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Total 100 articles, created at 2016-09-03 00:01 1 US Open: Day 4 The best photos from Thursday's action at the US Open. (1.04/2) 2016-09-02 18:45 11KB newyork.cbslocal.com

2 Labor Day weekend likely deadliest on roads since 2009 Contact WND (1.04/2) (MARKETWATCH) Because American drivers are logging increased mileage and some are texting while driving, about 9% more died in vehicle crashes in the first six months of 2016 than in the same stretch last year. That also means that the upcoming holiday weekend looks to... 2016-09-02 16:47 1KB www.wnd.com 3 At least 10 dead, dozens wounded in Davao night market blast (1.03/2) Updated at 12:23 am, September 3, 2016 DAVAO CITY -- Dozens of wounded people were brought to various hospitals after an explosion — possibly from an improvised explosion device or IED 2016-09-02 23:44 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 4 UVA Rape Hoax: Frat's Lawsuit Against Rolling Stone Will Go Forward (1.02/2) As an alumnus of Phi Kappa Psi, I was outraged that my brothers at the University of Virginia were falsely accused of gang rape in that now-retracted Rolling Stone story. The hoax fell apart as thorou 2016-09-02 19:46 2KB dailycaller.com 5 Apple activates Twitter account ahead of Sept. 7 event (1.02/2) In a surprising turn of events, Apple’s long dormant Twitter account has seen some activity prior to the iPhone 7 event that will be held on Sept. 7. Engadget reports that the company’s 2016-09-02 19:38 1KB technology.inquirer.net 6 Brock Turner Walks Out of Jail After Stanford Sex Assault Sentence Video (1.02/2) Former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner, who was sentenced to six months in jail for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on campus, walked out of a jail in Santa Clara County, California, this morning, after serving half of his six-month sent 2016-09-02 19:22 933Bytes abcnews.go.com 7 Hurricane Hermine batters Florida Wind and rain from Hurricane Hermine has battered Florida's (1.02/2) northern Gulf Coast, causing flooding and power outages. 2016-09-02 17:56 665Bytes www.bbc.co.uk

8 Abrahams decides to prosecute Panday for corruption

(1.02/2) The National Director of Public Prosecutions Shaun Abrahams has decided to institute a criminal prosecution against Colonel Navin Madhoe and businessman Thoshan Panday for corruption. 2016-09-02 17:10 904Bytes www.timeslive.co.za 9 Is Brexit a success after all? Don't believe a word of it Nicola Sturgeon launches new debate on Scottish independence (0.04/2) It's far too early to say whether Britain's Brexit vote is a success or a failure. 2016-09-02 18:45 5KB www.newstatesman.com 10 A reckless Tory right is wrecking the Northern Irish peace process Dancing balls and Paxman's "virtual corpses" (0.03/2) Talk of scrapping the Human Rights Act is part of a pattern of insensitivity. 2016-09-02 18:45 13KB www.newstatesman.com 11 Gibson talks 'Passion of the Christ' sequel Contact WND

(0.01/2) (DAILY MAIL) Mel Gibson has confirmed work has begun on a sequel to his 2004 film Passion Of The Christ. In a statement made this week, the Australian actor revealed that work has already begun on the blockbuster, which will be titled The Resurrection,... 2016-09-02 16:49 1KB www.wnd.com 12 Artist who nailed scrotum to Red Square gets ‘tribute’ menu at Burger King — RT Viral Petr Pavlensky, the artist who famously nailed his scrotum to the ground at Red Square, has been bizarrely honored by Burger King in his hometown of St Petersburg with a “tribute” menu. 2016-09-03 00:01 1KB www.rt.com 13 US recession coming as consumer crutch ‘about to be kicked away’ The American economy may soon plunge into recession, as consumer strength is showing signs of weakening, says Societe Generale strategist Albert Edwards. Consumption makes up 70 percent of the US gross domestic product. 2016-09-03 00:01 2KB www.rt.com 14 The Messi-ah: Crazed fan kisses Lionel’s feet on his Argentina return from retirement (VIDEO) — RT Sport A fan managed to skip past stewards and make it onto the pitch during the dying minutes of Argentina’s 1-0 win over Uruguay where he ran up to Messi before kneeling down and kissing his idol’s feet. 2016-09-03 00:01 1KB www.rt.com 15 Gaza women fight Israel ban to attend tech mentorship program in US — RT News Three young women selected for a US State Department- sponsored education program struggle to chase their dream because Israeli authorities decided that allowing them out of blockaded Gaza would pose a security threat. 2016-09-03 00:01 2KB www.rt.com 16 Duma speaker calls for urgent reform of PACE — RT Russian politics The speaker of Russia’s lower house has called for radical changes to the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary assembly, warning that the body risks becoming a “marginal site” totally dependent on “Atlantic forces.” 2016-09-03 00:01 4KB www.rt.com 17 Tbo Touch admits 'to lying' during e-toll campaign Radio personality and business mogul Tbo Touch has admitted to lying about supporting e-tolls, after he was approached to be a part of Sanral's marketing campaign in 2015. 2016-09-03 00:01 2KB www.timeslive.co.za 18 130 security breaches at UK atomic facilities in last 5 years — RT UK Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) officers, charged with guarding the UK’s nuclear sites, admit there have been 130 security breaches over the last five years, including a handgun going missing and the keys to Hinkley Point power station getting lost. 2016-09-03 00:01 2KB www.rt.com 19 IMF urges ‘forceful action’ from G20 to push global growth — RT Business The International Monetary Fund has called for the heads of the world’s leading economies to take much stronger action on the global economy to avoid a low growth rut fueling concerns over globalization, according to a briefing note to the G20 heads of state. 2016-09-03 00:01 2KB www.rt.com 20 Ultrasound in 1st trimester of pregnancy linked to autism – study — RT News Having that first ultrasound can be an exciting experience for parents, but it comes with a serious risk, according to a new study: ultrasound exposure in the first trimester is linked to increased severity of autism in children born with the disorder. 2016-09-03 00:01 3KB www.rt.com

21 Brits who join Kurdish militias are ‘spies, crusaders & terrorists,’ says Turkey — RT UK British citizens who have volunteered to fight Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) alongside Kurdish militias are merely “crusaders” who will be treated as terrorists and killed if necessary, Turkish government officials have warned. 2016-09-03 00:01 2KB www.rt.com 22 Virtually all-Filipino Rain or Shine surges past Mahindra Rain or Shine sent Mahindra crashing back to earth with a 103-88 victory Friday in the 2016 PBA Governors' Cup at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Beau Belga set the tone for the Elasto Painters, 2016-09-02 21:51 2KB sports.inquirer.net 23 Peace advocates mourn death of Malaysian facilitator in gov’t-MILF talks OZAMIZ CITY—Peace advocates are mourning the passing away Friday of Malaysian diplomat Tengku Dato Abd Ghafar Tengku Mohamed, who facilitated the final stretch of negotiations between the 2016-09-02 21:27 3KB globalnation.inquirer.net 24 Isit, Mapua draw motivation from Stags loss in dropping Red Lions With the painful memory of his woeful free throw shooting from last week still firmly on his mind, CJ Isit knew he had to bounce back big. And he chose the perfect opportunity for his 2016-09-02 21:20 2KB sports.inquirer.net 25 Azkals fly to Bishkek for Kyrgyzstan friendly Hit with injuries and absences by key players, the Philippine Azkals hope to give their AFF Suzuki Cup buildup a positive turn when they fly to Bishkek for a clash against higher-ranked Kyrgyzstan 2016-09-02 21:05 2KB sports.inquirer.net 26 Duterte dares media to cover antidrug raids PANABO CITY—Faced with continued criticism over the alleged summary execution of suspected drug personalities even in police operations, President Rodrigo Duterte said the media should cover 2016-09-02 20:21 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net

