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Total 100 articles, created at 2016-07-08 12:00 1 Snipers kill five Dallas police during protests over shootings

(3.48/4) By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS, July 8 (Reuters) - Dallas police were in a standoff with a suspect on Friday after snipers killed five officers and wounded six,... 2016-07-08 07:57 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 2 US and South Korea agree THAAD missile defence deployment (2.11/4) The US and South Korea agree to deploy a controversial missile defence system, in the wake of intensifying threats from North Korea. 2016-07-08 09:05 3KB www.bbc.co.uk 3 Obama deeply troubled by ‘racial bias’ in shootings

(2.09/4) US President Barack Obama is deeply troubled by the fatal shooting of two black men by white police officers – events that led to protests across the nation and shooting of several police officers in Dallas‚ Texas. 2016-07-08 12:00 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 4 BREAKING: Shots Fired At Demonstrators and Police at Black Lives Matter Protest From

(2.08/4) Unknown Shooters Reports indicate that ten police officers have been shot in Dallas, Texas during a protest over the recent police shootings in the United States according to NBC News. Three officers were killed and seven more are still undergoing treatment for injuries. Witnesses reported and recorded via webcasts... 2016-07-08 12:00 2KB article.wn.com 5 Viking claps & happy Hollande: Internet reacts to France’s Euro 2016 semi-final victory (2.04/4) — RT Sport France has secured their spot in the Euro 2016 final after defeating Germany 2-0. The country will face Portugal in Paris on Sunday, and it’s back to Germany for Joachim Low’s team. 2016-07-08 12:00 1KB www.rt.com 6 Negotiations under way at parking garage - Dallas police chief Dallas Police Chief David Brown says three people are in custody (1.06/4) after snipers opened fire on police officers during protests, and says a fourth person is exchanging gunfire with officers. 2016-07-08 08:31 1KB www.news24.com

7 Theresa May, Andrea Leadsom To Contest For Tory Leadership, Prime Minister

(1.02/4) Not since Margaret Thatcher has Britain been led by a woman prime minister, but now that Michael Gove has been eliminated in the second round of the Conservative leadership contest , a woman will once again take on that role, The Independent reported Thursday. Home Secretary... 2016-07-08 12:00 2KB article.wn.com 8 Marine officer wants same treatment as Clinton Contact WND (0.03/4) (Heat Street) A U. S. Marine officer facing involuntary discharge for improperly handling classified information is hoping to receive the same lenient treatment the FBI recommended for former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. Maj. Jason Brezler has been embroiled in a legal battle since... 2016-07-08 05:31 1KB www.wnd.com 9 Beloved 24-year-old gorilla dies at a Mexico City zoo after 'suffering a heart attack while

(0.02/4) being sedated' by doctors who spent 30 minutes trying to revive him Mexico City's beloved western lowland gorilla, Bantu, died after suffering a heart attack while being prepared for transfer to another zoo. Doctors spent 30 minutes trying to revive the 24- year-old creature. 2016-07-08 05:37 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 10 China lodges protests with U. S., S. Korean ambassadors over missile plans

(0.01/4) BEIJING, July 8 (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it lodged protests with the American and South Korean ambassadors after both countries sa... 2016-07-08 07:52 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 11 Copper set for worst week in 2 months, nickel bounces off lows

(0.01/4) By Manolo Serapio Jr MANILA, July 8 (Reuters) - London copper futures ticked higher on Friday as upbeat U. S. economic data boosted expectations ahead of a cr... 2016-07-08 07:34 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 12 Terrifying category-5 cyclone heading for Taiwan Contact WND (0.01/4) (Time) Taiwan is bracing itself for receiving the full impact of a monster category-5 cyclone expected to hit its eastern shores late Thursday night. Supertyphoon Nepartak is expected to wreak chaos in the western Pacific basin, which has been eerily quiet with a record drought... 2016-07-08 05:32 1KB www.wnd.com 13 The elite revolt against 'values and tradition' Contact WND

(0.01/4) The revolt against globalization – or, more precisely, unaccountable worldwide authority over the lives of individuals – has the masters of the universe concerned. In a revealing article in the latest issue of Foreign Policy magazine, the official voice of the Council on Foreign Policy,... 2016-07-08 03:56 4KB www.wnd.com 14 ’ Germany toughens sex crime laws in light of Cologne attacks — RT News The German parliament has unanimously passed a tougher new law on sex offenses, making any form of non-consensual sexual contact a crime and easing the deportation procedure for migrants involved in sex assaults. 2016-07-08 12:00 4KB www.rt.com 15 10 shocking photos from animal rights protests — RT Viral Getting an unpopular message through is no easy task. So when animal rights activists protest, the bad and the ugly comes through to help the good. Take a look at these photos of people going to extreme lengths to attract attention to animal cruelty. 2016-07-08 12:00 874Bytes www.rt.com 16 MI6 used hoax WMD reports based on action film ‘The Rock’ to justify Iraq invasion A fake intelligence source fooled MI6 with false reports based on the action movie ‘The Rock’, which ended up being used to justify Britain’s invasion of Iraq in 2003, the Chilcot report has revealed. 2016-07-08 12:00 3KB www.rt.com 17 Almost 70 WWII veterans get Russian bravery medals — RT UK Dozens more UK veterans of the Arctic convoys that delivered supplies to the Eastern Front during WWII have been honored by Russia. It has taken years for the men’s bravery to be officially recognized, but they have now received prestigious Ushakov medals. 2016-07-08 12:00 2KB www.rt.com 18 Envelope of 'white powder' triggers security alert at UK Parliament — RT UK Parts of the Westminster parliamentary estate in London were on lockdown on Thursday afternoon following reports of a “chemical incident.” 2016-07-08 12:00 1KB www.rt.com 19 Simba Mhere was still alive after car crash, says pathologist Preshalin Naidoo, the man accused of causing the death of Top Billing presenter Simba Mhere, was travelling at a high speed, the Randburg Magistrate's Court heard on Thursday. 2016-07-08 12:00 934Bytes www.timeslive.co.za 20 Crunch meeting with Orlando Pirates chairman will decide Teboho Moloi's future Orlando Pirates assistant coach Teboho Moloi is still officially on the three months leave he was granted by the club and is due to have a meeting with chairman Irvin Khoza on his return in the next two weeks. 2016-07-08 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 21 Winning a council more important than saving economy The tragedy of South Africa today is that we are all consumed by street politics - and our leaders are loving it, happy to promise a tomorrow that will never come. 2016-07-08 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 22 Sharks must overcome nemesis Cheetahs to boost quarterfinal hopes Sharks director of rugby Gary Gold is within inches of a Super rugby quarterfinal spot - and a win against the Cheetahs in Durban tomorrow night should seal it. 2016-07-08 12:00 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 23 Council disses staff’s recommendation against affordable housing KMorgan 1322 posts 2016-07-08 04:55 6KB www.thetribunepapers.com 24 Greece's stranded refugees fear being forgotten With refugees becoming stuck in Greece, more are being moved to official camps, as BBC World Service's Destination Europe discovers. 2016-07-08 09:05 4KB www.bbc.co.uk 25 Jewish groups condemn racism, anti- Semitism in 2016 campaign “We are deeply concerned by suggestions that Muslim Americans should be targeted by law enforcement, simply because of their faith.” 2016-07-08 10:35 3KB www.jpost.com 26 Mark Cavendish brushed off doubts before stunning start to Tour de France Mark Cavendish's 10th Tour de France can already be declared a resounding success. The Manxman beat Marcel Kittel and fellow Brit Daniel McLay to victory at... 2016-07-08 08:33 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

27 India's Modi to meet Zuma on first visit to SA Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to meet President Jacob Zuma on the second leg of an African tour aimed at boosting ties in a region where rival China has a strong presence. 2016-07-08 09:18 3KB www.news24.com 28 Drone deployed in night-time search for escaped lynx The hunt for an escaped lynx has carried on through the night with the help of a police drone equipped with a thermal imaging camera after several potential... 2016-07-08 08:08 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 29 Takkie Wash entrepreneur: 'Don't say there's no job, God gave you hands' Three young Evaton residents have started a "Takkie Wash" to earn themselves some money, and have been surprised by its success. 2016-07-08 09:04 3KB www.news24.com 30 Ten-month-old baby who was 'raped by her father and his boyfriend in three hour attack' is taken away from her MOTHER as police investigate 'harrowing' alleged abuse which the men later 'boasted about over Skype' The child was living with her mother in Bathurst, NSW, when her father and his lover, both 50, (pictured) allegedly assaulted her in April 2015 but is now in care. 2016-07-08 08:01 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 31 Adorably eager police puppy drags his training officer by the lead as he goes for walk on Gold Coast Queensland Police have shared a very cute video of a soon-to-be police pup and his foster mum on a morning stroll on the Gold Coast, before the furry officer in training decides to literally take the lead. 2016-07-08 07:46 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 32 China stocks fall as weak yuan adds to growth worries HONG KONG, July 8 (Reuters) - China stocks fell on Friday as lingering anxiety over the Brexit vote and weakness in the yuan added to worries over a fragile... 2016-07-08 07:16 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

33 Dad fails that will stop you leaving your partner home alone with the children These side-splitting photos, collated by Bored Panda, prove that one unsupervised man plus a bunch of small children equals some terrible - yet hilarious - ideas. 2016-07-08 07:14 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 34 Lionel Messi will make U-turn on Argentina retirement, says president Mauricio Macri Argentina president Mauricio Macri believes Lionel Messi's international career is far from over. The Barcelona superstar stunned world football last month by announcing he would quit the national side. 2016-07-08 07:07 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 35 British software maker Aveva CEO to step down July 8 (Reuters) - British software maker Aveva Group Plc said on Friday Richard Longdon would step down as chief executive on Dec. 31. Longdon would move to... 2016-07-08 07:02 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 36 Jackie 'O' Henderson shares video of her 'bucket list' experience ride in a submarine capturing the underwater trip for social media Jackie 'O' ticked taking a ride in a submarine off her bucket list earlier this week and on Friday the radio personality posted a video to her Instagram account documenting her underwater adventure. 2016-07-08 06:54 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 37 Serious Damage After Twister in Kansas, No Reported Injuries Officials say the southeastern Kansas town of Eureka has been hit by a tornado that has caused significant widespread damage 2016-07-08 00:47 1KB abc7news.com 38 Pilot whose plane crashed at the Shoreham air disaster which killed 11 is being investigated for manslaughter Eleven people died when a vintage Hunter Hawker plane being flown by stunt pilot Andy Hill (pictured), 52, came down on a busy A-road beside the West Sussex airfield last August. 2016-07-08 06:25 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

39 Cobie Smulders looks chic in patterned dress with criss-cross straps at Outfest LA premiere of her new movie The Intervention The 34-year-old actress wore a long brown dress with velvet straps to the premiere of her new movie in Los Angeles. 2016-07-08 06:05 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 40 12 die in giant Indonesian traffic jam, says official (From AFP) Twelve people have died during a massive three-day traffic jam in Indonesia that stretched more than 20 kilometers (13 miles) and brought thousands of holidaymakers to a complete standst… 2016-07-08 02:59 3KB atimes.com 41 Adele reveals she is planning an Australian tour Adele fans may finally get to watch the singer perform live Down Under. While kicking off her US tour in St Paul, Minnesota on Thursday, she teased the idea of her first ever Australian tour. 2016-07-08 05:44 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 42 World Architecture Festival 2016 shortlist revealed Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects are just two of the renowned practices to be shortlisted for awards at the 2016 World Architecture Festival. 2016-07-08 06:29 2KB rss.cnn.com 43 Anderson Silva to face Daniel Cormier at UFC 200 after Jon Jones' failed drug test Daniel Cormier will take on Anderson Silva in a three-round non- title fight at UFC 200 on Saturday night. Cormier had been due to defend his light-heavyweight belt in a rematch with Jon Jones. 2016-07-08 05:27 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 44 Western Australia forests of the sea wiped out by marine heatwave Hundreds of kilometres of kelp forests off the western coast of Australia, that support a $10 billion tourism and seafood industry were wiped out by marine heatwaves between 2010 and 2013. 2016-07-08 05:22 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 45 Sharp fall in consumer confidence since vote for Brexit, survey shows Consumer confidence has seen its sharpest drop in more than 20 years since the Brexit vote, with a third of shoppers believing prices will increase rapidly i... 2016-07-08 05:08 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

46 British troops to be deployed to eastern Europe amid Nato concerns over Putin Hundreds of British troops are to be deployed to eastern Europe as part of a show of strength by Nato in the face of an increasingly assertive Russia. At the... 2016-07-08 05:07 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 47 Star Wars' Daisy Ridley debuts brave new look after 'face swapping' with director Rian Johnson Daisy Ridley underwent quite the change after she indulged in a spot of 'face swapping' with the new Star Wars director Rian Johnson on Thursday 2016-07-08 05:03 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 48 Oil rebounds from 2-month lows, outlook seen volatile By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, July 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices rebounded on Friday, bouncing off two-month lows hit in the previous session when prices fell 5... 2016-07-08 04:44 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 49 Teenage brother, 16, gunned down alongside his 15-year-old sister who he tried to defend with a knife in an argument over a T-shirt Siblings, Abril (pictured), 15, and Jose Izazaga, 16, were gunned down in a fight that started over a shirt. Police said they arrested a suspect, who is in his 30s, in Salt Lake County, Utah. 2016-07-08 04:43 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 50 ABC analyst Antony Green calls Election 2016 for Malcolm Turnbull and Coalition win Australia's most respected election analyst Antony Green (pictured) has called the election for Malcolm Turnbull. The latest results had the Coalition predicted to win 74 seats. 2016-07-08 04:40 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 51 Pam Geller's manual on stopping radical Islam – $4.95 today only! Contact WND You read about it every day. From honor killings and radical mosques throughout the U. S. to Muslim Brotherhood infiltration of government at the highest levels – and now, threats from ISIS to raise its black flag over the White House. The question is:... 2016-07-08 05:31 6KB www.wnd.com 52 Police: Middle school's 'racist texts' are hoax Contact WND (Daily Caller) Police in a suburb of Boston have determined that the racist text messages received by a middle school student were a big hoax — possibly perpetrated by the middle school student. The Arlington, Massachusetts police force opened its investigation last week after an unidentified... 2016-07-08 05:30 1KB www.wnd.com 53 Can Jason Kenney Revive Conservatism in Alberta? It has been just over a year since the Alberta Tories’ 44-year reign in power was ended by Rachel Notley and the NDP... 2016-07-08 03:24 3KB spectator.org 54 Man emerges from suitcase at Swiss train station Swiss rail travelers got a shock this week when a 21-year-old man unzipped himself from a bag placed on a station platform, officials told CNN. 2016-07-08 05:09 1KB rss.cnn.com 55 Phil Randel suggests marriage needs to be short leases rather than a lifelong purchase Radio host Phil Brandel suggested that marriage should have an expiry date, but Sydney relationship psychologist Jacqui Manning says lack of communication is the root relationship problems. 2016-07-08 04:03 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 56 China jails 'Xinjiang sage' connected to former security chief BEIJING, July 8 (Reuters) - A court in central China on Friday jailed for seven years on corruption charges a man identified by Chinese media as a fortune te... 2016-07-08 04:00 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 57 Emma Watson comes face to face with The Cursed Child's Hermione in 'immensely comforting and emotional' encounter On Thursday Emma Watson gave her official seal of approval to Noma Dumezweni who plays Hermione on stage at London's Palace Theatre in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. 2016-07-08 03:57 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 58 Candlelit vigil held in Rome to honour U. S. student found dead ROME, July 8 (Reuters) - Professors and students took part in a candlelit vigil at a Rome church on Thursday for American student Beau Solomon, who police su... 2016-07-08 03:53 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 59 Minnesota cop Jeronimo Yanez identified as the man who shot Philando Castile and panicked as the aftermath was live-streamed on Facebook, as officials rule the death a homicide WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The cop who fatally shot black school cafeteria worker Philando Castile during a routine traffic stop Wednesday has been identified as Jeronimo Yanez. 2016-07-08 03:53 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 60 Olympic dream is over for runner who trained throughout her surprise pregnancy to qualify for Rio after she failed to win her trials Sarah Brown, 28, of Warrenton, Virginia, was a favorite to make the U. S. Olympic running team for 2016, but she failed to qualify during Olympic trials held in Eugene, Oregon on Thursday night. 2016-07-08 03:52 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk 61 Boston cabbie who turned in $187,000 is offered a free seven-day cruise from Royal Caribbean for his 'exceptionally selfless act' Boston cab driver, Raymond MacCausland, 72, who got a $100 reward from a man who left a backpack containing $187,000 in his taxi, was offered a free 7-day cruise from Royal Caribbean. 2016-07-08 03:52 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 62 Bowe Bergdahl pictured arriving at court as judge rules he will be allowed access to top generals' emails as part of desertion trial Bowe Bergdahl's defense team was granted access to emails of two four-star Generals at a court in North Carolina as lawyers plan to argue that senior officials unfairly intervened in bringing his case to trial. 2016-07-08 03:35 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 63 The Latest: Authorities ID officers in fatal shooting FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on a police shooting in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota (all times local): 10 p.m. Authorities have identified the two p... 2016-07-08 03:25 21KB www.dailymail.co.uk 64 Dozens Killed in Shia Shrine Suicide Attack in Iraq Islamic State suicide bombers and gunmen stormed a Shiite Muslim shrine north of Baghdad overnight, killing 36 people, military and hospital officials said. 2016-07-08 04:24 1KB www.wsj.com

65 Gatlin, Merritt cruise at US Olympic track and field trials Justin Gatlin and LaShawn Merritt remained on collision course at the US Olympic track and field trials after coasting into the semi- finals of the 200 metres... 2016-07-08 03:21 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 66 General Says U. S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan Won’t Hamper War Effort The Army general charged with overseeing the U. S. military’s war effort in Afghanistan said the drawdown of American forces from Afghanistan would still leave commanders with enough capability to effectively prosecute the war. 2016-07-08 04:21 1KB www.wsj.com 67 Cute dogs are so inseparable they play together, dress the same and even share a kennel! Salt, a five-year-old Pomeranian and Heart, an eight-year-old Maltese, are two adorable best puppy friends. The inseparable pair have more than 30,000 Instagram followers. 2016-07-08 03:18 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 68 Australia pledges extra $300 mln for Afghan security forces SYDNEY, July 8 (Reuters) - Australia will pay an extra $300 million to help develop Afghanistan's security forces, the government said on Friday ahead of a N... 2016-07-08 03:10 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 69 House Republicans' gun bill delayed indefinitely A House Republicans-sponsored gun bill has been put off indefinitely as speaker Paul Ryan was unable to wrangle together sparring Republicans for support. 2016-07-08 03:51 1KB www.upi.com 70 Super typhoon Nepartak hits Taiwan, disrupts power supplies, transport TAIPEI, July 8 (Reuters) - Super typhoon Nepartak hit eastern Taiwan early on Friday, driving thousands of people from their homes, disrupting power supplies... 2016-07-08 02:50 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 71 Koala breaks into New South Wales home and gets comfortable on the couch The wild Australian weather was too much for one koala, who made himself comfortable on the couch at Michele Goodman and Vicki Haines, Soldiers Point home on Tuesday night. 2016-07-08 02:47 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

72 200K criminal aliens jailed in Texas over past 5 years Contact WND (Breitbart) Nearly 200,000 criminal aliens have been booked into local Texas jails over the past five years. Those numbers included more than 155,000 criminal illegal aliens. A report recently released by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) revealed that Texas taxpayers... 2016-07-08 03:39 1KB www.wnd.com 73 UPI Almanac for Friday, July 8, 2016 On July 8, 1909, the Wright Brothers demonstrated their airplane for an enthusiastic crowd at Fort Myer, Virginia. 2016-07-08 03:30 3KB www.upi.com 74 Gold Coast drink driver Angela Bisson 'booted out of traffic offenders course for being drunk' Angela Bisson (pictured), 42, walked free from Southport District Court on Tuesday after Judge Clive Wall found she had only travelled 60 metres while under the influence. 2016-07-08 02:29 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 75 Impossible worlds caught on camera Erik Johansson is a Swedish artist who edits images to create beautifully peculiar collages. 2016-07-08 03:21 2KB rss.cnn.com 76 Carl Haas, co-founder of Newman-Haas Racing, dies at 86 Finding Carl Haas in an IndyCar garage was a simple matter of looking for the man with the cigar. His name was just as easy to spot in the record books as we... 2016-07-08 02:20 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 77 US: No more financial help to conclude Haiti elections PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United States has suspended financial assistance to Haiti's electoral authorities as they plan to redo a presidential vote t... 2016-07-08 02:08 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 78 Olympics-KOC awaiting CAS ruling on swimmer Park's doping ban SEOUL, July 8 (Reuters) - The Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) said it will abide by the Court of Arbitration for Sport's ruling on swimmer Park Tae-hwan when... 2016-07-08 02:04 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

79 Wimbledon 2016: Nike dress causes stir Nike's flimsy attire for female pros at Wimbledon is generating plenty of attention -- and without star client Maria Sharapova, who is serving a doping ban. 2016-07-08 02:55 7KB rss.cnn.com 80 Newt Gingrich: If asked, I would be Donald Trump's VP Newt Gingrich said Thursday that if asked, he would feel "compelled to serve the country" as Donald Trump's running mate. 2016-07-08 02:53 2KB rss.cnn.com 81 The Latest: Police arrest man in San Diego homeless killings SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on attacks on homeless men in San Diego (all times local): 6:50 p.m. Police say they've arrested a man on suspicion of murder and... 2016-07-08 01:52 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 82 Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston land in Queensland The world-famous singer and British actor, 35, are believed to be in Queensland so Tom can get to work on his latest Marvel superhero movie, Thor: Ragnarok. 2016-07-08 01:51 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 83 SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Lady Amelia forges ahead in the royal style stakes: Duke of Kent's granddaughter turned heads at Serpantine Gallery summer party Lady Amelia turned heads at the Serpentine Gallery summer party on Wednesday in a revealing halterneck navy skater dress, accessorised with a pair of pink clogs and silver bangles. 2016-07-08 01:42 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 84 SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Kate's top aide quits over Kensington Palace love triangle: Media adviser leaves just three months after dumping Duchess's 'Girl Friday' for Prince Harry's assistant Nick Loughran had dumped Kate’s cherished ‘Girl Friday’, Rebecca Deacon (pictured), and begun courting Clara Madden, a blonde bombshell who works as Prince Harry’s assistant. 2016-07-08 01:39 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 85 Luxurious office block on Chapel Street in Melbourne hits the market for over $6.5 million A luxurious two-level penthouse, dubbed the swankiest offices in Australia, has hit the market for more than $6.5 million as the property developers wants to move employees to larger office. 2016-07-08 01:36 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

86 Australian cheerleader Courtney Watts set to take the NBA by storm after winning a spot on the Los Angeles Clippers dance squad Australian Courtney Watts has won a spot on the American NBA team Los Angeles Clippers famous dance Squad beating out hundreds of trialists to win a spot on the 20-woman squad 2016-07-08 01:27 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 87 Bulls at least appear more interesting with Rondo, Wade CHICAGO (AP) — For all the jokes about loading up for a run at the 2011 NBA championship, give the Chicago Bulls this: Next season won't be a dull one. They... 2016-07-08 01:25 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 88 Ariana Grande swaps her ponytail for pigtails as she reveals she's playing Penny Pingleton in NBC's Hairspray Live! She continued saying: 'Anyway... I’m so honored and beyond excited to be a part of this dream cast...... I will for sure pass out at the table read. #HairsprayLive.' 2016-07-08 01:23 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 89 Chloe Lattanzi showcases eye-popping cleavage in barely-there hot pink bikini as she wades through a pool Her expansive bust has been the centre of plastic surgery rumours for some time now. 2016-07-08 01:20 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 90 Jordana Brewster is almost overwhelmed by her Barneys New York shopping bag while in Beverly Hills The 36-year-old slipped on a patterned dress for a bit of shopping on Thursday. The actress looked lovely in an off-the-shoulder dark blue hued dress with orange and white accents. 2016-07-08 01:20 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 91 Splash! Kevin Durant finalizes two-year deal with Warriors OAKLAND, California (AP) — Kevin Durant wanted to look NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry in the eye, meet Klay Thompson face to face, and find out for h... 2016-07-08 01:19 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

92 The Bachelor 2016's Georgia Tripos flaunts pert derrière in lingerie photo shoot It seems that The Bachelor contestant Georgia Tripos, 24, can join the ranks of Kirralee 'Kiki' Morris and Noni Janur in having a rather naughty modelling portfolio 2016-07-08 01:03 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 93 Melbourne's New Europe restaurant damaged by fire in Preston Over 40 firefighters spent four hours fighting a huge blaze the New Europe restaurant in Preston, Melbourne, on Friday morning. 2016-07-08 01:02 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 94 Serena Williams targets Grand Slam history again at Wimbledon Serena Williams has history in her sights as the defending champion plots to avenge one of the most painful defeats of her career by beating Angelique Kerber... 2016-07-08 00:56 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 95 Padma Lakshmi, 45, looks cool in black tank top and long Indian skirt for Ice Age: Collision Course screening in NYC The 45-year-old kept it casual for the Ice Age: Collision Course screening in NYC. The Top Chef host slipped on a patterned skirt and fitted black top on Thursday at the Walter Reade Theater. 2016-07-08 00:52 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 96 Celebrating Eid? A healthy way to break the fast After 30 days of fasting, nutrition experts tell CNN the best things to eat, and when to eat them, to ensure people celebrate the feast day of Eid al-Fitr in good health. 2016-07-08 01:51 772Bytes rss.cnn.com 97 NRL's Matthew Lodge 'can't afford damages' over violent New York home invasion Former Wests Tigers NRL player Matthew Lodge called a law firm in Manhattan to say he could not afford to pay damages after going on a violent rampage in a New York apartment in October. 2016-07-08 00:50 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 98 Colombia coca cultivation jumps 39 pct ahead of peace accord BOGOTA, July 7 (Reuters) - Coca cultivation in Colombia, one of the world's biggest cocaine producers, rose 39 percent last year as farmers ramped up product... 2016-07-08 00:49 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

99 The Neon Demon is a sadistic horror show, says LIBBY PURVES LIBBY PURVES: In The Neon Demon director Nicolas Winding Refn can’t decide whether he’s the new Hitchcock or Helmut Newton on a bondage video-shoot for Vivienne Westwood in 1976. 2016-07-08 00:45 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 100 Britain's booming... Manufacturing up as China eyes trade deal: Recovery in far better shape than first thought after industry clocks its fastest growth rate for six years Industrial production rose by 1.9 per cent in the three months to May, according to the Office for National Statistics – the strongest performance since the three months to May 2010. 2016-07-08 00:40 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk Articles

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1 Snipers kill five Dallas police during protests over shootings (3.48/4) By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS, July 8 (Reuters) - Dallas police were in a standoff with a suspect on Friday after snipers killed five officers and wounded six, one of the worst mass police shootings in U. S. history, during protests against the killing of two black men by police this week. Police had taken three people into custody after the ambush shooting on Thursday night that police described as carefully planned and executed. Police were in a standoff that has extended into Friday morning with another suspect in a downtown garage, where gunfire had been exchanged, officials said. White House officials have spoken with Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings about the shooting that turned the downtown of one of the largest U. S. cities into a sprawling crime scene and unfolded along streets that house major corporations, restaurants and courthouses. President Barack Obama, visiting Poland, has been briefed, a spokesman said. No specific motive has been given for the sniper attacks at the downtown protest, one of many held in major cities across the United States on Thursday. New York police made more than a dozen arrests on Thursday night, while protesters briefly shut down one of Chicago's main arteries. Dallas Police Chief David Brown said the shooters, some in elevated positions, used sniper rifles to fire at the officers in what appeared to be a coordinated attack. "(They were) working together with rifles, triangulating at elevated positions in different points in the downtown area where the march ended up going," Brown told a news conference, adding a civilian was also wounded. "It has been a devastating night. We are sad to report a fifth officer has died," Dallas police said on Twitter. "WORST NIGHTMARE" Mayor Rawlings advised people to stay away on Friday morning as police sort through the area where large areas have been cordoned off and transport halted. Federal authorities also halted commercial air traffic for the area as police helicopters hovered over the scene. "Our worst nightmare has happened," the mayor said. "It is a heartbreaking moment for the city of Dallas. " The Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area is one of the nation's most populous and is home to more than 7 million people. The use of force by police against African-Americans in cities from Ferguson, Missouri, to Baltimore and New York has sparked periodic and sometimes violent protests in the past two years and has spawned the Black Lives Matter movement. Anger has intensified when the officers involved in such incidents have been acquitted in trials or not charged at all. The shooting happened as otherwise largely peaceful protests unfolded around the United States after the shooting of Philando Castile, 32, by police near St. Paul, Minnesota, late on Wednesday. His girlfriend posted live video on the internet of the bloody scene minutes afterward, which was widely viewed. The suspect in the Texas standoff told police "the end is coming" and that more police were going to be hurt and killed. Brown said the suspect also told police "there are bombs all over the place in this garage and downtown". Police said they were questioning two occupants of a Mercedes they had pulled over after the vehicle sped off on a downtown street with a man who threw a camouflaged bag inside the back of the car. A woman was also taken into custody near the garage where the standoff was taking place. "We are being very careful in our tactics so that we do not injure any of our officers or put them in harm's way. We still don't have a complete comfort level that we have all the suspects," Brown said. "We are leaving every motive on the table on why this happened and how this happened," Brown said. Rawlings later visited the wounded at Parkland hospital, the same hospital where President John F. Kennedy was taken after he was shot in Dallas in November 1963. Television footage showed a heavy police presence, with officers taking cover behind vehicles on the street. One of the officers killed has been identified. He is Brent Thompson, 43, and an officer with Dallas Area Rapid Transit. (Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee, Eric M. Johnson in Seattle, Jon Herskovitz in Austin, Texas, Letitia Stein in Tampa, Florida; Writing by Brendan O'Brien and Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Paul Tait and Alison Williams) Dallas: Protest turns to panic as shots fired bbc.co.uk Police: 4 officers dead, 7 hurt in Dallas protest shooting washingtontimes.com

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3-Protesters mass after another police shooting of black man in U.S. dailymail.co.uk 2016-07-08 07:57 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

2 2 US and South Korea agree THAAD missile defence deployment (2.11/4) The US and South Korea have agreed to deploy a controversial missile defence system, in the wake of intensifying threats from North Korea. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti- missile system will be deployed solely to counter the threat from Pyongyang, a statement said. It is unclear exactly where it will be sited and who will have final control. Discussions began in February after North Korea fired a long range missile, but China has consistently objected. The THAAD system would be able to detect North Korean missiles and shoot them down, but China says it would seriously damage the security interests of countries in the region. 1. The enemy launches a missile 2. The Thaad radar system detects the launch, which is relayed to command and control 3. Thaad command and control instructs the launch of an interceptor missile 4. The interceptor missile is fired at the enemy projectile 5. The enemy projectile is destroyed in the terminal phase of flight The launcher trucks can hold up to eight interceptor missiles. "China expresses strong dissatisfaction and resolute objection to this", its foreign ministry said in a statement on its website. The BBC's Korea Correspondent Stephen Evans says that Beijing fears the system's radars would be able to see far into its territory. China, the North's closest ally, supported the most recent UN sanctions after North Korean nuclear and missile tests. "South Korea and the US have made the joint decision to deploy the THAAD system as part of a defensive action to guarantee the security of the Republic of Korea," South Korea's Defence Ministry said on Friday. It will be deployed "as soon as possible. " THAAD is "critical" to the US' defensive strategy, Lt. Gen Thomas S. Vandal of the US Eighth Army in South Korea told AP. He added that the North's pursuit of weapons of mass destruction required that the allies made sure that they could defend themselves. The announcement comes after North Korea denounced US sanctions on Kim Jong-un, calling it an "open declaration of war", after the leader was accused of human rights abuses. The US had put sanctions onto the leader for the first time, calling him directly responsible for violations in his country. Pyongyang has warned that it will close down all diplomatic channels with the US unless the blacklisting is revoked, reported news agency Yonhap. The measures freeze any property the individuals have in the US and prevent US citizens doing business with them. "Under Kim Jong-un, North Korea continues to inflict intolerable cruelty and hardship on millions of its own people, including extrajudicial killings, forced labour, and torture," the Treasury statement said. It estimates that between 80,000 and 120,000 prisoners are being held in North Korean prison camps where torture, sexual assault and executions are routine.

