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1 3.0 President Obama reads "mean tweets" on Jimmy Kimmel (10.99/11) The president participated in a mainstay of Kimmel's show, the "Mean Tweets" segment, where celebrities and public figures read mean things written about them on the internet 2016-10-25 01:40 1KB www.cbsnews.com

2 3.7 4 killed at Australian theme park while riding ‘Thunder River Rapids’ — RT News (9.99/11) Four people have been killed at an Australian theme park while riding the ‘Thunder River Rapids’ ride. Paramedics are at the scene, along with fire and rescue units. The park has been closed following the incident. 2016-10-25 03:48 3KB www.rt.com

3 0.0 Philippines' Duterte hits out at US, then heads to Japan Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out anew at the United States on Tuesday (9.47/11) and said it could forget a bilateral defense deal if he stayed in power long enough, in the latest jarring statement from Manila about the future of the alliance... 2016-10-25 04:25 819Bytes article.wn.com

4 4.2 Hong Kong court sees video of Briton describing torturing and killing woman A jury in Hong Kong has watched a chilling video of a British banker describing how he (5.83/11) killed an Indonesian woman he met in a bar, saying he repeatedly raped her and "tortured her badly". In an iPhone video he shot, Rurik Jutting, a... 2016-10-25 04:26 800Bytes article.wn.com

5 0.0 Broncos' Talib: Trevor Siemian 'better than Brock' Osweiler (5.50/11) Texans' Osweiler was terrible in Denver return, and ex-teammate underscored the point. 2016-10-25 01:45 4KB rssfeeds.freep.com

6 0.0 The Australian beaches where you’re most likely to be attacked by a shark (5.38/11) New South Wales beachgoers are the most likely to be bitten by a shark, with the state accounting for almost half of all encounters in Australia since 1990. 2016-10-25 02:48 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 7 1.0 NAACP seeks federal probe after noose put on black student (5.24/11) The incident happened October 13 near a locker room at Stone High School in Wiggins, the president of the Mississippi NAACP said at a news conference on Monday. 2016-10-25 01:48 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk

8 1.6 Demolition of France's "Jungle" migrant camp set to begin

(4.41/11) By Matthias Blamont CALAIS, France, Oct 25 (Reuters) - France will begin dismantling the 2016-10-25 03:29 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

9 0.9 Donald Trump has disdain for American democratic traditions: Hillary Clinton Donald Trump has disdain for American democratic traditions and the country, cutting (4.08/11) across party lines, is increasingly getting united against the Republican presidential nominee, his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton has said. ... 2016-10-25 04:19 893Bytes article.wn.com

10 0.0 How the GenForward poll of young voters was conducted (3.24/11) The GenForward poll of young adults is a survey by the Black Youth Project at the University of Chicago with the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. It was conducted by NORC Oct. 1-14. It is based on online and telephone interviews of 1... 2016-10-25 03:33 3KB www.charlotteobserver.com

11 1.5 Is this the beginning of Trump TV? Campaign launches nightly newscast on Facebook live amid (3.14/11) speculation the Donald will galvanize supporters behind a media empire after elections Trump launched his own nightly news program on Facebook live Monday night - although his campaign denied it was a test run of Trump TV. 2016-10-25 02:15 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

12 0.4 Only One Pickup Truck's Headlights Rated as 'Good' in New Study (2.14/11) Owners of the top-selling pickup truck in the United States may be disappointed that it was among the poorest performers in a recent test of headlight effectiveness. The number one seller, Ford's F-150, received multiple "poor" ratings on both its halogen and... 2016-10-25 00:24 7KB abcnews.go.com

13 2.6 Authorities find no sign of braking by bus driver in crash Ana Car didn't remember the sudden impact, only that she woke up among dead and (2.11/11) injured passengers in a dark bus filled with screams of terror and agony. The retired... 2016-10-25 01:52 716Bytes article.wn.com 14 0.0 Councils ‘don’t compensate satisfactory cost for care’

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15 1.1 Australia name 32-man squad for Europe tour but Samu Kerevi is ruled out after undergoing surgery on ankle (2.07/11) injury sustained against New Zealand Australia coach Michael Cheika will be without Samu Kerevi for Australia's season- ending tour of Europe, with ankle surgery costing the centre his place in the 32-man Wallabies squad. 2016-10-25 02:16 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

16 2.4 Chinese firm issues webcam recall after massive cyberattack BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese electronics maker has issued a recall for millions of (2.06/11) products sold in the U. S. following a devastating cyberattack, but is pushing back against criticism that its devices played a role in the massive disruption. ... 2016-10-25 04:28 802Bytes article.wn.com

17 1.1 Obama health plan hit by double-digit premium hikes (2.06/11) WASHINGTON (AP) — Premiums will go up sharply next year under President Barack Obama's health care law, and many consumers will be down to just one insurer,... 2016-10-25 03:57 6KB www.dailymail.co.uk

18 1.7 Blast in Turkish Mediterranean Resort Causes Slight Injuries

(2.06/11) An explosion inside a car left in the parking lot of the local chamber of trade in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya on Tuesday slightly injured about a dozen people, an official said. Mayor Menderes Turel said the cause of the explosion at the Antalya Trade and Industry... 2016-10-25 03:44 2KB abcnews.go.com

19 0.4 Report: Iranian-American Held in Iran Gets 18-Year Sentence

(2.06/11) An Iranian-American held in Tehran has reportedly been sentenced to 18 years in prison for "collaboration with a hostile government," yet another dual national convicted in a secret trial since Iran's nuclear deal with world powers. The sentence handed down to Robin Shahini, a 46-year-old... 2016-10-25 03:43 4KB abcnews.go.com

20 13.0 Emporio Armani erobert die Vernetzte Welt und bringt eine Hybrid Smartwatch auf den Markt MAILAND, 25. Oktober 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Die junge und moderne Marke Emporio (2.06/11) Armani betritt mit den Hybrid... 2016-10-25 03:00 935Bytes www.prnewswire.com 21 3.6 Ex-Pennsylvania attorney general out on bail amid appeal

(2.06/11) NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- Democrat Kathleen Kane burst onto the political scene in Pennsylvania with an enviable array of assets: glamour, charisma and a cam 2016-10-25 02:12 4KB mynorthwest.com

22 5.1 Trooper's Widow Urges No Vote on Legalizing Marijuana

(2.06/11) The widow of a state trooper killed by a driver who allegedly smoked marijuana before the crash is making an emotional plea against a ballot question that would legalize recreational marijuana. Trooper Thomas Clardy was killed in March when a medical marijuana patient crashed into his... 2016-10-25 01:12 3KB abcnews.go.com

23 0.6 Protesters set up camp in project’s path for the 1st time CANNON BALL, N. D. (AP) — Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters in North Dakota (2.06/11) have set up a new camp on private land recently purchased by the development company. The opponents say the area rightfully belongs… 2016-10-25 01:02 1KB wtop.com

24 1.1 Miami Dolphins RB Arian Foster announces retirement

(2.05/11) Miami Dolphins running back Arian Foster announced his retirement, effective immediately, on Monday after eight NFL seasons. 2016-10-25 00:32 2KB www.upi.com

25 0.0 Fan falls 30-50 feet while leaving Denver Broncos game

(2.04/11) A fan was transported to the hospital after falling from 30 to 50 feet while leaving Denver's Sports Authority Field at Mile High after the Broncos game Monday night. 2016-10-25 04:24 1KB www.espn.com

26 1.4 UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 On Oct. 25, 1929, during the Teapot Dome scandal, Albert B. Fall, who served as U. S. President Warren Harding's interior secretary, was found guilty of accepting a bribe (2.04/11) while in office. He was the first presidential Cabinet member convicted of a crime. 2016-10-25 03:30 4KB www.upi.com

27 0.4 2016 World Series: We Will Raise Different Generation Of Cubs Fans

(1.18/11) Most Chicago Cubs fans grew up with the heartbreak of 1984, when the team lost three straight games to the San Diego Padres in the NLCS to choke away the pennant. Then again, with just five outs to go for a World Series berth, the team... 2016-10-25 04:27 888Bytes article.wn.com 28 1.4 Venezuela opposition bickers over dialogue with government

(1.10/11) By Diego Oré and Anggy Polanco CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Leaders of Venezuela's opposition coalition publicly argued on Monday as... 2016-10-25 01:08 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

29 7.4 Attackers kill 12 in Kenyan guesthouse blast near Somali border

(1.09/11) NAIROBI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Attackers blew up part of a hotel in northeastern Kenya, killing at least 12 people on Tuesday, in a raid claimed by al Shabaab m... 2016-10-25 03:58 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

30 0.0 Epson Expands Line of PowerLite Large Venue Projectors

(1.09/11) ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- (Educause, Booth #1609) -- Epson, the number-one selling projector... 2016-10-25 03:01 998Bytes www.prnewswire.com

31 2.6 Half of Detroit school board candidates bad with money

(1.08/11) What Detroit voters should know about 63 people hoping to lead new school district. 2016-10-24 23:48 11KB rssfeeds.freep.com

32 3.0 EU's Schulz: Don't expect signing of EU-Canada trade deal this week

(1.07/11) BERLIN, Oct 25 (Reuters) - European Parliament President Martin Schulz told German radio on Tuesday that he did not expect a free trade deal between the Euro... 2016-10-25 03:06 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

33 1.3 Cassandra Thorburn lights up while speaking to mystery man amid 'split' from Karl Stefanovic (1.03/11) Karl Stefanovic's estranged wife Cassandra Thorburn was seen smiling broadly while speaking to a myster man outside the couple's marital on Wednesday, amid reports of their split. 2016-10-25 02:48 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

34 2.2 Kuznetsova cuts her own hair to beat Radwanska Svetlana Kuznetsova hacked off her own hair with a pair of scissors and burst into tears before saving a match point and beating the defending champion Agnieszka

(1.02/11) Radwanska 7-5 1-6 7-5 at the WTA 2016-10-25 00:00 3KB sports.inquirer.net 35 2.2 First Transgender Soldiers Seek Formal Army Recognition

(1.02/11) Within weeks of the Pentagon allowing transgender service members to serve openly, Army officials said 10 soldiers have formally asked to be recognized as their new, preferred gender. The small number represents only those who have publicly said they are transgender, and doesn't include... 2016-10-25 03:43 6KB abcnews.go.com

36 2.9 Despite warnings, extremely dangerous air bags not repaired (1.02/11) DETROIT (AP) — Owners of more than 300,000 Hondas have yet to get their air bags repaired, despite warnings from the automaker and regulators that the inflat... 2016-10-25 03:34 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk

37 0.0 Labour fined £20,000 for undeclared election spending including for Ed Stone (1.02/11) Electoral Commission imposes record fine on party for missing payments in 2015 election return, including £7,614 on stone tablet 2016-10-25 03:34 4KB www.theguardian.com

38 3.7 Watford investigated by Football League over 'forged bank letter' claims (1.02/11) Watford are being investigated by the Football League for allegedly supplying false financial information. 2016-10-25 02:55 1KB www.bbc.co.uk

39 1.2 Australia coach Lehmann to 'chat' with aggrieved Khawaja

(1.02/11) MELBOURNE, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Australia coach Darren Lehmann will have a 'private chat' with Usman Khawaja after the top order batsman publicly criticised se... 2016-10-25 02:49 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

40 1.6 China's FGC says won't necessarily drop bid for Germany's Aixtron

(1.02/11) FRANKFURT, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund LP (FGC) said on Tuesday the German government's move to withdraw approval of its takeover of... 2016-10-25 02:12 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

41 2.8 Indian Business Giant Tata Sons Removes Chairman Cyrus Mistry (NEW DELHI) — The board of directors of Tata Sons on Monday removed Cyrus P. (1.02/11) Mistry as chairman, four years after he took the reins of India’s largest conglomerate. The board 2016-10-25 02:11 767Bytes article.wn.com 42 0.6 IMF Cuts 2016 Growth Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa to 1.4%

(1.02/11) A tale of two Africas is emerging as many economies struggle to cope with the crash in prices for oil and other commodities, while others are sustaining growth, the International Monetary Fund said. 2016-10-25 02:06 1KB www.wsj.com

43 5.0 Former Christie aide to face more cross-examination NEWARK, N. J. (AP) — Federal prosecutors will resume their cross-examination of a former aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie 2016-10-25 01:53 679Bytes article.wn.com

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44 0.5 ‘Bato’: 30 celebrities on drug list submitted to Duterte

(1.02/11) The Philippine National Police (PNP) has at least 30 names of celebrities and television personalities in its list of persons involved in the illegal drug trade, PNP chief Dir. Gen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa confirmed. 2016-10-25 00:00 2KB entertainment.inquirer.net

45 1.9 Obamacare premiums rise; Clinton campaign had diversity concerns (10 Things to Know for Tuesday)

(1.02/11) Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday. 2016-10-25 01:11 3KB www.nola.com

46 0.7 Plunging Solar Equipment Prices Fuel Trade Complaints (1.02/11) Use of solar power is soaring, but Europe's biggest solar panel manufacturer, SolarWorld, took the surprise step last month of cutting 500 jobs from its workforce of 3,000. The reason? Global sales are on track for a record year but prices are plunging... 2016-10-25 01:01 8KB abcnews.go.com

47 0.0 Judge faces deadline on $15B Volkswagen emissions deal

(1.02/11) A federal judge in San Francisco is facing a Tuesday deadline to decide whether to approve the largest auto-scandal settlement in U. S. history, giving most affected Volkswagen owners the option for a vehicle buyback after the company acknowledged cheating on emissions testing and putting dirty... 2016-10-25 00:49 3KB www.charlotteobserver.com

48 13.0 Cisco the bear, who once lived at Queens Zoo, dies at age 23 (1.02/11) A 23-year-old Andean bear who once called the Queens Zoo his home died Monday in Washington, officials said. 2016-10-25 00:21 1KB feeds.nydailynews.com 49 1.0 Early voting: 6.5 million votes already cast With early voting underway in multiple key battleground states and beyond, the 2016 (1.02/11) election is already well underway. MSNBC's Brian Williams and NBC News' Chris Jansing share the details. 2016-10-24 23:28 795Bytes www.msnbc.com

50 1.0 Netflix CEO: Net Neutrality Key to AT&T – Time Warner Merger Netflix CEO Reed Hastings signaled that his company wasn’t outright opposing the (1.02/11) AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner at the Wall Street Journal’s WSJ. D Live conference in Laguna Beach, California… 2016-10-24 23:19 2KB variety.com

51 1.9 Sculptures by the Sea artworks destroyed by huge waves at Bondi and Tamarama beaches (1.02/11) Huge waves have destroyed several Sculptures by the Sea artworks, leaving a trail of destruction along the beaches at the world's largest annual exhibition of its kind. 2016-10-24 23:11 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

52 3.0 ChemChina ready to offer EU extra remedies to clear $43 bln Syngenta deal - source

(1.01/11) By Chen Aizhu BEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Chinese state-owned chemicals company ChemChina is ready to offer more concessions to win European Union anti-trust... 2016-10-25 03:41 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

53 4.0 China stocks end flat, raw materials sector firm Oct 25 (Reuters) - China stocks barely moved on Tuesday, consolidating recent gains thanks to continued demand for raw material shares, while infrastructure... (1.01/11) 2016-10-25 03:25 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

54 2.1 Sterling weak, eyes on BOE's Carney LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Sterling slipped on Tuesday, weighed down by expectations that the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney could flag the (1.00/11) possibility... 2016-10-25 03:58 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

55 3.4 Svelte Dame Helen Mirren, 71, in black dress at ELLE Helen Mirren turned back the years on Monday night when she attended the 23rd

(1.00/11) Annual ELLE Women In Hollywood Awards. 2016-10-25 03:41 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

56 1.3 Two Saudi security officers shot dead by gunmen - Arabiya TV

(1.00/11) DUBAI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead two Saudi security officers in the eastern city of Dammam on Tuesday, Saudi-owned Arabiya TV reported. Pictures po... 2016-10-25 03:25 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 57 1.6 Show compassion to seniors, PWDs, Angara urges executive branch Senator Sony Angara appealed for compassion on Tuesday over the government’s

(1.00/11) plan to lift the value-added-tax (VAT) exemptions on senior citizens and people with disabilities (PWDs). 2016-10-25 00:00 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net

58 0.6 Support for Australian PM falls, sets scene for potential leadership tensions

(1.00/11) By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Support for Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is at its lowest level since his election last year, accor... 2016-10-25 01:38 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

59 3.1 China's yuan firms slightly, but still near 6-year lows SHANGHAI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - China's yuan firmed slightly against the dollar on the Tuesday but remained near six-year lows amid a broadly positive tone for... (1.00/11) 2016-10-25 01:26 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

60 0.9 Shailene Woodley stuns in sheer number at InStyle Awards... after it's revealed she will stand trial in January (1.00/11) over pipeline protest The 24-year-old actress looked absolutely fantastic on red carpet of the 2nd Annual InStyle Awards in Los Angeles on Monday night. 2016-10-25 01:06 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

61 1.7 Slovak Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 25 BRATISLAVA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Tuesday. ALL TIMES GMT (... (0.03/11) 2016-10-25 03:18 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

62 0.6 Netflix CEO Reed Hastings talks content costs & competition (0.03/11) Netflix CEO Reed Hastings expressed confidence that his company will be able to continue to ride the wave of Internet TV. 2016-10-25 01:10 3KB www.cnbc.com

63 4.1 Suspect sought in carjacking of 74-year-old in Detroit (0.02/11) Police: Woman asked victim for ride as she left the McDougall Market near East Canfield and Moran at early Sunday 2016-10-25 00:52 1KB rssfeeds.detroitnews.com

64 3.3 Pregnant Teresa Palmer and Mark Webber attend Hacksaw Ridge LA premiere (0.02/11) At 33 week pregnant, there's no stopping Teresa Palmer, who stepped out for the Summit Entertainment screening of Hacksaw Ridge with her husband Mark Webber by her side. 2016-10-25 00:48 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 65 0.9 Monte Paschi looking for new shareholder for business plan

(0.01/11) MILAN (AP) — Troubled Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena's new business plan includes a capital increase of up to 5 billion euros and the disposal of 28.... 2016-10-25 03:44 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

66 0.0 UgenTec franchit un cap en obtenant la certification ISO 13485 et le marquage CE-IVD pour son (0.01/11) HASSELT, Belgique, le 25 octobre 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- UgenTec, société belge de bioinformatique, développant un... 2016-10-25 03:37 1KB www.prnewswire.com

67 2.3 Heather Dubrow lashes out at Vicki Gunvalson for spreading vicious rumor on RHOC (0.01/11) Heather Dubrow went ballistic on Vicki Gunvalson on Monday's episode of The Real Housewives Of Orange County and called her a 'stupid b****'. 2016-10-25 03:26 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

68 3.0 Costa Coffee sales perk up Whitbread half-year profits (0.01/11) Costa Coffee owner Whitbread has reported a rise in half-year profits as it brews up plans to tap the artisan coffee market. The group, which also owns Premi... 2016-10-25 03:16 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

69 2.2 IBM boss apologises for Census fail costing taxpayers up to $30mm (0.01/11) A company that cost Australian taxpayers up to $30 million when the 2016 Census website shutdown has apologised 'unreservedly' but insists the page was not hacked. 2016-10-25 01:23 7KB www.dailymail.co.uk

70 3.9 VIDEO: Popular Former Uruguayan President Jorge Batlle Dies

(0.01/11) Jorge Batlle who was known for his extroverted personality and somewhat irreverent take on politics throughout his years in Uruguayan politics and even leading it during one of their worst economic recessions has died at age 88 , according to The 2016-10-25 00:12 2KB article.wn.com

71 0.0 Venezuela govt and opposition to hold talks as crisis deepens Venezuela's socialist government and the opposition on Monday announced talks for (0.01/11) the weekend to deal with a political standoff that has intensified since the suspension of a referendum drive to remove President Nicolas Maduro. ... 2016-10-24 23:46 802Bytes article.wn.com 72 2.4 Under Secretary Sewall Travels to Nigeria, Chad, and Cameroon Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall will travel to Nigeria, Chad, and Cameroon October 25 - November 3, 2016. The trip will focus on a range of issues related to civilian security, with an emphasis on 2016-10-25 04:24 1011Bytes article.wn.com

73 1.8 Threatened in Mosul, Islamic State uses alternative tactics Dozens of Islamic State fighters struck at dawn, storming government and security compounds in and around the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk last week, in a coordinated assault more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) from the front lines of the Mosul offensive. ... 2016-10-25 04:16 944Bytes article.wn.com

74 3.3 Global whale talks vote down Atlantic sanctuary plan An international whaling meeting on Tuesday voted down a fresh bid by southern hemisphere nations to create an Atlantic sanctuary for the marine mammals. Opp... 2016-10-25 03:58 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

75 2.9 Brazil cuts into U. S. soybean market share with China sales By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Brazil is muscling in on the peak season for U. S. soybean sales to China, the world's biggest buyer, as major... 2016-10-25 03:58 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

76 1.6 'You fat little sl*g!' Geordie Shore's Chloe is locked in EXPLOSIVE feud with on/off beau Marty when she accuses him of flirting Holly The 21-year-old stunner is left furious when Holly and Marty enjoyed a flirty exchange during a booze-fueled night on the town just a day after Chloe was forced to deny sleeping with Holly's ex Kyle 2016-10-25 03:54 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

77 0.5 Survivor Australia's Flick Egginton recalls the moment she was eliminated while claiming the evicted jury 'attacked' her following the show Survivor's Flick Eggington has described her elimination as 'the worst night of my life,' while explaining the evicted jury failed to greet her back at camp following tribal council. 2016-10-25 03:52 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

78 2.1 Mel C appears to slam Little Mix for a second time over provocative outfits She previously questioned why they felt the need to be over-sexualised with their clothing choices and dance routines. 2016-10-25 03:51 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 79 0.3 Meeting Donald Trump was a mistake, Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto admits: Leader says he should never have held press conference alongside GOP candidate Enrique Peña Nieto said the press conference in Mexico City had been arranged in haste, adding that given the option he would reverse his decision to host the GOP presidential nominee. 2016-10-25 03:46 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

80 2.8 Kyle Sandilands reveals his response to Dancing With The Stars approaching him and radio co-host Jackie O Kyle Sandilands, 45, revealed on Tuesday his response to Dancing With The Stars approaching himself and radio co-host Jackie 'O' Henderson as competitors. 2016-10-25 03:45 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

81 2.2 Margot Robbie in 'final negotiations' to join James Corden and Rose Byrne in Peter Rabbit live-action movie Margot Robbie is said to be in 'final negotiations' to appear in the live-action and animation hybrid version of the classic Peter Rabbit tale, which will be filmed later this year in Sydney. 2016-10-25 03:44 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

82 1.1 Lack of possession costing Sunderland late goals, points: Moyes Oct 25 (Reuters) - Sunderland manager David Moyes says his side's lack of possession is costing them late goals and wants his players to raise their fitness... 2016-10-25 03:40 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

83 3.0 Eurozone approves 2.8 bn euros in bailout funds for Greece Eurozone officials announced Tuesday they have approved 2.8 billion euros for Greece from its huge third bailout after the cash-strapped nation delivered the needed reforms. "Today's decision to disburse €2.8 billion ($3. 2016-10-25 03:40 1KB www.digitaljournal.com

84 0.7 ‘Shabu’ said to be seized at Bilibid Members of the Special Action Force (SAF) on Monday evening reportedly confiscated a plastic bag of “shabu” (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in a raid conducted at the New Bilibid Prison. 2016-10-25 00:00 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net

85 0.6 NZ police question gang leader's claim he booted meth dealers out of his town Tribal Huk chief Jamie Pink (pictured) claims he lost an eye in a battle to rid his New Zealand town of meth dealers. However, police doubt the drug dealers have left, following a country road shootout. 2016-10-25 03:38 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 86 1.4 Palestinians warn against opposition to UNESCO Jerusalem vote Ahead of Wednesday vote, PA and Jordan warn of "other options" if full support is not received on controversial Jerusalem resolution. 2016-10-25 03:36 3KB www.jpost.com

87 1.7 Missing Cheryl? Liam Payne shares sweet loved-up message as he's separated from 'pregnant' girlfriend while partying in Las Vegas Cheryl was no doubt dismayed to see her Instagram account had been hacked and filled with satanic imagery. But Liam , 23, was on hand to put a smile on her face again as he shared a cute post. 2016-10-25 03:34 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

88 9.8 LIVE: Panayiotou Murder Trial - Day 10 Day 10 of the ongoing Christopher Panayiotou trial starts off with the cross examination of Detective Warrant Officer Jaco Botes. 2016-10-25 03:33 680Bytes www.news24.com

89 0.3 'Real' Housewives Of Auckland cast sign $15,000 contracts allowing producers to embarrass and disparage them for dramatic effect The cast of Real Housewives Of Auckland gave up their right to privacy for $15,000 contracts. The six wives also allowed producers to depict them in an embarrassing way. 2016-10-25 03:30 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

90 3.1 Mick Jagger buys pregnant girlfriend Melanie Hamrick '£5m pad' in New York While Mick Jagger has been busy touring with the newly reformed Rolling Stones, his 30-year-old pregnant girlfriend Melanie Hamrick has been spotted cradling her blossoming baby bump in New York. 2016-10-25 03:29 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

91 0.5 What the Ceta debacle with Canada means for EU politics The BBC's Chris Morris looks at how failure to sign an EU trade deal with Canada over Belgium's regional objections could affect EU policy-making decisions. 2016-10-25 10:56 3KB www.bbc.co.uk

92 1.7 Asian stocks mixed after economic data Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday in moderate trading as upbeat reports on manufacturing in the U. S. and Europe were followed by weak growth data from South Korea. 2016-10-25 03:27 2KB rssfeeds.usatoday.com

93 0.0 Facebook launches safety center, bullying prevention hub Social media giant Facebook on Tuesday rolled out its Safety Center and Bullying Prevention Hub in a bid to make the platform safer and friendlier to its millions of users. 2016-10-25 00:00 2KB technology.inquirer.net 94 1.1 Hailey Baldwin displays her phenomenal legs as she unveils her debut footwear collection - and reveals her ultimate modelling goal The 19-year-old has been snapped up to create her own range of shoes for Public Desire - and proves her worth as a fledgling supermodel posing in just her pants and new footwear in the sexy shoot. 2016-10-25 03:20 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

95 1.6 Trump brand loses luster with affluent Event planner Beth Bernstein decided she had enough with Donald Trump after his 2005 hot-mic boasts about groping women came to light earlier this month. She removed photos of weddings she had thrown at a Trump hotel in Chicago from her website, wrote to hotel staff to... 2016-10-25 03:19 9KB www.charlotteobserver.com

96 1.1 Quango to rule on recognising new press regulator The quango set up to oversee a state-backed system of press regulation is to rule on whether to give official recognition to a new watchdog supported by camp... 2016-10-25 03:17 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk

97 5.1 Labour accuses Government of failing on the economy after Treasury leak

Labour has called on ministers to 2016-10-25 03:17 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

98 2.1 What you gain and lose with meal replacements Do meal replacement shakes and bars really work? Experts weigh in on how sitting down for a whole and healthful meal might be more beneficial. 2016-10-25 03:08 10KB rss.cnn.com

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1 /100 3.0 President Obama reads "mean tweets" on Jimmy Kimmel (10.99/11) People tweet plenty of mean things about President Obama—and on Monday night, he’ll read some of them aloud on late-night television.

Mr. Obama taped an appearance on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” and as part of his interview participated in an installment of Kimmel’s “Mean Tweets” feature, where celebrities and public figures are quite literally faced with the mean things people say about them on the internet.

One tweet asked him: “Bro, do you even lift?”

“Well, I lifted the ban on Cuban cigars, that’s something,” Mr. Obama quipped in response, referring to the lifting of the U. S.-Cuban trade embargo .

Another tweet compared Mr. Obama to the “Sharknado” movies.

“Barack Obama is the ‘Sharknado’ of presidents -- loud, stupid and overhyped,” he read.

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2 /100 3.7 4 killed at Australian theme park while riding ‘Thunder River Rapids’ — RT News (9.99/11) A spokesman for the Queensland Police said units were called to Dreamworld Theme Park in Coomera, Queensland, at around 2:20pm local time on Tuesday, following reports that a number of people had been injured by a conveyor belt.

Dreamworld spokeswoman Miche Paterson confirmed that four adults – two men and two women – had died on the ride. She did not say how the accident occurred.

Two of the victims were “ejected” after a “malfunction” of the ride, while two others were caught inside, Gavin Fuller of Queensland Ambulance Service said, as quoted by news.com.au.

