 75 RACHEL JOHNSON: Men ARE better... at flouncing around in a petulant strop In just a few short weeks since a new female PM took over, many of the men who used to straddle public life, have left the building including Ed Balls and David Cameron who stepped down as an MP. 2016-09-18 00:56 7KB www.dailymail.co.uk 76 British Airways faces 'budget airline' backlash over deal to sell M&S food on its flights The Mail on Sunday can reveal that BA has struck a deal with the supermarket giant loved by Middle England and will charge passengers for food on short-haul flights for the first time. 2016-09-18 00:56 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

77 Analysis: Are the Palestinians reviving the wave of terror? The attacks over the weekend carry the characteristics of the current terrorism wave: “lone wolves,” young terrorists and weapons that can be found anywhere, such as a knife or cars. 2016-09-18 00:54 3KB www.jpost.com 78 Heidi Montag celebrates 30th birthday in the Bahamas with husband Spencer Pratt The Hills duo appeared to have a blast jet-skiing around Paradise Isand together in the Caribbean eight years after originally eloping in Mexico 2016-09-18 00:53 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 79 Romelu Lukaku and Yannick Bolasie exchange words on Twitter after Premier League award goal to Belgian Romelu Lukaku and Yannick Bolasie have taken to twitter as their dispute over who scored Everton's third goal in the 3-1 win over Middlesbrough continues. 2016-09-18 00:53 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 80 Labour MPs are on their way to a show trial, says Dan Hodges Next week, Labour MPs arrive for their annual conference in Liverpool. And for the majority of them it will be like walking into a nightmarish British version of The Gulag Archipelago. 2016-09-18 00:52 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk 81 Boston Red Sox find ways to win, eye sweep of New York Yankees The Red Sox have taken the first three games of their series with the Yankees, scoring the go-ahead run Saturday on a wild pitch in the seventh. 2016-09-18 00:44 4KB www.espn.com 82 Reese Witherspoon cuts a svelte figure before slipping into tight gym gear The mom-of-three opted for a pullover back sweater, which she paired with cropped leggings and colorful neon sneakers. 2016-09-18 00:50 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 83 THE MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: The betrayal of Britain's vital borders British families who struggled back from their holidays through stern-faced security checks and severe passport controls may have thought that these procedures at least made them safer. 2016-09-18 00:49 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

84 Borussia Dortmund claim second straight 6-0 win as Thomas Tuchel's side thrash Darmstadt in Bundesliga A double from Gonzalo Castro and goals from Adrian Ramos, Christian Pulisic, Sebastian Rode and Emre Mor gave Tuchel's Borussia Dortmund side their second straight 6-0 victory. 2016-09-18 00:47 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 85 Don't be fooled by his kindly face: MP JOHN WOODCOCK on how Corbyn's thugs put him on a hit list and turned Labour into the party of hatred Labour MP John Woodcock has written that he was singled out for expressing dismay in colourful language after Jeremy Corbyn was humiliated at Prime Minister's Questions. 2016-09-18 00:44 7KB www.dailymail.co.uk 86 Real Housewives of Auckland's Julia Sloane makes racial slur co-star Michelle Blanchard Julia Sloane was busted referring to co-star Michelle Blanchard as a 'n***er' whilst the women are enjoying a boat trip in Queensland's Port Douglas. 2016-09-18 00:41 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 87 Meet the ambassador: Armenia’s Israeli- born consul is a multi-tasker Born in Jerusalem to refugees of the Armenian Genocide, Honorary Consul Tsolag Momjian has been country’s envoy for 20 years. 2016-09-18 00:40 6KB www.jpost.com 88 Atletico Madrid 5-0 Sporting Gijon: Fernando Torres and Antoine Griezmann score a pair of braces as Diego Simeone's side cruise to victory A day after manager Diego Simeone reduced the length of his contract by two seasons, Atletico produced a dominant performance at the Vicente Calderon. 2016-09-18 00:37 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 89 Man in custody after armed standoff aboard Amtrak train LOS ANGELES (AP) — An hourslong standoff with an armed man who barricaded himself aboard an Amtrak train ended early Saturday after police used tear gas. The... 2016-09-18 00:36 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 90 Rightist NGO slams UK Jewry leader for two-state advocacy Mattot Arim says Board of Deputies forcing‘Palestinian state down Israel’s throat.’ 2016-09-18 00:35 3KB www.jpost.com 91 Manchester United want Lucas Moura says player's agent with Jose Mourinho keen on PSG star Lucas Moura is wanted by Manchester United and Jose Mourinho according to the player's agent. While at Sao Paulo, the Brazilian was strongly linked with a move to Old Trafford in 2012. 2016-09-18 00:35 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 92 GlaxoSmithKline study shows a fifth of Britons admit not brushing their teeth on weekends Weekends are a time for taking it easy. But it seems some Britons may be taking relaxation too far – one in five admit they are so laidback they don’t brush their teeth on Saturdays and Sundays. 2016-09-18 00:34 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 93 Maureen Lipman's amusing take on some very famous faces These images are the creations of comedy star Maureen Lipman, 70, who first sketched the famous faces for her own amusement. She'll publish 80 of the images in a book, It’s A Jungle Out There. 2016-09-18 00:33 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 94 Islamist militants reportedly free Norwegian hostage in Philippines Kjartan Sekkingstad was abducted in September 2015, alongside a Filipina woman, who has already been freed, and two Canadians who were beheaded 2016-09-18 00:32 3KB www.theguardian.com 95 Pixie Lott is pretty in pastels as she emerges with flowers after end of West End run She has just completed her stint as Holly Golightly in West End show Breakfast At Tiffany's. 2016-09-18 00:32 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 96 Man dead, woman and toddler seriously injured in Weber County crash FARR WEST, Utah — A man died and a woman and child suffered serious injuries in a crash in Farr West Saturday. The crash occurred in the area of 4000 North and 2000 West in Farr West around 4… 2016-09-18 00:31 1KB fox13now.com

97 Megan Gale and Jennifer Hawkins reveal pressure on Australia's Next Top Model's contestants They're set to mentor a string of rising stars on the next season of Australia's Next Top Model. 2016-09-18 00:30 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 98 Coolio removed from plane at LAX and arrested for possession of a stolen and loaded gun The gun was discovered in a bag as a member of his entourage passed through a TSA screening checkpoint. During questioning by police, the rapper admitted ownership and was charged. 2016-09-18 00:27 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 99 Kanye West cuddles daughter North during a family day at the pool Kanye West is well known for his ravings and rants, and those morose expressions, so this gentler behavior was an eye opener. 2016-09-18 00:27 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 100 X Factor contestants face 'wall of songs' as Bootcamp kicks off Tears, tantrums and mayhem ensue as Bootcamp kicks off on The X Factor and contestants are faced with a new challenge: the wall of songs. 2016-09-18 00:26 3KB www.independent.ie Articles

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1 Loud explosion heard in New York City, 25 people injured (6.43/7) NEW YORK - A loud explosion shook the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan on Saturday night, prompting New York City police and fire department personnel to swarm the area, a Reuters witness said. The New York Fire Department confirmed 25 injured in the explosion on twitter, stating that the injuries were not life threatening. Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. 25 injuries to civilians confirmed at 133 W 23 St #Chelsea. None appear to be life-threatening at this time — FDNY (@FDNY) September 18, 2016 A car seen driving through the area had its rear window blown out. Police and fire representatives said they were investigating reports of an explosion. New York City Police issued a bulletin advising motorists in the area that they should "expect extensive traffic delays and emergency personnel in the area of 23rd Street and 7th Avenue" due to police activity there and asking the public to avoid the area. The blast, according to a Reuters witness, occurred on 23rd Street, a major east-west thoroughfare in the fashionable downtown neighborhood of Chelsea. Hundreds of people were seen fleeing down the block on a cool early autumn evening, as police cordoned off the area Think others should know about this? Please share | | FDNY: 25 hurt in possible explosion in Chelsea neighborhood dailymail.co.uk

At least 25 wounded in New York City blast bbc.co.uk

Explosion in New York City's Chelsea neighbourhood independent.ie New York explosion leaves dozens injured in Chelsea cnn.com

Explosion rocks Chelsea in New York City nypost.com

Loud explosion heard in Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan dailymail.co.uk FDNY: 25 people injured after explosion in Manhattan fox13now.com

New York explosion on Chelsea street leaves dozens injured dailymail.co.uk 2016-09-18 04:34 Reuters Jpost www.jpost.com

2 FC Dallas, New York City FC, Sums (3.18/7) First half_1, New York City FC, McNamara 5(Harrison, Matarrita), 8th minute, 2, FC Dallas, Urruti 8(Rosales), 20th. Second half_3, FC Dallas, Barrios 9(Rosales, Urruti), 52nd, 4, New York City FC, Shelton 3(Harrison), 78th. Goalies_FC Dallas, Chris Seitz; New York City FC, Josh Saunders. Yellow Cards_Allen, New York City FC, 14th, Hollingshead, FC Dallas, 28th, Figueroa, FC Dallas, 31st, Acosta, FC Dallas, 73rd, Gruezo, FC Dallas, 88th. Red Cards_None. Referee_Alan Kelly. Assistant Referees_Claudia Badea, Jason White. 4th Official_Jose Carlos Rivero, Acosta, FC Dallas, 73rd. A_25,204 (30,000) ___ FC Dallas_Chris Seitz; Ryan Hollingshead(Tesho Akindele, 82nd), Walker Zimmerman, Matt Hedges, Maynor Figueroa; Carlos Gruezo, Kellyn Acosta, Mauro, Rosales(Victor Ulloa, 60th), Mauro Diaz, Michael Barrios; Maximiliano Urruti(Atiba Harris, 85th). New York City FC_Josh Saunders; R. J. Allen(Khiry Shelton, 63rd), Frederic Brillant, Jefferson Mena, Ronald Matarrita; Frank Lampard(Steven Mendoza, 42nd), Androni Iraola, Andrea Pirlo; Jack Harrison David Villa, Thomas McNamara(Jason Hernandez, 82nd).

At least 25 wounded in New York City blast bbc.co.uk

Explosion in New York City's Chelsea neighbourhood independent.ie Explosion rocks Chelsea in New York City nypost.com 2016-09-18 01:08 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

3 Several injured after explosion in Manhattan (3.15/7) Twenty-five people have been taken to hospital after an explosion in the Chelsea area of Manhattan, New York authorities said on Saturday. “Explosion happened at roughly 8.30pm on 23rd street between 6th and 7th avenues,” J Peter Donald, assistant commissioner for communication and public information, said in a tweet confirming the explosion. “Several injured transported to area hospitals.” The New York fire department subsequently said in a tweet that 25 people had been injured, none seriously. The cause of the explosion and damage done to buildings in the area was not immediately known. Emergency vehicles were in the area, which is home to many restaurants. Witnesses said FBI and Homeland Security officials were also at the scene. At a rally in Colorado Springs, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said it had been a “bomb”. Moments after leaving his plane, according to pool reporters, Trump said: “I must tell you that just before I got off the plane, a bomb went off in New York and nobody knows exactly what’s going on but, boy we are really in a time – we better get very tough, folks. “We better get very tough. We’ll find out. It’s a terrible thing that’s going on in our world and in our country and we are going to get tough and smart and vigilant. We’ll see what it is. In any event, I am so thrilled to be in Colorado.” Earlier in the day, law enforcement sources said a pipe bomb exploded near the course of a scheduled 5km race in support of the US Marines and sailors in Seaside Park, New Jersey, down the east coast from New York. Other devices failed to explode, authorities said. The race had been delayed, ensuring no runners were near the explosion, which happened in a trash can, and the event was subsequently cancelled. This is a breaking news story and more will follow.

Loud explosion heard in Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan dailymail.co.uk

FDNY: 25 people injured after explosion in Manhattan fox13now.com Multiple injuries in improvised explosive device blast in Manhattan — RT America rt.com 2016-09-18 02:58 Martin Pengelly www.theguardian.com

4 Football team bus crashes in North Carolina; 4 dead (2.06/7) The team was traveling from Rock Hill, South Carolina, to play the University of God's Chosen in Fayetteville, North Carolina, when it hit an overpass bridge on the Highway 74 bypass near the city of Hamlet, the North Carolina Highway Patrol said. A preliminary investigation shows the front left tire of the bus blew, causing the bus to travel out of control into the median, the Highway Patrol said. The bus struck the median guardrail before sideswiping a concrete bridge column. It continued a short distance before coming to a stop. Four people in the bus were killed and 42 others on the bus were taken to area hospitals, the Highway Patrol said. The injuries range from minor to critical. Initial reports said the team was from the Ramah Jucco Academy in Rock Hill, but the Highway Patrol said the majority of the passengers were from Clinton College, also in Rock Hill. The patrol said it was unclear if they played for an off-campus football team. Hamlet is about midway between Charlotte and Fayetteville. The North Carolina Highway Patrol and the Richmond County Sheriff's office are investigating, said Hamlet Fire Chief Calvin White.

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5 Team USA shut out in World Cup of Hockey opener (1.08/7) Team USA came out the blocks firing blanks as they were outskated and outworked in a 3-0 upset loss to Team Europe in the opening game of the World Cup of Hockey. Marian Gaborik, Leon Draisaitl and Pierre Eduoard- Bellemare each scored and goaltender Jaroslav Halak made 35 saves in Europe's lopsided victory at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. "That's one aspect that nobody would have given us credit for is how well we can play offensively," Team Europe coach Ralph Krueger said. Europe will face Team Czech Republic on Monday in Group A action of the World Cup, which was also held in 1996 and 2004. Some think the revival of the World Cup could become a substitute for the Olympic hockey tournament if the International Ice Hockey Federation can't convince the National Hockey League to shut down for two weeks in the middle of the season for the 2018 Winter Games. On Saturday, the USA looked slow and flat-footed as they were unable to muster many quality scoring opportunities. Adding to their woes was coach John Tortorella's decision to scratch Dustin Byfuglien, who had been one of their best offensive defensemen in the pre-tournament contests. "The part of the game that bothers me most is creating some scoring chances, some better quality scoring chances," Tortorella said. Team Europe's margin of victory would have been bigger had it not been for goaltender Jonathan Quick, who made 14 saves. The Americans get a chance to rebound when they face top ranked Team Canada on Tuesday. The Czech Republic and Canada play later on Saturday. German forward Draisaitl scored the prettiest goal of the contest in the second period when he finished off a back-and-forth, two-on-none rush with Nino Niederreiter. The play started on a bad turnover by USA star forward Patrick Kane in his own zone allowing Europe defenseman Tobias Rieder, of Germany, to chip the puck up ice for the two-on-none. Gaborik, of Slovakia, opened the scoring at 4:19 of the first period on another odd-man rush. Defenseman Ryan McDonagh failed to keep the puck in the offensive zone, leading Gaborik on a two-on-one rush with Frans Nielsen and he made no mistake slipping the puck past Quick. France's Bellemare also had a strong game, rounding out the scoring by redirecting a Jannik Hansen point shot past Quick with 88 seconds left in the second. John Tortorella’s controversial benching haunts Team USA nypost.com 2016-09-18 01:24 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

6 'Loud, long boom': Explosion rocks NYC – injuries reported Contact WND (1.03/7) It could have been another Boston Marathon-style massacre on the boardwalk at Seaside Park, New Jersey. A Marine charity race was scheduled to begin early today, but was delayed. Moments before it was to start, a pipe bomb hidden in a trash can exploded. The boardwalk and beach area were quickly evacuated when police discovered more bombs wired together had failed to detonate. Runners in the charity race had been scheduled to pass by the area at the time of the blast, but the event had coincidentally been delayed. No injuries were reported. A four-block perimeter around the site was quickly evacuated, and residents were ordered to stay indoors as authorities swept the area for any more devices. Route 35 was shut down, and no incoming traffic was permitted into Seaside Park for much of the day; only outbound traffic was permitted. The race was a Semper Five event for U. S. Marines. The explosion occurred at 9:35 a.m., five minutes after the race had been scheduled to begin. The site of the blast was about three-quarters of a mile from the initial starting line. A shorter “fun run” event for youth runners had also just ended when the blast occurred. Al Della Fave, the county prosecutor’s office spokesman, says it is too soon to know whether the bomb was placed with terrorist motives. But he agreed that the incident appears to have targeted U. S. military members and their families, due to the timing and nature of the detonation. A photo of the garbage can where the blast occurred snapped by witness Chad Ruedin shows that the bottom of the can had been completely blown off. Ruedin says he was a couple blocks away from the blast site, and assumed the cannon-like sound was to signal the start of the 5K race when he heard it. He says he walked over and snapped the photo of the garbage can as police began to arrive. The prosecutor’s office spokesman says the race had been delayed due to strong turnout and last-minute registrations, possibly saving lives by preventing the race from beginning on time. About 3,000 people, including 1,600 runners, had been in the area at the time for the event, which is intended to support U. S. military service members. The Semper Five 5K race was canceled following the explosion. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are leading the investigation. Anyone with information on the incident is urged to call 1-800- CALL-FBI and select Option No. 1. Evacuated residents were allowed to return to their homes with proper identification as of 6 p.m. Saturday, but authorities say that some ocean beaches in the area of D Street and Ocean Avenue will remain closed until further notice. Second explosion in NYC The New York Police Counter-Terrorism unit responded to a large blast – described by tweets from the area as “one loud long boom” – in the Chelsea neighborhood. Fire units were dispatched shortly before 9:00 p.m. A spokesperson for the New York Police Department told CNBC there was an active scene in the vicinity of West 23rd Street and 6th Avenue. A senior city official told WNBC-New York there are 15 injuries, but none life threatening. A witness near the scene told CNBC the blast shook buildings. Police were instructing residents to remain indoors. Investigators are trying to determine whether a device planted in a garbage can or dumpster, A search for other devices is underway. The FBI is on scene.

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7 Sarah Storey win 14th as GB's Paralympics heroes beat their London 2012 haul (1.02/7) She had already won more medals than any other British Paralympian, but Dame Sarah Storey’s hunger for success was rewarded again yesterday as she took her third gold medal of the Rio Games. The cyclist stormed to victory in the C4- 5 road race to secure her 14th gold medal – extending her record as Britain’s most successful female Paralympian. It was Team GB’s 60th gold in Rio, nearly doubling the 34 won at London 2012. Dame Sarah, 38, finished the 75km race in 2 hrs, 15 mins 42 secs – more than 3 mins ahead of China’s Jianping Ruan – to successfully defend her title. She has already won the C5 cycling time-trial and the 3km individual pursuit at these Games. Dame Sarah, who celebrated her victory with her three-year-old daughter Louisa, now has 25 Paralympic medals, with 14 golds. But she has two gold medals fewer than swimmer Mike Kenny, the most successful British Paralympian of all time. Kenny won 16 golds and two silvers between 1976 and 1988. Minutes earlier on Day 10 of the Games, Great Britain’s Jess Stretton, Jo Frith and Vicky Jones won gold, silver and bronze respectively in the W1 individual archery. Stretton beat Frith 137-124 in their final, which had guaranteed British gold and silver positions, while Vicky Jenkins had earlier beaten Kim Ok-geum of Korea 125-124 in the bronze medal match. The closing ceremony of the Games begins at 10.30 tonight.

Rio Paralympics 2016: Dame Sarah Storey wins 14th Paralympic gold bbc.co.uk 2016-09-18 00:48 Jaber Mohamed www.dailymail.co.uk

8 Mexican championship first stage results and standings (0.05/7) Sept 18 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Mexican championship First Stage matches on Saturday Saturday, September 17 Atlas 0 Necaxa 0 Chiapas 0 Cruz Azul 3 Pachuca 2 Club Tijuana 2 Queretaro 1 Monterrey 0 Tigres 2 Puebla 1 Toluca 2 Guadalajara 1 Friday, September 16 Veracruz 1 Monarcas Morelia 3 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Tigres 9 5 4 0 13 4 19 2 Club Tijuana 9 5 3 1 16 7 18 3 Monarcas Morelia 9 4 3 2 18 16 15 4 Pachuca 9 4 2 3 16 11 14 5 UNAM 8 4 2 2 13 10 14 6 America 8 4 2 2 16 15 14 7 Guadalajara 9 4 2 3 10 9 14 8 Toluca 9 3 4 2 12 10 13 ------9 Queretaro 9 3 3 3 10 11 12 10 Cruz Azul 9 2 5 2 12 9 11 11 Necaxa 9 2 5 2 8 8 11 12 Atlas 9 2 5 2 11 13 11 13 Monterrey 9 2 4 3 11 11 10 14 Puebla 9 2 3 4 13 14 9 15 Veracruz 9 2 3 4 10 14 9 16 Club Leon 8 2 1 5 7 14 7 17 Santos Laguna 8 1 2 5 5 12 5 18 Chiapas 9 1 1 7 4 17 4 1-8: Championship play-off Next Fixtures (GMT): Sunday, September 18 America v Club Leon (0200) Santos Laguna v UNAM (2300)

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9 9 Wallabies' Pocock out of Rugby Championship with broken hand (0.01/7) SYDNEY, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Wallabies loose forward David Pocock has been ruled out of the rest of the Rugby Championship after breaking his hand in the 36-20 win over Argentina in Perth. Pocock was substituted in the 36th minute and while it appeared tactical to allow James Slipper to temporarily replace the sin-binned Scott Sio, the number eight did not return when the Wallabies had their full complement back. Television showed the 28-year-old nursing his hand and appearing to be in pain during the match. Coach Michael Cheika said it had swollen up after the game. "He wanted to play through, I had to take him off," Cheika said post-match. The Wallabies confirmed on Sunday that scans had confirmed the break and he would miss the final two games against South Africa in Pretoria on Oct. 1 and then Argentina in London the following week. It was likely he would return for the final Bledisloe Cup match against the All Blacks in Auckland on Oct. 22, the team said. Melbourne Rebels loose forward Sean McMahon could be considered to replace Pocock after impressing from off the bench against the Pumas but his Super Rugby team mate Lopeti Timani, who made his test debut in the reserves, offers a more bulky number eight option. "Sean McMahon was outstanding with a couple of carries, which got us on the front foot," Cheika said. (Reporting by Greg Stutchbury in Wellington; Editing by Ian Ransom)

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10 Zuckerberg’s property development raises red flags in California PALO ALTO, California, United States — An advisory board recommended a California city refuse Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s plans to demolish and rebuild four homes around his property because of privacy concerns, saying it won’t support the building of a “compound.” Zuckerberg bought the Palo Alto homes in 2013 for $30 million after learning that a developer planned to build a neighboring house tall enough to have a view of his master bedroom, the Mercury News reported. READ: Kauai neighbors protest Mark Zuckerberg’s new wall He planned to replace those structures with much smaller two-story and single-story homes that would be used as an extension of the family’s living, cooking, dining and entertaining quarters, said Kathy Scott, of the Walker- Warner Architects firm working with Zuckerberg on the project. “The idea is just to expand our client’s capacity to enjoy the property,” Scott said. Palo Alto’s Architectural Review Board members said plans for all four homes meet architecture standards, but a single family using all four properties would create a compound and ruin the single-family home feel of the neighborhood. The homes “are part of a larger compound,” board member Peter Baltay said. “This is something you might find in Atherton (Calif.): A large estate, a series of guest houses, recreational facilities, movie theaters surrounding a house.” Atherton, which neighbors Palo Alto, is one of the wealthiest cities in the United States and home to sprawling mansions. The board voted Thursday 3-1 to recommend the city doesn’t approve Zuckerberg’s plan. The project will return to the city’s planning director, who will decide whether to advance it.

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11 11 First mercy killing of minor in Belgium — report BRUSSELS, Belgium — A terminally ill 17-year-old has become the first minor to be euthanized in Belgium since age restrictions on such mercy killings in the country were lifted in 2014, it was learned Saturday. “The euthanasia has taken place,” Jacqueline Herremans, a member of Belgium’s federal euthanasia commission, told AFP. She added that the assisted death had taken place according to Belgian law. Wim Distelmans, head of the euthanasia commission, gave no details of the minor involved beyond saying it was an exceptional case of a child with a terminal illness, the Het Nieuwsblad newspaper reported. VRT public television said the incident involved an adolescent who was about to turn 18. “Fortunately, there are very few children who are considered (for euthanasia) but that does not mean we should refuse them the right to a dignified death,” Distelmans told the newspaper. Since 2014, when its euthanasia legislation was amended, Belgium has been the only country in the world that allows terminally-ill children of any age to choose to end their suffering — as long as they are conscious and capable of making rational decisions. The Netherlands also allows mercy killings for children, but only for those aged over 12. ‘Very controlled’ The Belgian amendment, which was passed after heated debate — notably over the meaning of a “capacity of discernment” — offers the possibility of euthanasia to children “in a hopeless medical situation of constant and unbearable suffering that cannot be eased and which will cause death in the short term”. Any request for euthanasia must be made by the minor, be studied by a team of doctors and an independent psychiatrist or psychologist, and have parental consent. When amending the law, Belgian legislators had decided not to include psychological suffering in the list of factors determining whether euthanasia may be allowed for minors, though it is admissible for adults. The 2014 vote was passed by 86 lawmakers in favor and a 44 against, in the traditionally Catholic nation. A poll which was taken a few months before the final parliamentary vote indicated that three-quarters of Belgians were in favor of extending euthanasia to minors. Since the law was changed, there have been other euthanasia requests from minors but none had previously been granted, said Herremans. The whole process is “very controlled” and “often very long” and particularly difficult when it concerns a minor, she added. Altogether over 2,000 mercy killings were declared in Belgium last year, a record number since the practice was made legal in 2002. Last weekend Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort said in Rio that she is considering euthanasia to escape a life of unbearable physical pain — only not quite yet. Vervoort, who won silver in the 400m wheelchair race at the Paralympic Games, played down earlier reports that she planned to be euthanized after her return from Brazil. “I have my (euthanasia) papers in my hand, but I’m still enjoying every little moment. When the moment comes when I have more bad days than good days, then I have my euthanasia papers, but the time is not there yet,” she told a news conference in Rio, Brazil, where the Paralympic Games are taking place. After the Netherlands and Belgium, Luxembourg approved euthanasia but for adults only in 2009. In Switzerland, doctors can assist a patient seeking to die but euthanasia itself is illegal. RELATED STORY California becomes fifth US state to allow euthanasia

2016-09-18 06:00 Agence France newsinfo.inquirer.net

12 12 US kills 62 Syrian troops in airstrikes — Russia MOSCOW, Russia — More than 60 Syrian government soldiers were killed and dozens of others injured Saturday in US-led coalition air strikes on an air base in the east of the war-torn country, the Russian army said. “Warplanes from the international anti-jihadist coalition carried out four air strikes today against Syrian forces surrounded by the Islamic State group in the Deir Ezzor air base,” the army said in a statement. “Sixty-two Syrian soldiers were killed and a hundred others were injured in these strikes.” The Russian military said two F-16 and two A-10 jets flew into Syrian air space from neighboring Iraq to carry out the strikes. “Straight after the coalition’s strikes, [ISIS] militants launched an offensive,” said the statement, adding that “fierce fighting against the terrorists” ensued nearby. “If these strikes were due to an error in the target coordinates, that would be a direct consequence of the US’ refusal to coordinate with Russia its fight against the terrorist groups in Syria,” it said. While Russian jets deployed in Syria were not operating in the area at the time of the coalition strikes, they later intervened “in support of the Syrian army by targeting [ISIS]”, Russian General Vladimir Savchenko said. “A total of 10 strikes were carried out” starting from 1600 GMT, he said in a television briefing. RELATED STORIES US airstrike seen in deadly Afghan hospital bombing ‘I screamed in terror’ when US bombs fell on my hospital

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13 Doordarshan ADG goes missing, police launch manhunt New Delhi: Police have launched a massive search for an Additional Director General (ADG) of Doordarshan who has been missing since Friday afternoon after reporting for duty, police said on Saturday. According to police, the DD official, identified as Jayant M. Kharche, went missing from his office in Mandi House. He was staying in south Delhi's Andrews Ganj area with his family. "We received a call from the family members of the officer around 11 p.m.," Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Jatin Narwal told IANS. "He was seen coming out of the office around 1.30 p.m. on Friday. Even his mobile phone is switched off, so we have launched a massive manhunt for him," the officer added. "Several teams have been deployed at the airport, railway stations and hospitals to find the officer," Narwal said. Police has also checked the call details of the officer and are investigating the matter. A missing case has been registered at Tilak Marg police station, police said.

2016-09-18 06:00 By IANS www.mid-day.com

14 Has gymnastics anything to do with circus, I was asked: Dipa Karmakar Dipa Karmakar New Delhi: India woman gymnast Dipa Karmakar on Saturday recollected that people often asked her whether her sport has anything to do with circus. Dipa, who finished fourth in the Rio Olympic Games, has made gymnastics popular in India due to her feats. "People used to ask me what is gymnastics, is it something to do with the circus? And when I made it to the Olympics, there was a lot of pressure to get a medal," Dipa said at NDTV Youth for Change programme. "But I just forgot all of that and tried to give my best," the 22-year-old girl from Tripura added. Wrestler Sakshi Malik, who got a bronze medal at the Rio Games, is also enjoying the adulation coming her way. "Life has definitely changed after the medal. I had gone alone and when I came back I found the whole country with me. Being made to feel very special," said Sakshi.

2016-09-18 06:00 By IANS www.mid-day.com

15 Air India flights land midway over medical emergencies New Delhi: National passenger carrier Air India on Saturday said it landed two of its outbound flights midway to address medical emergencies of its passengers, ensuring their safety and well being. According to the air carrier, a Chicago-bound flight AI 127 on September 16 and AI 174 SFO-Delhi flight on September 17 landed midway at Norway and Helsinki respectively to address medical emergencies of the passengers. Representational picture After taking off from Delhi, a passenger on board AI 127 complained of giddiness and when his condition did not improve even after providing medical help on board, the aircraft was landed at BOD airport in Norway and the passenger was immediately rushed to hospital, the airline said in a statement. "In another medical emergency, AI 174 SFO-Delhi landed at Helsinki airport, when a 2 year 5 months old child accompanied by parents complained of health problem during the flight," said the statement. Ashwani Lohani, Chairman and Managing Director of Air India said: "In close to 24 hours, Air India managed two medical emergencies effectively, giving top most priority to our passenger's well being. " "I would like to appreciate our crew for managing these situations who time and again have demonstrated their expertise," Lohani added.