U.S. to deploy advanced missiles in South Korea as North Kim Jong-un sanctions are 'a declaration of war' dailymail.co.uk U.S.,S. Korea to deploy THAAD against North missile threat rss.cnn.com

S.Korea, U.S. formally decide to deploy THAAD missile defence dailymail.co.uk 2016-07-08 09:05 www.bbc.co.uk

3 Obama deeply troubled by ‘racial bias’ in shootings (2.09/4) Obama said the shooting of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile was symptomatic of racial disparities in the US justice system which needed to be addressed. The White House published his reaction to the death of the two men on its Facebook page. "I'd just ask folks to step back and think: What if this happened to somebody in your family? How would you feel? To be concerned about these issues is not political correctness, it's just being American and wanting to live up to our best and highest ideals. " — President Obama. Watch him speak on the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile: http://go.wh.gov/Tqxe43 Posted by The White House on Thursday, July 7, 2016 “All Americans should be deeply troubled by the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge‚ Louisiana and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights‚ Minnesota. We've seen such tragedies far too many times‚ and our hearts go out to the families and communities who've suffered such a painful loss‚” said Obama. “Although I am constrained in commenting on the particular facts of these cases‚ I am encouraged that the US Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation in Baton Rouge‚ and I have full confidence in their professionalism and their ability to conduct a thoughtful‚ thorough‚ and fair inquiry. “But regardless of the outcome of such investigations‚ what's clear is that these fatal shootings are not isolated incidents. They are symptomatic of the broader challenges within our criminal justice system‚ the racial disparities that appear across the system year after year‚ and the resulting lack of trust that exists between law enforcement and too many of the communities they serve‚” he said. While admitting “we've got a serious problem”‚ he emphasised his respect for the “vast majority of police officers who put their lives on the line to protect us every single day”. “It is to say that‚ as a nation‚ we can and must do better to institute the best practices that reduce the appearance or reality of racial bias in law enforcement.” He asked for recognition of the anger‚ frustration and grief expressed by those who were protesting peacefully and holding vigils. “Michelle and I share those feelings. Rather than fall into a predictable pattern of division and political posturing‚ let's reflect on what we can do better. Let's come together as a nation‚ and keep faith with one another‚ in order to ensure a future where all of our children know that their lives matter‚” said Obama. Police: 4 officers dead, 7 hurt in Dallas protest shooting washingtontimes.com

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4 BREAKING: Shots Fired At Demonstrators and Police at Black Lives Matter Protest From Unknown Shooters (2.08/4) A Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Dallas, Texas turns deadly when two snipers fatally shoots 12 officers, injuring eight and killing four, according to the... Viewers can follow live streaming coverage of the Dallas police shootings, where two snipers reportedly opened fire at a protest against recent police killings and killed a ... Three people are in custody after snipers opened fire on police officers during protests in Dallas and a fourth person is exchanging gunfire with authorities, Police Chief ... Snipers opened fire on police officers in Dallas, killing four officers and injuring seven others during protests over two recent fatal police shootings of black men, ... The Latest on protests in response to fatal police shootings (all times local): 10:50 p.m. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he has directed the head of the Texas Department of... As seen in the above photo, a police officer in Dallas watches over the streets late on Thursday, July 7. According to the below tweet from the official Twitter page for... The Latest on protests in response to fatal police shootings (all times local): 11:05 p.m. The Dallas police chief says at least two snipers shot 11 police officers during... In shocking news, two police officers have been shot in Dallas, Texas after a rally. NBC DFW shared the details that police are now responding to the area. This was a... DALLAS (AP) -- The Latest on the shooting of police officers in Dallas (all times local): 2:10 a.m. Police say a fifth officer has died after snipers opened fire on police... DALLAS (AP) -- The Latest on the shooting of police in Dallas during protests in response to fatal police shootings (all times local): 12:30 a.m. Dallas police say they are...

Dallas: Protest turns to panic as shots fired bbc.co.uk 'Shots fired, shots fired, officer down': The shocking moment all hell broke loose during deadly Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Dallas dailymail.co.uk 2016-07-08 12:00 christos article.wn.com

5 Viking claps & happy Hollande: Internet reacts to France’s Euro 2016 semi-final victory — RT Sport (2.04/4) As the final whistle went off, the internet was bursting with reactions to France’s home turf victory. In an unexpected and very un-French display of celebration, the French squad led the crowd in a familiar “Viking clap” borrowed from Iceland. French president Francois Hollande was so pleased by his side’s performance that he couldn’t help give a little shove to a fellow supporter. And was happy to smile and pose for some selfies alongside fans. Not all the fans around the world were happy with the French victory, contending that the referee didn’t notice some of the fouls made by the home team.

Griezmann stars as France shoot down Germany to reach Euro final timeslive.co.za Germany produced 'best performance' of Euro 2016 against France, insists midfielder Toni Kroos after semi-final heartbreak dailymail.co.uk 2016-07-08 12:00 www.rt.com

6 Negotiations under way at parking garage - Dallas police chief (1.06/4) Dallas – Dallas Police Chief David Brown says three people are in custody after snipers opened fire on police officers during protests and says a fourth person is exchanging gunfire with officers. Brown said at an early Friday morning news conference that authorities are negotiating with a suspect in a downtown parking garage who has been exchanging gunfire with officials. The chief says the suspect is not co- operating and has told negotiators he intends to hurt more law enforcement officials. The shooting attack killed four officers and injured seven others. It came amid protests over two recent fatal police shootings of black men. Brown says authorities are not certain all suspects have been located. Dallas: Protest turns to panic as shots fired bbc.co.uk 2016-07-08 08:31 www.news24.com

7 Theresa May, Andrea Leadsom To Contest For Tory Leadership, Prime Minister (1.02/4) Britain is on course to get its second female prime minister, after Conservative lawmakers chose Home Secretary Theresa May and Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom on Thursday... Britain is on course to get its second female prime minister, after Conservative lawmakers chose Home Secretary Theresa May and Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom on Thursday ... LONDON, England (AP) — Britain is on course to get its second female prime minister, after Conservative lawmakers chose Home Secretary Theresa May and Energy Minister ... Britain is poised to get its first woman Prime Minister in more than a quarter of a century since Margaret Thatcher as the race to succeed David Cameron after the Brexit ... Theresa May has taken pole position in the race to succeed David Cameron as prime minister after securing the votes of half of all Conservative MPs and the support of rival ... Britain is on its way to getting its second female prime minister, after lawmakers narrowed the race for leadership of the country's ruling Conservative party. The race... LONDON — Britain's next prime minister almost certainly will be a woman. That became clear Thursday when members of the ruling Conservative Party chose Home Secretary... London: Conservative lawmakers in Britain Thursday selected interior minister Theresa May and junior Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom as the two candidates to be prime ... LONDON — Conservative lawmakers chose Home Secretary Theresa May and Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom on Thursday to fight a runoff contest for leadership of Britain's ... LONDON (AP) — Conservative lawmakers have chosen Home Secretary Theresa May and Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom to fight a runoff contest for leadership of Britain's ...

Get on with it! Tory MPs warn NINE WEEKS is too long to wait for new PM as Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom gear up for battle dailymail.co.uk 2016-07-08 12:00 jack article.wn.com

8 Marine officer wants same treatment as Clinton Contact WND (0.03/4) (Heat Street) A U. S. Marine officer facing involuntary discharge for improperly handling classified information is hoping to receive the same lenient treatment the FBI recommended for former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. Maj. Jason Brezler has been embroiled in a legal battle since December 2014. Brezler is facing an involuntary discharge from the service after he admitted sending classified information to an unclassified email address in 2012. He was trying to warn fellow Marines about a corrupt police chief in Afghanistan. Several weeks later, a deputy of that police chief killed three Marines in a rifle attack.

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9 Beloved 24-year-old gorilla dies at a Mexico City zoo after 'suffering a heart attack while being sedated' by doctors who spent 30 minutes trying to revive him (0.02/4) A beloved gorilla at a zoo in Mexico City has died as he was being prepared for transfer to another zoo. The endangered western lowland gorilla, named Bantu, appeared to have suffered a heart attack after being sedated Wednesday night, according to the capital's zoo and wildlife office. Doctors spent 30 minutes trying to revive him. The 485- pound (224 kilos) gorilla was headed to the Guadalajara Zoo in western Mexico with the hope of mating with two females there. He had failed to mate with three females, so zoo officials organized for him to travel to the facility in the central Mexican city of Guadalajara. Officials say the precise cause of death will be established following additional examinations. The 24-year-old gorilla had spent his life at the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City. Bantu, who would have turned 25 on September 20, was one of the zoo's main attractions. 'This incident has caused great consternation among zoo personnel who cared for him for nearly 25 years,' a statement said, adding that international veterinary protocols had been followed. Nearly 20 doctors and experts from the two zoos were involved in the effort to transport him. Tests are being conducted to confirm the cause of death. The capital's zoo director, Juan Arturo Rivera Rebolledo, rejected any suggestion that Bantu died due to the anesthesia. 'Bantu weighed 224 kilos and we considered a dose of anesthesia for 200 kilos. The dose was much smaller than what it should have been,' he told El Universal newspaper, adding that the death was due to 'a medical complication.' The death of a gorilla is cause for concern because populations have plummeted in the face of relentless habitat destruction. Lowland gorillas are critically endangered with fewer than 175,000 left in the wild, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). They can live into their 50s and even up to 60 years old in captivity. 'The Chapultepec zoo is in mourning, and deeply regrets the death of Bantu,' the statement said. The death comes after an international uproar over the gorilla Harambe was euthanized at the Cincinnati Zoo on May 28, after a young boy fell into its enclosure. Bantu the gorilla dies from cardiac arrest in Mexico City zoo dailymail.co.uk 2016-07-08 05:37 Valerie Edwards www.dailymail.co.uk

10 China lodges protests with U. S., S. Korean ambassadors over missile plans (0.01/4) BEIJING, July 8 (Reuters) - China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday it lodged protests with the American and South Korean ambassadors after both countries said they would deploy an advanced missile defence system with U. S. military forces stationed in South Korea. Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the announcement at a daily news briefing. China's foreign ministry had said earlier on Friday the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence, or THAAD, anti-missile system, will harm regional peace and stability and do nothing to help denuclearise the Korean peninsula. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard Editing by Bill Tarrant)

China summons U.S., S.Korean ambassadors over missile plans dailymail.co.uk 2016-07-08 07:52 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

11 Copper set for worst week in 2 months, nickel bounces off lows (0.01/4) By Manolo Serapio Jr MANILA, July 8 (Reuters) - London copper futures ticked higher on Friday as upbeat U. S. economic data boosted expectations ahead of a crucial jobs report, but the industrial metal was still headed for its biggest weekly loss in two months amid high stockpiles. Nickel slipped, but well off session lows following the suspension of two Philippine nickel mines as the new government cracked down on those causing environmental harm. The Philippines is the biggest supplier of nickel ore to China. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.3 percent at $4,699.50 a tonne by 0714 GMT, after hitting $4,682, its lowest since June 27. U. S. private payrolls increased more than expected in June as small businesses ramped up hiring, suggesting a bigger overall employment number, ahead of data due out later on Friday. A Reuters survey showed U. S. nonfarm payrolls likely increased by 175,000 jobs last month, after increasing by only 38,000 in May, the smallest gain since September 2010. A strong nonfarm outcome of above 200,000 would not necessarily have a major impact on the U. S. central bank's policy outlook, Mizuho Bank analysts said. That could keep appetite for risky assets such as copper intact. "The Fed is likely to keep its cautious stance. More jobs data will be necessary to ensure that the recovery of the labour market is entrenched," they said. LME copper was down more than 4 percent so far for the week following losses after LME stockpiles rose to the highest since February. The most-traded September copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange fell 1.2 percent to close at 36,620 yuan ($5,476) a tonne. LME nickel was off 0.3 percent at $9,725 a tonne, recovering from a session low of $9,525 after the Philippines ordered the suspension of two nickel mines as an environmental crackdown began. But Peter Peng, an analyst at CRU consultancy in Beijing, said the two mines are relatively small and unlikely to have any immediate impact on shipments to China. "No one thinks the government will totally shut down all the mines and only the small mines will be affected," said Peng, adding there's still about 13 million to 14 million tonnes of nickel ore stocks in China. "Some funds have also been waiting to sell nickel when the price hit above $10,000," he said. The Philippines will also halt issuance of mining exploration permits for a month while all mines across the country are being audited. News last week that the Philippines will review all mining operations lifted nickel prices by 8 percent in two days, reaching an eight- month peak of $10,410 on Monday. "While concerns about mine reviews in the Philippines could certainly upend the supply picture, it does not appear that market participants are fully appreciating this aspect yet and given the fact that we still stand in a historically low price range, consumers are in no rush to buy just yet," Citi said in a note. PRICES Three month LME copper Most active ShFE copper Three month LME aluminium Most active ShFE aluminium Three month LME zinc Most active ShFE zinc Three month LME lead Most active ShFE lead Three month LME nickel Most active ShFE nickel Three month LME tin Most active ShFE tin ($1 = 6.6880 Chinese yuan) (Reporting by Manolo Serapio Jr.; Editing by Christian Schmollinger and Subhranshu Sahu)

Copper edges up on US data, but eyes worst week in 2 months dailymail.co.uk 2016-07-08 07:34 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

12 Terrifying category-5 cyclone heading for Taiwan Contact WND (0.01/4) (Time) Taiwan is bracing itself for receiving the full impact of a monster category-5 cyclone expected to hit its eastern shores late Thursday night. Supertyphoon Nepartak is expected to wreak chaos in the western Pacific basin, which has been eerily quiet with a record drought of no tropical cyclones in the last 200 days. The hiatus has allowed waters to conserve tremendous heat promoting ripe conditions for storm formation. Nepartak recorded maximum gusts of 175 m.p.h. as of Wednesday morning ET. Taiwanese officials are preparing for the worst and mobilizing thousands of troops although the eastern coast, according to Taiwanese newspaper the China Post. Some flights to the island have already been canceled, the Taipei Times reports. #MoreTrustedThanHillary Contact WND wnd.com 2016-07-08 05:32 www.wnd.com

13 The elite revolt against 'values and tradition' Contact WND (0.01/4) The revolt against globalization – or, more precisely, unaccountable worldwide authority over the lives of individuals – has the masters of the universe concerned. In a revealing article in the latest issue of Foreign Policy magazine, the official voice of the Council on Foreign Policy, James Traub, who also writes for establishment journals such as the New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, National Review and Foreign Affairs, bluntly explains the next move by the globalists – “It’s time for the elites to rise up against the ignorant masses.” It’s ironic that this piece was published just before Independence Day in the U. S. – a holiday celebrating the polar opposite of what the global elite are trying to achieve. Traub, born the same year I was, 1954, frames his plucky manifesto by explaining that what is happening in our world today makes the 1960s look like an age of harmony and stability for political and cultural institutions. On that point, we agree. He also suggests the Brexit referendum is not about the left vs. the right, but rather about “the sane vs. the mindlessly angry.” On that observation, we disagree – unless the same are those who voted to leave the European Union and the mindlessly angry are those who favored staying, which, of course, is not Traub’s position. He further surmises: “Today’s citizen revolt – in the United States, Britain, and Europe – may upend politics as nothing else has in my lifetime.” On that point, I agree. So what is the view of the nature of this revolt from an enlightened insider? He cites his own experience in Poland, where the globalist forces are on the run at the hands of the populist rebellion: “Supporters use the same words again and again to explain their vote: ‘values and tradition.'” Traub really does believe the problem is white, working-class, middle-class “defenders of sovereignty.” He admits it. These people are irrationally angry, he suggests. There is no mention of liberty, self-government, the rule of law, justice, the will of the people. That’s how the elites see this struggle – us against them. Experience more of Joseph Farah’s no-nonsense truth-telling in his books, audio and video products, featured in the WND Superstore He writes: “Perhaps politics will realign itself around the axis of globalization, with the fist-shakers on one side and the pragmatists on the other. The nationalists would win the loyalty of working-class and middle- class whites who see themselves as the defenders of sovereignty. The reformed center would include the beneficiaries of globalization and the poor and non-white and marginal citizens who recognize that the celebration of national identity excludes them.” There you have it. The globalist strategy is to enlist as its shock troops “the beneficiaries of globalism” (read: corporations extended special benefits) and the poor and “non-white” populations alienated from identifying with their country. This is a virtual admission that what we are seeing is an orchestrated crisis, an intentional strategy to divide and conquer to build a new world order devoid of inalienable individual rights and subject only to the privileges bestowed by government. Traub sees no dislocation as a result of mass immigration in Europe or the U. S. “Donald Trump has, of course, set a new standard for disingenuousness and catering to voters’ fears, whether over immigration or foreign trade or anything else he can think of,” he writes. “The Republican Party, already rife with science-deniers and economic reality-deniers, has thrown itself into the embrace of a man who fabricates realities that ignorant people like to inhabit.” If you want to get a glimpse of candor from the globalist elite, you will want to review the piece in its entirety. But, here’s the bottom line: Anyone who opposes governance unaccountable to the will of the people and the rule of law is an angry know-nothing living in the past. These folks are determined to achieve their objectives. And there’s an implicit warning here: Prepare yourself for a counter- offensive from the elites. Media wishing to interview Joseph Farah, please contact [email protected] .

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14 ’ Germany toughens sex crime laws in light of Cologne attacks — RT News The legislation, dubbed “no means no,” covers cases in which a victim withheld consent but did not physically resist the sexual attack. Under the new law, courts should take into account circumstances in which victims did not resist because they were incapacitated, taken by surprise or threatened with greater violence if they objected sexual contact. Previously, the law required victims to prove that they not only objected to the offender’s advances but also physically resisted an assault before any charges for sex crimes could be brought. According to advocates of the new law, such a situation led to the underreporting of sex assaults in Germany. "In the past there were cases where women were raped but the perpetrators couldn't be punished," said Manuela Schwesig, the German federal minister of family affairs, senior citizens, women and youth. "The change in the law will help increase the number of victims who choose to press charges, lower the number of criminal prosecutions that are shelved and ensure sexual assaults are properly punished," she added, as quoted by AP. According to German Justice Minister Heiko Maas, only one in 10 rapes is reported in Germany and just 8 percent of rape trials result in convictions, AP reports. The law is also aimed at bringing German legislation in line with that of other developed countries and at closing the holes in what some lawmakers defined as an extremely lax legislation. Preceded by years of heated discussion within the German justice system and fierce debates in parliament, the new law was eventually approved in view of the Cologne sex attacks on New Year’s Eve 2015, which provoked public indignation and sparked a fresh discussion of the issue of sexual violence in Germany. All 601 lawmakers who took part in the debate on the law voted for it. The MPs gave a standing ovation as the law passed the German parliament’s lower house. Entitled ‘Improving the protection of sexual self-determination,’ the law makes it easier to deport migrant sex offenders, classifies groping as a sex crime punishable with sentences of up to two years in jail, and envisages stricter punitive measures in cases of sexual assault committed by groups. Now, any sexual crime conviction can be used against an asylum seeker or migrant in processing their application. In January, the German parliament already toughened the regulations concerning deportation of migrants and refugees convicted of crimes. However, at that time, it required proof of “violence, threats or physical endangerment” along with sexual crime, as well as a prison sentence of at least one year for an offender to be deported. The new law also makes it illegal for a person to be a part of a group involved in sexual assault, even if that person did not directly participate in the attack. Anyone "who at least tacitly accepts that crimes are committed by a group they are a part of" can now be prosecuted, the legislation says, as quoted by AFP. This stipulation, which is apparently aimed at dealing with incidents similar to the Cologne sex attacks, provoked criticism from some opposition lawmakers, who branded it unconstitutional and populist. “The success is accompanied by a bitter aftertaste, which indulges a post- Cologne populism,” said Cornelia Moehring from the Left Party. Numerous allegations of sexual assaults reported in Cologne on New Year’s Eve sparked a huge wave of public indignation and criticism directed against the German authorities. In particular, German police were heavily criticized for their perceived lack of activity during New Year’s Eve celebrations in the city as well as for their poor investigations into the crimes. Cologne Police Chief Wolfgang Albers was forced to resign a week after the incident. In the city of Cologne alone, 1,049 people were victims of attacks allegedly committed by men from North Africa and the Middle East on New Year's Eve, with about 821 complaints being filed to police. Exactly 482 of the complaints reported sexual assaults, Die Welt reported on January 21. On Thursday, a German court brought the first guilty verdicts on the Cologne attacks. An Iraqi and an Algerian were found guilty of committing sex offenses by a Cologne court and were handed one-year probationary sentences, German media report.

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15 10 shocking photos from animal rights protests — RT Viral 10 shocking photos from animal rights protests Getting an unpopular message through is no easy task. So when animal rights activists protest, the bad and the ugly comes through to help the good. Take a look at these photos of people going to extreme lengths to attract attention to animal cruelty.

2016-07-08 12:00 www.rt.com

16 MI6 used hoax WMD reports based on action film ‘The Rock’ to justify Iraq invasion The Chilcot report into Britain’s involvement in the invasion of Iraq is highly critical of the UK intelligence services, claiming it provided the government with “flawed” information, including about Saddam Hussein’s alleged weapons of mass destruction (WMD) - the basis for going to war. In September 2002, MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove reported the agency was on the edge of a “significant breakthrough” after finding a new source inside Iraq with “phenomenal access” to information about suspected WMDs. The source claimed senior scientists in Iraq were working seven days a week on stepping up the production of chemical and biological weaponry, and the regime was concentrating its efforts on the production of anthrax and chlorine gas. The source’s information was not included in the government’s 2002 war dossier, which was published a few days after that information came to hand, amid fears Saddam would start locking up scientists. However, it is said to have underpinned “key judgments” in the report. Then- Prime Minister Tony Blair was said to have been personally briefed on the information. A second report later that month, based on the same source, claimed that VX, sarin and soman nerve agents were being produced at a facility in Al- Yarmuk, where they were loaded into containers of various sorts including “linked hollow glass spheres.” However, questions were soon raised about the new agent’s claims, when it was pointed out his description bore a striking resemblance to a scene from the 1996 action movie, The Rock, starring Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery. “It was pointed out that glass containers were not typically used in chemical munitions, and that a popular movie (The Rock) had inaccurately depicted nerve agents being carried in glass beads or spheres,” the Chilcot report says. “The questions about the use of glass containers for chemical agent and the similarity of the description to those portrayed in The Rock had been recognised by SIS.” MI6 later discovered the source had been lying “over a period of time.” According to the Chilcot report, MI6 “did not inform No 10 or others that the source who had provided the reporting issued on September 11 and 23, 2002, about production of chemical and biological agent, had been lying to SIS.” In July 2003, the reports were officially withdrawn, but in a “low key manner compared with the way in which the original intelligence was issued.” Chilcot says MI6 worked on the “misguided assumption” that Saddam had WMD and made no effort to investigate otherwise. “At no stage was the proposition that Iraq might no longer have chemical, biological or nuclear weapons or programs identified and examined by either the joint intelligence committee (JIC) or the policy community,” the report says.

2016-07-08 12:00 www.rt.com

17 Almost 70 WWII veterans get Russian bravery medals — RT UK “… Attaché of the [Russian] Embassy [in the UK] Oleg Shor presented the Ushakov medals to the Arctic Convoys veterans… who were awarded this military honor by Decree of the President of the Russian Federation for their personal courage and bravery displayed in WWII,” the Russian embassy in the UK said . The ceremonies were attended by the veterans and their relatives and friends, with at least 68 of those who took part in the convoys being given the award in the past month. READ MORE Decisive victory: UK navy WWII vets finally receive Russian bravery medals Russia officially requested permission from the UK government back in 2012 to award British veterans for their bravery. The request was originally denied, as it fell under a long-standing UK law of prohibiting Royal Navy mariners from receiving foreign awards and military decorations. However, the UK authorities later permitted Russia to grant the medal to the WWII veterans. Over 3,000 veterans have been included in the list of those entitled to the honor. The Medal of Ushakov is a Russian state award first presented in 1944. Named after 18th century Russian admiral Fyodor Ushakov, patron saint of the Russian Navy, the medal is awarded for courage and bravery displayed both in wartime and distinguished naval service during peacetime. The Arctic convoys of WWII sailed from the UK, Iceland, and North America to northern ports in the Soviet Union. There were 78 convoys that reached the Russian ports of Arkhangelsk and Murmansk through the Barents Sea with the help of the British Navy. Some 1,400 merchant ships managed to deliver essential supplies to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease program. They were escorted by ships of the UK Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, and the US Navy. The Nazis sank over 100 merchant and warships, including 16 Royal Navy warships.

2016-07-08 12:00 www.rt.com

18 Envelope of 'white powder' triggers security alert at UK Parliament — RT UK Officers shut down areas to discover the source, and were investigating a “white powder.” The substance is believed to have been found in an envelope addressed to a Peer, a member of the House of Lords. A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police says: "A suspicious package has been delivered to the Houses of Parliament. "Officers are at the scene examining the contents of the package. " Doors and windows were closed and people, including some Lords, were reportedly locked out on the terrace. The police say nobody was injured or made unwell in the incident. Times reporter Matt Chorley was among those locked out, and was tweeting from the terrace.

2016-07-08 12:00 www.rt.com

19 Simba Mhere was still alive after car crash, says pathologist Germany were the better team in their 2-0 loss to France in the Euro 2016 semi-finals on Thursday, coach Joachim Loew said as he cursed his team's bad luck for costing them a place in the final. 2016-07-08 12:00 Nomahlubi Jordaan www.timeslive.co.za

20 Crunch meeting with Orlando Pirates chairman will decide Teboho Moloi's future Moloi‚ then assistant to Eric Tinkler‚ was granted leave by Pirates in April to attend to a personal matter. This was announced at the same press conference at which Khoza also made long-time defender Siyabonga Sangweni’s retirement public on April 7. Bucs have since opted not to renew Tinkler’s one-year contract and appointed Muhsin Ertugral as head coach. Tinkler has gone on to sign as coach of new PSL club Cape Town City. Pirates’ administrative officer Floyd Mbele said Moloi is set to return to duty in the next two weeks‚ and is scheduled to have a meeting with Khoza when he does. “I think in the next week or two we will be able to have an update [on Moloi] – he should be back by then‚” Mbele said. “He’s still on leave. He did come back at one stage to give an update on the personal matter that he was busy with. “I think he would need to meet the chairman in the next week or two to decide his role going forward. There is a meeting scheduled.” Bucs are in the process of identifying players who will be released from a squad that has become increasingly bloated in an off-season spending spree that is apparently not yet at its conclusion. Pirates’ signings so far have included defender Abbubaker Mobara and winger Riyaad Norodien from Ajax Cape Town‚ Ghanaian attacker Bernard Morrison from AS Vita Club in DR Congo‚ and forward Thabiso Kutumela from Baroka FC. “There isn’t any update on players being released because there are still a number of considerations we are having to take into account‚” Mbele said. “And obviously we have had to get the coach to work with the players first so that we don’t jump the gun. And so that the technical team can give us an idea‚ on players they feel we can release. “Muhsin only started working with the players on Monday and he’s having a close look at them before we make any decisions.” Big things are expected of Pirates after some quality signings made already‚ not least of which Ertugral‚ who has won every cup trophy in South Africa and steered Mpumalanga Black Aces to an impressive fourth place last season. Bucs’ only major trophy since 2012 has been the 2014 Nedbank Cup.