27 WATCH: Trailer of Cannes film fest winner ‘The Red Turtle’ Animation company Studio Ghibli, French animation company Wild Bunch and Dutch animator-director Michael Dudok de Wit teamed up to create a silent animated film called "The Red Turtle. " 2016-09-02 20:04 1KB entertainment.inquirer.net 28 Enviros Shut Down Colorado Coal Plants, Put More Out Of Work Two Colorado coal plants and one mine will be shutdown as part of an effort by federal and state regulators and environmentalists to improve visibility at national parks and other areas of the state. 2016-09-02 19:46 4KB dailycaller.com 29 Kayla Rae Reid Posts Photo Of Herself Tanning Ryan Lochte's Playboy model girlfriend Kayla Rae Reid torched Instagram with a steamy photo of herself. Reid posted a picture of herself not covering much up while tanning, with the caption, "Anoth 2016-09-02 19:46 1KB dailycaller.com 30 CDC Study: As Pot Use Increases, Abuse Declines Americans are smoking pot more than ever before, but the rates of abuse and dependency are going down. A new report released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with the 2016-09-02 19:46 3KB dailycaller.com 31 French Children To Be Taught Games To Hide From Terrorists Young French children returning to school this month will be taught games to hide from terrorists as part of a new curriculum created in response to a series of attacks in the past year. In additio 2016-09-02 19:46 2KB dailycaller.com 32 Retired Army Gen. Flynn: Quit Tying The KKK To The GOP Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn lashed out at attempts to tie the KKK to the GOP during a Thursday night appearance on CNN. "Not only does Donald Trump disavow them, but I think most Americans 2016-09-02 19:46 3KB dailycaller.com 33 Daily Mail Retracts Claim Trump Worked As 'Escort' The Daily Mail retracted elements of a story it ran in August alleging Melania Trump, wife of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, moonlighted as an escort while modeling in Italy in the earl 2016-09-02 19:46 2KB dailycaller.com

34 Madonna Just Called Donald Trump's Sons 'P-ssy' Madonna just made it clear with her latest post online that she is not a fan of Donald Trump or his sons and that she plans to vote for Hillary Clinton in November. [caption id="attachment_4807530" 2016-09-02 19:46 1KB dailycaller.com 35 Zuckerberg Angry After SpaceX Explosion Destroys Satellite Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg isn't too pleased with fellow tech leader Elon Musk after Musk's SpaceX rocket exploded and destroyed one of his satellites. Zuckerberg planned to use that satellit 2016-09-02 19:46 2KB dailycaller.com 36 Obama’s Race Gambit In the heady atmosphere leading up to the 2008 presidential election, a messianic Senator Barack Obama proclaimed he was “five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America. 2016-09-02 19:46 4KB dailycaller.com 37 Paul Finebaum Apologizes For Black People Oppression Comment ESPN sports pundit Paul Finebaum apologized for saying black people aren't oppressed in America. "I really don't understand, not to look at the country back then, this country has issues, but this 2016-09-02 19:46 1KB dailycaller.com 38 Suspected car thieves slain in Isabela CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela—Two brothers suspected of stealing a car in Tuguegarao City were shot and killed by the police here on Thursday. Half-brothers Michael Bariuan of Tuguegarao City and Mike 2016-09-02 19:45 1KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 39 Holidaying Finns warned about using phones abroad Finland's intelligence service says using a phone or laptop abroad is a security risk. 2016-09-02 18:42 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 40 NFL player Colin Kaepernick snubs national anthem again American football player Colin Kaepernick again refuses to stand for the national anthem in protest against the plight of black people in the US. 2016-09-02 18:42 3KB www.bbc.co.uk

41 Is 2016 The Hottest Year Ever? Satellites Say No Many climate scientists claim 2016 is on track to be the warmest year on record, but satellite-derived temperature data tells a different story. Satellite data compiled by scientists at the Earth S 2016-09-02 18:46 3KB dailycaller.com 42 Nation's Largest Tobacco Company Fighting New FDA Vape Rules The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put tough new vaping regulations into effect in August, and now the e-cigarette industry is fighting back. The Altria Group, the country's largest tobacco co 2016-09-02 18:46 2KB dailycaller.com 43 Chinese Plans For New Long-Range Bomber Permit Power Projection In Pacific A new long-range bomber will carry China's hopes to extend its reach and enhance its force projection, a senior Chinese military official revealed Thursday to the Global Times. “We are develop 2016-09-02 18:46 3KB dailycaller.com 44 Suspect arrested in case of body found in Oconee County A man was arrested early Friday in North Carolina in connection with the slaying of a man whose body was found recently in Oconee County, according to a media report. 2016-09-02 19:21 993Bytes www.ajc.com 45 Food shortages hit Calais ‘Jungle’ camp as UK urged to accept 400 children — RT UK Campaigners are urging the British home secretary to take in 400 refugee children living in the Calais ‘Jungle’ camp at a time when food shortages are forcing many migrants to go hungry. 2016-09-02 18:46 2KB www.rt.com 46 New York Man Allegedly Sells Synthetic Pot For Food Stamps A New York City man was charged with selling drugs for food stamps at his East Harlem store Thursday. Authorities arrested 26- year-old deli employee Yousif Mosleh for allegedly accepting food stam 2016-09-02 18:46 3KB dailycaller.com 47 Majority Of Clinton Supporters Plan To Vote GOP Down Ticket Supporters of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton will most likely vote for Republicans in Senate and House races, according to a USA Today poll published Friday. Thirty-two percent of Clinton suppo 2016-09-02 18:46 2KB dailycaller.com

48 Elon Musk's Tesla-SolarCity Merger Costs Him Dearly Elon Musk's entire fortune shrank by nearly $1 billion as he continues to inject money into beleaguered solar panel company SolarCity, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Musk wealth tumbled by $779 milli 2016-09-02 18:46 3KB dailycaller.com 49 Tim Tebow Receives Pro Baseball Offer Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow has been offered a professional baseball contact from the Bridgeport Bluefish. The contract offer will allow Tebow to play with the Bluefish for the 2016 season in 2016-09-02 18:46 1KB dailycaller.com 50 EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Manziel Goes Wild In Miami Club Johnny Manziel appeared to be up to his old tricks and partying at a club in Miami. The Daily Caller obtained exclusive images of the former Heisman winner raging at an unidentified Miami club. (R 2016-09-02 18:46 1KB dailycaller.com 51 John McCain: 'Arizona's Future' Campaign 2016 In a video posted by his Senate campaign, Sen. John McCain (R- Ariz.) warns that if Democrat Hillary Clinton is elected president, "Arizona will need a senator who will act as a check ... for the White House. " 2016-09-02 19:20 908Bytes www.washingtonpost.com 52 Ann Kirkpatrick: 'Trumped' Campaign 2016 An ad from the Senate campaign of Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.) reminds voters that her opponent, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), pledged to support Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. 2016-09-02 19:19 867Bytes www.washingtonpost.com 53 Terry Bridger charged after 40-hour Pagham police stand-off A 72-year-old man is charged with a series of offences after a 40- hour stand-off with police in West Sussex. 2016-09-02 18:43 981Bytes www.bbc.co.uk 54 Why do lithium batteries explode? Samsung has halted sales of the Galaxy Note 7 because of battery fire reports. 2016-09-02 18:43 3KB www.bbc.co.uk