2016-09-18 06:00 By IANS www.mid-day.com

16 PhilHealth now pays for junkies’ confinement THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) now pays for hospital confinement for mental and physical conditions caused by abuse of illegal substances. Such hospitalization is paid for under the existing benefit schedule provided by PhilHealth, the state-run health insurer yesterday said in a statement. “These conditions are among the components related to drug dependency that PhilHealth is paying for in the all-case rate payment mechanism,” PhilHealth president Ramon Aristoza Jr. said. Ruben John Basa, PhilHealth senior vice president for health finance policy sector, added that PhilHealth pays for hospitalization for mental and behavioral disorders secondary to substance abuse. In particular, PhilHealth pays for such hospitalization at a package rate of P7,800, including payment for professional and hospital fees. Basa said PhilHealth paid P25 million in benefits for drug-related cases in 2014 and 2015. PhilHealth is working on a medical detoxification package to manage acute physical symptoms due to withdrawal from drugs. It is also working with the Department of Health in formulating guidelines for a benefit package for drug dependents, as part of the Duterte administration’s drive against illegal drugs. PhilHealth has issued a new policy covering orphans, abandoned and abused minors, out-of-school youths and children under its sponsored program. Under PhilHealth Circular No. 2016-0019, these children are entitled to benefit coverage such as access to inpatient, outpatient and primary care services, and the no-balance billing policy. PhilHealth will also begin deploying registered nurses to accredited hospitals nationwide as part of the institutionalization of PhilHealth services in such hospitals. The PhilHealth customer relations and empowerment staff will assist patients in accredited hospitals all over the country. A PhilHealth spokesperson said nurses would help patients not only in matters involving membership and concerns at hospitals, but also provide information and conduct surveys on PhilHealth programs and policies.

2016-09-18 05:39 Julie M newsinfo.inquirer.net

17 EU weighs in on human rights issue in antidrug war THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Parliament has called on the Philippine government to “put an end to the current wave of extrajudicial executions and killings” of drug suspects. The EU Parliament has also directed the EU delegation in the Philippines and the embassies of 28 European countries here to monitor rights abuses following President Duterte’s declaration of a “state of national emergency on account of lawlessness” on Sept. 3. READ: Duterte declares ‘state of lawlessness’ Mr. Duterte placed the entire Philippines under a state of national emergency after a bomb ripped through a night market in his hometown of Davao City late on Sept. 2, killing 15 people and injuring 67 others. In a five-page resolution passed on Thursday, the EU lawmakers expressed concern over the extraordinarily high number of drug suspects killed by police and vigilantes in the Philippines since Mr. Duterte launched a crackdown on the illegal drug trade upon taking office on June 30. EU members include highly developed Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, Czech Republic, Sweden, Portugal and Finland. More than 3,000 killed More than 3,000 people have been killed by police and vigilantes in the Philippines since Mr. Duterte launched his brutal war on drugs. Without directly blaming the government, EU lawmakers said they believed Mr. Duterte’s incendiary public statements encouraged mass murders involving drug traffickers and users. “President Duterte repeatedly urged law enforcement agencies and the public to kill suspected drug traffickers who did not surrender, as well as drug users,” the EU lawmakers said. “President Duterte publicly stated he would not pursue law enforcement officers and citizens who killed drug dealers who resisted arrest,” they said. The EU Parliament adopted the resolution dealing with extrajudicial killings in the Philippines based on the Partnership Cooperation Agreement signed by the EU and the Philippines in 2014 to advance engagement on political, trade, security, environment and human rights issues. The agreement commits the Philippines to uphold the rule of law, social democracy and human rights, as well as international human rights conventions. The EU Parliament also said ending the extrajudicial killings of drug suspects was vital to the Philippines’ holding the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in 2017. “President Duterte has announced that during the Philippines’ chairmanship, we (the government) will highlight Asean as a model of regionalism and a global player, with the interest of the people at its core,” the EU lawmakers said. They also called on the Philippine Congress “to abstain from reintroducing the death penalty and from lowering the minimum age of criminal liability.” The lawmakers said that based on “all empirical evidence, the death penalty does not reduce drug delinquency and would destroy a great achievement of the Philippine justice system.” The EU Parliament directed the union’s delegation in the Philippines to provide wide assistance to the Philippine government to implement measures in line with its commitment to international human rights obligations. The EU earlier condemned the attacks in Davao that Philippine authorities blamed on the Abu Sayyaf bandit group.

2016-09-18 05:36 Estrella Torres globalnation.inquirer.net

18 US pol says Pinay scammed him online SPRINGFIELD, Illinois—A top Republican in the Illinois House of Representatives, who resigned in July after claiming his Facebook page had been hacked, acknowledged on Friday he had engaged in “inappropriate online conversations” with a woman who extorted money from him that he wired to the Philippines. Downers Grove ex-Rep. Ron Sandack, who had been the GOP floor leader, issued a statement following the release of additional information from a police report that he filed in July. The report said Sandack accepted a “friend” request from the woman on Facebook and exchanged messages and a Skype video call before he received messages demanding money. According to the report, which The Associated Press obtained through an open records request, Sandack might have fallen prey to a scam originating in the Philippines. Sandack’s statement described it as an “international crime ring focusing on high-profile individuals, luring them to engage in inappropriate online conversations with the intent of extortion.” “I took their bait and fell for it hook, line and sinker,” said Sandack, who is married with two children, of a video conversation he had with a woman he believed to be in her early 20s. “Subsequently, counterfeit social media accounts were created jeopardizing my online identity. Nonetheless, I was a victim. Poor decisions on my part enabled me to be a victim,” he said. Downers Grove police concluded their investigation without filing charges. Their latest report said the FBI facilitated a conversation between Sandack and the Philippine National Police, but the local police warned him there was little they could do with a crime committed outside the United States. Sandack told police he exchanged several messages and one video call on Skype after he accepted a Facebook friend request from the woman on July 7. The day after the Skype call, Sandack received a message that included a list of his Facebook contacts and demanded that he wire money to the Philippines. After sending an undisclosed amount, he was threatened with consequences if he didn’t send more. He ignored those demands but wired cash a second time after learning that at least two fictitious Facebook pages had been created in his name. He contacted Facebook—which shut down the pages—but after more messages arrived Sandack notified police. The report included redacted sections that appeared to contain the identities of the scammers through Facebook and Skype accounts and the people who picked up the wired money, but it is unclear whether the suspects were identified.

2016-09-18 05:35 Associated Press globalnation.inquirer.net

19 Abus want caliphate, Duterte tells troops CAMP MELCHOR DELA CRUZ, Gamu, Isabela— President Duterte told the soldiers here to brace themselves for a long fight ahead against the Abu Sayyaf and other terrorists seeking to establish a radical Islamic caliphate in Southeast Asia. Addressing the troops at Camp Melchor dela Cruz, Mr. Duterte said that unlike other Moro rebels, the Abu Sayyaf was not hungry for autonomy or independence for Mindanao. “They are hungry for a fight to establish a caliphate in Southeast Asia. A caliphate is a kingdom for the Muslims,” Mr. Duterte said. He mentioned this as he spoke of pursuing peace talks with the communist and Moro rebels. The President said the problem with the Abu Sayyaf was that it would not talk with the government on what it could give to them, like schools. “It’s either the caliphate or nothing,” he said. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front was willing to talk, but he said Moro National Liberation Front founder Nur Misuari was “ambivalent.” “In my view, Nur will not commit now. He’s consolidating the forces, but he has lost control of the young men of the Moro generation, the Abu Sayyaf,” Mr. Duterte said. The President said the soldiers would have to “reinvent themselves into intelligence agents, ones who are trained in profiling,” so they could stop the Abu Sayyaf from carrying out terrorism, including attacks on urban areas. “They won’t be content with bombings in Davao. So it’s a long fight ahead,” he said. A deadly blast ripped a popular night market in Davao City, the President’s hometown, early this month, killing 15 people and wounding about 70 others. Police are looking into whether or not the Abu Sayyaf was involved. All the equipment they need The President said what he could assure the soldiers was that he would provide them with the equipment and weapons they need to win the war for as long as he was in charge. He said he had given the defense secretary “absolute authority to buy whatever is necessary.” He also said he had ordered the procurement of improved medical equipment for them, and ordered that the presidential plane be used as an air ambulance for the troops. The camp that Mr. Duterte visited yesterday had deployed 1,800 men to Sulu, where the Abu Sayyaf has a presence. The President had ordered the Armed Forces to destroy the Abu Sayyaf after its last beheading of a hostage.

2016-09-18 05:33 Leila B globalnation.inquirer.net

20 Not so fast, Comelec tells Smartmatic Smartmatic may not yet be off the hook despite an investigation report recommending its exoneration in the alteration of programming scripts during the May election. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has yet to study the report submitted to it in July, as well as its contract with Smartmatic, Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said. “The commissioners will for sure review that report…I will look at the contract to see if there were any violations of it,” she added. Guanzon issued the statement after it was learned that a 13-page investigation report has cleared Smartmatic in the May 9 incident involving the transparency server of the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting at the Pope Pius XII Catholic Center. At issue was the alleged unauthorized change of the programming script and the hash code of the transparency server by Smartmatic project manager Marlon Garcia. This was supposedly done to introduce mere “cosmetic” changes to the system by substituting the letter “ñ” for the “?” character that came up in the names of certain candidates. Bongbong filed case The incident resulted in several cases, including one filed by losing vice presidential bet Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. who accused Smartmatic and the Comelec of violating the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. The fact-finding team said the Comelec should pay Smartmatic’s contract in full, concluding that there were no violations committed when the “cosmetic changes” were introduced. Guanzon said she did not agree with the finding that Smartmatic had no responsibility in the incident. “It’s not yet final, that’s only a recommendation. I’m sure the public will not agree with that,” she said. Guanzon said the Comelec could keep a bond paid by Smartmatic if the terms of the contract were violated. Comelec Chair Andres Bautista said the commission as a whole will review the recommendations. Bautista said that Smartmatic still faced a criminal case filed in a Manila court.

2016-09-18 04:51 Julie M newsinfo.inquirer.net

21 DepEd needs teachers, lots of them Wanted: a “huge army” of Science and Math teachers. Education Secretary Leonor Briones said the Department of Education (DepEd) needs to fill more than 30,000 teaching positions, especially in the fields of Science and Math, in its implementation of the K-12 education reform program. At a recent House appropriations committee hearing on the DepEd’s proposed P567.56-billion budget for 2017, Briones said the department was facing a challenge with hiring teachers in the two fields. “We need a huge army of teachers; we’ll recruit more,” she said, noting that the demand for K-12 educators was still high despite the employment of 195,302 public school teachers between 2010 and 2016. Briones also told the committee the DepEd created 36,461 teaching positions for the senior high school (SHS) program alone, which was rolled out in June. So far, the DepEd has hired 3,950 teachers displaced from higher education institutions by the K-12 program, of whom 928 availed themselves of the department’s “green lane” for speedy employment, she said. The figures showed the DepEd was able to avert a massive displacement of teachers following the full implementation of the K-12 basic education program, Briones said. “We lack teachers and we are not displacing teachers,” she said, allaying fears of joblessness among college professors. In the proposed budget, the DepEd is allotting P15.5 billion to hire 53,831 teachers next year and about P4.5 billion to purchase more than 8,300 Science and Math equipment packages. Briones said the DepEd was offering above entry-level salary grades to graduates of Science and Technology courses under the junior level science scholarships of the Department of Science and Technology- Science Education Institute. As of June 21, 502 people had qualified for the scholarship, with 472 scholars availing themselves of the grant. Under Republic Act No. 10612, or the Fast-Tracked S&T Scholarship Act of 2013, the DepEd is mandated to assure qualified graduates of the scholarship job placements as Special Science Teacher with salary grade level 13. Scholar graduates hired by the DepEd will also undergo a teacher training program that will enable them to qualify to take the Licensure Examination of Teachers (LET).

2016-09-18 04:44 Jocelyn R newsinfo.inquirer.net

22 145 suspects nabbed in Culiat raids THE QUEZON City Police District (QCPD) rounded up 54 more persons in an antidrug operation in Barangay Culiat Friday night, just hours after it raided the same community and arrested 91 drug suspects, including a suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf Group, an alleged drug lord and teenagers as young as 14 years old. Senior Supt. Guillermo Eleazar, head of the QCPD, said they were able to arrest a total of 145 drug suspects in separate operations at Libyan Street, Salaam Mosque Compound in Barangay Culiat on Friday. In another raid last month in the same area, 72 drug suspects were arrested. Despite the police raids on two houses in the community at 11:30 a.m., drug suspects in the area appeared to have been undeterred by the authorities’ relentless antidrug campaign as suspect Richard Betchayda continued to use his house as a drug den. Betchayda, along with 53 others, were arrested in a police raid conducted at around 9:30 p.m. on Friday. Police recovered from the suspects 23 sachets believed to contain methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu” and various drug paraphernalia. “This reflects the current situation in our country,” Eleazar said in a statement. “Despite the huge number of individuals arrested in our anti- illegal drug operations, many still continue with their vice because they are heavily influenced by drugs.” He added that the arrests at Culiat, the QCPD’s largest so far, is proof to naysayers and those who doubt the Duterte administration how “grave” the drug situation is in the country. In an earlier raid at the same community, suspected Abu Sayyaf member Juraid Sahiddun and alleged drug lord Hadjirul Abraham, who is fifth on the Talipapa police station’s drug watch list, were arrested after their houses were found to be used as drug dens. As this developed, unknown assailants gunned down in broad daylight a man who turned himself in to authorities last month and was listed in the Novaliches’ police station’s drug watch list. Jayson Perez, a construction worker, died from the gunshot wound he sustained in the temple when a still-unidentified suspect fired at him pointblank in front of his house along Hercules Street in Barangay San Agustin, Novaliches, Quezon City, on Friday. Case investigator PO3 George Gaculba of the QCPD said the 23-year-old victim was talking with his friends outside his house at around 9:30 a.m. when four men wearing masks aboard two motorcycles parked near the crime scene. Witnesses told police that one of the suspects then alighted from the motorcycle, which had no license plate, approached Perez and shot him. Gaculba said the suspects fled toward Jordan Street, while the victim was brought to Novaliches District Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. Authorities recovered from the crime scene a single cartridge case from an unknown gun. Perez turned himself in in August as part of the police’s antidrug campaign, Oplan Tokhang. In Las Piñas, a suspected drug pusher was killed in a shootout with the police while five others were arrested for drug possession on Friday evening. Police identified the fatality as Raffy Cajeda who was killed at 10:53 p.m. outside his house on Manggahan Street, Barangay Talon Dos. The victim sustained three gunshot wounds. Members of the city anti-illegal drugs team killed the suspect during a buy- bust operation. Cajeda is included in the drug watch list of Las Piñas police. A shootout ensued when the suspect, sensing he was dealing with police, fired at the authorities. Police recovered seven sachets of suspected shabu and a .357 Magnum revolver with six live ammunition from the slain suspect. With a report from Dexter Cabalza 2016-09-18 04:10 Jovic Yee newsinfo.inquirer.net

23 Cats take over London’s Tube LONDON—Cats have taken over a London underground train station in a campaign to challenge advertising norms, attracting hordes of sightseers and leaving dog lovers dismayed. Passengers traveling through Clapham Common station this week have noticed something is awry, with dozens of cats peering down from posters which previously displayed advertising. The Citizens Advertising Takeover Service (CATS) project is the brainchild of Glimpse, a creative collective aiming for positive social change. Based on popularity James Turner, who founded Glimpse earlier this year, said the group chose cats due to their online popularity, and set up a crowdfunding page to pay for the new posters. More than £23,000 ($30,000, 26,900 euros) was raised on the Kickstarter website, funding 68 adverts at Clapham Common on the Northern Line. Turner, who works in communications, said he was surprised by the huge response to the two-week campaign. “It really has gone global now and we’re just delighted to see that. You can see if you walk around the station today, children smiling, people taking photos on their phones,” he told Agence France-Presse (AFP). The portraits are either of cats from shelters in need of a home, or those owned by people who donated £100 or more to the project. The campaign comes three months after London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced a crackdown on advertising on the Tube network, banning posters which pressure people to conform to an unrealistic or unhealthy body shape. Happiness At Clapham Common in south London, staff from operator Transport for London said hundreds of people have visited the station to take photographs of the images, including one group of 25 Chinese tourists who traveled across London especially. Anne Broderick, employed in social work, said the feline photos made her realize how often people are exposed to advertising. “I’m delighted to see Clapham Common has been taken over by cats,” said the 41-year-old, visiting from Scotland. Her partner Dale Meller, 45, said the campaign has improved the atmosphere: “There’s a feeling of happiness in the station. There’s a sense of humor and well-being,” he said. Preference But not everyone is pleased. India Steel, an 18-year-old restaurant worker, said she was completely opposed to the idea. “I absolutely hate cats. I detest them with amazing passion. They seem kind of cute when you see them on posters but in real life I just hate them,” she said. While aware some people may prefer dogs or have a phobia of cats, Turner said overall the campaign has had the desired impact. “People just think a little bit differently after seeing it and wonder if the things that they thought were fixed in the world, like advertising, could actually be changed,” he said. RELATED STORIES London Tube stabbings ‘terrorist incident’ — police ‘Would be’ London bomber ‘asked Twitter for advice’ about target

2016-09-18 03:39 Agence France business.inquirer.net

24 Israeli Inbal Pezaro back on Paralympic podium The Rio Paralympics come to an end on Sunday night with the traditional closing ceremony. Gadi Yarkoni will be the final Israeli to take part in the games when he competes in the marathon for the visually impaired. Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. Regardless of his result, the Israeli delegation will not match its medal haul from London 2012 when it returned home with eight medals, including one gold courtesy of wheelchair tennis player Noam Gershony. Inbal Pezaro hoped to claim her second medal of the games and the delegation’s fourth overall when she took part in the women’s S5 100- meter freestyle final late Saturday night. She advanced to the final from third place overall. Pezaro won her ninth Paralympic medal in the women’s SM5 200m individual medley final late Thursday night. Pezaro, who reached the finals in all five of her individual events in Rio, scaled the podium after clocking 3:38.20 minutes. Pezaro won three medals in each of the previous two Paralympics, taking three bronzes in 2012 and three silvers four years earlier, while also claiming a silver and a bronze in Athens 2004. “It has been a while since I ended a race feeling that I gave my absolute all,” said Pezaro. “I ended this final with a bittersweet feeling as I feel that I wasn’t able to produce my best and that is tough for me. Nevertheless, I’m happy I managed to achieve something. I have struggled to be at my best this year, but I still won a medal.” Meanwhile, Brazil’s Silvania Costa de Oliveira emulated her older brother Ricardo to complete a family double in Rio on Friday. Both won long jump gold with the final attempt of their respective competitions. Silvania jumped 4.98 meters to move up from the silver medal position in the T11 event, a result which prompted great celebrations among the Brazilian team and supporters at the Olympic Stadium. Silvania and her brother, who won gold in the men’s T11 event on the opening day of the athletics, were both born with a genetic eye condition. Silver in the women’s event went to Brigitte Fatimata Diasso who became the first female athlete from the Ivory Coast to win a Paralympic medal. Lithuania clinched gold in the men’s goalball competition after a convincing 14-8 victory over the USA in the final at the Future Arena. Brazil took the bronze medal after a 6-5 win over Sweden. In the women’s goalball event, Turkey, which ousted Israel in the quarterfinals, secured the gold with a 4-1 win over China. The USA took the bronze after defeating Brazil 3-2. On the last day of the equestrian competition, Belgium’s Michele George ended her Rio 2016 campaign by successfully defending her Paralympic crown. George, on her last ride on board Rainman, won the Grade 4 Individual Freestyle Test to add to the silver medal she won in the Individual Championship Test. George, who is paralyzed in one leg after a riding accident, won two gold medals at London 2012. The United States regained its women’s wheelchair basketball crown after overcoming old rival Germany 62-45 in the final. The Americans ran out comfortable winners at the Rio Olympic Arena and have now won three of the last four editions of the Games. Netherlands won the bronze medal match, beating Great Britain 76-34. Reuters contributed to this report. Think others should know about this? Please share | |

2016-09-18 03:36 ALLON SINAI www.jpost.com

25 Analysis: Mortar shells over the Golan Heights, accident or border threat? For the first time since 2011, when the Iron Dome anti- rocket defense system became operational, it succeeded in intercepting two long-distance mortar shells over the Golan Heights on Saturday afternoon. Until now, all its interceptions were on the southern front – rockets fired from the Gaza Strip and Sinai. According to the IDF, the two rockets launched from Syria are considered “spillover” from the fierce battles between Assad’s army and the rebel groups not far from the Israeli border. The IDF estimates that it wasn’t intentional fire, but according to its policy intends to retaliate. Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. Yesterday’s interceptions proved what has been already tested in the South and known to all experts – the Iron Dome is a good anti-rocket defense system, is innovative and has a high rate of success, but it also has its limits. It can’t “kill” rockets which fly for less than 25 seconds and are launched within a range of 5-6 kilometers. These scientific and technological handicaps are the Iron Dome’s metaphorical soft belly. IDF sources estimate that the two shells were fired from a distance of at least 7-8 km. from the border and belong to the heavy type of 120mm. mortars. Israel has 10 Iron Dome batteries, mostly financed by US congressional grants. But for full coverage of Israel’s skies, the IDF needs at least 14 batteries. Still, it would be a huge mistake to draw conclusions from the southern, and now northern, interceptions about future wars, especially with Hezbollah in Lebanon. As Israel runs its largest Home Front Command drill this week to prepare the population for any war eventuality, it is estimated by Israeli intelligence that Israel will have to deal with a barrage of some 1,500 missiles daily. Neither Iron Dome, which can kill up to a range of 70 km., nor the David Sling’s defense system, capable of intercepting missiles of up to 200 km., will be able to provide Israel with an airtight defense, although it’s important to add that Israeli intelligence doesn’t estimate that a war with Hezbollah or Syria is on the horizon. On the contrary, it is estimated that not Hezbollah nor Assad nor Hamas want to go to war with Israel. Regardless of who was behind the shells intercepted yesterday, official Israeli policy is to hold the Assad regime responsible for its territory and enforce its sovereignty. What really worries Israel, more than the random shelling from Syria, is the intensity of these events, as it was the sixth incident of this kind in the past two weeks. In every instance, Israel was forced to retaliate by artillery or fighter planes against Assad’s forces, which are stationed near the border. In one rare and unexpected case, the Syrian army fired two missiles at Israeli planes and missed. This chain of incidents lends to the concern that maybe the “unintentional” fire is actually intentional, with the ultimate goal of changing the rules of the game between Israel and the regime. So far, except for the aforementioned incident, the Syrian army has never responded to Israeli retaliatory attacks. Israel had previously sent strong warnings, via the coordination channels with Russia, that it won’t tolerate any change in the border equation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday and asked him to make Israel’s feelings clear to Assad. Think others should know about this? Please share | |

2016-09-18 03:31 YOSSI MELMAN www.jpost.com

26 Pandan Queen leads science awards Did you know that aside from being a flavoring agent for Asian dishes and desserts, the common pandan (screwpine) also has medicinal uses? Thanks to a Filipino chemist’s 25-year study of this aromatic tropical grass, there is now global interest in exploring the other uses of this common hedge plant. Her study earned Dr. Maribel Nonato the sobriquet “Pandan Queen,” and more recently, the Gregorio Y. Zara award from the Philippine Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology (Philaast), for basic science research. The award recognizes Nonato’s pioneering study on the phytochemistry and biological activities of the Philippine-grown species of the pandan plant that she started in 1991. Her fellow awardees included Dr. Rizalinda de Leon, who received the Gregorio Y. Zara Award for applied science research; Leads Agri Awardee Dr. Antonio Laurena; Dr. Enrico Paringit who was named David M. Consunji Awardee; and Dr. Antonio Dans, who received the Dr. Paulo C. Campos Award. Recognition The awardees were recognized for their work in promoting research and development among young students, said acting Philaast president Dr. Alvin Culaba at a press conference on Friday. The 65-year-old organization aims to promote and broaden the base of scientific advancement in the country. Nonato, the first female and lay person to become vice rector for research and innovation at University of Santo Tomas, will be formally presented and recognized with the other awardees on Thursday at the joint convention of the Philaast and Asian Heads of Research Councils composed of 10 major research funding agencies and councils in the region. When she started studying the pandan plant as part of the requirements for a doctoral degree in Organic Chemistry with specialization on Natural Products Chemistry from the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia, there was little attention and very limited research on it, Nonato said. One of the two studies on the plant back then was on its aroma, which was commonly used as a flavor enhancer for rice and other Asian dishes, she added. After earning her doctorate degree in 1993, Nonato came home and resumed her research activities on the pandan with the goal of discovering new medicinal benefits and nutritional ingredients from these rarely tapped plant. Her study yielded interesting results, among them the finding that two Philippine-grown pandan species are potential anticholesterol and anti- inflammatory agents. Similar studies These findings excited researchers from neighboring Asian countries and prompted them to undertake similar studies on the pandan species in their respective areas. “I first studied the pandan that we put to flavor rice. From there, I started discovering the other novel structures of alkaloids in the plant and that attracted the attention of other scientists,” the 59-year-old chemist said during the media briefing. Alkaloids are natural, organic substances mainly found in plants that have physiological effects on humans and animals. Morphine, ephedrine and nicotine are among the well-known examples of alkaloids. So far, the growing biological studies on the pandan have revealed a lot of possibilities that can impact on human health. The grass can be a source of antimicrobials and antiviral substances, diuretics, antioxidants, as well as anti-inflammatory and antitubercular agents. ‘Pandan Queen’ “All my research really revolve on this particular group of plant, and not just those we use when cooking rice but all the other [types],” Nonato said. “This is all I do so students and researchers call me ‘Pandan Queen.’ For anything related to pandan, they can check out my publication,” she said. Aside from students, international and local researchers, as well as scientists, have also been tapping this chemist’s expertise in the identification of pandan species for their own studies. “There’s no expert on pandan in the Philippines so I have to work with people from outside the country,” Nonato said, adding that she was currently working with her Asian counterparts to map out the biological activities of the pandan species grown in the region. “There is a difference in the component and structure of the same plant or species grown in different countries and this also relates to climate change. So now we are trying to map these out,” Nonato said. Her fellow awardee, De Leon, dean of the University of the Philippines College of Engineering, was recognized for her innovative research on energy fuels and thermal systems that her current study hopes could produce bioethanol from raw materials like rice straw and grass. GMOs, health care The Philaast cited Laurena for his body of work aimed at improving economically important crops and for his pioneering study on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the Philippines. “He is instrumental in the development of the delayed ripening papaya, one of the ‘Pinoy GMOs’ being developed by the Institute of Plant Breeding at UP Los Baños,” the Philaast said. Paringit was cited for his two decades of research and development work in utilizing spatial technologies in various applications such as resource management, environmental monitoring and hazard assessment. His work led to the creation of models for hazard and disaster risk reduction and mitigation, the Philaast said. Dans was cited “for establishing the foundations of evidence-based medicine in the Philippines that has helped improve the practice of medicine and delivery of quality health care in the country.” The Philaast noted that Dam’s health advocacies have resulted in the passage of significant laws and policies, among them the sin tax law. RELATED STORIES 2015 Science awardees seek solutions to current issues US government awards new science, research grants to Filipinos

2016-09-18 03:31 Jocelyn R technology.inquirer.net

27 Obituary: Phyllis Schlafly Phyllis Schlafly, who has died aged 92, was an American conservative activist, lawyer, author and strident anti-feminist who in the 1970s was instrumental in halting the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment and helped push the Republican Party further to the right on such issues as the family, religion and abortion. The Equal Rights Amendment ("Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex") was a guarantee of equal rights for women and had already been passed by Congress in 1972 when Phyllis Schlafly began her campaign to stop its ratification, which at the time seemed very likely. Thirty of the 38 state legislatures required to pass the amendment had already ratified it. It was widely supported by women's groups and by both major political parties. But Phyllis Schlafly, already an experienced Republican Party activist with her own monthly newsletter, the Phyllis Schlafly Report, was undaunted. American women, she said, were already "extremely well treated" by society. The amendment, she argued, would pave the way for same-sex marriage, abortion, mothers being drafted into the army and unisex toilets in public places. By the spring of 1972 she had set up Stop-ERA, with chapters across the United States, and this later became Eagle Forum (which continues to operate as a conservative interest group). Initially many dismissed Phyllis Schlafly, but by the middle of 1973 observers were beginning to acknowledge the effect of her campaign. "Sophisticates are advised not to laugh at Mrs Schlafly, or her views," wrote one commentator in the New York Times magazine. Indeed, after the US Supreme Court had issued its decision on Roe v Wade, effectively legalising abortion in January 1973, Phyllis Schlafly found growing support among conservative churchgoers. Focusing her campaign on the threat the amendment would pose to traditional family values, she travelled across the country, speaking to clubs and religious groups, and many state legislatures. She drew support from evangelicals, Catholics (she retained a strong Catholic faith throughout her life), Mormons and Orthodox Jews. By the late 1970s the amendment was stalled and, despite an extension to its seven-year deadline, by 1982 15 states had rejected it and five others had withdrawn their ratification. It fell three states short of passage and in celebration Phyllis Schlafly held a "burial" party in Washington. The ERA, she told journalists, "is dead for now and forever in this century". Ironically, Phyllis Schlafly herself had benefited hugely from women's rights; she was highly educated and taken seriously both as an author and political activist. She was, commented The Washington Post in 1974, "a walking contradiction". "Her outward demeanour and dress is one of a feminine, bridge-playing, affluent housewife. She smiles a lot, giggles, worries about her appearance and makes polite conversation… Yet on the podium she comes on like a female George Wallace. She is tough and aggressive, totally unlike the role she espouses for most women. " Shortly before her death Phyllis Schlafly expressed her allegiance to Donald Trump. She saw him as representing "everything the grassroots want". "We've been following the losers for so long," she said, "now we've got a guy who's going to lead us to victory. " Phyllis Stewart was born on August 15, 1924, in St Louis, Missouri, the daughter of John Odile Stewart, an and engineer from whom she inherited her conservative views. Phyllis and her sister Odile were educated at the Academy of the Sacred Heart and Maryville College of the Sacred Heart, St Louis, after which Phyllis moved to Washington University, St Louis. She funded her student years by working night shifts in a factory supplying small arms for the war, and spent some of her time test-firing rifles and machine guns. After graduating she attended Radcliffe College, where she was awarded an MA in political science. Having worked as a researcher for several congressmen, in 1946 she joined the First National Bank of St Louis, where she met her husband, John Schlafly, a lawyer. They married in 1949, after which she gave up her job and devoted herself to political causes and to her family. "As a nursing mother," she recalled, "I took each of my six children to political meetings across the state. " She also worked for Senator Joseph McCarthy in the early 1950s and established with her husband, in 1958, the Cardinal Mindszenty Foundation "to combat Communism with knowledge and facts". Aside from her anti-ERA efforts, Phyllis Schlafly was involved in numerous other campaigns, occasionally incurring even Republican wrath. When the Reagan administration tried to introduce Aids education into American schools in the 1980s, she described it as "the teaching of safe sodomy". In 2010, at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, she announced that no woman, including the former governor of Alaska Sarah Palin, was yet ready to be president. She published numerous books including A Choice not an Echo (1964), which championed the Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, Strike from Space (1965), which "revealed" plans for a nuclear attack by the Russians, and The Power of the Positive Woman (1977), on the reasons for her opposition to the "femlib fanatics". Shortly before her death she published The Conservative Case for Trump (2016). John Schlafly predeceased Phyllis who died on September 5. She is survived by their four sons and two daughters. © Telegraph