2016-07-08 12:00 Marc Strydom www.timeslive.co.za

21 Winning a council more important than saving economy The biggest threat we now face as a nation is our sinking economy. Yesterday the International Monetary Fund cut its growth forecast for the country this year to 0.1%, a figure that should spur all of us into action. But this is South Africa, so we brush off the news and act as if nothing has happened. The confirmation of our abysmal economic performance should change the tone of our elections, not to mention the course of this country. It cannot be that a country that seemed so full of promise just a few years ago is now on the verge of zero growth. This is the time for all of us to take to the streets and demand action - now and without politicians' double-talk. This is the time for all our political parties to rally behind an economic vision that will take us out of this morass. But all we hear as the parties campaign for our votes are more empty promises. None of the parties actually has any real idea of how to kick-start this economy. How are they going to increase economic growth sufficiently to create jobs and attract direct foreign investment? It is important that we change the political narrative. The cult of personality will not save us. We need sensible strategies. Today we face our biggest challenge since the 1990s when we navigated the tricky path towards democracy. The Treasury has vowed to cut unnecessary government spending. It says it expects growth and employment to be supported by several structural reforms and state interventions. It remains to be seen whether we will be able to turn the corner fast enough to prevent the ratings agencies from hitting us with the humiliation of junk status at the end of the year.

2016-07-08 12:00 The Times www.timeslive.co.za

22 Sharks must overcome nemesis Cheetahs to boost quarterfinal hopes The Sharks are three points ahead of the Bulls, who host the Sunwolves at Loftus Versfeld. Gold should be jumping through the roof, but the Cheetahs have prove d to be the banana skin that the Sharks have slipped on in almost every campaign. Gold wants his team to stick to what they do best - and so keep the Cheetahs on a leash. "You have to concentrate on yourself but one of the things that let us down was our defence against the Lions. The source of the tries were the errors we made and there were patches of our defensive phases that let us down. "We've worked hard on that this week but the Cheetahs are a hard team to prepare against and they're a full package. We need to show them all the respect," Gold said. "It's dangerous to be worrying about the Bulls because what they do is of no consequence to us. If we're playing against them, then it's a different story. " Gold made three changes to the side the Lions pummelled at Ellis Park. Andre Esterhuizen has shaken off his hamstring strain to start at 12 while Varsity Cup star Rhyno Smith replaces Odwa Ndungane. Coenie Oosthuizen rotates with Lourens Adriaanse at tighthead prop; but the biggest selection surprise is that of Under-20 star Curwin Bosch on the bench. The World Junior Championship player of the year can slot in at flyhalf or fullback, giving Gold much needed versatility. "We believe he's prodigious talent and I believe if you're good enough, you're old enough," Gold said. The Sharks also announced that star centre Paul Jordaan and hooker Kyle Cooper will leave the union. Jordaan, who came close to Springbok selection in 2013 and was one of the better performers for the union this year, will join French Top 14 club La Rochelle. Cooper, who has played 99 times for the Sharks in both Super rugby and Currie Cup, will move to England to play for the Newcastle Falcons. The Sharks have suffered severe player defections in the past year with Boks Jannie and Bismarck du Plessis and Willem Alberts leaving.

2016-07-08 12:00 KHANYISO TSHWAKU www.timeslive.co.za

23 Council disses staff’s recommendation against affordable housing By Leslee Kulba- The City of Asheville is in a housing crisis. The Bowen Report, quantifying the scarcity and projecting vast needs for the immediate future, has become a household word. Last year, the city won first place for residential rent increases in the state at eight percent. The city runs a one- percent vacancy rate, and only half the city’s needs are expected to be met by 2022. So, Tuesday, city council had a chance to approve a 272-unit, multi-family complex in South Asheville, but it came before them with a negative recommendation from the city’s planning staff. The problem was, the land was zoned for industrial use, and the city, conflicting with its strategic goal of pouring it on to increase its affordable housing stock, has another policy encouraging the preservation of large industrial tracts. It serves to compensate for the exodus of large job creators over the last two decades. Besides being large, the tract was three miles from I-26, six miles from the airport, proximate to the Norfolk Southern train tracks, and not in the floodplain. Even so, the parcel was surrounded by a number of new apartment complexes, now offering 800 new units within two miles, causing former Planning Director Judy Daniel to suggest to developer Rusty Pulliam that the property’s zoning was no longer applicable. What’s more, Ben Teague, senior vice president and executive director of the Economic Development Coalition, provided the developer’s counsel, Lou Bissette, a letter saying the land was not best suited for national, global clients. It was the former site of Plasticorp, and other than being used as a temporary storage facility, the property had remained vacant nine years. Pulliam’s original plans had undergone significant changes after being opened for community design. Councilwoman Julie Mayfield said in her perfect world, the project would have been a super-high-density, mixed-use, multimodal node. But, engaging pragmatism, she expressed her appreciation that the city now requires developers of large projects to meet with the prospective community before getting too deep in the design review process. She thanked Pulliam for listening, in two meetings; and said, “There’s nothing like a good crisis to pull people together.” To appease neighbors, the developer’s team had agreed to ditch plans for a few buildings on the periphery of the property that could be put to neighborhood commercial use. The residences were consolidated into two buildings from four, and the team agreed to rent-control fifteen percent of the units for fifteen years. The forty-one units in question would first be offered at rents defined as reasonable to a household earning 80 percent of Area Median Income (AMI) by the city’s Affordable Housing Standards in the year they go online. In each subsequent year, the agreement would forbid the landlord from raising rents more than three percent. This was a compromise from the twenty units for ten years the community had demanded. Traffic was a tremendous concern. The area’s 800 new apartments, 600 of which have yet to come online, are sure to worsen an already loggerjammed circulation pattern. People supporting the project stressed that legally it was not the developer’s responsibility to get rid of traffic problems, he was only charged with making sure his project would not make things worse. In an unprecedented move, Pulliam agreed to include a number of improvements to the local transportation infrastructure in the project’s first phase of construction, before building permits would issue. Upgrades included coordinating the developer’s provision of turn lanes and new signals with improvements on Sweeten Creek and Mills Gap roads Bissette has been persuading the Department of Transportation (DOT) to expedite. Also thrown in were pedestrian amenities, including 450 feet of off-site sidewalk, which included negotiating rights of way with the railroad. The development team reminded council that if, on an odd chance a large industry were to locate on the property, no council hearing would be required, and traffic could be severely terrible. Councilman Brian Haynes asked about the value of the property. He was told the developer purchased it in 2012 for $1,330,000 when the list price was $2 million. It had been offered a long time by an Australian company, which was happy to close quickly at a lower price. Haynes asked what it might sell for when the project was completed, and that number was estimated between $2.2 and $2.7 million. Haynes was concerned council might be setting a precedent for developers to buy up industrial land, rezone it, and then flip it. Speaking in public comment, Carr Swicegood said the development would rid his neighborhood of an eyesore. Bissette said developed it would garner an annual $650,000 in ad valorem taxes for the city’s coffers. Councilman Cecil Bothwell, like the fifth angel in the Book of Revelation, urged the developer to “hurt not the trees;” Mayor Esther Manheimer stressed the importance of neighbors and property owners engaging in “give and take” with development; and then council actually approved the project 7-0. In Other Matters – Council unanimously approved a couple of other major developments. One was a six-story, 88-unit housing unit to be appended to Asheville Buncombe County Christian Ministries’ (ABCCM) Veterans’ Restoration Quarters. The style is neomodern and reflects a south Tel Aviv neighborhood feel. For this project, council seemed more excited about the cross-laminated timber (CLT) that would be used in construction, than the low-income housing to be created. A typical CLT board consists of about seven layers of crisscrossed, kiln-dried, mini-boards. The material is advertised as being light-weight but strong, a good insulator, resistant to fire and earthquakes, and capable of practically eliminating on-site waste. The developers of another project requested an amendment to their site plan. The original proposal came before council last September as a repurposing the United Methodist Church in Haw Creek as maker space for more secular community support. A special selling point for a city desperate for affordable housing was a school that would teach people how to build tiny houses, ten of which would remain on-site for student housing. Well, the neighbors didn’t like the idea of the noise and traffic, and the developer couldn’t work the tiny homes into the budget, so the tiny houses were scrapped, a move council deemed not even worthy of mention.

2016-07-08 04:55 By Leslee www.thetribunepapers.com

24 Greece's stranded refugees fear being forgotten Since Europe closed its borders to refugees and migrants, nearly 60,000 people have been trapped in Greece. Waiting many months for asylum interviews, many are desperately seeking a different way out. The overstretched Greek government is moving people from informal tent cities to official camps, hastily set up in old barracks and empty factories. Most are bleak and isolated and many lack basic facilities, while the small charities and independent volunteers who made life in the old camps tolerable are generally excluded. The EKO petrol station near the Macedonian border looks perfectly ordinary now, but less than a month ago it was home to 2,000 people. Children played skipping games in a forecourt crowded with tents, a burger stand served falafel while a volunteer doctor from Birmingham treated war wounds and everyday ailments and toddlers learned the alphabet by the working petrol pumps. Among those who came to fill up was a Greek taxi driver, who stopped off to visit a Syrian family he had befriended, and a man in a black Mercedes. "Probably a smuggler," observed a Catalan nurse. "They come through every day. " The government hopes that by controlling entry to the official camps, it will shut out the smugglers. But, as the borders stay closed and conditions in Greece remain dire, their trade continues to grow. It is harder to leave illegally from the Aegean islands, where 8,400 people wait to learn if they can seek asylum in Europe or must be returned to Turkey under the EU-Turkey agreement of 20 March. The village of Halkeios (population 600) on the island of Chios had few foreign visitors, until recently. Halkeios is up in the hills near the disused Vial aluminium plant, now a camp run by the Greek authorities for more than 1,000 people consisting of families, single men and unaccompanied minors all living together. Conditions in Vial are grim. There have been fights, attempted suicides and at least one rape. One of the few distractions is a stroll through the fields to the village, but even doing this has caused issues for local people. Farmer Kyria Nafsika stands behind her locked gate. A few weeks ago, she led a tractor blockade of the road up to Vial to stop more accommodation containers from being delivered. "I've been ruined," she says. "They've stolen everything I planted. Europe has to open the borders. These people are suffering here, and we're suffering with them. " Down the road, however, former policeman Kyrios Marinos is more sympathetic. "My grandfather came from Turkey in the population exchange of 1922," he says. "Lots of us here come from refugee families. The Greeks didn't welcome them, they saw them as Turks. The Syrians helped us then, and now it's our turn. " His wife, Foteini, brings out a Chian delicacy of lemon flowers in syrup. She gives the refugees as much as she can, she says, especially the children, but then more turn up at her door. "That woman, Merkel, she invited them, she took the ones with money, then she said no more. What can Greece do? We were hungry, and then even hungrier people came. In the end, we'll eat each other," she says. In the main town of Chios, two more camps are fed and supported entirely by volunteers and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Most of the effort has to go into meeting basic needs - food, clothing, medical care and information - but hope is also in dangerously short supply. Two young volunteers have opened an informal school for the many children here, in a former restaurant. The first thing they learned was how to walk in a crocodile, calling out "Good morning" in Greek to everyone they pass. Nick Millet, one of the founders, says the aim was to bring structure into the children's lives, as some of them have not been to school for more than a year. They are being taught by four primary school teachers from Syria, who are also empowered by the project. A bright mural in the yard proclaims: "No-one is illegal," and, in the classroom, children chant the alphabet. The elderly man next door is smiling. "They've fixed it up very well," he says. "That place was a mess before. " Maria Margaronis's report is episode two of the five-part Destination Europe series broadcast weekly as part of The Compass strand on the BBC World Service You can listen to the programme on iPlayer.

2016-07-08 09:05 By Maria www.bbc.co.uk

25 Jewish groups condemn racism, anti-Semitism in 2016 campaign The Anti-Defamation League and 27 other Jewish social justice organizations penned a forceful open letter imploring political candidates to put an end to the racism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia they say has emerged in this year’s campaign. Although the letter released Thursday does not mention a candidate by name, it comes during a week in which Donald Trump has fended off charges of sharing a tweet, perceived by some as anti-Semitic, that originated on a far-right internet bulletin board. The letter also alludes to affronts to Muslims, Syrian refugees and Mexicans, all of whom have been singled out by the presumptive Republican candidate during his presidential campaign. “We are deeply concerned by suggestions that Muslim Americans should be targeted by law enforcement, simply because of their faith,” according to the letter. “We object to hurtful characterizations of entire ethnic groups as criminals. We are pained by anti-Semitic epithets hurled at Jewish Americans on social media.” Organized by the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable, a coalition of Jewish organizations, the open letter’s signers include HIAS, the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, National Council of Jewish Women, and groups representing the Conservative and Reconstuctionist denominations. “We share a belief that public figures, including those who aspire to hold elected office in service to people of all races and religions, have a responsibility to forcefully and unequivocally condemn these dangerous phenomena,” the letter said. The letter invokes the experiences of Jews to emphasize the danger of allowing prejudice to spread through the words of public figures. “The Jewish community knows all too well what can happen when particular religious or ethnic groups become the focus of invective. We have witnessed the dangerous acts that can follow verbal expressions of hate,” it said. The 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations among the signatories are not permitted to be directly involved with political activism nor show partisanship, although they may engage in advocacy on behalf of their principles. “This letter is not about left or right, it’s about Jewish and American values,” Abby Levine, director of the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable, told JTA. “If any Jewish person in this country doesn’t understand, doesn’t at least acknowledge this concern and shock at what’s happening in our country, they are just not being honest about our community and our society.”

2016-07-08 10:35 www.jpost.com

26 Mark Cavendish brushed off doubts before stunning start to Tour de France Mark Cavendish's 10th Tour de France can already be declared a resounding success. The Manxman beat Marcel Kittel and fellow Brit Daniel McLay to victory at the end of stage six in Montauban on Thursday - his third stage win of this Tour. That took the Team Dimension Data rider to 29 Tour stage wins for his career, one ahead of Bernard Hinault and five short of Eddy Merckx's record 34. He wore the yellow jersey for the first time in his career after stage one, and has won three stages within the first six days for the first time too. Cavendish had arrived in France with a long list of questions against his name. Did the 31-year-old still have the beating of Kittel and Andre Greipel, who had dominated the previous three Tours? Would his work on the track ahead of the Rio Olympics cost him on the road? And could Dimension Data, a team which only made the step up to WorldTour level this year, be able to support him in the sprints? But Cavendish has answered firmly with his performances so far. "I don't really give a s*** what people say," Cavendish said when asked about his pre- Tour doubters. "There's a reason people like that are commentating on cycling and not working as team managers. (Dimension Data principal) Doug Ryder believed in me and Deloitte believed in me and they built a team capable of doing it. " Cavendish has won here as much by out-thinking his rivals than by out-sprinting them. The sprints have been scrappy rather than orderly, but Cavendish has put himself in the right positions to win. His work on the track has clearly improved his strength, and that is paying off handsomely. However, that extra strength may have come at a cost in endurance - something which will become clear in the mountains. "There are a few more sprints to go, but for now I'm happy to have won here, and to have won each in a different way," Cavendish said. "That makes it special. Now we have to see how the mountains go and see how it affects us for the rest of the sprints. " Both Hinault and Merckx were five-time Tour winners and won their stages in very different fashion to Cavendish, who has cemented his status as the greatest sprinter this great race has ever seen. "I'm just looking at winning more," he said when asked about targeting Merckx. "It's very special but I will just carry on trying to win as many as possible. "

2016-07-08 08:33 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

27 India's Modi to meet Zuma on first visit to SA Pretoria - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was due on Friday to meet President Jacob Zuma on the second leg of an African tour aimed at boosting ties in a region where rival China has a strong presence. Modi, who arrived from Mozambique on Friday, will head on to Tanzania and Kenya on an itinerary aimed at demonstrating India's engagement in the continent. "South Africa is an important strategic partner, with whom our ties are historical and deep-rooted," he said ahead of his arrival in Pretoria. Modi will attend a thousands-strong Indian diaspora gathering at a stadium in Johannesburg in the evening before visiting Durban, the heart of the Indian community in South Africa, on Saturday. India's economic footprint in Africa is dwarfed by that of China, whose trade with the continent topped $200 billion (R2 950 billion) last year. India is gaining ground, however, led by private entrepreneurs with a keen interest in the continent's burgeoning energy sector. "China has been far more active for many years than India and this is the start of a much more engaged India on the continent," Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, of the South African Institute of International Affairs, told AFP. "India now has Africa in its sights and clearly it's about building on economic and diplomatic relations that have been around for a long time. " Population growth India is South Africa's sixth-largest trading partner, with two-way trade reaching $5.3 billion (R78 billion) in 2015/16. South Africa has been vocal on the need to reform the UN Security Council, making it a natural ally in India's long-running campaign to be made a permanent member. India and Africa are together home to a third of the world's population, but neither India nor any African country has a permanent seat on the council. Permanent members are Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States. During his stay in South Africa, Modi will honour the 20 years that independence hero Mahatma Gandhi spent in the country as a lawyer and activist campaigning for the rights of Indian people. "History is witness to how Mahatma Gandhi's stay in South Africa impacted him," Modi said. "He went to South Africa as a lawyer seeking work and returned to India as a strong voice for humanitarian values, who would go on to shape the history of humankind. " In Maputo on Thursday, Modi set the tone for his tour by announcing a raft of cooperation agreements on agriculture, defence, security and healthcare. India has been working to build ties with African nations as it vies for a greater share of the continent's natural resources. Last year, it hosted a summit of Africa's heads of state in New Delhi. But relations have been strained by alleged racism, with African ambassadors recently claiming after the murder of a Congolese teacher that Africans in India live in a "pervading climate of fear".

2016-07-08 09:18 www.news24.com

28 Drone deployed in night-time search for escaped lynx The hunt for an escaped lynx has carried on through the night with the help of a police drone equipped with a thermal imaging camera after several potential sightings. The wildcat's escape from a zoo near Plymouth was discovered on Thursday, triggering a search operation involving a police helicopter and drone. Children at a nearby nursery were kept indoors after the escape was reported to police at around 10.20am. Locals were warned not to approach the predator and dial 999 with sightings. The two-year-old Carpathian lynx called Flaviu was reportedly traced to an area near the Dartmoor Zoological Park on Thursday evening, but failing light meant keepers were unable to intervene with a tranquilliser gun. It is thought the cat was spotted again by the police drone carrying a thermal imaging camera that had been assisting teams on the ground. Flaviu arrived at Dartmoor Zoological Park, Devon, from Port Lympne in Kent on Wednesday. But on Thursday morning keepers arrived at his house to find the lynx - a similar size to a Labrador - had chewed through a board in the wall. Thirty members of staff and volunteers began combing the zoo but found no trace of the carnivore, concluding that he had left the park. Search teams were organised in the local area, while humane traps were baited with various types of meat. When darkness fell police launched a drone carrying a thermal imaging camera near the zoo in the hope they would spot the wildcat. "We did have a possible sighting with the drones thermal camera & will be followed up by people on the ground," the team tweeted. A photo shared by Devon and Cornwall Police's drone unit showed the pilot monitoring what appeared to be a group of animals from above. The force urged members of the public to call 999 if they spotted the animal. "The animal should not be approached as it could become dangerous if alarmed or cornered," a spokesman said. A zoo spokesman said Flaviu was settled into his new house and was last fed on Wednesday evening before he made his escape. "The house into which he was released has successfully held lynx for eight years, however he managed to escape by chewing through a board in the wall of the house," a zoo spokesman said. George Hyde, operations manager at the zoo, told reporters: " He is a wild animal, he's captive bred, which means that he's never hunted and he's never killed for food. "The likelihood is that he'll be very scared, he'll be very anxious. He'll be much more likely to stay away from people and to stay hidden. " He later told the Plymouth Herald: "We had a clear possible sighting of him. Unfortunately we were losing daylight and we weren't able to intervene with a dart. " Carpathian lynx, otherwise known as Eurasian lynx, are solitary and secretive animals which live naturally in forests in Europe and Siberia. According to the Lynx UK Trust website, the cats vary in size from 31.5in (80cm) to 51in (130cm) in length and up to 27.5in (70cm) at the shoulder, and weigh 40lb (18kg) to 88lb (40kg). They mainly prey on hoofed mammals such as deer, as well as hares, rabbits, rodents and grouse. Natural predators for the Carpathian lynx are wolves and they are also threatened by habitat destruction, in addition to illegal hunting. The species has "bounced back from extinction" but is still critically endangered in some areas, according to the WWF.

2016-07-08 08:08 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

29 Takkie Wash entrepreneur: 'Don't say there's no job, God gave you hands' Johannesburg - The bristles of a brush rubbing against shoes is the first thing you hear when you come upon the dusty corner of a street in Evaton, north of Sebokeng - where three men earn their daily income. The men started their "Takkie Wash" three months ago not only from a desire to be to be different, but as a way to provide for their families, they say. They spend their entire week cleaning dirty shoes with what they call their "secret soap". "You bring me the recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken, and I'll give you the recipe for the secret soap," joked one of the owners, Themba Gcantsana, 30. Once the shoes have been washed for R15 a pair, they are placed on a wooden stand to dry. The three wash about 20 pairs on a Saturday and 15 on an average weekday. Gcantsana's partner, Lebohang Ledimo, 31, told News24 they started the business to escape the jaws of crime. Growing the business "When we started out, my family thought that we were crazy, but now my family is happy that I bring something home to provide," Ledimo said. Gripping the News24 microphone firmly in his right hand, Ledimo said God gave everyone a skill to use to the best of their ability. "I wanted to do something with my life. All you need to do is to believe. " Ledimo dreams of expanding the business to create more employment for the youth. Wearing a green hoodie and brown cap, the third partner, Sibonginkosi Jemlana, 31, said he always wanted to show people that nothing was impossible. "My family thought we would not get far in life, but I always knew what I wanted to achieve in life," Jemlana said, sitting in front of a bucket of soap water, gesturing with black shoelaces in his hand. Gaining people's trust The social media brain behind the business, Busiswa Zanendaba, started a Facebook page. She offered to help them after they washed her shoes for her. "The Facebook page grew from six followers to over 16 000 followers overnight," Zanendaba said. She was amazed by the support they had received from the public. "We got investors reaching out to us; it has just been absolutely crazy. To think this was all a dream. " Gcantsana said they initially struggled to gain people's trust. "We did not have many clients when we started out. People thought that we might steal their shoes. " They had to remind themselves to be strong. The secret to achieving anything was to start small and work hard, he said. "Don't say there are no jobs in South Africa. Think by your mind, you've got hands. God gave you hands and God gave you a mind to think," added Jemlana.

2016-07-08 09:04 www.news24.com

30 Ten-month-old baby who was 'raped by her father and his boyfriend in three hour attack' is taken away from her MOTHER as police investigate 'harrowing' alleged abuse which the men later 'boasted about over Skype' 'There's no rhyme nor reason for it. It's very difficult to quantify.' He added that previous reports of the child's physical condition may have been misleading. 'When I said the baby was fine the question I had been asked was "how is she". I was not asked what is her physical condition and I won't go in to it but I will say she is in now in the care of authorities.' He would not comment on whether the girl's mother was under investigation, stating only: 'We are ongoing with our investigations.'

2016-07-08 08:01 Jennifer Smith www.dailymail.co.uk

31 Adorably eager police puppy drags his training officer by the lead as he goes for walk on Gold Coast An adorable video has emerged of an eight-week- old German Shepherd pup taking a walk with his foster mum before deciding to take the lead...literally. The footage from Queensland Police shows Comco the furry officer in training powering ahead with independence in his stride and his own lead in his mouth. The police pup's foster mum was left being dragged along behind, struggling to keep up with the excited pups pace. The video, shot on the Gold Coast, was posted on Queensland Police's Facebook page alongside the caption: 'Independent ​#​pawenforcement' Every year the police force gets brand new puppies that will eventually be used to fight crime. The dogs aren't allowed to begin training until they're about one year old, so until then they're fostered out to Queensland police staffers. One very big perk to the job. Comco gets to take the first year of life pretty easy but training will commence early next year. At this stage, Comco's destiny is yet to be decided but there are a number of roles he'll be considered for. Police dogs can be for general purpose, explosive detection, drug detection and search and rescue. Another video shows curious Comco attempting to catch a slippery ice cube to chew on.

2016-07-08 07:46 Charlotte Mortlock www.dailymail.co.uk

32 China stocks fall as weak yuan adds to growth worries HONG KONG, July 8 (Reuters) - China stocks fell on Friday as lingering anxiety over the Brexit vote and weakness in the yuan added to worries over a fragile domestic economic recovery. The mainland's blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.6 percent to 3,192.28 points, and the Shanghai Composite Index slid 1.0 percent to 2,988.09, in their biggest intraday of percentage drop since June 24. For the week, the blue-chip CSI300 index rose 1.2 percent, and the Shanghai Composite Index ended the week up 1.9 percent in their second straight week of gains. While Beijing is expected to offer more stimulus to spur activity, investors remain wary amid a global backdrop of Brexit-driven uncertainty and other external headwinds. The yuan slipped against the dollar on Friday, heightening worries that a weakening yuan could trigger more capital outflows in coming months. Listed Chinese firms other than those in the finance sector are in their worst financial shape in a decade, a research body under China's Ministry of Commerce said. Stocks fell in major sectors in consumer, banks , resources, and healthcare. (Reporting by Michelle Chen and Donny Kwok; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

2016-07-08 07:16 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

33 Dad fails that will stop you leaving your partner home alone with the children It's a truth universally acknowledged - that leaving dad at home alone with the kids is just asking for trouble. And as these side-splitting photographs prove, one unsupervised man plus a bunch of small children equals some terrible - yet hilarious - ideas. This collection of snaps, collated by Bored Panda , shows the most foolish dad fails ever committed. Fathers, don't go getting any ideas! Scroll down for video One presumably bored father decided to dress his baby up like a biker - compete with a beard, a tattoo and a Harley Davidson T-shirt. Another stuck a kiwi sticker on his baby's head, to show the resemblance between the fruit and the downy head of his newborn child. A barmy dad even tucked his baby's arms into her tights, to stop the infant from wriggling free. The expression on her face says it all. Many disgruntled wives took to Reddit to ridicule their husband's feeble babysitting attempts. One posted a photo of their baby - who had a moustache and angry-looking eyebrows stuck on their face - on Reddit. 'I leave my husband with the baby for ten minutes,' the caption read. Another Reddit user posted a photo of a young child dressed up like an old man - even with grey hair and a walking stick. 'My husband may have gone too far in dressing our son like an old man for school today,' read the caption. An enterprising father mastered the art of multi-tasking by using his sleeping baby as a place mat to eat his cheeky slice of cake. The caption read: 'The only way my three-day-old daughter would fall asleep. After two hours of carrying her around I got hungry'. Another dad dressed his son up as American stand-up comedian, actor and sports commentator Joe Rogan for his first Halloween - with a convincing beard, bushy eyebrows and even a bizarre six-pack. Meanwhile a cunning parent tied his tot's babygro to the leg of his crib to stop him from crawling out of sight. 'You can tell me I'm a bad dad but this one is staying in the baby album', read a caption on Reddit, showing a baby girl wearing a pancake as a mask. Thankfully her father had seen fit to cut her a pair of eye holes. Another photograph showed a cheeky father giving his baby a Hitler moustache. The image was uploaded to Imgur with the caption: 'I asked my brother how my niece was doing and he sent me this... I don't think he's taking fatherhood very seriously.' Another man left home alone came up with a novel way of pushing his daughter on the swing - while still chilling out with a beer in the sunshine. Meanwhile a father devised a fun game for his two kids to play, featuring a quad bike with a mattress tied to the back. Something tells us his wife might not have seen the funny side. Bathtime was made a lot more entertaining when this creative parent gave his baby a series of extravagant hairdos shaped out of bubbles. 'This is how I wanted to spend father's day,' wrote another dad. He was pictured playing video games in a tub while his three children waited on him with beer and towels.