55 Did Alan Kurdi's death change anything? The iconic image of a dead Syrian toddler moved millions, but a year on what has happened? 2016-09-02 18:43 8KB www.bbc.co.uk 56 Marine Ciarán Maxwell charged with terror offence Ciarán Maxwell from Northern Ireland appears in court charged with offences including bomb-making and storing weapons. 2016-09-02 18:43 3KB www.bbc.co.uk 57 Why Uzbekistan matters The possible departure from the helm of Uzbekistan's long-serving President Islam Karimov is likely to have wide-ranging repercussions for the region. 2016-09-02 18:43 4KB www.bbc.co.uk 58 Wedding dresses: What happens next? Former brides have been telling the BBC what they have done with their wedding dresses 2016-09-02 18:43 4KB www.bbc.co.uk 59 Samia Shahid 'honour killing': Raped before death A British woman who died in Pakistan in a so-called honour killing was raped before her death, the officer in charge of the investigation says. 2016-09-02 18:43 1KB www.bbc.co.uk 60 WBTV First Alert Weather forecast for 09.02.16 WBTV meteorologist Al Conklin with The Charlotte Observer weather forecast for Sept. 2, 2016. 2016-09-02 18:43 1KB www.charlotteobserver.com 61 Anna Kournikova In Black Dress On Instagram Tennis legend Anna Kournikova reminded the world she's still smoking hot with a simple Instagram post. The blonde bombshell hit her fans with a photo of herself in a black dress and the caption, "G 2016-09-02 18:46 1KB dailycaller.com 62 Hermine Makes Landfall Photos Tropical storm brought strong winds and floods to the East Coast. 2016-09-02 18:43 572Bytes abcnews.go.com 63 Baby names: Noah enters top 10 for boys, Amelia remains top for girls The name Noah enters the top 10 most popular boys' names for the first time, while Amelia remains the most popular for girls, the Office for National Statistics says. 2016-09-02 18:43 5KB www.bbc.co.uk

64 Lucas and Bartley elected as Green Party co-leaders Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley are elected co-leaders of the Green Party of England and Wales in a job share arrangement. 2016-09-02 18:43 5KB www.bbc.co.uk 65 7 hidden costs of taking out an auto loan Find out the true cost to own a new car when financing through a dealer or bank 2016-09-02 18:43 6KB www.cbsnews.com 66 Bloomberg View Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news... 2016-09-02 18:43 1KB www.bloomberg.com 67 Political crisis over Shabbat work reemerges as Netanyahu halts train construction PMO accuses Transportation Minister Katz of "deliberating attempting to create an unnecessary crisis with the ultra-Orthodox to destabilize the government. " 2016-09-02 19:18 3KB www.jpost.com 68 Adam Graham is eyeing at least five agency acquisitions in 12 months to fuel ‘Project Oak’ Adam Graham, the former chief executive of digital agency Weapon7, is in talks to make at least one acquisition of an agency in the coming months as he readies the launch of a new ‘digital and data centric’ marketing services group. 2016-09-02 19:16 2KB www.thedrum.com 69 Facebook takes aim at Snapchat with Instant Video on Messenger Following on from the launch of Instagram Stories, Facebook has introduced another Snapchat-like feature designed to make video calling easier for Messenger users. 2016-09-02 19:16 2KB www.thedrum.com 70 Dentsu Aegis owned Isobar confirms undertaking strategic review Dentsu Aegis’ digital marketing agency Isobar is currently undergoing a strategic review, bulking up its consulting capabilities and customer relationship while appearing to slim down in other areas of the business, writes Stephen Lepitak and Jessica Goodfellow 2016-09-02 19:15 3KB www.thedrum.com 71 Poll: Americans' Health Worsens Under Obamacare Recent reports show that the health of average Americans has worsened under Obamacare. Among middle-aged white Americans, death rates are on the rise, according to reports by two Nobel Prize-winn 2016-09-02 18:46 2KB dailycaller.com 72 The People And The Power Let me tell you about a scam PAC. They raised and spent an ungodly sum, prostituting the name of a candidate while doling out unprecedented amounts to consultants. They spoke grandly about all they wo 2016-09-02 18:46 6KB dailycaller.com 73 Under Armour places Andy Murray's personality at the heart of its latest campaign As Andy Murray progresses through the US Open Under Armour has taken the opportunity to showcase the more endearing side of his personality which the world rarely has the opportunity to see. 2016-09-02 19:14 1KB www.thedrum.com 74 'An all icing cake sucks' – How to sell your creative ideas to clients Have you ever watched a commercial and thought to yourself, 2016-09-02 19:14 4KB www.thedrum.com 75 SpaceX explosion is a reminder of how closely every success walks the line of failure News of an explosion during a SpaceX rocket test was reported all around the world with incredible video footage being shared online. What does such an incident mean for the reputation and image of the audacious technology company being run by entrepreneur Elon Musk now? Nasa engineer Bobak... 2016-09-02 19:14 2KB www.thedrum.com 76 Philadelphia Cop's Nazi Tattoo Sparks Internal Investigation The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) is investigating one of its own after photos depicting a bike cop with alleged Nazi ink surfaced Wednesday night. The images of Officer Ian Hans Lich 2016-09-02 18:46 3KB dailycaller.com 77 Sadie Robertson, Trevor Knight Break Up Sadie Robertson of the hit show "Duck Dynasty" is no longer dating Texas A&M star quarterback Trevor Knight. "Me and Trevor actually just broke up. It's okay, it's fine. I can say even after 2016-09-02 18:46 1KB dailycaller.com 78 Should disappointed gamers be able to get a refund for No Man’s Sky? Is Victoria the new Downton Abbey? Give it time The game doesn’t contain elements seen in the pre-release footage – but can players get their money back? 2016-09-02 18:45 11KB www.newstatesman.com 79 A PR's take on why so many journalists think PRs are not up to the job Why can't journalists and PRs just get along? Agency boss Mark Borkowski offers a view from PR land on why the relationship keeps breaking down. 2016-09-02 19:10 3KB www.thedrum.com 80 What’s next for Gawker Media founder Nick Denton? Nick Denton, founder of Gawker Media, has bid an emotional farewell to the company he setup 14 years ago after his empire built on the immediacy of the internet and fuelled by salacious gossip succumbed to the financial wrath of the rich and powerful. 2016-09-02 19:10 4KB www.thedrum.com 81 Everything you need to know about content marketing episode 4: 'As content becomes more sophisticated, the metrics need to be too' The Drum has partnered with programmatic platform PulsePoint for a series of short video primers exploring the meaning and value of content marketing. Shot in the back of a cab, they explain everything you need to know about content marketing in the time it takes you to get... 2016-09-02 19:09 6KB www.thedrum.com 82 A year after Aylan Kurdi was pictured washed up on the beach, what’s changed for Syrian children? Appreciate the full horror of Nigel Farage's pro-Trump speech The harrowing image of a tiny boy who had perished at sea was not enough to spur governments into improving the situation for refugee children. 2016-09-02 18:45 8KB www.newstatesman.com 83 Police officer stabbed in Paris suburb, attacker shot dead — RT News A police officer has been seriously injured in the Paris suburb of Vincennes, local media said. The attacker was reported dead after an exchange of gunfire in the area. 2016-09-02 18:46 1KB www.rt.com 84 Palestinians ‘speed up’ bid for UNSC resolution against Israeli settlements Announced plan comes day after Israel’s Higher Planing Council for Judea and Samaria debated plans with regard to 463 settler housing units. 2016-09-02 18:46 4KB www.jpost.com 85 Mel Gibson confirms new film project on Jesus’ resurrection Australian-American actor and filmmaker, whose career tanked after anti-Semitic rant and other scandals, confirms that he's making a follow-up to his blockbuster 'The Passion of the Christ.' 2016-09-02 17:50 2KB www.jpost.com 86 Murder climbing back to 2006 levels The number of reported murders has steadily increased, but police believe they are making a dent in crime in the long run. 2016-09-02 17:30 4KB www.news24.com 87 Henning's killers have shown no remorse - SCA Convicted killers Ambrose Monye and Andre Gouws have not shown remorse for the contract killing of Chanelle Henning, says the Supreme Court of Appeal. 2016-09-02 17:30 3KB www.news24.com 88 ANC members to occupy Luthuli House despite intimidation - protest leader Members of the ANC preparing to occupy the party's headquarters say they will proceed with their plan, despite intimidation by ANC Youth League leaders. 2016-09-02 17:28 2KB www.news24.com 89 Debate moderators for Clinton-Trump debates announced – campaign live Follow live updates from the 2016 campaign as Clinton has rolls out a plan to combat ‘excessive’ drug costs and Trump receives national security briefing 2016-09-02 17:17 8KB www.theguardian.com 90 Crime stats provides country with reason to reflect social behavioural patterns: Nhleko The crime statistics for 2015/2016 have provided South Africans with a reason to reflect on the country’s social behavioural patterns. 2016-09-02 16:58 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 91 Ex-Bok spokesman jailed for R1.6m tax fiddle Former Springbok spokesman Vusi Kama was jailed for five years on Friday for tax fraud. 2016-09-02 16:54 2KB www.timeslive.co.za