The victims ranged in age from 32 to early 40s. Fuller said their injuries were so severe that they were “incompatible with life.”

Dreamworld CEO Craig Davidson said in a statement that the park is “deeply shocked and saddened” by the event.

The theme park said in a statement that it is working “quickly to establish the facts around the incident and is working closely with emergency authorities and police to do this.”

Speaking to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), park visitor Lia Capes said she was just about to go on the ride when she saw people running away and crying.

“We saw [a] little girl and we believe it was her mum [who was injured] because it was just her and her little sister that was an infant,” she said.

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“I was speaking to one of the guys and he said it was the raft or the boat thing in front of him, the whole thing flipped and everyone was screaming.”

Capes said that park staff quickly evacuated the area.

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate said in a Facebook post that it is a “very sad day for our city.”

“Our thoughts are with the families of those affected – and the emergency staff in attendance,” he wrote. “I urge everyone to show the respect needed as the relevant authorities undertake investigations into what has occurred.” Dreamworld describes ‘Thunder River Rapids’ as a ride which takes people through “turbulent rapids” while traveling up to 45 km/h (27.9 mph). The park’s website says that six people can be seated on each raft, and riders must be 120cm (3 feet 9 inches) tall.

The park has been shut down following the incident, according to Paterson.

It comes just six months after a man nearly drowned after being thrown from the log ride at Dreamworld, according to emergency services.

Located on Australia’s Gold Coast, Dreamworld is the country’s largest theme park, with over 40 rides and attractions. It opened in 1981.

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3 /100 0.0 Philippines' Duterte hits out at US, then heads to Japan

(9.47/11) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out anew at the United States on Tuesday and said it could forget a bilateral defense deal if he stayed in power long enough, in the latest jarring statement from Manila about the future of the alliance... Philippine President tells US Philippines Duterte tells U.S. Philippine president Duterte Philippines Duterte tells U.S. to forget about defence deal to forget about defence deal tells US to forget about to forget about defence deal 'if I stay longer' ‘if I stay longer’ defense deal 'if I stay longer' 'if I stay longer' article.wn.com article.wn.com cnbc.com dailymail.co.uk

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4 /100 4.2 Hong Kong court sees video of Briton describing torturing and killing woman (5.83/11) A jury in Hong Kong has watched a chilling video of a British banker describing how he killed an Indonesian woman he met in a bar, saying he repeatedly raped her and "tortured her badly".

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5 /100 0.0 Broncos' Talib: Trevor Siemian 'better than Brock' Osweiler (5.50/11) Embed

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DENVER — If Monday served as a one-game referendum on John Elway vs. Brock Osweiler, consider the Denver Broncos and their general manager the big winner.

The Broncos, with their nasty defense and $525,000 quarterback Trevor Siemian, beat the Houston Texans 27-9 on a night in which Osweiler played the villain at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

“If you look at it overall, (Elway) saved a bunch of money. And Trev is a great quarterback, man. He's better than Brock in my eyes. So it’s a win-win situation,” Broncos Pro Bowl cornerback Aqib Talib told USA TODAY Sports.

Osweiler was greeted by a cascade of boos from the first moment he took the field for pregame warmups by a fan base still smarting from his decision to spur the Broncos for a bigger contract in Houston in March rather than succeed retired Peyton Manning.

But maybe Denver fans should have been thanking Osweiler instead, because the Broncos hardly looked like it missed him.

Osweiler struggled in his return to Denver, where he spent four years primarily serving as Manning’s backup before going 5-2 in a relief stint last season. He threw for just 131 yards, failed to lead a touchdown drive and, in one of the more bizarre plays of the season, fumbled when the ball inexplicably popped out of his right hand before attempting a pass early in the fourth quarter.

After the game, he admitted relief this week was over after so much attention was focused on his return to Denver.

But now that the hoopla has passed, the focus will be on his struggles. He has yet to consistently connect with No. 1 receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who had five catches for 36 yards on 12 targets Monday, while the Texans have too often settled for field goals.

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“It starts with me. I need to play better. I need to find a way to play better,” Osweiler said. “No one is going to look at this game tape harder than myself, so we will find a way to clean this up. But at the end of the day, when you're playing great football team like we played tonight, field goals are only going to keep you in the game for so long.”

Meanwhile, Siemian, Denver's No. 3 quarterback in 2015 behind Manning and Osweiler, is thriving. He threw for only 157 yards but led three touchdown drives Monday, including a scoring pass to Demaryius Thomas, while deftly managing a resurgent running game. C. J. Anderson and Devontae Booker combined for 190 rushing yards and scored a touchdown apiece.

Would the Broncos be 5-2 with Osweiler? It is certainly possible given his success in his brief time as their starter last year. But given his struggles through seven weeks in Houston, with a completion percentage south of 60% and only eight touchdowns to go with eight interceptions, it’s also possible that the reigning Super Bowl champions are better off, especially given the price tag Osweiler ultimately commanded.

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The 2016 Broncos would look markedly different had Osweiler accepted Elway’s offer of about $16 million a year (less than the $18 million average salary he’s making in Houston), or if Elway had decided to engage the Texans in a bidding war.

That six-year, $114.5 million deal the Broncos gave pass rusher Von Miller in July? The four- year, $32 million contract extension for linebacker Brandon Marshall? The three-year, $33 million extension for wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders? Anderson's four-year, $18 million offer from the Miami Dolphins that was later matched by Elway? Some or all of those deals might not have gotten done had so much cash been tied up in a quarterback.

“We feel like we kept the guys we needed to keep. It would have been great to keep Brock, would have been great to keep (linebacker) Danny (Trevathan), would have been great to keep (defensive lineman) Malik (Jackson)," Talib said.

"But we feel like, man, the guys we needed to keep, John kept them. And we're going to ride with him. John is one of the best leaders in the league, so whatever he decides, that's what we're going to ride with.”

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6 /100 0.0 The Australian beaches where you’re most likely to be attacked by a shark (5.38/11) Beachgoers are most likely to be attacked by a shark in New South Wales, with the state accounting for almost half of all encounters in Australia since 1990. Research from the Global Shark Attack File found Australia has recorded a total of 295 unprovoked shark attacks in the last 26 years, with 42 fatalities. Of the 13 most prolific locations for attacks, NSW has the top three- Byron Bay, Ballina and Sydney Harbour. Scroll down for video Byron Bay has recorded 13 encounters and two fatalities since 1990. The latest coming only yesterday after 36-year-old surfer Jade Fitzpatrick suffered lacerations to his leg. Mr Fitzpatrick was in the water at nearby Broken Head about 7.30am on Monday when he was attacked, but managed to escape and make his way to hospital with help from a friend. Ballina in far northern NSW is the second most prolific location, with six attacks and one fatality. Last month Cooper Allen, 17, was mauled by a shark at Lighthouse Beach in Ballina. The shark latched on to Mr Allen's thigh, leaving him with deep lacerations to his leg and torso, but local lifesavers claim the surfer got lucky as his board took the 'brunt of the attack'. Sydney Harbour ranked third on the list with five attacks, followed by Newcastle with four. None of these encounters led to a fatality. Western Australia saw a total of 59 attacks and 17 fatalities, with popular Cottesloe beach topping the state's list (four attacks and two fatalities). There were 60 encounters and seven deaths recorded in Queensland. These figures come as the NSW state government is expected to propose a six-month trial deployment of shark nets to deter attacks on the state's northern coast. The victim of the latest attack in Byron Bay, Jade Fitzpatrick, said he opposed the plan because the nets could trap other marine animals. 'I don't want animals dying just to make us feel safe,' he told Seven News.

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7 /100 1.0 NAACP seeks federal probe after noose put on black student (5.24/11) The parents of a black high school student are demanding a federal hate crime investigation after they say as many as four white students put a noose around their son's neck at school. Derrick Johnson, president of the Mississippi NAACP, said the incident happened October 13 near a locker room at Stone High School in Wiggins. 'No child should be walking down the hall or in a locker room and be accosted with a noose around their neck,' he said during a news conference in front of the Stone County Courthouse in Wiggins on Monday. 'This is 2016, not 1916. This is America. This is a place where children should go to school and feel safe in their environment.' Hollis and Stacey Payton, parents of the alleged victim, attended the news conference but did not speak. Their son, a sophomore football player, was not with them and they did not release his name. The NAACP said the incident happened during a break in football practice and that the noose was 'yanked backward' while on the student's neck. Johnson would not say whether noose left any marks on the black student. According to a statement from the student's family, he returned to football practice after the incident, said Ayana Kinnel, a spokeswoman for the state NAACP. Stone High has about 800 students, about a quarter of whom are black according to state figures. That's not a particularly high percentage in Mississippi, where half of nearly 500,000 public school students are African-American. Wiggins, 35 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico, is a logging town. Many people commute from the 18,000-resident county to jobs in Gulfport and other coastal cities. Mississippi has struggled with a history of racial division. It is the last state that still incorporates the Confederate battle emblem on its state flag. In 2014, two out-of-state students at the University of Mississippi placed a noose on the campus' statue of James Meredith, the black student who integrated Ole Miss in 1962. Both pleaded guilty to using a threat of force to intimidate African-American students and employees. Neither attends the school anymore. Names and ages of the other students allegedly involved in the Stone High School incident weren't immediately released. The Stone County Sheriff's Department provides officers at local schools and typically is the first to respond to incidents. Sheriff's Capt. Ray Boggs said officials believe something close to what the Paytons described did happen and said he's still investigating. He said all the students involved are younger than 17 and he expects any charges would be filed in youth court, where records are closed to the public. 'It's probably one of the hardest cases I'll ever handle in my career, because of the nature of it,' said Boggs, who is black. 'Have I ever had to deal with something like this? No, not from a high school.' Johnson said he wants the teenagers charged as adults. That's allowable in certain situations for people between ages 13 and 16 in Mississippi. He cited federal prosecutions of young people from Rankin County for hate crimes following the 2011 death of a man run down in the parking lot of Jackson motel as an example of what federal involvement could bring. Most of those people were charged as adults, although there was evidence of at least one unusual federal juvenile prosecution. 'There is absolutely a role for federal law enforcement,' Johnson said. Johnson said Stacey Payton was advised against filing a police report because the father of one of the alleged assailants is a former law enforcement officer. Boggs said he talked to Payton and that's not true, but said he told her that pursuing criminal charges could result in hard feelings among students that could make her son's life harder at school. Stone High School Principal Adam Stone referred comment to Superintendent Inita Owen. She and school board attorney Sean Courtney didn't respond to phone calls and emails seeking comment. Johnson said the Paytons have received no official word about punishments from school officials. Johnson said school district policy calls for immediate expulsion of students who commit assault. Carissa Bolden, of Wiggins, the mother of a middle school student, attended the NAACP news conference on Monday and said white students have been flying the Mississippi flag from their vehicles. The upper left corner of the state flag used since 1894 has the Confederate battle emblem — a red field topped by a blue X with 13 white stars. Bolden said she sees a connection between the flag and the noose incident. 'I feel like it escalated from them allowing kids to bring Confederate flags' to school, Bolden said.

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8 /100 1.6 Demolition of France's "Jungle" migrant camp set to begin (4.41/11) By Matthias Blamont CALAIS, France, Oct 25 (Reuters) - France will begin dismantling the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais on Tuesday as several hundred more inhabitants queued for temporary housing in centres across France. More than 2,300 camp dwellers - more than a third of the total - left the filthy shanty-town outside the northern port by bus on Monday, with French officials celebrating the peaceful start of the operation after sporadic weekend skirmishes. An interior ministry spokesman said that the demolition operation would start by hand and that the bulldozers would not roll in immediately in an effort to minimise tensions. For many of the migrants fleeing war and poverty, the closure of the "Jungle" marks the end of a dream to reach Britain, which lies a tantalisingly short sea crossing away, where most had sought to reunite with family or find work. "We know the Jungle is over," said Aarash, a 21-year-old Afghan as he made his way to the hangar where immigration officials are processing the migrants. "We will see if we can get on a bus today, but we want a good city, like one near Paris. If we can't go there we will come back to the Jungle. " The young migrant's words echo concerns held by some aid workers that migrants who remain defiant to reach Britain or become disillusioned with the resettlement process will simply regroup in Calais at a later date. Nestled in the sand dunes, the Jungle is a symbol of Europe's failed migration policies as member states bicker over who should take in asylum-seekers and economic migrants. Many have fled countries like Afghanistan, Syria as well as Eritrea and Sudan. London and Paris have been at odds over the fate of about 1,300 unaccompanied child migrants. The French government last week urged Britain to step up its efforts and resettle child migrants. On Monday, British Interior Minister Amber Rudd said Britain would take in roughly half of the camp's children who are alone. "Then we will have done our commitment to the French," Rudd told lawmakers in parliament. Six months ahead of a presidential election in France, the camp and border controls with Britain are hotly debated campaign themes. Some right-wing opponents of President Francois Hollande want all the migrants transferred to Britain. Meanwhile, the far-right National Front party said the government plan would create mini-Calais camps across France. (Editing by Richard Lough amd Leigh Thomas) Demolition of massive France moving more than Calais migrants: 'Jungle' France: Demolition of Calais 'Jungle' camp to 6,000 migrants from camp demolition set to begin massive Calais 'Jungle' begin, despite warnings makeshift camp bbc.co.uk camp to begin article.wn.com article.wn.com cnn.com

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9 /100 0.9 Donald Trump has disdain for American democratic traditions: Hillary Clinton (4.08/11) Donald Trump has disdain for American democratic traditions and the country, cutting across party lines, is increasingly getting united against the Republican presidential nominee, his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton has said. ...

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10 /100 10 /100 0.0 How the GenForward poll of young voters was conducted (3.24/11) The GenForward poll of young adults is a survey by the Black Youth Project at the University of Chicago with the Associated Press- NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. It was conducted by NORC Oct. 1- 14. It is based on online and telephone interviews of 1,832 adults age 18-30 who are members of the GenForward panel, which was designed to be representative of the young adult population.

The survey includes interviews with 520 African-Americans, 510 Latinos, 257 Asian-Americans and 508 non-Hispanic whites, along with 37 young people of other racial and ethnic backgrounds.

The survey was paid for by the Black Youth Project using grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Ford Foundation.

The original sample was drawn from two sources. Fifty-two percent of respondents are part of NORC's AmeriSpeak panel, which was selected randomly from NORC's National Frame based on address-based sampling and recruited by mail, email, telephone and face-to-face interviews. Forty-eight percent of respondents are part of a custom panel of young adults that uses an address-based sample from a registered voter database of the entire U. S and is recruited by mail and telephone.

NORC interviews participants over the phone if they don't have internet access. With a probability basis and coverage of people who can't access the internet, GenForward surveys are nationally representative.

Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish.

As is done routinely in surveys, results were weighted, or adjusted, to ensure that responses within each group accurately reflect the group's makeup by factors such as age, sex, region and education. Results for the full sample are weighted by race so that the overall results accurately reflect the full young adult population.

No more than one time in 20 should chance variations in the sample cause the results to vary by more than plus or minus 3.8 percentage points from the answers that would be obtained if all adults age 18-30 in the U. S. were polled. The margin of sampling error is higher for subgroups.

There are other sources of potential error in polls, including the wording and order of questions.

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11 /100 1.5 Is this the beginning of Trump TV? Campaign launches nightly newscast on Facebook live amid speculation the Donald will galvanize supporters behind a media empire after elections (3.14/11) With all his talk about the media being rigged against him, Trump launched his own nightly news program on Facebook live Monday night - although his campaign denied it was a test run for Trump TV. The Republican candidate's advisers Cliff Sims and Boris Epshteyn spoke with campaign manager Kellyanne Conway from Trump Tower in New York City, where she declared: 'This race is not over... Let me just say unequivocally: We will win.' While the format mimicked a cable news show, his campaign denied reports that the Donald was looking to launch a media company to capitalize his fan base in the event of losing the presidency. It was reported last week that Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who owns the New York Observer, floated the idea of a Trump TV channel during a meeting with the head of an investment bank, according to the Financial Times. The live stream, which was a partnership with Right Side Broadcasting, coincided with other newscasts by starting at 6.30pm, attracting an average of 40,000 to 60,000 viewers in the first half hour. Viewership was dramatically lower than a trial run of the livestream on Wednesday, which drew in 200,000 people before the final presidential debate, according to Politico. Sims welcomed viewers to 'Trump Tower live' on Monday, explaining the program would air each night before the campaign broadcasts a livestream of the Republican candidate's rallies, which typically start at 7pm. He added: 'This is just an effort by us...to give you the message straight from the campaign. You don't have to take it from the media and the spin they put on it.' Sims also referred to future episodes with planned appearances by the Trump kids before encouraging viewers to share the link with their friends. When Epshteyn asked Conway where the campaign stood with about two weeks left until election day, she remained steadfast, even though she acknowledged Sunday that the real estate mogul is trailing Hillary Clinton. On Monday, Conway highlighted the possibility of taking swing states like Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Maine, and even Colorado, where Clinton appears to be leading by six points. Conway concluded: 'The race is not over. You have to respect people, give them their voice, their vote, and we will win. Let me just say unequivocally: We will win.' The 'episode' later featured Tomi Lahren, a conservative commentator with Glenn Beck’s The Blaze who also appeared in Trump's post-debate show on Wednesday. On Monday, Epshteyn made it a point to deny that there was a Trump TV in the works, calling it another one of the 'left-wing media's' spins. He said: 'The left-wing media’s even trying to spin this, believe it or not. They’re saying, well this is Trump TV. That’s not what this is. This is our campaign, and most importantly, our candidate being out there and speaking directly to the voters.' Trump certainly has allies who are media veterans with Fox News CEO Roger Ailes as an adviser, and his son-in-law, who owns New Yorker Observer. Kushner also secretly met with the head of LionTree, an investment bank that specializes in acquisitions, about the possibility of a Trump channel 'within the past couple of months,' the Financial Times reported. Three people with knowledge of the conversation say Kushner disused the media venture the with the firm's founder, Aryeh Bourkoff. They have not talked about it since, FT's sources said. Trump previously said he's not looking to launch a media company if he fails to win the White House. 'I have no interest in a media company. False rumour,' Trump told the Washington Post this summer after Vanity Fair wrote that he was pursuing the creation of a media empire.

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12 /100 0.4 Only One Pickup Truck's Headlights Rated as 'Good' in New Study (2.14/11) Owners of the top-selling pickup truck in the United States may be disappointed that it was among the poorest performers in a recent test of headlight effectiveness.

The number one seller, Ford's F-150, received multiple "poor" ratings on both its halogen and LED headlights in the new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety , an independent nonprofit research and communications organization. The study looked at the effectiveness of the headlights in 11 different 2016 and 2017 models of pickups. Only one pickup truck, the 2017 Honda Ridgeline, earned a top rating of "good. "

Ford was quick to note that while the F-150's headlights did not receive a positive rating in this study, the truck continues to get top ratings in safety overall.

"Safety continues to be one of the highest priorities in the design of our vehicles. In addition to being the only 2016 [Insurance Institute for Highway Safety] Top Safety Pick among full-size pickup trucks, F-150 has also earned the federal government’s highest 5-star overall safety rating," Ford said in a statement to ABC News.

Pickup trucks are the latest focus of a larger study of headlight safety by the institute, which looked at the same feature in midsize cars and small sport utility vehicles earlier this year.

The institute "launched its headlight ratings after finding that government standards based on laboratory tests allow for huge variation in the amount of illumination headlights provide in on- road driving," a press release from the organization said.

Federal regulations require a certain amount of light to be projected from the headlights, but there is no standard for how far the light must reach.

A senior research engineer for the highway safety group told ABC News that the findings of its headlight tests so far aren't good.

“Unfortunately, the new results that we’re releasing [on pickup trucks] are consistent with results that we have been seeing” with other vehicles, the institute engineer, Matthew Brumbelow, said. “Across the board, we’re seeing very few headlights that have good or acceptable ratings.”

In its study of pickups, the group's engineers measured how far light is projected from a vehicle's low beams and high beams as the truck travels straight and on curves.

The amount of glare from low beams for oncoming drivers was also measured.

Among the 11 pickup models evaluated, there were 23 possible headlight combinations, including LED, high-intensity discharge, and halogen projectors and reflectors in both the low- beam and high-beam type. A vehicle's high-beam assist was also taken into account.

Although most of the headlights evaluated were deemed unsatisfactory, there is some good news. Brumbelow said just changing how headlights are installed can improve their performance.

“Aiming [of the headlights] is important,” he told ABC News.

He said that already, in response to the institute's earlier studies of headlights, “A lot of manufacturers have gone back to the factory to change that aim to get it where it needs to be.”

Regardless of a car’s headlight rating, the institute encourages drivers to use their high beams as often as possible when other drivers aren’t around.

Larger pickups in the study included the 2016 Ram 1500, the 2017 Honda Ridgeline, the 2017 Nissan Titan, and the 2016 and 2017 models of the GMC Sierra, the Chevrolet Silverado, the Ford F-150 and the Toyota Tundra.

Smaller pickups evaluated included the 2016 models of the Chevrolet Colorado, the GMC Canyon and the Nissan Frontier and the 2016 and 2017 versions of the Toyota Tacoma.

The top performer:

Honda's 2017 Ridgeline got the highest rating, thanks to its LED projector low beams, which provided "fair to good visibility on most approaches, with inadequate visibility only on the gradual left curve," the report said. High-beam assist, a feature that automatically switches on high beams if no other vehicles are nearby, makes up for some of the deficiencies of the low beams, the report added. High-beam assist is on several of the models tested.

The catch? The only Ridgeline model with "good" headlights is also the most expensive version of the model. Buy a cheaper version without the bells and whistles, and the headlight rating falls to "poor. "

The Middle Ground:

The GMC Sierra is the only truck with a moderately positive rating of "acceptable" -- but only on certain versions of the car. For some versions, the Sierra earned poor ratings -- specifically, with its high-intensity discharge projector headlights. GM declined to comment about these results to ABC News.

Both Halogen and LED headlights available on the Nissan Titan earned a "marginal" rating.

GM, which makes the GMC Sierra, Chevy Silverado, Chevrolet Colorado, and GMC Canyon, declined to comment on the report.

Nissan told ABC News in a statement that safety continues to be one of the highest priorities in the design of its vehicles.

"In the spirit of continuous improvement, Nissan evaluates all independent test results and will seek to use them to make product improvements wherever possible," the company said.

Meanwhile, only the halogen reflector headlights on the Ram 1500 earned a "marginal" rating; the halogen projector headlights Ram 1500 headlights earned a "poor" rating.

Ram 1500 maker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles also released a statement to ABC News about the study's findings, saying that the one test does not determine overall vehicle safety.

"This is a new test with specific benchmarks that don’t align with regulatory requirements. FCA US vehicles meet or exceed all applicable federal motor-vehicle safety standards," the company statement said, adding that it will continue to evaluate the safety performance of its vehicles.

The Worst Performers:

All of the small pickup trucks evaluated by institute received poor ratings on headlights.

Additionally, the headlights of the 2016 and 2017 models of the Chevy Silverado, the Ford F- 150 and the Toyota Tundra all received poor ratings -- something that some automakers were clearly not happy about.

"The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) periodically develops new, more specialized tests that go beyond federal requirements, which all Toyota vehicles meet," Toyota released in a statement to ABC News. "The Institute’s new vehicle headlight assessment is the latest such test. It sets a more stringent glare criteria than what is required by the federal standard," Toyota continued. "We are evaluating the results for Toyota and Lexus models and will need to determine the appropriate aiming tolerance for each model’s headlight system in order to balance the test protocol’s criteria for down-the-road lighting performance and the amount of glare to drivers of oncoming vehicles. "

ABC News' Daniel Steinberger contributed to this report.

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13 /100 2.6 Authorities find no sign of braking by bus driver in crash (2.11/11) Ana Car didn't remember the sudden impact, only that she woke up among dead and injured passengers in a dark bus filled with screams of terror and agony. The retired...

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14 /100 14 /100 0.0 Councils ‘don’t compensate satisfactory cost for care’

(2.07/11) Nine out of 10 councils in a UK are unwell to compensate picturesque prices to support comparison and infirm people in their possess homes, a attention says.

The UK Home Care Association distributed a smallest cost councils should be profitable was £16.70 per hour, though a normal was over £2 less.

Councils pronounced they had been left with small choice given a fist on their finances by a government.

But a UKHCA pronounced a conditions was melancholy a destiny of a market.

It warned agencies were struggling to partisan staff and say quality, observant flourishing numbers of organisations were handing behind contracts to councils.

It comes after a Care Quality Commission pronounced progressing in a month the zone was during “tipping point” with cuts heading to some-more vigour on hospitals and deteriorating performance. Council carer: ‘You have to be clock-watching’

Kimberley Hassall works for Somerset Care, a amicable craving that provides home caring for councils opposite a south of England.

She says since of a pressures in a system, there is simply not adequate time to do all she wants to do, and so she has to prioritise things like medication.

“I do feel with some people we would wish an additional half an hour only so we can put a soaking on, change a bed or change their clothes.”

She says there is consistent “juggling” to make certain she can see all her clients. “You have to be clock-watching,” she added.

Her bosses agree. Currently 80% of a work Somerset Care does is council-funded, though it is looking to change a change most some-more towards private clients in a destiny as a group feels it can't say a peculiarity of caring with a fees being offered.

The home caring marketplace looks after scarcely 900,000 people, providing assistance for daily tasks such as soaking and dressing. About 80% are saved by internal councils.

The UKHCA asked all 208 councils about a fees they paid, with 186 providing information underneath a Freedom of Information Act.

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Colin Angel, of a UKHCA, pronounced another £500m indispensable to be invested in a marketplace to move a fees adult to a tolerable level.

“Underfunded home caring is an obligatory situation, that contingency not be authorised to continue,” he added.

A Department of Health mouthpiece pronounced a supervision was “committed” to providing high peculiarity and cool home care.

She pronounced income was entrance into a zone by a Better Care Fund, that is mostly saved by a NHS to inspire corner operative between councils and a health service.

Local authorities have also been authorised to boost legislature taxation by 2% a year this Parliament to compensate for amicable caring – nonetheless councils have claimed this is not adequate to block a shortfall in their caring budgets since of a wider fist on their funding. A Local Government Association orator added: “The marketplace for publicly-funded caring is simply not tolerable as it stands.”

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15 /100 1.1 Australia name 32-man squad for Europe tour but Samu Kerevi is ruled out after undergoing surgery on ankle injury sustained against New Zealand (2.07/11) Australia coach Michael Cheika will be without Samu Kerevi for Australia's season- ending tour of Europe, with ankle surgery costing the centre his place in the 32-man Wallabies squad. Kerevi sustained the injury in the 37- 10 Bledisloe Cup defeat by New Zealand at the weekend. Cheika has brought three uncapped players into the fold, including rugby league convert Marika Koroibete. The Fiji-born 24-year-old, who spent the past five years in Australia's top-flight National Rugby League, will bid to become the first player to represent the Wallabies before playing a Super Rugby match since hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau in 2005. The winger, who has played rugby league for Fiji, will play Super Rugby for Melbourne Rebels next year after crossing from the NRL's Melbourne Storm. Hooker Tolu Latu and utility back Kyle Godwin are the other newcomers in a side which features nine of the 11 debutants blooded during the 2016 season. Zimbabwe-born Godwin can play centre and fly-half and will provide cover at midfield in absence of the 23-year-old Kerevi. Another option in that area for Cheika could be regular full- back Israel Folau, who switched there after Kerevi limped off against the All Blacks. The Australia boss could also return Tevita Kuridrani to the number 13 shirt after playing him off the bench in the Rugby Championship. Australia open their tour against Wales in Cardiff on November 5 in what will be their 600th test, before going on to face Scotland, France, Ireland. The tour then concludes with an encounter against England at Twickenham on December 3. Cheika's side won there 33-13 in the 2015 World Cup, knocking hosts England out of the competition at the group stage and the ignominious exit cost then head coach Stuart Lancaster his job. But England toured Australia under current boss Eddie Jones in June and won the series 3-0.

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16 /100 2.4 Chinese firm issues webcam recall after massive cyberattack (2.06/11) BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese electronics maker has issued a recall for millions of products sold in the U. S. following a devastating cyberattack, but is pushing back against criticism that its devices played a role in the massive disruption. ...