2016-07-08 07:14 Kate Samuelson www.dailymail.co.uk

34 Lionel Messi will make U-turn on Argentina retirement, says president Mauricio Macri Argentina president Mauricio Macri believes Lionel Messi's international career is far from over. The Barcelona superstar stunned world football last month by announcing he would quit the national side after missing a penalty in their shoot-out defeat to Chile in the Copa America final. It led to fans and former players, including Diego Maradona, uniting to urge the 29-year-old to change his mind. And they have now been offered hope after Macri twice said Messi would be back in the team in time for the 2018 World Cup. Speaking at a financial conference in Idaho on Thursday, the president said: 'I talked to him on the phone; I'm sure he will come back. He's the best in the world.' Also this week, attending a forum in Berlin, Macri added: 'We hope that Messi will be in Russia so that we can gain that revenge in the final.' Messi helped Argentina to the final of the 2014 World Cup, but they were beaten 1-0 in extra time by Germany. It continued a story of woe in international competitions for Messi, with Argentina twice losing to Chile on penalties in Copa America finals in the last year. In all, Messi has 55 goals in his 113 outings for the Argentine national team.

2016-07-08 07:07 Adam Shergold www.dailymail.co.uk

35 British software maker Aveva CEO to step down July 8 (Reuters) - British software maker Aveva Group Plc said on Friday Richard Longdon would step down as chief executive on Dec. 31. Longdon would move to the role of president for a period of 12 months after stepping down as CEO, the company said. The company also said trading for the group since May 24 has been in line with expectations, and that it expects a currency benefit in FY17 from the translation of overseas earnings if the weakness in the sterling were to be prolonged. The pound has weakened versus the euro and the U. S. dollar after Britain last month voted to leave the EU. Aveva named current Chief Financial Officer James Kidd as deputy chief executive with immediate effect and said he would assume the role of CEO in January. Aveva had said in June that talks over a possible tie-up with France's Schneider Electric SE had ended. The companies have since been in talks over the merits of the proposed deal, that would have be a reverse takeover under UK listing rules. (Reporting by Rahul B in Bengaluru; Editing by Sunil Nair)

2016-07-08 07:02 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

36 Jackie 'O' Henderson shares video of her 'bucket list' experience ride in a submarine capturing the underwater trip for social media Jackie 'O' Henderson ticked taking a ride in a submarine off her bucket list earlier this week while on holiday with her family in Fiji. The radio personality posted a video to her Instagram on Friday which showcased her underwater adventure. The 41-year-old started by filming herself excitedly raising her eyebrows and panned the camera around the inside and added a line of text that read: 'Am about to go in a submarine'. Scroll down for video Her husband Lee then appeared to take control of the camera and he filmed the submarine as it dived into the water. Her five-year-old daughter Kitty can be heard in the background saying 'cool' and 'I want to do it now' before the footage switched back to being under the water. Jackie can be heard as she films while the vessel travels through the water as she points out a turtle and exclaims 'Oh this is so cool'. Taking to Instagram on Thursday she posted a picture of herself as she waved from inside telling fans it was something ticked off her 'bucket list' and 'such a cool experience'. She has been proudly sharing snaps as she spend family time together with her husband Lee Henderson and their five-year-old daughter Kitty. The popular radio personality seemed delighted by the exciting experience of taking a ride in a submarine and is seen grinning from ear-to-ear. While staying at the lavish Laucala Island in Fiji, Jackie posed for a sweet selfie with her daughter. Reflecting on the quality time they have spent together, the mother-of-one gushed: 'We've experienced some beautiful family bonding over the last two weeks (can't ask for much more than that).' 'Love this little girl (and my husband) to the moon and back,' the post continued, with the hash-tag 'three musketeers'. Jackie also used it as a chance to thank the resort for 'giving us the best family holiday we've ever had.' It has been a lavish escape for the family-of-three who have enjoyed sight seeing across the island and delicious meals at the hotel. As they arrived they posed for a family snap, the beaming beauty had a smile on her face as she clutched young Kitty in her arms writing: 'We've landed (in paradise).' Her handsome husband stood close to the pair, striking a confident pose like a male model. A plane could be seen behind the trio, indicating that radio DJ Jackie may have possibly purchased a private plane to take her to the island. It hasn't been their only adventure while she takes time off from the KIIS 106.5 Kyle And Jackie O Show as the family previously travelled to New Zealand.

2016-07-08 06:54 Amy Lyall www.dailymail.co.uk

37 Serious Damage After Twister in Kansas, No Reported Injuries Officials say the southeastern Kansas town of Eureka has been hit by a tornado that has caused significant widespread damage. The National Weather Service says a tornado warning for Greenwood County was issued just after 9:00 p.m. The tornado hit Eureka around 9:45 p.m. Greenwood County Emergency Management Director Levi Vinson confirmed at 12:30 a.m. that there were no reports of injuries or deaths. Vinson says there was a lot of structural damage, including to a local nursing home, mobile homes and a barn. People have been displaced from their homes and have been asked to take shelter at the Eureka United Methodist Church Vinson said the American Red Cross was on its way to the scene. Firefighters were going home to home to check on residents.——— Information from: The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle, http://www.kansas.com

2016-07-08 00:47 (Copyright abc7news.com

38 Pilot whose plane crashed at the Shoreham air disaster which killed 11 is being investigated for manslaughter The stunt pilot at control of the jet that crashed at last year's Shoreham Airshow is being investigated for manslaughter. Eleven people died when a vintage Hunter Hawker plane being flown by Andy Hill came down on a busy A-road beside the West Sussex airfield last August. The aircraft exploded into flames, sending its shell hurtling along the roadway careering into passing vehicles, leaving another 16 people badly injured. It ploughed into the concrete as Hill, 52, was attempting to straighten up after coming out of a mid-air loop- the-loop. He survived the horror crash and was quizzed under caution by police months later. However, today it has emerged that officers are investigating him on suspicion of manslaughter, alleging that he may have endangered lives by breaching strict air navigation laws. He has not been arrested or charged and could still face no further action. Police will complete their report on the crash and submit it to prosecutors, who will decide whether or not to press on with a trial. If Hill, Sandon, Hertfordshire, is hauled through the courts and found guilty, he could face a maximum sentence of life in jail. According to The Sun , the case being handed to the judge next Thursday states: 'Mr Andrew Hill was notified in December 2015 that he is being investigated for possible endangerment pursuant to Article 138 Air Navigation Order 2009 and also manslaughter.' The writ also shows that Sussex Police are demanding the Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) provide them with vital evidence they feel will help in their potential prosecution. Probing officers want Hill's flight logs, a 'human factors' report performed by RAF experts, AAIB engineer reports and another specialist report into tests done at RAF Scampton into the crash. They are also requesting various flight analysis data. The revelation comes weeks after relatives of those killed in the crash blasted police for delays. Organisers have cancelled this year's display out of respect for those affected by the crash. Shoreham Airshow Ltd said it remained 'fully committed' to the investigation and there had been 'careful consultation and consideration' given to whether any display should go ahead this year. The organisers said: 'The decision has been taken primarily out of respect for all those affected by last August's tragedy and also in view of the ongoing Air Accidents Investigation Branch investigation - and any review of their regulations that the Civil Aviation Authority may subsequently undertake.'

2016-07-08 06:25 Euan McLelland www.dailymail.co.uk

39 Cobie Smulders looks chic in patterned dress with criss-cross straps at Outfest LA premiere of her new movie The Intervention Cobie Smulders looked stylish as she attended the opening night premiere and gala at Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival. The actress wore a brown patterned dress with striking velvet cross-strapped neckline and flared skirt. The 34-year-old was attending the premiere of her new movie The Intervention at the Orpheum Theatre in LA. Also attending the premiere were Melanie Lynskey and boyfriend Jason Ritter, who both appear in the film, which is about a group of friends who stage a 'marriage intervention' to try to convince an unhappy couple to divorce. Melanie, 39, wore a cute white dress with low cut neckline, billowing sleeves and embroidered hem. The Togetherness actress added a leather brown and pink clutch and suede platform sandals, while Girls actor Jason, 36, looked sharp in a dark suit and tie. Also at the premiere was actress Clea Duvall, 38, who wore a smart grey blazer and trousers. The former Carnavale star is making her writing-directing debut with The Intervention. The film also stars OITNB star Natasha Lyonne and is released in theaters and on iTunes August 26.

2016-07-08 06:05 Caitlin O www.dailymail.co.uk

40 12 die in giant Indonesian traffic jam, says official By AT Editor on July 8, 2016 in Asia Times News & Features , Indonesia (From AFP) Twelve people have died during a massive three-day traffic jam in Indonesia that stretched more than 20 kilometers (13 miles) and brought thousands of holidaymakers to a complete standstill, an official said on Friday. Motorists are stuck in a traffic jam on a main road in Jakarta on June 21 as they return home to break the fast during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan The horror traffic at a major highway junction at Brebes, a city on the main island of Java, was so bad that Indonesians dubbed the disastrous toll gate “Brexit”, from the words “Brebes exit”. Roads across the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country are choked every year at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, as millions head to villages to celebrate Eid, which fell on Wednesday. But the chaos at the “Brexit” junction this year was particularly acute in the three days before Eid, as tens of thousands of cars crammed the arterial highway, transport ministry spokesman Hemi Pramuraharjo told AFP. Read More Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Share on Skype (Opens in new window) More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Related ‹ 5 Dallas officers killed, 6 hurt at rally against police violence Beijing will not step back in South China Sea: Media › Categories: Asia Times News & Features , Indonesia Tags: Brebes exit , Brexit junction jam , Deadly chaos at Brebes exit , deadly traffic jam , horror traffic at Berbes , horror traffic jam , Indonesia jam kills 12 , three-day traffic jam , traffic jam kills 12 Related Articles Beijing will not step back in South China Sea: Media US to deploy THAAD missile in South Korea as North riled At least 25 people hurt in explosion on Taiwanese passenger train Militant attack on Bangladesh Eid festival kills three, wounds 14 Is the F-35 a lethal ‘Velociraptor’ or easy prey for Russia or China? Japan party backs use of medical marijuana, gets mixed reaction

2016-07-08 02:59 By AT atimes.com

41 Adele reveals she is planning an Australian tour Adele fans may finally get to watch the singer perform live Down Under. While kicking off her U. S. tour in St Paul, Minnesota on Thursday, she teased the idea of her first ever Australian tour. Upon learning that a few Aussies in the crowd had travelled abroad for her show, the British singer made the announcement. 'I'm planning an Australian tour now ... Why don't we get your info and when the Sydney show happens you can come, on us,' she said on stage. But not before backtracking. 'Well, if the tour happens, I always announce things when I'm not supposed to,' she said. Despite her uncertainty, Aussie fans began rejoicing prematurely on social media. Media personality, Chrissie Swan, couldn't contain her excitement on Instagram simply writing 'YES!' alongside a snapshot of a related news article. One loyal fan vowed to begin saving up for show tickets despite the tour being unconfirmed. 'Finalllyyyyyy! @adele is coming to Australia and I'm officially saving every penny for this! Holy moly, this is the best news,' the tweet read. The music powerhouse currently has dozens of sold out shows across the US and she wraps up her tour in Mexico City on November 15. She is unlikely to add dates for Australia during that time as she needs to be home in London when her son starts school. 'My son will be starting school then ... Can you imagine me dropping my kid off at school? Crying?' she said 'I'll probably retire from music,' she said drawing boos from the crowd. 'I'm telling a joke, And the punchline is: Can you imagine me quitting music to become a music teacher at his school?' In March, Adele's 21 album, which she released back in 2011, made history in Australia after spending 30 non- consecutive weeks at number one on the Australian ARIA chart. It became the longest-running number one album in Australia in the 21st century. The Hello singer has had three number one albums in Australia, since bursting onto the music scene in 2006. While she has acquired legions of fans across the country, she is yet to tour Australia and one possible reason could be the 20+ hour flight. 'I'm probably the worst flier,' she once told Q magazine . 'I don't take Valium or nothing like that 'cause I'm scared I'll end up being the next Lindsay Lohan - popping sleeping pills ... Plus I don't want to be out of it if the plane crashes. I want to be aware and call my mum.' Since launching her career as an international superstar 10 years ago, Adele has had notable success. She has won 10 Grammy awards, four Brit awards, an Academy award and a Golden globe yet, the single mum previously revealed that she struggles with confidence during live shows. 'I get really nervous, it doesn't feel that comfortable being on a stage with a massive spotlight [and] people wanting to be entertained,' she told 60 Minutes Australia . 'I never think I'm going to live up to it ... I've pretty much done everything in my power to try and not get on the stage. But the thing is once the show's over I love it.' Last year, her latest album 25 became the best-selling album of 2015. 2016-07-08 05:44 Benge Nsenduluka www.dailymail.co.uk

42 World Architecture Festival 2016 shortlist revealed More than 340 architectural projects -- from a luxury jungle home in Brazil to a happiness center in Bhutan - - were announced as nominees at what organizers say has become the world's largest architectural awards program. RELATED: A closer look at the World Building of the Year Each entry will seek to win one of 32 award categories before going on to challenge for the most high profile WAF accolades of "World Building of the Year" and "Future Building of the Year". Last year's winner of the coveted World Building of the Year award was the Interlace , an ambitious residential development in Singapore by Netherlands-based OMA and Buro Ole Scheeren from Germany. RELATED: Why Asian skylines just got crazier Zaha Hadid Architects has been nominated for its Messner Mountain Museum Corones project and the Investcorp Building for Oxford University's Middle East Centre at St Antony's College while Foster + Partners was recognized for its Crossrail Place station in Canary Wharf, London. Related: Zaha Hadid's final installation celebrates a revolutionary artist The 2016 WAF will take place in Berlin, Germany, between November 16 and 18. Entrants will be judged by an international panel before the winner is announced towards the end of the festival. Check out the gallery above to see some of the exciting projects in with a shout of securing WAF success in 2016.

2016-07-08 06:29 rss.cnn.com

43 43 Anderson Silva to face Daniel Cormier at UFC 200 after Jon Jones' failed drug test Daniel Cormier will take on Anderson Silva in a three- round non-title fight at UFC 200 on Saturday night. Cormier had been due to defend his light-heavyweight belt in a rematch with Jon Jones but the former champion was withdrawn after failing a drug test. Silva has stepped in at 48 hours' notice having recently been sidelined following surgery to remove his gall bladder. The Brazilian legend suffered a points defeat by Manchester's Michael Bisping last February before he was forced to pull out of a bout with Uriah Hall two months ago. Silva, 41, has fought at 205lb on three previous occasions, recording victories over James Irvin, Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar. The former middleweight champion said: 'I'm here to challenge myself. I haven't trained in a few months, but I think I'm in good condition to go into the fight. 'I've gone through a lot of phases in my UFC career. I don't think anybody is going to be able to do what I've done.' Silva said he had contacted the UFC within hours of the announcement that Jones had failed the test. He also confirmed he will have no difficulty making the light-heavyweight limit. The UFC 200 card was originally due to be headlined by Jones vs Cormier but that fight was replaced by Brock Lesnar's return against Mark Hunt. But president Dana White said on Thursday that Miesha Tate's first defence of her bantamweight title against Amanda Nunes will now top the bill.

2016-07-08 05:27 Martin Domin www.dailymail.co.uk

44 Western Australia forests of the sea wiped out by marine heatwave Hundreds of kilometres of a remarkable kelp forest off the western coast of Australia have been wiped out by marine heatwaves, a study has found. These 'forests of the sea' make up 90 per cent of the north-western tip of the Great Southern Reef and underpin tourism and fishery industries that pump $10 billion into the Australian economy each year. About 2,000 kilometres of the Western Australian coastline from Cape Leeuwin in the south to Ningaloo in the north of Western Australia was analysed in a study that spanned 14 years from 2001. Scroll down for videos A heatwave in 2011 has been named the primary cause of loss, with 100 kilometres of kelp destroyed, which made up 43 per cent of the kelp in Western Australia. Above- average ocean temperatures in 2012 and 2013 were said to 'compound' these effects. The demise of the kelp forests is likely permanent researchers have said in a study published in the journal of Science on Thursday. The forests that covered 70 per cent of shallow rocky reefs in mid-Western Australia have now become 'barren', researcher Dr Scott Bennett told ABC. Dr Bennett who helped in the survey said he thought his team had initially made an error when they dived into the reefs off Kalbarri. 'We jumped into these waters at sites we've been going to for the past 10 years expecting to see large kelp forests and it was just a desert,' he said. 'We thought we'd made a mistake and got the location wrong. It is just heartbreaking to see such a complex, beautiful, vibrant ecosystem decimated.' Turf algae had multiplied and tropical fish communities had increased which were preventing the regrowth of the kelp because they were being eaten before they managed to re-establish. The extensive loss of kelp forests in Western Australia provides a strong warning of what the future might be like for Australia's temperate marine environments. Climate change was creating more frequent heatwaves helping the southward movement of warmer waters and tropical species to increase in the region. The survey also revealed that 2.5 degrees Celsius is the 'tipping point' for kelp forests. Associate Professor Thomas Wernberg, from the University of Western Australia worked alongside Dr Bennett and described the kelp forests as the 'biological engine' of the reef system. 'They are as critical to the Great Southern Reef as corals are to the Great Barrier Reef,' he said. 'They are up to 16 times more productive than our most productive wheat fields and provide the foundations for the ecosystem.' Species such as abalone and rock lobster thrive in these environments which are some of the most valuable species of marine life for fisheries in Australia. 'The impact has been particularly prominent at northern reefs, where kelp forests have disappeared completely,' Professor Wernberg said. 'Recovery is unlikely because of the large grazing pressure, continued warming and the likelihood of more heatwaves in the future.'

2016-07-08 05:22 Aneeta Bhole www.dailymail.co.uk

45 45 Sharp fall in consumer confidence since vote for Brexit, survey shows Consumer confidence has seen its sharpest drop in more than 20 years since the Brexit vote, with a third of shoppers believing prices will increase rapidly in the next year. Some 60% of consumers expect the general economic situation to worsen in the next 12 months, up from 46% in June, while just 20% expect it to improve, down from 27% last month, a one-off GfK Consumer Confidence Barometer survey taken after the referendum found. The proportion of people who believe prices will increase rapidly in the next 12 months has jumped 20 percentage points from 13% to 33%. The core index has fallen eight points to minus 9, and all key measures used to calculate it have fallen. The long-running survey, which dates back to 1974, has not seen a sharper drop since December 1994. GfK head of market dynamics Joe Staton said: "During this period of uncertainty we've seen a very significant drop in confidence, as is clear from the fact that every one of our key measures has fallen, with the biggest decrease occurring in the outlook for the general economic situation in the next 12 months. " The poll revealed distinct differences in how confidence has changed regionally, with confidence dropping 19 points in the north of England and 11 points in Scotland. In the south, including London, there has been a two point drop. Confidence among 16 to 29-year-olds has dropped 13 points, but this group remains the most optimistic of all age groups. The biggest dip in confidence from a household income perspective is among those earning between £25,000 and £49,999, who registered a 16 point drop. Meanwhile, figures released by BDO's monthly High Street Sales Tracker (HSST) show the Brexit vote had an immediate impact on the high street, which suffered its worst June in more than 10 years. A strong start to June saw overall sales grow 3.8% year-on-year in the first week, but the 'Brexit effect' hit retailers with increasing severity as the month wore on. Sales saw a 3.1% drop in the second week and by the final week of June - two days after the Brexit vote - overall year-on-year sales had plummeted 8.1%. Sophie Michael, head of retail and wholesale at BDO LLP, said; "Many retailers may have hedged against the falling pound for the short term, but if sterling stays at these levels, the cost of importing goods and further erosion to margin may need to be passed onto the consumer. "While reports suggest that average income has reached a historic high, the challenge for retailers is to convince consumers to spend their surplus income with them, amid the temptation of a post-Brexit spending paralysis. "

2016-07-08 05:08 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

46 British troops to be deployed to eastern Europe amid Nato concerns over Putin Hundreds of British troops are to be deployed to eastern Europe as part of a show of strength by Nato in the face of an increasingly assertive Russia. At the Nato summit in Warsaw, David Cameron will announce the deployment of a 500-strong battalion to Estonia with a further company of 150 troops to be stationed in Poland "on an enduring basis". Britain is also to take over the leadership of the Nato Very High Readiness Joint Task (VJTF) from next year with 3,000 troops in the UK and Germany on standby to move with as little as five days notice. The move comes amid continuing concerns among the Western alliance regarding the intentions of President Vladimir Putin following Russia's annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. But it will also be seen as a signal of Mr Cameron's determination that Britain should continue to play a leading role on the world stage in the wake of last month's referendum vote to leave the EU. "This will be a summit where you will see Britain assert itself as one of the most crucial elements in the Nato alliance," one official said. "Not only are we going to be steadfast in our support of Nato, but we are prepared to back that up with boots on the ground. " Speaking ahead of the meeting, Mr Cameron said: "This summit is a chance for us to reiterate our strong support for Ukraine and our other Eastern allies to deter Russian aggression. "Actions speak louder than words and the UK is proud to be taking the lead role, deploying troops across Eastern Europe. It is yet another example of the UK leading in Nato. " The Prime Minister will also use his attendance at what will be his final Nato summit to underline the importance of Britain's continuing commitment to meet the alliance target of spending 2% of GDP on defence, as it seeks to persuade more member states to match the commitment. His intervention is likely to be seen as being aimed as much at whoever wins the Conservative leadership race to succeed him in No 10 when he stands down in September as it is his fellow Nato leaders. "There can be no backsliding on this issue," a Government source said. "The PM is very clear that the 2% commitment is absolutely crucial to Nato going forward. " The deployment of British troops to Estonia and Poland forms part of a wider commitment by the alliance to station four new battalions, totalling around 4,000 personnel, on its eastern flank. Britain is also to extend the deployment of the four RAF Typhoon fighters with the Baltic Air Policing Mission - which had been due to end in August - as well as taking over the rolling 12-month leadership of the 5,000 strong VJTF from the start of next year. The 20th Armoured Infantry Brigade will provide the land headquarters and there will be an armoured infantry battle group from the 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment - with Challenger 2 tanks and Warrior armoured fighting vehicles - and a light infantry battle group from the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. The moves are intended to underline the alliance's commitment to the collective defence of all its members - including the Baltic States of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, which, like Ukraine, have significant Russian-speaking minorities as well as acting as a "trigger" in the event of any aggression. Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Russia had tripled its defence spending since 2000 as well as having used force against an independent European nation - Ukraine. "This has really changed our security environment. Nato has to respond. When the world is changing, we have to change," he said.

2016-07-08 05:07 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

47 Star Wars' Daisy Ridley debuts brave new look after 'face swapping' with director Rian Johnson She is famous for her delicately beautiful feminine features. But Daisy Ridley underwent quite the change after she indulged in a spot of 'face swapping' with the new Star Wars director Rian Johnson on Thursday. The Force Awakens favourite, who is currently filming the eight movie in the seemingly never-ending saga, could not resist sharing the digitally manipulated moment on social media, ensuring the it is preserved for all eternity on the internet. After sharing the mobile phone picture with her no doubt enthralled 2.2 million strong army of followers, she said: '@riancjohnson and I face swapped and it was awesome and terrifying.' As if that was not enough to keep fans happy, Rian himself added some hilarious responses to the image on his Twitter page. The 42-year-old, best known for directing several episodes of Breaking Bad, said: 'I cannot apologise enough for this. PS, Daisy is amazing.' Last week the saucy stunner have her followers a treat by showcasing her already toned physique in as she demonstrated how she stays in shape. She captioned the post: 'IT'S THE RETURN OF #fitnessfriday!!!!!' She wrote: 'This doesn't look that intense BUT today consisted of: warm up, 3 rounds of activators, 2 circuits of 3 rounds and a finisher of 20 seconds on 10 seconds on of 5 rounds.' Daisy added that the hardcore workout left her feeling 'muscly and proud.'

2016-07-08 05:03 Mike Larkin www.dailymail.co.uk

48 Oil rebounds from 2-month lows, outlook seen volatile By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, July 8 (Reuters) - Oil prices rebounded on Friday, bouncing off two-month lows hit in the previous session when prices fell 5 percent on news that the U. S. weekly crude draw missed some forecasts. Traders said that the outlook looked volatile as a refined product glut and slowing economic growth weighed on markets while the risk of supply disruptions could tighten supplies. Brent crude futures were trading at $46.92 per barrel at 0435 GMT on Friday, up 52 cents, or 1.12 percent, from their last settlement. U. S. crude was up 43 cents, or 0.95 percent, at $45.57 a barrel. The bounce came after a 5 percent fall in prices the previous sessions, to two-month lows, after the U. S. government reported a weekly draw in crude oil inventories that was lower than many analysts had expected. U. S. commercial crude stocks fell by 2.22 million barrels to 524.35 million barrels, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). This was a lower withdrawal rate than many traders had expected, resulting in a late Thursday sell-off as traders feared the oil glut would remain bigger than anticipated. Yet on Friday traders said that the price fall in response to the inventory reduction had been an overreaction as crude stocks had now fallen for almost two months straight, and U. S. production is also down again. U. S. crude oil production has fallen by 12.3 percent since their 2015 peaks and by 8.74 percent since January this year to 8.43 million barrels per day, the lowest since June 2014, when the 2014-2016 oil price rout began. "U. S. shale oil continues to hurt, as many banks are exiting the segment in general," fuel hedging firm Global Risk Management said in its second-half 2016 oil market outlook. Traders said, however, that the outlook would likely be choppy as the threat of supply reductions could tighten markets. "The increased unrest and attacks on pipelines among others in Nigeria and Iraq affect the countries' oil output," Global Risk Management said. However, an ongoing glut in refined products, especially in Asia and North America, as well as slowing economic growth weighed on oil. "Refining margins were down sharply in all regions over the last week and gasoline cracks went into free fall," U. S. investment bank Jefferies said on Friday. Asian benchmark Singapore gasoline margins have slumped more than 86 percent this year to just $2.28 barrels, the lowest since the fourth quarter of 2013. (Editing by Ed Davies)

2016-07-08 04:44 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

49 Teenage brother, 16, gunned down alongside his 15-year-old sister who he tried to defend with a knife in an argument over a T-shirt A man accused of fatally shooting a teenage brother and sister in a fight that started over a shirt has been arrested, according to police. Lt Lex Bell of Salt Lake City's Unified Police said Thursday evening that the suspect in his 30s was arrested at a house in Salt Lake County. His name wasn't immediately released. Bell says more arrests could follow in the Wednesday deaths of 15-year-old Abril and 16-year-old Jose Izazaga. Police say the argument started after a man showed up at an apartment complex with a group of people and accused her of taking the shirt. When they started pushing the girl, her brother came out to defend her with a knife. Police say both siblings were shot by a second person in the group. More people could also be arrested in the case, he said. The siblings' older brother, Kenny Lopez, 22, said the boy who started the confrontation was a longtime friend of Jose Izazaga and spent a lot of time at the house. At one point, he lived with the family when he didn't have a place to stay. Bell said investigators don't know yet if the suspects were using drugs. Lopez called the incident 'senseless' and 'stupid'. You can replace as many T-shirts as you want,' Lopez said Thursday. 'You can't replace two people's lives.' The brother and sister were the youngest of nine siblings, Lopez said. Abril had just finished her sophomore year at Hillcrest High School in Midvale, where she was an honor roll student, Lopez said. She wanted to be a nurse or doctor. Jose had finished his junior year and hoped to become a firefighter or travel the world and study animals, he said. They both had birthdays this month. 'They both would protect each other to death, as you can see,' said Lopez, fighting back tears at the apartment complex. 'They were both strong. They were both good kids. I'm going to miss them. They hadn't even started their life yet.' Family and friends gathered in the courtyard of the apartment complex, hugging, crying and placing items on a makeshift memorial with flowers, candles and a homemade cross. A priest arrived at one point and gave a prayer and blessing as everyone huddled around the memorial. Lopez cried, his head down in prayer. Neighbor Bridget Torres said the apartment complex is a calm place where most residents get along and children play outside until dark. Most families are Latino and Spanish- speaking in the complex, which is about 10 miles south of Salt Lake City. Now, Torres said she doesn't plan let her three kids outside to play at night. Torres' sister, 12-year-old Brisa Gutierrez, heard the gunshots and screams while she was watching kids play out her window Wednesday night. 'It's sad what happened to her,' Brisa said. Bell said more information may come out through the investigation about underlying issues that led to the confrontation. But he called it senseless that somebody would kill a person over a T-shirt. 'There's no piece of property on earth that's worth somebody's life,' Bell said. 'This is just unbelievably tragic to have started like that. An argument over a shirt that resulted in the loss of two young lives is almost absurd.'