92 Bargain-store owners and bookies top rich list in north-west England Owners of discount store chain B&M and founders of moneysupermarket.com and Betfred among top five 2016-09-02 16:50 2KB www.theguardian.com 93 British equestrian, horse ambushed by armed refugees Contact WND (EXPRESS) Lucy Phillips was coming back from a world championship equestrian event with her parents when their route onto a Calais-docked ferry was blocked by a fallen tree. As many as 10 migrants jumped out from bushes on the roadside on August 22 before attacking the... 2016-09-02 16:49 977Bytes www.wnd.com 94 U. S. jobs growth slows in August Contact WND WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The pace of hiring in the U. S. slowed sharply in August after huge gains earlier in the summer, a downshift that’s likely to spur the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates at current low levels until after the presidential election... 2016-09-02 16:48 1KB www.wnd.com 95 A digital dilemma for Corbyn, and business as usual again for the Tories The week has also seen a Labour MP calling for questionable changes to the expenses system, and a spending splurge at Spurs 2016-09-02 16:46 6KB www.theguardian.com 96 Ireland to fight European Commission over Apple tax bill Ireland is to fight the European Commission over the 13 billion euro tax bill it slapped on tech giant Apple. 2016-09-02 16:36 3KB www.independent.ie 97 Hawaii and other big marine protected areas 'could work against conservation' The Papahānaumokuākea marine park created by Barack Obama could end up as just a ‘paper park’, argue US and UK marine experts 2016-09-02 16:36 5KB www.theguardian.com 98 Your son needs to read Stanford rape victim's letter Victim's statement is moving to women, but the ones who should read it are men and boys; another letter written by the assailant's father shows why this is so. 2016-09-02 16:30 5KB rss.cnn.com 99 Photographer arranges beautiful photo shoot for teen battling brain cancer MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio — A 14-year-old girl in Ohio got the princess photo shoot she has always wanted in a place that really hits home. Kayla Hoover-Radicella was diagnosed with a form of … 2016-09-02 16:28 1KB fox13now.com 100 Police officer comforts 1-month-old baby girl after her parents overdose BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A touching photo of an officer comforting a 1- month-old baby girl after her parents overdosed shows the essence of policing. According to AL.com, Birmingham South Precinct police… 2016-09-02 16:27 2KB fox13now.com Articles

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1 US Open: Day 4 (1.04/2) US Open: Day 4 Serena Williams of the United States serves to Vania King of the United States during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Elena Vesnina of Russia serves to Annika Beck of Germany during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Dominic Thiem of Austria returns a shot to Ricardas Berankis of Lithuana during his second round Men's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Vania King of the United States reacts against Serena Williams of the United States during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) 2016 US Open - Day 4 Serena Williams of the United States reacts against Vania King of the United States during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Jay-Z and Beyonce watch the second round Women's Singles match between Serena Williams of the United States and Vania King of the United States on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Singer Beyoncé watches the match between Serena Williams of the US Vania King of the US during their 2016 US Open women's singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in New York. (Photo by Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Viktor Troicki of Serbia returns a shot against Jared Donaldson of the United States in their second round Men's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images for USTA) US Open: Day 4 Annika Beck of Germany returns a shot to Elena Vesnina of Russia during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Serena Williams of the United States acknowledges the crowd after defeating Vania King of the United States during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Caroline Garcia of France celebrates her victory over Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland returns a shot to Naomi Broady of the United Kingdom during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia celebrates her win over Kristina Mladenovic of France during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic returns a shot to Caroline Garcia of France during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Steve Johnson of the United States reacts against Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina during his second round Men's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Alessandro Giannessi of Italy returns a shot to Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland during his second round Men's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Laura Siegemund of Germany returns a shot to Nicole Gibbs of the United States during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria returns a shot to Jeremy Chardy of France during his second round Men's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Donald Young of the United States returns a shot to Ivo Karlovic of Croatia during his second round Men's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina reacts after defeating Steve Johnson of the United States during his second round Men's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland returns a shot to Alessandro Giannessi of Italy during his second round Men's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia returns a shot to Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina falls on the court during his match with Steve Johnson of the US during their 2016 US Open men's singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in New York. (Photo by Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina plays the shot in between his legs to Steve Johnson of the United States during his second round Men's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Steve Johnson of the United States returns a shot to Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina during his second round Men's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Fabio Fognini of Italy returns a shot to David Ferrer of Spain during his second round Men's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Alexander Zverev of Germany reacts against Daniel Evans of Great Britain during his second round Men's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Venus Williams of the United States reacts against Julia Goerges of Germany during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Venus Williams of the United States serves to Julia Goerges of Germany during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Venus Williams of the United States returns a shot to Julia Goerges of Germany during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Andy Murray of Great Britain celebrates his victory over Marcel Granollers of Spain during his second round Men's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Kurumi Nara of Japan serves to Ana Konjuh of Croatia during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic returns a shot to Montserrat Gonzalez of Paraguay during her second round Women's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) US Open: Day 4 Andy Murray of Great Britain returns a shot to Marcel Granollers of Spain during his second round Men's Singles match on Day Four of the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 1, 2016 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) Yellowstone open for Labor Day weekend, but no campfires washingtontimes.com 2016-09-02 18:45 newyork.cbslocal.com