2016-09-18 02:30 Independent.ie www.independent.ie

28 Battle for the Arctic is heating up Kristian Jensen, Denmark's foreign minister, gave a precise response last week to a request by Russia for the nations to enter bilateral talks over the ownership of the North Pole. He flatly rejected the move. "We need to apply the international rules," he said. The Russian request and the swift Danish response are intriguing. The UN is currently assessing Russian, Danish and Canadian claims to own sizeable chunks of the Arctic seabed. The Russian move was generally viewed as an attempt to strike a deal that would cut out Canada, while Denmark appears to believe its case is strong enough to exclude such manoeuvres. One thing is clear. The Arctic is heating up in meteorological, political and environmental terms as nations fall over themselves to exploit the region. Apart from Denmark's rebuff of Russia's Arctic overtures, Canadian explorers announced last week they had discovered the wreck of HMS Terror, one of the two ships belonging to British explorer Sir John Franklin's doomed attempt to sail the Northwest Passage between the Atlantic and the Pacific. (The other expedition ship, Erebus, was discovered two years ago.) These vessels have enormous symbolic importance because Canada believes they support its claim to own the passage, which other nations, such as the US, argue is international waters. Then there were the recent moves by China to invest in mines in Greenland, where declining ice cover is exposing vast outcrops of ores, including minerals crucial to mobile phone manufacture. Similarly, drilling companies are eyeing seabed reserves of gas and oil while travel companies are preparing to send huge cruise liners into the region. The first of these trips, by the Crystal Serenity, has just been completed. Enormous forces, political and commercial, are bearing down on the region, although all have a common root - as was also highlighted last week. Summer sea ice, which once covered 7.5m sq km around the North Pole, this year dropped to 4.13m sq km, its second lowest figure on record. The rate of annual change - brought about by soaring fossil fuel emissions and rises in global temperatures - is now equivalent to a loss greater than the size of Scotland. "Loss of sea ice has local to global effects, from animals and ecosystems to encouraging further warming by exposing ocean water," said Twila Moon, at Bristol University. "We should all be shocked by the dramatic changes happening in the Arctic. " Most scientists now expect that, at current emission rates, the Arctic will be reliably free of sea ice in the summer by the middle of the century. By "free" they mean there will be less than 1m sq km of sea ice left in the Arctic, most of it packed into remote bays and channels while the central Arctic Ocean over the north pole will be completely open. "The Arctic is opening up, and all sorts of flashpoints lie ahead," said Klaus Dodds, professor of geopolitics at Royal Holloway, University of London. "If the central Arctic Ocean is freed of ice for several months a year, who will control the fishing and the dumping of waste there? The Russians have also made it clear they want to drill for oil and gas. " Already there are profound changes, with invasive species pouring into the warming Arctic and threatening existing populations, according to Melanie Lancaster of WWF's Arctic programme. "Specialised Arctic species such as polar bears [are already] showing signs of stress. Conservation action is urgently needed. " However, the Arctic, its wildlife and its four million inhabitants face a major handicap: the region's lack of centralised protection and control. The Antarctic Treaty bans all mining, oil drilling or the presence of the military, and strictly monitors all environmental hazards around the South Pole. By contrast, although no nation owns the North Pole, the Arctic nations - Russia, Canada, the US, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Denmark - have very different ideas about how to run the world's most northerly regions. "Arctic environmental protection is currently determined by individual nations, by politicians who often meet far from its borders: in Moscow, Copenhagen and Washington," said Professor Michael Byers of the University of British Columbia. "They have very different levels of commitment to protecting the environment. " And it is not just the Arctic nations who are eyeing up the riches around the North Pole. China recently assigned itself the status of being "a near-Arctic state". It views the opening Arctic seas as an opportunity to maintain its access to the world's most important resources. Some of the Earth's major stocks of fish are migrating north as the planet heats up while the Arctic's mineral resources are being exposed by retreating ice. "The Chinese have made no secret that they have their eyes on the Arctic's fish and minerals," said Dodds. This raises the question of what the Inuit and other Arctic people think about resources being exploited by others. "They are not against resource development but they do like to be consulted and involved," said Dodds. "They do not want to be cheated. " Byers was cautious. "I have enormous sympathy for the local peoples in the Arctic but they are few in number and have limited resources," he said. Relations with indigenous people are one of the flashpoints that may trigger serious disputes in the region. There is already bitterness among the Inuit about their treatment in the past, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada is currently investigating the serious abuse that thousands of children received in residential schools last century. Of all the Arctic nations, Russia has been the most determined to exploit the region as it warms, however. "You can see that determination in the way it responded to the Arctic 30 incident," said Duncan Depledge, director, All- Party Parliamentary Group for Polar Regions Secretariat. In 2013, Greenpeace activists attempted to scale the Prirazlomnaya drilling platform as part of a protest against Arctic oil production. Russians arrested them at gunpoint and charged the activists initially with piracy and later with hooliganism and only released them after two months of detention. Dodds said: "The Russians are hell-bent on showing the world they mean business here. " Could that determination lead to an outbreak of hostilities? Byers said: "The Arctic is a very expensive region in which to operate and Russia is not a wealthy country. The cost of militarising the Arctic would be prohibitive. They might want to police it, but I don't see them having a war with another Arctic nation. " The implications for the region are still worrying, nevertheless. As Professor Chris Rapley, of University College London, stated: "The ongoing thinning [of Arctic summer sea ice] is especially significant and the implications are profound. The Arctic nations are jostling for advantage, and the economic and ecological consequences of new trade routes opening up have yet to unfold. The changes that have occurred have been greater and faster than predicted. The planet is sending a clear message: time is running out. " © Observer

2016-09-18 02:30 Robin McKie www.independent.ie

29 Italian police investigate woman's suicide after sex video went viral Prosecutors in Italy have opened a criminal investigation into the suicide of a young woman who killed herself last week after a video of her having sex with her boyfriend went viral on the internet. Investigators want to establish who posted online the video of Tiziana Cantone (31), who took her own life after trying in vain to have the footage removed from multiple platforms, including porn websites. The young woman was filmed having sex with her boyfriend and sent the footage to four male friends and contacts via the messaging service WhatsApp. But somebody posted it online and it quickly went viral on Facebook, Yahoo, YouTube and Google, eventually attracting about a million hits. Driven to despair, Miss Cantone left her job, moved from her home near Naples to Tuscany, made complaints to police and tried to have the clip removed from the internet. She told police that she had sent the clip while going through a period of "fragility and depression". She could no longer leave the house because she was being "recognised and insulted". She suffered from panic attacks, friends shunned her and she could no longer go to the gym or the shops, she said. Her attempts to expunge the clip from the web proved futile and she had recently been ordered to pay €20,000 in legal costs. She killed herself last Tuesday. The four men who received the film by WhatsApp were already being investigated for defamation, but now a fresh inquiry has been launched into charges of instigating suicide. At her funeral last Thursday, Miss Cantone's mother collapsed in tears and had to be carried away by relatives. "Tiziana was not a porn star, she was not an escort," Maria Teresa Giglio, her mother, was quoted as saying. "She was killed by maliciousness. " The case has prompted an impassioned debate in Italy about cyberbullying, the dark power of the internet and misogyny. "It is an atrocious, terrible business," Vincenzo De Luca, the governor of Campania, Miss Cantone's home region, said last Friday. "We need to do more work to prevent this sort of thing from happening, starting with schools, where we've seen an increase in bullying and girls who commit suicide because of what happens on the internet. I want to send a message to girls - don't be ashamed. Everyone has moments of weakness and poor judgment. " The governor promised to pay the legal expenses of young women who find themselves in similar cases in future. "We will pay the fees of those who stand up to extortion," Mr De Luca said. The national debate over the suicide has been stoked by another case, in which friends of a 17-year-old girl filmed her being raped by a 22-year-old man in a nightclub lavatory and sent the footage to dozens of others on WhatsApp. The rape happened in Rimini on the Adriatic coast, with a female friend of the drunk victim filming the sexual assault while other girls, one just 14 years old, looked on and laughed. The teenager reported the rape to police, who are investigating. There have been similar cases in Italy in the past few years. In 2013 a 14-year-old girl killed herself after a sexually explicit video of her was posted on the internet. Carolina Picchio had got drunk at a party and was molested by teenage boys. "She said she couldn't remember anything of what happened the night before," her father, Paolo Picchio, wrote in an Italian newspaper on Friday. "She found out days afterwards, and she threw herself off the balcony, after reading the 2,600 'likes', insults and expressions of vulgarity that had been vomited up onto the anonymous world of the internet," wrote her father. © Telegraph

2016-09-18 02:30 Nick Squires www.independent.ie

30 It's here! Exclusive excerpt from Jonathan Cahn's 'Book of Mysteries' Contact WND He has riveted believers around the country and the world with “The Harbinger” and “The Mystery of The Shemitah.” As an encore, messianic rabbi Jonathan Cahn’s newest book, already a bestseller on Amazon.com, is on an entirely different scale. It’s nothing less than “hundreds of Harbingers” and spiritual secrets being revealed for the first time in history. Rabbi Cahn talked about his new work, “The Book of Mysteries,” in a recent interview with George Noory on the popular radio program “Coast to Coast.” He described the spectacular variety of the hidden Biblical truths he has uncovered in his latest sensation. “If ‘The Harbinger’ is revealing a mystery and ‘The Shemitah’ is revealing a mystery, ‘The Book of Mysteries’ is uncovering hundreds of mysteries,” he said. “Imagine, in a sense, if you were opening up this ancient chest with what I believe are some of the greatest mysteries of the ages. Mysteries of the end times, mysteries of heaven, mysteries hidden in the writings of the rabbis, mysteries of your life even. This is a gigantic thing. And there are hundreds.” Debuting at No. 4 on Publisher’s Weekly top hardcover section category, “The Book of Mysteries” allows the reader not only a year of remarkable biblical insight, but also the keys to unlocking mysteries that have endured for more than two millennia. Below is an exclusive excerpt from “The Book of Mysteries:” Day 84 THE KNEELING GOD It was a time of worship. Everyone was gathered under the large open-air tent, praying, worshipping, singing, being silent, as each was led. In the midst of it all, I noticed the teacher dropping to his knees and staying on his knees for some time in silence. It struck me. Later that day, when I saw him outside with no one around, I approached him. “I noticed you were kneeling during worship,” I said. “I never understood the purpose of it. Why does one kneel?” “To kneel,” he said, “is to lower yourself, to humble yourself. Kneeling is an act of submission. You’re submitting to another. I was led to kneel down, to humble myself before the Almighty, to submit myself to His will.” “I’ve never heard it explained that way before.” “Do you know what the word for bless is in the Hebrew Scriptures?” “I have no idea.” “ Barach. It means to bless but it also means to kneel. And who is it that blesses more than anyone else? Whose nature is it to bless?” “God.” “And what is the greatest blessing He gave?” “Salvation…redemption…eternal life.” “So God’s nature is to bless, and the greatest blessing He could give is the blessing of salvation. But to bless is to barach, and to barach is to kneel, and to kneel is to lower yourself.” “So for God to give us the blessing of salvation, He has to lower Himself…” “Yes. And to give us the greatest blessing,” said the teacher, “would require the greatest lowering of Himself, the greatest descending.” “So He descended to this world and humbled Himself in the form of man.” “Yes, and to kneel is also to submit. And so He submitted Himself to man’s mockery, abuse, and condemnation. He submitted Himself to judgment, to crucifixion, and to death – the ultimate lowering … the cosmic kneeling … the kneeling of God. And yet in the kneeling of God, comes the barach, the blessing, salvation. To bless is to kneel. And He who kneels is He who blesses. And by His kneeling. . . we are blessed. And in light of such blessing we can do nothing less than kneel before Him and bow down our lives.” The Mission: Whom do you need to bless? Be a blessing to them today. As God humbled Himself to bless you, humble yourself likewise, to become a blessing to others. Psalm 95:6–8; Philippians 2:4–10; James 4:6–10 Excerpted with permission from “The Book of Mysteries” by Jonathan Cahn, published by Frontline 2016. All rights reserved.

2016-09-18 02:11 www.wnd.com

31 US apologies for air strike that hit Syrian forces The United States has apologised for an air strike against Syrian government forces fighting the Islamic State group. A Russian defence ministry spokesman said 62 Syrian soldiers had been reported killed in the US -led coalition air strike on a military base. The United Nations Security Council has scheduled a closed emergency meeting at Russia's request to discuss the incident. A senior Obama administration official said the US has "relayed our regret" for the unintentional loss of life of Syrian forces. The official said the notification was sent through Russia, and that the US will continue to pursue compliance with a cessation of hostilities as it continues military action against IS and an al-Qaida-affiliated group in Syria. US Central Command said the strike was immediately halted "when coalition officials were informed by Russian officials that it was possible the personnel and vehicles targeted were part of the Syrian military".

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32 Feds' psychology tricks fail miserably on global warming Contact WND President Obama’s executive order to federal agencies to integrate into their policies and programs “behavioral-science insights” about how people make decisions and act on them has had little effect on how Americans think about “climate change,” the government-approved theory that mankind is causing irreparable damage to the planet. That’s according to the Social and Behavioral Sciences Team in the executive office of the president, part of the National and Science Technology Council. It recently released its annual report describing how it worked in eight “policy areas.” The work included “promoting retirement security, advancing economic opportunity, improving college access and affordability, responding to climate change, supporting criminal-justice reform, assisting job seekers, helping families get health coverage and stay healthy, and improving the effectiveness and efficiency of federal government operations.” The SBST’s objective is to help federal agencies “leverage social and behavioral science insights to advance the goals of their policies and programs.” Many of the efforts were simple applications of common sense. For example, the report’s executive summary explains it had Department of Defense bases start asking those arriving for new assignments whether they wanted to participate in a retirement savings program, and the participation rate rose 8.3 percent. It also set up a procedure for Medicaid data submitted by families to be used by schools to “automatically enroll” students in free or reduced price school lunch programs. It also is providing information to Social Security recipients about what their benefits will be if they start the payments at various times, to maximum the benefit to the individuals. And the program has started a microloan program for farmers “who may have difficulty obtaining credit from a commercial source.” “Climategate” exposes the global warming scam. Get it now at the WND Superstore. It has had less success on global warming. The report said consumer adoption of “green-power plans remains low at roughly 700,000 customers nationwide.” To improve that, the team initiated a dialogue with the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to “identify the potential behavioral barriers underlying low take-up of clean energy, as well as a suite of behavioral tools that can be used to address these barriers.” “For example, behavioral science research indicates that prompting consumers to select a power plan from among clean and non-clean options (rather than defaulting them into a standard electricity plan) and presenting plan options in ways that facilitate informed decision-making can improve take-up,” the report said. It also wants to make consumers better understand what the government wants them to do about global warming. “To help households, communities and decision-makers better understand and adapt to the effects of rising global temperatures, SBST, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the University of Maryland have worked to help the United States Global Change Research Program improve their ‘climate indicators,’ which convey important information about climate patterns to non-scientists,” the report said. “This pilot yielded mixed results. For example, simplifying a graph showing changes in the Annual Greenhouse Gas Index increased successful interpretation of the indicator by 18 percent points, but did not significantly increase how well people were able to draw inferences from the indicator,” the report said. It then goes into detail about how it did research to show that simply changing a graph around might help convince people of the agenda’s value. “This project gauged comprehension of 14 existing USGCRP indicators using an online survey that asked people between three and six questions about the information presented in each indicator. The two indicators with the lowest proportion of correct responses – the Annual Greenhouse Gas Index and the Annual Heating and Cooling Degree Days – were redesigned.” A subsequent survey then found “simple design changes hold promise for improving comprehension of climate information.” But results for the other redesigned indicator – Annual Heating and Cooling Degree Days – “were similarly mixed,” the report said. The report said the government is using “behavioral insights” better in other ways. “For example, research shows that individuals reduce their residential energy consumption when provided with information about how their consumption compares with that of their neighbors. In another example, rates of clean-power adoption were dramatically higher in Germany when consumers had to opt out of clean energy plans rather than opt it.” John Holdren, the director of the committee, said the effort allows federal officials to look at what information they want people to have and how to get it to them by the simplest route. He wrote, “How individuals understand and respond to information depends on its presentation.” The lesson? “Agencies should present information in a manner that is meaningful to the intended audience and that effectively promotes the intended use of that information.” He also advocated “framing” the information, such as requiring that the efficiency of cars be advertised based on gallons per mile, rather than miles per gallon. On the topic of global warming, WND reported much of the information being used is simply wrong. Marc Morano of Climate Depot warned the intent now is not to discuss, investigate or research, but to send “a chilling message to doubters and skeptics” to be silent. Morano said on his website his movie, “Climate Hustle,” shows “the climate establishment comparing climate skeptics to Holocaust deniers.” “It’s all an attempt to silence the debate, to silence any science and go right to centralized planning,” he said. “That’s what this is all about. The U. N. has admitted their goal is wealth redistribution and it doesn’t have anything to do with environmental policy.” The solution offered by the climate establishment, he said, is always the same: “more centralized government.” He said the result will be tragic for large populations who are being denied access to pumped water, power and heat because of antagonism to carbon-based fuels. “The reason we know there’s a hustle is their predictions have failed to come true, on a whole host of issues,” Morano said. “That’s why they now want to stop the debate, suppress debate.” Famous predictions One of the more famous predictions came from former vice president and current carbon-credit entrepreneur Al Gore, who told an audience in a 2009 speech that “the entire north polar ice cap during some of the summer months could be completely ice-free within the next five to seven years.” His 2006 documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” famously predicted increasing temperatures would cause earth’s oceans to rise by 20 feet, a claim many scientists say is utterly without rational basis. See Gore: Another came from a 2013 column by Mark Hertsgaard, which was headlined “The End of the Arctic? Ocean Could be Ice Free by 2015.” He wrote: “Say goodbye to polar bears and a whole lot of ice. New research suggests the Arctic Ocean could be ice-free by 2015, with devastating consequences for the world. Can it be stopped?” Taking one more step back in time, the BBC said Arctic summers would be ice-free by 2013. Sierra Club Canada also said in 2013 that the Arctic sea ice would vanish that year. Tim Ball, a former University of Winnipeg climatology professor, said global temperatures have been dropping since the turn of the century, prompting the change in terminology from “global warming” to “climate change.” Activists are also spending less time discussing temperatures and more time pointing to more extreme events such as tornadoes, droughts, cold snaps and heat waves. Ball said there’s a shred of truth there, but it’s being badly distorted. “Yes, there’s been slightly more extremes,” he said in an interview with WND and Radio America. “That’s because the jet stream patterns are changing, because the earth is cooling down. All the arguments about sea- level rise, about Arctic ice disappearing, if you recall it’s not that long ago that our friend Al Gore was saying that there would be no summer ice in the Arctic. I think the year he set for it was 2014. That proved to be completely wrong.” Listen to the WND/Radio America interview with Tim Ball: At the Ron Paul Liberty Report, Chris Rossini said the “alarmism” about “climate change” is reaching “levels of desperation.” “The arguments go from ridiculous to hysterical. We’re told by many politicians that ‘climate change’ is the #1 threat to Americans. This is of course a favorite of the swindling class. Others tell us that the #1 threat is ISIS, and some are now saying that it’s Donald Trump. Some say it’s North Korea, Russia, or Iran. The carousel of #1 threats is always in motion.” Rossini continued: “In the media you’ll find stories that free birth control is needed in order to battle climate change, and that climate change will turn women into prostitutes. Non-believers of this ridiculous propaganda are branded as ‘deniers’. “Even appeals to religion and the afterlife have been showered on Americans. Whether it be comments from the pope, or from Nobel Prize winning ‘economist’ Paul Krugman, who says: ‘You can deny global warming (and may you be punished in the afterlife for doing so – this kind of denial for petty personal or political reasons is an almost inconceivable sin).'” Rossini wrote, “Boy, do these characters really want Americans to believe the climate change religion.” Scientist Art Robinson has spearheaded The Petition Project , which has gathered the signatures of at least 31,487 scientists who agree that there is “no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gases is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause catastrophic heating of the Earth’s atmosphere and disruption of the Earth’s climate.” They say, “Moreover, there is substantial scientific evidence that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide produce many beneficial effects upon the natural plan and animal environments of the Earth.” Robinson, who has a Ph. D. in chemistry from the University of California- San Diego, where he served on the faculty, co-founded the Linus Pauling Institute with Nobel-recipient Linus Pauling, where he was president and research professor. He later founded the Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine. His son, Noah Robinson, was a key figure in the petition work and has a Ph. D. in chemistry from Caltech. Heresy hunters Many advocates have declared that it’s heresy not to agree that man is the cause of cataclysmic climate change. Some attorneys general, for example, have banded together to target any companies that challenge the climate “consensus.” When the Daily Caller reported the story it cited the Spanish Inquisition, which “systematically silenced any citizen who held views that did not align with the king’s.” WND also reported when some two dozen scientists with major U. S. universities urged President Obama to use racketeering laws to prosecute opponents who deny mankind is causing catastrophic changes in the climate. In a letter addressed to Obama, Attorney General Loretta Lynch and Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John Holdren, the scientists said they “appreciate that you are making aggressive and imaginative use of the limited tools available to you in the face of a recalcitrant Congress.” “One additional tool – recently proposed by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse – is a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) investigation of corporations and other organizations that have knowingly deceived the American people about the risks of climate change, as a means to forestall America’s response to climate change,” they wrote, according to Politico. Loretta Lynch, by the way, wants to “take action” on turning climate-change denial into a federal crime . Two years ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said legal punishment was the appropriate response to global-warming dissenters. “I wish there were a law you could punish them with,” he said, launching into a diatribe against philanthropists Charles and David Koch, known for their support of conservative causes. “I think it’s treason. Do I think the Koch brothers are treasonous – yes, I do. They are enjoying making themselves billionare[s] by impoverishing the rest of us. Do I think they should be in jail – I think they should be [enduring] three hots and a cot at the Hague with all the other war criminals. Do I think the Koch brothers should be tried for reckless endangerment? Absolutely, that is [a] criminal offense and they ought to be serving time for it.” President Obama has demanded action on climate change , even though the top climate scientist for the U. N. at that time, Rajendra Pachauri, admitted: “The protection of planet Earth, the survival of all species and sustainability of our ecosystems is more than a mission. It is my religion and my dharma.” See the movie trailer: “Climategate” exposes the global warming scam. Get it now at the WND Superstore.

2016-09-18 02:09 Bob Unruh www.wnd.com

33 33 George Washington's estate finally acknowledges his biracial family tree: Historians prove first president's adopted son fathered children with slaves George Washington's adopted son was a bit of a ne'er-do-well by most accounts, including those of Washington himself, who wrote about his frustrations with the boy they called 'Wash.' 'From his infancy, I have discovered an almost unconquerable disposition to indolence in everything that did not tend to his amusements,' the founding father wrote. At the time, George Washington Parke Custis was 16 and attending Princeton, one of several schools he bounced in and out of. Before long, he was back home at Mount Vernon, where he would be accused of fathering children with slaves. Two centuries later, the National Park Service and the nonprofit that runs Washington's Mount Vernon estate are concluding that the rumors were true: In separate exhibits, they show that the first family's family tree has been biracial from its earliest branches. 'There is no more pushing this history to the side,' said Matthew Penrod, a National Park Service ranger and programs manager at Arlington House, where the lives of the Washingtons, their slaves and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee all converged. President George Washington had no direct descendants, and his wife Martha Custis was a widow when they married, but he adopted Martha's grandchildren — 'Wash' and his sister 'Nellie' — and raised them on his Mount Vernon estate. Parke Custis married Mary Fitzhugh in 1804, and they had one daughter who survived into adulthood, Mary Anna Randolph Custis. In 1831, she married her third cousin — Lee, who then served as a U. S. Army lieutenant. Outside the marriage, Parke Custis likely fathered children with two of his stepfather's slaves: Arianna Carter, and Caroline Branham, according to the exhibits at Arlington House and Mount Vernon. The first official acknowledgment came in June when the Park Service re-enacted the 1821 wedding of Maria Carter to Charles Syphax at Arlington House, the hilltop mansion overlooking the capital that Custis built (and Lee later managed) as a shrine to his adoptive stepfather. A new family tree, unveiled at the re- enactment, lists the bride's parents as Parke Custis and Arianna Carter. 'We fully recognize that the first family of this country was much more than what it appeared on the surface,' Penrod said at the ceremony. The privately run Mount Vernon estate explores this slave history in 'Lives Bound Together,' an exhibition opening this year that acknowledges that Parke Custis also likely fathered a girl named Lucy with slave Caroline Branham. Tour guides were hardly this frank when Penrod started at Arlington House 26 years ago. Staffers were told to describe slave dwellings as 'servants' quarters,' and 'the focus was on Lee, to honor him and show him in the most positive light,' Penrod said. He said no new, definitive evidence has surfaced to prove Parke Custis fathered girls with slaves; rather, the recognition reflects a growing sense that African-American history cannot be disregarded and that Arlington House represents more than Lee's legacy, he said. Scientific proof would require matching the DNA of Carter and Branham descendants to the progeny of his daughter and the Confederate general, because the Parke Custis line runs exclusively through the offspring of his daughter and Robert E. Lee. Stephen Hammond of Reston, a Syphax descendant, has researched his family tree extensively. He said the Park Service's recognition of the Custis' paternity is gratifying. 'It's become a passion of mine, figuring out where we fit in American history,' Hammond said. Hammond said he and his cousins have yet to approach the Lee descendants to gauge their interest in genetic tests, and it's not clear how they feel about the official recognition — several didn't respond to Associated Press requests for comment. Some family records are kept at Robert E. Lee's birthplace, Stratford Hall, but research director Judy Hynson said she knows of none that acknowledge Parke Custis fathered slaves. 'That's not something you would write down in your family Bible,' Hynson said. The circumstantial evidence includes the Carter- Syphax wedding in Arlington House — an unusual honor for slaves — and the fact that Parke Custis not only freed Maria Syphax and her sons before the Civil War, but set aside 17 acres on the estate for her. Indeed, after Mount Vernon was seized by Union forces, an act of Congress ensured that land was returned to Maria Syphax's family. New York Sen. Ira Harris said then that Washington's adopted son had a special interest in her - 'something perhaps akin to a paternal instinct.' Oral histories also argue for shared bloodlines. Maria Carter's descendants know, for example, that her name was pronounced 'Ma-RYE-eh,' not 'Ma-REE-uh,' said Donna Kunkel of Los Angeles, who portrayed her ancestor at the re-enactment. 'As a kid I would always tell people I was related to George Washington, but no one would believe me,' she said. Branham descendants include ZSun-nee Miller-Matema of Hagerstown, Md., who said 'my aunt old me that if the truth of our family was known, it would topple the first families of Virginia.' She said she discovered her truth by happenstance in the 1990s, when she spotted a portrait with a family resemblance while researching at the Alexandria Black History Museum for a stage production. A museum staffer soon sat her down with records. Eventually, she traced her ancestry to Caroline Branham, who appears in documents written in the first president's own hand. 'I just couldn't believe it,' she said. 'Gen. Washington was taking notes on my Caroline?' As slaves, the women could not consent to the sexual advances of the plantation owner's adopted son, but Kunkel said she tries not to think of the acts as rape. 'I try to focus on the outcome. He treated Maria with respect after the fact,' she said. Incorporating these family histories into the nation's shared story is particularly important at a time of renewed racial tension, Miller-Matema said. 'We're all so much a part of each other,' she said. 'It just makes no sense any more to be a house divided.'

2016-09-18 02:02 Dailymail.com www.dailymail.co.uk

34 Kim Kardashian upstages Kanye at own concert for second night by leaving little to the imagination in see-through dress She upstaged Kanye West by putting on an eye-popping display in a very low cut silver dress the previous night. And Kim Kardashian somehow managed to top that very racy look. The 35- year-old reality star left little to the imagination in a see- through black dress as she was spotted leaving for the 39-year-old rapper's concert in Miami. The LBD was completely sheer as she wore it over a matching thong bodysuit while accompanied by Kanye. Of course Kim had to make sure to show off her best assets as her huge derriere was put on display in the clinging outfit. The bodysuit resembled lingerie as there were lacy detailings around the torso as she teamed the look with a pair of strappy white stilettos. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star accessorised with a large blinged out necklace and a furry white clutch. Her raven- coloured locks were worn down flowing over her shoulders as she sported evening make-up including smokey eye make-up and a swipe of nude lip. Though Kanye was no doubt an afterthought, he did garner some attention as he wore all-white including baggy long-sleeve shirt, trousers and Adidas trainers.