2016-07-08 04:43 Valerie Edwards www.dailymail.co.uk

50 ABC analyst Antony Green calls Election 2016 for Malcolm Turnbull and Coalition win Australia's most respected election analyst Antony Green has called the election, saying Malcolm Turnbull will remain Prime Minister. Green told ABC radio on Friday he thought the Coalition would win and could secure as many as 77 seats. 'Malcolm Turnbull is the Prime Minister and will continue as Prime Minister,' Green said. Scroll down for video 'In that sense, they have won, it's just simply a matter of whether they have got a majority or not.' The ABC election analyst's declaration comes almost a week after Australians went to the polls to decide the nation's political future and just hours after Liberal Minister Christopher Pyne claimed victory for the Coalition. The latest results on Friday afternoon had the Coalition predicted to win 74 seats and the Labor party projected to take 71, according to the Australia Electoral Commission. One of the seats that the Coalition is leading in is close and four Labor are ahead in are also close. Mr Pyne appeared on Friday's edition of Today to crow over his rival, Labor MP Anthony Albanese, declaring: 'We've won again - that's our sixth victory out of eight in the last 20 years. 'You'd have to say we are an election-winning machine in the Liberal Party.' Following his declaration, Today host Ben Fordham tried to keep Mr Pyne in check, saying: 'You might be sounding a little bit cocky there, Christopher.' The journalist then turned his attention to Mr Albanese, asking why Opposition Leader Bill Shorten spent this week appearing to going around the country doing 'a victory lap'. 'Has someone told Bill Shorten that he didn't actually win? You're suppose to do the victory lap when you win,' Fordham said. 'Well he's been visiting seats we did win where we took seats off the Coalition and not withstanding Christopher's quite amazing spin there, the election campaign was a disaster for Malcolm Turnbull and the Coalition,' Mr Albanese said. 'Here we are almost a week later and we still don't know if they will be in a position to form a majority government or not.' With a likely Coalition win, Mr Albanese was also asked if he would be a contender for the Labor leadership. But he denied any such ambitions, saying: 'No, I'm not.' Today hosts Fordham and Lisa Wilkinson also did not leave Mr Pyne out of the leadership talk, asking him if had his sights set on becoming prime minister in 2019. They even had shirts made for the occasion, saying he could take a leaf out of former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's successful leadership run in 2007, with his slogan: 'Kevin '07'. 'This is something that could be switched into Pyne one-nine. Have you thought about making the move for the next election in 2019?' Fordham said. 'Well Ben I am a very loyal team man, I strongly support Malcolm Turnbull going forward as Prime Minister and I look forward to being part of his team as a member of the leadership group in the cabinet,' Mr Pyne said, very diplomatically. But Fordham, Wilkinson and her co-hosts were heard saying, 'Oh that's dangerous' and 'He's gone'. Mr Albanese also appeared to be in on the gaffe, holding up an A4 piece of paper reading: 'Pyne 19'. Before he and the Today hosts started chanting: 'Pyne One-Nine.'

2016-07-08 04:40 Louise Cheer www.dailymail.co.uk

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52 Police: Middle school's 'racist texts' are hoax Contact WND (Daily Caller) Police in a suburb of Boston have determined that the racist text messages received by a middle school student were a big hoax — possibly perpetrated by the middle school student. The Arlington, Massachusetts police force opened its investigation last week after an unidentified Ottoson Middle School student claimed to receive the texts from another student at the school, reports New England Cable News. The investigation centered on one sixth-grade girl, who also remains unidentified. She’s 12.

2016-07-08 05:30 www.wnd.com

53 Can Jason Kenney Revive Conservatism in Alberta? It has been just over a year since the Alberta Tories’ 44-year reign in power was ended by Rachel Notley and the NDP. However, the NDP has quickly worn out its welcome. Perhaps it could not control the fall in oil prices, but it has seen fit to introduce a carbon tax which will take effect at the beginning of next year as well as a $15/hour minimum wage which will be phased in by 2018. Enter Jason Kenney. A longtime ally of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Kenney was considered a strong possibility to succeed Harper. However, Kenney has read the tea leaves and thinks Notley is a lot more vulnerable than Justin Trudeau and yesterday announced his intention to run for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives. The contest will be held in March 2017. However, Kenney wants to do more than lead the Alberta Tories. He wants to unite the Right. There is the not so insignificant matter of the Wildrose Party which arose nearly a decade ago out of discontent with the Alberta Tories being insufficiently conservative and enjoyed the trappings of power for far too long. Of course, Alberta’s last Tory premier Jim Prentice managed to co-opt most of the Wildrose caucus in December 2014 including its leader, Danielle Smith, with cabinet posts. Under the circumstances, it was remarkable that Brian Jean managed to win 21 seats in the 2015 provincial election to become the Official Opposition relegating the Tories to third place. Under the circumstances, one might think Jean would be disinclined to roll over and play dead for Kenney. However, Jean says he is willing to work with Kenney to join forces should he win the contest. After all, Jean did serve with Kenney when he was a MP and is no doubt aware that Kenney has a higher profile and might have to make way for him as the price to pay for ousting the NDP from power. Of course, Prentice was supposed to be the Tories’ savior from Ottawa after the scandal plagued administration of Allison Redford. Who can say lightning won’t strike twice? Kenney initially planned to remain a MP while campaigning for the position. This drew the ire of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, an organization that Kenney himself led during the 1990’s. Kenney now says he will step down in October, but this hasn’t mollified the CTF. Naturally, it could be just a small bump on the road to the Premier’s office for Kenney. If Kenney can unite the Tories and Wildrose just as Stephen Harper united the Progressive Conservatives and the Reform Party then Notley’s NDP would very likely be a one term wonder. On the other hand, if the economy improves one ought not to count Notley out. She will be a formidable foe for Kenney. Let us also keep in mind that Alberta’s demographics have changed over the past 20-25 years. Indeed, Calgary (long considered the heart of the Tory base) has a Muslim mayor. Naheed Nenshi was elected mayor in 2010 and again in 2013. The Calgary which has twice elected the non-partisan Nenshi might very well be more comfortable with Notley than they would with the more socially conservative Kenney. Albertans won’t go back to the polls until 2019. If Kenney does win the Tory leadership, unites the Right and defeats Notley, the Alberta he governs will be very different than the Alberta led by the likes of Tory giants like Peter Lougheed, Don Getty and Ralph Klein. Kenney might wish he had stayed in Ottawa.

2016-07-08 03:24 Aaron Goldstein spectator.org

54 Man emerges from suitcase at Swiss train station A video shot by a Swiss border guard Monday showed a hand poking out of a suitcase struggling to open the zipper at a train station near the Italian border. A guard unzips it the rest of the way freeing the tall man, who was from Eritrea. The man has packed himself inside the case to cross the border from Italy to Switzerland. More than 220,000 migrants have entered Europe so far in 2016. To reach Europe most refugees take a life endangering sea voyage. This year alone, almost 3,000 have died while crossing the Mediterranean. The suitcase find illustrates the length migrants are willing to go not only to get to Europe, but to leave Southern Europe for countries believed to be more welcoming towards refugees. Since May 30, more than 3,400 migrants have tried to enter Ticino -- the Swiss region where the suitcase was detected, according to news reports quoting Switzerland's federal customs administration. The man inside the suitcase has been sent back to Italy. 2016-07-08 05:09 Clara Lindh rss.cnn.com

55 Phil Randel suggests marriage needs to be short leases rather than a lifelong purchase 'As long as we both shall live' is the vow getting in the way of our happiness, one man has argued. Radio presenter Phil Brandel, who describes himself as a serial dater, has suggested that putting an expiration date on marriage certificates could stop adultery and be the answer to unhappy marriages. Mr Brandel suggests that marriage should be seen like a lease on an apartment that you either renew if it's working and terminate if it's not, rather than a lifelong house purchase. 'If it’s still going well, why not sign a 10-year-lease? If after a while you want out and there's no damage, you get your bond back,' he wrote on MammaMia. The Star 104.5 announcer also said the potential the idea of shorter leases on marriages could lower the number of divorce rates and costs of lawyers. He said: 'wouldn't it also keep both partners on their toes knowing that the expiry date was coming and that they should make more of an effort?' He added: 'Would partners cheat if they knew their marriage expired at the end of the year?' 'You could include clauses that if either partner is unfaithful, violent or abusive the marriage is then null and void and in breach of contract,' Mr Brandel said. So could having an expiration date on a marriage realistic? Relationship psychologist Jacqui Manning told Daily Mail Australia she doesn't agree. 'Having some kind of expiry date would add anxiety to a situation,' she said. 'There is a way of trialling your relationship already - it's called living together. Some couples see de facto living as a similar commitment to marriage anyway,' she added 'If you're not happy and are tempted by cheating, you'd be better off putting your energy identifying what's wrong, ideas for a possible solution and then effecting change together, rather than sticking to old relationship habits that aren't working.' She added: 'Cheating has nothing to do with the length of time you've been together - some people cheat straight after their wedding for sample. It's more to do with who you are and the values you apply to a relationship. 'Every relationship is different. In my experience some couples don’t stick it out enough while others stay around for too long,' she said. 'If you have a problem, give it your best shot. I think sometimes people walk away too early and too late,' Ms Manning added. 2016-07-08 04:03 Alisha Buaya www.dailymail.co.uk

56 China jails 'Xinjiang sage' connected to former security chief BEIJING, July 8 (Reuters) - A court in central China on Friday jailed for seven years on corruption charges a man identified by Chinese media as a fortune teller and healer connected to China's disgraced former public security chief Zhou Yongkang. Zhou, the most senior Chinese official to be ensnared in a graft probe since the ruling Communist Party swept to power in 1949, was jailed for life last year for bribery, leaking state secrets and abuse of power. Among his crimes was the unauthorized release of six secret documents to Cao Yongzheng, state media said, a man previously identified by Chinese media as a soothsayer, mystic and expert in qigong, a Chinese spiritual martial art similar to tai chi. Cao provided testimony against Zhou in his closed-door trial, though it was unclear at the time whether he had done so in person or by deposition, or if he was also in custody. In a brief statement on its official microblog, the intermediate court in the central city of Yichang said Cao had been found guilty of bribery and illegal land deals, jailed for seven years and fined 73 million yuan ($10.92 million). Cao said he accepted the judgement and would not appeal, the court said, without elaborating. It was not possible to reach Cao or a lawyer for him for comment. Dubbed the "Xinjiang sage" by Chinese media, after the far Western region where he grew up, Cao garnered a following in celebrity and official circles in the 1990s for his purported knack for fortune telling and curing untreatable ailments. Cao's talents allowed him to cultivate contacts that reached into the upper echelons of the country's ruling elite, respected business magazine Caixin has previously reported. China's officially atheist Communist Party brooks no challenge to its rule and is obsessed with social stability. It has particularly taken aim at cults, which have multiplied across the country in recent years. Demonstrations have been put down with force and some sect leaders executed. ($1 = 6.6870 Chinese yuan renminbi) (Reporting by Ben Blanchard)

2016-07-08 04:00 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

57 Emma Watson comes face to face with The Cursed Child's Hermione in 'immensely comforting and emotional' encounter 'Yesterday I went to see the Cursed Child,' the actress wrote on Facebook . 'I came in with no idea what to expect and it was AMAZING.' Emma, 26, went backstage after Wednesday performance at the Palace Theatre in London where she shared a hug with the Swaziland-born and British- raised Noma. She later gushed about the play and her meeting with the stage star, as well as what Rowling has created with the play. 'Some things about the play were, I think, possibly even more beautiful than the films,' Emma said.' Having seen it I felt more connected to Hermione and the stories than I have since Deathly Hallows came out, which was such a gift.' 'Meeting Noma and seeing her on stage was like meeting my older self and have her tell me everything was going to be alright, which as you can imagine was immensely comforting (and emotional)!' She had nothing but praise for Noma, whose casting as Hermione initially caused controversy because of her skin color. Emma described Noma as 'everything I could ever hope she would be. She's wonderful.' Noma returned the compliments thanking Emma for coming to see the play and calling her 'a beautiful, humble and very kind young lady.' The Cursed Child star tweeted : 'It really was quite emotional to be in your company... And Thank you 4 your lovely self. We spoke of you with MAJOR respect!' Earlier on Thursday, Emma had shared the very first poster for Disney's live action version of Beauty And The Beast. 'Very excited to reveal the first teaser poster for Beauty And The Beast, exclusively for my Facebook fans! Hope you like!' the actress who plays Belle wrote on her page. The movie that co-stars Luke Evans, Dan Stevens, Gugu Mbatha- Raw, Ewan McGregor and Emma Thompson is slated for a March 2017 release.

2016-07-08 03:57 Rachel Mcgrath www.dailymail.co.uk

58 Candlelit vigil held in Rome to honour U. S. student found dead ROME, July 8 (Reuters) - Professors and students took part in a candlelit vigil at a Rome church on Thursday for American student Beau Solomon, who police suspect was murdered. Solomon had been due to start a study programme at the American John Cabot University in Trastevere but his body was found tangled in vegetation in the Tiber River on Monday, three days after he went missing. Hymns were sung at the vigil, which was held at the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere with representatives of the U. S. embassy present. "We are here tonight... to pray together and we do it with our heart broken because of the unfair and painful death of Beau," parish priest Marco Gnavi told the congregation. A homeless Italian man was detained on Tuesday on suspicion of murdering the 19-year-old American university student from Wisconsin. Solomon's parents were consoled by Pope Francis on Wednesday but were not present at Thursday's vigil. "It is important to be here in Rome and pray now that the family has flown back to the United States so that we can sort of substitute them in this place where he died to show the respect and affection that he deserved," Franco Pavoncello, Director of the University, said. (Reporting by Reuters TV; Editing by Patrick Johnston)

2016-07-08 03:53 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

59 Minnesota cop Jeronimo Yanez identified as the man who shot Philando Castile and panicked as the aftermath was live-streamed on Facebook, as officials rule the death a homicide The police officer who fatally shot black school cafeteria worker Philando Castile during a routine traffic stop Wednesday has been identified by authorities, who ruled the death a homicide. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) named the cop who fired on Castile as officer Jeronimo Yanez, 28. It also identified another cop on the scene as officer Joseph Kauser. Both officers have been with the St. Anthony Police Department for four years. Yanez opened fire on Castile Wednesday, and footage of the aftermath - in which the school worker lost consciousness - was live-streamed through Facebook by Castile's girlfriend Diamond Reynolds. According to a BCA statement, Yanez approached Philando Castile's car from the driver's side during the stop in the St Paul suburb of Falcon Heights on Wednesday night. Kauser approached from from the passenger side. They had stopped the vehicle for having a faulty tail light. The statement said says Yanez opened fire, striking Castile multiple times. No one else was injured. Both police are currently on paid leave. No detail has been given on either cop's disciplinary record. The BCA says its investigation is ongoing, including interviews with witnesses. Several videos, including squad car video of the incident, have been collected. St Anthony officers don't wear body cameras. The BCA statement does not give the officers' races, although Reynolds identified the shooter as being 'Chinese'. Castile was black. A now-deleted page on The Knot shows that Yanez married Lyndsay Engstrom in November 2014. According to a page on The Bump , which was also deleted, they had a baby on August 4 last year, in Forest Lake, Minnesota. Aside from a pair of convictions for minor traffic violations - driving without registration/permit/plates in 2015 and 'snow emergency parking restrictions' in 2014 - Yanez's criminal record is clean. An autopsy on Castile's body confirmed that he died of multiple gunshot wounds, though it did not give an exact figure. Reynolds had counted 'four or five' shots coming through the passenger-side window. It also doesn't specify the nature of the wounds. The report says he died at 9:17pm Wednesday in the emergency room at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. It lists the manner of death as homicide. The department said Wednesday that this was its first officer-related shooting in 30 years. Sean Gormley, executive director of Law Enforcement Labor Services Inc., the union that represents 5,000 police officers in Minnesota, told the Star Tribune the video was harrowing. But he said that people should keep an open mind. 'It’s critically important to remember that there is still a great deal we don’t know about what happened in this incident and why,' he said. 'We support an open, thorough and objective investigation. We support the officers’ right to due process.' In the video Yanez can be heard sounding panicked and afraid after the shooting, during which time he keeps his gun trained on Castile, who is slipping out of consciousness. At one point he screams to Reynolds, 'I told him not to reach for it' - apparently referring to a gun. She says her boyfriend was only doing what he was asked to do: reaching for his license and ID. Later in the video, after Reynolds has been taken out of the car by other officers, a man who sounds like Yanez can be heard repeatedly shouting 'F***!' Thomas Kelly, an attorney representing Yanez, did not immediately return a call seeking comment after the officers were identified. Kelly declined to comment on the case earlier Thursday.

2016-07-08 03:53 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

60 Olympic dream is over for runner who trained throughout her surprise pregnancy to qualify for Rio after she failed to win her trials 'Today, she stuck her toes on the line and her nose in the race of the US Olympic Trials 1500m 4 months after brining our beautiful daughter into this world. 'With a lap to go, things got tough. I could tell something wasn't right. Her stride sank, but her fight didn't. Even as she began to struggle, she never stopped fighting. Not until she crossed that finish line... For anybody who may think that today is a disappointment, you've missed the point. It's not. This is not an end, it's the beginning. After everything that has happened, we've learned that it's a choice to press on and one we choose to make.' Brown had began her athletics career as a soccer player, she explained in an earlier interview with Boston.com , before her parents decided to encourage her to compete in running events. Aged 13, and wearing cheerleading shoes matched with a football jersey, she made it to the national meet of two competitions, both of which she won. Encouraged by her natural talent, she abandoned soccer in favor of running, before deciding she wanted to go professional. Now aged 28, Sarah worked her way into the favorite spot for the U. S. running team in Rio. She had been having a stellar season, smashing personal records and posting times that would have seen her qualify for Rio. Then in early summer 2015,she began to falter. Despite keeping to her grueling training schedule and putting in her full effort on the track, she began to fall behind. Brown said: 'You're so in tune to your body, and my body was at its peak fitness. I had been running the best times I had ever run [and then] I couldn't get through one interval of a workout.' Her performance on the track also deteriorated, her usual ability to kick up her speed in the last 200 meters failed, her legs felt like they were filled with sand. She said she initially thought it could be a pregnancy, and despite having a copper IUD - an implant inserted into the uterus and left in place to prevent pregnancy - she took a test, which came back negative. Baffled by her sudden inability to compete, Sarah and Darren went about changing her workout routines, hoping a change in training would give her a boost. However, things only got worse, and during last July's Diamond Race in Monaco - an event known for breaking world records - she fell badly behind, and finished in last place. It was then that she went back to the doctor for a more thorough set of blood tests, and was given the news that despite her negative home test the previous month, she was indeed expecting a child. The couple had always planned to have children - but planned to wait another three years - so they had been using birth control. The pregnancy came despite Sarah having had an IUD for three years, a T-shaped contraceptive device inserted into a woman's womb that will prevent almost all pregnancies. 'It was one of those things where I wasn't ready to have a kid, but also, as soon as I found out I was pregnant, I wasn't ready for the thought of losing that kid,' Sarah told Runner's World . 'As terrifying as it was to become a mom, I knew that that was what I wanted.' Not only is carrying a pregnancy with an IUD a risk, but it can also lead to ectopic pregnancies. Fortunately Sarah and Darren found out their pregnancy was normal. And after she recovered, she was encouraged to keep training. Her body was used to training for the first few months of the pregnancy - and stopping could have been bad for her. Husband and coach Darren said: 'What we've been hearing from everybody is that her body will be stressed if it's doing what it's used to. So keep what it's used to.' That routine included hours of swimming, running and ab workouts daily - tough for anyone, let alone someone who was pregnant. 'These are not two things that you'd normally go after at the same time,' she said before the birth. 'To do both is a big feat. I don't even know if I'd be going after this if it wasn't for having such a good support system in place.' 'For me it's really just about enjoying the process and enjoying these first few months of my daughters life,' she said. 'I won't get this time back so I'm not going to let the stress of training ruin any of the precious family moments. 'And you run the best when you are happy - I am happy right now.'

2016-07-08 03:52 James Gordon www.dailymail.co.uk

61 Boston cabbie who turned in $187,000 is offered a free seven-day cruise from Royal Caribbean for his 'exceptionally selfless act' The Boston cab driver who got a $100 reward from a man who left a backpack containing more than $187,000 in his taxi has been offered a free cruise. Royal Caribbean offered 72- year-old Raymond 'Buzzy' MacCausland and his longtime girlfriend, Sharon King, a seven-day trip to the Caribbean, including airfare to Florida on Wednesday. King says the Middleton, New Hampshire, couple's lives have been crazy since MacCausland's story made national news. The money MacCausland found in his cab Saturday had been left there by a homeless man who had inherited it. MacCausland handed it over to police, who confirmed its rightful owner. A Royal Caribbean spokesman said the cruise offer is part of the company's 'Ticket to Adventure' program, which rewards people who perform 'exceptionally selfless acts'. The honest cab driver was shocked to discover his passenger left a bag filled with bundles of $50 and $100 bills in the car after he dropped him off at a hotel. The rider who claimed to be homeless said he would be right back, but after 30 minutes of waiting, MacCausland looked in the bag to look for his ID. After reuniting the man with his money, and driving him back to the hotel from the police station, he was rewarded with just $100. 'I thought maybe he would give $500 or $1,000, maybe one of those bundles,' the taxi driver told the New York Daily News after turning the money in to the police. He added: 'I've never seen money like that before. It was quite a sight when they dumped it on the table.' MacCausland, who has been working as a cabbie for 50 years, said the man inherited the cash after living in a homeless shelter for six months. Video courtesy of WCVB He was relieved when police discovered the inheritance paperwork, adding: 'I know if it wasn't they'd come looking for me.' The money was returned to the unnamed man after police determined he was the rightful owner. 'This hackney driver exhibited exemplary behavior and his honest deed should be recognized,' Police Commissioner William Evans said in a statement. Honest to the end, the cabbie even admitted to hoping the man would forget his money for a second time. This was not the first time MacCausland had been inadequately rewarded for his honesty. He once he returned a briefcase filled with $10,000 to its owner who gave him nothing as a reward. It's unclear if MacCausland will enjoy a cruise to the Western or Eastern Caribbean.

2016-07-08 03:52 Valerie Edwards www.dailymail.co.uk

62 Bowe Bergdahl pictured arriving at court as judge rules he will be allowed access to top generals' emails as part of desertion trial Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl appeared deep in thought as he arrived in court wearing full military dress on Thursday for a preliminary hearing ahead of his desertion trial. The 30-year- old made his way into the courtroom in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, wearing a dress uniform with his sergeant's epaulets firmly affixed to his shoulders. At the hearing Bergdahl's lawyers were told by judge Colonel Jeffery Nance that they will be allowed access to the emails of top generals as they try to mount their defense. Scroll down for video Bergdahl's attorneys are attempting to argue that senior ranking Army officials unfairly intervened in the decision to bring his case to trial. The lawyers will now be allowed access to the emails of General Robert Abrams, the head of U. S. Army Forces Command, his predecessor General Mark Milley, and others involved in discussions about how to handle Bergdahl's case. Nance also 'strongly suggested' that prosecutors help defense attorneys arrange an interview with Gen Abrams after he declined a request for interview last month. He said: 'They need to be able to sit down with him and ask him some pointed questions.' While the ruling does represent a major step forward for Bergdahl's defense team, they had been seeking access to far more emails, including those of former secretaries of defense. Judge Nance refused most of the list after prosecutors argued that the defense was seeking an 'all-access pass' to delve around in the communications of the military's top-ranking officials. After Thursday's hearing, defense attorney Eugene Fidell said: 'A number of the documents the judge said we have a right to see could be quite important.' Earlier in the day, the judge also agreed to give Bergdahl's attorneys more information on why his military service was extended by a decade. Army Lieutenant Colonel Frank Rosenblatt, a defense attorney, said that Bergdahl was eligible for a discharge in 2011 and should have been given the option to re-enlist or leave the military upon his return from captivity in 2014. Instead the government has chosen to keep him on active duty until 2022, which amounted to 'entirely irregular' treatment, Rosenblatt added. Nance ordered prosecutors to request emails about the extension decision from Army human resource officials and turn over what they find to the defense. Prosecutors had argued that the request was too broad, but their concerns were dismissed. Nance is also requiring prosecutors to add further labeling and organization to hundreds of thousands pages of documents that they're giving the defense. The defense had argued that some file names were simply numbers and asked for other help in weeding out irrelevant information. 'You're not providing them in a way that makes it efficient,' Nance told prosecutors. 'They could eventually plow through all this stuff ... and then we would be trying the case in 2020.' The news comes two months after Bergdahl's attorneys were also granted access to more than 300,000 pages of classified documents in order to prepare their case. Bergdahl walked away from his post in Afghanistan in 2009 and was captured by the Taliban, who held him prisoner for five years until the US government controversially swapped his freedom for five Taliban members held in Guantanamo Bay. He is now facing charges of desertion and misbehavior in front of the enemy, a rare accusation that carries a penalty of life in jail. His trial had been scheduled to begin in summer this year, but has been postponed until February next year after the requests for classified information were made. That means the fallout from this case will be among the first responsibilities of the next administration, headed up by either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton after the next election.