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3 At least 10 dead, dozens wounded in Davao night market blast (1.03/2) Updated at 12:23 am, September 3, 2016 DAVAO CITY — Dozens of wounded people were brought to various hospitals after an explosion — possibly from an improvised explosion device or IED — rocked the crowded night market on Roxas Boulevard here on Friday night. According to Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella, the casualty toll at around 11:30 pm stood at 10 dead and 60 wounded. READ: Explosion hits night market in Davao The Inquirer saw at least two bodies sprawled on the street. Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte issued a statement confirming the number of dead and assuring the public that “the authorities are on top of this incident.” But he also said it was too early to determine who was behind the apparent attack. The Abu Sayyaf bandit group has recently vowed retribution against the Duterte administration for launching a major offensive against it. Hundreds of people go to the night market which features street food, massage services and rows of ukay-ukay stalls. The explosion happened some 100 meters away from the Ateneo de Davao University. The official AdDU Twitter account reported that the school was on lockdown. “To the students in campus, the university is on lockdown to ensure your safety. Please stay put and wait for further updates.” The school had also converted a part of one facility into a first aid station. “The ground floor of the Community Center is currently serving as the clinic. Students and victims may seek first aid help there.” — JN Explosion hits night market in Davao newsinfo.inquirer.net

Philippines explosion: 10 dead, 60 injured in Davao City market blast rss.cnn.com 2016-09-02 23:44 Karlos Manlupig newsinfo.inquirer.net

4 UVA Rape Hoax: Frat's Lawsuit Against Rolling Stone Will Go Forward (1.02/2) As an alumnus of Phi Kappa Psi, I was outraged that my brothers at the University of Virginia were falsely accused of gang rape in that now-retracted Rolling Stone story. The hoax fell apart as thoroughly as can be imagined, and everyone involved in reporting, editing, publishing, and defending such an egregious libel should hang their heads in shame. But they’re incapable of shame. So they must be punished. They must be shown the consequences of dividing the world into Designated Victims and Oppressors By Default, and then refusing to see anything outside that narrow worldview. Associated Press: A Virginia judge has denied Rolling Stone magazine’s attempt to throw out a $25 million lawsuit filed by the fraternity that was the focus on its now debunked article about a gang rape… Charlottesville Circuit Judge Richard E. Moore said in his decision released Thursday that the statements made about the fraternity in the story could reasonably be considered defamatory. Yes, I think it’s reasonable to say it’s defamatory to falsely accuse people of gang-raping a woman on a bed of broken glass as an initiation ritual. If that’s not defamatory, I don’t know what is. It’s fine to hate frat boys. Go ahead. I hate frat boys, and I was one. But these young men didn’t do what Rolling Stone accused them of doing in front of the whole world, and they deserve their day in court. And that’s not “rape denial.” It doesn’t minimize the plight of actual rape victims. Crying wolf minimizes the plight of actual rape victims. Rape is a horrible crime, which is why it matters whether or not an accused rapist actually did it. How would you feel if you were accused of a crime you didn’t commit, and everybody assumed you did it because of your race, or gender, or social status, or something else they don’t like about you? Wouldn’t you want to clear your name? Wouldn’t you want to hold your accusers accountable? I guess what I’m saying is: Frat Lives Matter.

Wrongful death lawsuit of intruder shot to go forward washingtontimes.com 2016-09-02 19:46 dailycaller.com

5 Apple activates Twitter account ahead of Sept. 7 event (1.02/2) In a surprising turn of events, Apple’s long dormant Twitter account has seen some activity prior to the iPhone 7 event that will be held on Sept. 7. Engadget reports that the company’s Twitter account shows that it was created back in 2011 but since then has had a generic egg profile photo. Now the space has been replaced by the company’s logo but no post has been made yet. Despite being empty, it has already gathered more than 80,000 followers. No doubt people are at the edge of their seats for any bit of information regarding the Sept. 7 event and the iPhone that is to be released by then. Apple may also live-Tweet the event, hence the activation of its account. Having done live-blogging of past events, it wouldn’t be a surprise if this would be the case. On another note, the company has also done some changes to its Newsroom press site. Available articles now include larger feature images and are arranged in a “Storify” style of setup. Regular users and other companies may not take as much notice but for those in the press, this is a major change. Alfred Bayle

Apple's egg-shaped Twitter account finally gets a revamp ahead of the iPhone 7 launch thedrum.com 2016-09-02 19:38 technology.inquirer.net

6 Brock Turner Walks Out of Jail After Stanford Sex Assault Sentence Video (1.02/2) Transcript for Brock Turner Walks Out of Jail After Stanford Sex Assault Sentence It's. Broad thinking. It's. Hard argued yeah. It's not so long as you gonna do that. This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. Brock Turner: Stanford sex attack swimmer freed from jail bbc.co.uk 2016-09-02 19:22 ABC News abcnews.go.com

7 Hurricane Hermine batters Florida (1.02/2) Wind and rain from Hurricane Hermine has battered Florida's northern Gulf Coast, causing flooding and power outages. It's the first hurricane to hit the state in more than a decade, and wind gusts reached 80mph (130km/h), he National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

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8 Abrahams decides to prosecute Panday for corruption (1.02/2) The cat is out of the bag! Some of the biggest names in SA music are set to perform at this year's Joburg Day concert, and they've convinced some of their famous friends to come along. NPA lays charges against Durban businessman Thoshan Panday news24.com 2016-09-02 17:10 TMG Digital www.timeslive.co.za