2016-09-18 01:58 Justin Enriquez www.dailymail.co.uk

35 35 Writer Nadine Kaadan helps Syrian children know war Nadine Kaadan has been essay and sketch stories given she was 8 years old. Now some-more than 20 years later, and with some- more than a dozen children’s books in Arabic to her name, a Syrian author has only had her initial story in a English denunciation published. Nadine spoke to BBC News about her new book and how she hoped her tales would assistance Syrian children make clarity of a country’s polite war.

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36 The new sushi? Tucked divided in a room on an industrial estate in a non- descript suburb of Van Nuys in Los Angeles, a series is holding place. And a revolutionaries? Five twentysomething college friends who are perplexing their palm during civic farming. Their business is called Coalo Valley Farms yet it couldn’t be any serve from a design of agrarian life. The room binds thousands of “micro livestock” as co-founder and arch executive Elliot Mermel calls them. That’s crickets and mealworms to we and me. This is California’s initial insect plantation for tellurian expenditure and a owners have grand plans. “We know that insects are a tolerable source of protein – and while a universe already struggles to feed 7 billion, we wish to try and assistance find a approach to feed a destiny generations,” says Elliot. Eco-friendly creepy crawlies The ecologically and environmentally sound beliefs of a try in drought- stricken California are generally critical to Elliot and his team. He refers to a operation as “closed-loop” – that means roughly all is generated by a farm. The fish they plantation yield wastewater that feeds a immature shoots of alfalfa and mung beans, that in spin feed a crickets. The “farm” looks some-more like a cannabis lab, that is humorous given a group during Coalo indeed borrowed a record from a industry. Silver- covered tents that are exhilarated and inside them, rows and rows of tubs and racks of insects. The company, that has usually been handling given 2015, has fans in a health food and protein bar markets. But is insect eating – or entomophagy – severely going to locate on? Struggling attention in Mexico South of a limit in Mexico, where bugs have been consumed given pre- Hispanic times, a answer is some-more formidable than it competence initial appear. While culturally there isn’t a widespread hatred to bug-eating – as there might be in a US – insects purposefully grown, such as those during Coalo Valley Farms, do not exist. Rene Cerritos is an evolutionary biologist during a National Autonomous University of Mexico. He’s a organisation fan of creepy crawlies and works with farmers to try to inspire bug production. He explains that of a 2,000 succulent insect class in a world, Mexico has about a entertain of them – some-more than any other country. Yet direct is low. “Westerners have a genuine emanate immoderate insects and that’s a problem,” says Rene. “Mexico is Westernising and so lots of traditions have been mislaid that we had given pre-Hispanic times. The insects are there, tonnes and tonnes of them – millions. And we could collect and devour them yet we don’t do it.” Pests strike profit While in California they are flourishing crickets, in Mexico it’s grasshoppers that are consumed. There are pointed earthy differences and crickets are omnivores while grasshoppers are vegetarians. Grasshoppers in Mexico are deliberate pests. They conflict crops and revoke production, costing farmers dear. As a result, Jose Moreno Sanchez is meditative outward a box. A rancher for 30 years, 3 years ago he came adult with a opposite strategy. “The grasshoppers ate crops and a financial repairs was bad, generally when sowing vegetables. So we motionless to make business out of grasshoppers instead of fighting them,” he says. Jose explains that a immeasurable infancy of grasshoppers are harvested informally. People who collect them don’t possess a land – they raid on a crops with their nets, angering farmers. And afterwards sell their locate elsewhere. The fact that farmers are so demure to welcome a bugs is a shame, says prepare and food censor Alejandro Escalante. He reels off a list of insects he likes to prepare with during his restaurant, La Casa del los Tacos, in a south of Mexico City – a tiny maggots called agave worms, scorpions and ticks, to name yet a few. They’re delicious, he adds, crunching on a parasite from a mesquite tree. “They’re high in protein, they’re juicy and there’s a outrageous variety.” Find out more Katy Watson presents a Food Chain on BBC World Service . Listen live during 08:32 GMT on Saturday, 17 September, or download a podcast. Mexico’s caviar The San Juan marketplace in a heart of Mexico City is testimony to that variety. The vast room is a gastronomic knowledge and home to a mind-boggling series of beef products including crocodile, ostrich and a some-more customary lamb, pig and chicken. But those cuts, that are built high on tables or unresolved whole from outrageous hooks, massage shoulders with smaller livestock: tarantulas, scorpions, grasshoppers and agave worms – some of that are still pinkish and wriggling. These insects don’t come inexpensive though. And a captivate of a intensity increase on offer is one of a reasons that Alessandro Spagnuolo and his family started tillage delicacies such as termite eggs or “escamoles” – famous as a caviar of Mexico. From sweetmeat to bland food? Alessandro runs a bug-focused association JCRedon. We met adult during his family plantation in Hidalgo, and they took us on a trek to find termite egg nests and agave plants that had worms in. This deteriorate has been tough – few plants have been found, that maybe explains a price. Worms can fetch about $100 (£76) a kilo. Their exclusivity is partial of their attract for their well-heeled foodie fans yet Alessandro is assured that his products will shortly turn some-more mainstream and trade to Europe will one day be a reality. At a moment, regulations don’t concede a trade of insects for tellurian expenditure from Mexico to Europe. “It’s like sushi,” says Alessandro, echoing a comparison done by Alejandro Escalante in his restaurant. “Twenty years ago frequency anyone in Europe suspicion tender fish was OK to eat – now it’s everywhere. It’s a same with insects.” Back in LA, Elliot and his rope of micro stock farmers are anticipating their business like to take their product “de-legged” and mostly in powder form. Perhaps a thought of grouping a bug on a image from a waiter or carrying a break pot of crickets during home is still a bound too distant for many outward of bug-eating cultures. Katy Watson presents a Food Chain on BBC World Service. Listen live during 08:32 GMT on Saturday, 17 September, or download a podcast.

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37 All for one? The final time UKIP representatives met in a brownish-red section discussion centre unaware Bournemouth beach, a celebration was in a really opposite place. It was 2008, before a useful initial feat in a European polls, before it won some 4 million votes and got a initial MP elected. Before Nigel Farage quiescent afterwards returned within a week and before a referendum and a party’s impulse of excellence – a UK’s preference to opinion to leave a EU. After such a run, UKIP could be roving high. Instead, it’s rudderless. In winning a evidence on EU membership, UKIP mislaid both a reason for existent and a personality credited with putting it on a map. Diane James contingency now settle both a new instruction and temperament – and that won’t be easy. For many, Nigel Farage is UKIP. Diane James becomes UKIP leader Profile: Who is Diane James Farage: we have given UKIP ‘all of me’ Ask citizens in Ramsgate, Grimsby or Skegness because they behind a celebration and his name mostly comes up. His straight-talking, beer-swigging picture reached tools of a citizens other politicians couldn’t, and in doing so he became a domicile name synonymous with his party. He’ll be tough to replace. Diane James is a discriminating performer who portrays herself as efficient and credible, though she’s nonetheless to infer she has a renouned interest of her predecessor. Yet notwithstanding his undoubted glamour , Mr Farage is a initial to acknowledge he’s a divisive impression – both outward of UKIP and within. Popular with many celebration members, his strict care character has alienated some in a top echelons. Even before this care contest, a celebration was raid by rifts. Factions that grown during a 2015 ubiquitous choosing hardened, renouned care possibilities were out of a using before removing started. Two comparison members have defected to a Conservatives in new days. Diane James will have to reanimate groups that run deep. She will face passion and annoy from some comparison figures, and will have to claim her management while Nigel Farage fundamentally stays on a margin – a absolute voice even from a sidelines notwithstanding his guarantee to advise, not interfere. Target Labour seats Beyond a inner politics UKIP has an electoral challenge. Four million votes during a final choosing translated into usually one Westminster seat; a stream first-past-the-post voting complement doesn’t foster a party. Diane James will have to not usually say stream support, though build on it forward of a 2020 election. With Labour confronting a possess care crisis, UKIP could use this impulse to gain on a anti-establishment view so apparent during a referendum. Many insiders see their healthy aim as seats where a celebration came second to Labour in final year’s ubiquitous election, quite in Wales and a North of England. But a new personality contingency initial convince citizens that a celebration still has interest by proof her care certification while building policies that pronounce to a disenfranchised, over a guarantee of UK autonomy from a EU. The oath to safeguard a supervision delivers on Brexit will usually go so far. In a 8 years given that final Bournemouth conference, UKIP has achieved some-more than many members competence have dreamed. Then, some deemed it a criticism movement, now it’s a domestic celebration credited with forcing a supervision to reason a referendum that led to Brexit. On those fronts, a mood among members is high. But notwithstanding such success Diane James is confronting an huge challenge. She contingency combine a fractured party, infer it’s some-more than one process or one man, infer she can enthuse a citizens like her prototype did and infer that with a EU referendum over there’s still a indicate to UKIP’s existence.

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38 Suicide Squad's Margot Robbie switches her red carpet look for a grey hooded jumper as she voices her support to cancer research She has won hearts around the world with her down-to- earth personality. And on Saturday, Margot Robbie showed off her generosity as she voiced her support towards Gynae Cancer Awareness Month. Taking to Instagram, the 26-year-old actress switched her usual red carpet attire for a grey hooded jumper that read 'LADY GARDEN'. The clothing is an official piece of merchandise for the charity which raises funds for gynaecological cancer research. She wrote alongside the snap: 'Listen up ladies 'cause this s*** matters! Educate yourselves, help raise awareness, donate @gynaecancerfund #ladygardencampaign'. In the image, Margot wore her blonde locks out and over her shoulders while she tilted her head to the ground and pointing at the jumper. The Australian beauty kept her makeup simple in the image with a light pink lipstick and a brown eye shadow and black mascara. Last month, Margot enjoyed some downtime and visited a animal-themed cafe in Tokyo. The actress looked radiant as she held a tiny hedgehog in her hand during the outing, which she documented on Instagram. 'Hedgehog cafe in #tokyo,' the Aussie beauty wrote. With her golden hair styled in a loose wave, Margot smiled at the miniature creature for the social media photo. Swapping her red carpet gowns for a casual outfit, the Queensland-born beauty wore a white T-shirt underneath a pair of overalls.

2016-09-18 01:56 Bianca La www.dailymail.co.uk

39 Veterans parachuters drop off keys to new Fort Mill house for injured vet U. S. News and World Report ranked Winthrop University number 19 on the list of top universities for student veterans in the 2017 edition of "America's Best Colleges. " Winthrop also ranked 8th among top Southern public universities. Organizations such as the Student Veterans of Winthrop offer a network of support and help students transition into student life. This surveillance video released by the Fort Mill Police Department shows three suspects smashing a car into JJ Aim Right Gunshop on Massey Street in downtown Fort Mill. One of them jumped out of the car and stole seven handguns before all the suspects fled in another vehicle. Jessica Brazell of Rock Hill made the Vice President a chocolate milkshake Monday in a surprise visit by Biden to Five Vice President Joe Biden visited the historic Five and Dine in downtown Rock Hill Monday during a visit to Charlotte and Fort Mill with Fran Person, a Democratic candidate for the Fifth Congressional District. Biden met one of the Friendship Nine members and others. Betty Farrington, whose husband Leonard Farrington began a tradition of waving American flags on an I-77 bridge on September 11, 2001, joined the Rolling Thunder South Carolina Chapter One on Sunday to continue the annual event. Motorists honked horns and waved while passing under the Leonard A. Farrington 9/11 Memorial Bridge, commonly known as the Sutton Road Bridge. Chester County firefighters and first responders gathered Sunday to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Retired Fire Chief Richard Hulse from Long Island, who spent 32 years as a firefighter in New York and seven years in Richburg, talked to a crowd at the Richburg Fire-Rescue Station about never forgetting the day the World Trade Center and Pentagon were attacked. Schiller Bikes representatives demonstrated a new bicycle engineered for the water Saturday in Lake Wylie. The bike, which is pedaled, goes 8 to 9 miles per hour and floats on the water on lakes and in the ocean. A demonstrator, who pedaled across the channel near the Buster Boyd Bridge, said the bike offers a good workout and is appropriate for all levels of fitness. Fifteen years after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, many students in school are either too young to remember that day or weren't even born at the time. Teachers try to make students understand the importance of 9/11 by explaining its impact on their lives today. The Quilts of Valor Foundation awarded eight quilts to World War II veterans Wednesday at a ceremony at Sun City Carolina Lakes retirement community in Indian Land. The patriotic quilts were made by the Carolina Lakes Quilters and were given to veterans ranging in ages 89 to 103. Since the foundation began 13 years ago, more than 144,000 quilts have been given to the veterans. Foundation representative Harvey Mayhill called the quilt a "beautiful piece of art. " York firefighters, police officers, city officials and members of the community gathered at York City Hall on Friday for a Sept. 11 memorial service. An American flag waved atop a fire truck as several dozen law enforcement and firefighters prayed. The speakers had one common message — Americans should never forget the heroes and victims of the terrorist attacks.

2016-09-18 05:09 www.heraldonline.com

40 At CBC gala, Obama delivers impassioned call to back Clinton Addressing a Congressional Black Caucus gala, Obama began by saying, "There's an extra spring in my step tonight. I don't know about you guys, but I am so relieved that the whole 'birther' thing is over. " Chuckling, the President said, "I mean: ISIL, North Korea, poverty, climate change -- none of those things weighed on my mind like the validity of my birth certificate. " He added: "And to think: that with just a 124 days to go, under the wire, we got that resolved. " Obama was referring to Trump's admission this week that the president was born in the United States. Trump has long supported the birther theory, raising questions about Obama's birthplace and demanding that the president present his birth certificate as proof of his origin. Obama's tone, however, soon turned serious as he outlined what he said was at stake in the election. "You may have heard Hillary's opponent in this election say that there's never been a worse time to be a black person. I mean, he missed that whole civics lesson about slavery or Jim Crow," Obama said. "But we've got a museum for him to visit, so he can tune in. We will educate him. " In harsh rebuke of Trump, Obama referred to the businessman as "somebody who has fought against civil rights and fought against equality and who has shown no regard for working people most of his life. " On Trump's quest to win over African-American voters, Obama quipped: "Well, we do have challenges, but we're not stupid. " Clinton lauds Obama Speaking moments before the president, Clinton lauded Obama and also took on the birther controversy that has been swirling. Hillary Clinton, Obama's former secretary of state and the Democrat looking to succeed the president, lauded Obama and directly took on the birther controversy that has been swirling. "Even when hateful nonsense is thrown their way, Barack, Michelle, their two beautiful daughters have represented our country with class, grace and integrity," said Clinton, who served as Obama's secretary of state. She added, "Mr. President, not only do we know you are an American, you are a great American. " Clinton, who accepted the group's "Trailblazer Award" on Saturday night for becoming the first female presidential candidate for a major political party, nodded to Trump when she said that the choice in November "is not about golf course promotions or birth certificates, it comes down to who will fight for the forgotten. " "We can't let Barack Obama's legacy fall into the hands of someone who doesn't understand that, whose dangerous divisive vision for our country will drag us backwards," she said, though she never mentioned Trump's name. CBC members blast Trump Members of the CBC on Friday fiercely criticized the way Trump delivered his brief admission that Obama was born in the United States, saying it was insufficient and demanding an apology for Trump's years-long push of "birther" claims. "This is a disgusting day," said Rep. G. K. Butterfield, a Democrat from North Carolina and chair of the CBC. "Donald Trump is a disgusting fraud. " Butterfield, along with a dozen other members, made their comments at a hastily arranged news conference on a noisy Washington street corner, just outside a convention center where many were attending events for "CBC Week. " One by one, members tore into Trump, calling him an array of names including "hater," "bigot" and "racial arsonist. " Obamas stumping for Clinton Clinton's campaign is relying on the Obamas to help persuade the coalition of minorities, young people and women who propelled them to the White House to cast ballots for this year's Democratic candidate. The President made his first solo appeal this week, appearing at a campaign rally in Philadelphia and phoning in to African-American radio to talk up Clinton. "I get frustrated hearing folks say, 'You know, we're so excited with Barack, we love Michelle, they take Hillary for granted,'" Obama told syndicated host Frankie Darcell. "This is not a reality show. This is not something where it's all flash and fizzle. " On Friday, First Lady Michelle Obama made her first campaign appearance of 2016, trying to convince her and her husband's supporters at a Virginia rally that Clinton is also worthy of their votes. "When I hear folks saying they're not inspired this this election, I disagree. I am inspired," she said, urging the crowd to register to vote and actually cast ballots for Clinton.

2016-09-18 01:54 Jeff Zeleny rss.cnn.com

41 41 Samsung Electronics says sold shares in four companies SEOUL, Sept 18 (Reuters) - South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it sold shares in ASML Holding NV, Rambus Inc, Seagate Technology Plc and Sharp Corp. Samsung said in a statement it sold about half of its shares in ASML while selling its entire 4.2 percent stake in Seagate, its 0.7 percent stake in Sharp and its 4.5 percent stake in Rambus. The company did not disclose financial terms of the share sales. (Reporting by Se Young Lee; Editing by Robert Birsel)

2016-09-18 01:50 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

42 Josh Brolin reclines in the NUDE while enjoying desert oasis with fiancée Kathryn Boyd What better place to shed one's clothes than in the hot dry heat of the California desert. Josh Brolin found this out as he shared an Instagram of his totally nude self while enjoying the tranquil setting of the sun during a couple's vacation with his fiancée Kathryn Boyd. The 48-year-old actor was seen wearing nothing besides his birthday suit, reclining in a chair with his feet up on the glass tabletop and sipping from a red mug. He appeared to be giving the camera a sardonic expression that fans have seen in various movies of his - Sicario comes to mind. 'Once upon a time, there was a dude who didn't give a...,' Josh wrote in the caption. Josh and Kathryn had escaped to the desert for some peace and quiet, slumming it in a posh red painted and steel trailer that had a covered area for relaxing. This was the spot where the star's commanding presence poured forth in the unusual naked pose. Kathryn shared a few more photos from their 'impromptu' getwaway to the California desert. One was a close-up of Josh grinning like a rogue and bare-chested too. '@joshbrolin #jbkbstucktogether,' the star's former assistant captioned the snap. Another shot saw the No Country For Old Men star gazing out into the distant horizon as though lost in thought. 'Desert gazing,' Kathryn added in the caption. The slender blonde beauty shared a picture of her own self with wind-tossed hair while sitting in front of the trailer. 'A quick impromptu use of holiday in the beauty of California desert,' she shared. 'A tiny trailer big enough for two. 'Hiked a few miles, saw art, won twenty bucks at a forgotten casino, ate Oreos and watched ET on VHS.... Yes, VHS. This year is going by quickly. Only way to slow it down is to explore whenever possible. #heavenonearth.' The couple began dating in 2013 and are engaged to be married. Josh was previously wed to actress Diane Lane for nine years before they announced their split - just one month before the actor hooked up with Kathryn.

2016-09-18 01:48 Jennifer Pearson www.dailymail.co.uk

43 Hilarious YouTube video shows tiny dog taking on three lion cubs in a fight for food Go pick on someone your own size! A funny video clip shows a tiny dog scaring off three lion cubs who try to take its food. As the felines approach in the footage, the pooch barks and charges at them - and the big cats retreat. Scroll down for video At one point, the dog appears to bite and run after one of the lion cubs. A voice can be heard off-camera apparently giggling. The big cats repeatedly try to get at the food, but the little dog holds them off in the footage. The video didn't make clear where the 'food fight' took place.

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44 Emilia Clarke is racy in lace as Maisie Williams takes the plunge at BAFTA party in LA They play two of the most popular characters on Game Of Thrones. And Emilia Clarke and Maisie Williams were certainly the belles of the ball on their latest red carpet. The two talented actresses certainly turned heads as they arrived at the BBC America BAFTA Los Angeles TV Tea Party on Saturday night. They both rocked pink looks as they attended the event held at The London Hotel in West Hollywood, California. Emilia, 29, looked stunning in an off-the-shoulder lace number featuring sheer panelling all over it. The British beauty, who plays Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO series, teamed the long frock with a pair of brown, python leather heels. She accessorised with a few rings on her fingers and a small bracelet as she held onto a neat metallic gold Chanel clutch which resembled a cigar box. Her ombre blonde locks were worn down in a middle part as she let her natural beauty show with make-up including a swipe of shiny pink lip. Maisie, 19, wore a low cut mini silk mini dress featuring emblazoned patterns including stars and spaceships. The actress, who plays Arya Stark, also sported metallic heels and matched with a triangular-shaped clutch. Her raven-coloured locks were pulled back and tucked behind her ear as she had complimentary make-up on her face including pink blush and lip. Also at the event was young stranger things actress Millie Bobby Brown. The 12-year-old talent wore a black sequined dress at the event. Millie, who stars as Eleven in the hit Netflix series, posed for photos with co-star David Harbour and even Emilia at the star-studded gala. The annual TV Tea Party event brings together nominees, members and guests as they celebrate the year in television.

2016-09-18 01:47 Justin Enriquez www.dailymail.co.uk

45 Bill Murray tends bar at son's new Brooklyn eatery... and serves up pal George Clooney's tequila And he served up liberal amounts of his Monuments men co-star and good friend George Clooney's Casamigos tequila just for good measure. The liquor company, which is jointly owned by Clooney and Cindy Crawford's husband Rande Gerber - posted several photos of Murray's antics to its Instagram. The screen star is dad to six sons: Homer and Luke, 31, with ex-wife Margaret Kelly; as well as Jackson, 31, Cal, 23, Cooper, 19, and Lincoln, 15, with ex- wife Jennifer Butler. Murray is set to serve as bartender once more at Greenpoint 21 on Saturday.

2016-09-18 01:46 Sarah Sotoodeh www.dailymail.co.uk

46 HS football manager with Down syndrome scores TD as mother with terminal illness watches What a moment. Robby Heil is a senior football manager with Down syndrome. He has been a part of the Novi (Michigan) High School's athletic program for the past four years. On Friday night, his dreams of scoring a touchdown came true. But it's the scene from the sidelines that will give you chills. Robby's mother, who is terminally ill with bone cancer, fell to the ground as she watched her son run into the end zone. "I dropped to the ground because I was so emotional when I saw him make that touchdown," Robby's mom, Debbie Heil said. "I've always been proud of him being the water boy, or as people call him the hydration manager, but this was incredible. He's Rudy tonight, he's Rudy. "

2016-09-18 01:11 ESPN Staff www.espn.com

47 Nauru refugee denied emergency evacuation after suspected heart attack An Afghan man detained on Nauru requires urgent medical evacuation for a heart condition, according to doctors, but his case has not been classed as an emergency. The man was asked to write a will and has requested that if he dies, the Australian government care for his children and provide them with an education. A cardiologist said the man was suffering from acute coronary syndrome and probably suffered a heart attack more than two weeks ago. Dr Clare Arnott, a member of the asylum seeker advocacy group Doctors for Refugees , said the 42-year-old man first presented to hospital on Nauru two weeks ago suffering from severe chest pain. Arnott reviewed the man’s medical files following his admission and said the results from his electrocardiogram and cardiac enzyme test revealed his condition was “clearly very serious”. “He definitely has acute and unstable coronary syndrome,” Arnott said. “His results are also consistent with having suffered a myocardial infarction [heart attack]. In any Australian tertiary hospital he would be taken to emergency and admitted immediately, and would receive a cardiac angiogram within 24 hours.” The angiogram, an X-ray of the heart to determine if the coronary arteries are blocked or narrowed, and which helps a doctor to determine whether angioplasty, a stent or coronary artery bypass surgery is required, is not available on the island. His medical files show that Nauru doctors advised “urgent overseas referral”. He said two weeks ago he signed two documents to say he would be willing to be medevacked to Papua New Guinea or Australia for treatment. He also claims he was told his sons could go with him. But he has not heard anything more since then. A spokeswoman from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection said the reports on Saturday that a man was unwell and had been referred to or required medevac were “untrue” and said no further comment would be made. But a department spokesman later told Guardian Australia the man had been identified. When asked if the department would be retracting its comments that the reports were untrue, the spokesman said it stood by its original comments because Guardian Australia had inquired about a man requiring a medevac, an emergency transfer, rather than a medical transfer. “There is a significant distinction between a ‘medevac’ and a ‘medical transfer’,” the spokesman said. “A medevac is a medical emergency, requiring urgent transport by air ambulance, where a medical transfer is undertaken where the required treatment is not of an urgent nature,” he said. “The reports relating to a man requiring medevac from Nauru are false.” Arnott said the man’s situation was an emergency and that in Australia he would have received emergency treatment. She understood the man discharged himself from the hospital on Nauru because he was the sole carer to two sons in their early teens, one of whom has acute mental health issues and who has previously self-harmed and attempted suicide. The medical equipment and urgent treatment the asylum seeker requires was also unavailable in the Nauru hospital, Arnott added. “It’s not that he has refused medical treatment, it’s that he is very worried about his children and needs to care for them,” Arnott said. “My understanding is that he has also been asked to write a will.” The man wrote a will asking the Australian government care for his children if he dies, and ensure that his children receive a good education. It is unclear if the will would stand up legally, but the man said he was scared of his children coming into the care of the government of Nauru. He continues to suffer from severe chest pain, she said. Guardian Australia understands a medical transfer for the man has been approved, but it is unclear when this will occur or where the man will be sent for treatment. According to the Darwin Asylum Seeker Support and Advocacy Network the man fled Afghanistan after his wife had died. He went to hospital for the first time two weeks ago, for approximately five days, and checked out due to concerns over his children’s wellbeing, a spokesman for the network confirmed. The man said when he and his family first arrived on Christmas Island, “I thought it was a chance to start a new life”. “I told my kids: ‘We have come from darkness to light and we have left ignorance. We can get educated’,” he said. “I have hopes and wishes for a nice future. I wish that my sons can get a good education, live in a good house and live like humans, just like others live. I wish my children could live like other children. Good food, good clothes. I want a bright future.” The man’s advocate, Darwin Asylum Seeker Support and Advocacy Network’s Natasha Blucher, said the man was in serious danger and terrified about the future for his children. “He needs to be evacuated as soon as possible, preferably to Australia but to anywhere that can meet his serious medical needs,” she said. “Talking to him, it’s evident his only concern is being alive to protect and care for his boys.” A 26-year-old Bangladeshi refugee died in Nauru hospital in May from suspected heart failure after suffering a series of heart attacks. Plans were made to take him to Australia by air ambulance but he could not be moved.

2016-09-18 01:44 Melissa Davey www.theguardian.com

48 Jesse Lee Peterson: Dem Party Filled With 'Race Hustlers' The Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference ended Sunday, and Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, a former Democrat who grew up on an Alabama plantation, named the Congressional Black Caucus one of many “race hustlers” that work to “keep black Americans angry and demoralized for power and wealth to themselves.” “They keep them in a state of anger and confusion so they can use them for their personal gain,” Peterson said. Other named “race hustlers” are President Barack Obama, the NAACP, many black preachers, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan and more. Peterson believes Obama’s legacy will be “a failure. He’s a socialist. He has not impacted the lives of black Americans for the good.” He continued, “He will go down in history as the worst, the most resented president we have ever had thus far.” Asked to react to former President Bill Clinton’s claims that Republican nominee Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” message is a dog- whistle to southern white racists, Peterson pointed out, “Bill Clinton is a liar.” He said Democrats throw the word racism around to keep black Americans “brainwashed and dumb-downed and angry just to get the vote.” In this exclusive video interview for The Daily Caller News Foundation, Rev. Peterson said that “Many black people don’t like Hillary. They like him [Bill].” As new polls show record numbers of blacks surprisingly supporting the Republican nominee for president, Peterson said many blacks like Trump’s courage, his authenticity in speaking and his independence. He is also a Trump fan. Peterson described Black Lives Matter, embraced by Obama, as “evil, wicked, an agitating group.” “They are worse than the KKK. If BLM was a white organization, and doing exactly what they are doing now, America would not accept them,” Peterson said. But, because Obama gives them support, and white people are afraid, “they are allowed to bring on destruction in this country.” “Can you imagine a bunch of people shouting, ‘What do we want? Dead cops! When do we want them? Now!’ and then people go out and start killing cops, and Barack Obama still accepts these people?,” he said, speaking of the chants heard at Black Lives Matter events. Despite living under Jim Crow laws, Peterson was never taught to hate white people. Instead he remembers being guided to treat people as they would like to be treated. In this video, Peterson details his path from Jim Crow times, to feeling angry with whites, to his personal transformation that gave him “perfect peace” 28 years ago. Then, he asked God to forgive him for being a Democrat, he said. When he became a conservative Republican, “that’s when all hell broke loose, because it’s easier to be a member of the KKK than it is to be a black conservative Republican,” Peterson says. He started the organization BOND to help black families and black men without getting one dime from the government. For more information on Peterson, you can get his book, “The Antidote: Healing America from the Poison of Hate, Blame and Victimhood.” His Facebook for his talk radio station is here or follow him on Twitter @JLPtalk . Mrs. Thomas does not necessarily support or endorse the products, services or positions promoted in any advertisement contained herein, and does not have control over or receive compensation from any advertiser.