2016-07-08 03:35 Chris Pleasance www.dailymail.co.uk

63 The Latest: Authorities ID officers in fatal shooting FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — The Latest on a police shooting in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota (all times local): 10 p.m. Authorities have identified the two police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a black Minnesota man during a traffic stop. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension names them as Officer Jeronimo Yanez and Officer Joseph Kauser. It says both have been with the St. Anthony Police Department for four years. The BCA statement says Yanez approached Philando Castile's car from the driver's side during the stop in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights on Wednesday night, and Kauser from the passenger side. It says Yanez opened fire, striking Castile multiple times. No one else was injured. Thomas Kelly, an attorney representing Yanez, did not immediately return a call seeking comment after the officers were identified. Kelly declined to comment on the case earlier Thursday. The BCA says its investigation is ongoing, including interviews with witnesses. Several videos, including squad car video of the incident, have been collected. St. Anthony officers don't wear body cameras. The statement does not give the officers' races. Castile was black. ___ 9:45 p.m. An autopsy has confirmed that a black Minnesota man who was shot by a police officer during a traffic stop died of multiple gunshot wounds. The initial report from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office says Philando Castile died at 9:17 p.m. Wednesday in the emergency room at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. But the report does not say how many times Castile was hit or give details about the wounds he suffered in the incident in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights. It lists the manner of death as homicide. ___ 9 p.m. Mark Zuckerberg has issued a statement on his Facebook account saying the images from the aftermath of the fatal police shooting of Philando Castile show that the world has a long way to go in building a "more open and connected world. " The Facebook CEO said Thursday that he watched video that shows the aftermath of the shooting. Castile's girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, posted video of the aftermath using Facebook Live. Zuckerberg says: "The images we've seen this week are graphic and heartbreaking, and they shine a light on the fear that millions of members of our community live with every day. While I hope we never have to see another video like Diamond's, it reminds us why coming together to build a more open and connected world is so important — and how far we still have to go. " ___ 7:45 p.m. Hundreds of protesters have braved the rain and gathered outside the Minnesota governor's official residence to protest the police shooting of a black man. The crowd swelled to more than 1,000 for a time as people marched from a vigil Thursday evening for Philando Castile. The 37-year-old was fatally shot during a traffic stop Wednesday night in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights. His girlfriend posted video of the aftermath using Facebook Live. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton waded through the crowd as protesters chanted: "What do we want? Justice. When do we want it? Now. " The governor did not attempt to address the noisy crowd through the protesters' underpowered public address system. Police blocked vehicles from stately Summit Avenue in front of the mansion to accommodate the huge crowd. ___ 7:15 p.m. Google has joined those voicing outrage and dismay over the police shootings of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota. Posting on its corporate Twitter account, Google said employees held vigils for both men and "all those like them whose lives have been cut short unfairly. " The post said employees were devastated by the deaths and added that the company stands "in solidarity with the fight for racial justice. " The tweet included the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter. While many corporations try to avoid sensitive issues, Google often endorses social causes on its home page and social media. The company recently tweeted in support of gay pride celebrations and expressed sympathy for victims of a terrorist attack in Turkey. ___ 7 p.m. The mother of a black man who was fatally shot during a suburban Minneapolis traffic stop says, "This has to stop, right now. " Valerie Castile spoke at a vigil Thursday evening outside J. J. Hill Montessori, a St. Paul Public Schools magnet school where her son, Philando Castile, supervised the cafeteria. Valerie Castile called her son "an angel. " She said she never thought she would lose him. Philando Castile was fatally shot after being pulled over in Falcon Heights on Wednesday night. Castile's girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, was in the car and broadcast the aftermath of the shooting on Facebook. Reynolds also spoke at the vigil. She said the shooting was "cruel" and called for justice for her boyfriend. ___ This item has been corrected to correct day of vigil to Thursday instead of Wednesday. ___ 6:15 p.m. President Barack Obama says all fair-minded people in the U. S. should be concerned about the problem of frequent police shootings of black people. Obama is speaking about the fatal police shootings of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota. He says statistics show disparities about how African-Americans and Hispanics are treated by police. He says America must say "we're better than this. " He says it's not just a black or Hispanic issue. Obama says when incidents like this occur, many Americans feel it's because they're not being treated the same. He says, "That hurts. " The president says he has respect for the vast majority of police officers. Obama spoke from a hotel in Warsaw, Poland, just after arriving for a NATO summit. ___ 5:40 p.m. A Minnesota police union says it knows that people are "angry, discouraged and heartbroken" by the fatal shooting of a black driver by a police officer in a Minneapolis suburb. But Law Enforcement Labor Services says there is "still a great deal" unknown about what happened and why. It says the officers involved have the right to due process. Philando Castile was fatally shot after being pulled over in Falcon Heights on Wednesday night. Castile's girlfriend was in the car and broadcast the aftermath of the shooting on Facebook. In its statement Thursday, the union representing the officers called Castile's death "a terrible tragedy for all involved, especially for his family and loved ones. " It says the graphic video is "difficult to watch. " ___ 4:30 p.m. The U. S. Justice Department says it is monitoring a Minnesota agency's investigation into the fatal shooting of a black driver by a police officer in a Minneapolis suburb, but that it isn't yet taking an active role. The department released a statement Thursday saying it "stands ready to provide assistance" to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and "is prepared, as necessary, to conduct further investigation. " FBI Director James Comey says he was briefed on the Minnesota case Thursday morning and expects the bureau will be involved, as it is in similar cases. Gov. Mark Dayton said Thursday that he had asked for the Justice Department to investigate Wednesday's fatal shooting of Philando Castile in Falcon Heights. Police apparently stopped Castile for a broken taillight and an officer shot him several times as he sat in his car. Castile's girlfriend was in the car and broadcast the aftermath of the shooting on Facebook. ___ 4 p.m. Gov. Mark Dayton says he is "heartbroken for Minnesota" over the fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer in a Minneapolis suburb. Dayton told reporters Thursday that "nobody should be shot and killed in Minnesota for a traffic taillight. " Philando Castile had been pulled over for an apparent broken taillight when he was shot by the officer Wednesday in the suburb of Falcon Heights. The Democratic governor says "justice must be served," but that he wants the state investigation to take its course. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating. State Public Safety Commissioner Mona Dohman says investigators were working Wednesday afternoon to interview the officer who fired the shots. ___ 3:25 p.m. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton says he doesn't think a police officer would have shot and killed a driver who apparently was pulled over for a broken taillight if the driver had been white instead of black. Dayton said Thursday at a news conference in St. Paul that he thinks the police response was "way over" what was called for when the officer shot Philando Castile several times as he sat in his car Wednesday in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights. Dayton, a Democrat, says nobody should be killed for a broken taillight or while sitting in their car and that he was "deeply, deeply offended" by Castile's death. Castile's girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, broadcast the aftermath of the shooting from inside the car on Facebook. Castile later died. ___ 2:50 p.m. A law enforcement expert says the Twin Cities police officer who fatally shot a black man should have delivered first aid when it was clear he was no longer a threat. William Moulder is a police consultant and longtime former police chief in Des Moines. Moulder says the officer should have rendered aid to Philando Castile within a minute or two because it was clear there was no threat. Castile was shot after a traffic stop Wednesday night in Falcon Heights, a suburb of St. Paul. His girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, broadcast the aftermath of the shooting from inside the car on Facebook. Castile later died. Reynolds and relatives say he wasn't tended to until paramedics arrived more than 10 minutes later. The Facebook footage shows Castile motionless inside the car for several minutes. ___ 1:50 p.m. President Barack Obama says the deadly shootings by police officers in Louisiana and Minnesota are not isolated incidents. He says the U. S. has a "serious problem. " Obama reacted to the pair of controversial deaths in a Facebook post Thursday. He says all Americans should be "deeply troubled. " Obama says the incidents are symptoms of broader challenges in the criminal justice system. He says they reflect racial disparities that persist "year after year. " Obama says that's created a lack of trust between law enforcement officers and their communities. Obama says he's limited in what he can say about the cases. But he says he's "encouraged" the U. S. Justice Department is conducting a civil rights investigation into the Louisiana incident. But Obama also says the U. S. must show respect and appreciation for police. ___ 12:30 p.m. The White House says President Barack Obama is "deeply disturbed" by reports of police shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota. White House spokesman Josh Earnest says Obama is following the situations closely. But he tells reporters aboard Air Force One that the White House can't comment more specifically while the cases are being investigated. In the Louisiana case, the federal Justice Department is conducting a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of a black man by two white police officers. Earnest is noting the task force on policing that Obama established to improve ties and trust between police and law enforcement. He's urging local policing agencies to implement the Justice Department's recommendations. Earnest spoke as Obama was flying to Poland for a NATO summit. ___ 12:15 p.m. A black man fatally shot by a suburban Twin Cities police officer was a 2001 graduate of Central High School in St. Paul who had worked for the school district since he was 19 years old. A statement on the St. Paul Public Schools website says Philando Castile started working for the district in the Nutrition Services Department in 2002. The statement says when Castile interviewed for his supervisory position he wore a suit and tie and said his goal was to one day "sit on the other side of this table. " He eventually won a promotion and became a respected supervisor. The statement says colleagues described Castile as "a team player who maintained great relationships with staff and students alike. " Superintendent Valeria Silva says she is "deeply sorry" for Castile's family and calls him "one of our own. " ___ 11:45 a.m. A former school principal who employed a black man fatally shot by a suburban Twin Cities police officer has described him as "a warm person and a gentle spirit" who loved his job and never missed work. Katherine Holmquist-Burks said Thursday that she hired Philando Castile three years ago to supervise the cafeteria at J. J. Hill Montessori, a St. Paul Public Schools magnet school. She says Castile supervised two employees and ran the cafeteria for 530 students and 85 staff. She says he was friendly and that no one ever complained about his work. Holmquist-Burks, who retired July 1, says she heard about Castile's death on the news Thursday morning. She went to the governor's mansion, in the same neighborhood as the school, to join a vigil. She says she wants the world to know he was "a great person. " ___ 10:50 a.m. The grandfather of the man fatally shot by police in a St. Paul suburb says his grandson was a person who stayed out of trouble. Eighty-nine- year-old Sam Castile, of St. Paul, says his grandson, Philando Castile, was a "guy who went about his business," went to work and back home to his mother and sister. Castile was fatally shot behind the wheel of a car in Falcon Heights Wednesday night after he was pulled over by an officer from St. Anthony. Castile's girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds and her young daughter were also in the car, but were not injured. Reynolds says she was detained by police until 5 a.m. Thursday. ___ 10:30 a.m. The girlfriend of a black man who was fatally shot by a suburban Twin Cities police officer says her boyfriend was killed even though he complied with the officer's instructions. Diamond Reynolds told reporters Thursday that Philando Castile did "nothing but what the police officer asked of us, which was to put your hands in the air and get your license and registration. " Castile was killed Wednesday night in the St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights. Reynolds says other officers at the scene didn't check on Castile after the shooting, but that they tried to calm the officer involved as they put her in a police car. She didn't know the officer's name but described him as Asian. ___ 10:20 a.m. Gov. Mark Dayton says he's pressing for a federal investigation into the police shooting of Philando Castile. Dayton said Thursday he spoke on the phone with White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough to request that the U. S. Department of Justice launch an investigation independent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension probe. Dayton offered condolences to Castile's family, friends, and the community as demonstrators gathered outside his residence. Castile was shot in a car Wednesday night in the largely middle-class St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights. A woman in the vehicle who identified herself as Castile's girlfriend apparently livestreamed the aftermath in a widely shared Facebook video. St. Anthony Police interim police chief Jon Mangseth said the incident began when an officer from his agency initiated a traffic stop. ___ 7:15 a.m. The mother of a man fatally shot by a suburban Twin Cities police officer says she had instructed her son to always "comply" if he was ever stopped by law enforcement. Valerie Castile told CNN Thursday that her son, Philando Castile, didn't deserve "to be shot down like this. " The 32-year- old man was shot in a car Wednesday night in the largely middle-class St. Paul suburb of Falcon Heights. Valerie Castile says her son was just "black in the wrong place" and that he was a victim of "a silent war against African American people. " Police have not released details about the officer involved. She says she's angry that officials wouldn't let her identify her son's body and that she will have to wait until after the autopsy to see him. ___ 3:30 a.m. About 200 people are gathered outside the Minnesota Governor's Residence in St. Paul, protesting the fatal shooting of a man by a suburban police officer. The crowd chanted early Thursday morning, demanding action from Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton. Police prevented vehicles from approaching, but music blared from a car parked just outside the gate, which protesters festooned with yellow police line tape. "No justice, no sleep," the protesters chanted. "Mark Dayton, do you care? " It wasn't immediately clear if the governor was home. The lights inside the mansion were mostly off. Dayton's spokesman didn't immediately respond to an inquiry from The Associated Press. ___ 2:20 a.m. Family members of the man fatally shot by a suburban Twin Cities police officer say he was a 32-year-old cafeteria supervisor at a Montessori school. Clarence Castile told the Star Tribune (http://strib.mn/29pvme1 ) his nephew, 32-year-old Philando Castile, died minutes after arriving at the hospital. Clarence Castile was at the Hennepin County Medical Center with other family members. Clarence Castile says Philando Castile had worked in St. Paul's J. J. Hill school cafeteria for 12 to 15 years. He says his nephew was a "good kid. " Among other family members at the hospital was Philando Castile's cousin, Antonio Johnson, who told the newspaper Castile was "a black individual driving in Falcon Heights who was immediately criminally profiled. " Police have said the incident began when an officer initiated a traffic stop in suburban Falcon Heights but have not further explained what led to the shooting. ___ 2 a.m. An official says the police officer who fatally shot a man in Minnesota is on paid administrative leave pending an investigation. St. Anthony Police interim police chief Jon Mangseth didn't take any questions during an early morning news conference. He read aloud a brief statement the department issued earlier, then added that "the officer involved" had been put on standard leave. Mangseth had said earlier that he wasn't sure how many officers were involved in the shooting, which happened after a traffic stop. He also said earlier that he didn't have "much information" about what led to the shooting. Authorities have not identified the man who was killed. A video posted Wednesday night on Facebook Live appeared to show an incident like the one police described. The Associated Press couldn't immediately verify the authenticity of the video. Mangseth said he had been "made aware there was a livestream on Facebook" but said he had not yet seen the video and didn't know anything about its contents. He didn't address it during the news conference. ___ 1:20 a.m. A Minnesota police department says a man has died after an officer-involved shooting. The St. Anthony Police Department said in a statement early Thursday morning that the man, who was taken to a hospital after being shot, has died. St. Anthony Police interim police chief Jon Mangseth told reporters at a news conference earlier that the incident began when an officer from his agency initiated a traffic stop around 9 p.m. Wednesday in Falcon Heights, a St. Paul suburb. Mangseth said he didn't have "much information" about what led to the shooting. The statement doesn't give further details, saying only that "shots were fired" during the stop. Police did not immediately identify the victim. ___ 1 a.m. A crowd of protesters has gathered at the scene where a man was shot by police in suburban St. Paul. Local media report dozens of people congregated early Thursday morning in Falcon Heights near where police said the man was shot after an officer initiated a traffic stop. The man was taken to a hospital in unknown condition. It wasn't immediately clear what led to the shooting. KARE-TV reports the crowd was chanting, "We will stand our ground. We will not move," as officer attempted to clear the area. The TV station reports another crowd has gathered at the hospital where the man was taken. ___ 12:45 a.m. An official says a man has been taken to a Minnesota hospital in unknown condition after being shot by police while inside a car with a woman and a child. St. Anthony Police interim police chief Jon Mangseth told reporters at a news conference that the incident began when an officer from his agency initiated a traffic stop around 9 p.m. Wednesday in Falcon Heights, a St. Paul suburb. Mangseth says he didn't have "much information" about what led to the shooting. He says the woman and child weren't hurt. A video posted Wednesday night on Facebook Live appeared to show an incident like the one police described. The video showed a woman sitting in a car with a man whose shirt appeared to be soaked in blood, saying an officer shot her boyfriend. The Associated Press couldn't immediately verify the authenticity of the video. Mangseth says police are aware of the video but wouldn't comment further.

2016-07-08 03:25 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

64 Dozens Killed in Shia Shrine Suicide Attack in Iraq Islamic State suicide bombers and gunmen stormed a Shiite Muslim shrine north of Baghdad overnight, killing 36 people, military and hospital officials said on Friday. The shrine in the Balad district of Salahaddin province, some 80 miles north of Baghdad, is typically visited by Shiite pilgrims and worshipers. The Sunni militant group...

2016-07-08 04:24 Karen Leigh www.wsj.com

65 Gatlin, Merritt cruise at US Olympic track and field trials Justin Gatlin and LaShawn Merritt remained on collision course at the US Olympic track and field trials after coasting into the semi-finals of the 200 metres. Gatlin, who lit up Hayward Field at the weekend by clocking the world's fastest time this year en route to victory in the 100m, on Thursday jogged in 20.32 seconds behind Ameer Webb at a rainswept Hayward Field. "I just took my time, made sure I was in the top three; when the rain hits you, just play it smart. Get to the next round, get faster and rise to the occasion," Gatlin told reporters. The most impressive display of the round came from Merritt, the 2008 Olympics 400m champion who could emulate the legendary Michael Johnson by winning the 400m and 200m in Rio de Janeiro. Merritt, who set the world's fastest time this year on his way to victory in the 400m on Sunday, has already clocked the world's fastest time in the 200m, a blistering 19.78sec in Nassau on June 27. The 30-year- old booked his place in the semi-finals of the 200m with a time of 20.09sec. Although it was the third quickest time of the first round, Merritt had eased up a good 20 metres from the end and clearly had plenty left in the tank as he crossed in first place. Afterwards Merritt said the 200m remains uncharted territory for him, with his priority still the 400m. - 'A bit foreign' - "It felt cool," he said. "It's still a bit foreign to me. But I know I'm fast and I'm strong so I figure I can handle it. It wasn't a hard race. It's only half of my race (the 400m). It felt smooth. " Asked about the possibility of attempting to emulate Johnson's 400-200 double at the 1996 Atlanta Games, Merritt replied: "If somebody did it; that means it can be done again. (The 200m) is not really a serious thing for me. I just want to have some fun with it. " Gatlin meanwhile backed Merritt for the double. "If anyone can do it LaShawn can do it," he said. "I know he's got it in the tank. " In other heats Thursday, the women's 100m hurdles once again showcased the fearsome strength of depth in the event amongst American runners. American women have dominated the event this season, owning the top 10 fastest times of the year, with rising star Kendra Harrison threatening to break Yordanka Donkova's 28-year-old world record of 12.21sec set in 1988. Harrison, 23, who ran 12.24sec on the same track at the Prefontaine Classic in May, posted the second fastest time in qualifying, winning her preliminary in 12.57sec. Brianna Rollins was fastest with a time of 12.56sec. "I felt a little stiff; I'm just glad I made the next round," Harrison said. In the women's shot put, world indoor champion Michelle Carter confirmed her Olympic berth with a winning throw of 19.59 metres, comfortably clear of Raven Saunders and Felisha Johnson. The triple jump meanwhile was won by Georgia's Keturah Orji with a leap of 14.32m. In the day's other final, American record holder Emma Coburn triumphed in an eventful 3,000m steeplechase, winning in a time of 9 minutes 17.48seconds, crossing ahead of Courtney Frerichs and Colleen Quigley.

2016-07-08 03:21 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

66 General Says U. S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan Won’t Hamper War Effort KABUL—The Army general charged with overseeing the U. S. military’s war effort in Afghanistan and across the Middle East arrived here Friday, saying the drawdown of American forces from Afghanistan would still leave commanders with enough capability to effectively prosecute the war. Gen. Joe Votel, who heads U. S. Central Command, arrived here Friday to conduct an assessment of the U. S. effort in the war, now in its 15th year. His visit follows President Barack Obama’s decision earlier this week to draw down fewer American...

2016-07-08 04:21 Gordon Lubold www.wsj.com

67 67 Cute dogs are so inseparable they play together, dress the same and even share a kennel! They say dogs are a man's best friend, but seemingly no one could come between these two canines. Salt, a five-year-old Pomeranian, and Heart, an eight-year-old Maltese, are best pals and the cutest dogs you'll see all day. The pint-sized puppies, believed to be from Korea, have garnered quite a social media following for their adorable doggy antics. Scroll down for video More than 30,000 Instagram users regularly watch the two dogs bound around playfully with each other. Both with pure white coats, the pair often dress up in adorable matching outfits. Salt enjoys wearing different coloured neck ties and also seemingly has quite a sweet tooth. The tiny Pomeranian has been videoed devouring everything from ice creams to doggy treats. Heart is also quite the leader in doggy fashion, often wearing colours such as pink and even daring to have part of her fur coloured on occasions. But while both dogs have their own unique personality, their companionship is often easy to see. Despite Salt's big appetite it isn't adverse to sharing a snack with his best friend. When they're not playing the two dogs regularly take it in turns to eat from the same bowl. The pair are so inseparable that they even share a doggy kennel.

2016-07-08 03:18 Josh Hanrahan www.dailymail.co.uk

68 Australia pledges extra $300 mln for Afghan security forces SYDNEY, July 8 (Reuters) - Australia will pay an extra $300 million to help develop Afghanistan's security forces, the government said on Friday ahead of a NATO leaders' summit in Warsaw, where tenuous security in Afghanistan will be a central discussion topic. Australia, a firm U. S. ally in its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, had originally pledged $500 million from 2010-2017 but will now provide an extra $100 million annually until 2020. The announcement of extra funding came two days after U. S. President Barack Obama said he had decided to postpone plans to cut the number of U. S. forces in Afghanistan almost in half by the end of the year, instead keeping 8,400 troops there from January. There are also another 3,000 international troops serving in the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull visited Kabul in January, and the Australian Defence Force announced two months later its troops would remain there for at least another three years. About 270 Australian troops are serving in the NATO-led force. No senior Australian government members will attend the Warsaw summit, with a cliffhanger nation election a week ago still without a clear result. The $100 million annual commitment comprises an $80 million contribution to the Afghan National Army and $20 million for the Afghan police. (Reporting by Tom Westbrook; Editing by Paul Tait)

2016-07-08 03:10 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

69 House Republicans' gun bill delayed indefinitely WASHINGTON, July 8 (UPI) -- A House Republicans- sponsored gun bill has been put off indefinitely as speaker Paul Ryan was unable to wrangle together sparring Republicans for support. The bill was supposed to be part of a anti-terrorism package that House GOP members talked up and expected to vote on this week, but Ryan, R.-Wis., said he still couldn't find consensus on the legislation on Thursday. "We're not going to rush it," Ryan said at a news conference. "We're going to get it right. And that's what we're working on with our members. " Democrats criticized Republicans for not being able to move on the bill and spent Thursday on the House floor reading the names of victims of gun violence and pushing once again for a bill that would expand background checks and block individuals on terror watch lists from buying a gun. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi , D-Calif., said the bill the GOP is trying to put up for a vote -- the so-called Cornyn plan, that requires Justice Department agents to get a court to agree a person is a terrorist threat before blocking a gun purchase -- is a "toothless NRA bill that will do nothing to keep our communities safe. " Other Republicans said they think they will return to the bill and package new week, though no commitment has been made.

2016-07-08 03:51 Shawn Price www.upi.com

70 Super typhoon Nepartak hits Taiwan, disrupts power supplies, transport TAIPEI, July 8 (Reuters) - Super typhoon Nepartak hit eastern Taiwan early on Friday, driving thousands of people from their homes, disrupting power supplies and forcing the cancellation of more than 500 flights, emergency authorities said. Television broadcast images of strong wind and torrential rains brought by the year's first typhoon, whose approach had prompted Taiwan and neighbouring China to batten down the hatches. As many as 15,400 people were evacuated from their homes in preparation for the storm, while 187,830 households suffered power outages, emergency officials said. "The wind is very strong," said a resident of Taitung, the eastern Taiwan city where the typhoon hit land. "Many hut roofs and signs on the street have been blown off," the resident, who gave only her surname, Cheng, told Reuters. One death and 66 injuries had been reported. Bullet train service had been suspended, and more than 300 international and 254 domestic flights cancelled, an emergency services website showed. Tropical Storm Risk has rated the typhoon as category 5, at the top of its ranking, but the super typhoon should weaken to a tropical storm by the time it hits China. Typhoons are common at this time of year in the South China Sea, picking up strength over warm waters and dissipating over land. Typhoons used to kill many people in China but the government now enforces evacuations and takes precautions well in advance, which has helped save many lives. In 2009, Typhoon Morakot cut a wide swathe of destruction through southern Taiwan, killing about 700 people and causing damages of up to $3 billion. (Reporting by Faith Hung; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

2016-07-08 02:50 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

71 Koala breaks into New South Wales home and gets comfortable on the couch A couple has been left lost for words after coming home to find a furry house guest taking up residence on their couch. Michele Goodman and Vicki Haines, returned to their Soldiers Point home in the New South Wales Hunter Valley on Tuesday night to find a koala warming himself up in front their heater. 'We just arrived home and there he was just sitting there, he looked exactly like he was watching TV,' Vicki Haine told Daily Mail Australia. While the koalas appears cute and cuddly, they have been known to act aggressively, especially when feeling threatened. 'The dog was barking at him and I could see him get his claws ready to attack the dog,' Vicki said. 'I wasn't too keen to get to close to him, he is a wild animal after all.' She added she was surprised that the koala hadn't torn up the couch with his long claws, which made her think he had a look around the house before choosing his spot on the couch. Vicki's partner Michele Goodman had her bike with her when they entered the room and positioned it between herself and the koala to protect herself, before turning to Vicki to figure out what to do next. After a couple of calls, they got in touch with the Hunter Koala Preservation Society. 'They're a fantastic organisation,' said Vicki. We called them and it was late at night at this point, but they got out of their beds and came to help us.' While they waited 90 minutes for the koala to be collected, Michele and Vicki took some snaps of their furry house guest, whom they named 'Tuff Bugger'. 'We tried to get photos of ourselves with him, but we were a bit scared to get close,' Vicki said. 'Michele got this photo of herself as we were standing outside and keeping our distance. He's sitting on the lounge and we're out in the wind and the cold trying to get a selfie through the window.' Rescue eventually came in the form of Simone Aurino and her son, Mason. Speaking to the Port Stephen Examiner , the wildlife warriors safely caged the marsupial, who had entered the home through the dog door. 'Finding them in homes is becoming more and more common because there isn't the connectivity of habitat there once was,' she told the Examiner. 'Working with Port Stephens Council we're encouraging people to plant appropriate street trees.'

2016-07-08 02:47 Sinead Maclaughlin www.dailymail.co.uk

72 200K criminal aliens jailed in Texas over past 5 years Contact WND (Breitbart) Nearly 200,000 criminal aliens have been booked into local Texas jails over the past five years. Those numbers included more than 155,000 criminal illegal aliens. A report recently released by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) revealed that Texas taxpayers have been forced to foot the expense of over 195,000 criminal aliens who were booked into Texas jails between June 1, 2011 and June 30, 2016. Sixty-six percent of those criminal aliens identified by the DPS were aliens whose Department of Homeland Security (DHS) status was that of being illegally present in the United States at the time of their arrest. These numbers do not include those criminal aliens who have had no previous contact with DHS where fingerprints or other biometric information was obtained. The report obtained by Breitbart Texas detailed the more than 520,000 charges brought against these criminal aliens over their criminal career. Among those are some of the most violent crimes in Texas statues including murder, kidnapping, assault, robbery, and sexual assault.

2016-07-08 03:39 www.wnd.com

73 UPI Almanac for Friday, July 8, 2016 Today is Friday, July 8, the 190th day of 2016 with 176 to follow. The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include chemist John Pemberton, inventor of Coca-Cola, in 1936; German dirigible inventor Ferdinand von Zeppelin in 1838; French psychologist Alfred Binet in 1857; oil magnate John D. Rockefeller in 1839; former U. S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller (John D.'s grandson) in 1908; band leader Louis Jordan, in 1908; drama critic Walter Kerr in 1913; jazz singer Billy Eckstine in 1914; TV executive Roone Arledge in 1931; singer Jerry Vale in 1932; actor Marty Feldman in 1934; singer Steve Lawrence in 1935 (age 81); actor Jeffrey Tambor in 1944 (age 72); ballet dancer Cynthia Gregory in 1946 (age 70); actor Kim Darby in 1947 (age 69); musician/children's singer Raffi (Cavoukian) in 1948 (age 68); chef Wolfgang Puck in 1949 (age 67); actor Anjelica Huston in 1951 (age 65); football Hall of Fame member Jack Lambert in 1952 (age 64); writer Anna Quindlen in 1953 (age 63); actor Kevin Bacon in 1958 (age 58); actor Billy Crudup in 1968 (age 48); singer Beck (Hansen) in 1970 (age 46); actor Jaden Smith in 1998 (age 18). On this date in history: In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was read in public for the first time, to people gathered at Philadelphia's Independence Square. In 1835, the Liberty Bell cracked while being rung during the funeral of U. S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall in Philadelphia. In 1889, The Wall Street Journal was first published. In 1909, the Wright Brothers demonstrated their airplane for an enthusiastic crowd at Fort Myer, Virginia. In 1950, U. S. Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur was designated commander of U. N. forces in Korea. In 1969, U. S. troops began withdrawing from Vietnam . In 1991, Yugoslav leaders signed an accord calling for an internationally observed cease-fire in Slovenia and Croatia. In 1994, North Korean President Kim Il Sung died at age 82. He had led the country since its founding in 1948. In 2006, Atlantic City's 12 casinos reopened after being forced to shut down for three days, as were a number of New Jersey state offices, in a political dispute that virtually closed government over a proposed 1-cent raise in the sales tax. The state, which employs inspectors at the casinos, lost about $4 million in gambling taxes. In 2009, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, benefiting from a robust economy, was easily re-elected . In 2010, a French surgeon said he had performed the first successful transplant of a complete face, giving a 35-year-old disfigured man every feature, including tear ducts. In 2011, space shuttle Atlantis began the 135th and final mission of the U. S. space shuttle program that started in 1981, a two-week voyage to the International Space Station with a cargo of supplies and spare parts. In 2012, Oscar-winning actor Ernest Borgnine ("Marty") died in Los Angeles. He was 95. In 2014, in an escalating conflict, Israeli airstrikes pounded the Hamas- controlled Gaza Strip and rockets were fired at Israel. A statement from the military said the strikes were made to "stop the terror Israel's citizens face on a daily basis. " A thought for the day: "No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one. " -- Elbert Hubbard

2016-07-08 03:30 www.upi.com

74 Gold Coast drink driver Angela Bisson 'booted out of traffic offenders course for being drunk' Allegations have emerged that a drink driver who was caught 10 times over the limit was booted out of her traffic offenders program after she showed up intoxicated. Angela Bisson, 42, walked free from Southport District Court on Tuesday after Judge Clive Wall found she had only travelled 60 metres while under the influence. A fellow participant, Stephen Clark, told the Gold Coast Bulletin Bisson 'was kicked out... for turning up drunk' in April before she was sentenced when she undertook a random breath test. 'If she could not go to an hour course once a week for three weeks sober, what makes you think she isn't going to get behind the wheel again and do the same thing?' Mr Clark said. Daily Mail Australia has contacted Ms Bisson's lawyer Paul Hamilton about the matter after he did not wish to comment to the Bulletin. Queensland Traffic Offenders facilitator Lara Hickling said she was unable to confirm if the incident had happened. 'I can't say anything... for privacy reasons,' she told Daily Mail Australia. On Tuesday, Judge Wall allowed her to walk free from Southport District Court after he found she had only travelled 60 metres while under the influence. Judge Wall had requested Bisson and her lawyer to draw a picture of the distance she had driven from the liquor store to her workplace. 'Here we have at the most 60m of driving, all on the same side of the road,' the judge said, according to the Bulletin. 'There's no evidence that any other vehicle or person was put at risk.' Bisson had been sentenced to two months prison after she pleaded guilty to driving with a blood alcohol reading of 0.48 percent, which was described by the magistrate as 'abominable'. She appealed the jail term and Judge Wall handed down his decision on Tuesday, which also saw the period of her licence disqualification reduced by six months to two years. Instead of prison, Bisson will be on two years' probation. In his ruling, Judge Wall said the sentencing magistrate did not take the proper steps to determine the 'nature and extent of the driving' undertaken by Bisson. The judge also said her early guilty plea was also not taken into account during sentencing. Bisson's lawyer Paul Hamilton said his client was pleased with the outcome and was 'looking forward to getting on with her life'. The hairdresser was found slumped over the wheel of her car in October by paramedics after drinking almost half a bottle of vodka mixed with lemonade. Previously her lawyer argued Ms Bisson should not be handed a jail sentence because she had an 'exceptionally good' traffic history as she had only three previous speeding offences. He also argued Bisson suffered from 'chronic and major depression, and she had developed an alcohol problem when her marriage broke down and she lost custody of her two-year-old son to her ex. She has since sought treatment for her condition, the court previously heard. Following her arrest, Bisson's reading shocked traffic police who declared it a Queensland record, with the legal limit being 0.05. Bisson's title as one of Australia's drunkest drivers was overshadowed after a 52-year-old woman scored the highest ever blood alcohol reading in NSW at 0.486 near Coffs Harbour on the NSW Mid North Coast. Queensland University professor Jake Najman told Daily Mail Australia most drinkers would pass out at 0.3 and would be comatose and at risk of dying by 0.4. 'One of the effects of alcohol is it is a respiratory depressant,' he said. 'So you stop breathing you start to lose consciousness by 0.3, by 0.4 you should be well and truly unconscious. 'After 0.4 that's unknown territory.' Ms Bisson has operated Mane Hair & Beauty near the beach at Runaway Bay for six years. She previously ran hairdressing salon Silver Scissors, which had once been owned by her mother, Marilyn Zavattin. In 2005, the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission ordered Bisson to pay an outstanding amount of $4,023.75 to a former hairdressing assistant who claimed she had not been fully paid for work undertaken and pro rata annual leave.