9 Is Brexit a success after all? Don't believe a word of it Nicola Sturgeon launches new debate on Scottish independence (0.04/2) I don’t mean to make a habit of doing a blog every time someone makes a dubious claim about the success of Brexit*, but the good economic figures have got some of the Leave campaigners out of the woodwork, showing increases in the Purchasing Managers Index, a useful guide to private sector sentiment, and increasing consumer confidence, a handy guide to how households are behaving. There has also been an uptick in credit card spending, another sign of consumer confidence, although considering Britain’s large private debt problem, not a wholly positive one. Fears of a Brexit-induced recession, we are told, have been greatly exaggerated. Is this true? Well, there is a lot of important data out there that we have yet to see. We don’t know yet what, if any, impact the Brexit vote has had on investment in the United Kingdom. Even this month’s better-than-expected figures show a fall in the construction industry, usually the canary in the coal mine as far the British economy and recession is concerned. The pound is still significantly weaker than it was when Britain voted to leave, although it’s worth noting that some people, including John Mills, Labour’s largest donor and a key supporter of a Brexit vote, were arguing pre-Brexit that the value of the pound needed to drop in any case. It also may well be that the economy has hit a brief sweet spot, in which the lowered value of the pound attracts tourists and boosts the stock market, while Britain benefits from untrammelled access to the single market. So there are many reasons to be sceptical of anyone claiming that worried Remainers have been proved wrong, or any claims that the Brexit vote is a latter-day version of Britain’s exit from the exchange rate mechanism, briefly seen as a disaster but instrumental in kicking off what Mervn King christened “the nice decade” (no inflation, constant expansion) from 1993 to the financial crisis. But the most important one is this: we haven’t actually left the European Union yet. Any commentary on Brexit is a bit like saying you’ve bought a house just because you’ve wondered into an estate agent’s. Certainly Britain is in the market for an exit, but the gulf between the expectations of Brexiteers in the government and their allies in the press and what is likely to be on offer is large, to put it mildly. What has clearly been a success so far is Theresa May’s efforts to portray herself as a safe pair of hands, which is probably behind some of the recovery. And there’s a sting in the tail here. Part of the reason why the post-Brexit fall was so large was that the markets had priced in a Remain win. The markets, businesses and ordinary households seem to largely be pricing in a soft Brexit that allows Britain to retain most of the advantages of membership of the single market. As I’ve written before, there is a path to a successful Brexit that doesn’t knacker the British economy – it just involves breaking many of the promises made by Vote Leave, something that May has sounded reluctant to do just yet. It may well turn be that Britain’s “out” vote turns out to be a success well beyond the predictions of many. But the evidence so far that it will is pretty thin. *Although if I did it would solve Britain’s productivity puzzle at a stroke. Nicola Sturgeon is launching "Scotland's biggest ever listening exercise" on the future of the country after Brexit. All Scottish regions voted to Remain in the European Union, with 62 per cent of the population backing the status quo. In the immediate aftermath of the vote, support for independence rose. The ever-cautious First Minister has stopped short of demanding a second referendum, but her speech on Friday clearly paves the way for one. She said: “The UK that Scotland voted to stay part of in 2014 has changed — and so too have the arguments. That’s why I believe it is right that our party does now lead a new debate on independence. “We must not assume that people's views — yes or no — are the same today as they were in 2014. Instead we must engage the arguments with a fresh eye and an open mind. And before we start talking we must listen. " Sturgeon stressed the need for consensus and encouraged "as many people as possible to take part", whether or not they are for or against independence. Those who wish to participate can give their views in an online survey . Scottish National Party activists will also be asked to speak to five people each month in the run up to 30 November, the national holiday of St Andrew's Day. Sturgeon's tack towards independence will revive the hopes of such grassroots activists, who continue to campaign for independence. But as the immediate shock of Brexit dies, the general public may have other ideas. A Times/YouGov poll published the same day as Sturgeon's speech found the majority of Scots back remaining in the union.