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17 /100 1.1 Obama health plan hit by double-digit premium hikes

(2.06/11) WASHINGTON (AP) — Premiums will go up sharply next year under President Barack Obama's health care law, and many consumers will be down to just one insurer, the administration confirmed Monday. That's sure to stoke another "Obamacare" controversy days before a presidential election. Before taxpayer-provided subsidies, premiums for a midlevel benchmark plan will increase an average of 25 percent across the 39 states served by the federally run online market, according to a report from the Department of Health and Human Services. Some states will see much bigger jumps, others less. Moreover, about 1 in 5 consumers will have plans only from a single insurer to pick from, after major national carriers such as UnitedHealth Group, Humana and Aetna scaled back their roles. "Consumers will be faced this year with not only big premium increases but also with a declining number of insurers participating, and that will lead to a tumultuous open enrollment period," said Larry Levitt, who tracks the health care law for the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation. Republicans pounced on the numbers as a warning that insurance markets created by the 2010 health overhaul are teetering toward a "death spiral. " Sign-up season starts Nov. 1, about a week before national elections in which the GOP remains committed to a full repeal. "It's over for Obamacare," Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said at a campaign rally Monday evening in Tampa, Florida. Trump said his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, "wants to double down and make it more expensive and it's not gonna work. ... Our country can't afford it, you can't afford it. " He promised his own plan would deliver "great health care at a fraction of the cost. " The new numbers aren't too surprising, said Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, who chairs a committee that oversees the law. It "does little to dispel the notion we are seeing the law implode at the expense of middle-class families. " HHS essentially confirmed state-by-state reports that have been coming in for months. Window shopping for plans and premiums is already available through HealthCare.gov. Administration officials are stressing that subsidies provided under the law, which are designed to rise alongside premiums, will insulate most customers from sticker shock. They add that consumers who are willing to switch to cheaper plans will still be able to find bargains. "Headline rates are generally rising faster than in previous years," acknowledged HHS spokesman Kevin Griffis. But he added that for most consumers, "headline rates are not what they pay. " The vast majority of the more than 10 million customers who purchase through HealthCare.gov and its state-run counterparts do receive generous financial assistance. "Enrollment is concentrated among very low-income individuals who receive significant government subsidies to reduce premiums and cost- sharing," said Caroline Pearson of the consulting firm Avalere Health But an estimated 5 million to 7 million people are either not eligible for the income-based assistance, or they buy individual policies outside of the health law's markets, where the subsidies are not available. The administration is urging the latter group to check out HealthCare.gov. The spike in premiums generally does not affect the employer-provided plans that cover most workers and their families. In some states, the premium increases are striking. In Arizona, unsubsidized premiums for a hypothetical 27-year-old buying a benchmark "second-lowest cost silver plan" will jump by 116 percent, from $196 to $422, according to the administration report. But HHS said if that hypothetical consumer has a fairly modest income, making $25,000 a year, the subsidies would cover $280 of the new premium, and the consumer would pay $142. Caveat: if the consumer is making $30,000 or $40,000, his or her subsidy would be significantly lower. Dwindling choice is another issue. The total number of HealthCare.gov insurers will drop from 232 this year to 167 in 2017, a loss of 28 percent. (Insurers are counted multiple times if they offer coverage in more than one state. So Aetna, for example, would count once in each state that it participated in.) Switching insurers may not be simple for patients with chronic conditions. While many carriers are offering a choice of plan designs, most use a single prescription formulary and physician network across all their products, explained Pearson. "So, enrollees may need to change doctors or drugs when they switch insurers," she said. Overall, it's shaping up to be the most difficult sign-up season since HealthCare.gov launched in 2013 and the computer system froze up. Enrollment has been lower than initially projected, and insurers say patients turned out to be sicker than expected. Moreover, a complex internal system to help stabilize premiums has not worked as hoped for. Nonetheless, Obama says the underlying structure of the law is sound, and current problems are only "growing pains. " The president has called for a government- sponsored "public option" insurance plan to compete with private companies. Republicans, including Trump, are united in calling for complete repeal, but they have not spelled out how they would address the problems of the uninsured. Clinton has proposed an array of fixes, including sweetening the law's subsidies and allowing more people to qualify for financial assistance. The law makes carrying health insurance a legal obligation for most people, and prohibits insurers from turning away the sick. It offers subsidized private plans to people who don't have coverage through their jobs, along with a state option to expand Medicaid for low- income people. Largely as a result, the nation's uninsured rate has dropped below 9 percent, a historically low level. More than 21 million people have gained coverage since the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010. ___ Online: www.healthcare.gov https://aspe.hhs.gov/pdf- report/health-plan-choice-and-premiums-2017-health-insurance-marketplace

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18 /100 1.7 Blast in Turkish Mediterranean Resort Causes Slight Injuries (2.06/11) An explosion inside a car left in the parking lot of the local chamber of trade in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya on Tuesday slightly injured about a dozen people, an official said.

Mayor Menderes Turel said the cause of the explosion at the Antalya Trade and Industry Chamber was not immediately known but added it may not have been the result of a terror attack.

About 10 or 12 people were hurt by flying glass but none of the injuries was serious, he told private NTV television. The blast damaged at least four cars in the parking area and shattered glass panels inside the building located some on the outskirts of Antalya. Turkey has been rocked by a wave of deadly bomb attacks in the past 18 months blamed on Kurdish rebels or Islamic State group militants.

But Turel and the chief of the trade chamber said the blast may be the result of an accident — an explosion inside a car running on liquefied petroleum gas — and not necessarily an act of terror. Antalya is a major tourism destination for Turkey, which has seen a sharp drop in visitors following the spate of violent attacks. Earlier this month three rockets believed to have been fired by Kurdish militants hit a fishing company depot near Antalya. No one was hurt in the attack.

On Tuesday, several ambulances were dispatched to the scene and police sealed the trade center's perimeters in case of a second explosion.

The blast occurred as employees were arriving at the building for work and hours before the trade chamber was to hold a meeting to be attended by the mayor.

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2016-10-25 03:44 By abcnews.go.com

19 /100 0.4 Report: Iranian-American Held in Iran Gets 18-Year Sentence (2.06/11) An Iranian-American held in Tehran has reportedly been sentenced to 18 years in prison for "collaboration with a hostile government," yet another dual national convicted in a secret trial since Iran's nuclear deal with world powers.

The sentence handed down to Robin Shahini, a 46-year-old graduate student who lives in San Diego, is the harshest yet for those detained in what analysts believe is hard-liner plan to use them as bargaining chips in future negotiations.

Shahini told Vice News in an interview aired late on Monday that he "just laughed" after hearing his sentence. He acknowledged supporting the protests that followed Iran's disputed 2009 presidential election , but denied being involved in any sort of spying.

"Whatever information they had is all the pictures I posted in Facebook, in my web blog, and they use all those evidence to accuse me," Shahini said in a telephone call from prison.

Iranian judiciary officials could not be immediately reached for comment Tuesday. Iran's mission to the United Nations also did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did the U. S. State Department.

Shahini, who traveled to Iran to see his mother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, was detained on July 11. He left Iran in 1998 and has lived in San Diego for 16 years. He graduated in May from San Diego State University with a degree in International Security and Conflict Resolution and had been accepted to SDSU's graduate program in Homeland Security.

Iran does not recognize dual nationalities, meaning that those it detains cannot receive consular assistance. In most cases, dual nationals have faced secret charges in closed-door hearings before Iran's Revolutionary Court, which handles cases involving alleged attempts to overthrow the government.

Analysts and family members of those detained in Iran have suggested that hard-liners in the Islamic Republic's security agencies want to negotiate another deal with the West to free the detainees.

A prisoner exchange in January that freed Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian and three other Iranian-Americans also saw the U. S. make a $400 million cash delivery to Iran. In September, Iran freed retired Canadian-Iranian university professor Homa Hoodfar amid negotiations to reopen embassies in the two nations.

Last week, Iran's judiciary announced it handed down 10-year prison sentences to Iranian- American businessman Siamak Namazi and his 80-year-old father, Baquer Namazi. Iran earlier sentenced Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian woman traveling with her young daughter, to five years in prison on allegations of planning the "soft toppling" of Iran's government.

Still missing is former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who vanished in Iran in 2007 while on an unauthorized CIA mission.

For Shahini, he said he wasn't sure whether he'd file an appeal, but said he also had another option to protest his sentence.

"I do a hunger strike — until either they free me or I die," he said.

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20 /100 13.0 Emporio Armani erobert die Vernetzte Welt und bringt eine Hybrid Smartwatch auf den Markt (2.06/11) 03:00 ET Preview: Emporio Armani Enters The World Of The Connected And Launches A Hybrid Smartwatch

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21 /100 3.6 Ex-Pennsylvania attorney general out on bail amid appeal (2.06/11) NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Democrat Kathleen Kane burst onto the political scene in Pennsylvania with an enviable array of assets: glamour, charisma and a campaign war chest from her husband’s fortune that topped $2 million for her 2012 run for state attorney general.

She left a courtroom Monday in handcuffs, sentenced to 10 to 23 months in a county jail by a judge who said her ego compelled her to break the law to destroy “perceived enemies.”

Kane, 50, a Scranton native, leaked grand jury documents to embarrass a rival prosecutor and then lied about it under oath. After a two-hour jail stint, she posted $75,000 bail and was released Monday evening while she appeals her conviction.

“This case is about ego — the ego of a politician consumed with her image from Day One,” Montgomery County Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy said. “This case is about retaliation and revenge against perceived enemies who this defendant … felt had embarrassed her in the press.”

The judge said Kane assumed an “off with your heads” mentality as she ran the state’s top law enforcement agency. She called Kane a political “neophyte” who failed to make the transition from campaigner to public servant after she took office.

Kane, the first woman and first Democrat elected attorney general, was a stay-at-home mother and one-time assistant county prosecutor before the run for statewide office. She became a rising star in the state Democratic Party before her office devolved into turmoil as career prosecutors came and went. With a growing list of enemies, she leaked grand jury documents about a civil rights leader who had been investigated to embarrass the rival prosecutor who ran the probe and declined to bring charges. Kane then lied to the grand jury investigating the leak, the jury found.

“Your children are the ultimate … collateral damage. They are casualties of your actions,” the judge said. “But you did that, not this court.”

Earlier Monday, Kane’s 15-year-old son, Chris, pleaded for leniency while her former deputies described a demoralized office.

“Through a pattern of systemic firings and Nixonian espionage, she created a terror zone in this office,” said Erik Olsen, who is now the chief deputy attorney general.

Kane called the loss of her career, law license and reputation punishment enough. She sought probation or house arrest so she could be home to raise her teenage sons. She and her husband are now estranged and share custody of them. Her 14-year-old son was too upset to attend the hearing, Kane said.

“I really don’t care what happens to me,” Kane told the judge. “There is no more torture in the world than to watch your children suffer and know you had something to do with it.”

Kane didn’t testify at the August trial. She was convicted of two felony counts of perjury and seven misdemeanor charges, and resigned the next day.

Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele pushed for jail time Monday, citing the damage to the state’s law enforcement community.

Aside from the conviction, Kane’s political career will be remembered for her investigation of pornography that she said was being traded on state computers by judges, lawyers and other public employees. Two state Supreme Court justices resigned amid the fallout.

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Associated Press writer Megan Trimble contributed to this report.

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22 /100 5.1 Trooper's Widow Urges No Vote on Legalizing Marijuana (2.06/11) The widow of a state trooper killed by a driver who allegedly smoked marijuana before the crash is making an emotional plea against a ballot question that would legalize recreational marijuana.

Trooper Thomas Clardy was killed in March when a medical marijuana patient crashed into his cruiser. In a new web video, Reisa Clardy said she believes there will be more accidents and more fatalities if voters approve Question 4 on the Nov. 8 ballot.

Reisa Clardy said her husband was "a wonderful father" who always put his family first. She said his death changed their family's lives. "My husband's not here anymore. Daddy's not going to come walking through that door one day," she said in the video.

The video was produced by an anti-legalization campaign.

"If it can happen to my family, it can happen to anybody's," Reisa Clardy said in the video. "Why would we take this risk, right now? "

David Njuguna, of Webster, has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter and related crimes in Clardy's death.

Clardy, a father of seven, had stopped a car for a traffic violation in Charlton when his cruiser was hit by Njuguna's vehicle. Witnesses said Njuguna's car swerved across all three travel lanes without slowing.

Prosecutors allege that Njuguna had smoked marijuana shortly before the crash. According to his attorney, Njuguna denies he was high on marijuana.

Supporters say legalizing marijuana will give authorities the ability to tax and regulate it and is a better way of dealing with it than leaving it underground.

The Yes on 4 Campaign issued a statement in response to Clardy's video. The group expressed condolences to Clardy on the loss of her husband and said Njuguna, if convicted, should be "punished to the fullest extent of the law. "

The group said Question 4 does not change state laws that prohibit driving under the influence of marijuana. The ballot question would allow people 21 and older to possess up to one ounce of marijuana for recreational use and allow the home cultivation of up to 12 marijuana plants.

Recent polls have shown a majority of voters support the ballot question.

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23 /100 0.6 Protesters set up camp in project’s path for the 1st time (2.06/11) CANNON BALL, N. D. (AP) — Dakota Access oil pipeline protesters in North Dakota have set up a new camp on private land recently purchased by the development company.

The opponents say the area rightfully belongs to Native Americans under an 1851 treaty, and they are vowing to stay put until the project is stopped.

Protests have been ongoing in the area for months, but the latest move marks the first time demonstrators have moved directly in the project’s path.

Morton County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Donnell Preskey says authorities “don’t have the manpower” currently to remove the more than 100 protesters.

Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier says authorities put out a call for help earlier this month and several states are sending officers, though he would not say if the goal was to remove the protesters. comments

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24 /100 1.1 Miami Dolphins RB Arian Foster announces retirement

(2.05/11) Miami Dolphins running back Arian Foster announced his retirement, effective immediately, on Monday after eight NFL seasons.

Foster, 30, wrote a letter published on the Uniterrupted social-media site, explaining his decision to walk away.

"There comes a time in every athlete's career when their ambition and their body are no longer on the same page. I've reached that point," Foster said in the letter.

"My father always said, 'You'll know when it's time to walk away.' It has never been more clear than right now. I'm walking away with peace. "

A four-time Pro Bowler, Foster spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Houston Texans and is the franchise's all-time rushing leader with 6,572 yards and 54 touchdowns but dealt with constant injuries over the past several seasons.

He led the NFL in rushing yards in 2010 and in rushing touchdowns twice (2010, 2012). He was a First-Team All-Pro in 2010, racking up career-high totals of 1,616 yards and 16 scores on the ground.

Foster joined the Dolphins last offseason and played in four games this season, totaling just 55 rushing yards and failing to score a touchdown.

"I want to thank the Miami Dolphins, with everything in me, for allowing me to bow out with grace and making this process as easy as possible. It means everything to my family and I. "

Foster, a native of Albuquerque, N. M., entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of Tennessee in 2009.

He rushed for 2,964 yards and 23 touchdowns -- including 1,193 and 12 as a junior in 2007 -- over four seasons with the Volunteers.

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25 /100 0.0 Fan falls 30-50 feet while leaving Denver Broncos game

(2.04/11) DENVER -- A fan fell from 30 to 50 feet leaving Sports Authority Field at Mile High after the Denver Broncos game on Monday night.

The fan was transported to the hospital and his or her condition was unknown, according to Denver Fire.

The Denver Post said it happened at about 9:44 p.m. local time and emergency personnel responded to a 911 call for help.

The incident occurred near the north end of the stadium following the Broncos' 27-9 win over the Houston Texans .

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26 /100 (2.04/11) 1.4 UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 Today is Tuesday, Oct. 25, the 299th day of 2016 with 67 to follow.

The moon is waning. Morning stars are Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mercury. Evening stars are Venus, Saturn, Mars, Neptune and Uranus.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include British historian Thomas Macaulay in 1800; Austrian composer Johann Strauss in 1825; French composer Georges Bizet in 1838; automobile entrepreneur John Francis Dodge in 1864; Spanish artist Pablo Picasso in 1881; actor Leo G. Carroll in 1892; explorer Richard Byrd in 1888; the Rev. Charles Coughlin, Roman Catholic radio evangelist, in 1891; country comedian Minnie Pearl in 1912; actors Billy Barty in 1924, Tony Franciosa in 1928 and Marion Ross, also in 1928, (age 88); basketball Hall of Fame member Bob Knight in 1940 (age 76); author Anne Tyler and pop singer Helen Reddy, both in 1941 (age 75); rock singer Jon Anderson and political strategist James Carville, both in 1944 (age 72); basketball Hall of Fame member Dave Cowens and Olympic gold medal wrestler Dan Gable, both in 1948 (age 68); Olympic gold medal U. S. hockey team member Mike Eruzione in 1954 (age 62); actors Nancy Cartwright in 1957 (age 59) and Tracy Nelson in 1963 (age 53); Rock and Roll Hall of fame member Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), in 1961 (age 55); violinist Midori Goto in 1971 (age 45); and singer Katy Perry in 1984 (age 32).

On this date in history:

In 1854, known to history as the Charge of the Light Brigade, 670 British cavalrymen fighting in the Crimean War attacked a heavily fortified Russian position and were killed.

In 1881, Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, was born in Malaga, Spain.

In 1929, during the Teapot Dome scandal , Albert B. Fall, who served as U. S. President Warren Harding's interior secretary, was found guilty of accepting a bribe while in office. He was the first presidential Cabinet member convicted of a crime.

In 1971, the United Nations admitted China as a member, ousting the Nationalist Chinese government of Taiwan.

In 1983, U. S. troops, supported by six Caribbean nations, invaded the tiny, leftist-ruled island of Grenada , rescuing 1,000 American students and restoring order to the country. The death toll in about two months of fighting exceeded 100.

In 1993, Canadian voters rejected the Progressive Conservative party of Prime Minister Kim Campbell and gave the Liberal Party, led by Jean Chretien of Quebec, a firm majority in Parliament.

In 2002, Democratic U. S. Sen. Paul Wellstone of Minnesota and seven others were killed in the crash of a small plane about 180 miles northeast of Minneapolis.

In 2009, the World Health Organization reported a global death toll from the H1N1 virus, known as swine flu, at 5,700. About 440,000 people were confirmed as having the disease.

In 2010, more than 400 coastal residents in western Sumatra were killed and thousands left homeless by a tsunami triggered by a 7.7-magnitude earthquake. About 750 miles away in central Java, the Mount Merapi volcano began a series of three eruptions that left a reported death toll of more than 300 with about 6,000 homeless. In 2011, U. S. officials reached an agreement with North Korea to resume recovery of the remains of soldiers killed during the Korean War. About 5,500 troops were believed missing in North Korea.

In 2012, police said two young children were stabbed to death in a luxury Upper West Side apartment in New York City. Their 50-year-old nanny, Yoselyn Ortega, who was hospitalized in critical condition with self-inflicted wounds, survived and was charged with two counts of murder. The children were 6-year-old Lucia Krim and her brother, Leo, 2.

In 2013, the Obama administration said it had hired a new contractor to fix the healthcare.gov website , which had been plagued by problems since it opened on Oct 1.

A thought for the day: "The Earth will not continue to offer its harvest, except with faithful stewardship. We cannot say we love the land and then take steps to destroy it for use by future generations. " -- Pope John Paul II

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27 /100 0.4 2016 World Series: We Will Raise Different Generation Of Cubs Fans (1.18/11) Most Chicago Cubs fans grew up with the heartbreak of 1984 , when the team lost three straight games to the San Diego Padres in the NLCS to choke away the pennant. Then again , with just five outs to go for a World Series berth, the team

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28 /100 1.4 Venezuela opposition bickers over dialogue with government (1.10/11) By Diego Oré and Anggy Polanco CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Leaders of Venezuela's opposition coalition publicly argued on Monday as its major factions turned against a surprise plan to hold talks with the unpopular government of President Nicolas Maduro. Opposition leaders were caught off guard by the announcement of the talks earlier in the day by coalition head Jesus Torrealba, splintering the disparate group just as it was preparing for a Wednesday street protest. "No dialogue has begun in Venezuela," said two-time presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, adding he had found out about the talks on television. "These devils want to use the good faith of Pope Francis to buy more time. " The opposition Democratic Unity coalition's major parties mostly said they would not be engaging in the talks, which are to be mediated by the Vatican, regional bloc the Union of South American Nations, and three former international leaders on the Caribbean island of Margarita on Sunday. The opposition was pushing to remove Maduro in a referendum this year as Venezuela undergoes a major economic crisis that has food running short and inflation destroying incomes. But the government nixed the signature drive last week, and a furious opposition vowed protests and a trial of the president for violating democracy. Maduro himself was in Rome meeting with Pope Francis, after a tour of oil- producing nations. "At last we are installing a dialogue between the opposition and the legitimate government," Maduro said, after the Pope urged him to alleviate Venezuelans' suffering. Past conversations between the bitterly polarized opponents have led to little progress. The opposition says Maduro is an inept autocrat who must leave office before the crisis worsens. The former bus driver and union leader vows not to be pushed out by what he calls a power-hungry elite seeking a coup. Torrealba was cautious. "Dialogue cannot mean a government strategy to win time," he said after meeting a Vatican envoy in Caracas. "It's a space to fight for a better country for all. " 'WE WANT FREEDOM!' The opposition is calling for nationwide protests for Wednesday as Venezuela's third year of recession has left many skipping meals because of widespread food shortages and spiraling prices. Capriles said the protests would go ahead and would continue until the government "respects the constitution. " No official agenda of the talks was announced, but the opposition is bound to bring up complaints about the quashing of its referendum bid to remove Maduro and the sidelining of the National Assembly, while the government will likely detail charges its foes are guilty of fraud, violence and coup plans. Among the mediators will be former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, former Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez and former Panamanian President Martin Torrijos. During a protest on Monday, student leaders said 27 demonstrators were injured in clashes with security forces in the volatile border city of San Cristobal near Colombia. "We want freedom! " chanted the several hundred protesters, who barricaded roads with burning rubble. A hotbed of anti-Maduro sentiment, San Cristobal was the site of the worst violence during protests two years ago that led to 43 deaths around the nation. Students also held scattered protests in other places, including the capital, Caracas, but most were holding fire for Wednesday's rallies, dubbed "The Takeover of Venezuela. " (Additional reporting by Eyanir Chinea and Corina Pons in CARACAS, Anggy Polanco in SAN CRISTOBAL; Writing by Andrew Cawthorne, Alexandra Ulmer and Girish Gupta; Editing by Alistair Bell and Peter Cooney)

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29 /100 7.4 Attackers kill 12 in Kenyan guesthouse blast near Somali border (1.09/11) NAIROBI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Attackers blew up part of a hotel in northeastern Kenya, killing at least 12 people on Tuesday, in a raid claimed by al Shabaab militants from neighbouring Somalia. The group said it had set out to kill non-Muslims in Kenya's Mandera area - the scene of numerous assaults by the fighters seeking to overthrow Somalia's Western-backed government and punish Kenya for sending in soldiers to oppose it. Rescuers pulled at least six survivors from the rubble and were searching for more, North Eastern Regional Commissioner Mohamoud Saleh said in a statement that did not name the attackers. Twelve people died in the attack, he said. "The Government of Kenya condemns this act of terror and condoles with families and friends of the bereaved," he added. Al Shabaab's spokesman for military operation, Abdiasis Abu Musab, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the gunmen had targeted non-Muslims and killed 15 people. "I counted nine bodies being removed from the building by colleagues, those dead could be more. Most of them had what looked like gun shot wounds and for others it seems rubble from the building had collapsed on them," said a police officer at the scene, who asked not to be named. The attack took place hours after fighters from the group shot dead an intelligence officer in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. "We have received some six people with injuries from the scene of the attack. Some have really lost blood, two are unconscious. We also received bodies of the dead but I was in the casualty wing and could not count how many they were," a nurse from Mandera County hospital told Reuters. Al Shabaab killed six people as a work site in Mandera area earlier in October. It has also struck deeper into Kenya, killing at least 67 people in an attack on Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall in 2013. (Reporting by George Obulutsa and Humphrey Malalo in Nairobi, Feisal Omar in Mogadishu and Joseph Akwiri in Mombasa; Editing by Andrew Heavens) Extremists kill 12 in in Kenya attack near Somali border independent.ie

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31 /100 2.6 Half of Detroit school board candidates bad with money (1.08/11) —

More than half of the candidates competing to lead the financially fragile Detroit public school district have filed for bankruptcy, or have had a foreclosure or an eviction, or have lost a lawsuit over unpaid bills, a local media partnership investigation shows.

The stakes for the Detroit Public Schools Community District are high. Leaders statewide will be watching the Nov. 8 election closely because, just five months ago, the Legislature approved a historic $617-million financial restructuring plan for the district, which was on the verge of running out of money. The election comes as Detroit emerges from the largest municipal bankruptcy in U. S. history. Many leaders insist that a strong public school system is imperative to the city's future.

Voters will face an exhausting list of 63 candidates when they go to the polls, and other than small forums, they have had little opportunity to meet the candidates. The election is unlike any other the city has seen. It was called four months ago, there was no primary and only the top seven finishers will win seats on the board.

To help Detroiters cast informed votes, the Detroit Free Press, Fox 2 Detroit, Bridge Magazine and WDET Detroit Public Radio formed an unprecedented partnership and spent two months investigating the candidates. The reporters reviewed hundreds of pages of court documents, property records, voting histories, tax liens and other public records. They asked the candidates to send in résumés and list their priorities and qualifications. The questionnaire also invited candidates to list missteps the public should know. Not a single candidate disclosed a shortcoming. But the reporters uncovered many.

Among their findings:

None of the candidates appears to have a criminal record. However, one of them, Ryan Townsend, was twice ticketed for soliciting prostitution. He works as a teachers aide at the Trix Performance Academy, a Detroit charter school.

The candidates’ financial problems could impact the board’s effectiveness, said John Chamberlin , professor emeritus of political science and public policy at the University of Michigan.

“You want people who are capable of understanding pretty big numbers, and understanding what the trade-offs are, what’s a good risk and what’s not,” Chamberlin said. “On the whole, the ability to fight your way through a budget is an important skill. Making decisions about the budget is extremely important, and you want people who are up to the job.”

Chamberlin added that money problems aren’t automatically disqualifying for candidates, noting that divorce, illness, a tanking economy or a declining neighborhood can all impact a family budget.

“People who are well-off financially when the economy tanks get through without trouble,” he said. “But people living close to the line are closer to getting into trouble.”

Whoever is elected will have his or her work cut out for them, but the board’s powers will also be limited. The new board will hire the new superintendent and have policy-making authority, but it cannot fire the superintendent on its own. It will be overseen by the Detroit Financial Review Commission , which also monitors the city’s finances. It must sign off on the board’s proposed budget and the appointment of key administrators.

By law, three straight years of deficit-free budgets could prompt a return to true local control for the district, something Detroiters have demanded after years of state oversight.

The question for voters is who is best prepared to provide leadership. And whether it matters that many candidates vying to run the financially struggling district have had financial calamities of their own. In all, 36 of the 63 candidates vying for seven at-large seats on the board have had either a bankruptcy, a foreclosure or lien for unpaid taxes, or been sued for unpaid debts. More than a dozen of them have experienced more than one type of financial setback.

Candidates Valerie Elaine Massey and Valencia Robin Grier lost the largest number of properties among the 13 candidates with foreclosures or liens.

Massey is a city employee who works in general services. She, her now ex-husband or the company she runs lost a total of seven properties for failing to pay taxes or keep up with mortgage payments, according to the Wayne County Register of Deeds records.

Massey acknowledged the loss of six of the seven properties, including the family home that was lost in 2010 with $45,657 owed on the mortgage. She said she did not sign the mortgage on a home lost in 1999. Her name, however, is on the mortgage, and the property was $25,000 in arrears at the time of the foreclosure. Her name is on the foreclosure document, as well.

Massey said a combination of divorce and pay cuts cost her both her home and the rental properties, which she said her ex-husband was managing.

Grier, a retired elementary school teacher, and her husband lost seven properties for failing to pay their property taxes.

In an e-mailed response to questions, Grier said the situation was “me and my husband’s business.”

The retired Detroit Public Schools teacher and mother of five DPS graduates said: “Though I have had many financial burdens as a result of the many cuts we teachers continue to have, it does not stop me from being a candidate.”

The most common problem candidates had was paying their bills, including rent. Some were even evicted.

Wanda Redmond and Renae Micou stand out among the 28 board candidates who were sued for unpaid bills and defaulted or agreed to make payments.

Landlords in Harper Woods and Detroit have sued Micou more than 30 times since 2002. Some cases ended with default judgments, others were settled, some were dismissed and at least one ended with a judgment for eviction. Micou submitted a résumé that states that she is a preschool administrator. She blamed the large number of lawsuits on an aggressive landlord who sued whenever the rent was late.