2016-07-08 02:29 Louise Cheer www.dailymail.co.uk

75 Impossible worlds caught on camera These bizarre visuals may seem like magic at first glance, but they are the careful handiwork of Swedish artist Erik Johansson , who edits images to create beautifully peculiar collages. "I create these pictures in order to find a connection between two everyday objects in an unexpected way," says Johansson. "It's a look into another world -- one that is much like ours, but just a little bit odd and different. " A master photo manipulator, Johansson's 'Perspective Illusion' series uses photography and photo editing to bend landscapes out of proportion, twist objects beyond comprehension, and create images that depict the impossible. Each collage can take anywhere from one month to half a year to create, but the process begins with a simple sketch of an idea that Johansson pulls straight from his imagination onto a scrap of paper. From there he sources locations and objects that are representative of the idea he has drawn and takes multiple photographs. "This is the part that takes the most time, because often I'm trying to source locations and objects for multiple ideas at the same time," says Johansson, who has been working on the series since 2011. It is what he calls "putting the pieces of the puzzle together. " Read: History meets high fashion in Alexia Sinclair's stunning photographs The third and final step of his creative process involves hours of editing a multitude of images into one seamless impossible shot, transforming his sketch into a surrealist image. Once this puzzle is complete, Johansson leaves it to the viewer to perceive the mind-bending illusions as they please. "I usually don't talk too much about my work. I'd rather hear what other people have to say. I just present my idea and put a title on it, and leave it up to the viewer -- I just hope that people will be be inspired to see and think in a different way. " See highlights from Johansson's 'Perspective Illusion' series in the gallery above.

2016-07-08 03:21 Zahra Jamshed rss.cnn.com

76 Carl Haas, co-founder of Newman-Haas Racing, dies at 86 Finding Carl Haas in an IndyCar garage was a simple matter of looking for the man with the cigar. His name was just as easy to spot in the record books as well. Haas, co-founder of Newman-Haas Racing with late actor Paul Newman, has died. He was 86. His company, Carl Haas Automobile Imports Inc., posted a statement on its website Thursday saying Haas died on June 29 at his home surrounded by family. Newman-Haas established itself as one of the most successful open-wheel teams, hiring Mario Andretti as its first driver. Among its other drivers were Michael Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Paul Tracy, Sebastien Bourdais and Christian Fittipaldi. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway issued a statement Thursday describing Haas as one of the most influential men in motorsports for nearly a half century. Newman-Haas cars made 30 starts over a 28-year span at the Indianapolis 500 from 1983-2011, with six top-five finishes. He also fielded teams in Formula 1 and NASCAR. Known for his omnipresent cigar and a savvy business sense, Haas teamed with Newman to form Newman- Haas in 1983 and build a long record of success with the legendary Andretti leading that impressive driver roster. NHR won 107 IndyCar races, and Andretti won the 1984 title along with 18 races with the team over the final 12 years of his legendary career. Overall, Haas' teams won 16 championships and more than 140 races over a 44-year career as an owner. "He touched many lives and many careers with his involvement in the sport," Andretti said Thursday by phone. "He certainly touched my life. I felt I should have some say in matters with the team and the engineers, and they gave me that. " Though Newman was the face and oftentimes the voice for their successful racing operation, Haas was happy doing the everyday work in the background. But make no mistake, Haas respected Newman's business mind and included him in every facet of a venture Andretti called a "marriage made in heaven. " The pair endured some dark times as well. Haas and Newman were among a fierce group of team owners devoted to open-wheel racing on road and street courses. That philosophy clashed with owner Tony George, whose family owns Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the marquee Indianapolis 500 and considered that race as the cornerstone for an oval-based series. Andretti recalls Haas and Newman eventually coming around to the concept of racing on an all circuits, but it wasn't easy. "Paul and Carl were primarily devoted to road racing because they were both racers," Andretti said. "They came to embrace ovals even if they didn't totally like it. When Tony started his series all he had was Indy, while CART had everything but Indy. "Paul and Carl were loyal to who they were with, and held on to their ideal as long as they could. " George eventually formed the rival Indy Racing League in 1996 and created a bitter open-wheel racing split that damaged both circuits. The rival series eventually reunified in 2008 with Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing being one of the final teams to join, but the sport has struggled to regain its stature. Andretti said Haas remained an unpretentious, likable personality who was never far from his cigar "unless he was asleep. " Fellow owners felt the same way. IndyCar and NASCAR team owner Chip Ganassi tweeted, "R. I. P. Carl Haas. You were a mentor, a leader, and great friend to many including me. You will be missed my friend. "

2016-07-08 02:20 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

77 US: No more financial help to conclude Haiti elections PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United States has suspended financial assistance to Haiti's electoral authorities as they plan to redo a presidential vote that a special commission found was marred by widespread fraud. At a Washington press briefing Thursday, U. S. State Department spokesman John Kirby said the decision to stop funding a Haitian electoral cycle that began in 2015 did not "signal a reduction in U. S. support for the people or development of Haiti. " He framed the decision as a simple budgeting matter by the U. S., which is Haiti's largest donor. He said Washington did not plan to spend additional taxpayer money for two more voting rounds in the hemisphere's poorest country but would "maintain assistance in other key priority areas. " "We believe it's the sound thing to do, the right thing to do for the people of Haiti in the long-term," Kirby said. Last year, U. S. taxpayers contributed $33 million for a three-round Haitian electoral cycle that was intended to elect a president, parliament members and numerous other offices. But the presidential runoff was repeatedly scrapped amid deep public suspicions of fraud and violent protests. It wasn't immediately clear what the absence of U. S. funding would mean for Haiti's revamped Provisional Electoral Council, which organizes balloting in a country where elections are never easy. But new council chief Leopold Berlanger did not sound concerned by the U. S. decision or a possible ripple effect with other foreign donors amid a lingering political impasse. "I think if you are a real sovereign country you should get the means to fund your own elections," he told The Associated Press. Under Berlanger, the council annulled the disputed presidential election and called a new vote, as recommended by a special commission that reported finding what appeared to be significant fraud and professional misconduct. A total of 27 presidential candidates are now expected to run in the redo vote in October. A runoff would take place in January. Last month, Kenneth Merten, the U. S. State Department's special coordinator for Haiti, said the U. S. was "disappointed" with the decision to redo the vote because impoverished Haiti could have avoided its leadership muddle if it had stuck to agreed-upon timetables earlier. Caretaker President Jocelerme Privert's 120-day mandate heading an interim administration expired June 14 but the fragmented parliament is blocking a vote on extending his term or paving the way for a new interim leader. ___ David McFadden on Twitter: www.twitter.com/dmcfadd 2016-07-08 02:08 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

78 Olympics-KOC awaiting CAS ruling on swimmer Park's doping ban SEOUL, July 8 (Reuters) - The Korean Olympic Committee (KOC) said it will abide by the Court of Arbitration for Sport's ruling on swimmer Park Tae-hwan when a decision on his doping ban is made later on Friday, even if that means contravening a local court's earlier judgement. Park, the first Korean to win an Olympic swimming medal when he won the 400 freestyle gold in Beijing, completed an 18-month ban imposed by world governing body FINA in March after testing positive for testosterone ahead of the 2014 Asian Games. However, under a controversial KOC regulation, he was then subject to an additional three- year ban from the national team the day the FINA suspension expired, effectively ruling him out of the Rio Olympics. Park took his case to CAS and also filed an injunction against the KOC and Korea Swimming Federation with Seoul Eastern District Court, which ruled last week he should be considered eligible for selection again. "We have been notified that the CAS decision will come out by 5 p.m. Korean time (0800 GMT)," the KOC said on Friday. It added that the Seoul court's earlier ruling was intended to approve Park's status as a national team member temporarily and that the CAS ruling would supersede that. "If CAS rules that Park does not have to be sent to the Olympic it is right to follow that decision," it added. South Korea must submit a list of swimmers for the Rio Games to FINA on Friday. The KOC said if CAS did not hand down its decision in time it would include Park on the list pending the ruling. CAS has previously struck down double-barrelled punishments for athletes banned for doping- related offences. In 2011, the Swiss-based tribunal ruled that the International Olympic Committee's 'Osaka Rule', which banned athletes serving suspensions of at least six months from competing at the next Games, violated its own statutes. Despite the KOC ban, Park entered national swimming trials in April and won all four of his races in times quick enough for Olympic qualification. (Writing by Peter Rutherford, Reporting by Nataly Park and Lee Jeung Eun; Editing by Nick Mulvenney)

2016-07-08 02:04 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

79 Wimbledon 2016: Nike dress causes stir But such a seemingly simple mandate gets designers in a tizzy. Just how do they infuse patterns or color into outfits without drawing the ire of Wimbledon's notoriously picky fashion police? This year Nike's offering for female pros is generating plenty of discussion -- and without arguably its highest- profile female tennis athlete, Maria Sharapova, who is serving a two-year doping suspension. Maybe Nike planned it that way. You know the saying: any publicity is good publicity. Entitled the "NikeCourt Premier Slam," color isn't the issue. Rather the dress draws comparisons to a short, flimsy piece of nightwear, something more appropriate for use behind closed doors than on a tennis court. READ: How the short skirt came to be Already leaving little to the imagination, a blast of wind -- and the weather forecast calls for 30 mph gusts Friday and Saturday -- can make the uniform even more revealing. After players were forced to alter the dress themselves during Wimbledon qualifying last week in nearby Roehampton -- Czech Lucie Hradecka wore leggings and Britain's Katie Boulter tied a knot around her waist -- the UK's Daily Mail reported that Nike had recalled the outfits following complaints. The newspaper said Nike had sent an email to players and agents that read: "We need to make a small change to your dresses per Wimbledon rules. Could you please bring them by the Nike Wimbledon house. " Nike, in an email sent to CNN, denied recalling the dresses although it admitted changes were needed. "The product has not been recalled and we often customize products and make alterations for athletes as they compete," said a Nike spokesperson. "We work closely with our athletes to provide them with product that helps them perform and feel their best on the court. " Fixes to the attire that have featured during the tournament proper include sewing the sides up so they are less revealing. But it's all a matter of taste. The 2014 Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard -- one of the sport's most marketable players despite a slump last year -- is happily donning the gear. "I like it," Bouchard told reporters Wednesday. "I can't comment on anyone else's opinion about them. Nike comes up with some cool, modern designs. "And it's definitely short, but that's how I like my dresses so I'm fine with it. " Madison Keys, the 2015 Australian Open semifinalist in the same young age group as the Canadian, chose a Nike outfit she has been wearing all year, but in white: A skirt and tank top. "It was going to be an easy transition," Keys told reporters. "I haven't played in a dress for years. "So for me it was just more about it's easy to switch into a different color instead of switching into a dress. "They let us know it was always an option. " That option was preferred, too, by 2013 Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki. "I didn't feel comfortable showing that much," Lisicki said. The German, mirroring Keys, selected the skirt and tank top. "For me the most important thing is to feel comfortable and not to think about anything, and with this I feel great. I like it. I think it looks good. "It's classic. So that's why I picked that one. " Wondering about Serena Williams? Arguably the greatest women's tennis player of all time with 21 majors, Williams wears a dress designed specifically for her. It bears more resemblance to the ensembles of Keys and Lisicki than Bouchard's. The glaring difference was a high neck. "I think Nike has been really good about making things, designing with me to make things that look good, play good essentially," Williams told reporters. "That's kind of our motto. Obviously we want it to work. This works really well, too. " READ: Federer ends 'Cartman' fairytale Older sister Venus has pushed the boundaries in the past, notably by wearing flesh-colored underpants at the 2010 Australian Open. She wears clothing from her own line, EleVen. The five-time Wimbledon champion seeks a balance of fashion and functionality. " I've had a lot of fashion adventures, that's for sure," she told reporters this week. "But it's never stopped me on the court. I've been able to play my best. It hasn't been an issue. "Fashion is very important for me, so it always has to be fashionable. But clearly it has to be functional. They go hand‑in‑hand. I wouldn't say one is ahead of the other. "But it's easy to design something functional without being fashionable. It's about challenging yourself to push it a little bit. " Action continues Venus Williams, Bouchard, Lisicki and Keys all won to reach the third round as play continued Thursday, with Bouchard upsetting Britain's highest- ranked women's player, 16th seed Johanna Konta, 6-3 1-6 6-1. Venus Williams played on a small showcourt, court 18, which raised eyebrows given her success at the All England Club. But French Open titlist Garbine Muguruza succumbed to the curse of the first-time slam winner, losing to Slovakia's Jana Cepelova 6-3 6-2. Of the eight women's players who have claimed a first major in the last five years, six contested the next grand slam and five lost in the first or second round. "I feel empty a little bit, and I start to be sick," Muguruza told reporters. Meanwhile third-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska -- the 2012 finalist -- was lucky to escape against former junior No. 1 Ana Konjuh of Croatia 6-2 4-6 9-7. The big-serving Konjuh badly turned her right ankle at 7-7 but by that time had missed her opportunity. The 18-year-old held a match point at 5-3 in the third and two more on her serve at 5-4, unable to convert. Andy Murray was the biggest name to feature in the men's draw, challenging Yen-Hsun Lu. Lu upset Murray at the 2008 Olympics and Andy Roddick at Wimbledon in 2010 but the second-seed had won his last three matches against the world No. 76 in straight sets. The pattern ensued. Once the Scot rallied from 3-1 down in the first set, he had little difficulty, prevailing 6-3 6-2 6-1. The meltdown of the day went to Viktor Troicki, who felt he was on the receiving end of an incorrect overrule at 3-5, 30-30 in the fifth set against Albert Ramos-Vinolas. Umpire Damiano Torella ruled a Ramos-Vinolas serve good after the linesperson called it wide, rendering it an ace. Troicki grabbed the ball to point out there was no mark and fumed to Torella: "You are the worst umpire in the world. You're so bad. " The 25th seed smashed the ball out of court 17 to earn a warning and continued to take aim at Torella when the encounter ended one point later. Do you like the Nike dress? Have your say on CNN's Sport Facebook page

2016-07-08 02:55 Ravi Ubha rss.cnn.com

80 Newt Gingrich: If asked, I would be Donald Trump's VP "If Trump offers the position and is serious about it, which I think he would be after our conversations, listen, I would feel compelled to serve the country," the former House speaker told Fox News' Greta Van Susteren. The statement was a pivot for Gingrich: less than one week ago at the Aspen Ideas Festival, he called talk that he would be selected "wild speculation," saying that even if he were to be chosen, he would have to have a "very, very long talk" with his wife, Callista, and then "another long talk" with the presumptive Republican nominee. How Newt Gingrich became Donald Trump's inside man Gingrich, who campaigned with Trump in Cincinnati Wednesday, also confirmed Thursday that he was being vetted for the position, though he qualified the remark by saying, "I have no idea what that means in terms of Donald Trump. He's the only person that matters. " He said he had no indication on his chances for being selected, or, as he put it, "Not a hint. " Donald Trump defends tweet blasted as anti-Semitic Gingrich also said "five or six people" are being vetted for the role and that he anticipates Trump will announce the Thursday or Friday before the Republican National Convention begins July 18. Trump in recent days, however, has teased that as many as 10 people, including two military generals, are in the mix. In Cincinnati on Wednesday, he praised Gingrich at his campaign rally, telling the audience, "We all love Newt. " The crowd at one point began chanting Gingrich's name, leading Trump to say, "I can tell you in one form or another, Newt Gingrich is going to be involved with our government. He says I'm the biggest thing he's ever seen in the history of politics. " Trump VP search enters home stretch as pick likely next week Other names that have been floated by sources close to Trump this week include New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton. On Friday, Christie will travel to Miami with Trump, the billionaire's campaign said. Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker withdrew himself from consideration Wednesday, and Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst has indicated that she is not interested in the position.

2016-07-08 02:53 Rachel Chason rss.cnn.com

81 The Latest: Police arrest man in San Diego homeless killings SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on attacks on homeless men in San Diego (all times local): 6:50 p.m. Police say they've arrested a man on suspicion of murder and other charges in attacks on four homeless men in four days in San Diego. The attacks left two men dead and two seriously injured. Capt. David Nisleit said at a news conference that 36-year-old Anthony Alexander Padgett was taken into custody Thursday morning and will be booked Thursday night as the sole suspect in the attacks. Nisleit said a tip led investigators to Padgett, who lives in Chula Vista in the San Diego area. He gave no further details on the man. Investigators had been circulating surveillance video from a convenience store in their hunt for the suspect. Police declined to speculate on a motive. All four victims suffered significant trauma to the upper torso, though police refused to elaborate on the nature of the injuries. Police say the last three victims were attacked while sleeping alone. ___ 1 a.m. San Diego's homeless population is on edge after four attacks on transients in four days, two of them fatal. Police are seeking someone they now identify as the sole suspect, a man seen on convenience store surveillance video wearing a cap, jacket and backpack. In the latest of the attacks, a 23-year- old man was seriously injured Wednesday and is not expected to survive his upper-body injuries after being attacked. A news release said the latest victim was set on fire, though Capt. David Nisleit said earlier that a witness pulled away a burning cloth that the attacker had placed on the victim before fleeing. As in previous attacks the victim was sleeping in the early morning hours when the assailant approached.

2016-07-08 01:52 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

82 Taylor Swift and Tom Hiddleston land in Queensland Taylor Swift and her new boyfriend Tom Hiddleston were seen giggling like a pair of loved-up teenagers when they touched down in the sunny Gold Coast on Friday. The world-famous singer and British actor, 35, who are now referred to affectionately as HiddleSwift, were pictured wearing matching sunglasses and navy jackets as they left the plane in Queensland. They are believed to be in Australia so Tom can get to work on his latest Marvel superhero movie, Thor: Ragnarok. The couple, who went public with their relationship just three weeks ago, were seen making their way through Sydney Airport earlier on Friday in transit from Los Angeles. Taylor, 26, was seen covering up in a dark blue cardigan - despite the 20C and sunny skies when she left the plane with her new beau at Coolangatta Airport. With a Louis Vuitton handbag draped over one arm, the Shake It Off hit-maker was seen flirting and laughing with Tom. The pair left the Qantas flight first and were ushered down a walkway to a waiting car in front of the airport’s main terminal before being whisked away. A hint of Taylor's black and white checkered dress, which finished well above the knee, could be seen underneath her warm jacket as she made her way down the walkway. Taylor wore her golden locks sleek and straight, while her gorgeous facial features were highlighted with lashings of jet black mascara and a slick of pink lipstick. She looked remarkably fresh-faced considering the long-haul flight and shaded her eyes against the glaring sun with a pair of Ray-Bans. Tom opted for a cool and casual ensemble and was seen wearing a navy quilted Ralph Lauren jacket over a white shirt. Hundreds of screaming fans had packed into Coolangatta Airport earlier in the day in the hope of catching a glimpse of Taylor. They are believed to be staying in the penthouse at Peppers Broadbeach, a luxury five-star hotel near Surfers Paradise. The couple have taken their whirlwind romance to Australia after spending three weeks travelling through America and Europe. They looked as though they had both recovered from the momentous Fourth of July celebrations at Taylor's mansion in Rhode Island - where Tom met her celebrity 'squad'. Tom's new found love of overenthusiastic public displays of affection was again on display at the bash as he partook in a water slide train with his new girlfriend and her pals during their epic Independence Day Weekend. On Wednesday, the couple were spotted at LAX, after they were seen leaving New York following the celebrations. Taylor was last in Australia in November for her 1989 World Tour. During her trip, she took to the stage in various locations across the country, including major cities Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. She also enjoyed some down time with her family and crew at Queensland's luxury Hamilton Island, which is just less than two hours by plane from the state's capital, Brisbane.

2016-07-08 01:51 Jenny Awford www.dailymail.co.uk

83 SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Lady Amelia forges ahead in the royal style stakes: Duke of Kent's granddaughter turned heads at Serpantine Gallery summer party Lady Amelia Windsor is fast becoming a fixture on best- dressed lists. The granddaughter of the Duke of Kent turned heads at the Serpentine Gallery summer party on Wednesday in a revealing halterneck navy skater dress, accessorised with a pair of pink clogs and silver bangles. The 20-year- old Edinburgh University student, who is 36th in line to the throne, was recently crowned ‘the most beautiful member of the Royal Family’ by society bible Tatler. Last month, she won fashion plaudits for turning up at the Queen’s 90th birthday celebration at St Paul’s Cathedral in head-to-toe Chanel, pairing a pleated dress with tweed sleeves with skyscraper shoes and a quilted yellow bag. The ensemble cost £8,000. Perhaps Pippa Middleton, dubbed ‘Her Royal Hotness’ thanks to her scene-stealing derriere at the 2011 Royal Wedding, should watch out. When Amelia made her grand entrance into society at her ‘coming out’ ball in Paris in 2013, French fashionistas said 32-year-old Pippa looked ‘a little dowdy’ compared to ‘beautifully bred’ Amelia, whose parents are the Earl and Countess of St Andrews. Ouch. Having finally split from her on-off love, toy boy pilot Graham Duff, 41, twice-divorced TV presenter Carol Vorderman declares that she is happier being free and single. The former Countdown presenter, 55, who split from Duff — known as Duffy — in 2014 after two years and then got back together a year later, insists: ‘I am strictly single. ‘I briefly got back with Duffy and then I ended it very quickly afterwards. I’m enjoying my life very much. I don’t want to settle down. People say marriage should be for ever, but some people have very long, very bad marriages. ‘I’m not saying I won’t ever get married again but I think I’m allergic to gold. A lot of single men over 50 want to get married again, but only a small percentage of women do. ‘You get to our age and think: “You’re not all that — I’m happy as I am!” ’ Chris Evans's failure on Top Gear left him so upset that his health has been affected, one of his former co-hosts has claimed. Racing driver Sabine Schmitz, who started on the BBC programme after the sacking of Jeremy Clarkson, says Evans, 50, left, could not hide his unhappiness on set. ‘I feel very sad about Chris leaving because he was part of our family and I knew how much heart he had in the show,’ she tells me at the Grand Prix Ball at the Hurlingham Club. ‘He was a little bit upset later on the shows. I was really, really not happy about it. ‘He had so much pressure on the internet and social media. ‘He lost weight and it wasn’t very nice what was going on.’ He is the fashionable, Oscar-winning actor who went to Eton with Prince William and once modelled for Burberry with supermodel Cara Delevingne. However, Eddie Redmayne, who starred as Stephen Hawking in The Theory Of Everything, has been dismissed as uncool by his elder half-brother, HarperCollins boss Charlie Redmayne. ‘Eddie’s not cool!’ Charlie tells me at the publisher’s summer party at the Victoria and Albert Museum. ‘None of the Redmayne boys are.’ Charlie and Eddie might not be Shoreditch hipsters, but they do have an illustrious forebear — their great-grandfather Sir Richard Redmayne was the first Chief Inspector of Mines. Sir Richard fought for better working conditions for miners and even worked at the same pit as the Duchess of Cambridge’s ancestor. In case being leader of Ukip in the Welsh Assembly wasn’t arduous enough, Neil Hamilton has to take flak from his wife as well. ‘I now have a full-time job again, working for Neil,’ Christine, 66, tells me. ‘I’m his personal assistant, diary secretary, senior case worker, you name it. ‘I work 24/7 but I draw the line at some things — I don’t bring him breakfast in bed! ‘I had thought at my age I could do a bit of gentle gardening and the odd Saga cruise, but I hadn’t anticipated Neil plunging back into the thick of it.’ She’s not the only one.

2016-07-08 01:42 Sebastian Shakespeare www.dailymail.co.uk

84 84 SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Kate's top aide quits over Kensington Palace love triangle: Media adviser leaves just three months after dumping Duchess's 'Girl Friday' for Prince Harry's assistant Office romances frequently prove awkward, and now a love triangle at Kensington Palace has ended with the departure of one of the Duchess of Cambridge’s most senior aides. Palace officials announced yesterday that Nick Loughran, media adviser to Kate as well as to Princes William and Harry, is to leave his position to take up a new job in public relations. The announcement came three months after I disclosed that Loughran had dumped Kate’s cherished ‘Girl Friday’, Rebecca Deacon, and begun courting Clara Madden, a blonde bombshell who works as Prince Harry’s assistant. Scroll down for video ‘This will be better for all concerned,’ says my man at the Palace. ‘Nick’s relationship with Clara has become increasingly serious and it will give him a fresh start away from the royal hothouse.’ Yesterday Clara, 29, joined Harry on a visit to King’s College Hospital in South London, while Rebecca accompanied Kate to Wimbledon. Antipodean Clara previously worked for William and Kate, who made a point of meeting her parents when they visited her native New Zealand in 2014. Her brother, Nicholas, is a member of The Queen’s Six — a group of singers who perform for the Royal Family and live at Windsor Castle. Their mother, Robyn, revealed: ‘William said to me Clara is the star of the office.’ Loughran split up with Rebecca in 2015 after a two-year relationship. He has worked for Kate, William and Harry for five years after three more spent representing other royals. Later this summer he will become an associate director at Freuds, the PR firm founded by Matthew Freud, whose late father Sir Clement was recently exposed as a sexual abuser of children. ‘Nick has been an excellent, hard-working, and thoughtful member of the team,’ says Jason Knauf, communications chief to William, Kate and Harry. ‘From jubilees, weddings, babies, polar explorations and tours to every corner of the planet, Nick has seen it all and contributed in every way possible.’ A pal of Loughran insists his departure is not connected to his love life: ‘Nick always planned to leave Kensington Palace to work in the private sector.’ Youth is short-lived, but Boris Becker’s model wife Lilly — who has just turned 40 — is pulling out all the stops to hold on to hers. ‘I don’t think 40 is that old. I do try to keep looking young though,’ she tells me at Mike Dargas’ private view at the Opera Gallery. ‘I use the Rejuvapen, which is a thing with thick needles and they put serum in your face. Also, I don’t drink as much any more.’ However, she was quick to dismiss the idea that her three-time Wimbledon champ hubby — who turns 50 next year — will follow suit. ‘I like a man to look rugged. When men get older they don’t lose their sexiness. I don’t want a polished man — I like them natural!’ He is said to have drunk his last dry Martini as James Bond, but Daniel Craig confesses his idea of a screen hero as a boy was to be a cowboy. He says: ‘I loved cowboy films. I threw myself into Sergio Leone films like A Fistful Of Dollars. ‘It’s funny, because people often say to me, “Oh, you must have dreamt of playing Bond when you were a kid”, and the answer is no, I wanted to play a cowboy.’ Margaret Thatcher’s former arts minister Lord Gowrie has come out as a ‘reluctant’ supporter of Theresa May for the Tory leadership, but insists he has no concerns about immigration. ‘I think we should invite several million people from overseas here, especially all those professional Syrians who could do wonders for our economy,’ said the 76-year peer and poet at the opening of Kate Corbett-Winder’s March Lands exhibition at the Jonathan Clark gallery in Chelsea. ‘Mind you, I once suggested to Margaret that the government buy every house on the Isle of Wight at inflated prices so we could build our own Hong Kong.’

2016-07-08 01:39 Sebastian Shakespeare www.dailymail.co.uk

85 Luxurious office block on Chapel Street in Melbourne hits the market for over $6.5 million A luxurious two-level penthouse office block, dubbed the swankiest offices in Australia, has hit the market for more than $6.5 million. The office block, which won Interior Design Magazine's Best Interior Design Award in 2015, boasts steam rooms and a full-service rooftop bar fit with beer taps and a teppanyaki grill. The property overlooks Chapel Street in South Yarra, Melbourne's south-east, and real estate agents say buyers could transform the office suite into a two-storey penthouse apartment. The office suite was built by property development group Vic Land's Bill McNee, but is on the market as he is looking to move his employees to a larger office, Commercial Real Estate reported. The suite, at 529 Chapel Street, has multiple luxurious rooms, including an enormous office with silk carpeting, shelving over a window to views of South Yarra and a black timber desk and wall paneling. The entrance and reception desk is situated in front of mirrored walls and has a red cushioned seat for visitors. On the rooftop terrace, grass lines the outside of the flashy entertainment area and the luxurious gazebo covering the bar is fit with lighting for evening drinks. Inside one of the conference rooms, a green velvet day bed and black fireplace allow maximum comfort and each room has automated doors. The suite was designed by architect Travis Walton and was a finalist in two categories of the 2015 Interior Design Excellence Awards in Australia. 'It is not only the outstanding design that sets this property apart, but also its flexibility in terms of future use,' Colliers International’s Daniel Wolman said. 'The building has the potential to be converted to become South Yarra’s most elite and luxurious penthouse or a sought-after new hospitality hot spot.' Real estate agents expect the vacant office block to fetch over $6.5 million. Mr McGee said he wanted the suite to be used for both business and pleasure.

2016-07-08 01:36 Lucy Mae www.dailymail.co.uk

86 Australian cheerleader Courtney Watts set to take the NBA by storm after winning a spot on the Los Angeles Clippers dance squad Australian Courtney Watts has cracked the big time. The beauty from Sydney's northern beaches has won a spot on the American NBA team Los Angeles Clippers famous dance Squad. With a cult like following thanks to a having its own reality TV show, the Clippers Spirit dance squad attracted over hundreds of applicants before being cut down to just a 20-woman squad. Scroll down for video It is not the first time that Watts will have taken to a basketball court, as she has previously cheered for the Sydney Kings in the NBL. Watts is also a former Manly Sea Eagles, Parramatta Eels and Cronulla Sharks cheerleader and was nominated in 2015 for the Cheerleader of the year while at the Sharks. The stunning 27-year-old couldn't believe it when her name was called as one of the 20 and described the experience as 'surreal'. 'We performed a routine in pairs in front of the panel they then conducted individual interviews with each girl,' Watts told Fox Sports Australia . 'After the audition process, and hours of deliberation, they announced the new squad for the 2016-2017 season and handed us our jerseys and we got a team photo.' Watts had previously had a short stint playing in the Lingerie Football League for the New South Wales Surge. But now all her focus will be on the NBA and she said she already feels at home with the California-based NBA team.