2016-09-18 05:10 dailycaller.com

49 Increasing number of welfare 'addicts' are dropping out of school and straight onto handouts like their parents - costing taxpayers billions of dollars High school dropouts and doll bludgers relying on welfare are costing Australian taxpayers more than $160 billion a year and this figure is about to dramatically increase. The cost to support welfare 'addicts', who drop out of school and rely on government handouts their entire life, are costing taxpayers a whopping $547,000 over their lifetime according to a new report. The report also shows Australia's welfare bill is a ticking-time bomb waiting to explode into a trillion dollar expense if the cycle isn't broken. The report looked at decades of data to highlight Australia's worrying welfare addiction with many 'addicts' dropping out of school and relying on the handout for as long as they can, often without seeking paid work. The PricewaterhouseCoopers report shows young carers can rely on welfare payments for more than 43 years throughout their lifetimes while university students can rely on welfare for around 37 years, The Australian reported. Social Services Minister Christian Porter said the cycle of young Australians relying on the handout defeats the purpose of trying to support them back into paid work. 'The data we have points to the obvious fact that something must be done,' he said according to the Daily Telegraph . 'No one wants to see a young parent spend the rest of their life on welfare and have that lifestyle passed on to their children. 'What this data shows is that for clearly identifiable groups of real young Australians this is exactly what the welfare system is doing and that must … change. 'Breaking entrenched cycles of welfare dependency will require a move away from the idea that it is good enough just to provide entire classes of welfare payments without any evidence it is helping families move back into paid work. Mr Porter said the old system can be counter-productive and he will introduce the $96 million Try, Test and Learn Fund to help break the cycle of young people accepting the money and not actively seeking to improve their lives. The PwC report showed that between 2003-2013 more than 13,000 university and vocational students aged 17-19 started getting student payments, but more than half moved to unemployment payments for 12 months when they finished the course and were still on the payment in 2014-15. 'Australians have always seen welfare as (a) helping hand to those in a time of need…,' he said. 'But Australians will be rightly concerned when they see how many instances arise where passive welfare receipt turns the helping hand into a system that produces dependency to the point where welfare becomes a lifelong pattern which crosses generations.' The new Australian Priority Investment Approach is designed for the Government, organisations and stakeholders to target sectors of the welfare system in order to break the need for handouts and improve their self-reliance.

2016-09-18 01:39 Riley Morgan www.dailymail.co.uk

50 50 Woman loses nearly 100 kilograms after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes Haley Duffy had struggled with her weight since she was four years old. As a child she would spend weeks in hospital as doctors struggled to get her weight under control. Now 22, Miss Duffy has brought her weight down from 175 kilograms and a size 30 to 80 kilograms and size 10, and told Daily Mail Australia her transformation not only changed her body, but her mind-set. ‘Kids were so nasty to me,’ Miss Duffy, from Melton in Victoria, said. ‘I just didn’t have many friends and I never wanted to do anything outside of school. ‘I’m pretty confident now. I can actually run. I have so much more energy.’ Miss Duffy’s mother Cindy said a lot of her daughter’s weight gain as a child was put down to genetics. Despite enlisting the help of personal trainers Miss Duffy continued to gain weight, baffling doctors. It was not until she was in her teens that doctors diagnosed her with polycystic ovaries. She underwent emergency surgery to have one of her ovaries removed, and had four litres of fluid drained from the cyst. ‘This will affect my chances of having my own family later in life and also interferes with my hormone levels,’ Miss Duffy said. ‘As well as all the pain that I was in, this took a big impact on me emotionally and this incident added to my weight gain.’ While Miss Duffy said she struggled with portion control, she never ate bad foods. Her mother would cook lamb chops and vegetables or meat and salad for the family. Her school even started a walking club to support her weight loss efforts, to no avail. In 2010 she was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, a diagnosis that hit Miss Duffy hard. ‘I cried for hours once I got the news from my doctor,’ she said. ‘This was the final push for me. I knew I needed to really focus on working out and eating better - otherwise my life would always be miserable and I would be on my way to a slow death.’ She was placed on the waiting list to have gastric band surgery and trained harder than ever to lose the weight she needed to in order to undergo the procedure. Miss Duffy had the surgery when she was 16 years old, despite her mother’s hesitation. But the procedure completely transformed her life. ‘It was basically within the first six to 10 weeks that we noticed she was losing weight,’ Miss Duffy’s mother Cindy said. She continued to work out at the gym, and just over five years later has lost an incredible 95 kilograms. ‘When I was big I wouldn’t even try to run, it was just a struggle to get in the shower basically,’ she said. ‘Now I have so much more energy.’ Due to the restrictive nature of the band, Miss Duffy is only able to eat a small amount of food in each sitting. For lunch she will have crackers and dip, and goes for daily walks to keep in shape. While she has her weight under control, she would now like to undergo further surgery to have her excess skin removed. Miss Duffy estimated doctors would remove about 10 kilos of skin during surgery. ‘I’m so proud of my hard work and my accomplishments but sometimes it still feels like the weight is still there,’ she said. ‘My excess skin is a constant reminder of the years I suffered and fought – something I don’t want to be reminded of.’ Miss Duffy has started a Go Fund Me page to help raise the $50,000 she needs for the procedure. ‘While my friends and family reassure me that none of this matters and that they love me, I need this,’ Miss Duffy said. ‘I want to move on, I want to be freely active, I want to see the world, I want to live and love life.’ You can support Haley's quest to lose her excess skin here .

2016-09-18 01:38 Lauren Grounsell www.dailymail.co.uk

51 Columbus, Orlando, Sums First half_1, Columbus, Finlay 6(Kamara, Duka), 6th minute, 2, Columbus, Hines 4(OG), 22nd, 3, Columbus, Kamara 12(Finlay, Naess), 44th. Second half_4, Orlando, Larin 14(Carrasco), 79th, 5, Columbus, Kamara 13(Finlay), 90th+5. Goalies_Columbus, Steve Clark; Orlando, Joe Bendik. Yellow Cards_Rivas, Orlando, 49th, Perez Garcia, Orlando, 57th, Ambrose, Orlando, 60th, Sauro, Columbus, 62nd. Red Cards_None. Referee_Drew Fischer. Assistant Referees_Sean Hurd, Danny Thornberry. 4th Official_Ted Unkel. A_30,218 (30,218) ___ Columbus_Steve Clark; Harrison Afful, Michael Parkhurst, Gaston Sauro, Hector Jimenez(Corey Ashe, 77th); Mohammed Saeid, Nicolai Naess(Rodrigo Saravia(90th+3), Ethan Finlay, Diffy Duka(Adam Jahn, 69th), Justin Meram; Ola Kamara. Orlando_Joe Bendik; Kevin Alston, Seb Hines, Tommy Redding, Luke Boden(Mikey Ambrose, HT); Tony Rocha(Carlos Rivas, HT), Servando Carrasco, Matias Perez Garcia(Brek Shea, 68th), Kaka, Kevin Molino; Cyle Larin.

2016-09-18 01:34 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

52 New England, Montreal, Sums First half_1, New England, Kamara 5(Rowe, Agudelo), 1st minute, 2, New England, Rowe 4(Kamara, Fagundez), 27th. Second half_3, Montreal, Drogba 10(PK), 50th, 4, New England, Rowe 4, 59th. Goalies_New England, Brad Knighton; Montreal, Evan Bush. Yellow Cards_Goncalves, New England, 39th, Shipp, Montreal, 41st, Cabrera, Montreal, 54th, Agudelo, New England, 72nd. Red Cards_None. Referee_Allen Chapman. Assistant Referees_C. J. Morgante, Kyle Atkins. 4th Official_Mathieu Bourdeau. A_20,801 (20,801) ___ New England_Brad Knighton; Andrew Farrell London Woodberry, Jose Gonclaves, Chris Tierney; Scott Caldwell, Lee Nguyen(Femi Hollinger-Janzen. 86th), Diego Fagundez, Kelyn Rowe; Juan Agudelo(Teal Bunbury, 82nd), Kei Kamara. Montreal_Evan Bush; Donny Tola(Victor Cabera, HT), Hassoun Camara, Laurent Ciman, Ambroise Oyongo; Marco Donadel, Hernan Bernardello, Lucas Ontivero(Matteo Mancosu, 60th), Ignacio Piatti, Harry Shipp(Dominic Oduro, 68th); Didier Drogba.

2016-09-18 01:32 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

53 Ashley Hart shows off her toned figure during boxing session while on Bali holiday She's known for being quite a fitness enthusiast. And while on holiday in Bali, Australian model Ashley Hart ensured she made some time to work out. Taking to Instagram on Saturday, the 28-year-old shared a photo of herself fitting some boxing into her getaway schedule. 'Little morning bag action #punchingBag #boxing #gym #fitness #theupside (sic),' she captioned the image. In the photo, the blonde beauty was seen wearing a crop top, patterned leggings, and of course, some boxing gloves. The younger sister of Jessica Hart has been keeping fans up to date on her overseas adventures through regular snaps on social media. Earlier in the week she shared a photo of herself standing next to her mother-in-law Inge Palmer, and some could argue her fit physique was given a run for its money. Buck Palmer's mother, who's age is unknown, looked incredible as the pair flaunted their toned torsos in brightly- colour bikinis. Ashley appeared to be ecstatic about spending time in the pool at Komune Resort And Beach Club in Bali, with a grin from ear-to-ear. 'Well.. Excuse us for being so cute,' she captioned the image taken near Keramas Beach and posted to Instagram. Wearing an orange crochet triangle two-piece with contrast piping for her time in the sunshine, the Just Jeans model showed off her long and lean limbs. The blonde beauty's tresses stuck out from underneath an aqua-coloured straw hat, which she held down as if it was about to blow away. Ash's other arm was wrapped around her mother-in-law's waist with Inge looking tickled pink in her strapless swimsuit. Buck's mum wore a matching straw hat to her daughter- in-law, which matched her bikini - a colour which popped against her tanned skin. The duo also posed for one photo taken from behind, giving a glimpse of their pert posteriors, as they watched 'our boy catch some waves'. It's not the first time the pair have dared to pose together in their swimwear. On Monday the blonde beauties were snapped laying on a sun lounger, squished in with their respective husbands beside them. They have been enjoying a family holiday together for the past week, with Ash regularly sharing snaps of her time in the city. Buck and Ash got engaged in 2014 during a family holiday to the South of France, with the pair getting married in secret the following year, just the two of them in LA.

2016-09-18 01:27 Alicia Vrajlal www.dailymail.co.uk

54 Holocaust film-maker is told to 'get back in the oven' by literary magazine editor A former adviser to Tony Blair has told of his shock at witnessing an anti-Semitic rant at a Proms reception. Martin Bright, a former Observer journalist who once worked for the former Prime Minister’s Faith Foundation, was horrified when BBC journalist Henrietta Foster was told by a fellow guest to ‘get back in the oven’ – a reference to the gas chambers used by the Nazis during the Holocaust. The fellow guest, who has been identified by The Mail on Sunday as Dr Leslie Jones, the editor of the Quarterly Review magazine, made the comment in reference to an appearance Ms Foster made in My Nazi Legacy, a documentary about the children of Hitler’s officers. Mr Bright was targeted by anti-Semitic supporters of Jeremy Corbyn last week when he criticised the Labour Party for suspending Jewish donor Michael Foster for likening Mr Corbyn’s leadership cabal to the ‘Sturmabteilung’, or Nazi stormtroopers, in this newspaper. One Corbynite told him on Twitter: ‘Foster is the epitome of the negative caracature [sic] of Jews. He ENCOURAGES anti-Semitism by his own actions.’ Another said: ‘Removal of the vile Michael Foster from Labour was superb. Corbyn should remove the rest of the Zionist 5th column.’ Mr Bright said the incidents taken together made him worry that ‘something has happened over the past months in this country to give a licence to the open expression of anti-Semitic views’. Last night Ms Foster (unrelated to Michael Foster), who is writing a history of Hungarian Jews, said she thought Dr Jones had made the remark at the reception on the Friday before the last night of the proms, because he incorrectly thought she was Jewish. She said: ‘We had fallen out at a previous reception over Brexit – I told him to **** off because he had voted out. Then he came over to me last Thursday and said, “You were in that film, weren’t you?”, and told me I was cruel in my filmed question to the son of a Nazi officer. ‘Then he just said: “Get back in the oven. Do you understand me? Just get back in the oven.” ’ After Mr Bright and another guest remonstrated with Dr Jones, he insisted that it had been a joke. Dr Jones last night declined to comment.

2016-09-18 01:25 Glen Owen www.dailymail.co.uk

55 Baseball-Yankees hit by double injury blow Sept 17 (Reuters) - The New York Yankees suffered a double-blow on Saturday when second baseman Starlin Castro and center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury were injured against the Boston Red Sox. Castro was on his way to a double to left-center in the fifth inning when he pulled up, and was later diagnosed with a right hamstring strain. Ellsbury exited in the eighth inning with a right knee injury from sliding into the wall in right-center during Xander Bogaerts' second double an inning earlier. Both the injured were heading back to New York for scans, Yankees manager Joe Girardi told reporters. New York (77-71) lost 6-5 to the Red Sox as their slim playoff hopes dwindled. Meanwhile, in Cleveland, Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco suffered a fractured right hand in the first inning against the Detroit Tigers. Carrasco was hit by a line drive off the Tigers' leadoff hitter Ian Kinsler on the second pitch of the game. He was replaced by reliever Jeff Manship. There was no timetable for Carrasco's return. The 29-year-old entered his 25th start of the season with an 11-8 record and 3.32 ERA. He won a career-high 14 games for the Indians in 2015. (Writing by Jahmal Corner; Editing by Ian Ransom)

2016-09-18 01:17 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

56 Rosie Batty partners with make up brand Lancôme for new 'Love Your Age' project Rosie Batty, whose son Luke was murdered by his own father at cricket practice, has partnered with make up brand Lancôme for a new campaign. The 2015 Australian of the Year is the face of the Love Your Age campaign and is the first Australian to front a commercial for the brand. The campaign will help raise awareness of domestic violence - a cause that Ms Batty has championed since her son was killed in 2014. Scroll down for video 'I was immediately interested in the campaign as family violence hasn't had support from outside of the women's services sector, so to partner with a brand that is female-focused and has such a large reach will do great things to get our message out there,' Ms Batty told Fairfax Media. A video featuring Ms Batty on the Lancôme Facebook page has already been viewed more than one million times. 'In 2014 one woman endured a tragedy that is inexplicably all too familiar to 1/3 of Australian women,' the video states. 'Except this woman stood up, she fought, she championed and her single voice became the chorus of over 500,000 women.' The video goes on to challenge 'norms' that currently affect women of a more mature age. 'The norm says at 50 you're too told to start a revolution,' the video states. But it goes on to say that at the age of 52 Ms Batty championed for the rights of women and instigated a federal inquest demanding action. 'The norm says at 50 you're too old to feel accomplished,' the video goes on. 'At 54 Rosie was cited by Fortune magazine as the 33rd most influential leader in the world.' The video concludes by saying that 'it's never too early' and 'never too late to be all you can be' and shows an image of a Lancôme product, Advanced Génifique. Ms Batty, who will appear in a number of short films on the brand's social media pages as part of the initiative, was not paid to take part on the campaign. Rather, she asked that funds were directed to the Luke Batty Foundation , which was set up in her son's honour. 'If Luke hadn’t died in such an extreme way, I’d just be one of those ‘family violence’ people no one listens to,' Ms Batty says on the foundation's website. 'I want to tell everybody that family violence happens to everybody. No matter how nice your house is, how intelligent you are. It happens to anyone and everyone.'

2016-09-18 01:15 Katherine Davison www.dailymail.co.uk

57 East Finchley double murder feared to be case of mistaken identity The murder of a mother of nine and her nephew is feared to have been a case of mistaken identity, police have said, as their family paid emotional tributes to the victims. Annie Besala Ekofo, 53, and Bervil Kalikaka-Ekofo, 21, a university student who “never looked for trouble”, were shot at a flat in north London on Thursday morning. At the time of the killings, four other people including a child were also at the property but were not harmed. Three days after the double murder, Scotland Yard said there was “no evidence to suggest Besala or Kalikaka-Ekofo were the intended targets of the shooting”. Detectives appealed for information and said they are keeping an open mind as to the motive for the attack – as well as investigating whether anyone else associated with the address was the target. Police were called by the London ambulance service to reports of two people injured at an address in Elmshurst Crescent, East Finchley at about 6.25am on Thursday. On arrival officers found Besala and her nephew suffering from gunshot injuries. Both of the victims were pronounced dead at the scene. Kalikaka-Ekofo was studying psychology at the University of West London and was “in love with music, photography and art”. Kalikaka-Ekofo’s father, Patrick Ekofo, said his son “never looked for trouble”. “He was always the peaceful one,” he said. “Bervil my best friend, my pride, my everything. You have gone too soon, my first son, the person I confided in, we never had any secrets between us. We told each other everything. You were the key to my heart and soul. Bervil always loved his family more than anything.” His mother, Maymie Botamba, said her son “tried hard to achieve everything he believed he was destined for. “Bervil was a bright, intelligent young man; he was always making people laugh.” Besala was described as a “wonderful and loving mother and wife” who was the “glue that kept everyone together” in a statement from her relatives. “A daughter, a wife, a sister, a grandma, an aunty, a cousin, a best friend, a voice that was always a comfort even in the hardest situations, she has been taken away from us so suddenly and brutally. A void has been left in so many lives that will never be filled.” Det Ch Insp Andrew Partridge from the homicide and major crime command said relatives had been left “devastated by the loss of not one, but two members of their family”. He said: “The investigation continues at a fast pace and we have already spoken to a number of people who have come forward and provided useful information to the investigation. “I would like to thank those witnesses, and reiterate my previous appeal for anyone who is yet to speak to us to do so as soon as possible. “While the murders took place early in the morning, I am confident that there would have been people up and about, getting ready for work and school. “It is possible that someone may have noticed a stranger on the estate, or a vehicle that is not usually there. It may have seemed unimportant at the time, but could be vital in leading us to the person or persons who committed these brutal murders.” Anyone with information is asked to contact the incident room on 020 8358 0300, or to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

2016-09-18 01:13 Press Association www.theguardian.com

58 Former SecDef Says Trump Is Unfit To Be Commander-In-Chief Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates shredded GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in a Friday op-ed for the Wall Street Journal. While Gates went on at length in the piece to savage the foreign policy visions of both Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, he singled out Trump in particular. “At least on national security, I believe Mr. Trump is beyond repair,” Gates said. “He is stubbornly uninformed about the world and how to lead our country and government, and temperamentally unsuited to lead our men and women in uniform. He is unqualified and unfit to be commander-in-chief.” For Gates, the next crisis the new president will have to confront will likely be international, and both presidential candidates seem woefully unprepared to enter the world stage. First, there’s China. Chinese cyberspying is out of control, as is theft of U. S. intellectual property. The Chinese military is also making aggressive moves in the South China Sea, refusing to back down from its campaign to push other countries with competing claims out of the region. “On this most complex challenge, neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump has said or done much to give anyone confidence,” Gates wrote . “All we really know is Mr. Trump’s intention to launch a trade war with a country holding over $1 trillion in U. S. debt and the largest market for many U. S. companies; and Mrs. Clinton’s opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, which she helped to craft and the failure of which would hand China an easy political and economic win.” Next is Russia. Secretary of State John Kerry was duped into trusting Russia that a ceasefire agreement with the U. S. regarding Syria was just around the corner in Syria. Then, of course, there are the Russian cyberattacks on U. S. political actors and possible covert attempts to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. North Korea and Iran present their own challenges, both of which neither Trump nor Hillary has addressed. As far as ISIS is concerned, both candidates, according to Gates, have strategies that appear to be “what President Obama is doing now—with more ideological fervor and some additional starch.” In foreign policy, Clinton and Trump have a serious credibility problem, but for Gates, Trump fares far worse because of his freewheeling, cavalier nature and his apparent ignorance of world matters. Gates, who served as Secretary of Defense for George W. Bush and President Barack Obama, has been a constant thorn in the side of the Obama administration, taking to the press at nearly every opportunity to complain about the White House’s micromanagement of the Pentagon , or Obama’s decision to fill the National Security Council with young, inexperienced ideologues , who prefer being on the right side of history to sensible policy decisions. Follow Jonah Bennett on Twitter Send tips to [email protected] . Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

2016-09-18 05:10 National Security dailycaller.com

59 Nick Saban overcomes his Ole Miss demons; the Rebels find new ones OXFORD, Miss. -- Did you really think Nick Saban was going to let this one get away? Three straight losses to Ole Miss? With this good of a team? As Alabama's head coach? Nah, bro. Even when Ole Miss jumped out to a shocking 24-3 lead with 2:47 left in the first half and, according to ESPN's Football Power Index, had a 93.1 percent chance of winning, you just knew that Saban and his talented Tide weren't just going to lie down in front of a record crowd (66,176) for a football game in the state of Mississippi, and the top-ranked Crimson Tide prevailed 48-43 . Searching for its first victory over Ole Miss since 2013 and first lead over the Rebels since 5:30 remained in the fourth quarter of Ole Miss' historic 2014 win in Oxford, Alabama went from down by 21 to tied by going on a rampage in the span of 5 minutes, 23 seconds. It all started on the touchdown that gave the Rebels what appeared to be a commanding lead. While John Youngblood returned Jalen Hurts ' fumble on a hellacious sack by Marquis Haynes , defensive lineman Breeland Speaks lost his mind and was flagged for a personal foul on a downfield block. That 15-yard penalty was assessed on the ensuing kick, which Nathan Noble promptly booted out of bounds to give Alabama the ball at the 50. Three plays later, Alabama was in the end zone on a 6-yard run by Calvin Ridley . Shades of Ole Miss' gut-wrenching loss to Florida State slowly started creeping into newly renovated Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Ole Miss then went three-and-out, but that wasn't the most egregious part of the drive. No, that came when Ole Miss' punt team was completely gashed by Mr. Exciting, Eddie Jackson , who zigged and zagged his way to an 85- yard touchdown return. On the Rebels' next three drives, they mustered only seven yards ... while Alabama scored on a defensive touchdown (hello, second sack-fumble touchdown of the day). It was all part of a 31-3 run in front of many fans who just saw such a collapse (a 28-6 lead evaporated in a 45-34 loss to Florida State) only two weeks ago in Orlando, Florida. Alabama chugged along with 334 rushing yards, thanks to 290 combined from quarterback Jalen Hurts (146) and running back Damien Harris (144). Another big-boy touchdown, courtesy of a rumbling 75-yard interception return by Jonathan Allen , seemed to ice it at 48-30, but Ole Miss made two last-ditch efforts, including a beautiful 37-yard touchdown pass from Chad Kelly to A. J. Brown. But in total Bama fashion, the Tide rolled with its pounding running game to end yet another rally on an incredibly exciting day. Saban finally conquered Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze on a day when we might have been scratching our heads to find the nation's No. 1 team after Florida State had its doors blown off by Louisville. I think Bama can still hold that title, and Bama's going to be OK because it won't see Kelly or Freeze again. Ole Miss, on the other hand, has a lot to think about. That's two crushing losses after gigantic second-quarter leads. A Rebels team with the talent to make an SEC run heads into the teeth of SEC play 1-2, looking up at Alabama and with a lot of discouraged faces in its locker room.

2016-09-18 00:31 Edward Aschoff www.espn.com

60 Hamish Blake and Zoe Foster squeeze their pet cat into a front-facing bag to confuse son They regularly share hilarious images and captions on social media. And on Saturday, Hamish Blake and wife Zoe Foster took their comedic sense of humour to the next level. In a number of Instagram posts, the couple left their toddler, Sonny, amazed as they squeezed their pet cat into a front- facing pack. Scroll down for video In Hamish's image shared to Instagram, the cat poked its head out of out the bag as it rested on the radio host's chest. Sonny looked memorised by the pet-carrying accessory as he bent over and moved his face closely towards the cats. Alongside the image, Hamish captioned: 'I seen crazi stuf out there but no one beleev me wen I got bak and dun my report" - Meowbert. Catstronaut (sic)'. Zoe also shared an image of herself rocking the front-facing bag, which cradled the cat, to her official Instagram account. She too poked fun at the situation, writing: Enough of this domestic dungeon, he said, I need to see the world! You'll regret saying that, I thought.' Last month, it was reported the happy couple were hoping to expand their family. Zoe reportedly is said to have her heart set on a baby girl, with a source telling New Idea : 'They've been trying for another baby for a while now, and we're hoping for an announcement soon.' Zoe meanwhile, has also been open about her desire to have another child with her comedic husband. In October 2015, The Wrong Girl author took to Instagram to share her joy about regaining her physical strength after her first pregnancy left her body reeling. 'Am strong again! Reformer pilates has fixed things I was unsure could be fixed. (Core/pelvis/hips/inability to wear matching socks to an exercise class),' she wrote. 'After 567 years of osteo and rehab and pilates I finally feel like my body could handle having another baby, which is GREAT cos up until recently I was scared of my body falling apart again, and was looking into just cloning Sonny instead.' During her pregnancy with Sonny, the brunette beauty was faced with serious health issues including severe morning sickness, gestational diabetes and Ostetis Pubis - inflammation causing pain in the lower abdominal and pelvic region. Her serious pelvic issues forced the skincare company owner to walk using crutches during the final stages of pregnancy.

2016-09-18 01:10 Bianca La www.dailymail.co.uk

61 Brandis: Coalition can negotiate with Labor on same-sex marriage plebiscite The attorney general, George Brandis , has confirmed that the government is prepared to negotiate with Labor to win its support to set up the plebiscite on same-sex marriage. Speaking on Sky News on Sunday, Brandis defended the government’s proposed architecture for the 11 February poll – including $15m of public funding for yes and no case advertising – but said the government was prepared to compromise. Brandis also conceded the plebiscite was “constitutionally unorthodox” and there could be “outliers” on the yes and no case that did not engage in civil debate. Bill Shorten is expected to recommend the Labor caucus block the plebiscite when it meets in three weeks, leaving little time for the government to win opposition support. Malcolm Turnbull flagged on Friday that the government was willing to negotiate on the plebiscite . Brandis said: “The theme of this parliament has to be compromise, we have to deal with the parliament that the people gave us.” Asked about negotiation on the plebiscite, the attorney general said: “Just as we have seen successful outcomes to the omnibus savings bill in the week, then of course we prepared to talk to the opposition.” Brandis said he was “not prepared to flag any particular things” to win Labor support. Penny Wong, Labor leader in the Senate, said on Sunday that the opposition had “serious concerns about a plebiscite” which had “only been worsened by the way in which the prime minister has dealt with this”. “I think it’s pretty self-evident which way the Labor party is going to go in the parliament.” She said Turnbull had opposed public funding but had been rolled by the right wing of his party. Asked about possible compromise, Wong said: “There is a good compromise available to him. Have a free vote.” Some of Labor’s objections could be mitigated by scrapping public funding for the campaigns, setting clearer rules on advertising and making the plebiscite self-executing, ushering in marriage equality automatically if the yes vote won. But Labor has set out many other objections including its effect on vulnerable LGBTI people, that it treats LGBTI rights differently to other issues decided by parliament, and the bad precedent the departure from the normal process of representative democracy sets. Brandis said that “mainstream” LGBTI rights advocates didn’t want the plebiscite, but were “prepared to deal with it” since it is “the only feasible outcome for marriage equality in the near future”. He said most LGBTI people, and the Australian people, were not prepared to wait for years for same-sex marriage. On Thursday LGBTI organisations, including Australian Marriage Equality and Australians For Equality, attacked the government’s proposed plebiscite. Their objections included that the government has not specified amendments to the Marriage Act, that $15m of public funding is “unacceptable” and there would be an “uneven playing field” because religious organisations have tax deductible status. The government will propose new protections for “conscientious objectors” to same-sex marriage which marriage equality advocates fear could allow civil celebrants, registrars and even bakers and florists to refuse to serve same-sex weddings. Asked about Dean Smith’s plan to vote against plebiscite because it was “constitutionally unorthodox”, Brandis conceded that the Coalition senator’s objection was correct. The attorney general claimed that was not part of Labor’s objection and said a plebiscite was appropriate because same-sex marriage was a social question not a political one. “It’s not something the political class have any greater wisdom about than any other person in the community ... they have an equal right to be a decision-maker.” Brandis said he thought a clear majority would support allowing same-sex couples to marry but that shouldn’t be taken for granted and was not a “done deal”. “This is an argument that still needs to be made in the plebiscite campaign.” Brandis defended the $15m of public funding, by noting referendum campaigns usually feature funding for both sides of the argument. The plebiscite-enabling legislation has raised concerns third-party groups will be free to run advertisements without any restraint on the nature or truth of their messages. The attorney general said he was “very confident” the tone of the advertising approved by the yes and no case committees would be civil and truthful. “There will be third parties – I can’t exclude the possibility that on both the pro and anti change sides there might be outliers. “We’re seeing this now – where does this fiction come from that we’re not having a debate now?”

2016-09-18 01:07 Paul Karp www.theguardian.com

62 Laura Trott swaps Lycra for glamorous look at event with her fiancé Jason Kenny She can usually be found on the track wearing skintight Lycra and a helmet. But Olympic cycling champion Laura Trott swapped her kit for a more glamorous look when she attended an event in Manchester on Saturday. The Team GB star posed up a storm alongside her fiancé Jason Kenny at the Revolution Cycling series which was held at the National Cycling Centre. She wore a long-sleeved floral dress over three-quarter length black leggings. The dress, which was slightly sheer, was cinched in at the waist to flaunt Laura's enviable figure. With her long blonde locks straightened, Laura looked at ease as she chatted to top cyclist Ed Clancy in front of photographers. She was also seen signing autographs with her cycling champion fiance Jason Kenny. Laura has previously spoken about how she enjoys getting dolled up to pose for photo shoots, rather than always looking 'like a sweaty mess'. After posing in a Stella McCartney gown, she told The Evening Standard : 'To start with I felt a little bit out of my comfort zone because I'm so used to being in Lycra. 'But it was nice because all the photos I see, even when you're on the podium when you've had five minutes to quickly get a towel, I always end up looking like a sweaty mess. 'It's nice to actually look done-up, because people see a different side of me, the more girly side. Obviously I can't do that with cycling. 'I can't go with nice girly hair and full make-up. I really appreciate it, because a lot of people don't get that opportunity to have nice glam photoshoots.' The 24-year-old brought home two gold medals from Rio to add to the two she won in the London 2012 Games, making her the most successful female British Olympian ever. Her fiancé won three golds to double his previous haul as Team GB enjoyed its best ever performance at an Olympic Games. It was recently revealed that Laura was among the athletes who had their medical records leaked by Russian hackers. Her personal data was posted on the website of 'The Fancy Bears', a group suspected of links to the Kremlin.