“It was just one of those times in life,” she said. “I was a single mom. I was just trying to juggle my bills with raising my three kids.”

Micou said she was also going to school. She acknowledged that her financial history may raise questions about her ability to oversee the district’s budget, but said she is confident other board members would hold her accountable.

“It doesn’t look the best, but the love and the dedication I have” will serve the district well, she said.

Redmond is a former school board member and is married to local activist Malik Shabazz. She was sued twice for unpaid debts and lost a home for unpaid taxes, records show. Redmond also battled the IRS, which placed multiple liens on her property for more than $86,000 in unpaid federal income taxes. She did not respond to requests for comment.

“There was nothing you could do but swallow it and keep on stepping,” Davis said.

Jennifer Smith, director of government relations for the Michigan Association of School Boards , said it will be up to voters to decide whether candidates’ financial history disqualifies them from serving on the school board.

But there are some qualities that are critical in the aftermath of the restructuring, she said.

“Voters should look for candidates that will take the job seriously and have concrete ideas on how to assist the turnaround of the district, but that also understand their role as a board member,” she said in an e-mail.

The $617-million restructuring plan passed by the state Legislature in June split the Detroit Public Schools into two entities as of July 1. The former Detroit Public Schools now exists solely for tax-collection purposes to pay off debt over the next decade. Its former, powerless 11-person board, was dissolved.

The new district, called the Detroit Public Schools Community District , will have seven school board members who will take office in January. The board will attempt to steady a district that has been in turmoil for years under state control.

Enrollment has fallen by more than two-thirds since 2000, as Detroit’s population has declined and students have fled to charter schools and suburban districts. More than 100 schools have closed since 2005.

The state has controlled DPS for all but three years since 1999. State-appointed emergency managers have run the district since 2009. It was also under state control from 1999 until 2005.

Earlier this year, teachers held sick-outs, closing school for several days, to call attention to poor building conditions and low wages.

David Arsen , an economist, professor and education researcher at Michigan State University, said the new board needs members who listen to parents and educators and work collaboratively with municipal leaders. Financial acumen is important, but not everything, he said.

“You can get the best business managers from across the state, and they would have a heck of a time managing this district with the things the board cannot control, such as if there’s an undisciplined expansion of charter schools all over the city,” Arsen said. “There will have to be learning by doing, there will have to be goodwill, there will have to be an appeal to higher values and moving forward.”

One candidate had trouble paying his bills, but that’s not all. Townsend, a teachers aide at Trix Performance Academy, a Detroit K-8 charter school in the state's Education Achievement Authority district, was ticketed twice for soliciting prostitution.

In 2005 and 2011, Townsend received tickets for a charge called “offer to engage the services of another for an act of prostitution.” The 2005 case was dismissed when the officer failed to show up for court. Townsend pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct to resolve the 2011 case.

He responded to requests for comment with an e-mail that said: “While some of the legal issues in question are valid, there are some that have no basis in reality. Some of the legal issues were a result of youth and financial instability. Other legal issues were the result of profiling and harassment and therefore, I cannot address them nor give them credence.

“Ultimately, any issue that is now being called into question is in no way a reflection of my maturation, nor do these issues negate my dedication and commitment to the children and families of the city of Detroit, and my mission to ensure that every child in my city has access to an excellent education.”

Reporters reviewed public records to detail the financial background of all 63 candidates. Some candidates said divorce, illness, income loss and other factors contributed to their financial problems. The records show that at, some point in their lives, the following candidates encountered financial issues.

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32 /100 3.0 EU's Schulz: Don't expect signing of EU-Canada trade deal this week (1.07/11) BERLIN, Oct 25 (Reuters) - European Parliament President Martin Schulz told German radio on Tuesday that he did not expect a free trade deal between the European Union and Canada to be signed this week. Belgium said on Monday it could not formally back the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) - which needs the unanimous support of the 28 EU nations - because its French-speaking Wallonia region opposes it. "I don't think that we'll get a solution this week," Schulz told Germany's Deutschlandfunk radio station. "That would seem to be very, very difficult to me. " He added that it would therefore be necessary to postpone an EU-Canada summit planned for Thursday. Whether or not an agreement can be reached this week depends on the federal Belgian government reaching an agreement with Wallonia on Tuesday, Schulz said. He said he was "sceptical" about that but thought they would ultimately find a compromise. In a broadcast statement on Monday Schulz said he was optimistic about finding a solution: "There is not only still hope with CETA. We are on the way to find a compromise and to find a solution for questions raised by the Wallonians, which are questions raised by a lot of citizens all over Europe. " (Reporting by Gernot Heller in Berlin and Philip Blenkinsop in Brussels; Writing by Michelle Martin; editing by Ralph Boulton) European stocks lifted by Brexit likely to knock 0.25 Brexit likely to knock 0.25 Failure of EU free trade deal Randstad, Orange and pct points off German pct points off German would leave Canada miners growth in 2017 - study growth in 2017-study stranded dailymail.co.uk dailymail.co.uk dailymail.co.uk dailymail.co.uk

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33 /100 1.3 Cassandra Thorburn lights up while speaking to mystery man amid 'split' from Karl Stefanovic (1.03/11) She broke her silence on social media regarding her rumoured split from Today host Karl Stefanovic in a lengthy, emotionally-charged post earlier this week. The unknown visitor was seemingly laid-back as he approached the fence, resting his hands in his pockets and on his hip during the chat. He wore blue jeans and a white collared button-up for the day- time gathering. The mature male also appeared to be balding on the back of his head and wore glasses. Cassandra kept constant eye contact with the man, using exaggerate hand gestures throughout their talk. The mother-of-three flaunted her fit figure in a tight activewear ensemble, consisting of lyrcra leggings and a black singlet top. Her toned arms and shoulders were on full display from behind the fence, after returning to the inside of her frontyard after running home. She appeared to only hold her keys in hand, with its pink key ring matching her sneakers unintentionally. Photographers were spotted taking interior and exterior pictures of the Sydney home only a day earlier. The camera team - believed to be from a real estate agency - appeared to be using standard photography equipment as they arrived at the property on Tuesday and were even seen taking photos with drones. It is not confirmed if Today co-host Karl and Cassandra are planning to sell the house amidst their alleged split. Karl’s mother is a doctrine to Photographers visit Karl us all Stefanovic and Cassandra headlinenewstoday.net Thorburn's Sydney home dailymail.co.uk

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34 /100 2.2 Kuznetsova cuts her own hair to beat Radwanska

(1.02/11) Svetlana Kuznetsova hacked off her own hair with a pair of scissors and burst into tears before saving a match point and beating the defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska 7-5 1-6 7-5 at the WTA Finals on Monday.

Despite appearing on the verge of exhaustion and close to breaking down, Kuznetsova somehow summoned up the energy to win her opening round-robin match in dramatic fashion, less than 48 hours after she qualified for the prestigious end-of-season championship.

Spectators at Singapore’s Indoor Stadium looked on in stunned disbelief when the Russian gave herself an impromptu haircut early in the deciding third set, asking the umpire to get her a large of pair scissors before proceeding to chop off the end of her ponytail and tossing the loose strands onto her seat.

“It was bothering me a lot. I was trying to put it behind my headband, but my hair is very thick and heavy,” Kuznetsova explained.

“When I was hitting the forehands every time I would hit a good shot…it would hit my eye every time and I had struggle.

“I thought, ‘ok, what’s more important now? My hair, which I can let grow, or the match? I thought, ‘okay, I’ve got to go for it right now’, and that’s it.”

Radwanska said she didn’t even realize her opponent had cut off her locks during the match.

“I didn’t even know that,” she told reporters. “Good thing she didn’t cut her anything else. I think hair is not very important.”

‘Have to stay tough’

Later, at the next change of ends, Kuznetsova returned to her seat and began to cry, sobbing into her towel before she regained her composure, wiping the tears from her cheeks and returning to the court to continue a gruelling contest which lasted almost three hours.

Her efforts looked to have been in vain when she dropped her serve to fall 5-4 behind and Radwanska got to match point but the Pole, who blew a 4-1 lead in the opening set, squandered her lone opportunity and Kuznetsova reeled off the last three games to register one of the bravest wins of her career.

“It’s what you have inside of you, something comes from the heart,” Kuznetsova said. “I always work very much and then being on the court, I knew I have to stay tough. You always have a chance to come back.

“I was trying as much, as hard as I can to fight and just be there.”

A two-time grand slam winner, Kuznetsova was appearing in the WTA Finals, restricted to the world’s top eight players, for the first time since 2009 but the physical and emotional effort of qualifying appeared to take its toll.

The 31-year-old needed to win the Kremlin Cup in Moscow on Saturday to leapfrog Britain’s Johanna Konta for the last spot in the field then had to fly straight to Southeast Asia just to be ready to play her opening match.

The Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova, appearing in the tournament for the first time after reaching the US Open last month, also saved a match point in her 6-2 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 win over French Open champion Garbine Muguruza.

Pliskova trailed 5-2 in the deciding third set after Muguruza had come from a set and a service break down to get on top, but rediscovered her form in the nick of time and won the last five games on the trot to take the victory after two and a half hours.

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35 /100 2.2 First Transgender Soldiers Seek Formal Army Recognition (1.02/11) Within weeks of the Pentagon allowing transgender service members to serve openly, Army officials said 10 soldiers have formally asked to be recognized as their new, preferred gender.

The small number represents only those who have publicly said they are transgender, and doesn't include soldiers who may be considering or beginning gender transition or those who don't yet want to make an official paperwork change. Gen. Mark Milley, chief of staff of the Army, said the key now is to educate the force, particularly commanders who will have to make decisions about soldiers in their units who request a gender change.

"Is the Army ready? Well, we are educating ourselves, and we are trying to get ready," Milley said in an interview with The Associated Press. "We're well-past the issue of debating and arguing about transgender. We are now into execution, to make sure the program is carried out with diligence, dignity, respect. "

The Pentagon policy took effect Oct. 1, and Army Secretary Eric Fanning approved the service's new transgender guidelines earlier this month. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced in June that he was ending the ban on transgender individuals serving openly in the military.

Transgender troops are now able to receive medical care and begin changing their gender identifications in the Pentagon's personnel system. Next year, the military services will begin allowing transgender individuals to enlist, as long as they meet required standards and have been stable in their identified gender for 18 months.

"We're monitoring implementation closely, and everything we've seen so far points to a military organization fully committed to treating everyone equally and providing medically necessary care to all troops, not just some," said Aaron Belkin, director of the California-based Palm Center, an independent research institute. "My conclusion, so far, is that implementation has proceeded smoothly and successfully. "

Milley and other military leaders expressed concerns that the department was moving too fast.

"The issue to do it or not to do it, to me is not an issue — the answer is yes," Milley said. "The question of how to do it so that it is deliberate, well thought out, executed with professionalism — that's a horse of a different color. Frankly I asked for more time. "

Milley said he did a lot of "self-education," meeting with transgender individuals, both military and civilian, as well as other groups.

Now, he said, the Army is getting education programs out to the force to make sure troops and commanders know the new rules, process, medical criteria and who has the authority to make decisions on a service member's gender change.

Under the new Army guidelines, training must be developed by Nov. 1, and it must be completed throughout the force by next July.

"It's going to take a little bit of time, but there are some things I don't think you need to necessarily be trained on," Milley said. "Rule One is treat your soldiers, your subordinates, your peers and your superiors as you want to be treated. Treat everybody with dignity and respect. Period. Flat out. Full stop. "

Transgender troops currently serving can request that their gender be officially changed, and they can submit required documentation, including medical approval saying the person has been stable in his or her preferred gender for 18 months and a driver's license showing the preferred gender.

Commanders will have 30 days to respond for active duty troops and 60 days for soldiers in the National Guard and Reserve. The transgender service members will be able to use the bathrooms, housing, uniforms and fitness standards of their preferred gender only after they have legally transitioned to that identity and it's documented in their military personnel records.

The new policy, however, gives military commanders some flexibility, noting that not all gender transition cases are the same. Commanders will have the discretion to make decisions on a case-by-case basis, including on job placement, deployments, training delays and other accommodations, based on the needs of the military mission and whether the service members can perform their duties.

According to the Army guidelines, commanders can allow "reasonable accommodations" including changes to housing, bathroom and shower use to respect the modesty or privacy interests of soldiers and maintain morale, order and discipline.

But, it prohibits creating transgender-only areas and says that any privacy accommodations that are made must be open for use by all soldiers, not just transgender individuals.

And commanders can't force a soldier to use a bathroom or shower of the person's preferred gender before their legal transition.

According to Carter, a RAND study found that there are between 2,500 and 7,000 transgender service members in the active duty military, and another 1,500 to 4,000 in the reserves.

Milley said the Army numbers so far are low, but the service doesn't track the number of soldiers who may be starting the gender transition process.

"We may not know the full scope yet," said Milley. "Others that may consider themselves as transgender but haven't self-identified publicly may be holding back because they want to see how things progress. "

First transgender soldiers seek formal Army recognition dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 03:43 By abcnews.go.com

36 /100 2.9 Despite warnings, extremely dangerous air bags not repaired (1.02/11) DETROIT (AP) — Owners of more than 300,000 Hondas have yet to get their air bags repaired, despite warnings from the automaker and regulators that the inflators have an extremely high chance of rupturing and causing injury or even death. Last week authorities said one of those air bags, equipped with an inflator made by Takata Corp., ruptured and killed a California woman, adding urgency to the search for the noncompliant vehicles. About 69 million Takata inflators have been recalled due to possible rupture. In June, government regulators said testing showed that inflators in 313,000 older Hondas and Acuras had as high as a 50 percent chance of rupturing in a crash. The regulators told owners of the cars to stop driving them and get them repaired. But four months later, only 13,000 of the cars have been repaired. Takata uses ammonium nitrate to create an explosion to inflate air bags. But the chemical can deteriorate when exposed to heat and humidity and blow apart a metal canister, spewing shrapnel. The inflators have killed as many as 16 people worldwide and injured more than 100. The death of the California woman, Delia Robles, was the 11th tied to Takata inflators in the U. S. Honda says it has mailed letters, placed Facebook ads, made telephone calls, and in some instances has visited owners. But the results point out that major holes remain in the U. S. safety recall system because owners can be hard to find, particularly when it comes to used cars that have changed hands multiple times. And some owners refuse to get repairs done no matter how many times they are notified. Safety advocates have called for laws banning the sale of any vehicle until recall repairs are made, or a national requirement that recalls be done before license plates can be renewed. But so far, there are few such requirements. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Florida, says Honda should do more. "No responsible automaker should be so slow in repairing defective vehicles where there's up to a 50 percent chance a driver could be killed or seriously injured if an air bag deploys," he said in a statement last week. But Honda says it's doing all it can. "It's not for lack of unprecedented effort to try to reach these owners," company spokesman Chris Martin said. Honda will pick up cars and drop off a loaner, says Martin, who adds that Honda has parts ready to repair all the dangerous cars. Karl Brauer, executive publisher of Autotrader.com, says it's hard for automakers to find owners of low-cost cars that are 10 or 15 years old, because many owners are young and move frequently or are immigrants who may have language barriers. Many cars have had four or more owners, making them harder to find. But because these cars are so dangerous, Brauer says it's time to either go to everyone's home or take all 300,000 off the road. NHTSA doesn't have legal authority to order those steps, spokesman Bryan Thomas said. The agency knows that traditional ways of contacting owners haven't been successful, and it's working with Honda on new methods, he said without offering specifics. NHTSA is seeking a rule requiring automakers to notify owners by e-mail and text message, measure that some automakers already take voluntarily. Thomas said Honda has told the agency that many of the 300,000 cars have been scrapped, but the agency wants proof. Robles, 50, of Corona, California, was killed Sept. 30 when her 2001 Honda Civic was hit head-on by a left-turning pickup truck as she was on her way to get a flu shot. Honda's Martin says she bought the car in mid-2015, likely from a small used-car dealer who purchased it two weeks earlier at an auction, which only dealers normally attend. While most automakers require new-car dealers to fix used cars subject to a recall, independent dealers don't have to. Honda mailed Robles multiple notices using an address from California registration data, Martin says. The car was first recalled in 2008, and since then, Honda has sent the four registered owners 20 letters, he says. There's no way for Honda to verify if Robles received the letters. Her son, Jose Contreras, said Friday that she never mentioned them to him. Martin says it's not practical for Honda to visit all the owners with super-dangerous inflators. But he and other Honda employees have gone to some homes. Last summer in Torrance, California, Martin spotted a 2002 Acura TL with a dangerous air bag parked on a city street. He left business cards and even a personal letter on the windshield, but heard nothing. So he went to the owner's nearby home. She didn't speak English well and had her son speak to Martin. They set up an appointment for later this week to get the inflator replaced.

Despite Warnings, Extremely Dangerous Air Bags Not Repaired abcnews.go.com

2016-10-25 03:34 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

37 /100 0.0 Labour fined £20,000 for undeclared election spending including for Ed Stone (1.02/11) Labour has been fined £20,000 by the Electoral Commission, the largest imposed by the body in its history, for undeclared election spending during the 2015 campaign, including more than £7,000 on the so-called “Ed Stone”.

The commission launched an investigation into two payments totalling £7,614 missing from the party’s election return that were spent on the stone tablet on which then Labour leader, Ed Miliband, had carved his six key election pledges, promising to display it in the Downing Street rose garden if he won the election.

After the commission launched its investigation, the party undertook an internal review, unearthing 24 other undeclared election expenses totalling £109,777.

However, the commission’s investigation then identified 49 further missing payments totalling £11,357 that related to the transport of the party’s activists on the Labour Express tour and Labour Students tour during the election.

Invoices were also missing from the party’s return, the commission found, with 33 bills totalling £34,392 absent from the accounts.

The commission said Labour’s general secretary, Iain McNicol, who is also its registered treasurer, had committed two election offences , involving missing payments of £123,748 from the campaign spending return and for failing to deliver invoices and receipts of more than £200 for payments totalling £34,392. The £20,000 fine, which has been paid by the party, is the largest fine the commission has imposed since it began operating in 2001. The commission said the party’s cooperation had been taken into account but called on the government to grant it the ability to impose even larger fines, given the scale of the underreporting.

Bob Posner, the commission’s director of party and election finance, said: “The Labour party is a well-established, experienced party. Rules on reporting campaign spending have been in place for over 15 years and it is vital that the larger parties comply with these rules and report their finances accurately if voters are to have confidence in the system.”

In a statement, the commission said it was pushing the government for an increase to the maximum £20,000 penalty available to it for a single offence “to an amount more in proportion with the spending and donations handled by large campaigners”.

Other parties could still be in line for fines or legal action because of general election spending. In May, Conservative activists were claimed to have misallocated expenditure for their “Battlebus 2015” campaign and hotel rooms for activists. The bus appears to have cost more than £2,000 a day to run, but the expense was deemed to be a national campaigning cost, rather than constituency costs.

The Electoral Commission had applied to the high court for documentation about the Conservatives’ election spending – which trended on Twitter as #ToryElectionFraud – but then withdrew the action when the party provided the information. Its investigation is ongoing and police forces across the country are also investigating in individual constituencies.

Other campaigns have also faced similar accusations, including the Better Together campaign in the Scottish referendum, which had undeclared expenses of about £57,000, and was fined £2,000.

Labour fined over ‘Ed Stone’ ubiquitous choosing costs headlinenewstoday.net

2016-10-25 03:34 Jessica Elgot www.theguardian.com

38 /100 3.7 Watford investigated by Football League over 'forged bank letter' claims (1.02/11) Watford are being investigated by the Football League for allegedly supplying false financial information.

The Telegraph newspaper claims it has obtained a forged bank letter submitted when Gino Pozzo became the Hornets owner before the 2014-15 campaign.

Watford won Premier League promotion that season, and could have points deducted or be fined if they are found to be at fault. Watford told the Telegraph they are carrying out an internal investigation.

An EFL spokesman confirmed it had started an investigation into "serious allegations" and had contacted the club after receiving information from the newspaper.

He said Watford had been asked to "provide a full and detailed response to the allegations".

The Telegraph claims the "fabricated" document shows that the holding company which owns Watford - Hornets Investment Ltd - had enough money to be issued a bank guarantee of up to £7m and therefore allow Italian Pozzo to take control of the club.

The newspaper says there is no indication that Pozzo himself knew that the letter had been obtained or submitted on his behalf.

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Watford subject to EFL disciplinary investigation dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 02:55 www.bbc.co.uk

39 /100 1.2 Australia coach Lehmann to 'chat' with aggrieved Khawaja (1.02/11) MELBOURNE, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Australia coach Darren Lehmann will have a 'private chat' with Usman Khawaja after the top order batsman publicly criticised selectors for dropping him during the Sri Lanka tour. Khawaja and opener Joe Burns were omitted for the third and final test in Colombo, which Australia lost to slump to a 3-0 series whitewash. Although both the Queenslanders struggled for runs, Khawaja told local media over the weekend he felt they were unfairly singled out. "It was disappointing that Joe Burns and I were sort of the scapegoats for not performing," Khawaja told Fairfax Media. "I found it pretty fickle that the selectors dropped me for the third one. " Khawaja's comments came less than a week before Lehmann and selectors Rod Marsh, Mark Waugh and Trevor Hohns, pick their squad for the three-test South Africa series starting in Perth on Nov. 3. Lehmann said he would talk to Khawaja but denied the batsman's comments would count against his hopes of a recall. "He is not on the back foot," Lehmann told local reporters in Brisbane on Tuesday. "(But) I will chat to him privately. "We would rather have these things played out between selectors and players. " Khawaja and Burns both enjoyed outstanding home summers against New Zealand and West Indies but struggled on the flat wickets of Sri Lanka in August where they averaged 13.75 and 8.50 runs respectively. "Being on the selection panel for the test match, it was warranted," Lehmann said of their omission in Colombo. "At the end of the day, there were different conditions and those two guys weren't playing well enough -- they averaged eight or seven in two test matches. "We had to change something, but that doesn't affect the summer at home. "We have to work out what we think the best batting line-up is for the summer. " Khawaja and Burns are hoping to impress selectors in Queensland's day-night Sheffield Shield match against New South Wales this week. Western Australia batsman Shaun Marsh, who replaced Burns and scored a century in Colomobo, is also bidding for a top order spot as he recovers from a hamstring injury. (Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

League convert Koroibete makes Wallabies tour squad dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 02:49 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

40 /100 1.6 China's FGC says won't necessarily drop bid for Germany's Aixtron (1.02/11) FRANKFURT, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund LP (FGC) said on Tuesday the German government's move to withdraw approval of its takeover of German chip equipment maker Aixtron did not necessarily mean it would scrap its bid. "The bidder is currently examining the legal implications of the letter in which the Economy Ministry withdrew the clearance certificate," Grand Chip Investment GmbH, the takeover vehicle of the Chinese investment fund controlled by businessman Zhendong Liu, said. Aixtron had said on Monday that Berlin had withdrawn its approval and would review the deal, throwing up an unexpected hurdle for the 670-million-euro ($728 million) deal on the home stretch. According to FGC, the Economy Ministry cited information indicating that Aixtron had technology that was relevant to security, especially to the defence sector, which could be exposed in a takeover. It did not provide further details. Aixtron makes machines used in the production of red, blue, green and white light emitting diodes (LEDs), but also makes products for the manufacture of memory chips, power management and nanomaterials. The government's move comes as protectionist noises from Berlin grow louder and just a week before Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel is due to travel to China with a business delegation. There is rising concern over whether the government should do more to protect strategic technologies following a series of bids for German companies by Chinese investors this year. FGC expects to publish the result of its takeover offer for Aixtron on Thursday. It already said on Friday it had obtained 65 percent of shares by 1200 GMT on Friday, 10 hours before its offer ran out. (Reporting by Maria Sheahan; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)

Voluntary Public Takeover Offer by Grand Chip Investment GmbH for AIXTRON SE prnewswire.com

2016-10-25 02:12 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

41 /100 2.8 Indian Business Giant Tata Sons Removes Chairman Cyrus Mistry (1.02/11) ( NEW DELHI ) — The board of directors of Tata Sons on Monday removed Cyrus P. Mistry as chairman, four years after he took the reins of India ’s largest conglomerate.

Tata stocks fall after chairman Mistry ousted dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 02:11 system article.wn.com

42 /100 0.6 IMF Cuts 2016 Growth Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa to 1.4% (1.02/11) NAIROBI, Kenya—A tale of two Africas is emerging as many economies struggle to cope with the crash in prices for oil and other commodities, while others are sustaining fast growth, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday in its twice-yearly report on the region.

The IMF cut its full-year growth outlook for sub-Saharan Africa to 1.4% from an earlier expectation for 3% growth. It said any recovery in 2017 will be modest, uncertain...

IMF urges African states to cut deficits as growth grinds lower dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 02:06 Matina Stevis www.wsj.com

43 /100 5.0 Former Christie aide to face more cross-examination

(1.02/11) NEWARK, N. J. (AP) — Federal prosecutors will resume their cross- examination of a former aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who is facing criminal charges in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal.

Former Christie Aide to Face More Cross- Examination abcnews.go.com

2016-10-25 01:53 system article.wn.com

44 /100 0.5 ‘Bato’: 30 celebrities on drug list submitted to Duterte

(1.02/11) The Philippine National Police (PNP) has at least 30 names of celebrities and television personalities on its list of persons involved in the illegal drug trade, PNP chief Dir. Gen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa confirmed.

“The list the NCRPO (National Capital Region Police Office) gave to me has around 30 names of celebrities,” Dela Rosa said in a press conference at Camp Crame.

READ: Celebrities next on ‘Tokhang’ list — Dela Rosa

Dela Rosa said he has submitted the list to President Rodrigo Duterte. He said the President will include the names on the latter’s own “celebrity watchlist.”

“Pinasa ko na sa Malacananang at idagdag na iyon sa listahan ni Presidente. Meron siyang mga “celebrity watchlist.” So ‘yung galing sa akin idagdag niya na iyon. Kung sino sino ‘yung mga kinanta nu’ng celebrity supplier nila ng drugs,” he said.

“Hintayin na lang natin kung i- aannounce ni Presidente ‘yung mga pangalan or kung ayaw niya i- announce, we still initiate our moves,” Dela Rosa added.

The figure, however, was contrary to the previous claim of former Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption chair and Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chair Martin Diño, who said that there are about 50 celebrities on the President’s drug list.

Of the 50, 10 are suspected drug pushers while others were known users of party drugs.

The police chief earlier vowed that no special treatment would be given to celebrities and TV personalities in the government’s crackdown on drugs.

READ: PNP to use ‘modified Tokhang’ for celebrities on drugs – Bato

He said the police will soon conduct “Oplan Tokhang” on celebrities involved in drugs, visit them in their houses and in some TV stations to ask them to change their ways.

READ: Celebrity drug list: Pasok ba ang idol mo?

Dela Rosa said the police are willing to invite the media to join them during their Tokhang operation on celebrities.

Some celebrities who have been accosted recently by the authorities for drug use or possession include actor Marc Anthony Fernandez and former sexy stars Sabrina M. and Krista Miller. IDL/rga

Duterte to reach out to Congress for consensus on drug menace newsinfo.inquirer.net

2016-10-25 00:00 Julliane Love entertainment.inquirer.net

45 /100 45 /100 1.9 Obamacare premiums rise; Clinton campaign had diversity concerns (10 Things to Know for Tuesday)

(1.02/11) Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday:

1. WHICH BATTLEGROUND STATE IS RAISING ALARMS FOR TRUMP

Crucial Pennsylvania may be slipping away to Clinton. A loss there would leave Trump only a razor-thin pathway to winning the White House. 2. CLINTON CAMPAIGN MEASURES DIVERSITY AMONG STAFF IN EMAILS

Senior staff members on Hillary Clinton's nascent campaign were conscious about diversity in the top ranks two months before the Democratic presidential candidate formally announced her bid, according to hacked emails among more than 3,000 released by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks on Monday.

3. WHAT'S LATEST BAD NEWS FOR 'OBAMACARE'

The administration confirms that premiums will go up sharply next year for health insurance sold to millions of consumers through HealthCare.gov.

4. MASS EXODUS FROM MOSUL FEARED

Camps have been set up to accommodate 60,000 people, but some 200,000 could be displaced in the first weeks of the battle to drive the Islamic State group from the city.

5. SUSPECT IN KILLINGS, CARJACKINGS, COP SHOOTINGS ON THE RUN

Authorities hunt for a man suspected of going on a violent rampage in the Oklahoma City area while apparently taunting law enforcement via social media.