2016-07-08 01:27 Cameron Phelps www.dailymail.co.uk

87 Bulls at least appear more interesting with Rondo, Wade CHICAGO (AP) — For all the jokes about loading up for a run at the 2011 NBA championship, give the Chicago Bulls this: Next season won't be a dull one. They got a whole lot more interesting by adding veterans Rajon Rondo and Dwyane Wade this week. "We didn't want to go into an absolute rebuild, but we did want to get younger and we did want to get more athletic," general manager Gar Forman said. "And at the same time, we want to be able to compete and put as good a team as we can out there on the floor. " Wade is finally coming to Chicago after turning them down six years ago to stay in Miami and form a "Big Three" with LeBron James and Chris Bosh. As good as Wade is, he is also 34 years old. At 30, Rondo is not exactly young by NBA standards, either. So for Forman's talk about a youth movement, the additions raised a few eyebrows and led to some quips about building a contender for the 2010-11 season. Rondo's deal became official on Thursday. While the Bulls did not announce the terms, a person with knowledge of the negotiations previously told The Associated Press that the four-time All-Star agreed to a $30 million, two-year deal. Wade is coming home to Chicago after 13 seasons, 12 All-Star selections and three championships with Miami. He agreed to a two-year contract worth about $47 million — $7 million more than the Heat offered — on Wednesday night. While Forman would not discuss Wade because the deal had not been announced, he did talk about the direction of a transitioning team that missed the playoffs last season for the first time in eight years. Former Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose was traded to the Knicks before the draft and he will be joined by Joakim Noah. Pau Gasol is headed to San Antonio. Coach Fred Hoiberg's freewheeling offense will now get Wade and Rondo, who is three years older than Rose. "We didn't want to rebuild where we become possibly a lower lottery team long term," Forman said. "We've studied the NBA, we've studied the history of the NBA, and when you make a move to go that direction, it sometimes can take six, seven years to get out. That wasn't our goal. " Rondo is known as an intelligent player who also has a history of clashing with coaches, most notably Rick Carlisle in Dallas. "I think a lot of it is perception," Rondo said. "Not to knock anything — you make the bed, you've got to lay in it. " The question is: Just what are the Bulls getting into? After all, Hoiberg got called out last year in his first season by All-Star Jimmy Butler, and the Bulls just added a player with a checkered history when it comes to getting along with coaches. Is Rondo different now? "I think I'm the same player," he said. "You'd probably consider me stubborn. But I think I'm really intelligent. I put a lot of work into this game. " He said he doesn't "lose sleep" over his reputation. But the Bulls at least had some questions about it before they decided to sign him. "We were very honest and transparent, as was he, in our conversations, as far as how he would fit with this team and how he would fit within the culture that we've created here," Forman said. "We thought the dialogue was really, really positive. " Rondo had a resurgence this past season with Sacramento, averaging 11.9 points and an NBA-best 11.7 assists. It was the fourth season in which he averaged a double-double and the first since 2012-13, when he made his fourth All-Star team with the Celtics. Wade averaged 19 points. But some of the biggest issues that brought down the Bulls last season remain. One is that they still don't have a guard who consistently hits from long range. That was a problem when Rose and Butler were on the court together. Both also wanted the ball in their hands. Then again, Rondo won a championship with Boston in 2008. Wade, the Chicago-area native, is bringing three rings home from Miami. The Bulls also figure to have the cap space to sign a star next summer in what could be a loaded class with stars such as Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook and Blake Griffin. "We think we've got a lot of positives to sell, but obviously the more good players we attract, it's going to help attract players down the road," Forman said.

2016-07-08 01:25 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

88 Ariana Grande swaps her ponytail for pigtails as she reveals she's playing Penny Pingleton in NBC's Hairspray Live! Ariana Grande has just landed her dream role in the TV remake of Hairspray. The singer will swap her signature ponytail for curly pigtails to play Penny Pingleton, in NBC's upcoming Hairspray Live! The pop star couldn't contain her excitement as she took to Twitter on Thursday writing: 'I AM NOWWW A CHECKERBOARD CHICK #HairsprayLive #Penny.' Scroll down for video In a second tweet she wrote: 'Penny has been a dream role since Hairspray opened on Broadway. At 9, I was (and still am) in LOVE w @KerryButlerNyc. hope to make u proud. 'Anyway... I’m so honored and beyond excited to be a part of this dream cast...... I will for sure pass out at the table read. #HairsprayLive.' she added. The 23-year-old will be returning to her roots as this is her second Broadway debut since performing in the musical 13 when she was only 15 years old. Her fellow co-stars tweeted to the singing sensation congratulating her on her new role. Harvey Fierstein, who is reprising his role as Tracy Turnblad's mom, Edna, and writing the teleplay for the production, told Ariana, 'Ain't no joke! And I can't wait! You are so talented and I am so excited! xoxox Mama Harvey,' Kristin Chenoweth, who plays mean-girl mom Velma Von Tussle tweeted, 'Thrilled to share the stage with @ArianaGrande as Penny in @HairprayLive! Coming full circle, how fun! #Popular #TBT.' Kerry Butler, who originated the Broadway role in the 2002 production, tweeted out to the Dangerous Woman singer saying, 'You are PERFECT for Penny!! My daughter and I still watch you on Victorious. So excited for you!!' The production airs on Wednesday, December 7 at 8pm ET.

2016-07-08 01:23 Dailymail.com www.dailymail.co.uk

89 Chloe Lattanzi showcases eye-popping cleavage in barely-there hot pink bikini as she wades through a pool Her expansive bust has been the centre of plastic surgery rumours for some time now. And Chloe Lattanzi, 30, proudly flaunted her exaggerated cleavage once again as she enjoyed a bikini-clad frolic in her swimming pool on Friday. Barely able to contain her breasts beneath a skimpy hot pink bikini top, the daughter of Olivia Newton-John is seen posing waist- deep in the blue water with her warms outstretched. Scroll down for video While the focus of her image appears to be her eye-popping figure, Chloe chose to simply write in the caption: 'I want to swim forever.' A day earlier, Chloe decided to cover up her figure in a jumper and blue jeans as she posed with her fiancé James Driskill during a stroll through the woods. Standing atop a large fallen tree trunk, James is seen holding his ladylove's waist as she poses with her head tilted upwards. Two other friends are also seen sitting on the log arm-in-arm. 'It's such a blessing when you wake up smiling and feeling safe. I don't take those days for granted', she wrote rather cryptically in the caption. The blonde bombshell also displayed her remarkably busty cleavage in a tight crop top on Monday afternoon. She provocatively showcased her washboard abs and tiny waist in the racy workout gear while provocatively posing astride a large log. Chloe squeezed her breasts together with her arms while straddling the fallen tree in a pair of slinky ripped jeans. She captioned the photo, cheekily: 'Log size matters'. The You Have To Believe singer also posed for a group snap next to her fiancé James Driskill and two friends. She shared another image which highlighted her gym-honed frame and golden hair as she cast a sultry gaze at the camera. The LA-born beauty joked about her 'moody' expression in the caption, using the hash tag: 'Resting b**** face problems'. Despite her expression, it was clear Chloe is happy in her relationship with her longtime fiancé, Jiu-Jitsu instructor James. They announced their engagement in 2010 but were forced to cancel their nuptials the following year due to Chloe's personal struggles. In 2013, they sparked wedding rumours when they were spotted shopping for rings in California. While they have not yet married, Chloe paid an emotional tribute to her partner on Instagram earlier this year, calling him her 'divine purpose.' 'I am so full of gratitude,' she began. 'I know the universe created you just for me, and me just for you. You love me for all that I am. 'Every flaw, every crack, every broken part you find beautiful. You are my everything @jamesdriskill the reason I was born was to love you. That's it. My divine purpose and reward...'

2016-07-08 01:20 Jo Scrimshire www.dailymail.co.uk

90 Jordana Brewster is almost overwhelmed by her Barneys New York shopping bag while in Beverly Hills Jordana Brewster slipped on a patterned dress for a bit of shopping on Thursday. The beauty is mom to two children: two-year-old son Julian, also born via surrogate, and Rowan, who was born on June 9. Last week, the stunner shared a picture while working out while holding her son Julian.

2016-07-08 01:20 Sarah Sotoodeh www.dailymail.co.uk

91 Splash! Kevin Durant finalizes two- year deal with Warriors OAKLAND, California (AP) — Kevin Durant wanted to look NBA Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry in the eye, meet Klay Thompson face to face, and find out for himself whether they truly wanted him as a teammate. The All-Star shooting tandem made it clear during a meeting last weekend that he would be a perfect fit with the Warriors. "When I met these guys, I felt as comfortable as I've ever felt. It was organic, it was authentic, it was real," Durant said. "It was feelings I couldn't ignore. " Splash! Golden State had a superstar cast. The Warriors formally announced the signing of the seven-time All-Star and four-time scoring champion on Thursday and introduced him with fanfare during a news conference at the team's downtown Oakland practice facility, where screens read, "WELCOME KD TO DUB NATION. " So, what's next? Seventy-four wins and a title? Golden State's record-setting season with the best wins total ever of 73 ended without back-to-back championships. "I haven't made the decision yet, but he might start," NBA Coach of the Year Steve Kerr joked, sitting next to a smiling Durant. "We lost in the Finals. We want to get better. We want to be better. You can't do any better than adding KD to the current crew. " Kerr won't change his team's style with the addition of Durant, whom the coach will count on as a "brilliant passer" and someone who can cut and do it all. "We've got as many or more playmakers on the floor as anybody," said Kerr, already planning his training camp strategy on the court and how to prepare his players for even further scrutiny. Durant might be able to match his coach's wit, too. When asked about Thompson being part of the pitch meeting, Durant quipped about receiving a text message from him: "I didn't know he had a phone. " Of Warriors assistant coach Ron Adams, a former member of the Thunder staff, he said, "Ron Adams was the only reason I came. " They shared a big hug before Thursday's festivities. The Warriors — who rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Thunder in a thrilling seven-game Western Conference Finals before losing the finals in seven games to Cleveland — signed Durant to a two- year contract worth more than $54 million. There is a player option after the first year. Not that Durant plans to skip town after one season. He's here to win a championship. "You never expect to get this much better," general manager Bob Myers said. "I've admired Kevin as a basketball fan. ... I'm just excited to watch you play. I'm honored you're here, I'm honored you chose us. It's a wonderful feeling. " Durant even spoke to Hall of Famer Jerry West along the way to help him weigh his choice. "I know it's Jerry West and I know he's the 'Logo,' and you're expecting a sexier conversation, but it was more so about the team and how I could fit in and how great the coaching staff was," Durant said. Still, Durant went to bed Sunday "torn" and still uncertain about his choice, and he told his father and representatives he needed a night to sleep on it. Then he woke up first thing Monday with more clarity. He knew it would have been "easy to go back to something you're comfortable with. " This, he said, is the harder route — "It was time for me to try something new, try a new challenge. No better place to do it than here. " Former teammate Russell Westbrook took it hard. "That call to Oklahoma City was the hardest thing I've had to do in my life. Tears were shed. I trusted my gut," Durant said. "We live in this superhero comic book world where either you're a villain or you're a superhero if you're in this position, and I know that, and I know I haven't changed as a person. "I don't treat people any differently because I made the decision to play basketball in another city. I understand the fans in Oklahoma City and basketball fans around the world are, I guess, upset. But like I said, I made the decision based upon what I wanted to do and how I felt, and it's the best decision for me, so I can't really control how you feel. " Ultimately for Durant, having fun for however many years he has left playing basketball is the plan. "I just want to enjoy every single day of it. "

2016-07-08 01:19 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

92 The Bachelor 2016's Georgia Tripos flaunts pert derrière in lingerie photo shoot It's been barely a week since The Bachelor line-up was announced, and it has already emerged that several contestants have posed for racy photos. And it seems that Georgia Tripos can join the ranks of Kirralee 'Kiki' Morris and Noni Janur in having a rather naughty modelling portfolio. The 24-year- old, an artist from Melbourne, stripped down to her lingerie for a glamour shoot months before taking part in Network Ten's popular dating show. Scroll down for video Taken in a hotel bedroom and balcony overlooking the city's Queen Victoria Market, the boudoir shots were taken in September last year. For a series of photos, the raven- haired beauty flaunts her incredible curves in lacy underwear and a pair of black stockings. In one image, Georgia casts a provocative gaze at the camera while gently touching her chest and posing on an unmade bed. She displays her slim, sun-kissed curves while pouting her glossy lips and slightly arching her eyebrows. In another photo, she swaps her bra and knickers for a sheer bodysuit which clings tightly to her hourglass figure. Georgia cuts a highly seductive figure while reclining on the bed, rounding off her look with a pair of snakeskin platform heels. With black eyeliner and a slick of red lipstick, she confidently places a hand on her thigh while staring at the camera. Elsewhere, she steps out on the balcony and displays her shapely derrière in the figure-hugging body suit. Georgia proudly shows off her model height and bronzed legs while coquettishly glancing back at the camera. Meanwhile, Daily Mail Australia has revealed contestants Kirralee 'Kiki' Morris and Noni Janur also have past modelling experience. Kirralee, 28, has posed for several lads' mags over the years, including Ralph, Zoo Weekly and The Romp. Noni, 25, a Bali-based bikini designer, was also featured in a swimwear shoot for an Australian photography website last August. Georgia is among 22 women vying for the heart of Perth oil rig worker Richie Strahan on The Bachelor Australia. Describing herself as a 'second generation Australian-Greek', she is a Fine Arts graduate from Monash University and self employed artist. She recently told The Daily Telegraph : 'Richie should choose me because I think I can keep him on his toes, wouldn't get bored, we would definitely challenge each other.' 'We both would help each other and support each other. We'd be a good team,' she continued. In a promo clip for The Bachelor, 31-year-old Richie revealed that he is looking to date 'someone who loves adventure'. He previously said: 'I’m just looking for a girl that’s as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside. Someone that’s incredibly confident and happy with who they are as an individual. 'Someone that’s incredibly caring and has a sense of humour. I’m looking for someone that has the same amount of energy that I do, that is high-octane, loves adventure and really wants to live life and not just sit on the sidelines and watch it all go past.'

2016-07-08 01:03 Jo Scrimshire www.dailymail.co.uk

93 Melbourne's New Europe restaurant damaged by fire in Preston A fire has destroyed the top floor of a Melbourne restaurant where shots were fired into the roof damaged the top floor of a restaurant in Melbourne where shots were fired into the ceiling by a bikie last year. Around 50 firefighters were called to the New Europe restaurant, in the Melbourne suburb of Preston, in the early hours of Friday morning where they battled the blaze for more than an hour. Comments posted of the restaurant's Facebook page claim the owners on owe former employees money. Fire investigators say it is too early to say whether the blaze is suspicious. The restaurant is the same venue where accused Comanchero chief Amir Jaha, 29 and gang member Elvin Bafto, 24, allegedly fired eight shots into New Europe's ceiling in October last year, the Herald Sun reports. Jaha and Bafto were at the New Europe restaurant on October 24, 2015 when Jaha became visibly drunk, an out of sessions court hearing was told in December. Comments posted about a month ago on the restaurant's Facebook page has raised some concerns over the running of the restaurant. One posted: 'Where is my money? I'm waiting a year for it now. What is wrong with you guys?' Attempts to contact the owners of the restaurant have so far failed. Initial reports indicate that an air-conditioner fire on the roof of the premises could have caused the blaze at around 1am on Friday morning. Firefighters evacuated neighbouring residents and no injuries were reported. Two aerial units were called to extinguish the fire, which was finally extinguished at 5.15am. Authorities are not treating the fire as suspicious yet, saying the cause has yet to be determined.

2016-07-08 01:02 Sinead Maclaughlin www.dailymail.co.uk

94 Serena Williams targets Grand Slam history again at Wimbledon Serena Williams has history in her sights as the defending champion plots to avenge one of the most painful defeats of her career by beating Angelique Kerber in Saturday's Wimbledon final. Williams suffered a stunning loss against Kerber in the Australian Open final in January and the rivals will face off for the first time since then when they slug it out for the Wimbledon title. There was further frustration for Serena when she lost the French Open final to Garbine Muguruza last month. But the 34-year-old has been revitalised at the All England Club and, after taking just over 48 minutes to crush Elena Vesnina in Wimbledon's quickest ever semi-final, she has the chance to finally equal Steffi Graf's Open era record of 22 major titles by lifting the Venus Rosewater Dish for a seventh time. Making history at Kerber's expense would be especially sweet, even more so after the fourth seed defeated Serena's sister Venus in the semi-finals, and Williams says she has learnt the lessons of Australia. "Obviously it's significant that she beat me in Australia because that's the last time we played," Serena said. "I made a lot of errors. She made little to no unforced errors. I felt like she played great. She was fearless. "That's something I learned. When I go into a final, I, too, need to be fearless like she was. "It was inspiring afterwards to realise there's a lot of things that I need to improve on. " Since failing to complete a calender Grand Slam last year, Serena has repeatedly had her hunger for more success questioned. But, having reached a ninth Wimbledon final and 28th in Grand Slams, Williams insists she is still motivated. "Yeah, I have no hunger anymore. Yeah, right," Serena said in a defiant press conference after her demolition of Vesnina. "I mean, I think for anyone else in this whole planet, reaching the final would be a wonderful accomplishment. "For me, it's not enough. But I think that's what makes me different. That's what makes me Serena. "For me, it's about obviously holding the trophy and winning, which would make it a better accomplishment for me. " In combative mood with the media, Serena was quick to quash suggestions the pressure of trying to make history had been responsible for her failure to win a Grand Slam since last year's Wimbledon. "My goal has never been 22. I don't talk about that anymore," she snapped. "I love what I do. I work hard at what I do. I'm extremely passionate. That's just kind of something that keeps me going. " Asked where she ranked among the great female athletes, Williams took the chance to aim another barb at her detractors. "I prefer 'one of the greatest athletes of all time'," she said with not a trace of a smile. Fortunately for fans hoping for a drama-filled final, Kerber isn't the type to back down in the face of Serena's aggression. The 28-year-old, in her first Wimbledon final and second major title match, couldn't be in better form as she tries to become the first German woman to win Wimbledon since her idol Graf in 1996. "I told myself that I would like to play better in the big tournaments. I just believe much more in myself, especially after Australia," Kerber said. "I'm a little bit more relaxed when I'm going to the tournaments. I know I can trust my tennis. " After sweeping to the final without dropping a set, Kerber is guaranteed to reach a career-high second in the rankings next week. But in a warning to Serena, she made it clear that will mean nothing unless she finishes as the champion. "I will go out there with a lot of confidence. I'll show her I'm there to win. I have to play one of my best matches," Kerber said.

2016-07-08 00:56 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

95 Padma Lakshmi, 45, looks cool in black tank top and long Indian skirt for Ice Age: Collision Course screening in NYC The former model was joined by Queen Latifah, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Cynthia Nixon and Michael Strahan. Scroll down for video The actress also played the character in previous Ice Age films,including Ice Age 2: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and Ice Age: Continental Drift. The musician, who pulled her light brown tresses back into a low bun, sported smokey eye makeup and glossy lips. Jesse, 40, finished off his ensemble with a scruffy face and tan hued dress shoes. Cynthia Nixon arrived wearing loose-fitting trousers and a bold patterned blouse, finishing off her colorful look with neutral boots and a silver necklace. Michael Strahan, who voices the character Teddy, hit the carpet with his 12-year-old twin daughters Sophia and Isabella. The Good Morning America host, a former professional football player, wore a grey and black collared shirt with fitted dark bottoms as he stayed close to his adorable daughters. The twins wore colorful ensembles while out with their father.

2016-07-08 00:52 Sarah Sotoodeh www.dailymail.co.uk

96 Celebrating Eid? A healthy way to break the fast After 30 days of fasting, nutrition experts tell CNN the best things to eat, and when to eat them, to ensure people celebrate the feast day of Eid al-Fitr in good health.

2016-07-08 01:51 Susie East rss.cnn.com

97 NRL's Matthew Lodge 'can't afford damages' over violent New York home invasion Former Australian rugby league player Matthew Lodge says he can't afford to pay damages after he went on a violent rampage in a New York couple's apartment, a court has heard. Lodge, a former Wests Tigers NRL prop, called a law firm in Manhattan two weeks ago to say he did not have a lawyer and could not afford the damages ahead of a court hearing in New York on Thursday. The disgraced NRL player's victims recalled in court for the first time the horror they endured when Lodge broke into their apartment and went on a rampage in front of their nine-year-old son on October 16. Scroll down for video Joseph Cartright, Ruth Fowler and a third victim, German citizen Carolina Dekeyser, have filed a $US2 million-plus civil lawsuit against Lodge in the US District Court in Manhattan. CCTV footage has emerged of the moment Lodge attacked Mr Cartright in the foyer of the apartment building. Mr Cartright told a hearing on Thursday the massively built Lodge threatened to kill him. 'The first thing he said to me was, 'This is the night you are going to die',' Mr Cartright told Judge Ronald Ellis. Later Mr Cartright said Lodge savagely beat him. 'He had me in a headlock and threw me across the foyer as if I was a ball,' Mr Cartright said. Mr Cartright and Ms Fowler had never met Lodge, who had accosted Ms Dekeyser and her friend outside at a taxi and followed them to the building at about 4am. The hearing was held without Lodge in court or a lawyer to defend the rugby league forward. The court was told Lodge, who is believed to be in Australia, had failed to respond to the lawsuit since it was filed last December. The victims' lawyer Renan Varghese said Lodge did call their office two weeks ago to say he did not have a lawyer, was not working and did not have money to pay a judgment. 'Whether or not he can pay the judgment, I will enter a judgment,' Judge Ellis told the court. Lodge has entered a guilty plea to a separate criminal misdemeanor reckless assault charge and will be sentenced in December. Mr Cartright and Ms Fowler described to Judge Ellis the financial and emotional distress Lodge, a 21-year-old, 193cm tall, 110kg prop forward, had caused their family. Their young son, who hid behind a bed and in a bathroom during the incident, has had to have therapy, has trouble sleeping and suffers night terrors. Mr Cartright testified how the incident began at 4am when he answered a call on his apartment's intercom from Ms Dekeyser and a friend who were desperately trying to get into the building. Mr Cartright said he went to the foyer and let them in, but Lodge, who he did not see, burst through the door. Lodge forced his way into Mr Cartright's apartment where Ms Fowler and his son were in separate bedrooms. 'This guy was massive,' Mr Cartright said. Lodge locked Mr Cartright outside and while inside the unit did about $US4,500 ($A5,987) damage to furniture and smashed other items, including plates. He threw a wine bottle at NYPD officers when they arrived, which terrified Mr Cartright because he thought the police, who drew their guns, would shoot Lodge in front of his son. Judge Ellis said he would give Lodge thirty days to respond to the proceedings. Wests Tigers sacked Lodge shortly after the New York incident, but he is reportedly hoping to return to the NRL. Mr Varghese said his clients intend to pursue any judgment against Lodge in Australia.

2016-07-08 00:50 Australian Associated www.dailymail.co.uk

98 Colombia coca cultivation jumps 39 pct ahead of peace accord BOGOTA, July 7 (Reuters) - Coca cultivation in Colombia, one of the world's biggest cocaine producers, rose 39 percent last year as farmers ramped up production on hopes they would be paid to switch to legal crops if peace is signed with Marxist FARC rebels, the government said on Thursday. The increase in coca cultivation also coincided with the suspension last year of aerial fumigation using the herbicide glyphosate, Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas said. The area under coca cultivation rose to 96,000 hectares at the end of 2015, its highest level in seven years, and up from 69,000 hectares a year earlier, Villegas said, using data from the United Nations. "The government is very worried about these numbers, but it's not surprising," Villegas told reporters. Farmers growing coca, the raw material for cocaine, have expanded cultivation or switched from legitimate crops after government promises of subsidies and technical help to create coffee plantations and raise crops like fruits and beans once peace with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is achieved. FARC rebels earn money taxing coca growers and are involved in the production and trafficking of cocaine. They have agreed to help coca eradication once a peace accord is signed. The government has engaged in negotiations with the FARC since the end of 2012 in a bid to end five decades of war that has killed more than 220,000 and displaced millions. A final deal is expected this year. Glyphosate use was stopped last year after various scientific reports, including one by the World Health Organization (WHO), suggested the weed killer is likely carcinogenic to humans. Peru, Colombia and Bolivia are the world's biggest coca producers. (Reporting by Luis Jaime Acosta; Writing by Helen Murphy; Editing by Andrew Hay)

2016-07-08 00:49 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

99 The Neon Demon is a sadistic horror show, says LIBBY PURVES Klaxon alert: I fear The Neon Demon may win art-house award nominations. Which won’t change the fact that it is rancid, voyeuristic, pretentious exploitation, from a director, Nicolas Winding Refn, who can’t decide whether he’s the new Hitchcock or Helmut Newton on a bondage video-shoot for Vivienne Westwood in 1976. His theme is women and their supposed preoccupation with extreme beauty. It’s set in Los Angeles, where a virginal 16-year-old orphan, Jesse (Elle Fanning, doe-eyed fairytale princess) arrives hoping for a modelling career. She poses first for a wannabe photographer as a corpse in Pierrot make-up. Acquiring an agent she takes the eye of a top photographer (Desmond Harrington) who strips her naked and covers her — slowly, by hand — in gold paint. Her motel landlord (Keanu Reeves, bravely playing the bad guy) is not only a violent rapist, but wholly unsympathetic when a live puma gets into her bedroom. But the film’s main point is how horrid women are. The older models hate Jesse, one breaking a mirror so as to cut open her hand and suck her fresh young blood. Ruby (Jena Malone) is a chic make-up artist who also works on corpses, and pretends friendship. A doomy score, endless lingering shots of bloodstained female flanks, and the infuriatingly arch artistic framing of every shot, all serve the director’s love affair with expressionless women in PVC bondage gear. Elle Fanning makes a brave stab at being a human girl, but by the end of the first hour has become chiefly a prop for arty shots. Eventually left alone in a sinister mansion Jesse’s first thought is to put on a ballgown and balance on the end of the diving board intoning: ‘Women would kill to look like this. They carve and stuff and inject themselves hoping one day they’ll look like a second-rate version of me.’ So that’s us told. Creepy Mr Refn, on the other hand, just wants fancy lighting, overdressed fashion, knives, blood, smooth white thighs and cannibalism. He speaks of female ‘empowerment’, and hired two women co-writers, including Britain’s own glum Polly Stenham: yet somehow he fails to convince me of his feminism. But there’ll be wise nods about ‘witty subversion of the horror genre’ and the fashion industry (for which Refn makes promos). Others will just relish the sadism, or get bored. Let me helpfully tell you that the lesbian necrophilia comes 95 minutes in, and that you don’t get to the vomited eyeball till two gruelling hours are up. Tactless, if kindly meant, the film company offered the critics mini scotch eggs before the screening.

2016-07-08 00:45 Libby Purves www.dailymail.co.uk

100 Britain's booming... Manufacturing up as China eyes trade deal: Recovery in far better shape than first thought after industry clocks its fastest growth rate for six years Britain’s economy has picked up pace despite doom-laden warnings over the prospect of Brexit. Figures yesterday showed the recovery is in far better shape than feared with industry clocking up its fastest rate of growth for six years. Industrial production rose by 1.9 per cent in the three months to May, according to the Office for National Statistics – the strongest performance since the three months to May 2010. And in a sign that Britain can prosper outside the EU, an Indian business leader described a trade agreement with the UK as a deal ‘almost made in heaven’. Chinese officials have also made encouraging noises, claiming the Brexit vote has made a trade deal with Britain more likely. The economy looks set to get a further boost next week with analysts saying there is a near 80 per cent chance that interest rates will be cut once again. Rates have been at a historic low of 0.5 per cent since March 2009, but it is now thought the Bank of England will cut them to 0.25 per cent on Thursday to keep the economy moving. Talk of rate cuts came as the FTSE 100 index rose 1.1 per cent yesterday and government borrowing costs hit a record low, in a sign that international investors still have faith in the UK following Brexit. The Government borrowed £2.25billion for ten years and will pay less than 1 per cent a year. ‘The prophets of doom have run out of steam today,’ said David Buik, market analyst at stockbroker Panmure Gordon. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research said gross domestic product – the total size of the economy – increased by 0.6 per cent in the second three months of the year. That marks an improvement on the 0.4 per cent expansion seen in the first quarter of 2016 – allaying fears that uncertainty over the EU referendum damaged the UK economy. The reports will ease concerns that the economy is heading for the rocks. Edward Firth, an analyst at investment bank Macquarie, said: ‘We are highly sceptical that being a member of a command and control organisation like the EU offers significant benefits or that departure will throw us straight back to the 1970s.’ But the institute also said that while growth was ‘robust’ in the second quarter it expects a ‘quick deterioration’ in the coming months. And in a report published today, research group GfK warns that consumer confidence has fallen at its fastest pace for 21 years following the Brexit vote. However, Naushad Forbes, president of the Confederation of Indian Industry, said negotiations over an India-EU trade agreement, which had lasted for nine years, were being held up by concerns about European exports of wine and cars. But those problems would be removed if the UK negotiated its own arrangement after leaving the EU. ‘It would be an agreement that would be almost made in heaven,’ he said. Zing Houyan, an official from the state-backed Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, said China was being frustrated by the EU. But now Britain is leaving the EU the ‘situation in Western Europe will push China and the UK to make a trade treaty’, he said. Trade Minister Lord Price said on Wednesday that Brexit could herald a ‘second Elizabethan Golden Age’ of trade and investment.

2016-07-08 00:40 Hugo Duncan www.dailymail.co.uk

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