2016-09-18 01:06 Jenny Awford www.dailymail.co.uk

63 63 Black Dog: Can viper Michael Gove ever be loyal? After watching Michael Gove ruthlessly knife his pals David Cameron and Boris Johnson, Theresa May could be forgiven for thinking twice before embracing viper Gove into the bosom of her Cabinet. But Gove's friends say she has told him she can rescue him from exile if he can 'behave in a loyal, sober and trustworthy manner' over the next two or three years. Is that a flock of pigs flying over Big Ben? Scotland Yard has been called in by the Commons to investigate the latest twist in the Keith Vaz rent-boy scandal: who has been daubing offensive graffiti about the Labour MP's alleged sexual proclivities in a parliamentary loo? The Commons are treating it as criminal damage, but police can eliminate Tory MP Andrew Bridgen, Vaz's nemesis, from their inquiries. 'Not me, guv,' he insists. 'I don't spend my time hanging around Commons toilets.' On last week's anniversary of the death of activist Elliott Johnson, 21, who committed suicide in the Tatler Tory scandal, a friend recalled Elliott's fateful words just weeks before he died. 'Elliott said young Tory activists were obsessed with the House Of Cards TV series and tried to imitate it, but he hated it. Little did he know he would soon be a real-life victim of House Of Cards-style skulduggery.' Speaker John Bercow was his usual oddball self when he gave a leaving speech for veteran Commons official Andrew Walker. Dog's spies say he bizarrely told guests that Walker – who was in charge of MPs' expenses before the 2009 scandal – was like a 'stranded mountaineer who only survived by sawing his own leg off' when the furore erupted. One guest said: 'Presumably, he meant Andrew let MPs take the hit. How typically ungracious.' Labour MPs who are convinced that Jeremy Corbyn is the puppet frontman for hard-Left infiltrators have a new nickname for him – Albert RN, the dummy constructed by British prisoners- of-war in Germany's Marlag O camp to confuse their captors while they plotted their escape. Says one: 'If anything, Albert had more charisma.' Labour MP Frank Field's stances on immigration and benefits scroungers have earned him praise from many Tories. Former Tory chairman and ex- BBC chief Lord Patten is not among them. When the pair took part in a Brexit debate, Patten said: 'Frank used to be my Commons voting 'pair', but to call him sanctimonious would be an understatement.' Pots and kettles… When legendary Liverpudlian Liberal campaigner Sir Trevor Jones, who died this month aged 89, boasted he could oust Labour in Merseyside in the 1970s, disbelieving Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe promised to ride naked on an elephant through the city if Jones achieved it. When Jones did just that, his friends were surprised that exotic Thorpe did not live up to his vow. 'We thought Jeremy regularly did that sort of thing for fun,' said one.

2016-09-18 01:06 Black Dog www.dailymail.co.uk

64 David Cameron's ex-speechwriter says the demeaning of his legacy has already gone too far A year ago, David Cameron was being hailed as a political colossus after pulling off a shock Election victory. Now he is slinking from Parliament, his achievements dismissed and his reputation in ruins. There is no doubt Brexit was a disaster that will tarnish his place in history. And the sorry style of his departure, spraying honours around pals and breaking promises to stay in Westminster, has done him no favours. Yet as his successor seeks to airbrush away his successes in office, cheered by backbenchers who once crawled to Cameron for favours and commentators hastily changing their tunes, the demeaning of his legacy has already gone too far. I remember when I first met him when he was a fresh new MP, and being struck by his smart brain, his self-deprecating humour, his natural optimism and, above all, his ease in the modern world, a trait shared by few Tory contemporaries. When he told me he was standing for leader in 2005, I was not surprised. And I was impressed by his determination to reshape a party that seemed stale and stuck in the past, on the ropes after three successive defeats by Tony Blair. He was admirably open to fresh ideas over how to attract new voters. But when I once raised public perceptions over the plethora of old Etonians in his inner circle, he brushed aside my concerns. We discussed the lessons learned from having disabled children and he was defensive of the NHS thanks to his experiences. Cameron espoused a clear vision of compassionate Conservatism that planted the Tory flag in the centre ground, rejecting the tired obsession over Europe that had previously caused such divisions in the party. Yet 11 years later it is that same fractious old issue – which wrecked the tenures of two previous Tory Prime Ministers and already overshadows his successor – that has caused the rapid dissolution of such a stellar political career. Now he is leaving Parliament under a cloud, and few will remember the remarkable statistic that 11 of his 15 years in Westminster were spent as party leader. He might have been a brilliant Prime Minister in boom times. Instead his leadership and liberal modernisation project was knocked off course first by a financial crisis, then by the rise of a populist force on his right flank. Ultimately, his pragmatism proved his undoing, too many concessions to the Right leading to that dreadful referendum defeat. Yet it is wrong to write him off as a dismal failure, as suddenly seems fashionable. Although a former aide, I never shied away from fair criticism, such as attacking his absurd aid giveaway and flawed immigration targets. But he also banked big achievements. Cameron oversaw an economy that cut taxes for the lowest- paid, created millions of jobs, opened up and outgunned international rivals – which is, after all, why so many Europeans flocked here to work. He speeded up successful education reforms, defeated Scottish nationalism, devolved power from Westminster, led a stable coalition during a fiscal crisis and drove through gay marriage despite fierce criticism from traditionalists. And just look at the political landscape he left, gifting Theresa May dominance at Westminster. Contrast this to Cameron’s own inheritance, the fourth leader in as many years of a party shattered by three defeats. The Conservative Party in 2005 was an outmoded institution that had lost touch with a fast-changing nation. Bereft of fresh ideas and seen as the ‘nasty party’, it had just 17 female MPs and two from ethnic minorities. Now the party reflects modern Britain. There are four times more women MPs and 17 from ethnic minorities. Cameron departs having driven Labour down a hard-Left blind alley and devastated the Lib Dems. Party finances were transformed by his friend Lord Feldman, who raised an astonishing £250 million and cleared £28 million debts while serving as main fundraiser. Yet May, who courageously coined the ‘nasty party’ tag in 2002, seems to have gone out of her way to wipe all trace of Cameron from the party. First she banished his supporters from front benches, which, given her slim majority in the Commons, may have serious repercussions. Now she seems set on laying waste to his legacy. Already she has weakened sugar tax proposals, watered down plans for city mayors, revived state protectionism and shied away from crucial prison reforms. These are all regressive moves. Even worse is her idea to expand grammar schools, a concept so flawed that even hopeless Jeremy Corbyn managed to run rings around her at Prime Minister’s Questions. Instead of turning back the clock, she should have examined the unlikely success story of non-selective London schools, triumphing thanks to academic freedom, investment and, yes, immigration with an influx of motivated families. Cameron felt strongly about his school reforms. After all, he made his name as education spokesman and repeatedly faced down Right-wingers by ruling out such a grammar school revival. Hopefully the grammar school plan will be defeated and May can instead start to flesh out her laudable desire to spread social justice. So far, sadly, she seems only interested in protecting her right flank from Ukip rather than appealing to the centre. May is not alone in trashing Cameron’s tenure. Last week the Foreign Affairs Select Committee savaged his intervention in Libya. Yet this was a poor report, reliant on shoddy research and shockingly ignorant of realities I saw before and during the revolution when reporting from the ground for this newspaper. Libya was very different from Iraq. It was not a foreign invasion ripping apart a nation, but air strikes backed by the Arab League in support of a popular revolt against a savage dictatorship, one already guilty of atrocities. After Gaddafi’s overthrow, there were fair elections. The West, scarred by Iraq, was too reluctant to become involved, while those in charge resisted help and made mistakes, such as not disarming militias. Yet now Cameron is singled out for blame over the subsequent calamity. Is it just coincidence the Tory-dominated committee behind this inept report is chaired by a man he once sacked as Minister? Our political system is diminished when people who once professed undying loyalty to their leader start kicking him the second he loses power. Little wonder so many voters have lost faith in tribal party politics. Cameron did not turn out to be a great Prime Minister who transformed his nation, as I hoped. Ultimately he tried to be too tactical, spooked into jettisoning his core strategy and enabling Nigel Farage to become the most influential politician of our age. Yet despite the tumult of Brexit and cacophony of critics dismissing his premiership, Cameron did a decent job in difficult times. Do not be fooled into suddenly thinking he was a disaster.

2016-09-18 01:06 Ian Birrell www.dailymail.co.uk

65 Jimmy Barnes opens up on his harrowing childhood and alcoholic father Jimmy Barnes has opened up about his harrowing childhood after suffering an emotionally violent upbringing at the hands of his abusive, alcoholic father. In a shocking admission published in his new book Working Class Boy , the 60- year-old musician details the brutal domestic incidents he endured in his family home. The legendary rocker recalled how he and his three siblings would take refuge in a small cupboard for hours to block out the horrific arguments between their parents. Scroll down for video 'We spent a lot of time in there. I remember it was dark and with the door shut it was hard to hear a lot of what was going on outside,' he said in an extract published in the Sunday Herald Sun. 'Some nights we were in the cupboard for hours waiting for the battle to subside, other nights we couldn’t leave the cupboard at all.' Opening up about his tough childhood, Barnes said despite the alcohol- fuelled violence, he never saw his father attack his mother - but would find her in tears with a black eye and his old man passed out in their bedroom. And the bitter fights didn't stop there as Barnes remembered the heated arguments would get 'more intense, more extreme, and we were in more danger'. After the shouting had stopped, the terrified children would slowly creep out from their hiding spot to see 'what damage had been done this time'. 'Broken glass and smashed furniture was all that was left of our lives. That and the sound of Mum crying in the bedroom again,' Barnes said. In a recent interview with his son David Campbell for Stellar magazine, Barnes revealed his troubled father's battle with alcoholism. 'I remembered the kids, my sisters hiding my mum under a bed, battered and bruised,' he said. 'My dad was a quiet assassin. He was really charming and smiley and softly spoken, but he could knock you out in a second and he did when I was near her, in her arms.' Despite how often the fights broke out, Barnes admitted he thought the domestic violence 'behaviour' was a normal part of marriage until his mother left his father. But Barnes said he didn't dwell on it too much at the time, but the childhood nightmare all came flooding back to him as he sat down to work on his memoir. Working Class Boy goes on sale on Monday, September 19.

2016-09-18 01:05 Cindy Tran www.dailymail.co.uk

66 Bradley Cooper is quite the man in charge as he gives a pal a ride on his motorcycle His love for motorcycles has allowed him his own collection. And on Saturday, Bradley Cooper and a male pal enjoyed a ride on one of his prized possessions. The handsome 41-year-old has previously taken model Suki Waterhouse and Lady Gaga for a spin. Bradley wore a black-and-white motorcycle jacket with matching leather gloves. The handsome actor added a pair of dark-coloured trousers and brown boots. The American Sniper star wore a pair of his go-to mirror shades and kept safe with a helmet. Bradley's pal held on tight to the star. His companion, dressed in jeans, jacket and wearing similar shades to the actor, appeared to trust Bradley's driving skills. The War Dogs talent has safely given several famous faces a ride on his motorcycles, most recently, Lady Gaga in April of this year. The duo would later confirm their partnership in A Star Is Born, with both starring in the remake, and Bradley writing and directing. Additionally, the motorcycle enthusiast will appear in three different projects in the upcoming years. In 2017, he'll star in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and in 2018, Avengers: Infinity War. He's also announced for Honeymoon with Harry.

2016-09-18 01:04 Brittany Valadez www.dailymail.co.uk

67 Clinton Foundation Spent $7.8 Million On Travel The Clinton Foundation spent significantly more money on travel costs than it did on charitable grants in 2014, the organization’s tax filings show. The foundation spent $7.8 million on travel in 2014, while spending less than $5.2 million on charitable grants over the same time span, according to the foundation’s 2014 IRS filings . More than $6 million of the $7.8 million spent on travel was marked as “Program service expenses.” Approximately $566,000 of the travel money was marked as “Management and general expenses.” The remaining almost $1.3 million spent on travel was marked as “Fundraising expenses.” (RELATED: Just 5.7 Percent Of Clinton Foundation Budget Actually Went To Charitable Grants) As previously reported by The Daily Caller, the Clinton Foundation spent just 5.7 percent of its massive 2014 budget on charitable grants. The less than $5.2 million spent on charitable grants in 2014 pales in comparison to the $34.8 million the foundation spent on salaries, compensation and employee benefits. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: IRS Launches Investigation Of Clinton Foundation) The lion’s share — $50.4 million — of the money spent by the Clinton Foundation in 2014 was marked as “other expenses.” Charity Navigator, a non-profit watchdog that has received favors from the foundation, gave the foundation a four star rating. (RELATED: Clinton Foundation Doles Out Favors, Charity Rater Gives It Four Stars In Return) Follow Hasson on Twitter @PeterJHasson

2016-09-18 05:10 Reporter Associate dailycaller.com

68 ABS targets millions of Australians for census fines The Australian Bureau of Statistics is targeting millions of Australians who still haven't completed their census forms. An estimated two million households are yet to complete the census, compared to the 96 per cent completion rate in 2011, reported Yahoo 7. The census website will stop accepting submissions on September 23. Scroll down for video The ABS is expected to send out Census Field Officers this week to doorknock and hand out hard copy forms to households, particularly in areas with significant non-compliance problems. If you fail to submit your census by the cut-off date, you could be fined up $180 per day until the form is returned to the ABS. In some cases, penalties for not completing the census can also include a criminal conviction. It's also an offence to provide false or misleading statements or information, with a fine of up to $1,800. This year's census was plagued with issues after the website crashed on September 9, leaving millions of Australians unable to submit their forms. It took two days for the website to be up and running again, after the ABS it took down as a precaution when they claim it came under attack from foreign hackers. The hackers apparently launched four denial of service attempts to block the millions of Australians who wanted to access the site. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has admitted there were 'serious failures' with the national survey, which was conducted on an opt-out online basis for the first time by the ABS, costing taxpayers $272 million in operational costs. Despite the issues surrounding this year's census, the Federal Government is refusing to waive penalties for forms that are incomplete or handed in late. Data collected from the 2016 Census will support funding decisions for services and infrastructure including housing, transport, education, industry, hospitals, and the environment. 2016-09-18 01:03 Ashleigh Davis www.dailymail.co.uk

69 Anne Hathaway reveals she fits into her jeans again six months after giving birth as she shows off svelte post-baby body in NYC Anne Hathaway welcomed her baby boy Jonathan six months ago. And the new mum has just revealed she's feeling 'pretty good' after recently discovering she was able to fit into her jeans again. On Friday, the actress, 33, showed off her svelte post-pregnancy figure while out with husband Adam Shulman and their newborn in New York City. 'I find that my workouts are really different now because I gave birth,' Anne told People at the Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday. She continued: 'I had been trying to fit into my jeans and it just wasn’t happening, then I stopped trying, and the other day, they fit.' 'I’m not gonna lie, that felt pretty good.' The Academy Award-winning actress stepped out for a relaxed evening with her 35-year-old actor and producer husband. She donned a pair of white cuffed drawstring trousers and a low- cut black tank which flashed a hint of cleavage. Anne went with a minimalist look in a pair of black Nike trainers and skipped the cosmetics, revealing her natural beauty and flawless complexion. Her jewellery designer hubby also opted for comfort in a graphic blue tee with cropped navy sweats and sunglasses that hung from the neckline of his shirt. The loved up couple shared a laugh as they walked alongside one another with Adam pushing their infant's stroller. Anne and Adam started dating in 2008 and the couple became engaged in November 2011. They were married in September 2012 and welcomed their first child together on March 24.

2016-09-18 01:02 Sarah Jones www.dailymail.co.uk

70 Jeremy Corbyn cabal plans political execution of deputy leader Tom Watson Jeremy Corbyn held a secret summit at a Downton Abbey-style mansion to plot a savage new purge of all his top Labour enemies after this week’s leadership contest, it was revealed last night. Corbyn and his inner circle met at Esher Place, a Grade II-listed country house in Surrey owned by the Unite union, where they reportedly plotted the downfall of his deputy Tom Watson and Labour General Secretary Iain McNicol for opposing the Labour leader. The secret meeting is revealed six days before Corbyn is expected to see off a bid to oust him as Labour leader by Owen Smith. Confident of victory, Corbyn and his hard- Left coterie gathered at Esher Place three weeks ago to plan how to tighten their stranglehold on the party after his expected triumph is confirmed on Saturday, the day before the Labour Conference opens in Liverpool. Esher Place, built in the French Renaissance style, is an unlikely location for a Left-wing plot: previous owners of the 800-year-old estate include Henry VIII, Cardinal Wolsey and Elizabeth I. Edward VII was once a guest there. Unite now uses it as a training centre. The two-day event was hosted by Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey. Others understood to have been present include: The summit was revealed as rebel Labour MP John Woodcock, said to be on a Corbyn ‘hit list’, accused his leader’s team of ‘fanning the flames of hate’ in the party. The Mail on Sunday understands much of the discussion at the secret meeting focused on Watson and McNicol. ‘They wanted to force a challenge to Tom as Deputy Leader but realised they can’t because he was elected, so instead they talked about firing him as chairman which is easier,’ said a source. ‘They hate Tom because he revealed how Corbyn is propped up by Trotskyist entryists. They hate Iain because he won’t let Corbyn turn Labour into a loony-Left Jezza fan club and hound out decent officials who have given their life to our party.’ The meeting discussed giving Watson’s party chairman role to outspoken Labour MP Angela Rayner, who denounced Tory plans to bring back grammar schools as ‘segregation, segregation, segregation’. Ms Rayner, 36, who spoke in the Commons last year of how she was told she would ‘amount to nothing after falling pregnant at 16’, is a fervent supporter of Corbyn. Reports of a Corbyn bid to give Rayner Watson’s job as chairman were fuelled last night after a slick Labour film promoting her was posted on YouTube – prompting a sarcastic tweet by Watson about ‘this inspiring rising star’. Those at the meeting also discussed sacking McNicol, who has fought a running battle with Corbyn over his attempt to seize control over the party machine. Corbyn was furious when McNicol backed a successful move to stop thousands of Left-wingers rushing to join Labour earlier this year to vote to keep him as leader. Labour last night declined to comment. A spokesman for Mr Corbyn also refused to comment, apart from saying: ‘Jeremy regularly holds informal meetings with his teams and supporters.’

2016-09-18 01:02 Simon Walters www.dailymail.co.uk

71 LIZ JONES: Rural life better? No, it's sexist, cruel and lonely I remember the moment I decided to leave my Georgian townhouse (now worth £3million) on a leafy square in Islington, and move to the country. I was in my marble bathroom, and all I could hear was this hum: an overpowering drone in my ears. 'I can't stand this,' I said to myself. 'It must be the traffic. I need peace and quiet.' I've just walked my dogs on the edge of the moor in the Yorkshire Dales, dodging warning signs saying 'Do not let dogs off the lead! Nesting birds!' and the deafening hum is still there, accompanied by a crackling. It turns out I have tinnitus. It wasn't London's fault at all. Which sums up why I think the news last week that people who live in cities are 39 per cent more likely to have mood disorders, and 21 per cent more likely to be anxious, is utter nonsense. I can give you an example of a bad mood. I've just stepped over 16 dead rabbits with bullet wounds, seven rabbits with no eyes dying slowly from myxomatosis, and four flattened hedgehogs – one of them, given the Rorschach shape on the tarmac, was only a baby (I erected a 5mph sign on a tree last year, but a farmer took it down in the night). I've walked past 13 sheep so lame they can't walk, and a barn containing beef cattle – mums and calves – kept in all summer standing on their own faeces. It's interesting the BBC's latest slow television hit, All Aboard! The Country Bus – which follows my route home from Richmond to Hawes – fails to show farmers shooting any dog with the temerity to traverse their fields. They'd have more room to run around if I lived in Hampstead. I'm not surprised at the hedgehog death toll, as drivers in the countryside like to speed at 100mph in the middle of the road, taking off my wing mirror no fewer than six times in the past six months. There are no speed cameras, while the local police are terrified of farmers who careen home drunk late at night. And don't get me started on food in the country. I thought pubs cooked their own fare, especially as the blackboards state: 'Delicious home-cooked food.' But a friend in the restaurant business, out for lunch with me one day, recognised all the dishes as originating from a caterer on an industrial estate. There is nowhere to buy decent ingredients: we only have a Co-op in Richmond, which doesn't even stock tofu. There is nowhere to buy decent shower gel: even my local Boots isn't upmarket enough to stock Clarins, the poor woman's Sisley. Despite local MP Rishi Sunak's promise to make the Dales a kind of northern Silicon Valley, it takes me longer to load and send this column than it does to write it, so slow is the broadband. There is no mobile signal. There is no Waitrose. There is no mains water, so my supply is full of lead. Every time I put my head outside my front gate, it's buzzed by a cyclist doing 30mph. A friend came to dog-sit the other day, and emailed: 'Liz. The amazing view of the Swale has disappeared behind all those saplings. You need to get a tree surgeon.' I hadn't even noticed. I'm so busy keeping the place going I've not had time to look at the view for two years. I need a brain surgeon, more like, or at least to get my head examined. Whenever a girlfriend tells me she dreams of moving to the country because 'you get so much for your money. My kids will have room to run about!', I tell her she will be making the biggest mistake of her life. I did a shoot for a Sunday supplement. The male make-up artist stood in my front garden gazing up at the moor. 'It's so beautiful,' he said. 'Yes, but it's a 500-mile round trip to my office. I've fallen asleep at the wheel three times. Even the Sainsbury's man won't come up my lane, due to flooding; he leaves it in the [broken] telephone box at the bottom.' 'Well, yes, but it must be worth it for the lifestyle.' 'What lifestyle? The hairdresser doesn't even have an answerphone. The one decent baker 15 miles away shuts at 5pm. If you stop in the middle of the road to pick up a hedgehog, you get verbal abuse.' It's the loneliness that gets to me. I go for weeks without talking to a soul. The countryside is so difficult that to survive it you need a family, a husband, pots of money, and high stone walls. There is this idea that we need to preserve a rural way of life, that it's our heritage, a refuge: instead, it's a throwback, it's sexist and cruel. I'm off to challenge a couple of young men who've just turned up in camouflage gear, for all the world poised to fight Isis, but who have chosen bunny rabbits as their foe. They have shovels, dogs, nets and guns. They really are no match for me. At least the countryside has made me tough.

2016-09-18 00:58 Liz Jones www.dailymail.co.uk

72 Canada catches Charlotte fever! Never mind Kate's style wars with the PM's super- glamorous wife... it's the little princess who's set to be the star of the show They are two of the most glamorous couples on the diplomatic circuit. But when the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie on the Royal tour next week, there will only be one star of the show. Canada is braced for Charlotte fever, as the Cambridges’ one-year-old daughter steps out on her first foreign trip. No effort has been spared to accommodate the little Princess, with a specially created nursery installed in Canada’s Government House, complete with toys and soft playroom. The Canadian media are already describing her as a ‘superstar’ ahead of the Royals’ arrival on Saturday on a Canadian air force jet. And the public are waiting with baited breath to greet Charlotte, who turned one in May and has only been seen twice in public since her birth – at her christening and Trooping the Colour in June. William and Kate will squeeze 32 engagements into their eight-day visit, but there will also be occasions for Charlotte and her three-year-old brother Prince George to enjoy. They will meet the Trudeaus’ three children, Xavier, eight, Ella-Grace, seven, and two-year-old Hadrien and are expected to attend a children’s party in Victoria. The Royals and their 12-strong entourage will stay at Government House, a 13-bedroom stately home in Victoria, official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. It is reported that the Trudeaus have added their own touches to ensure the youngsters feel at home. Special meal plans have been submitted to the in-house chef – including a recipe for Prince George’s favourite, spaghetti bolognese. William and Kate are privately paying for their nanny Maria Barrallo to accompany them, as well as Kate’s hairdresser Amanda Cook Tucker, who charges £300 a day. Kate will take around 50 outfits on the trip, but the Royal wardrobe is likely to be more casual than on previous tours. There may well be a hint of fashion competition however, as Mrs Trudeau, a former TV presenter, dresses head-to-toe in Canadian couture to boost the industry. The Duchess of Cambridge has upped the stakes by commissioning custom-made frocks and coat dresses from Canadian- based designers Erdem and Bojana Sentaler Nikolic. A Palace source said: ‘There will be no tiaras or show-stopping jewels. It’s comfortable day dresses and some belted coats for cooler days.’ The visit will no doubt revive memories of the tour by Charles and Diana to Canada in 1983, when they were the guests of Mr Trudeau’s father, Pierre, the then Canadian Prime Minister. That trip was credited with creating fresh interest in the Monarchy among Canadians and diminishing support for the republican movement.

2016-09-18 00:57 Katie Nicholl www.dailymail.co.uk

73 Rangers 0-0 Ross County: Mark Warburton's derby blues have still not lifted as conflict rules at Ibrox Armed Forces day at Ibrox but the underlying theme was of internal conflict. From the training-ground row that saw Joey Barton dropped from Mark Warburton’s squad to the boos directed at the team by their supporters at the end, the famous old stadium is far from a happy home for Rangers right now. Warburton’s side has now failed to win four of their six Premiership games this season and this latest draw could not be explained away by the theory that Barton is slowing the team down. Overrun and outclassed in that 5-1 defeat at Celtic Park last weekend, there were harsh words exchanged inside Murray Park but the fierce reaction to their Old Firm defeat did not manifest itself in a winning way. This was an improved performance, perhaps not as good as the manager would have everyone believe. In normal circumstances, a team embarking on its first season following promotion from the Championship would not be expected to mount a title challenge, far less win every week. Rangers, however, do not operate in a normal environment. Constant demand for success from their supporters, allied to a wage spend that gulfs every team in the league bar Celtic, means that there is a heavy weight of expectation on these players. Warburton has been prickly regarding media negativity but the grumbling from the stand will not be silenced by talk of football science. The players must quickly find a way to start winning. Ross County were compact and organised and, had top scorer and Ladbrokes Player of the Month Liam Boyce been available to play, they might even have possessed enough of a threat on the counter-attack to make this even worse for a Rangers team that created chances yet had no finishing touch. By the end the set-piece manoeuvre, normally eschewed by the refined Warburton, seemed Rangers’ best hope of a goal. That 37-year-old centre- back Clint Hill looked the man most likely to deliver it jarred with the manager’s assessment that this had been the team’s best 90-minute performance of the campaign. In Barton’s absence, there was a look of last season’s Championshipwinning Rangers in the starting line-up. The return to fitness of Martyn Waghorn and Jason Holt is good news for the Ibrox club but both will take time to reach full sharpness. Waghorn had not started since scoring on the Premiership’s opening day against Hamilton and struggled to find his range or any real understanding with centre-forward Joe Garner. For Holt, this was a first league appearance of the season and his darting runs and ability to find space were a welcome addition. As the teams were read out pre-match, there was an especially loud cheer for the announcement of Holt’s name, a noise rivalled only by the reception for Andy Halliday. It was ironic that, having been involved in the initial training- ground altercation that led to Barton’s row with Warburton, Halliday should take the Scouser’s place in the centre of midfield. With Holt taking the place of Niko Kranjcar and Josh Windass retaining his place in the central trio, there was more energy about Rangers in the middle of the park. Minus Boyce — out because of a back injury — County boss Jim McIntyre set out to be compact and press Rangers. While the League Cup holders started at a decent tempo, the first moment of menace came from the home team. Windass was Rangers’ only outfield player to emerge from Parkhead with credit and he continued in the same strong-running vein here. Freed by a Holt pass, the former Accrington Stanley man beat Andrew Davies by knocking the ball one side of the defender and speeding past him on the other. Davies eventually got back to clear after Windass was slowed down as he skipped beyond keeper Scott Fox. With a few more games in his legs, the Englishman should start tucking such opportunities away. The only other Ranger to merit pass marks last weekend was Wes Foderingham and the goalkeeper produced a most impressive piece of shot-stopping to deny Alex Schalk when the Dutchman latched on to Davies’ downward header and drilled a low shot towards the net. That moment apart, County were uneconomical in possession, gifting the ball to Rangers too often for McIntyre’s liking. They compensated for their inaccuracy with bravery, launching a series of blocks and tackles that continued to keep Rangers at bay with centre-backs Davies and Paul Quinn excelling. The pattern continued after the interval, with County bedding in and Rangers probing. Waghorn forced a fingertip save from Fox with a curling shot. From the corner, Barrie McKay placed hiscross on to Hill’s head. The defender got his effort on target but County midfielder Mark Woods climbed to nod the ball off the line. Warburton made his customary double change just after the hour mark, with Waghorn and Garner making way for Kenny Miller and Michael O’Halloran, who almost scored within seconds, heading a powerful first touch against the crossbar from a Windass delivery. Rangers’ tendency towards overplaying from defence was almost their undoing when Lee Wallace — who looked particularly uncomfortable all afternoon — was caught in possession by Schalk. Fortunately for the Rangers captain, his goalkeeper was equal to the forward’s powerful shot. Fox continued to be busier than Foderingham and was called on to block Hill’s effort before the end.

2016-09-18 00:57 Graeme Croser www.dailymail.co.uk

74 Several killed in Central African Republic violence Several people have been killed in fighting between rival rebel groups in the Central African Republic, the UN mission in the country says. The UN the clashes took place in a village about 350km (220 miles) north of the capital, Bangui. Aid agencies say up to 10 people may have died, but a spokesman for the presidency put the death toll at 26. He said members of the mainly Muslim Seleka rebel group went from door to door and killed their victims. The CAR has fallen prey to sectarian violence since March 2013, when Seleka rebels briefly seized power and deposed the Christian President Francois Bozize. The Seleka group was itself then ousted, leading to a wave of violent reprisals against the Muslim population by the Christian anti-Balaka militia. Thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the CAR since 2013. Some 11,000 UN peacekeepers are deployed in the country as part of the agency's so-called Minusca mission.