6. WHO'S DEVOTING TIME TO VENEZUELA'S POLITICAL CRISIS

Pope Francis meets with President Nicolas Maduro as the Vatican takes a more active role trying to defuse the tense standoff in the South American nation.

7. CAR BUYERS, TAKE NOTE

Lexus, Toyota and Buick are the most reliable brands in Consumer Reports' latest survey, a reward for their conservative approach to new technology.

8. WHERE CIGARETTES TAKE HIGHEST TOLL In the U. S., cancer deaths tied to smoking are highest among men in Southern states where smoking is more common and rules against it are less strict.

9. JURORS TOSS STALKING COUNT

A jury acquits a man of stalking TV star Kendall Jenner but convicts him of trespassing at her secluded Hollywood Hills home.

The Cleveland Indians' last title was in 1948. The Chicago Cubs are trying to win for the first time since 1908.

Clinton campaign carefully considered staff diversity cbs46.com

2016-10-25 01:11 Associated Press www.nola.com

46 /100 0.7 Plunging Solar Equipment Prices Fuel Trade Complaints (1.02/11) Use of solar power is soaring, but Europe's biggest solar panel manufacturer, SolarWorld, took the surprise step last month of cutting 500 jobs from its workforce of 3,000.

The reason? Global sales are on track for a record year but prices are plunging due to a glut of supply. That is encouraging the spread of clean energy but squeezing manufacturers, leading to politically sensitive job losses.

ProSun, a group that represents European suppliers, blames China, which it says is flooding export markets and depressing prices by propping up money-losing manufacturers. Industry experts say the problem is global and reflects missteps by manufacturers and shifting energy policies in Europe and the United States.

Solar panels are among many industries, from steel and cement to wind turbines, where Chinese production capacity soared during the past decade's economic boom until it vastly exceeded demand.

ProSun is pressing European Union trade officials for action, making this the latest industry, along with steel and aluminum, to be hit by political tensions over a surge of low-cost Chinese exports.

On average, global prices of solar cells have fallen 20 percent since July, according to Edurne Zoco, who follows the industry for IHS Markit.

Suppliers must sell at a loss or cut output, said Milan Nitschke, a SolarWorld executive who is president of ProSun.

"It's a problem for every manufacturer outside China," said Nitschke. "Chinese manufacturers also are in trouble but they can be confident that if they struggle, a Chinese banker will save them. "

Prices of solar modules in the U. S. were down 13 percent from a year earlier in late June, at 59 cents per watt of generating capacity, the Solar Energy Industries Association says.

The biggest U. S. manufacturer, First Solar Inc., reported its profit for the three months ending in June fell 85 percent from a year earlier.

The No. 2 U. S. producer, SunPower Corp., announced Aug. 9 it would close a factory in the Philippines and eliminate 1,200 jobs following a quarterly loss of $70 million.

U. S. regulators imposed import tariffs of up to 250 percent in 2012 on Chinese solar cells and hiked duties on other solar products last year to offset what they deemed improper subsidies and unfairly low export prices.

In a written response to questions, the U. S. Commerce Department said it has received no new complaints from American manufacturers since issuing those orders.

SolarWorld announced Sept. 21 it would eliminate 500 temporary jobs at two sites in Germany.

Chinese and European prices are "in a neck-and-neck race to the bottom," said PV Magazine, which follows the industry. It said remaining European producers "have just a few years left at best. "

A group representing Chinese exporters denies they are selling solar panels abroad at prices below production cost.

Chinese manufacturers have cut costs by improving their technology, said Zhang Sen, general secretary of the solar division of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Machinery & Electronic Products.

"Chinese companies are not maliciously lowering export prices," Zhang said in an email.

Beijing has encouraged solar manufacturers with low-cost loans and other aid. Production expanded until by 2012 the market was awash in low-cost solar panels. That set off price-cutting wars and a wave of bankruptcies.

Communist leaders have promised to shrink bloated industries but want to protect technology creators. Hundreds of small Chinese solar manufacturers have shut down while bigger companies are shielded from bankruptcy.

After it defaulted on a 1.7 billion yuan ($267 million) bond payment this year, solar panel maker Yingli Group, a sponsor of the 2014 football World Cup in Brazil, received 2 billion yuan ($310 million) from the China Development Bank. Regulators were lining up another 7.5 billion yuan ($1.2 billion), according to Chinese news reports.

China passed Germany last year as the biggest user of solar power and has raised its official 2020 target for solar generating capacity by 50 percent to 150 gigawatts — more than triple the amount installed to date.

Environmentalists and other governments have lauded such policies.

New capacity added in China in the first half of 2016 soared by 300 percent over a year earlier to 20 gigawatts, according to the China Photovoltaic Industry Association, which represents manufacturers.

Manufacturers ramped up production, but demand in China collapsed after a lower subsidy rate took effect July 1.

"The companies are desperately looking for customers," said Nitschke. "The Chinese don't want to dump, but since the government stopped supporting demand in China itself, they need to. "

China is the biggest manufacturer but suppliers everywhere contributed to the surplus by expanding despite warnings they would overshoot demand, according to IHS Markit's Zoco.

"This is a common factor across all manufacturers," he said.

New solar generating capacity installed worldwide rose 25 percent last year over 2014 to 56 gigawatts, according to the U. N. Environment Program. Forecasters expect this year's new installations to reach 60 to 75 gigawatts.

"With these low prices, in a number of countries demand is picking up, especially in emerging markets," said Frank Haugwitz, an industry consultant in Beijing.

Projects are under development in the Middle East , Latin America and Africa, where solar used to be too expensive, he said.

A bid in September by a partnership between a Chinese manufacturer, Jinko Solar Ltd., and Japan's Marubeni Corp. to build a proposed 350-megawatt solar power project in Abu Dhabi set a new low in prices. Jinko and Marubeni said they can deliver power for 2.42 U. S. cents per kilowatt hour.

Beijing is encouraging Chinese manufacturers to shift production to India, Southeast Asia, Brazil and elsewhere to reduce the supply glut at home and avoid U. S. and European curbs on solar panels from China.

That is undercutting Indian leaders' hopes of nurturing their own solar technology industry.

The Chinese share of India's solar technology market jumped from 50 percent to 75 percent over the past year, according to Bridge to India, a consulting firm. It said Chinese brands now account for eight India's top 10 suppliers.

Beijing resolved European Union dumping complaints by agreeing to set a minimum price of 56 euro cents per watt on Chinese-made solar panels exported to the 28-nation trade bloc. ProSun accuses suppliers of violating that pact by charging as little as 40 euro cents per watt and secretly paying rebates or mislabeling Chinese-made panels as coming from other countries.

European manufacturers want the EU to extend the agreement, but groups that promote renewable energy want it scrapped. They say it hampers the spread of solar by inflating costs.

Plunging solar equipment prices fuel trade complaints dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 01:01 By abcnews.go.com

47 /100 0.0 Judge faces deadline on $15B Volkswagen emissions deal (1.02/11) A federal judge in San Francisco is facing a Tuesday deadline to decide whether to approve the largest auto-scandal settlement in U. S. history, giving most affected Volkswagen owners the option for a vehicle buyback after the company acknowledged cheating on emissions testing and putting dirty cars on the road.

U. S. District Judge Charles Breyer said at a hearing last week that he was strongly inclined to give the nearly $15 billion deal final approval but wanted time to consider owners' objections and decide whether he should recommend any changes.

Breyer gave preliminary approval in July. It calls for the German automaker to spend up to $10 billion to buy back or repair about 475,000 Volkswagens and Audi vehicles with 2-liter diesel engines and pay their owners an additional $5,100 to $10,000 each.

The settlement also includes $2.7 billion for unspecified environmental mitigation and an additional $2 billion to promote zero-emissions vehicles.

The scandal has damaged Volkswagen's reputation and hurt its sales. The company is still facing potentially billions more in fines and penalties and possible criminal charges.

Attorneys who negotiated the settlement said it included substantial payments to car owners and had resounding support. More than 330,000 people have signed up for settlement benefits, with about 3,200 opting out, Elizabeth Cabraser, lead attorney for the plaintiffs, told Breyer at a hearing last week.

Some owners objected, saying they should receive the full purchase price of their vehicles. Mark Dietrich, an Audi owner from San Francisco, told the judge last week that Volkswagen played owners for fools and the settlement didn't go far enough to compensate them for the company's fraud.

Volkswagen attorney Robert Giuffra encouraged Breyer to approve the deal, saying it was good for buyers and would help the company regain people's trust.

The company said in April that it has set aside $18.2 billion to cover the cost of the global scandal, which erupted in September 2015 when the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency said Volkswagen had fitted many of its cars with software to fool emissions tests. Car owners and the U. S. Department of Justice sued.

The software recognized when the cars were being tested on a treadmill and turned on pollution controls. The controls were turned off when the cars returned to the road. The EPA alleged the scheme let the cars spew more than 40 times the allowable limit of nitrogen oxide, which can cause respiratory problems in humans.

The company's sales have since faltered. In the first five months of 2015, before the scandal, Volkswagen sold 144,006 cars in the U. S. In the first five months of this year, the total fell 13 percent, to 125,205.

Judge Faces Deadline on $15B Volkswagen Emissions Deal abcnews.go.com

2016-10-25 00:49 The Associated www.charlotteobserver.com

48 /100 13.0 Cisco the bear, who once lived at Queens Zoo, dies at age 23 (1.02/11) A 23-year-old Andean bear who once called the Queens Zoo his home died Monday in Washington, officials said.

Cisco, who had become less active and was having a hard time breathing in the past week, died during an emergency medical examination, Smithsonian National Zoo officials said.

He was paired with Andean bear Spangles at the Queens Zoo in 2006, but they couldn’t produce offspring. Cisco moved to the National Zoo in 2013, and sired two cubs, Mayni and Muniri, in November 2014. Trey Burke's full comments on Michigan, being unprepared for NBA life shed light on NCAA experience mlive.com

2016-10-25 00:21 John Annese feeds.nydailynews.com

49 /100 (1.02/11) 1.0 Early voting: 6.5 million votes already cast With early voting underway in multiple key battleground states and beyond, the 2016 election is already well underway. MSNBC's Brian Williams and NBC News' Chris Jansing share the details.

Early voting poll locations fox13now.com

2016-10-24 23:28 The 11th www.msnbc.com

50 /100 1.0 Netflix CEO: Net Neutrality Key to AT&T – Time Warner Merger (1.02/11) Netflix CEO Reed Hastings signaled that his company wasn’t outright opposing the AT&T ’s acquisition of Time Warner at the Wall Street Journal’s WSJ. D Live conference in Laguna Beach, California Monday night.

Hastings cautioned that the deal is still very new, and that not all the implications are clear yet. But he also argued that it’s all about preserving an equal playing field. “As long as HBO’s bits and Netflix’s bits are treated the same, that would be a starting point,” he said. “The key thing is with us net neutrality.”

Netflix has in the past been a vocal opponent of some big media and telco mergers, notably opposing the proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable by Comcast; however, the company subsequently spoke out in support of Charter’s acquisition of Time Warner Cable. Asked whether Netflix would be looking to acquire content companies of its own, Hastings said that he is constantly getting approached by bankers, despite not having any interest at all in it. “ We don’t take any of the calls, any of the meetings, ” he said.

Hastings also reiterated that Netflix was sticking with movies and TV shows, and not looking to branch out in news or sports. Instead, he said Netflix was looking to further integrate vertically, and actually produce its own content instead of buying its originals from other studios.

He went on to say that as Netflix grows globally, it is increasingly focusing on high-end content. “ As distribution grows, the high end grows,” he said. That’s in part because YouTube and others already have the low end covered, he argued.

Instead, Netflix may one day spend twice as much on TV shows as HBO is spending on “Game of Thrones.”Asked Hastings: “ What does 20 million dollar an hour television look like?”

However, Hastings also half-joked that entertainment consumption habits could fundamentally change, to the point where consumers may decide to one day use drugs for immersive experiences, instead of relaxing in front of their TV. “Then it’s time to sell at AT&T,” he quipped.

This is what Netflix's Reed Hastings thinks of the AT&T-Time Warner merger cnbc.com

2016-10-24 23:19 Janko Roettgers variety.com

51 /100 1.9 Sculptures by the Sea artworks destroyed by huge waves at Bondi and Tamarama beaches (1.02/11) Huge waves have destroyed several Sculptures by the Sea artworks, leaving a trail of destruction along beaches at the world's largest annual exhibition of its kind. For the first time in 20 years, a monstrous 12-foot swell blasted the coastline, with waves smashing Tamarama and Bondi beaches in Sydney's eastern suburbs. And despite efforts to relocate some of the artworks in the sand, a king tide managed to drag some sculptures along the beach before being swept into the ocean on Monday. Two artworks have been lost and another three were damaged by the wild weather, just less than a week after the opening of the popular exhibition. On Tuesday, workers used a forklift to relocate some installations after they were buried in the sand following the severe conditions. Scroll down for video Exhibition founder David Handley told ABC TV the organisers had taken a number of precautions to try and save all the artworks on Tamarama beach. 'We have a very high tide, a huge swell which has still not abated,' he said. 'For four hours the sculptures were pounded. We prepared for this but didn't expect it to be significant.' Other pieces, by Alyssa Sykes- Smith, Anne Levich and Sang Sug Kim, were damaged, with the latter to be moved later on Tuesday. 'We hope to retrieve it by crane at low tide. With the base and the sculpture, it was two tonnes. That's how strong the water was,' Mr Handley said. 'We have the excavator this morning. By early this afternoon, we will be back to normal.' 'Fair Dinkum Offshore Processing' - an artwork by Bronek Kozka - also fell victim to the wild conditions, thrashed by the tide before being dragged into the ocean. Mr Kozka told Sydney Morning Herald that he was in 'shock' and 'still processing' the news that his work had been 'totally been broken apart.' 'The emotions are going up and down a little bit,' the 46-year-old said. 'I'm upset that it's gone, but I'm more upset that offshore processing is an issue we need to keep in peoples' minds all the time, and now they won't be seeing it.' German artist Angelika Summa's Alien: Self consciousness is a virus from outer space, was also lost to sea. An enormous red Havaiana thong and bronzed rhino buried in the sand were both battered by water but remained intact when conditions eased on Monday afternoon. Sightseers watched on in horror as the waves pounded the artworks. Two further artworks placed precariously by the rocks on the walkway between Bondi and Tamarama were destroyed by the conditions. A number of the artworks were pushed back 25 metres on the beach, and all of them were anchored in the sand - some almost a metre deep. 'Today's king tide, it's right on high tide now, and a huge swell. So unfortunately we've really got the trifecta,' Mr Handley said. 'The work that has been destroyed, we moved it 25 metres back from the end of the stormwater drain. In all these years we've never had a work damaged on there, but the waves were so strong they still swept it off.'

Huge waves destroy Sculpture by the Sea artworks on Sydney beaches – video theguardian.com

2016-10-24 23:11 Cindy Tran www.dailymail.co.uk

52 /100 3.0 ChemChina ready to offer EU extra remedies to clear $43 bln Syngenta deal - source (1.01/11) By Chen Aizhu BEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Chinese state-owned chemicals company ChemChina is ready to offer more concessions to win European Union anti-trust approval for its $43 billion bid for Swiss pesticide and seed group Syngenta AG, a source with direct knowledge of the process said. Shares in Syngenta dived more than 9 percent on Monday after a European Commission spokesman said the companies had not offered concessions to get the deal through, raising concerns about the likelihood of a longer, full investigation from the the EU's competition watchdog. ChemChina submitted a proposal to the European Commission in September, including a plan to divest some $20 million worth of assets from its agrichemical subsidiary Adama Agricultural Solutions, the Beijing-based source told Reuters. But those divestment plans were seen inadequate by the commission, which raised "a more detailed menu of possible remedies" during last week's meeting with companies, said the source, who declined to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media. ChemChina is ready to fully cooperate with the European Commission and come up with a remedy plan that can satisfy the approvers, the source added. A ChemChina spokesman was not immediately available for comment. Syngenta said earlier on Tuesday that regulators in EU and elsewhere have requested a large amount of additional information and the firm now expected the regulatory process to extend into the first quarter of 2017. Syngenta said it remained confident it would win the approvals. Regulatory scrutiny over the ChemChina-Syngenta deal, China's largest-ever overseas acquisition, comes at a time the global agricultural chemicals industry is seeing a wave of consolidation as companies bulk up to better compete with each other. (Editing by Lincoln Feast)

Brexit likely to knock 0.25 Syngenta says ChemChina pct points off German deal to stretch into 2017 growth in 2017 - study dailymail.co.uk dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 03:41 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

53 /100 4.0 China stocks end flat, raw materials sector firm

(1.01/11) Oct 25 (Reuters) - China stocks barely moved on Tuesday, consolidating recent gains thanks to continued demand for raw material shares, while infrastructure and transportation firms took a breather. The blue-chip CSI300 index was flat at 3,367.45, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.1 pct to 3,131.94 points. Investors remained wary over further yuan depreciation as the Chinese currency touched a fresh six-year low against the U. S. dollar in early trade on Tuesday. It drifted back into positive territory after China's deputy central bank governor Yi Gang said the exchange rate would remain broadly stable. However, there were no signs the yuan deprecation worries were affecting China's equity, bond and commodities markets, China Investment Securities analysts wrote in a research note. Sectoral performance was mixed. Infrastructure and transportation stocks lost the most as investors took profits, while material and consumer staples advanced. Coal miners gained on the back of higher coal prices as government efforts to reduce capacity led to supply shortages in some areas. China's state planner has called another last-minute meeting to discuss with more than 20 coal mines more steps to boost supplies to electric utilities and tame a rally in thermal coal prices, according to two sources and local media. (Reporting by the Shanghai Newsroom; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

European stocks lifted by China stocks dip amid yuan Randstad, Orange and weakness; Hong Kong flat miners dailymail.co.uk dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 03:25 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

54 /100 (1.00/11) 2.1 Sterling weak, eyes on BOE's Carney LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Sterling slipped on Tuesday, weighed down by expectations that the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney could flag the possibility of further monetary easing when he speaks later in the day. Carney appears at the House of Lords Economic Committee to discuss the economic consequences of the Brexit vote and he has the potential to unsettle the pound which has been trading in a $1.22-$1.23 range in the past few sessions. Traders said with investors pricing out chances of a near-term rate cut from the BOE, a dovish tone from Carney could see the market start to re-price the prospect of a rate cut and push the British pound lower. Carney's testimony also comes at a time when relations between the BOE and the government appear tense after the Prime Minister Theresa May warned that quantitative easing was having an adverse effect on savers and pensioners. Carney hit back saying he will not "take instruction" over policy. Sterling was trading 0.1 percent down at $1.2227 while the euro was up slightly at 88.90 pence "If Carney strikes a more diplomatic tone, then we don't see why the current range in sterling/dollar would not persist," said Kathleen Brooks, research director at City Index, a brokerage. In the past few weeks as politics took centre stage, concerns about a "hard" Brexit by Britain and a tough stance by the European Union in the negotiations that are likely to start next year saw sterling take a battering. This week, though, the focus will be on the third-quarter growth readings for the economy due to be released on Thursday. After a strong second-quarter, Britain's economy is expected to slow and is forecast to grow at 0.3 percent in the third quarter. The report will be the first reading of how the broad economy has performed in the immediate aftermath of the shock vote to leave the EU in June. So far, all the evidence has suggested that the economy has held up well and the country is likely to dodge a recession. Nevertheless, the currency has shed nearly 18 percent against the dollar since the June vote with losses accelerating in October after May raised the spectre of a "hard" Brexit. Under a "hard" Brexit the government will negotiate for an exit that favours tighter immigration controls over free trade, likely curbing foreign investment needed to fund Britain's huge current account deficit. (Reporting by Anirban Nag; Editing by Jermey Gaunt) European stocks lifted by Randstad, Orange and miners dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 03:58 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

55 /100 3.4 Svelte Dame Helen Mirren, 71, in black dress at ELLE

(1.00/11) Dame Helen Mirren turned back the years on Monday night when she attended the 23rd Annual ELLE Women In Hollywood Awards. The 71- year-old showed off her incredible figure in a body- hugging black dress which gave her an incredibly youthful appearance. The event, held at the Four Seasons hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, honoured eight female super talents, who all appear on the magazine's latest covers. Scroll down for video Helen appeared in high spirits as she walked the red carpet at the event, wearing a huge smile on her face. She added some edge to her look with an oversized silver statement necklace which drew attention to the cleavage. Wearing heeled sandals, she carried a cute clutch bag in her hand and added a pop of colour to her look with a slick of red lipstick. She was in good company on the night as also being honoured was Kristen Stewart, Lupita Nyong'o, Amy Adams, Anna Kendrick, Aja Naomi King, Felicity Jones and Kathy Bates. Helen was pictured catching up with fellow actress Lupita, who looked beyond incredible in a burnt orange and green satin lace dress. She wore her hair high up on her head with an accessory which matched her outfit perfectly. Meanwhile, Helen has been busy promoting her latest movie offering, Eye In The Sky, which sees her take on the role of Colonel Katherine Powell a military officer in command of an operation to capture terrorists in Kenya. The film unfolds as she struggles to control a mission escalate as an young girl enters the kill zone - something that triggers an international dispute. The film received rave reviews garnering a 4/5 from both The Guardian and Empire, as well as a commendable 95% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Nicole Kidman leads glamour at InStyle Awards dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 03:41 Rebecca Davison www.dailymail.co.uk

56 /100 1.3 Two Saudi security officers shot dead by gunmen - Arabiya TV (1.00/11) DUBAI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Gunmen shot dead two Saudi security officers in the eastern city of Dammam on Tuesday, Saudi-owned Arabiya TV reported. Pictures posted on Arabiya's website showed police cars with flashing lights crowding the crime scene, a residential street. "Two security men were martyred... three unidentified gunmen opened fire on the two security men as they returned from work in Dammam," the channel said, adding that the officers were driving a private car. Two other policemen were shot dead in the city in September. Eastern Province is home to many Shi'ite Muslims, who form a minority in the conservative Sunni Muslim kingdom. There have been shootings of security forces in the Eastern Province in the past by Shi'ite militants angry at what they say is repression of their community. (Reporting By Mohamed el Sharif and Noah Browning; Editing by Ralph Boulton)

Al Shabaab gunmen kill intelligence officer in Somali capital dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 03:25 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

57 /100 1.6 Show compassion to seniors, PWDs, Angara urges executive branch (1.00/11) Senator Sony Angara appealed for compassion on Tuesday over the government’s plan to lift the value-added-tax (VAT) exemptions on senior citizens and people with disabilities (PWDs).

Finance Undersecretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua said that by removing the exemptions, the government can generate P3 billion to P6 billion from seniors, and around P1 billion from the PWDs.

Chua said the leakage from VAT exemption for the elderly was about P6 billion to P10 billon as senior citizens cards were also reportedly being used by non-card holders. “Unlike other government IDs, these are not well- protected IDs. They can be printed by anyone,” he said.

If that’s the only problem, then Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto proposed to just amend the law.

But Chua said another reason why the government is planning to forego the “non- essentials” for seniors is that most of the perks were being enjoyed by the rich senior citizens. He earlier said that the government would retain the exemption on seniors’ medicines.

READ: VAT exemption on seniors’ meds retained in new reform proposal

Based on the census, Chua said, there are 7.5 million elderly in the country and 10 percent or 750,000 of them are considered rich.

The number of PWDs, on the other hand, was 700,000 and the government expects to generate roughly about P1 billion if the tax exemption, which has yet to be imposed, would be lifted.

But Angara said lifting the VAT exemptions on the two sectors would be a “very emotional,” and “highly-charged” issue.

While he recognized that the expected income from the two sectors were small, Chua said the government is “fighting more on the principle of equity.”

“But there’s also the principle of compassion, USec,” Angara said, “I think one of the reasons why the President came into power is because other candidates were perceived as less compassionate than the President and the President was one of the few who early on came out with a promise of tax reforms.”

READ: ‘Tax reforms winning it for Du30’

“But he never campaigned to say that I’ll take away the benefits enjoyed by seniors, I’ll take away the benefits enjoy by the PWDs. He said I’m gonna help working people have more money in their pockets. That’s my recollection,” the senator added.

Chua pointed out that the government would only lift the VAT exemption, and not the “biggest part of the benefit” of seniors, which is the 20 percent discount.