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10 A reckless Tory right is wrecking the Northern Irish peace process Dancing balls and Paxman's "virtual corpses" (0.03/2) As the Cabinet reconvenes in Chequers after the summer recess, the preparations for Brexit are top of the agenda. Yet amongst all the various options being considered by government ministers, there is one critical aspect of Britain's disengagement from the European Union which has barely figured at all in the official debate - the impact on Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. Such an omission is a symptom of the parochial insularity characterising the Tory right's drive for Brexit, and is of a piece with Westminster's historically disdainful attitude towards Ireland. A history of after-thoughts The political historians Alistair B. Cooke and John Vincent once wrote in their study of the Home Rule crisis of the 1880s that the "Irish policies of British governments at Westminster cannot be explained in terms of Irish circumstances. They must be explained in terms of parliamentary combinations. " In other words, domestic British politics trumps whatever impact Westminster policy may have across the Irish Sea. This was true of their immediate subject, and it was an analysis confirmed for the subsequent 1910-1914 Home Rule crisis in a more recent study, Ronan Fanning's Fatal Path. As summed up by one reviewer, Fanning established that for Asquith and Lloyd George "the essential issue…was never Ireland but was, rather, their own party advantage and, above all, their personal career advantage. Both had to spend more time calculating the consequences of their policies for internal British politics, and their own positions, than for Anglo-Irish relations. " The same indictment applies to the Tories who, by instrumentalising Ulster Protestant resistance to Home Rule (playing "the Orange Card" in the infamous words of Lord Randolph Churchill), brought Ireland to the brink of civil war in order to destroy their Liberal rivals. These events have been prominent in the public consciousness in Ireland during the "decade of centenaries" and in this year especially, one hundred years after the Easter Rising. Though the stakes are not of the same magnitude, now too can the Tory Party be accused of treating Ireland as an after-thought. The gamble of a European referendum that showed scant regard for the consequences of exit for decades of careful conflict resolution. The 56 per centers The new Prime Minister, Theresa May, treads a treacherous, though hopefully not fatal, path as she deals with the fall-out of the European referendum for Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic. During the referendum, the then Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers, took a Leave position, even as the Irish government and most of the North's political parties warned it would be disastrous. Her position was unsustainable after 56 per cent of Northern Ireland and a clear majority of its parliamentary constituencies voted for Remain, and she has been replaced by the pro-Remain May ally James Brokenshire. Brokenshire now has the unenvious task of raising Northern Ireland's situation in a heated Cabinet argument about Brexit, the terms of which have been framed with little or no reference to the situation across the Irish Sea. May and Brokenshire's current bind is this. Though keeping conspicuously quiet throughout the referendum campaign, May has been keen to shore up her right flank by disavowing any notion that the decision to leave the EU would be undone on the sly: "Brexit," she has repeated, "means Brexit. " One on level this is meaningless, since in any referendum with a binary choice it is nigh-impossible to identify the individual motivations of the millions who voted for one or other side. Yet it is simply inescapable that the mood music of the referendum was the desire to limit immigration from the EU into the United Kingdom. The Human Rights Act tripwire It is this commitment, at the very least, that the Tory right in the Cabinet expects to be upheld. Though May was quick to reassure Stormont that "nobody wants to return to the borders of the past", what this means in practice is far from clear. Fears that May will opt for a form of Brexit-lite, in the form of remaining in the European Economic Area (EEA) - implying some sort of freedom of movement - has had the right wing playing hardball over the summer. A particularly reckless example of this was Liam Fox's call in late July for the UK to leave the European customs union in order to seek bilateral trade deals with individual states. The Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charles Flanagan, expressed himself to be "very surprised" at the comments, and Fox was promptly shot down by Downing Street. A pattern of narrow British insensitivity is forming. Arguably more serious again are the recent comments by Liz Truss, May's Justice Secretary, who has reconfirmed support for the Tory's election manifesto commitment to replace the Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights. The Human Rights Act 1998 incorporated the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) into UK law and, if the intention with a British Bill of Rights is to leave the ECHR, it could have grave implications for the whole Northern Ireland settlement. Though the principle of consent underpinning any changes to Northern Ireland's constitutional position applies only to the option of a united Ireland, the general spirit of consent and bilateralism could be violated by England and Wales's unilateral action. More to the point, the Good Friday Agreement presupposes joint EU membership and adherence to the ECHR. As Ian McBride has recently written: "During the 1990s the EU provided a stage on which Irish and British politicians met as equals. The wider context of European integration also took much of the heat out of the border issue. It made the idea of a region whose inhabitants had the right to be 'Irish, British, or both' easier to imagine. " The ECHR does not just have a symbolic presence in the peace process, but provides practical safeguards designed to ensure there can be no return to the majoritarian Unionist domination of the past. The arrogance of Brexit Whatever its faults, the Agreement governs relations in a region of the United Kingdom and should be treated seriously in the discussions around Brexit. Moreover, it is a bilateral treaty with the Irish government, lodged after its ratification with the United Nations. That such a settlement could be so casually jeopardised in a fit of sour isolationism and post-imperial arrogance demonstrates once more the British Government's disregard for its international obligations. It is particularly galling in the Irish case that Britain's involvement and obligations were unwanted and unasked for in the first place by a majority of the island's inhabitants. It should give Unionists pause for thought that Northern Ireland, once more, is only an incidental detail in a Westminster power-play. Perhaps this crisis will, in James Connolly's words "throw the Irish people back upon their own resources" and provoke discussion of an internal solution to the Irish question. An optimistic prognosis now, perhaps. Yet, as the Brexit wagon trundles ever onwards, it is a conversation that will become increasingly necessary. Ed Balls, by the general consent of his contemporaries, was one of the outstanding politicians of his generation; one who may have been perceived as too much of a bruiser and bully to become prime minister but whose ability should have made him chancellor or home secretary. It was his misfortune to serve under two dud leaders. Elevated to the cabinet when his mentor Gordon Brown became PM in 2007, Balls reveals in his memoirs, serialised in the Times , that Brown talked to him five times in less than three years about becoming chancellor. The notoriously indecisive Brown “felt for different reasons at different times” that he couldn’t do it. He also recalls how Brown’s combination of indecision and workaholism showed itself when they travelled in Concorde and the plane, mid-flight, tumbled 36,000 feet in a few minutes. Working on a speech for an international finance meeting in 2002 (when Balls was Brown’s Treasury aide), the two men stopped to prepare for death, discussing “the good things. . . we’d done in our lives”. At 24,000 feet and still falling, Brown asked if they should finish the speech. Balls became shadow chancellor under Ed Miliband but their relationship was distant. They spoke only twice during the 2015 election campaign, which was, Balls writes, “astonishingly dysfunctional when I compare it to how Tony [Blair] and Gordon worked”. You can’t get more dysfunctional than that. Brown’s indecision and Miliband’s poor leadership skills were widely reported in the press, particularly the NS , to emphatic denials. The reports were indeed wrong. Things were much worse. Two left feet His political career apparently over, Balls is scheduled for Strictly Come Dancing . “I’m not a natural dancer . . . not . . . naturally a yoga-ish, well-held person,” he tells the Times. He can do a waltz and “a sort of version of rock’n’roll” and no doubt thinks that, after intensive tuition, he will improve in time for his TV appearances. I wonder. My wife and I have been taking dancing lessons for more than five years and, despite our excellent teacher and my wife’s elegant progress, I can still do little more than a rather clumsy waltz, a sort of rumba and no recognisable version of rock’n’roll at all. If Balls considers himself a badly held person, he should see me in action. Biting Apple Whatever its democratic deficits, the EU remains the best hope of reasserting the power of elected governments against multinational corporations. This is illustrated by the European Commission’s ruling that Ireland granted illegal tax benefits to Apple and should pay €13bn (£11bn) in back taxes. Labour leaders should reflect on what left-wing governments could do with £11bn – some of which would be paid elsewhere if Ireland hadn’t acted as a tax haven for Apple – and regret their failure to campaign more vigorously for Remain. The EU is at last taking on the corporate giants; Google is next in its sights. Expect a Tory government, from outside the EU, to make rock-bottom tax offers. Thanks to Jeremy Corbyn’s clumsy leadership, the left may have lost its best opportunity in a generation. Pay the police I have an answer to Labour’s continuing problems over security for this autumn’s annual party conference in Liverpool. Having rejected G4S because of its links to Israeli prisons and another company, Showsec, because it doesn’t recognise trade unions, it has turned to a third company, OCS Group, which allegedly uses zero-hours contracts. What seems not to have occurred to party leaders is to ask Merseyside Police to do the job, with charges at £61.47 per constable per hour. I know this is rather on the high side but the police are, after all, a public-sector service in which employees are paid proper wages and pensions, as post- Blairite Labour would presumably wish. Before the last quarter of the 20th century, the police had a virtual monopoly on providing security for big events. Shouldn’t Corbyn make it his policy to restore that position? Young at heart I have never read or even heard of Mature Times , a free publication which claims to be “the voice of our generation”, meaning the over-fifties. Jeremy Paxman, 66, found it at a hotel reception desk and berated it in the Financial Times as a “dreary publication” full of adverts for hearing aids and stairlifts aimed at “virtual corpses” on the verge of incontinence and idiocy. Seizing the opportunity for publicity, the publisher accuses Paxman of insulting 21 million people and compares him to Jeremy Clarkson without the charisma. At 71, I am with Paxman, right down to his criticisms of governments that pander to the “whiffy vested interest” of old people by giving us annual pension rises that, most years, exceed wage rises. I never read Saga Magazine and read the Oldie only once, when asked to contribute. When I was under 25, I did not see myself as part of a “youth market”. I have no intention of becoming part of a “mature market”. Out of time Kenneth Branagh playing Archie Rice in John Osborne’s The Entertainer – a role taken by Laurence Olivier when the play opened in 1957 – ought to be the theatrical event of the autumn. Alas, what was admittedly a preview left me cold. The audience response was lukewarm; the man next to me fell asleep. Osborne’s play, rated by many critics as his best, hasn’t worn well. It now seems wordy, slow and unengaging. Though Branagh was as good as you’d expect, the set of the production at the Garrick Theatre in London was uninspiring. Osborne used Rice, a declining music-hall comedian, as a metaphor for a Britain struggling with loss of empire and national identity. But although John Osborne transformed British theatre, he wasn’t a good enough writer to rise above his times. Nicola Sturgeon launches new debate on Scottish independence Dancing balls and Paxman's "virtual corpses" newstatesman.com

The Tory record on trade deals shows Brexit Britain has much to lose Dancing balls and Paxman's "virtual corpses" newstatesman.com Dancing balls and Paxman's "virtual corpses" Nicola Sturgeon launches new debate on Scottish independence newstatesman.com 2016-09-02 18:45 George Eaton www.newstatesman.com

11 Gibson talks 'Passion of the Christ' sequel Contact WND (0.01/2) (DAILY MAIL) Mel Gibson has confirmed work has begun on a sequel to his 2004 film Passion Of The Christ. In a statement made this week, the Australian actor revealed that work has already begun on the blockbuster, which will be titled The Resurrection, and that Braveheart screenwriter Randall Wallace has already signed on to the project. ‘Of course, that is a huge undertaking, and you know, it’s not the Passion 2. It’s called The Resurrection,’ said Mel during an interview with Pastor Greg Laurie at the SoCal Harvest Crusade in California.