2016-09-18 05:08 www.bbc.co.uk

75 RACHEL JOHNSON: Men ARE better... at flouncing around in a petulant strop Hasn’t anyone else noticed? It’s just a few short weeks since a new female PM took over, and the country is facing the biggest challenges since the Second World War – with Brexit, the migrant crisis, Islamic terrorism all crowded on the plate. Yet many of the men who used to straddle public life (and we will come to Boris’s man-spreading anon) have left the building, either literally or metaphorically. Ed Balls is doing Strictly, preferring shiny floors and smiley partner Katya to the unpalatable, unpopular alternative: which is to use his heft and fancy footwork to help make Labour into a proper Opposition again. David Cameron is, as of last week, now an ex-MP as well as an ex-PM. And it happens just as he hits his own Five-Oh next month. His pals deny it was a flounce occasioned by Mrs May’s brutal purge of his pet policies and his personal pets, but as one ‘friend’ observed last week: ‘Quitting now as MP is like the little boy who says, “If I can’t be captain I am taking the ball home.” ’ Over on the good ship Labour, Blairite Alastair Campbell and Corbynite John McDonnell turned last week’s Question Time into a pub brawl, wagging their fingers and denouncing each other over an unperturbed Tory, Anna Soubry, who followed Napoleon’s advice, which was ‘never interrupt your enemy while he is making a mistake’. Now, I can’t decide whether the multiple male strop-outs – just as a busy woman with a new broom takes over – is coincidence, petulance, or self-indulgence, or all of the above. What I do know is that, when it comes to their midlife crises, men commit. Roman Abramovich last week took his £8.5million collection of super-cars to a race-track in Germany for a spin; Hugh Grant happily tells interviewers that his new obsession, after golf, is also cars. ‘I go on motor racing trips. I get taught how to drive, and now go to bed and read my iPad all about how crankshafts work or disc brakes. It’s a midlife crisis. That’s exactly what’s happening to me.’ Do you know a single woman to whom something similar has ‘happened’? No. As far as I can see, only two prominent men last week made any effort to demonstrate that they were not in full male midlife-crisis mode. One was the Foreign Secretary, who was photographed (above) with his knees wide apart, hands on thighs, in a pose that one wag read as ‘Boris is open for business even if Britain isn’t’ (how I laughed). The other was George Osborne, who gave a 16-minute interview to the Today programme that can be summed up in Arnie’s three-word threat: ‘I’ll be back.’ GO said he wasn’t going to write his memoirs as he didn’t ‘know how the story ends’. But we know how he wants it to end, as he declared himself the champion of the ‘liberal mainstream – ie the former Chancellor, 45, is clearly hoping that the ‘Osborne Supremacy’ is still ahead, rather than The ‘Osborne Legacy’ behind him. On a personal note, my husband’s midlife crisis was already in full swing when I met him in 1990 and, now aged 63, he says he is embarking on an ‘old age crisis’, and I’m rather envious, to be honest. When do we ever get to have ours? As Ed ‘Glitter’ Balls admits, his wife Yvette ‘didn’t have time’ to have one. ‘She thinks it’s a bit indulgent. When we were in Parliament, she thought it was easier for me to have a midlife crisis than her. Politics and family were all- consuming, and she thought it was indulgent for me to be going off doing marathons.’ So, in answer to my own question, which is why oh why do men have proper full-blown midlife crises and women don’t? I fear they do it for the same reason, of course, that dogs lick their testicles – because they can! I fear everyone has missed the point about that Cabinet photograph. The world has been far too swift to accuse the Foreign Secretary of striking a rude pose of male dominance. This is what I think really happened. When my brother was placed two seats to the right of his female captain, he automatically assumed the posture of prop forward in a rugby team photo: thighs akimbo, hands planted on knees. I grew up with three brothers who played rugby. My mother has an extensive – possibly Guinness world- record-holding – collection of framed photographs of all her sons, grinning, in exactly the same position. What you see here is not so much manspreading – it’s muscle memory. Hey, stop stealing my bad ideas! Believe it or not, I once worked in the Foreign Office. During my stint in the blue-skies ‘policy planning staff’ (1992-93), I suggested the UK should demand the return of our navy-and-gold passports. This proposal went all the way up to the Foreign Secretary before my paper was filed and forgotten in a dusty corner of some registry. To my slight surprise, the idea has been exhumed and is now being dangled before us as the first bonus of Brexit and a national consolation for the loss of visa-free travel. Come on David (Davis). You can do better than this ‘bring backery’. It wasn’t even a good idea when I had it. First Britain leaves the EU. Then Bake Off leaves the BBC, which is only marginally less traumatic. We all know that home- grown hits don’t survive transplantation. We all know that new presenters don’t always work (Jamie Oliver can no more replace Mary Berry than Chris Evans can replace Jeremy Clarkson). Charm and chemistry cannot be bought, not with all the tea in China. And so the GBBU (Great British Break- Up) of 2016 continues. QUOTES of the week ‘We have loved seeing it rise and rise like a pair of yeasted Latvian baps but we’re not going with the dough.’ Bake Off stars Mel and Sue reveal they won’t be following the BBC show to Channel 4. ‘Nothing’s going to happen until Mary Berry invokes Arctic Roll 50 – and that could take years.’ Twitter user Olly Clarke jokes that Bake Off ‘Brexit’ might take some time. 'A 70-year-old with unbridled ambition, greedy, not transformational, with a husband still d***ing bimbos at home.’ Colin Powell, former US Secretary of State, pulls no punches in a leaked email voicing concerns about presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. ‘Old, badly educated, don’t want anything new.’ Screenwriter Andrew Davies’s description of ITV viewers after having his scripts rejected by channel bosses. 'Would you write to This Week and ask what Michael Portillo was wearing?' Only Connect present Victoria Coren says she is fed up with viewers asking about the clothes she wears on the BBC2 quiz. ‘Don’t start pub quizzing me.’ Emily Thornberry, the Shadow Foreign Minister, rounds on Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan after he asks her to name the French foreign minister. ‘A few people in the country don’t want to see people with very few clothes on jumping off something.’ Sir David Attenborough is less than enthused by the BBC’s blanket coverage of the Olympics this summer. ‘We were force-grown, like rhubarb.’ Beatle John Lennon’s newly discovered comment on the group’s rise, as chronicled in new film Eight Days A Week, The Touring Years. ‘Go white privilege.’ Protester Natalie Fiennes, cousin of actor Ralph, suggests white defendants get treated better in courts, on being fined £95 for taking part in a Black Lives Matter demo in London.

2016-09-18 00:56 Rachel Johnson www.dailymail.co.uk

76 British Airways faces 'budget airline' backlash over deal to sell M&S food on its flights British Airways is facing a backlash from passengers after teaming up with Marks & Spencer to charge passengers for food on short-haul flights for the first time. The Mail on Sunday can reveal that the country’s flag carrier has struck a deal with the supermarket giant loved by Middle England to provide travellers with an upmarket range of sandwiches and snacks. Experts predicted last night that the move by the UK’s biggest airline would anger loyal customers who are used to complimentary food and drink on all of its flights. BA has always distinguished itself from its budget rivals by including meals in ticket prices, and passengers may complain the quality airline is going downmarket. But the deal would allow it to cut fares, making it look better value in comparison to Ryanair and easyJet, which have been taking a growing share of the market. While some travellers say they prefer BA because they do not have to buy snacks, executives believe holidaymakers are increasingly prepared to pay for extras if ticket prices are lower. Nik Loukas, who runs the Inflight Feed website, said: ‘I think it is going to be very difficult for passengers to swallow the fact that they are going to have to pay for food after it has been free for so long. ‘There will probably be a big backlash. British Airways has always had a tradition summed up in their slogan "To fly, to serve". I think they will have a battle on their hands.’ The deal, which is expected to be announced within weeks after final details are hammered out, will bring two of Britain’s biggest brands together for the first time. It is understood that BA was keen to team up with a high-quality food supplier and had also approached Waitrose, but industry insiders said the tie-up with M&S was a ‘perfect match’. While passengers on longer BA flights will still be treated to a free three-course meal, the airline could cash in by selling snacks at premium prices on short journeys. Industry analysts believe low-cost airlines typically make just under £2 per passenger from in-flight sales, so an airline like easyJet – whose menu includes warmed focaccia sandwiches for £4.50 – would be expected to make about £120 million annually from selling food to its 70 million passengers. A senior executive at an established low- cost airline said: ‘I think BA’s move is an acceptance that the old legacy airline model just does not work. ‘It is simply no longer popular with passengers because you are giving them something they do not necessarily want and which they take for granted and no longer appreciate anyway. We, on the other hand, offer a range of food and drinks that they actually want to buy. ‘I think BA’s offer on its short-haul flights has been pretty ropey for years – on some it seems to be an offer of a health bar or a biscuit.’ The new initiative is believed to have the backing of British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz, who previously ran the group’s partner Vueling, a Spanish-based budget carrier. Neither Marks & Spencer nor BA would comment directly on the talks. But a BA spokesman said: ‘We are constantly reviewing every element of the experience our customers receive, including the in-flight catering, to ensure we’re delivering what they want. ‘Everything we do is with our customers in mind and we will make changes that reflect their feedback.’

2016-09-18 00:56 Jonathan Petre www.dailymail.co.uk

77 Analysis: Are the Palestinians reviving the wave of terror? “Silence is filth,” the Revisionist Zionism movement’s founder Ze’ev Jabotinsky said. His disciples in the government today, the most prominent being Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, are doing everything they can to fulfill his words. Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. Over the weekend, there were at least five incidents of terrorism – four in the Hebron area and one in east Jerusalem. Three Palestinians were killed and a few more were wounded. Several IDF soldiers were lightly wounded. The attacks came after a period of relative quiet that developed into an illusion, as if the Palestinians were coming to terms with the occupation; patronizing treatment by settlers; and day to day life in economic distress. With the current wave of violence marking its first anniversary, the State of Israel has received a reminder that this situation is going nowhere – only the details of the attacks vary from time to time. Now, fear is mounting that with the holiday month of Tishrei starting in less than two weeks, the wave of terrorism may intensify. According to the IDF, which keeps almost 40% of its manpower in the West Bank, decided Saturday night to reinforce its presence by sending an additional battalion to the Hebron region. Further assessment of the situation will take place in the next few days and may point to additional reinforcements. As is done every year, the crossings between Israel and the Palestinian Authority will be closed during the High Holy Days. The attacks over the weekend carry the characteristics of the current terrorism wave: “lone wolves,” young terrorists and weapons that can be found anywhere, such as a knife or cars. The only anomaly is the attack on Friday at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. That attack was carried out by Saeed Amro, a young Jordanian who received a visa to enter Israel from the Israeli Embassy in Amman. He entered the country three days ago, made his way to Jerusalem and ran with two knives toward border police officers shouting “Allahu akbar” and attempted to stab one of them. Amro failed and the officers open fire, killing him. The Jordanian government condemned Israel and labeled the police reaction “a barbaric act.” This is the second incident in the past two weeks in which young Jordanians have come to Israel and are suspected of terrorism. The first infiltrated the border in the Jordan Valley and attacked a woman driving her car. That assailant was labeled as mentally unstable. This may mean Israel will find itself in a crisis with the Hashemite regime. Meanwhile, Israeli security forces have confirmed that the Palestinian Authority is not initiating the attacks and the PA security services are continuing to work with the IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) to thwart and investigate attacks. But the IDF also believes that, without diplomatic progress, there is no chance of the violence ceasing. This, however, conflicts with the approach of Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman, who only believe in economic gestures such as settling the PA debt to the Israel Electric Corporation, but refuse to initiate diplomatic moves. Think others should know about this? Please share | |

2016-09-18 00:54 YOSSI MELMAN www.jpost.com

78 78 Heidi Montag celebrates 30th birthday in the Bahamas with husband Spencer Pratt Heidi Montag was spilling out of her hot-pink bikini top while celebrating her 30th birthday Thursday in the Bahamas with husband Spencer Pratt. The Hills duo appeared to have a blast jet-skiing around Paradise Island together in the Caribbean eight years after originally eloping in Mexico. The surgically- enhanced blonde - who famously underwent 10 cosmetic procedures in a day back in 2010 - also flaunted her 5ft2in figure in a yellow two piece while relaxing poolside at their Nassau hotel. Scroll down for video While on holiday, Heidi shared a picturesque snap of her ocean view as well as her plaited hairstyle with her 2M social media followers. Meanwhile, her 33- year-old beau sported an out-of-season hipster beard and rocked the red 'Make Speidi Famous Again' baseball cap he sells on his blog for $22. By Friday, Speidi - who famously squandered much of their millions - had checked into the $749-$1199/night Villa Casa Casuarina (aka The Versace Mansion) in Miami's South Beach. The Colorado-born beauty more than satisfied her sweet tooth with dish after dish of decadent desserts at the Sugar Factory American Brasserie. Heidi appeared to have permed her platinum locks for the Florida festivities and she wore scalloped black shorts, matching court shoes, and a mint blouse. 'We haven't been out to a fancy dinner since our anniversary,' Spencer lamented to People just wo months ago. Montag told the mag: 'We make most of our income from reality shows. We're doing fine. Each show is like an audition for the next.' The fame-hungry couple - who live rent free at Pratt's parents' Santa Barbara vacation home - don't seem to have parenthood on their mind these days. 'I wouldn't want to be Spencer Pratt's kid,' the Jiu-Jitsu martial artist admitted during their 2013 E! special After Shock: Heidi and Spencer. 'I'd have a kid if there was no Google or YouTube.' Following gigs on Marriage Boot Camp and Big Brother's Bit on the Side, the former TV villains have not yet secured their next reality TV appearance. However, the Superficial songstress and her mother Darlene Egelhoff starred together on Lifetime's The Mother/Daughter Experiment: Celebrity Edition earlier this year.

2016-09-18 00:53 Cassie Carpenter www.dailymail.co.uk

79 Romelu Lukaku and Yannick Bolasie exchange words on Twitter after Premier League award goal to Belgian Romelu Lukaku and Yannick Bolasie have taken to twitter as their dispute over who scored Everton's third goal in the 3-1 win over Middlesbrough continues. Bolasie's left-footed cross initially appeared to go straight in past 'Boro keeper Victor Valdes, but television replays showed Lukaku got the slightest of touches to the ball. Both players tried to claim it as their goal as the Blues players celebrated scoring on the stroke of half-time, but the goal was officially awarded to Lukaku, with Bolasie taking to social media to vent later on.

2016-09-18 00:53 Phil Costa www.dailymail.co.uk

80 Labour MPs are on their way to a show trial, says Dan Hodges Next week, Labour MPs arrive for their annual conference in Liverpool. And for the majority of them it will be like walking into a nightmarish British version of The Gulag Archipelago. ‘The dogs of war will be unleashed,’ one Labour MP explained to me, ‘there will be retribution, punishment beatings and threats of de- selection. Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell will be walking around preaching the politics of unity. And while they’re doing it the Momentum activists will be roaming around, looking for vengeance.’ The catalyst for this political bloodletting will be Jeremy Corbyn’s successful re-election as Labour leader. No one in the Labour Party – with the possible exception of Owen Smith – is even bothering to pretend any other result is feasible. Some are still holding out the faint hope Smith may break the ‘40 per cent threshold’ of support, leaving Corbyn vulnerable to a fresh challenge next year. But even that straw is slipping from their grasp. ‘How we react depends a lot on the scale of the result,’ says one leading rebel, ‘but we have to be realistic. ‘If Owen had attacked from the soft-Left, he might have exposed Corbyn. But he’s pretended to be on the hard-Left, and that’s just played into Corbyn’s hands.’ Corbyn, well aware that victory is his, is already planning his response. As his opponents point out, on the surface he will be a model of magnanimity. ‘We must unite to fight the Tories’ will become the unofficial conference slogan. But behind the scenes he and his commissars have already been plotting their retribution against those they deem guilty of crimes against his leadership. Two weeks ago, Corbyn, McDonnell and senior aides decamped to the Unite union’s training centre in Esher, where I am told they drew up a political hit list. First target is party General Secretary Iain McNicol, who dared take a stand against hard-Left infiltration of the leadership contest. Next will be senior national and regional party officials, who are viewed as insufficiently ideologically pure. And, finally, Corbyn’s assassins plan to plunge an ice pick into the back of the man now regarded as enemy of the people No 1 – deputy leader Tom Watson. ‘A challenge to Tom over the next 12 months is inevitable,’ a Watson ally confirmed to me. Against this backdrop, the process of purging rebellious MPs will commence. This will be conducted under cover of the boundary review, which will see the number of winnable Labour seats significantly reduced. Corbyn and McDonnell plan to use their activist base to set MPs against one another, in a sort of Momentum-sponsored Hunger Games. The first move from the Corbynites will come on Saturday morning, as soon as his victory is confirmed. Labour MPs will be invited to issue loyalty statements, with Corbynite delegates on hand to offer a ‘re-education course’ to those who decline. ‘All those lunatics who used to stand outside conference screaming and trying to shove leaflets into people hands will be on the inside now,’ said one former Labour Minister. ‘In fact, they’re the ones who’ll be running the conference.’ Another predicts things could spiral beyond political confrontation. ‘Mark my words, it’s going to come to actual fisticuffs. It’ll be 3am, people will be tired and drunk, and then someone’s going to get chinned.’ Adding to the concerns of moderate MPs is the fact the conference is being held in Liverpool for the first time in five years. Many have noted that a significant quantity of the aggressive pro-Corbyn messaging they receive comes from Merseyside. ‘We’re going to the old heartland of Militant,’ one said. ‘This is bedrock Corbynite territory.’ Not everyone is going. A number of MPs are ducking the show-trials all together. Others are planning to skip the leader’s speech on the final day. ‘It’s going to be like that scene from The Great Escape,’ one said, ‘when all the prisoners arrive at the station at the same time. ‘You’ll see all the moderates standing there, trying not to get recognised. All it needs is some Corbynite activist to say, “Good luck” to Chuka Umunna, and it’ll end in a massacre.’ But there is no escape. Corbyn and his commissars have the Labour Party by the throat. Next week the Great Terror begins. 'No public inquiry' into Orgreave Reports the Government is on the verge of a major public inquiry into the Battle of Orgreave have been rubbished by Downing Street. ‘There will be no public inquiry. Amber Rudd met campaigners and will report back on the options,’ was the terse response I received from a spokesman. Good. It’s time to draw a line under the obsession with raking over the past. Comparisons with Hillsborough are as fatuous as they are offensive. That inquiry was in response to a perverse inquest into the deaths of 96 people. At Orgreave there were no fatalities, and the legal system worked – attempts to prosecute striking miners collapsed, and half a million pounds in compensation was paid out. When it comes to broader excesses by South Yorkshire police, there is no need for further scrutiny. That force was institutionally corrupt and incompetent. We don’t need to spend millions more pounds of taxpayers’ cash to confirm that. Nor do we need a taxpayer- funded political exhumation of Arthur Scargill. He and his cronies destroyed their union and consigned the Labour movement to decades in the wilderness. Orgreave is a blight on history. And that’s where it should remain.

2016-09-18 00:52 Dan Hodges www.dailymail.co.uk

81 Boston Red Sox find ways to win, eye sweep of New York Yankees BOSTON -- Perhaps no play sums up the Boston Red Sox 's season as succinctly as the deciding run in Saturday's 6-5 comeback win over the archrival New York Yankees before a sellout crowd that had a playoff-like swell at times. Facing two outs with the bases juiced and a tie ballgame in the bottom of the seventh, Mookie Betts sprinted home safely on an Adam Warren wild pitch for the go-ahead run, then looked around in confusion moments later as he saw everybody walking off the field. Was I out? Nope, just another edition of "Hanley being Hanley. " Hanley Ramirez took third on the wild pitch, then darted home in an attempt to take catcher Austin Romine napping, only to be tagged out. "I was very surprised, very surprised," Betts chuckled. "But hey, you try to scratch away another run. The only way you can get an advantage is to take it. " Red Sox manager John Farrell defended Ramirez's decision, calling it a "heads-up play. " "When Romine went to retrieve the ball after Mookie scores, he's walking back toward home plate with his head down," Farrell said. "I actually thought that was a good, heads-up, risky play on Hanley's part. Yeah, he comes up short, but I thought he had an accurate and right read on Romine's awareness, or lack thereof, in the moment. " This is the third straight win for the Red Sox, and they'll go for the sweep Sunday night in a series that has had its share of late-inning theatrics. But unlike Thursday night's wild 11th-hour explosion, the Red Sox had to slowly build back from a four-run deficit thanks to David Price , who surrendered his most earned runs (five) since a July 23 loss to Minnesota. It's been a tough month for Xander Bogaerts , who coming into this series had seen his batting average dip to its lowest point (.299) since April. But his bat was loud on Saturday, going 3-for-4 with all of his hits for extra bases and collecting three RBIs. His biggest blast of the game was a two-run homer that hugged the left-field line and closed the gap to 5-4 in the fifth, a turn on a 94 mph Bryan Mitchell fastball way too inside for any hitting coach's liking, one that Bogaerts freely admitted he had no business touching. "What are you even doing swinging at that? " he laughed when asked what surprised him most about the hit. "We don't even have to talk about it right now. I have no right to be swinging at that pitch. " In his next at-bat, the momentum-swinging seventh, Bogaerts flashed opposite-field power that had been lagging in recent weeks for a stand-up double to the triangle in right-center field. He scored two at-bats later on a Betts single that tied it up, before the former took care of the rest, and Craig Kimbrel sewed things up with a rare four-out save. "Obviously, throughout the course of the year he's become a focal point to the opposition," Farrell said about Bogaerts. "So he's been constantly in and away, in and away -- you see the pitching patterns take place. And sometimes he's been a little jumpy; he's been suspect to breaking balls away and some fastballs on the outside part of the plate. Today was a big day for him, and I think more than anything, the double to right-center field was the biggest of all today. " One can't help but wonder if, between the growing American League East lead and the late-inning theatrics, the Red Sox are setting themselves up for a good October. Asked if this team has come of age in this series with the Yankees, Farrell said he wouldn't limit it to just these past three games. "These last three weeks, I think we jelled even further having to go out to the West Coast a couple of times, lengthy road trips," Farrell said. "There was [an] inner belief in our group that continued to grow. "

2016-09-18 00:44 Brendan C www.espn.com

82 Reese Witherspoon cuts a svelte figure before slipping into tight gym gear Reese Witherspoon does not skip a workout. The dedicated 40-year-old actress was back in her stylish fitness gear yet again as she stopped by the Beverly Hills hot spot, Kreation, for an organic meal on Saturday. After donning a business casual look earlier in the day, she jumped into her leggings and sneakers for the later half of the day. Scroll down for video The mom-of-three opted for a pullover back sweater, which she paired with cropped leggings and colorful neon sneakers. Reese paired the look with a cap, peach colored reflective sunglasses and two bags that slung over her shoulders, which hooked to her white iPhone. Carrying a green water bottle, the Legally Blonde star held the brown paper Kreation bag in her hand. On Friday, Reese was seen shooting a holiday special for her clothing and lifestyle brand, Drames Japer. She took to Snapchat and captioned her photos: 'BTS Draper James Holiday Shoot' with a cartoon of a yellow gift box tied with red ribbon. The actress launched the brand online in May 2015 before opening the first bricks and mortar store in fall in her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. And the busy star also has other projects on the go: TV series My Little Lies and movies A Wrinkle In Time, Home Again, Tinker Bell and Wish List.

2016-09-18 00:50 Dailymail.com www.dailymail.co.uk

83 THE MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: The betrayal of Britain's vital borders British families who struggled back from their holidays through stern-faced security checks and severe passport controls may have comforted themselves by thinking that these procedures at least made them safer. And yet Bashar Habib, a Syrian citizen, was recently able to travel to Stansted airport from Athens on Ryanair, using someone else's passport. Mr Habib should have attracted attention. He had little luggage. He paid for a one- way ticket in cash. And he did not look like the person whose passport he was using (he was younger, his hair was shorter and his eyes were the wrong colour). And yet he made it without difficulty on to a London-bound plane. Electronic facial scanners at Stansted finally noticed what no humans had done – that he was, beyond doubt, using someone else's travel document. It is what took place next that will astonish most people. Mr Habib was questioned sympathetically, then asked specifically if he wished to claim asylum as a refugee. Why? Stansted does not host flights from war zones, and he had, demonstrably, arrived on a flight from Athens, a safe EU capital. He himself was amazed by how generously he was welcomed – transported, housed and fed at the taxpayers' expense. The anarchists who allegedly helped him were simply following their mistaken principles. It is up to the authorities to frustrate such people. But were Greek passport controllers, Ryanair staff and UK Border Force officers doing what they are supposed to do? Such people endlessly lecture us about security. They repeatedly promise to restore control of our frontiers. But they might as well have been anarchists themselves for all the use they were. Rather than advising other nations on how to boost their security, and how to scan travellers' toothpaste and shampoo more diligently, the Prime Minister should study this case in detail, and act upon it. Just plane mean... Once there was a special delight in eating on the move. Evelyn Waugh wrote lyrically about the jingle of knives and forks in the railway dining car, and the dry martini lapping in the glass with the sway of the carriage. Imperial Airways used to serve its passengers with stately meals as its seaplanes soared around the globe. But nowadays, the best most of us can expect is an unappetising choice of 'beef or chicken?', and plastic cutlery to eat it with. No wonder the airlines have found it so easy first to fob us off on shorter journeys with sandwiches and then – in the case of budget airlines – to make us pay extra for them. British Airways are threatening to take this route, and even though the sandwiches may be from M&S, or some other lonely defender of older British standards, it will be a sad, mean end to something that was once good. Nothing to smile about This country has long been famous for its terrible teeth. In the US, the phrase 'British teeth' is not a compliment. But can it really be true that one in five of us does not clean his yellowing fangs at weekends, and that people rinse out their mouths with whisky after feebly employing an ancient brush? In the bracing era of Brexit, we will have to do better than this if we wish to look the world in the face.

2016-09-18 00:49 The Mail www.dailymail.co.uk

84 Borussia Dortmund claim second straight 6-0 win as Thomas Tuchel's side thrash Darmstadt in Bundesliga Dortmund coach Thomas Tuchel managed the side's second consecutive 6-0 win with Mario Goetze, Pierre- Emerick Aubameyang, and Marc Bartra on the bench against Darmstadt. Despite dominating, Dortmund led only 1-0 at the break thanks to a Gonzalo Castro goal. Then Adrian Ramos doubled the lead, and Christian Pulisic swept the ball home for his first Bundesliga goal of the season, a day before he turns 18. Dortmund's task was made easier when Peter Niemeyer was sent off in the 57th for a second yellow card after a bad challenge on Adrian Ramos. Castro scored his second with his heel and Sebastian Rode made it 5-0 with his own backheeled effort. Emre Mor wrapped up proceedings, earning his first Bundesliga goal with two minutes remaining. 'We controlled the game in every respect and gave our fans a great afternoon,' Tuchel said. Dortmund, who are already three points behind Carlo Ancelotti's Bayern Munich in the league, next face Wolfsburg away on Tuesday evening.

2016-09-18 00:47 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

85 Don't be fooled by his kindly face: MP JOHN WOODCOCK on how Corbyn's thugs put him on a hit list and turned Labour into the party of hatred Just when you think the state of the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn's regime cannot get any bleaker, his team does something so nasty it surprises you all over again. The decision by the Corbyn campaign to publish a hit list of so-called 'abusive' MPs is shocking even by the standards of a team which has knowingly enabled a culture in which intolerance and abuse of fellow members has become the depressing norm. Their attempts to intimidate critics and suppress dissent owe more to Russia than Britain, so much so that I am half expecting Mr Corbyn's communications chief Seumas Milne to hove into view as I type this in the lobby of a Moscow hotel. (I am here as part of an official visit to observe today's parliamentary elections, rather than consigning myself to some early Soviet-style re- education for my thought crimes against Corbynism.) It was deeply malicious to release the names of 13 supposed miscreants (including mine) to the 'MSM' – as Corbyn fans disparagingly badge the 'mainstream media'. I was singled out for expressing dismay in colourful language after the Labour leader was humiliated yet again at Prime Minister's Questions. Ironically, that particular disaster was caused by the now infamous 'core group-negative' list that grouped MPs according to the level of loyalty they showed to the leader. It was also, surprise surprise, apparently revealed by mistake. My response was inappropriately sweary, being intended as a private message to a colleague rather than a public tweet, but it voiced despair at Labour's sorry plight – not abuse of Mr Corbyn. Ignore the guff about the press release being a mistake, this was calculated to divide our party further by fingering individuals as the 'enemy within'. Why bother singling people out rather than let the Parliamentary Labour Party as a whole carry the can for this summer's leadership election? Well, the sheer number of resignations from the Labour front bench has presented Team Corbyn with a problem – 172 Labour MPs is too large and unwieldy a bloc to ostracise. Better to create a small band of scapegoats for Corbyn fans to vilify in earnest. The message to MPs is clear: want to avoid being thrown to the angry mob like these guys? Then get your head down and come back into the fold. It is an age-old tactic practised by authoritarian regimes the world over: in fractious times, attempt to unite people in common hatred of an 'enemy within'. For French revolutionaries and, later, the Marxists, the bourgeoisie were to blame for society's ills; in modern Russia, President Putin's state-led media repeatedly drills home the message that 'the oligarchs' and agents of foreign powers are trying to ruin the country. Similarly, in Corbyn's Labour Party, those pesky 'Blairites' are behind every reverse. It is not required to have any affinity to Tony Blair to be a Blairite: in fact increasingly, often quite the opposite is true. You just need to be named as such by any number of pumped up anonymous internet trolls sporting Corbyn ribbons on social media. Up until now, Mr Corbyn has left it to the trolls, his Momentum groups, and occasionally his Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell, to dole out the abuse while he smiles serenely and gives out the odd platitude about things not being in his name. Having one of his official mouthpieces fanning the flames of hatred towards named individuals – as was the case with the list of 'abusive' MPs – takes things to another level entirely. The swivel-eyed nature of the list of 13 and the fatuous and, in many cases, inaccurate examples it cites has prompted a number of my colleagues to consider suing Mr Corbyn for defamation. But aside from the folly of libelling colleagues you are supposed to be leading, it is irresponsible to put out what will inevitably be interpreted as a roll call of 'traitors' by idiots who need only the slightest encouragement to turn up the hate towards people, most of whom have been loyal, decent Labour members far longer than they have. It is worth reminding ourselves of some of the things that have happened since everyone pledged themselves to a kinder, gentler politics after the brutal killing of our friend and dearly missed colleague, Jo Cox. Two MPs have had bricks thrown through their office windows, others have had death threats and scores have been subjected to a barrage of vile online abuse. If harm comes to any of those on the list as a result of it being published, Mr Corbyn will rightly be held responsible for what is done in his name. The excuse that this was an unauthorised act by a 'junior member of the campaign team' will not wash. If they insist on insulting the intelligence of members with this garbage, then we need to know exactly who was aware of and condoned the existence of the list, even if they did not personally sign it off. A friend who is a Labour member contacted me earlier in the week, before the list was published, saying he had been telephone canvassed by a member of Corbyn's campaign team who claimed that John McDonnell was keeping a list of the MPs who they wanted to finger as responsible for the challenge. I ask Mr McDonnell here and now: is this true? The leaking of the list of 'abusive' MPs highlights another depressing aspect of the failure of Corbyn's leadership, namely the huge gulf between the lofty culture he preaches and the base tactics his regime deploys. Messrs Corbyn and McDonnell have set themselves up as the high priests of an 'honest, straight-talking politics', yet as soon as they are challenged their operation squirms, spins and distorts like the very worst of anything that came before. They talk about transforming campaigning while relying on speaking to the converted at placard-heavy rallies which the hard-Left has been organising for decades while losing election after election to Right-wing Tory governments. Mr Corbyn plays Jeremy the endearing old man, urging people to be kinder and gentler while his operation fans the flames of division and hate to sap the morale of many decent Labour members in the hope they will lie low or leave the party. Mr Corbyn and his team may already be starting their victory lap before the result of the leadership contest is announced on Saturday, and planning their revenge on those they want to isolate and denigrate, but this election is not over yet. There is still time to save our party and turn the page on this deeply divisive period if the members and affiliates who have not yet voted choose the alternative that Mr Corbyn's hard-working and decent opponent Owen Smith has slogged tirelessly over the summer to promote. The Labour Party and the country deserve better than a man who tells his followers he is full of love while creating a party in which many do not feel welcome or even safe. Clem Attlee would never have stood for this. We don't have to stand for it either.