“It will remain,” the finance official said of the discount. “And we really want to be compassionate for those who really need it, the poor.” IDL VAT exemption on seniors’ meds retained in new reform proposal newsinfo.inquirer.net

2016-10-25 00:00 Maila Ager newsinfo.inquirer.net

58 /100 0.6 Support for Australian PM falls, sets scene for potential leadership tensions (1.00/11) By Colin Packham SYDNEY, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Support for Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is at its lowest level since his election last year, according to an opinion poll on Tuesday, fuelling speculation of more political upheaval in a country that has seen four leaders in six years. The Australian newspaper poll showed Turnbull's net satisfaction rating, which measures the difference between those who are satisfied and those who are dissatisfied, had fallen to 29 points, some 11 points lower than after his July 2 election. Turnbull enjoys only marginal more support from the electorate than Australia's previous prime minister, Tony Abbott, whom he toppled in a party room coup year ago due to poor voter support. When asked about the poll, Turnbull said he was unconcerned about the findings. "The important thing for me, as prime minister, and for my government, is to get on with the job of governing and delivering, and that is what we're doing," Turnbull told reporters in Brisbane. Turnbull, who's progressive reputation is seen at odds with the powerful conservative wing of his own Liberal Party, has been mired by recent internal divisions. He and Abbott, now a backbencher, become embroiled in a public row over Australia's strict gun laws last week, while a spat between two of the country's senior legal officers further fuelled tensions. Australia's Solicitor-General Justin Gleeson, who is tasked with giving the government legal advice, on Monday resigned after accusing Senator George Brandis, the country's most senior legal officer, of failing to consult him around changes to terror laws and a proposed national vote for same- sex marriage. While Turnbull has sought to redirect focus towards delivering his agenda of "jobs and growth", his legislative agenda faces an uncertain future with the government holding only a slim majority in the parliament. "Without changing course in policy, Turnbull's poll numbers will continue to go south and given he used them as justification to oust a sitting prime minister, he is going to find himself under pressure," said Haydon Manning, professor of political science, Finders University. (Reporting by Colin Packham; Editing by Michael Perry)

IBM apologises for Australian e-census bungle, setting off blame game dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 01:38 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

59 /100 3.1 China's yuan firms slightly, but still near 6-year lows

(1.00/11) SHANGHAI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - China's yuan firmed slightly against the dollar on the Tuesday but remained near six-year lows amid a broadly positive tone for the U. S. currency. The yuan's fall of more than 1.5 percent since the end of September has prompted renewed suspicion among some in the market of a possible extended slide in the Chinese currency. Officials, however, have reiterated their expectations for a stable currency. Yi Gang, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, said in a newspaper commentary published on Tuesday there was no basis for the yuan's continuous depreciation and the exchange rate would remain broadly stable. The People's Bank of China set the midpoint rate at 6.7744 per dollar prior to market open, weaker than the previous fix 6.7690. The spot market opened at 6.7787 per dollar and was changing hands at 6.7762 at midday, 13 pips firmer than the previous late session close and 0.03 percent weaker than the midpoint. Some investors and companies sold dollars to lock in profits on Tuesday morning on uncertainty about how long the greenback could sustain its strength, traders said. Moreover, traders were also wary of more dollar-selling by Chinese state-owned banks to shore up the Chinese currency, as happened on Monday. "Some companies have been waiting to liquidate their dollar positions and they were waiting for the right time," said a Shanghai-based trader at a Chinese bank. "There was less of a willingness to purchase dollars by companies compared with previous days," due to expectations of a potential rebound in the yuan, he added. On Monday, three traders told Reuters that big state-owned banks were selling dollars in the domestic foreign exchange market, helping to stabilise the yuan. Some traders suspect that state-owned banks periodically sell dollars on behalf of the central bank to keep the yuan from sliding too quickly, while others believe big banks trade on their own behalf. The yuan's fall this month was having an effect on other parts of the economy. Some commodity traders said on Tuesday the weakening yuan had driven up commodity prices and opened up an import window for some base metals, such as copper. The global dollar index hit its highest level since early February, climbing to a high of 98.846, having risen 3.6 percent so far this month on expectations of a year-end rate hike by the Federal Reserve. It stood at 98.744 at midday. The offshore yuan was trading 0.11 percent weaker than the onshore spot at 6.7835 per dollar. Offshore one-year non- deliverable forwards contracts (NDFs), considered the best available proxy for forward-looking market expectations of the yuan's value, traded at 6.935, 2.32 percent weaker than the midpoint. One-year NDFs are settled against the midpoint, not the spot rate. The yuan market at 0431 GMT: ONSHORE SPOT: Item Current Previous Change PBOC midpoint 6.7744 6.7690 -0.08% Spot yuan 6.7762 6.7775 0.02% Divergence from 0.03% midpoint* Spot change YTD -4.17% Spot change since 2005 22.14% revaluation Key indexes: Item Current Previous Change Thomson 94.82 94.82 0.0 Reuters/HKEX CNH index Dollar index 98.744 98.756 0.0 *Divergence of the dollar/yuan exchange rate. Negative number indicates that spot yuan is trading stronger than the midpoint. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) allows the exchange rate to rise or fall 2 percent from official midpoint rate it sets each morning. OFFSHORE CNH MARKET Instrument Current Difference from onshore Offshore spot yuan 6.7834 -0.11% * Offshore 6.935 -2.32% non-deliverable forwards ** *Premium for offshore spot over onshore **Figure reflects difference from PBOC's official midpoint, since non-deliverable forwards are settled against the midpoint. . (Reporting By Winni Zhou, Ruby Lian and John Ruwitch; Editing by Shri Navaratnam) China regulator asked to curb property firms' fundraising - Caixin dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 01:26 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

60 /100 0.9 Shailene Woodley stuns in sheer number at InStyle Awards... after it's revealed she will stand trial in January over pipeline protest (1.00/11) It has been reported that she is to stand trial in North Dakota early next year on charges related to her protest against the Dakota Access pipeline But Shailene Woodley didn't let that get in the way of her shine on her most recent outing. The 24-year-old actress looked absolutely fantastic on red carpet of the 2nd Annual InStyle Awards in Los Angeles on Monday night. Scroll down for video She stunned in a sheer mixed-media number as she arrived at the event held at The Getty Center. Shailene showed some skin in the intricate strapless peplum dress featuring a sheer striped top with a gold detailing. The midi skirt featured an embroidered dark floral design as she teamed the look with strappy green patterned Christian Louboutin Pigalle Follies heels She accessorised with a pair of large gold hooped earrings and matching bangle. Her brunette tresses were pulled back in a messy bun as her natural looks shined in minimal make-up including shiny lip and smokey eye. The recent news did not seem to bother her one bit as she smiled and posed all the way down the red carpet. Woodley was among 27 activists arrested October 10. The Divergent star, who livestreamed her arrest on Facebook, pleaded not guilty last week to criminal trespass and engaging in a riot. Protests supporting the tribe have been going on for months, with 269 people arrested as of Sunday. Protesters fear the pipeline project could potentially cause irreversible harm to the drinking water for the Standing Rock community - who live just one mile from the river - as well as the river's ecosystem. Court documents show Woodley's trial is scheduled Jan. 25 in state court in Mandan. She could face two months in jail and $3,000 in fines if convicted of the two misdemeanors. The Standing Rock Sioux want construction of the $3.8 billion pipeline halted, saying it could taint water supplies and encroach on tribal burial sites. Nicole Kidman leads glamour at InStyle Awards dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 01:06 Justin Enriquez www.dailymail.co.uk

61 /100 (0.03/11) 1.7 Slovak Republic - Factors To Watch on Oct 25 BRATISLAVA, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press reports and events to watch which may affect Slovak financial markets on Tuesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Slovak Republic: GMT + 2 hours) ======ECONOMIC DATA======Real-time economic data releases...... Summary of economic data and forecasts...... Recently released economic data...... Previous stories on Slovak data...... **For a schedule of corporate and economic events: http://emea1.apps.cp.thomsonreuters.com/Apps/CountryWeb/#/1C/events-overview ======NEWS======POLAND- ABORTIONS: Hundreds of women marched again in Polish cities on Monday to oppose proposals for tight restrictions on abortion after earlier protests effectively scuttled a near-total ban on terminating pregnancies. Story: Related stories: ======PRESS DIGEST======FDI: Austria-based holding Soulier Kottingbrunn Liegenschaftsverwaltungs will invest 2.5 million euros to build an R&D centre for its daughter firms making industrial machinery near the western Slovak town of Malacky. Hospodarske Noviny, page 1 (Reuters has not verified the stories, nor does it vouch for their accuracy.) For real-time stock market index quotes click in brackets: Warsaw WIG20 Budapest BUX Prague PX Main currency report TOP NEWS -- Emerging markets News editor of the day: Jason Hovet on +420 224 190 476 E-mail: [email protected] (Reporting by Prague Newsroom)

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2016-10-25 03:18 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

62 /100 0.6 Netflix CEO Reed Hastings talks content costs & competition (0.03/11) On the heels of better-than-expected quarterly results, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings expressed confidence that his company will be able to continue to ride the wave of Internet TV and accelerate its growth.

"It really depends on the content," Hastings said. And while he stuck with the company's line that the potential market for Netflix in the US is 60 million-90 million, up from the current 47 million U. S. subscribers, "really, it's every human being. "

One factor that will help drive Netflix's growth: New partnerships with cable companies that will be included within set top boxes, with a deal with Liberty Global overseas, and a partnership with Comcast rolling out now.

"It definitely helps to make Netflix convenient and accessible," said Hastings. "For a cable company what it does is it gets consumers to stay on their set top box as opposed to switch to an Apple TV or smart TV. "

Hastings dismissed potential concerns about growing content costs as Netflix shifts away from licensing deals to creating more of its own content, which requires more upfront costs, but has greater potential rewards.

"I think everybody looks at a business like ours and says, 'Are they going to be able to finance all those great investments?' But we have a market cap over $50 billion and $3 billion-$4 billion of debt. So it's like having a million dollar house and having $50K of debt on it," said Hastings.

"It's really not that scary on a million dollar house. "

As for growing competition, ranging from Amazon to direct-to-consumer apps from Showtime, HBO, and Starz, Hastings insisted he's not concerned. And he said he's not seeing an impact of Amazon spending more on original content.

"We compete with FX, with AMC, with HBO, with so many networks, even with the broadcast networks for new shows and Amazon is one of those bidders, they're not even the biggest of those bidders. So it's one more bidder and they're doing some great work," says Hastings.

"So it's really about can we do the best shows, can we do the best work we can? -- and of course there's always going to be a lot of tough competitors. "

With Hulu working on a new over-the-top streaming service, Hastings stressed again that he just sees all these players as populating different channels on the new, digital dial.

"That's one more channel," said Hastings of Hulu's new offering in the works. "If you don't watch Netflix some night what do you do? Sometimes you watch a movie, sometimes you watch sports, sometimes you're on YouTube or Facebook or Snapchat. We compete broadly for screen time-- that's not just against a TV provider it's against all the things you do with that screen. " And while Hastings took every opportunity to promote the upcoming exclusive "'The Crown" he also paid a compliment to his rival HBO, saying his favorite show *not* on Netflix is HBO's "Silicon Valley".

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63 /100 4.1 Suspect sought in carjacking of 74-year-old in Detroit

(0.02/11) Detroit police are seeking tips to find a woman accused of carjacking a 74- year-old on the city’s east side.

The suspect approached the victim as she was leaving the McDougall Market near East Canfield and Moran at 10:15 a.m. Sunday and asked her for a ride, police said in a statement.

Surveillance footage showed the woman, wearing a dark leather jacket, gray blouse and light capris, exiting the store with the driver and climbing into the passenger seat of a green 1997 Buick Century. The car then is seen pulling off.

But as the driver headed east on Canfield toward Moran, “the suspect ... produced a weapon, pointed (it) in her direction and advised her that she was being robbed,” investigators said Monday.

The driver then fled the vehicle and the suspect sped away, according to the release.

The Buick is a four-door car with the license plate number CHG 1231.

Authorities described the suspect as a 40-year-old African-American, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 225 pounds, with a dark complexion, large build and short curly brown hair.

Anyone who has seen the woman or knows her whereabouts is asked to call the Detroit Police Department’s Commercial Auto Theft Unit at (313) 596-2517. Anonymous tips can also be left through Crime Stoppers of Michigan at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.

Surveillance video of Tips sought to find 2 carjacking suspect missing Detroit men rssfeeds.detroitnews.com rssfeeds.detroitnews.com

2016-10-25 00:52 Mark Hicks rssfeeds.detroitnews.com

64 /100 3.3 Pregnant Teresa Palmer and Mark Webber attend Hacksaw Ridge LA premiere (0.02/11) She has just weeks to go before she's due to give birth to her second child. But that's not slowing down Teresa Palmer, who has been travelling non-stop on the promo trail for her new film Hacksaw Ridge. Matching in black with her husband Mark Webber, the 30-year-old actress showed off her burgeoning baby bump as she attended the Los Angeles premiere of the film on Monday. Scroll down for video Standing against a black media wall, Teresa's baby belly almost blended into the background as she posed on the red carpet. The floor-length gown featured a high neck and sleeves that ended near the elbows, while hugging the starlet's pregnant figure perfectly. Bejeweled details at the shoulders added a touch of glamour to the actress' classic look. Teresa's long blonde locks were worn straight and in a low ponytail, with wispy strands framing her face. Smokey green eyeshadow complemented the expectant star's light blue eyes, while black eyeliner and lashings of mascara added intensity to the look. The rest of her makeup was kept quite simple, with just a hint of peach blush adding definition to her cheeks and pale pink lipstick coating her pout. Keeping her accessories to a minimum, Teresa carried a silver embellished clutch that matched the shoulder details of her dress. Film-maker Mark meanwhile, was every inch the doting husband as he posed alongside is gorgeous wife, stroking her belly with his hand. Teresa later posed alongside the star-studded cast, including director Mel Gibson and actors Andrew Garfield, Luke Bracey, and Vince Vaughn. This will be Teresa's second child with Mark, who also has an son, Isaac, from a previous relationship. The couple share two-year- old son Bodhi and have revealed they're planning to called their new child Forest. The Adelaide-born beauty married the American director-producer in December 2013. Mel Gibson's girlfriend Caitlyn Jenner chats away Rosalind Ross hides her to Mel Gibson at the bump in black at Hacksaw premiere of Hacksaw Ridge Ridge LA premiere dailymail.co.uk dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 00:48 Jody Phan www.dailymail.co.uk

65 /100 0.9 Monte Paschi looking for new shareholder for business plan (0.01/11) MILAN (AP) — Troubled Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena's new business plan includes a capital increase of up to 5 billion euros and the disposal of 28.5 billion euros ($31 billion) in bad loans. CEO Marco Morelli told a conference call on Tuesday that the bank is looking for a new "anchor shareholder" to participate in the capital-raising. Under the plan, the capital increase will be conditional on the completion of disposal of the bad loans, the bulk of which will be bundled in a vehicle at a price equal to 33 percent of value. Both operations are to be completed by the end of 2016. The plan also includes new management structure and a workforce reduction of 2,600 positions. Morelli said that the plan "is clearly achievable in our opinion. "

BRIEF-Shares in Monte dei Paschi rise 2.6 pct after plan, Q3 results dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 03:44 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

66 /100 0.0 UgenTec franchit un cap en obtenant la certification ISO 13485 et le marquage CE-IVD pour son (0.01/11) 03:37 ET

Preview: UgenTec erreicht Meilenstein mit Erhalt der ISO-13485-Zertifizierung und CE-IVD- Kennzeichnung für PCR-Interpretationssoftware auf Grundlage von Künstlicher Intelligenz

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2016-10-25 03:37 UgenTec www.prnewswire.com

67 /100 2.3 Heather Dubrow lashes out at Vicki Gunvalson for spreading vicious rumor on RHOC

(0.01/11) Heather Dubrow went ballistic on Vicki Gunvalson on Monday's episode of The Real Housewives Of Orange County and called her a 'stupid b****'. The trash talk came after Heather, 47, earlier accused Kelly Dodd of being 'trashy'. The show opened with a full scale slanging match in the bus to the airport in Ireland. The rancor was caused by Kelly who'd told Shannon Beador that Vicki had been telling people that Shannon's husband David had hit Shannon. Heather called Vicki a 'stupid b****' and wagged her finger imperiously. 'She's got f***ing kids, you don't do that, are you kidding me?' raged the slim brunette. Tamra Judge was also outraged about rumors that self- declared 'O. G. of the OC' Vicki had spread about her husband Eddie being gay. 'Look at me, f*** you!,' yelled Tamra, who was millimeters from Vicki's face. 'I'm so sorry your beautiful trip is ruined by that trash,' Heather told Meghan King Edmonds, who was not impressed. 'Heather's deflecting her role in this whole debacle and it's conniving, and I see right through it,' said Meghan later. In a break from the fighting Tamra managed to win her long-awaited fitness competition with the help of some serious fake tan. 'Just look at that body,' marveled Shannon, 52. Tamra asked Jesus for strength before she hit the stage. 'Basically it comes down to how good you look in a bikini,' she explained. Adding: 'So many things were out of control in my life, like my relationship with my daughter, I wanted to do something for me'. Kelly said she felt 'set up and sabotaged' by everyone in Ireland and Shannon decided to never speak with 'despicable' Vicki again. 'She's going to attack our men because she's vengeful,' huffed Shannon. Tamra then showed off her 'booty' in a selection of 'teeny' swimsuits. 'I was blessed with a booty,' she boasted. The born again fitness nut decided to be 'a good Christian' and allow Vicki to attend her competition. 'Maybe I'll score points from up above,' she hoped. Tamra also apologised to Kelly for pushing her in Ireland. 'I'm not a good drunk,' admitted the buff 49-year- old. As usual Vicki refused to take responsibility for the fight. Kelly was livid that 'puppet master' Heather had called her 'trash'. 'I think I threaten Heather because she's a fake, pretentious snob,' she decided. Kelly was also furious at Vicki for not standing up for her during the onslaught, but she vowed to 'try and be a better person' after a chat with Meghan. Vicki claimed to have advised Kelly to stay sober in Ireland, when in fact she'd done nothing but insist that she 'whoop it up'.

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68 /100 3.0 Costa Coffee sales perk up Whitbread half-year profits

(0.01/11) Costa Coffee owner Whitbread has reported a rise in half-year profits as it brews up plans to tap the artisan coffee market. The group, which also owns Premier Inn, said pre-tax profit in the period rose 3.4% to £263.6 million while revenue grew 8.1% to £1.56 billion. Like-for-like sales at Costa continued to bounce back, growing 2.3% in the period, while Premier Inn saw a comparable sales increase of 2.4%. Whitbread chief executive Alison Brittain said: "We are trialling new 'finer' coffee concepts, introducing a new fresher food range and making good progress rolling out our Costa Pronto and Drive Thru formats. " The company opened its first "finer coffee" concept store in London's Covent Garden in June, which sells artisan coffee and an "enhanced beverage range". A second store opened in Wandsworth, south-west London, this month. However, Whitbread added that it will closely monitor the risk of a "wider macro-economic effect as a result of the UK leaving the EU, including foreign exchange and interest rate fluctuations". Ms Brittain said that despite "uncertainty in the UK's economic outlook, the group expects to deliver in line with full- year expectations".

Costa Coffee owner Whitbread's first-half profit rises dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-25 03:16 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

69 /100 2.2 IBM boss apologises for Census fail costing taxpayers up to $30mm (0.01/11) The company that cost Australian taxpayers up to $30 million when the 2016 eCensus website shutdown has revealed the simple solution that could have avoided the national bungle. IBM Australia managing senior engineer Michael Shallcross said turning the router's power 'off and on again' could have solved the problem earlier. 'If we had our time again we would have probably test the hard power it off, power it on router- that would have discovered earlier that we had that reboot and configuration problem,' he said. Scroll down for video IBM managing director Kerry Purcell took full responsibility for the Census website meltdown on August 9 when he presented evidence at a Senate estimates hearing in Canberra on Tuesday. He said IBM, which won a $9.7 million contract to develop and run the eCensus, deeply regretted the inconvenience to the Australian public and the government after the site went offline for over 40 hours as thousands tried to input their data. IBM managing director Kerry Purcell took full responsibility for the Census website meltdown on August 9 when he presented evidence at a Senate estimates hearing in Canberra on Tuesday. He said IBM, which won a $9.7 million contract to develop and run the eCensus, deeply regretted the inconvenience to the Australian public and the government after the site went offline for over 40 hours as thousands tried to input their data. Mr Purcell said the government was a 'valued customer' and that the failure did not 'sit well' but assured the Senate no personal information of participants had been compromised. He described the incident as being 'akin to someone parking a large truck in front of your driveway... Not someone breaking into your house and taking your goods', the Daily Telegraph reported. The blame-game over the national survey continues with the contractor in a spat with its own sub-contractors over the August 9 distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Mr Purcell did not comment on who should be held responsible as the AFP's investigation into the incident was ongoing, but said it related to a geo-blocking protocol not being applied by an internet service provider (ISP). He said IBM was prepared to relaunch the website three hours after it failed, but the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) insisted it be kept it offline for a further 40 hours, according to the Daily Telegraph. The director told the hearing IBM had offered Treasury Secretary John Fraser to cover expenses incurred by the government while the website was down but did not disclose an amount. The ABS's chief statistician told the Senate last week the shutdown cost tax-payers up to $30 million. The company's engineer Michael Shallcross said it had been told by its internet sub-contractors that geo-blocking was properly in place after the third attack on August 9, but it continued to see foreign traffic through Singapore. It attempted to restart two routers after the fourth attack about 7pm, but only one restarted correctly. IBM have insisted it anticipated and planned for the risk of DDoS attacks, using protection known as geo- blocking, known as 'Island Australia' inside IBM, and Australians should have no reason to fear personal information was exposed. IBM claims both the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Australian Signals Directorate were aware it planned to use geo-blocking. The hearing heard no employees were fired or reprimanded over the incident. Mr Shallcross defended the use of its geo-blocking, but did admit to using protection methods from Telstra and Nextgen when the site was relaunched, because people were made aware of what they were using. But if he had his time over, Mr Shallcross said the company would seek greater certainty from their sub- contractors that they could implement geo-blocking directions and would have conducted more testing on the routers. IMB earlier claimed the fourth DDoS attack which struck down the website on August 9 was foreign-sourced and came when it had already instructed NextGen that geo- blocking was to be put in place. 'Had NextGen (and through it Vocus) properly implemented Island Australia, it would have been effective to prevent this DDoS attack and the effects it had on the eCensus site,' IBM says in its submission to a Senate committee. The geo-blocking had been tested prior to census day and had been working, the submission states. Mr Shallcross told the hearing having a third back up router would not have stopped the incident as it would have been 'overwhelmed' as well. He said geo-blocking was an effective approach to stopping attacks , particularly for the census. Sub-contractor Vocus has denied the fourth DDoS attack, which Mr Purcell told the hearing came from Singapore, caused the site to become unresponsive. 'The fourth attack comprised of attack traffic which peaked at 563Mbps which is not considered significant in the industry, and lasted 14 minutes ... such attacks would not usually bring down the census website,' it says in its submission. The cause was IBM workers falsely identifying normal traffic patterns as data exfiltration. 'Vocus was not informed of IBM's DDoS mitigation strategy, Island Australia or its specific requirements, until after the fourth attack.' Nextgen says it wasn't privy to 'Island Australia' until July 20, just six days before the eCensus site went live. IBM has accepted the shutdown means it did not deliver its obligation to make sure the website was available 98 per cent of the time between 7pm and 11pm on August 9. It also revealed there have been further DDoS attacks on the site, which have all been successfully defended against. The prime minister's special advisor on cyber security Alastair MacGibbon, who is conducting a review of the events, hasn't yet finalised his findings. But he has already concluded there was a failure in the geo-blocking service during the fourth denial- of-service attack. Simultaneously a monitoring system indicated there was outbound traffic from the website, feared to be malicious and now known to be a 'false positive'. 'Those responsible for the denial-of-service attacks have not yet been identified,' he says. In its submission, the ABS says the attacks should not have been able to disrupt the system. 'Despite extensive planning and preparation by the ABS for the 2016 Census this risk was not adequately addressed by IBM and the ABS will be more comprehensive in its management of risk in the future.' Representatives from the ABS and IBM continue to give evidence at Tuesday's parliamentary hearing in Canberra. Thousands of Australians vented their rage on social media when the government's survey website crashed after the ABS argued putting the Census online would save taxpayers $100 million. The parliamentary hearing continues.

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2016-10-25 01:23 Belinda Grant www.dailymail.co.uk

70 /100 3.9 VIDEO: Popular Former Uruguayan President Jorge Batlle Dies (0.01/11) Hospital officials in Uruguay say that former President Jorge Batlle, one of the country's most important politicians of the 20th century, has died at age 88. Batlle...

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MotoGP champion Marc Marquez has taken pole position for the Australian Grand Prix. The 23 year old Spaniard rolled the dice and switched to slick tyres in changeable...

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71 /100 0.0 Venezuela govt and opposition to hold talks as crisis deepens (0.01/11) Venezuela's socialist government and the opposition on Monday announced talks for the weekend to deal with a political standoff that has intensified since the suspension of a referendum drive to remove President Nicolas Maduro. ...

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72 /100 2.4 Under Secretary Sewall Travels to Nigeria, Chad, and Cameroon Under Secretary for Civilian Security , Democracy , and Human Rights Sarah Sewall will travel to Nigeria , Chad , and Cameroon October 25 - November 3 , 2016. The trip will focus on a range of issues related to civilian security, with an

2016-10-25 04:24 system article.wn.com

73 /100 73 /100 1.8 Threatened in Mosul, Islamic State uses alternative tactics Dozens of Islamic State fighters struck at dawn, storming government and security compounds in and around the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk last week, in a coordinated assault more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) from the front lines of the Mosul offensive. ...

2016-10-25 04:16 system article.wn.com

74 /100 3.3 Global whale talks vote down Atlantic sanctuary plan An international whaling meeting on Tuesday voted down a fresh bid by southern hemisphere nations to create an Atlantic sanctuary for the marine mammals. Opposed by whaling nations Japan, Norway and Iceland, the move required 75 percent of votes to pass, but received only 38 "yes" ballots out of 64, at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Portoroz, Slovenia. "The motion fails," said Simon Brockington of the IWC secretariat, after tallying the votes. The 15-year-old proposal was put forward by Argentina, Brazil, Gabon, South Africa and Uruguay -- countries which have whale- watching industries. It seeks the creation of a 20-million-square kilometre (eight-million-square-mile) sanctuary for whales. Many cetacean species were hunted to near extinction in the 20th century for their meat, oil and blubber. The bid, first put forward in 2001, has failed at previous IWC meetings. Defenders of the proposal say about 71 percent of an estimated three million whales killed around the world between 1900 and 1999, were taken in southern hemisphere waters. The most targeted species were fin, sperm, blue, humpback, sei and minke whales, they say -- and many populations are still recovering under a 30-year old moratorium on all but aboriginal whale hunting. According to a proposal submitted to the commission, the sanctuary would "promote the biodiversity, conservation and non-lethal utilisation of whale resources in the South Atlantic Ocean". 2016-10-25 03:58 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

75 /100 2.9 Brazil cuts into U. S. soybean market share with China sales By Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Brazil is muscling in on the peak season for U. S. soybean sales to China, the world's biggest buyer, as major producers vie to slim down bulging stockpiles after four years of record global output. In deals signed last week, exporters from the Latin American country have sold four shipments to China for delivery in November and December and more are being negotiated, trading sources said, eating into U. S. market share with aggressive pricing. The increased competition could renew pressure on benchmark U. S. soybean futures, and comes as U. S. growers are midway through harvesting a record crop. "The U. S. really needs to have strong exports this year otherwise it will become the world's storage house for beans," said a Singapore-based trader with an international firm that has oilseed processing facilities in China. Brazil and Agentina, the world's biggest and third-biggest exporters, normally harvest over February-March and dominate global trading through to September. The United States, the second-largest exporter, harvests in August-October and sells about half of its annual exports of 50-52 million tonnes in the December quarter. This year, however, Brazil and Argentina still have capacity to export an estimated 10-12 million tonnes of soybeans despite aggressively selling in the past months, traders said, reflecting growing output. While the shipments sold so far represent only a fraction of the 7 million tonnes of soybeans China buys every month, both countries are likely to be active in the months ahead, the two traders said. "They have sold four (cargoes) and there are 10 more cargoes being negotiated," said a Europe-based trader at a Chinese firm who had direct knowledge of the deals. "They are offering prices similar to the U. S., and Brazilian beans are generally of better quality," he added. Brazil has been offering soybeans at a premium of $1.60 to $1.70 over the Chicago Board of Trade November contract, almost at par with U. S. prices. Soybeans are crushed to make soyoil, used mainly as a cooking oil, and soymeal, a protein-rich ingredient used to fatten animals. Brazilian beans are generally considered to have higher oil and protein content. China buys about 60 percent of soybeans traded globally, making it a key market for growers, particularly as imports in Europe, a major U. S. buyer, are expected to tail off in 2016/17. China is expected to import 86 million tonnes of soybeans in 2016/17, up around 4 percent on a year earlier, on strong demand for soybean meal to feed its growing national pig herd. Global soybean inventories could also come under further pressure next year, with farmers in both Brazil and Argentina currently planting beans in near-perfect weather which could bring forward the harvest. Brazil's area under harvest is also set to rise slightly. "If Brazilian (new-crop) soybeans enter the market next February, it can impact U. S. exports," said an analyst at official think-tank China National Grain & Oils Information Centre in Beijing. (Reporting by Naveen Thukral; Additional reporting by Hallie Gu in BEIJING; Editing by Richard Pullin)

2016-10-25 03:58 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

76 /100 1.6 'You fat little sl*g!' Geordie Shore's Chloe is locked in EXPLOSIVE feud with on/off beau Marty when she accuses him of flirting Holly During a booze-fueled night on the town, Chantelle grew furious at Chloe and said to the group: 'What about? Her and Kyle? Is that what we’re talking about? When they spend the two nights together. Is that what we’re talking about? How Chloe and Kyle spent two nights together?' Gary then turned to fellow show stalwart Holly and said: 'Chloe was banging Kyle the whole time in Australia', before Holly was seen off camera saying: 'Chloe and Kyle together?! I feel like I’ve literally just been kicked in the stomach!' After Holly left the group for the night in her fit of rage, a nervous Chloe said: 'S**t. If she believes what Gary said she’s going to go pure radge at me. I need to tell her my side of the story', before saying to Holly when she came back: 'Nothing has ever ever happened between me and Kyle. Me and him have never ever had sex, I swear to God.' Speaking to the camera, the desperate star said: 'I need to make sure Holly believes us. I would never ever sh*g Kyle. Holly is one of my best friends and I would never go against Girl Code.' As the duo seem to resolve their issues, the group head on a night on the town where Holly checks in on Marty with how things are going with his continued love interest Chloe. After Holly wishes Marty luck on his quest to bed Chloe, they hug leading to a furious Chloe saying to the camera: 'Am I seeing things? Marty looks like he’s flirting with Holly. What the f**k? I need to get to the bottom of this.' Chloe grills Holly on the exchange and insists her beau was being flirtatious leading to Holly saying: 'If Chloe has been telling me the truth about her and Kyle in Australia, she should know that there’s nothing going on with me and Marty. Two people just be friends you know.' As Chloe's accusations heat up and she insists Marty has his sights set on Holly, the baffled hunk says to her: 'I just wish you were like you were in the day time. You just turn into a f*****g mess. Through the day, you’re mint. You’re the type of person I would marry. Two drinks later, you just turn into this f*****g radgie f**k.' As Marty walks away she screams: 'You’re a liar', to which he responds: F**k off. F**k off then' before she throws a chicken nugget at Marty’s face. The furious star said: 'What the f**k was that? Chicken f*****g nuggets?' Nathan watches on, saying: 'Is Chloe actually bouncing chicken nuggets off Marty’s face? That’s her favourite food, man. She must be p****d off or p****d.' Furious Marty then hurtfully screams at Chloe: 'You fat little s**g!' before he is taken away to calm down. GeordieShore on Tuesday 25th October at 10pm, only on MTV

2016-10-25 03:54 Ciara Farmer www.dailymail.co.uk

77 /100 0.5 Survivor Australia's Flick Egginton recalls the moment she was eliminated while claiming the evicted jury 'attacked' her following the show She made the final four before being eliminated from Survivor Australia on Monday. Now, Flick Eggington has recalled the moment her torch was put out by the show's host, Jonathan LaPaglia during an interview with the Daily Telegraph. While describing the elimination as 'the worst night of my life,' the 23-year- old explained the evicted jury failed to greet her back at camp following tribal council. Scroll down for video 'When I got to the jury villa, the tension, not only with Brooke [Jowett], but with everyone, was huge,' she said. 'I don’t think one person hugged me... It wasn’t a good night for me.' Flick added the tension, which brewed from her time on the show, felt like 'everyone was attacking me, because they didn’t make it to the end.' The tension between herself and her former castaways come after she formed an alliance with El Rowland and Brooke before turning her back on them and voting them out in past tribal councils. In her exit interview with Network 10 , Flick revealed she had planned to cause a stir in camp upon arriving at the island. 'I didn't want to come into this game leaching off other people, I wanted to make my own moves,' she said. During a recent interview with Popsugar , Brooke admitted she regretted trying to vote El and Lee Carseldine out of the competition during her alliance with Flick. 'They [Network 10] didn't show it, but I was up all night that night talking to the camera, like, I just needed someone to give me a sign,' she confessed. 'They liked to leave out me looking friendly and compassionate.' Survivor Australia grand finale will air on Tuesday on Network 10 at 7.30pm.

2016-10-25 03:52 Bianca La www.dailymail.co.uk

78 /100 2.1 Mel C appears to slam Little Mix for a second time over provocative outfits She previously questioned why they felt the need to be over-sexualised with their clothing choices and dance routines. And now Spice Girls icon Mel C, 42, appears to have slammed girl band Little Mix a second time as she re-asserted her views. Speaking in London as part of the AOL Build Series, she said: 'My question is why do young girls want to be portrayed in that way? 'There just seems to be a trend of young people being oversexualised extremely young. 'In my experience, I wore tracksuits. I never felt that us girls as Spice Girls were never put under any pressure to be sexy.' Mel said that she and her bandmates were cheeky in their own way and the singer also recalled when her and her bandmates nicked their PA's Filofax at the 1997 MTV Music Awards. She said: 'It was at the MTV Music Awards in Rotterdam, it must have been in 1997, it was in the crazy crazy days. 'We’d decided to leave our management and we were absolutely terrified. At the time there were no iPhones, it was Filofaxes. Our PA had a very nice one, and we nicked it for all the contacts. 'Geri, in true Geri style, [hid it] in her bag. We went up for our soundcheck in rehearsals at the MTV Music Awards and Geri did the whole thing with this bag. We couldn’t let go of it because it had that Filofax in it.' Earlier this month, the mother of Scarlett, seven, Talking about X Factor stars Little Mix, she told the Sunday People : 'They are getting more provocative. To me, they were kind of the closest thing to the Spice Girls we've seen. 'They are all gorgeous and great singers. But they weren't sexy and it's got more and more that way. I love them – but I just say, "Stay you". 'All young women want to look sexy and hot so I understand it's hard. But I think it's such a shame. We live in a narcissistic age – it's 100 per cent worse than when I was in the Spice Girls. It was a more innocent time.' Mel said her daughter is a big Little Mix fan but she's banned her from using social media in case she sees any inappropriate content. She made her comments after attending the Pinktober Gala in London on Friday as she displayed her toned physique in a black crop top. Gearing up to perform on the night, the 42- year-old singer seemed in good spirits as she walked the red carpet for the Hard Rock Heals event held at the Dorchester. Showing off her incredible physique, the mother-of-one donned a black halterneck crop top that flashed her impeccably toned abs whilst remaining demure. She finished off the look by styling her glossy tresses in loose waves that framed her pretty face. Mel's new album Version Of Me comes out this Friday.

2016-10-25 03:51 Rebecca Davison www.dailymail.co.uk

79 /100 0.3 Meeting Donald Trump was a mistake, Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto admits: Leader says he should never have held press conference alongside GOP candidate The Mexican President has said his meeting with Donald Trump was a mistake, following an angry backlash from his citizens Enrique Peña Nieto said the visit to Mexico City had been arranged in haste, adding that given the option he would reverse his decision to host the GOP presidential nominee. The two leaders held a private meeting in the Mexican capital, before they answered questions from journalists in a joint press conference. Speaking to La Razón newspaper on Monday, President Peña Nieto said: 'It was very controversial and I accept that I took a decision. 'Maybe today it would be different, I think I took a very rushed decision.' While in a separate television interview he said: 'Could we have done things better? Maybe yes, admittedly. 'I think that this genuine interest to bring about a meeting to take care of Mexico's interests, I think, could have been done in a better way. Trump's August visit came just weeks after he derided Mexicans, saying: 'they are bringing drugs, and bringing crime, and their rapists' to the U. S. A. He has also been criticized for his immigration policies, which include a border wall between that two countries that he says Mexico will pay for. Trump's trip to their country angered many Mexicans, who criticized President Peña Nieto for hosting the meeting. The president was already unpopular, and his closest cabinet ally, Secretary of Finance Luis Videgaray, resigned in the wake of the visit. Polls released shortly before the visit showed Trump's approval rating in Mexico at 4 percent, and Peña Nieto's at 23 percent. The Mexican premier faced criticism after the conference for failing to mention Trump's controversial border wall policy. The Mexican government said after Trump's visit that his rival Hillary Clinton had also also been invited to Mexico, but she had declined the offer. Defending himself against criticism following the meeting, President Peña Nieto said he had wanted to build relationships with both major party candidates in order to continue the close working relationship between the Mexican and U. S. governments. 'Many times I have given the explanation of why I sought an encounter with both candidates, and it was only to care for Mexicans and the interests of Mexico,' he said. A poll shortly after the visit showed 85 percent of Mexicans thought the invitation was a mistake.

2016-10-25 03:46 Hannah Al www.dailymail.co.uk

80 /100 2.8 Kyle Sandilands reveals his response to Dancing With The Stars approaching him and radio co-host Jackie O He's the radio shock jock known for his rather blunt responses. And Kyle Sandilands did not disappoint when reacting to a caller's question on Friday's KIISFM Kyle and Jackie O Show. After being quizzed on whether he and co-host Jackie 'O' Henderson would ever compete on Dancing With The Stars, he candidly said: 'I told them to shove it [the opportunity to star] up their a**'. Scroll down for video 'There's no way. They've [Dancing With The Stars producers] offered me a million dollars to go on that show,' Kyle shared live on-air. [But] 'I told them to shove it up their a**. 'It's too hard for me. I would never do it,' the television personality continued. Kyle's radio co-host Jackie 'O' Henderson also weighed in on the opportunity to star. 'They've [producers] exhausted all of the celebrities [to star]. 'And the ones that could do it, are still saying no,' she said. But Kyle did share that a role on the now-axed reality series would be good for image. 'Imagine the weight loss. It would drip off you like fat in a pizza shop,' the older boyfriend of Imogen Anthony, 25, joked. However Kyle and Jackie O will never have the chance, as after 12 seasons, Dancing With The Stars has been axed, according to reports by The Daily Telegraph. A spokeswoman told the publication the show has been canned due to 'disappointing' numbers. 'We've had a great deal of enjoyment and fun during the incredible 12 years of tulle and twirling Dancing has given us all,' the spokeswoman said. The audience numbers from the last season were disappointing though, and the show will not return in 2017.' Daily Mail Australia has contacted Seven for further comments.

2016-10-25 03:45 Kristy Johnson www.dailymail.co.uk

81 /100 2.2 Margot Robbie in 'final negotiations' to join James Corden and Rose Byrne in Peter Rabbit live-action movie Margot Robbie could be set to return home to film her next movie. The Wolf Of Wall Street starlet is said to be in 'final negotiations' to appear in the live-action and animation hybrid version of the classic Peter Rabbit tale, which will be filmed later this year in Sydney. According to Variety , the 26-year-old is still not confirmed for the production, however, her IMDB page has the project listed in her upcoming films. While it's not known which role she'll be playing, it is understood the actress will be voicing an animated character in the movie, due out in 2018. Margot will be joining an all-star cast in the flick, with funnyman and Late Late Show host James Corden to voice the title role of Peter Rabbit. While fellow Australian actress Rose Byrne is also set to star in the film, as real-life character Bea - believed to be author Beatrix Potter, who first brought the character to life. Great Gatsby actress Elizabeth Debicki is also attached to the project, as a yet unnamed voice. Star Wars starlet Daisey Ridley is also set to head Down Under for the movie, which is being made by Animal Logic - best known for the Lego Movie and Happy Feet. The movie will be directed by Will Gluck, known for the Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis film Friends With Benefits, as well as Emma Stone's Easy A. Margot has been busier than ever recently. After wrapping on publicity for The Legend of Tarzan, alongside actor Alexander Skarsgard, the former Neighbours actress has filmed Suicide Squad and Terminal. The blonde beauty has just wrapped on another children's book adaptation, Goodbye Christopher Robin - a story about Winnie The Pooh author A. A. Milne. In that movie, the sexy starlet will play the writer in the 1920s set film, alongside Domhnall Gleeson, who is best known for his role as Bill Weasley in Harry Potter. Domhnall will also appear alongside Margot in Peter Rabbit, starring as farmer Mr McGregor.

2016-10-25 03:44 Karishma Sarkari www.dailymail.co.uk

82 /100 82 /100 1.1 Lack of possession costing Sunderland late goals, points: Moyes Oct 25 (Reuters) - Sunderland manager David Moyes says his side's lack of possession is costing them late goals and wants his players to raise their fitness levels to begin their climb out of the Premier League basement. Sunderland are bottom on two points after nine games but would be in better shape had they managed to see out the last five minutes of matches, losing late goals to West Ham, Crystal Palace, Southampton and Manchester City. "I heard someone say if it was 85 minutes we would have nine points by now," Moyes told British media. "I wish we were if that was the case, but I think it is more to do with us not having the ball enough and, by the end of the game, it wears you down. "Your fitness levels can go and your concentration can go and I would say that is probably what it is down to, more than anything else... I think we have shown slight signs of getting better. "We have to try and keep that up, and keep this little bit of positivity up. But obviously we don't want to keep getting beat, that is for sure. " Sunderland travel to face Southampton in the fourth round of the League Cup on Wednesday before hosting second-placed Arsenal in the league three day later. (Reporting by Shravanth Vijayakumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

2016-10-25 03:40 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

83 /100 3.0 Eurozone approves 2.8 bn euros in bailout funds for Greece Eurozone officials announced Tuesday they have approved 2.8 billion euros for Greece from its huge third bailout after the cash-strapped nation delivered the needed reforms. "Today's decision to disburse €2.8 billion ($3.0 billion) to Greece is a sign that the Greek people are steadily making progress in reforming their country," said a statement from the directors of the European Stability Mechanism, the Eurozone body controlling Greece's bailout loans.

2016-10-25 03:40 www.digitaljournal.com

84 /100 0.7 ‘Shabu’ said to be seized at Bilibid Members of the Special Action Force (SAF) on Monday evening reportedly confiscated a plastic bag of “shabu” (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in a raid conducted at the New Bilibid Prison.

The still undetermined quantity of shabu, which was packed in small sachets and placed inside a bigger plastic bag, was found at Dorm 3-B around 7 p.m. “The drugs are in small plastic sachets. This is for push quantities,” the source said, meaning it was ready for distribution.

Dorm 3-B, which is occupied by the Sputnik gang, is on the “presidio” side of the Bilibid, according to the source. Presidio is headed by Jaybee Sebastian, who has testified against former justice secretary and now Sen. Leila de Lima. The presidio side has around 5,000 members, mostly from Luzon and Chinese convicts.

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre earlier said drugs could no longer be smuggled inside the national penitentiary due to the strict measures implemented by the SAF.

However, he also said it was possible that there were illegal drugs still hidden inside the prison.

Last month, a riot ensued inside Building 14, the highly secured area inside Bilibid, after inmates were allegedly caught in a pot session.

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2016-10-25 00:00 Tetch Torres newsinfo.inquirer.net

85 /100 0.6 NZ police question gang leader's claim he booted meth dealers out of his town 'What we do know is with gangs there's always a risk of turf wars and retaliation. 'It's hard with gangs to step into the realm of fighting drugs.' Pink said a bullet grazed his eye after shooting through the windscreen of his Ford Explorer four-wheel drive during a weekend confrontation on a country road. 'Those bullets that came through the windscreen, one of them came a bit close and burnt it, that part on the top of the eye - it's all burnt out,' he told stuff.co.nz . 'The doctor said the rest will have to come out in about two weeks so I'm wearing a patch so I don't scare the kids.'

2016-10-25 03:38 Stephen Johnson www.dailymail.co.uk

86 /100 1.4 Palestinians warn against opposition to UNESCO Jerusalem vote The Palestinian Authority and the Jordanians have warned the 21- member states of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee not to oppose or abstain from a Jerusalem resolution on Wednesday in Paris. The resolution, which refers to the Temple Mount solely by its Muslim name of Al-Haram Al Sharif, is expected to be approved by the committee at its 40th session.

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But in light of public statements on such resolutions made last week by Italy, Mexico and Brazil, the Palestinians want the resolution to pass by consensus, with the full support of all 21 member states of the World Heritage Committee (WHC). On Monday, they sent a letter to committee members asking them to submit their positions on the resolution by noon Tuesday. “Otherwise, the delegation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the delegation of Palestine would and according to the rules of procedure be obliged to consider other options,” they stated. Without pledges of a consensus approval, the Palestinians and Jordanians plan to resubmit a text with language that was even more problematic to Israel, explained Israel’s Ambassador to UNESCO Carmel Shama- Hacohen. Wednesday’s vote, had initially been scheduled to take place in Istanbul in July, but the failed coup in Turkey cut that session short. At the time, the Palestinians and the Jordanians had worked out a consensus text which they understood had the support of the European Union and the WHC. In their letter, they reminded WHC members of this agreement and said, “At the beginning of the current WHC40 session, we learned that a few member states are still hesitant whether they can commit to our agreement in Istanbul or not.” The Jordanians and the Palestinians said that they understood this “hesitance as a retreat from the consensual language.” Shama-Hacohen said in response that “the Palestinians and the Arab states understand that after Mexico and Italy there might be more unpleasant surprises. " “They are broadcasting a message that says don’t abandon us or we’ll burn the house down with extremist anti-Israel resolutions,” said Shama-Hacohen. He added that such resolutions would only cause tremendous damage to UNESCO, under whose umbrella the WHC operates. Such threats and ultimatums only serve to reveal the true face of the Palestinians as “thugs” and “liars,” Shama Hacohen said. Israel is in the midst of an intense diplomatic effort to prevent a consensus vote on the Jerusalem resolution, Shama-Hacohen said. “The letter and the ultimatum from the Arab states is a sign that we are going in the right direction,” he said.

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2016-10-25 03:36 TOVAH LAZAROFF www.jpost.com

87 /100 87 /100 1.7 Missing Cheryl? Liam Payne shares sweet loved-up message as he's separated from 'pregnant' girlfriend while partying in Las Vegas Cheryl was no doubt dismayed to see her Instagram account had been hacked and filled with satanic imagery. But Liam Payne, 23, was on hand to put a smile on her face again as he shared a sweet post on his own account on Tuesday. The sweet black and white snap showed a sign bearing the words: 'The only lie I ever told you was that I I liked you when I already knew I loved you.' Scroll down for video The One Direction star is no doubt missing Cheryl, 33, after he headed to Los Angeles last week to continue work on his solo music. He also jetted to Vegas to enjoy a night on the town, but his post appeared to show he still had Cheryl - who is reportedly expecting their first child - on his mind. The sweet posts came after cruel hackers took over Cheryl's account on Monday to share a series of terrifying posts. In one shocking image, the perpetrator wrote 'F**k Liam Payne' under an image of an upside down cross. Another image in the flurry of snaps was a Witches Pentagon alongside the numbers 666, which is associated with the devil, while the caption read: 'HAIL SATAN 666 B***H THATS WHAT WE DO'. After Cheryl's shocking attack, the images were deleted shortly after yet Twitter was flooded with messages from concerned and shocked fans and followers. One user wrote: '@LiamPayne Cheryl's instagram was hacked early. Why people have to be so mean?... Cheryl's instagram has been hacked :(( What is wrong with this world?!' whilst another added: ''Can't believe how jealous people get... pls help Cheryl is still being hacked on Instagram...' Whilst Cheryl was subject to the cruel act back home, Liam was having the time of his life across the pond. The One Direction star, 23, was recently joined by pals at the Las Vegas' newest nightspot, Intrigue, where they were entertained by popular Russian DJ Zedd while occupying the sprawling venue’s VIP room. The Up All Night hitmaker was surrounded by a bevy of women during his late night appearance at the venue, but he only had eyes for the celebrity DJ - whose lively set ran well into the early hours.

2016-10-25 03:34 Rebecca Lawrence www.dailymail.co.uk

88 /100 9.8 LIVE: Panayiotou Murder Trial - Day 10 Day 10 of the ongoing Christopher Panayiotou trial starts off with the cross examination of Detective Warrant Officer Jaco Botes.

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2016-10-25 03:33 www.news24.com

89 /100 0.3 'Real' Housewives Of Auckland cast sign $15,000 contracts allowing producers to embarrass and disparage them for dramatic effect How much money would it take you to sign away your right to privacy? For the cast of Real Housewives Of Auckland, that amount was $15,000. The New Zealand Herald revealed on Sunday that each of the six wives had signed away their right to privacy as well as the perpetual right to use their name, likeness and voice 'throughout the universe'. Scroll down for video Cast members also agreed that the show's producers could tell them untruths for 'dramatic effect'. As well as waiving a number their right to privacy, the cast allowed producers permission to depict them in an embarrassing or unfavourable way - no matter if it was true or not. Producers were also given permission to disclose and broadcast medical and psychiatric information about the women. Anne Batley- Burton, Michelle Blanchard, Gilda Kirkpatrick, Angela Stone, Louise Wallace and Julia Sloane are the six wives who signed the 25-page contract. Speaking to the publication in an earlier article, Housewife Anne said that she had no qualms signing the contract despite a lawyer friend warning her about some elements of the deal. 'I just thought I know I am a good person and I had seen the overseas versions so trusted the integrity of the brand,' she said. The show's finale aired last week, capping an explosive ten weeks which had fans of the series hooked. Last month, Julia was reported to have taken legal advice over scenes that made it to air in which she called co-star Michelle, the sole black member of the cast, a 'n***er'. Viewers were furious at the scene and Julia faced a public backlash, with fans of the show calling for her to be sacked.

2016-10-25 03:30 Greg Styles www.dailymail.co.uk

90 /100 90 /100 3.1 Mick Jagger buys pregnant girlfriend Melanie Hamrick '£5m pad' in New York He is set to welcome his eighth child at the age of 73 later this year. And while Mick Jagger has been busy touring with the newly reformed Rolling Stones, his 30-year-old pregnant girlfriend Melanie Hamrick has been spotted cradling her blossoming baby bump in New York. The ballerina looked radiant as she stepped out with friends amid reports the rocker bought her a £5million luxury town house in the Big Apple. Scroll down for video Dressed in a simple loose-fitting grey silk shirt, Melanie held her blossoming bump as she slipped into a pair of black leggings with a leather stripe down either side. The brunette beauty, who is reportedly due in two months, displayed her lean limbs in the form-fitting pants as she casually draped an oversized leather bag over her shoulder while soaking up Fall in the city. Running errands in her trendy Nike trainers, Melanie styled her glossy locks into a centre parting as she worked her tresses into a straight look while wearing minimal make-up. Opting to forgo accessories for her day out, the dancer stylishly worked a pair of retro inspired black shades as she carried her phone in a snakeskin case. Her appearance comes after it was reported the the Rolling Stones star bought Melanie a £5million luxury town house in New York. The iconic frontman is said to be living an 'independent life' from her as he navigates his busy work schedule with the reformed band. A source told the Sun : 'Mick is increasingly very busy with new work commitments, but he has promised to visit the baby when it is born. 'Like any doting dad, he wants to be involved as much as possible in his child's upbringing.'He will support the child financially. 'He wants Melanie to live comfortably and has already paid for a luxury townhouse for her in New York.' In July, it was revealed she was pregnant with Jagger’s child having started a relationship with him in 2014 - despite the 43-year age gap. She was Jagger’s guest in Rio de Janeiro and Mexico during the Latin American leg of the Rolling Stones’ recent tour, which culminated in their first ever concert in Cuba. Meanwhile reports claim he was seen getting close to Russian model Masha Rudenko. The rocker legend was first linked to the party-loving clothes horse in 2014, and they are said to have rekindled their friendship. Masha posted a snap wearing a Stones T-shirt at his Desert Trip festival to her Instagram last weekend, writing: 'Mister @mickjagger. It's only #rockandroll but I like it! Yes I do. #Oldchella #rollingstones #mickjagger.' A pal replied in Russian: 'Oooo baby you're with your boyfriend.' Mailonline has contacted Mick Jagger's representative for comment. Though Mick and Melanie - who were first romantically linked in 2014 - had been spending a lot of time together earlier this year, the ballerina hasn't been seen backstage at his gigs since their show in Bogotá, Colombia, in March. Also, the Brown Sugar singer never introduced her to anyone as his girlfriend in the way he did with late partner L'Wren Scott. The source told The New York Post: 'Mick [had] introduced L'Wren as his girlfriend; he never presented Melanie to us that way. 'But there were girls lining up each night to meet him, and he never appeared to be with any of them.' The claims follow reports that Jagger has agreed a financial settlement Hamrick before the baby arrives in December. The Daily Mirror said he has given her legally binding assurances, which include monthly payments of $15,000 (£11,400) and a promise to buy her a house wherever she chooses to live. The payments, up until when the child is 18, would add up to £2.5million. Hamrick currently lives in New York but may buy a house in Connecticut, where her family live, or in Los Angeles, where Sir Mick lives. It would be similar to a deal he concluded with Luciana Gime​ nez, a Braz​ ilian model and the mother of love child Lucas, now 17. Sir Mick's eldest child, Karis, is now 45. Her mother was actress Marsha Hunt. He also has a daughter with first wife Bianca Jagger, Jade, and has four children with second wife Jerry Hall; Lizzy, Georgia, James and Gabriel.

2016-10-25 03:29 Jessica Rach www.dailymail.co.uk

91 /100 0.5 What the Ceta debacle with Canada means for EU politics Sometimes leaders of the European Union must feel that they cannot win.

For years, they have been accused by their sternest critics of subverting democracy - by allowing bureaucratic procedures to ride roughshod over democratic institutions.

That was partly why the European Commission decided to allow all 38 national and regional parliaments across the EU to have their say on Ceta, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada.

But suddenly there is "too much democracy" - the Walloon parliament in southern Belgium, representing less than 1% of the EU's population, is holding up a deal that has been seven years in the making.

And many of those same critics are now scoffing at the dysfunctional way the EU tries to make big decisions.

The Walloonatics, they might say, have taken over the asylum.

But while regional Belgian politics is complex at the best of times, this is also an example of the EU as a whole having to listen to local concerns.

Mounting opposition to free trade deals in Europe has been a grass roots rebellion - part of the broader mood of anti-globalisation that is seeping across the EU and beyond.

And if that means that the trade deal with Canada has to be delayed, and amended, that might be better in the long term than failing to listen once again.

Ratification in every member state has always been a bit of a lottery but so be it - no-one ever said democracy was perfect.

Walloon intransigence may now mean there is greater public discussion of things like environmental safeguards, and the controversial court system for settling disputes between multinational investors and governments.

That sounds like a good thing.

But there will be a price to pay: the dysfunctional label will stick.

This agreement was supposed to be relatively uncontroversial - a deal with cuddly Canada, what's not to like? The fact that it has run into trouble does not bode well for other important EU projects.

The much larger set of negotiations with the United States on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has already stalled, under attack on both sides of the Atlantic. And negotiations on a British exit from the European Union, and the nature of future trade links, have yet to begin.

Now the Commission does not have to recommend that all parliaments get a vote on such matters.

And if Ceta falls, the EU's reputation as a reliable negotiating partner on trade issues will take a huge hit.

But in response to the Brexit referendum in the UK, the remaining 27 EU member states have acknowledged that they need to do more to reflect the practical concerns of their citizens.

And you cannot have it both ways.

The key in other words is patient diplomacy, and crafted compromise.

In the 24/7 social media world these can be underrated skills.

But - for better or worse - they have always been how the EU goes about its business.

2016-10-25 10:56 By Chris www.bbc.co.uk

92 /100 1.7 Asian stocks mixed after economic data SEOUL, South Korea - Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday in moderate trading as upbeat reports on manufacturing in the U. S. and Europe were followed by weak growth data from South Korea, Asia’s fourth- largest economy.

KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose 0.8 percent to 17,365.25 while South Korea’s Kospi fell 0.5 percent to 2,037.17. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index dipped 0.1 percent to 23,580.50 and the Shanghai Composite index was flat at 3,128.73. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.6 percent to 5,442.80. Markets in Southeast Asia were mixed. SLOWING GROWTH: The Bank of Korea said South Korea’s third-quarter growth slowed to its lowest level in more than a year, expanding 2.7 percent over a year earlier. Manufacturing saw its largest decline in more than five years thanks to Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 recalls and a strike at Hyundai Motors. “Korea’s economy lost momentum in the third quarter of 2016, and we expect growth will struggle in the coming quarters due to a combination of rising domestic headwinds and subdued global demand,” Krystal Tan of Capital Economics said in a commentary.

BUSINESS IN U. S., EUROPE: A survey of U. S. manufacturing climbed to its highest level in a year, while a purchasing managers’ index, or PMI, compiled by research firm IHS Markit showed business activity across the eurozone grew at its fastest pace so far this year in October.

ANALYST’S TAKE: “On the data front, PMI manufacturing readings improved for the U. S., Japan and Europe,” Mizuho Bank said in a daily commentary. “This continues to point to ongoing recovery in G3 economies though at a modest pace.”

WALL STREET: U. S. stocks finished higher on Monday as a spate of corporate deal-making over the weekend boosted investor sentiment. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 0.4 percent to 18,223.03. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 0.5 percent to 2,151.33. Big gains for tech companies, pushed the Nasdaq composite up 1 percent to 5,309.83.

OIL: Benchmark U. S. crude added 7 cents to $50.59 per barrel in New York. The contract closed 33 cents lower at $50.52 a barrel on Monday. Brent crude, the international standard, fell 6 cents to $51.39 a barrel in London.

CURRENCIES: The dollar rose to 104.46 yen from 104.30 yen. The euro was flat at $1.0875.

2016-10-25 03:27 Youkyung Lee rssfeeds.usatoday.com

93 /100 0.0 Facebook launches safety center, bullying prevention hub Social media giant Facebook on Tuesday rolled out its Safety Center and Bullying Prevention Hub in a bid to make the platform safer and friendlier to its millions of users.

“Facebook is where people share some of the most important moments in life. That’s why we build our services and tools to help people stay in control and feel safe being themselves,” Facebook said in a statement.

“We work with external experts, including a Safety Advisory Board, and gather feedback from our community to develop policies, tools and resources to keep you safe,” it added. Through the site https://www.facebook.com/safety , users can run a privacy checkup to ensure that only the people they want can see their posts, and a security checkup that can boost their account’s security in short steps.

The safety center contains community standards and policies, available tools and resources such as safety tips and video guides that users can maximize to maintain a safe online environment.

The bullying prevention hub also provides relevant information and advice to teens, parents, and educators in addressing cases of bullying whether online or offline.