2016-09-18 00:44 John Woodcock www.dailymail.co.uk

86 Real Housewives of Auckland's Julia Sloane makes racial slur co-star Michelle Blanchard The Real Housewives of Auckland have already been criticised for fat-shaming one cast member, but an upcoming episode of the show is set to cross the line even further. In the sixth episode of the reality series, set to air on Tuesday, Julia Sloane is busted referring to co-star Michelle Blanchard as a 'n***er' whilst the women are enjoying a boat trip in Queensland's Port Douglas. Former model Michelle is English, but is of Jamaican ancestry on her mother's side. The shocking scene happened off-camera, but the immediate aftermath was captured on film and is set to air on the show's next episode. According to the NZ Herald , the slur is made when cast member Gilda Kirkpatrick asks Blanchard to help her up from below deck. Julia, who is standing nearby, then reportedly remarks: 'She's not your boat n*****.' A short preview for the episode shows Sloane in tears as the gravity of her actions dawn on her. She also says in her on-camera confessional: 'It’s an old boating term. I should never have said it.' The Spinoff reports that Blanchard reacts by throwing a glass of champagne in Sloane's face, before hurling the empty flute at the wall. Sloane and her husband, investment banker Michael Lorimer, contacted lawyers to have the episode amended, but Bravo New Zealand has refused to back down. According to NZ Herald , Lorimer said that the term 'wasn't intended to be racist,' and is a term he and his wife 'used occasionally in a tongue-in-cheek way' when sailing. When signing on for the show, Radar Online reports that Housewives relinquish the right to control their image, even if their depiction is 'disparaging, defamatory, embarrassing or of an otherwise unfavorable nature.' Sloane has since issued an official apology for the offensive slur. 'There is no excuse for using offensive words under any circumstances and I have learned from this foolish mistake,' Sloane said in a statement issued to NZ Herald. The bubbly blonde adds that she is 'moving on' from the 'distressing experience.' Blanchard has told The Spinoff that she was 'absolutely shocked' after hearing Sloane's insensitive remark during the cast trip to Port Douglas. 'I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. It took a while to sink in,' revealed the statuesque model. She continued: '[Sloane] needs to own it. Don’t blame it on anybody else or make it out to be a lighthearted comment that you jokingly use, because you know what? It is not a lighthearted comment. It’s an offensive comment.' This isn't the first time that offensive comments have been made on The Real Housewives of Auckland. On the show's first episode, Blanchard received criticism for 'fat- shaming' co-star Angela Stone after calling her a 'plus-size model' when they met over dinner for the first time. When Stone became visibly upset over the remark and admitted that she was offended, a frustrated Blanchard responded: 'Sweetie, with tits like that you're not a normal size model. Get over it.' The scuffle continued a few episodes later at Anne Batley-Burton's 'pussy party' to raise money for her cat charity. While at the event, Blanchard criticised Stone's catsuit, which she deemed to be unflattering on the stylist's voluptuous frame. 'Pull your tummy in, sweetie!' she snapped at Stone in front of two other cast members. The Real Housewives of Auckland airs on Bravo New Zealand, Australia's Foxtel, and on streaming app Hayu.

2016-09-18 00:41 Jacques Peterson www.dailymail.co.uk

87 Meet the ambassador: Armenia’s Israeli-born consul is a multi-tasker Not all countries with which Israel has diplomatic relations have resident ambassadors or even a consulate in Israel. When that happens, the honorary consul takes on regular consular duties and to some extent ambassadorial duties. Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. That’s the case with Jerusalem- born Tsolag Momjian, who for 20 years has been the honorary consul of Armenia. Armen Melkonyan, the non-resident Armenian ambassador to Israel, sits in Cairo and visits Israel three or four times a year. The Israeli ambassador to Armenia used to be resident in Georgia, but now operates out of Jerusalem. There has never been an Israeli embassy in Yerevan, although there has been an Armenian presence in the Holy Land for centuries. Where there is an official diplomatic representation in Israel, the honorary consul usually works closely with the commercial attaché and with that country’s binational chamber of commerce. But in Momjian’s case, he has to interact with the Foreign Ministry; he escorts visiting Armenian officials and he represents Armenia at Israel Independence Day and Rosh Hashana events, to which the invitees are generally heads of foreign missions. When visas between Israel and Armenia were requisite, he used to issue visas. He also replaces lost and expired Armenian passports, and in the case of people who want to be buried in Armenia after they die, Momjian makes the necessary arrangements in the same manner as arrangements are made for Jews living abroad who want to be buried in Jerusalem. He also processes the documentation for Israeli-born Armenians who want to become Armenian citizens. It’s a little easier for Armenians than it is for Jews of dubious identity to obtain Israeli citizenship or even to be allowed to remain in Israel under the Law of Return. Israelis or people of Armenian background anywhere else in the world only have to produce their birth and baptism certificates, says Momjian. Most of them have Armenian names anyway. Momjian himself is a dual national with Israeli and Armenian citizenship. Whereas nearly all the regular consuls living in Jerusalem are actually accredited to Palestine, Momjian, who was born in the city’s Baka neighborhood in 1940, is accredited to Israel. When he was a child Baka and Katamon were mixed neighborhoods populated mainly by Jews, Armenians and Arabs. At kindergarten age, he was sent to an Armenian school, but later switched to a French school, so that he could learn to speak foreign languages. In the interim, language studies at the Armenian school have improved, and today all students learn Hebrew, Arabic, English French and Armenian. Momjian speaks all these languages too, plus Italian and a smattering of Turkish. His Italian wife, Allegra, whom he met in Milan, is of Armenian background. When asked whether there’s any conflict in his dual nationality, Momjian smiles and says, “No more than it is for any American Jew living in Israel.” How does he feel about the rapprochement between Israel and Turkey? “We understand that there are no sentiments in politics,” he replies, but adds: “On the other hand we have to fight our war, to convince the Israel government on the basis of morality and not on politics to recognize the Armenian Genocide.” In August of this year, the Knesset Education, Culture and Sports Committee, headed by Shas MK Ya’acov Margi, announced that it recognizes the Armenian Genocide, in which an estimated 1.5 million Armenians were murdered by Ottoman Turks during the First World War. “It is our moral obligation to recognize the Holocaust of the Armenian nation,” Margi said at the time. “For us this is one step forward,” says Momjian, noting that there has been a lot of pressure from the Azaris and Turks for Israel not to recognize the Armenian Genocide. On the other hand, Melkonyan made a special trip from Cairo to Jerusalem last April to demand that Israel stop supplying weapons to Azerbaijan, which are than put to use in the Nagorno–Karabakh conflict. Momjian completely concurs with this demand saying that “Azerbaijan is using Israeli arms against Armenian civilians.” Momjian’s father, Krikor, and his father’s sister, Hripsimeh, were orphaned by the Armenian Genocide and brought to the Holy Land by the Near East Relief Society, an American organization which collected orphans of the Armenian Genocide and placed them in orphanages in Lebanon, Nazareth and Bethlehem. His father and his aunt were sent to Nazareth. His father was six years old at the time and remained in the orphanage till he was 12. He was then placed with the Kashi family in Tel Aviv. The Kashis ran a jewelry company, which is now run by the successor generation. The company was established a century ago. On September 25, as he does every year, Momjian will host a reception to mark Armenia’s 25th anniversary of Independence. The venue is on the seam of east and west Jerusalem. The majority of guests will be people from the Armenian community, along with Jews, Muslims and Christians of other faiths. There will be some Palestinians who are friends of the host, but there will be no Palestinian officials. Altogether, there are some 12,000 Armenians in Israel, and approximately 800 in Jerusalem. They have a church at the entrance to the German Colony that originally belonged to the German Templars, who were expelled by the British Mandate authorities during the Second World War. The Israeli authorities subsequently gave it to the Armenians, because St. Xaviers Armenian Church on Mount Zion, where members of the Hagana has taken shelter during the War of Independence, was destroyed. This church in the German Colony was by way of appreciation and compensation. 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2016-09-18 00:40 GREER FAY www.jpost.com

88 Atletico Madrid 5-0 Sporting Gijon: Fernando Torres and Antoine Griezmann score a pair of braces as Diego Simeone's side cruise to victory Antoine Griezmann scored twice as Atletico Madrid claimed a crushing win over Sporting Gijon. A day after manager Diego Simeone reduced the length of his contract by two seasons, Atletico produced a dominant performance at the Vicente Calderon. Kevin Gameiro scored between two first-half goals from strike partner Griezmann. Fernando Torres wrapped up the win with a pair of goals late in the second half as Atletico secured their second successive league win. Victory pushed DIego Simeone's side up to fourth in La Liga as they followed up their 4-0 win over Celta Vigo last week with a five- star display on Saturday. Having begun the new campaigns with two draws their opening two games, Atletico have stayed hot on the heels of their rivals. Barcelona overtook Clasico rivals Real Madrid to climb top of the table as they recovered from a 2-1 defeat by Alaves last week as they beat Leganes 5-1 away from home. Real Madrid have the chance to reclaim top spot when they face Espanyol on Sunday night.

2016-09-18 00:37 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

89 Man in custody after armed standoff aboard Amtrak train LOS ANGELES (AP) — An hourslong standoff with an armed man who barricaded himself aboard an Amtrak train ended early Saturday after police used tear gas. The man was taken into custody without incident and police recovered a handgun, Amtrak spokeswoman Christina Leeds said. The train carrying 187 passengers and five crew members was evacuated Friday night after several reported seeing a man with a weapon acting erratically. The train bound for San Diego was stopped in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles as police conducted a search. "Someone reported that he dropped a gun — likely was then reported to the train folks — and that's when things escalated," passenger Allison Bird told KABC-TV in Los Angeles. The standoff ended nearly eight hours later after tear gas was deployed, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The department tweeted a photo of a man in handcuffs wearing a cap, green shirt and shorts. Amtrak identified the man as 46-year-old Oxnard resident Darius Palmer. He was charged in Los Angeles Superior Court with making terroristic threats and felony possession of a firearm, Leeds said. It was not immediately known if Palmer has a lawyer. Firearms are prohibited in carry- on bags, according to Amtrak policy. Passengers can check rifles, shotguns and handguns if they meet certain requirements, including notifying the rail agency beforehand, unloading the weapons and storing them in locked containers. The standoff forced temporary delays of commuter trains that share the same tracks. Buses shuttled the evacuated passengers to other train stations. Amtrak canceled two trains Saturday as the investigation continued.

2016-09-18 00:36 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

90 Rightist NGO slams UK Jewry leader for two- state advocacy A right-wing Israeli NGO is on the warpath against the Board of Deputies of British Jews, over its clear support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Mattot Arim spokeswoman Susie Dym specifically took issue with the Board’s “Ten Commitments,” the fifth which is to: “Advocate for a permanent, comprehensive solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict, resulting in a secure Israel alongside a viable Palestinian state.” The Board of Deputies recently asked both Labour leadership candidates to sign its “Ten Commitments,” prompting an email from Mattot Arim to board executive director Gillian Merron, saying: “It is not clear to our organization why the BoD continues, at your behest inter alia, to promote establishment of a Palestinian state.” Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. While Merron failed to respond, board president Jonathan Arkush has answered a number of other emails from Dym on the issue. Responding to Dym’s argument that the majority of the Israeli cabinet is opposed to the two-state solution, Arkush told The Jerusalem Pos t: “I support the policies of the State of Israel.” Without discussing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s record of flip-flopping on the issue of a two- state solution, he simply says it’s clear to him, “that the Israeli government ultimately sees a likely solution as being two states for two peoples.” Dym said that the BoD, as the official representative of British Jewry, should refrain from taking any stance on Israel policy. “If anything, it should stress the great dangers that a Palestinian state would pose to Israel,” she said. In a recent letter sent by Mattot Arim to US senators, the group stated that: “Despite heavy international pressure in the opposite direction, most ministers in the government of Israel are opposed to the so-called two-state ‘solution,’ which calls for establishment of a new Arab state just a bike-ride away from Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Israel’s sole international airport.” Arkush pointed out that the commitment in question also refers to supporting Israel’s security, before adding that Diaspora Jewry has no business discussing critical security issues when they don’t live in Israel, pay taxes there or experience day-today reality. He also scoffed at Dym’s accusation that the board is “forcing this great concession down Israel’s throat,” saying that the UK’s Jewish population of fewer than 300,000 simply doesn’t have that power, even if it wanted to. “The board’s long historic policy over many decades is that the board will support the views and policies of the democratically elected government of Israel, of whatever political stripe,” he reiterated. Think others should know about this? Please share | |

2016-09-18 00:35 TAMARA ZIEVE www.jpost.com

91 Manchester United want Lucas Moura says player's agent with Jose Mourinho keen on PSG star Lucas Moura is wanted by Manchester United and Jose Mourinho according to the player's agent. While at Sao Paulo, the Brazilian was strongly linked with a move to Old Trafford in 2012 before deciding on a switch to PSG. Wagner Ribeiro - the 24-year-old's representative - now says the United boss is keen to bring the diminutive winger to England after failing to land him while at Real Madrid. He said: 'Who called Lucas Moura (from Real Madrid), who wanted Lucas Moura wasn't Florentino Perez, it was Mourinho. 'Mourinho was, and is, passionate for Lucas Moura. So much so that now at Manchester he wants Lucas as well.' The former Chelsea boss has had a busy transfer window, purchasing Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Paul Pogba, spending nearly £150m. Moving to Ligue 1 four years ago, Moura - who has 36 caps for Brazil - made a slow start to life in Paris but has impressed with his skill and dribbling ability and netted 13 goals in 55 games last season.

2016-09-18 00:35 Daniel Sandford www.dailymail.co.uk

92 GlaxoSmithKline study shows a fifth of Britons admit not brushing their teeth on weekends Weekends are a time for taking it easy. But it seems some Britons may be taking relaxation too far – one in five admit they are so laidback they don’t brush their teeth on Saturdays and Sundays. The revolting fact was revealed in a survey of the nation’s oral health. One in four blamed hangovers, while more than a quarter said they only brush their teeth at the weekend if they have to leave the house. Nearly 40 per cent of ‘weekend non-brushers’ said they just ‘couldn’t be bothered’, revealed the study of 2,000 adults by GlaxoSmithKline. More than one in five also claimed that they couldn’t remember the last time they changed their toothbrush, while six per cent admitted that they have used fizzy drinks or alcohol to rinse out their mouth after brushing. Some 27 per cent said they only brushed for a minute or less – half the recommended time.

2016-09-18 00:34 Sara Malm www.dailymail.co.uk

93 Maureen Lipman's amusing take on some very famous faces They are the big beasts of showbusiness as you’ve never seen them before – lampooned as cartoon animals. These images are the creations of comedy star Maureen Lipman, 70, who first sketched the famous faces for her own amusement. But now the actress will publish 80 of the images in a book, It’s A Jungle Out There, on Thursday. Lipman hit on the idea after doodling what looked like Oscar Wilde. ‘Then I put horns on him and thought, “Oscar Wildebeest!” So I thought, who else could I do?’ Here she takes us through some of her creations...

2016-09-18 00:33 Chris Hastings www.dailymail.co.uk

94 Islamist militants reportedly free Norwegian hostage in Philippines A Norwegian held hostage by a notorious kidnapping- for-ransom gang in the strife- torn southern Philippines was released Saturday after a year in captivity and will soon be handed over to authorities, officials said. Kjartan Sekkingstad was abducted by Abu Sayyaf from a high-end tourist resort in September 2015 , alongside a Filipina woman, who has already been freed, and two Canadian men who were later beheaded by the Islamist militant group. Sekkingstad was released by Abu Sayyaf on Saturday and handed to another Muslim rebel group in Sulu, a remote archipelago known as a militant hideout, Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s peace advisor said. “He is now released by captors and staying overnight with Nur Misuari’s camp ... due to heavy rain,” Jesus Dureza said, referring to the founder of the Muslim rebel group Moro National Liberation Front. The MNLF is currently in peace talks with the government and have been working with authorities to secure Sekkingstad’s release. “He is well,” Dureza said, adding Sekkingstad would be handed over to authorities on Sunday and then flown to the southern city of Davao. The president’s spokesman Martin Andanar said Duterte was heading to Davao to receive Sekkingstad. Norway said the release was a “positive development”, adding it was closely monitoring the situation and working with Philippine authorities to bring Sekkingstad to safety. “According to Philippine authorities, Sekkingstad is now in a relatively safe place,” Norway’s Foreign minister Borge Brende said in a written comment. “We refrain from celebrating until Sekkingstad has been safely handed over to Philippine authorities.” Resort manager Sekkingstad was among a group seized by Abu Sayyaf from aboard yachts at an exclusive tourist resort on Samal island, about 500km to the west of Sulu. Two of the other captives, Canadians John Ridsdel and Robert Hall, were beheaded in April and June respectively after demands for ransoms of 300 million pesos ($6.5m) each were not met. Hall’s partner Filipina Marites Flor, also among the four, was freed in June. The Abu Sayyaf is a loose network of a militants formed in the 1990s with seed money from Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda network. It is based in remote Muslim populated southern islands of the mainly Catholic Philippines, and has earned millions of dollars from kidnappings- for-ransom. While its leaders have in recent years pledged allegiance to Isis, analysts say the group is mainly focused on a lucrative kidnapping business rather than religious ideology. The group, which is blamed for the worst terror attacks in Philippine history and listed by the US as a terrorist organisation, does not usually release hostages without ransom. But regional military spokesman Major Filemon Tan said the release of the victim was the result of “an offshoot of ongoing military operations ... and the assistance of the MNLF”. Duterte last month ordered a military offensive to “destroy” the Abu Sayyaf, deploying thousands of troops as part of a major assault which has met fierce resistance.

2016-09-18 00:32 Agence France www.theguardian.com

95 95 Pixie Lott is pretty in pastels as she emerges with flowers after end of West End run She has just completed her stint as Holly Golightly in West End show Breakfast At Tiffany's. And a triumphant Pixie Lott emerged from the Haymarket Theatre in London looking stunning in a pretty pastel off-the-shoulder dress. The 25-year-old singer wore her hair piled on top of her head in a loose updo, while sunglasses gave her a slightly rock star look. Clutching a huge bouquet of flowers, the singer looked striking in blue and yellow checked dress with lilac panels and a pearl off-the-shoulder strap. Pretty lilac heels with a lace up detail complimenting her outfit perfectly. Pixie latest stylish display comes as she has been taking the West End by storm in the new stage adaptation of Truman Capote's novel, a role made famous by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 film. Her rendition of the infamous character however has received mixed reviews from critics, since she first appeared at the Theatre Haymarket back in June. She will finish her stint as Holly Golightly on Saturday, and pass on the role to Georgia May Foote. Reflecting on her time in the show, Pixie recently told MailOnline: 'The cast are amazing. We get on really, really well. It's quite an emotional show.' The starlet continued: 'It's intense. People don't realise how much work goes into it. 'I think people are just happy we're selling out every night. We always have a full audience.'

2016-09-18 00:32 Mail Online www.dailymail.co.uk

96 Man dead, woman and toddler seriously injured in Weber County crash FARR WEST, Utah — A man died and a woman and child suffered serious injuries in a crash in Farr West Saturday. The crash occurred in the area of 4000 North and 2000 West in Farr West around 4:21 p.m., according to the Weber County Sheriff’s Office. A GMC Envoy attempted to make a left turn onto 2000 West from 4000 North, and while doing so pulled in front of a Ford SuperDuty truck pulling a camping trailer. The truck hit the Envoy near the driver’s side door. The driver of the Envoy, so far only identified as a 33-year-old man, was airlifted to a local hospital, where he later died. A 27- year-old woman and a toddler who were riding in the Envoy were taken to an area hospital in serious condition. While police have not yet released the identities of the victims, they are able to confirm the man and woman are married. They believe the toddler is the couple’s child, but are still working to officially confirm that detail. The driver of the truck, a 32-year-old man, was treated for minor injuries at the scene and released. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

2016-09-18 00:31 Mark Green fox13now.com

97 Megan Gale and Jennifer Hawkins reveal pressure on Australia's Next Top Model's contestants They're set to mentor a string of rising stars on the next season of Australia's Next Top Model. And both Megan Gale and Jennifer Hawkins admit that the young contestants, including many teenagers, have a tough journey ahead of them. Speaking to The Sunday Telegraph's TV Guide , 41- year-old Megan confessed she would have struggled to forge such a successful modelling career at those girls' age, and that the industry is much more competitive now for the next generation of runway stars. Scroll down for video 'I couldn't have done this when I was their age,' she told the publication. 'But then I think being 15 and 16 these days compared to when I was, back in the 1990s, is very different.' This season's pool of Australia's Next Top Model contestants, features 13 girls aged between 16 and 25 years of age. In another interview with News Corp , Megan said: 'The difference with these girls is they have an amazing platform but also huge pressure. The industry watches this show — they’re immediately on the radar'. 'Compare my first experience to these girls — they’re 16 and shooting for Elle magazine!' Megan won a modelling competition when she was 18, while fellow ANTM judge Jennifer was crowned Miss Universe back in 2004 at the age of 20. Mother-of-one Megan has previously opened up about her teenage years, saying she felt 'shy and vulnerable' and admitting modelling was the last thing anyone would have expected for her future. Speaking to OK! Australia last year, the brunette beauty confessed: 'There's still a little bit of that girl left'. 'I had to force myself when I was first in the industry to grow confidence and to push past the feelings of being shy and vulnerable,' Megan says now. The Mad Max: Fury Road actress was first spotted by an agent at an etiquette class she took to gain some confidence. When the then 16-year-old Perth girl was asked to begin modelling, she thought it would be a good part-time job and never expected it to turn into a career. Although, the model mum admits the first few years were a tough slog, establishing herself in the industry, telling the publication: 'In those first five years I got rejected a lot'. But after much perseverance and developing a thick skin, the L'Oreal Paris ambassador is a worldwide success. Megan and Jennifer will be appearing as judges on Australia's Next Top Model alongside Alex Perry.

2016-09-18 00:30 Alicia Vrajlal www.dailymail.co.uk

98 Coolio removed from plane at LAX and arrested for possession of a stolen and loaded gun Rapper Coolio was arrested Saturday morning at Los Angeles International Airport and charged for being a felon in possession of a stolen loaded firearm. The gun was discovered in a bag as a member of his entourage passed through a TSA screening checkpoint, according to TMZ. First reports indicated the man initially claimed he was the owner but an inspection revealed items in the bag belonging to Coolio, 53, who had already boarded a plane. Police officers removed him from the flight for questioning during which he acknowledged ownership of the bookbag, and he and his traveling companion were then taken into custody. TMZ posted video online of the artist in a singlet and baseball cap in handcuffs and escorted by cops. The video showed him being placed in a black and white LAPD cruiser. Coolio - real name Artis Leon Ivey Jr. - is best known for his 1995 hit Gangsta's Paradise, which earned him a Grammy. The Compton-born rapper was previously arrested at the Los Angeles airport back in 2009 for felony possession of cocaine. He had been through security when screeners found crack cocaine on his person, with sources telling TMZ at the time that he 'got physical' with a screener at one point. In 2012 he was booked again after being pulled over for a routine traffic violation, as reported by TMZ. In addition to his music, Coolio carved out a career as a chef launching his own web series Cookin' With Coolio and writing a cookbook. His Gangsta's Paradise fame led to him getting offers to appear on reality TV shows, and in 2009 he appeared on the UK's Celebrity Big Brother. He was also a participant in ABC's Celebrity Wife Swap in 2013.

2016-09-18 00:27 Dailymail.com www.dailymail.co.uk

99 Kanye West cuddles daughter North during a family day at the pool Kanye West is well known for his ravings and rants, and those morose expressions, so this gentler behavior was an eye opener. The 39-year- old rapper showed a rarely seen softer side as he laughed and played with his three-year-old daughter North on Saturday during a family day by the pool in Miami, Florida. Kanye and North were having their own little cuddle session that was witnessed with adoring looks by Kim, Kourtney, and Kourtney's brood as well. The Famous hitmaker might have caused a few double takes as he was seen cradling his giggling girl who was wrapped up tight in a white towel. North had just been splashing around in the pool and her hair was still a mass of wet curls as nannies brought her over to her father. Kanye had been hanging out in the dappled sunlight, looking a little subdued, but his face lit up when North approached. He gathered up his little girl in his arms and made her laugh out loud while cooing into her face and lowering her down upon the cushioned lounge chair. At one point, Kourtney, 37, strolled over to give North a little pinch to the nose, beaming adoration as she did so. Kourtney sported wet hair that was pulled back down her back, along with a white shirt over her bathing suit. Penelope, four, and Mason, six, stood by their mom watching Kanye and North at their daddy-daughter game. Kim, 35, reigned like the sun goddess that she is, wearing a clingy flesh-toned top and black track trousers. She seemed to get a kick too out of the cute display Kanye and North judging by the slight smile widening her face. Her phone lay close by amidst the white robes and towels flung against the lounge chair. A tidy lunch with glasses of lemon water scattered here and there, a green-rimmed sippy cup among them, lay on the cushion. A white bowl of half-eaten pasta sat waiting to be either finished or carried away. The Kardashian-West clan flew to Florida for Kanye's concert dates on Friday and Saturday nights. Kanye's performance on Friday at the AmericanAirlines Arena may have been eclipsed, however, by Kim's shimmery appearance in a plunging silver dress.

2016-09-18 00:27 Jennifer Pearson www.dailymail.co.uk

100 X Factor contestants face 'wall of songs' as Bootcamp kicks off Tears, tantrums and mayhem ensue as Bootcamp kicks off on The X Factor and contestants are faced with a new challenge: the wall of songs. The episode also sees head judge Simon Cowell giving the room of hopefuls a pep talk after declaring: "I actually can't take this anymore. " More than 120 acts take to the stage at north London venue Alexandra Palace in a bid to make it through to the following round of the ITV singing show, the six-chair challenge. The newly-added wall of songs sees the singers each picking a song written on a piece of paper to determine the groupings they will perform with for the judges. Cowell explains: "There are 50 songs, each song is repeated three times. You select the song you want and then you will match up with the other two acts you're going to end up with. "When you're working with whoever you are working with, work as a team, but also understand that they are your competition as well. " First up to perform is group No Getaway singing alongside soloists Christopher Peyton, 46, and Caitlyn Vanbeck, 18, whose Edinburgh audition moved judge Nicole Scherzinger to tears. Couple Tom, 24, and Laura, 29, from Liverpool, are determined to impress the judges after Cowell told them to split up and advised Tom to go through as a solo act during their original audition. They take to the stage with Matt Terry, 23, and Aeron Smith, 20. Laura says: "I'm afraid I'm going to let Tom down. I have to prove to Simon I deserve to be on that stage as much as Tom. " Former X Factor participants Gifty Agyeman, 20, also known as Gifty Louise, and Anelisa Lamola, 26, are both hoping to progress further than they did in their previous attempts on the show. Lamola, who auditioned in 2007, said: "I was 17. When I got kicked off the show, I literally lost all confidence. There is a lot of pressure coming back... " Irish singer Janet Grogan, 28, gets a boost from Cowell who tells her: "You're becoming my new favourite thing. " She famously made it through to the six-chair challenge in 2014, but Cowell did not select her to go through to the judges' houses stage with him. Tensions run high when girl group Skarl3t abandon their threesome pairing to rehearse alone after saying they were "stuck with parts of the song we weren't familiar with". The day ends on a dramatic note for the last trio to perform - Samantha Atkinson, 32, Rebekah Ryan, 40, and James Wilson, 34, who is dyslexic. Wilson explains: "I found out I had dyslexia when I was six or seven. I struggle with my reading and writing, it's difficult for me because it's all about reading the lyrics. " He disappears moments before they are all due to go on stage as the pressure of the show becomes too much for him.

2016-09-18 00:26 www.independent.ie

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