“Our Community Standards and related policies aim to find the right balance between giving people a place to express themselves and promoting a welcoming and safe environment for everyone. They define what is and isn’t okay to share on Facebook. Our goal is to create an environment where we treat each other with empathy and respect,” Facebook said. YG/JE

2016-10-25 00:00 INQUIRER.net technology.inquirer.net

94 /100 1.1 Hailey Baldwin displays her phenomenal legs as she unveils her debut footwear collection - and reveals her ultimate modelling goal She's best friends with the Jenners and Hadids, dated Justin Bieber and hails from Hollywood royalty, so it's little surprise that Hailey Baldwin is fashion's new darling. The 19- year-old has been snapped up to create her own range of shoes for Public Desire - and proves her worth as a fledgling supermodel posing in her pants and new footwear in the sexy shoot. 'I am very excited about my first collaboration because it's very true to my own style,' Hailey told FEMAIL. 'People always ask me about my style so I pay attention to their questions and designed something that I would wear regardless.' Despite showcasing an incredibly honed figure in the shoot, Hailey, who describes her own style as 'edgy, tomboy and classic', certainly doesn't starve herself. Speaking about how she stays in shape, she said: 'It's hard to be healthy whilst travelling but there's so many healthy eating spots in New York. I definitely indulge though - I love going to Italy for the pizza and pasta. 'I try to start the day with a healthy breakfast and have a trainer with me at fashion week but I get so out of breath so easily; it's funny because I used to be a dancer.' Hailey didn't just spring out of nowhere, she hails from one of the most famous families in Tinseltown. As the daughter of the youngest Baldwin brother, Stephen, known for his starring roles in an array of Hollywood blockbuster hits such as Barney Rubble in The Flinstones, and niece of Alec, Hailey was always set for a glittering career. The 5ft 7in stunner currently fronts KITH's Power Rangers- inspired campaign, which was shot by photographer Nolan Persons. The Bible-quoting blonde - who boasts 9.1M followers - also fronts her very own cosmetics collaboration with ModelCo, which launches in Sydney next month. She's also walked in Kanye West's show, is the face of Topshop and constantly covers the glossiest magazines, so what has been a 'pinch-me' moment? 'Shooting with Karl Lagerfeld was a big one,' she said. 'Walking in the Dolce and Gabbana show was really crazy, too, because it's always been a dream of mine.' But there's one starring role she's yet to tick off her bucket list. 'I want to walk in the Victoria's Secret show, it's every girl's dream,' she admitted of the glittering lingerie spectacle that her best friends Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid walked in last year. The Public Desire x Hailey Baldwin is available online now with prices ranging from £34.99 - £49.99.

2016-10-25 03:20 Bianca London www.dailymail.co.uk

95 /100 1.6 Trump brand loses luster with affluent Event planner Beth Bernstein decided she had had enough with Donald Trump after his 2005 hot-mic boasts about groping women came to light earlier this month. She removed photos of weddings she had thrown at a Trump hotel in Chicago from her website, wrote to hotel staff to remove her from the list of "preferred vendors" and posted a sort of call to arms on her blog.

"I simply cannot bring myself to walk in the door there any longer," wrote the owner of SQN Events.

Bernstein is not alone. Rates for rooms at Trump's new D. C. hotel are being slashed as travelers weigh their options, and smartphone data suggest fewer people are visiting his properties compared to rival venues nearby.

The Republican nominee for president is in danger of losing not just the election, but something dear to a man who claims the marketing value of his name alone is worth $3 billion: the many customers, mostly wealthy, who have stayed at his hotels, played a round at his golf courses or held galas at his oceanside resorts.

Experts say the Trump brand is tarnished and at a tricky crossroads as his appeal shifts from the well-heeled, high-income people he has long courted to a more middle-class base, including the fervent fans he cultivated during the campaign.

There is speculation that he could start a Trump media network as a right-wing alternative to major news outlets, drawing money from advertisers to make up for any weakness in his empire elsewhere. But he may have to pivot fast.

"The current trajectory is very harmful to his businesses," said Scott Galloway, a marketing professor at New York University. "Right now his brands cater to the affluent, who are disproportionately turned off by his activities. "

Ever confident, the business mogul has denied his campaign has dimmed the gilded allure of his five-lettered name and has said, if anything, it has burnished the brand and boosted his business. In a statement, Amanda Miller, vice president of marketing at the Trump Organization, said: "The Trump brand remains incredibly strong and we are seeing tremendous success across business units. " That's not clear, though, at Trump's new hotel in Washington, which Trump has declared the "best" in the city. It appears to have gotten off to a slow start.

A room at the Trump International Hotel with a king size bed and a city view could have been yours any night of the week starting Nov. 14 for about $505 or $555, according to a check of the hotel's website last week. By contrast, five major luxury competitors in the city generally charged more — sometimes hundreds of dollars more — or were sold out. For instance, the St. Regis only had rooms starting at $975 on Monday and Tuesday. The Four Seasons in Georgetown had no rooms available at any price for those days, and the Jefferson Hotel for those two days plus Wednesday.

Rates at the Trump hotel have continued to sink, too: By the end of last week, the price of many Trump rooms had been cut by 10 percent or more.

The managing director of Trump's new hotel, which the candidate will formally open with a ribbon-cutting on Wednesday, disputes that it is struggling.

"With 10 years of experience with Trump Hotels, I can easily say the opening of Trump International Hotel, Washington, D. C., has been the most successful in terms of opening bookings, interest from groups and large events," said Mickael Damelincourt in a statement. "The building itself is an American icon, and we've created a world-class hotel with the largest luxury ballroom in Washington, D. C. "

Some customers are clearly turned off by Trump's derogatory remarks about women and immigrants, though, and the fallout is spreading beyond the hotels.

A woman angry about Trump's groping comments, and that his daughter still supports him, has created the hashtag "GrabYourWallet" on Twitter to boycott the Ivanka Trump Collection, which includes handbags, shoes, jewelry and clothes. On Monday alone it was viewed more than half a million times.

Some charities, including the Susan G. Komen Foundation are considering moving events from Trump's properties, including the Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. The U. S. Golf Association faces pressure from protests to move the 2017 U. S. Women's Open from a course owned by Trump, although no decisions have been made.

It's difficult to know how any future loss of hotel bookings and weddings, charity galas and tournaments could hurt Trump, because his businesses are privately held. But he is vulnerable because so much rides on his name. Unlike his golf courses, in which he has heavily invested, many Trump hotels and residential towers are owned by others who pay him to place his name over the entrance and for marketing and management services — and could possibly cut him out someday.

That's already being threatened at Trump Place in Manhattan. A petition to remove his name from the building, which he does not own, has gotten 328 names in a few days. One of the signers, Marjorie Jacobs, said the pressure has already led to new uniforms for doormen and other staff, ones that will no longer bear the Trump name.

"He's disgusting, and people are embarrassed to say where they live," she said.

Brand Keys, a research firm that polled 1,536 registered voters nationwide, said Trump's comments about groping women has sent the premium you can charge for something bearing the Trump name down sharply.

"How consumers feel about the brand and whether or not they're more or less likely to engage with it has been affected," said Robert Passikoff, president of Brand Keys. "People see a brand that had an image based on a glamorous lifestyle and a lot of money, and that is being been reevaluated by people. "

Foursquare, which tracks people's locations via their smartphones, said share of foot traffic at Trump branded businesses is down since Trump started his run in June 2015. Prior to Trump's presidential bid, foot traffic to his golf properties, hotels, resorts and other properties, both those owned by him and those just bearing his name, was steady year-over-year. According to its most recent data, share of foot traffic was down 19 percent in September, compared with 2014, before Trump announced his candidacy.

In a statement, Eric Danziger, CEO of Trump Hotels, a collection of more than dozen hotels, called the Foursquare data "manipulated" and "inconsequential," and said it does not "provide an accurate representation of our performance. "

Not all the data point to a slowdown. After several big-name brands including NBC, Macy's and others severed ties in July 2015 following Trump's derogatory remarks about Mexican immigrants, but there has been no similar high-profile exodus since.

And the home listing site Streeteasy compared prices for Trump-branded condos in 16 buildings in Manhattan to similar ones nearby and has found no evidence the brand has been damaged. In fact, Trump condos sold for 5.6 percent more in August than they did a year earlier, versus a drop for rivals.

Still, there's evidence of a shift of Trump's demographic base, from the affluent to the more aspirational middle class.

Will Johnson, an analyst at research firm BAV Consulting, which monitors brand perception for 3,500 brands, said that the Trump brand was "collapsing" among people with a household income of over $100,000 a year.

"He really has alienated the upper socioeconomic group and the data has consistently shown that he is down on pretty much all the metrics we measure," Johnson said. "He's low on trust and high on arrogance. "

On the other hand, his brand is resonating more among those who make less than $100,000 a year. During the first nine months of the year, among that group, there was a 21 percent rise in people who think Donald Trump "cares about customers" and a 14 percent increase in those who think he is a "visionary," according to BAV.

Some say Trump could capitalize on that shift.

"In the short run, business gets damaged, but in the long run there's a lot of opportunity with less aspirational brands that target the middle- and lower-class," NYU's Galloway said. "I think the Trump brand effectively dies in a Manhattan, but it thrives in some of the lower income, very red regions. "

One way to do that: start a conservative media network, as some analysts have floated. "He could start the ultimate 'bro' news network that caters to his core constituency," Galloway said. "He could out-offend Fox. "

One hurdle: He would have to get a major cable or satellite company to give him bandwidth, and there isn't much to go around. He could launch on a smaller scale on social media using Facebook or YouTube.

The biggest test of the brand, of course, will come Nov. 8. National polls show Hillary Clinton with a clear advantage over Trump, and possibly winning even traditional Republican states such as Arizona.

"I think at some point, probably after he loses the election, that we'll do a reevaluation of what the brand means and what the brand stands for," Brand Key's Passikoff said. "You can't continue the kind of activities and have these revelations without significantly affecting how the people see the brand. The man and the brand are inseparable. "

2016-10-25 03:19 By MAE www.charlotteobserver.com

96 /100 1.1 Quango to rule on recognising new press regulator The quango set up to oversee a state-backed system of press regulation is to rule on whether to give official recognition to a new watchdog supported by campaigners seeking tighter control of newspapers. Impress, a regulator backed by the prominent Hacked Off campaigner Max Mosley, is seeking formal backing from the Press Recognition Panel (PRP) - which was set up in the wake of the Leveson Inquiry into press standards. If it succeeds, Culture Secretary Karen Bradley will have to decide whether to activate regulations which could see newspapers face "exemplary" damages if they are sued for libel unless they agree to be regulated by Impress. Triggering Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 would mean any newspaper that refused to sign up could have to pay the legal fees of a complainant who sued them for libel, even if the paper won the case. The move has angered many newspapers who have overwhelmingly rejected the idea of any form of state regulation, warning that it would undermine the whole principle of press freedom. Many publications have joined the rival Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) which has made clear from the outset that it would not seek recognition by the PRP. Ipso chairman Sir Alan Moses said Section 40 was "designed to force, for fear of financial ruin, all printed media to submit to a regime which they have rejected". Furthermore, the connection between Mr Mosley and Impress and the relationship it has with the PRP made it unsuitable as a candidate regulator, he said. Appearing before the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee on Monday, Ms Bradley made clear she would be in no hurry to activate Section 40, even if Impress was recognised by the PRP. While she said she had not ruled out activating Section 40 at some point in the future, she wanted to consider the options for achieving "appropriate levels of robust regulation... outside the PRP". She told MPs there were fears among local newspapers in particular that they could be forced out of business if the Government took an overly "ideological" approach to the issue. "I could do an ideological position on this but the implications of being ideological on this may be that we see a vibrant free local press being affected," she said. "It has been put to me very clearly by a number of editors of local newspapers that the exemplary damages section of Section 40 could see them being put out of business and certainly would impact on their ability to do investigative journalism. "I want to consider those representations, consider them very carefully, and then make a determination. I am reserving judgment at this stage until I have had a chance to consider all the options. " Her comments were welcomed by Bob Satchwell, executive director of the Society of Editors, who said the royal charter system was "halfway to state control of the press" and called Section 40 a "draconian measure". He told the Press Association: "It goes against all the principles of justice. The first principle of any justice system is that it should be fair. "It's clearly unfair if somebody who takes action against a paper, the paper is found to have got the story right and the person who sued is totally wrong and may indeed have lied, he wouldn't face any costs because the paper would have to pay it. It's a nonsense. " However Evan Harris, joint executive director of Hacked Off, which campaigns for greater press regulation, insisted there should be no watering down of the Leveson recommendations. "The Culture Secretary's suggestion that the Government might be satisfied by press self-regulation outside of the Leveson criteria if it was, in the Government's view, 'robust enough' would be a return to the Wild West days of the failed PCC (Press Complaints Commission), and decades of political-press back-scratching," he said. "As long as politicians and press owners are judging press regulation, neither freedom of expression nor the public interest is safe. " In a letter to The Times Sir Alan said Section 40 was designed to "corral" publications into state regulation, adding: "Without the benefit of the Max Mosley family trust, Impress would not continue to exist and those few hyperlocals who have joined it would not be able to afford arbitration. "The regional and local press do not want to be forced to arbitrate and Leveson never explained why they should be. "The Max factor even wafts over the Press Recognition Panel itself. Its continuing viability depends on it recognising somebody; without Impress it has no one to recognise. "

2016-10-25 03:17 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

97 /100 5.1 Labour accuses Government of failing on the economy after Treasury leak Labour has called on ministers to "come clean" on the state of the public finances after a leaked Treasury document admitted it was "unlikely" to meet its target on deficit reduction. The briefing paper, issued to officials before the publication last week of public finance figures showing higher than expected borrowing, said the figures continued "a run of disappointing data" on the economy. The document, obtained by Labour, blamed the problem on the failure of tax returns to come in at the level expected. While it said receipts were likely to pick up, it would still not be sufficient to cover the shortfall and the figures implied an overshoot of the public sector net borrowing target (PSNB) by almost £16 billion in 2016-17. "Compared to last year, receipts growth is back-loaded so the rate (all else equal) should pick up. However, this is unlikely to bring deficit reduction entirely back on track," the document said. "Media commentators are likely to double the effect on borrowing for the year-to-date as we are now halfway through the year, which would imply a severe worsening in the public finances. "For instance, this would imply overshooting the PSNB forecast for 16-17 by £15.9 billion. " Shadow chancellor John McDonnell said the briefing note confirmed the "Tory failure on the economy". He said: "Now we've had it from the official civil servants it's time the Tories came clean. They should drop the spin and admit the truth: they are failing on the public finances and working people are paying the price. " A Treasury spokesman said: "The Chancellor has been clear that while the deficit has been cut, it is still too high. The Government is committed to balancing the books over a sensible period of time, in a way that allows space to support the economy. "

2016-10-25 03:17 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

98 /100 2.1 What you gain and lose with meal replacements The bars have been making some people sick , according to reports, and the company is investigating why "a small number of our customers have experienced gastrointestinal issues after consuming Soylent Bars. "

It's offering customers full refunds.

"Until we are absolutely certain our products are safe, they will not be shipped," it said in a blog post. "We are deeply sorry if any customer had any negative experiences after eating a Soylent Bar. "

Meanwhile, the rest of the world might be wondering: Why were people eating a single bar for dinner to begin with? The company aims to give customers a convenient way to consume the same sustenance and nutrition found in a balanced meal. Many meal replacement brands -- such as Soylent, Ambronite, SlimFast and Ample -- claim to be able to replace real food in our lives with ready-to-consume shakes or bars.

But are they actually effective?

It depends on what you're replacing

For the average healthy adult, meal replacement bars or shakes seem to be beneficial only when they are replacing an unhealthy food item in your daily diet, said Sharon Akabas, associate director of the Institute of Human Nutrition at Columbia University. "The question is, what would the person do if they didn't eat the bar or drink the shake? Would they go to a fast food place and have a burger, fries and sweet beverage instead of the shake? In that case, any health specialist would say, go for the shake," Akabas said.

Meal replacements can help with portion control, said Rachel Lustgarten, a registered dietitian at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York.

"This is something that comes up a lot for me in practice," she said. "Whole food, eating real food, tends to be the most satisfying way to go for most people. However, I am not down on meal replacements entirely, particularly for people looking to lose weight or control weight. For those clients, using meal replacements can sometimes be a great way to jump-start weight loss because they are portion-controlled, high in protein and low in sugar. "

Additionally, meal replacements are sometimes used to help feed sick patients who can't keep any food down, said Charles Mueller, clinical associate professor of nutrition at New York University.

"There's a place for meal replacements when people are really having trouble eating for one reason or another, but for healthy, free-living people of any age, they should be eating whole food, and they should be taking the time and the effort to do so," Mueller said.

Otherwise, "you're missing out on the healthy bacteria; you're missing out on all the nutrients contained in food; you're missing out on the dietary fiber, which are what we call prebiotics, and literally, the roughage in the diet stimulates the gastrointestinal lining," he said. "Most meal replacements kind of don't do much for any of that. "

Feeding the bacteria in your gut

Though many meal replacement products claim to offer the same amount of protein, carbohydrates, lipids and micronutrients that consumers would find in a whole food meal, they tend to lack the fiber and good bacteria needed to maintain the ecosystem of microorganisms, or microbiota, inside of you. That ecosystem is called your body's microbiome.

"Your microbiome works closely with gastrointestinal immunity," Mueller said.

"Whole foods provide fiber, which is substrate or food for the microbiota. Food is full of bacteria, and you tend to develop a microbiome that profiles your diet wherever you live," he said. "There's a French microbiome; there's a Ugandan microbiome; there's a Mexican microbiome; you can go to Chile, and you find very specific profiles. We have very sophisticated technology now to classify the different types of organisms that live in our guts, and they are very dependent on how we eat, and they're very closely linked to chronic disease. "

The human gut shelters a sophisticated community with trillions of microbial cells that can influence physiology, metabolism, nutrition and even immune function. Any change in diet can affect that community, Mueller said.

Solid foods also are an important part of a daily diet because they can stimulate the movement of muscles in the gastrointestinal tract , Mueller added. Many meal replacement products come in liquid form.

"Your gastrointestinal tract is a big muscle that likes to work out, and it likes to push and pull food, and when it doesn't get to do that all the time on a constant basis, it's not as healthy, just like a person who stops exercising," Mueller said.

'This isn't rocket science; it's harder'

There also is the act of sitting at a table and interacting with your food that can make a difference in how satisfied you feel during mealtime, which might not happen if you are consuming on-the- go meal replacement products.

"Meal replacements, because they're high in protein, tend to do a pretty good job in satisfying our physical hunger. They are quick and convenient, but some people might not feel as satisfied mentally since there is no chewing and actual eating involved," Lustgarten said.

"For some people, eating a meal of whole foods will feel more satisfying even if they feel just as physically full after having a meal replacement drink," she said, "and that tends to be more mental as opposed to just physical. "

The benefits of fresh produce compared with meal replacements can be so nuanced that they have become a topic of ongoing research, Akabas said.

"This isn't rocket science; it's harder," she said. "We can send someone to space and bring them back in the same aircraft, and we still don't know what should go into a blender for complete nutrition for a long period of time for the general population. "

Among the general population, though, a preference for meal replacements appears to vary by age.

Your age makes a difference

More recently, meal replacement brands -- such as Soylent and Ambronite -- seem to target busy young professionals who may not have the time to cook a traditional meal.

However, older adults are more likely to find satisfaction in a monotonous meal replacement diet, according to a small study published in the journal Physiology & Behavior in 2000.

The study involved 18 young adults and 14 older adults who completed questionnaires about their food cravings and preferences, as well as cognitive testing, and then were placed on a 19- day diet.

During the first seven days of the diet, the participants were asked to incorporate a vanilla- flavored nutritious beverage in their daily meals. Then, from the eighth to 12th day, they were instructed to consume only the beverage and nothing else. For the last week of the diet, the study participants returned to eating normal meals.

The participants were asked to keep food diaries, in which they recorded whether they experienced any cravings during the liquid diet.

After examining the diaries, the researchers found that the older adults reported significantly fewer food cravings than the young adults. In fact, older men reported almost no cravings at any time during the study.

Older adults were also more likely than the young adults, on average, to enjoy the vanilla- flavored drink and not mind the monotony. "Complaints about chalkiness came primarily from younger adults, and the older adults didn't have those complaints," said Marcia Pelchat, an associate member emerita at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia and a co-author of the study.

"As people age, their sense of smell becomes less acute, and that explains why the younger adults say the beverages have a chemical or vitamin flavor, because that's primarily smell," she explained.

A meal (replacement) to start the day

Pelchat said there is one occasion, however, where satisfaction with food monotony seems common across all ages.

"Breakfast: People are much more likely to eat the same thing for breakfast every day than they are for lunch or for dinner, and you might think that they get bored, but they don't," she said.

Some meal replacement brands even market their products as morning food items, such as Carnation Instant Breakfasts.

"Sometimes people think starting a program like this has to be all or nothing and that they have to replace all their meals, which can sometimes set people up for failure," said Lustgarten, the registered dietitian.

"You don't need to commit to doing this every single day. This might be your breakfast on the weekdays or during lunch when you have a meeting," she said. "If people are feeling confused about how to implement this, talk to your doctor or get a referral to see a dietitian. "

No matter how you might implement meal replacements in your daily routine, experts say to make sure you are getting all of the vitamins and minerals you need.

'Food is a part of culture'

"There certainly is a lot of science behind meal replacement for a few different reasons. In some cases, it can help people with a limited ability to digest and absorb food, so hospital-based patients, and there's a long history of meal replacements for weight management," said Akabas, the nutrition expert at Columbia University.

"But they have often gotten a bad name because of manufacturing's role in making claims that are too good to be true," she said. "We have no single food that includes the nutrients that would be needed to sustain someone across the lifespan of any significant period of time, so anyone who makes a claim otherwise is over-reaching. "

Plus, there's more to food than just nutrients, Pelchat said.

"I would hate to see us reduced to being a society that just consumed nutrients to survive," she said. "Food is a part of culture, and the meal plays so many important roles in communication and customs. The history of a culture is really reflected in consuming food. ... It would be a shame to lose all of that. "

2016-10-25 03:08 Jacqueline Howard rss.cnn.com

99 /100 99 /100 2.4 Oil prices mixed on OPEC squabbles ahead of planned production cut By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Oil prices were mixed in choppy trade on Tuesday as disagreement flared within producer cartel OPEC on who should cut how much production in a planned coordinated reduction to prop up prices. International Brent crude oil futures fell 5 cents to $51.41 per barrel as of 0655 GMT from their last close. U. S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures turned positive, gaining 5 cents to $50.57 a barrel, late in the Asia time zone after being negative, falling to a low of $50.37 a barrel, for much of the Asia session. The dollar, which held near nine- month highs against a basket of major currencies, weighed on prices. A strong dollar makes greenback-denominated commodities including oil more expensive for holders of other currencies. Iraq's oil minister Jabar Ali al-Luaibi said on Sunday the second-largest producer in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) wanted to be exempt from output curbs as it needed more money to fight Islamic State militants. "Crude oil prices laboured under the weight of various OPEC members seeking exemption from the production cut agreement," ANZ bank said on Tuesday. Until there is more clarity on the planned cut, which OPEC hopes will be coordinated with non-members like Russia, analysts said oil prices would likely remain range-bound - but volatile - around current levels. "Expect more of this choppy interplay until more concrete news emerges, as speculative buying runs into record producer selling of the futures contracts for hedging," said Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst at brokerage OANDA in Singapore. The private American Petroleum Institute (API) is due to publish its weekly crude stocks estimates later on Tuesday, followed by the official Energy Information Administration (EIA) data due on Wednesday. A Reuters poll showed that U. S. crude inventories were forecast to have risen last week by a likely 800,000 barrels to 469.5 million barrels. That came after a fall of more than 5 million barrels in the week to Oct. 14. U. S. crude inventory data is closely watched to gauge supply and demand in the world's biggest crude consumer. (Reporting by Henning Gloystein; Additional reporting by Keith Wallis; Editing by Christian Schmollinger and Gopakumar Warrier)

2016-10-25 03:06 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

100 /100 2.6 Ferocity of Kirkuk attack points to tough fight for Mosul By Babak Dehghanpisheh and Michael Georgy KIRKUK, Iraq, Oct 24 (Reuters) - At least 100 fighters sneaked into Kirkuk in the early hours of Friday with machine guns, rocket propelled grenades, suicide vests and a message: "Islamic State has taken over. " The message blared out from several mosque loudspeakers while the militants went on a rampage. By the time they had blasted their way across the city in a brazen and complex attack, 99 civilians and members of the security forces were dead and 63 of their own were in the morgue, according to Iraqi security officials. The scale of the operation - the largest of several by Islamic State to divert an advance on their stronghold in Mosul - shows how tough the battle for Mosul may become and points to a continued ability of the militant group to undermine security across the country even if its northern bastion falls. Accounts gathered by Reuters from residents, police, security and intelligence officials suggest it was carried out by forces that were highly trained, well-prepared and - alarmingly for the government - supported from inside Kirkuk. "What was surprising is it was done so easily," said Ranj Talabani, a senior Kurdish intelligence official. Like the Islamic State attacks on Paris last year, the operation appeared aimed at spreading chaos and fear rather than seizing territory. Although the heaviest fighting was over by Friday night, clashes continued for two days and officials are still searching for Islamic State units in the city. The blackened and bullet-ridden facade of two hotels near Kirkuk's governorate building, one of the targets of the attack, are a clear sign of its ferocity. The smell of smoke and cordite still linger. "PROFESSIONAL" FIGHTERS Kirkuk, 100 km (60 miles) southeast of Mosul, is close to oilfields which hold much of Iraq's vast crude reserves. It also lies near northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region, and has been controlled by Kurdish forces since the Iraqi army retreated from advancing Islamic State forces in 2014. The attack took place four days after the launch of an offensive against Islamic State in Mosul by Kurdish peshmerga, Iraqi soldiers and a U. S.-led international coalition. The fighters appeared well- trained for urban combat, a sign that the battle for Mosul, Iraq's second largest city, could be drawn-out and bloody, according to Iraqi security officials. "These were the most professional fighters that I have seen since 2003," said Halo Najat Hamza, director of the Asayesh, a Kurdish security and intelligence force, in Kirkuk. On Sunday afternoon, two and a half days after the attack began, two snipers detonated their suicide vests during a heavy exchange of fire with security forces at an elementary school. But no local official was prepared to say the attack was completely over. "We are still hunting them," said one Kirkuk official who asked not to be identified for security reasons. The operation was not improvised: a video found on a Samsung Galaxy phone on the body of a fighter shows footage of targets around the city filmed before the attack. "It involved a lot of preparation," said Iraq's former finance and foreign minister Hoshiyar Zebari, a Kurd. FEROCIOUS BATTLES The operation began at approximately 3 a.m. on Friday morning, when fighters arrived in pickup trucks and were dropped off on the southern perimeter of the city. The group broke up into 20 teams of five and fanned out across the city on foot. Several teams worked together to attack the first two targets: a base for the Asayesh and a police station in southern Kirkuk. A ferocious gunbattle broke out at both locations. "They looked wild," said Hamza. He described the fighters as having long beards, long hair and "Afghan robes", although Iraqi security officials say they did not find any documents on dead fighters to suggest they were foreign combatants, and local people who encountered the fighters said they spoke a local Iraqi Arabic dialect. At around 4 a.m. two teams of snipers reached the centre of the city and broke up, one group headed to the rooftop of the Senobar hotel and the other headed to the Dar al Salam hotel across the street. Both hotels were closed for repairs. Their target was a few hundred metres away across a roundabout: the Kirkuk governorate building. At approximately the same time, fighters shot their way through door locks and took over two houses in an adjacent neighbourhood, demanding residents give them shelter and asking for keys to their cars. Video footage from one of the houses shows fighters in south Asian-style shalwar kameez clothing, toting machine guns, an RPG and several reserve clips of ammunition. One fighter is seen running to the head of the street next to the Senobar hotel and shooting off an RPG at the governorate building which explodes in a ball of fire and sparks. A few blocks away at the Kirkuk general hospital, Samim Hamza, a policeman, heard the explosions and machinegun fire. "It was obvious this wasn't an ordinary attack," said Samim, who lost five police colleagues in the attack. SLEEPER CELLS At the time the clashes were spreading out across Kirkuk, four Islamic State militants wearing suicide vests also attacked a power station in the town of Dibis, 30 km away. At least 11 people were killed, among them three Iranian engineers who had been working at the plant. Back in Kirkuk, sleeper cells in the city helped the fighters, according to Iraqi security officials and a U. S. military official. Residents report seeing cars driving up near the Senobar hotel during the clashes and dropping off ammunition for the fighters. By daybreak, gunfire and explosions reverberated across the city, as the jihadists fought street battles with security forces and snipers picked off targets. "Their goal was to create chaos here," said Hamza. "They thought it would cut the number of fighters that can be sent to Mosul. " As the extent of the attack became apparent, security officials called for reinforcements: up to 3,000 peshmerga were called up from Erbil and Suleimaniya. The U. S. military also carried out air strikes, according to a Western diplomat familiar with the operation. Even after reinforcements arrived, heavy fighting continued for several hours. The shootout at the Asayesh building only ended at five p.m. on Friday, roughly 14 hours after it began. Local TV footage showed tracer fire zipping across the sky and smoke rising from the city centre on Friday night. Sporadic clashes continued through Saturday and Sunday. For security officials trying to prevent another attack, the biggest concern is the extent of support within the city for Islamic State. "There are sleeper cells who cooperated with them," said Hamza. "They have a deep animosity toward Kurds, Shi'ites and the central government. " (Additional reporting by Stephen Kalin and Phil Stewart in Erbil; Editing by Dominic Evans)

2016-10-25 03:06 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

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