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12 Artist who nailed scrotum to Red Square gets ‘tribute’ menu at Burger King — RT Viral Those who don’t lose their appetite thinking about his ‘ballsy’ business can bite down on a number of limited-edition “Pavlensky burgers” which mark his past performances - like wrapping his half naked body in barbed wire… ...setting fire to the door of Russia’s security service headquarters… ...or sewing his lips together in protest against government policies. The global fast food chain’s localized menu will feature burgers wrapped in “edible barbed wire” ( “burnt on one side” ), partly sewn shut, and “nailed to a platform” burgers with an egg and a spike, according to their press release. Burger King, known for slogans like “Have It Your Way” and “Home of the Whopper,” says it's using the PR stunt to bring “culture to the masses.” READ MORE: Shock artist Pavlensky sets Russian security service HQ door on fire Pavlensky is a highly controversial figure in Russia who has often been in conflict with authorities. The 32-year-old was released from jail on June 8 after serving seven months in pretrial detention. He was fined $7,750 for “flame-broiling” the door at FSB HQ, which he said at the time was a protest against the repression of civil society. READ MORE: Radical performance artist who started fire at Russian FSB HQ entrance set free on bail

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13 US recession coming as consumer crutch ‘about to be kicked away’ However, this support is "about to be kicked away,” the analyst said. "The only thing keeping the US out of recession is the US consumer. It is difficult to say consumption is driving the economy forward; rather it is like a wood, worm-ridden crutch creaking under the strain of holding up a dead weight economy. This recovery, the fourth longest in history, is surely nearing its end," Edwards wrote, quoted by Business Insider. According him, the current trend resembles 2007, when robust consumption tempered economic contraction in the first quarter, but by November the economy fell into recession. Growing inflation and higher prices will make consumers more cautious about their purchases, Edwards said. “One key and imminent risk for the consumer is a rapid pick-up in headline CPI inflation as the weak oil price of H2 last year starts to drop out of the yoy calculations. Headline CPI inflation is set to rise rapidly from the one percent where it has hovered for the past six months and to converge with core CPI, standing at 2.25 percent. That will sap some 1.25 percent from real personal disposable income growth, which will decelerate rapidly, removing the key prop for recent moderate robust consumption growth,” he said. A tight labor market may prop up wages, though, said Edwards. "But with the Fed confronted with a traditional end-of-cycle, tight labor market with accelerating headline CPI and wages, the pressure to hike rates aggressively will be fierce. Perhaps the next recession will be of the normal, made in Washington variety after all," he wrote.

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14 The Messi-ah: Crazed fan kisses Lionel’s feet on his Argentina return from retirement (VIDEO) — RT Sport The Barcelona star seemed somewhat taken aback at first before embracing his overwhelmed fan in an awkward fashion. Despite failing to prevent him from entering the field, it did not take long for security to catch up the young lad and he was quickly escorted away. An embarrassed looking Messi then proceeded to try and once again focus on the game as Uruguay defender Gaston Silva instructed the referee to add more time on to the end of the World Cup qualifier due to the incident. Messi had announced his retirement from the international stage after Argentina’s penalty shootout loss to Chile in the Copa American final back in June, where Messi himself missed a penalty, however, the 29- year-old returned to the Argentina fold in style on September 2 as he scored the only goal in his team’s win over Uruguay. READ MORE: Messi ‘retires’ from Argentina team after heart-wrenching loss to Chile His two month retirement caused a huge outpour of emotion in his homeland as fans marched on the street in an attempt to convince their hero to pull on the white and blue jersey once again. Despite constant criticism from Argentina legend Diego Maradona, Messi performed a dramatic u-turn and decided to scrap his retirement plans.

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15 Gaza women fight Israel ban to attend tech mentorship program in US — RT News TechWomen is a program for women living in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, who are invited to the US for a five-week mentorship. They study their chosen fields in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley to hone their tech skills and establish social networks. Since its launch in 2011, 333 women have participated in the course, according to its website. From 5,000 applicants of this year’s TechWomen, which is to start in September, 90 participants were selected, including five from Palestinian territories. Three of them were denied permission to enter Israel, which is the only legal way for people living there to leave the blockaded territory. The IDF cited unspecified security reasons, the women told RT. “Honestly, we never expected rejection. So it came as a shock for me and for my creative colleagues,” said Jan Krayyem, a biotechnology graduate of Jordan University of Science and Technology currently working as gene researcher in Gaza. “For us in Gaza after graduation we have no job opportunities. There is a very high unemployment rate,” said Ghadeer Abushaban, a software designer currently working on an app that would allow blind people interact with mobile devices. “Can you imagine how difficult it is for us to lose out on such an opportunity after all this suffering just because we cannot leave?” said Doa’a Ghandour, a developer of games aimed at helping expat children study Arabic. After interviewing the Palestinian women, RT requested a comment from COGAT, a unit in the Israeli Defense Ministry responsible for coordinating civilian issues among various Israeli and Palestinian bodies. “The applications to enter Israel through the Erez Crossing were reviewed by security forces, which decided to approve one of the three women's applications. The relevant authorities were updated,” was the reply.

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16 Duma speaker calls for urgent reform of PACE — RT Russian politics “ The United States is trying to deprive other nations of time required for evolutionary development, forcing them into making sudden leaps. The experiments in revolutions are being made in many nations, even in their natural partners such as the countries of the European Union ,” Sergey Naryshkin wrote in the article published on Friday in the Komsomolskaya Pravda daily. “ It seems that the transatlantic plans to achieve absolute domination have transformed into an unhealthy maniacal idea ,” he noted. READ MORE: PACE monitors not expected at State Duma elections – top Russian MP Naryshkin also wrote that in order to achieve this domination, the United States was skillfully using modern information technology in the propaganda field without any respect towards the sovereignty of independent nations or the principle of non-interference into their internal affairs. “ There are no morals or respect for international law in this situation. We cannot describe it as democracy ,” he wrote. The speaker went on to state the necessity of breaking the artificial connection between the internal politics of European nations and the processes developing in the international politics. “ While accepting the evident fact of ongoing globalization, sovereign nations must seek some constants in their economic and political systems that would guarantee their future from the influence of destructive mechanisms launched from the outside ,” Naryshkin stated. He then gave an example of such mechanism saying that the so-called “ transatlantic forces ” were aggressively imposing their will on European organizations and this resulted in the situation in which European groups distance from their original goals, lose their sovereignty and get staffed by people who are dependent from the “ transatlantic forces .” “ The most vivid example of such organization is the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Only a key reform of this structure can put it back on the way of normal development and prevent it from becoming a completely marginal site ,” Naryshkin wrote, noting also that the full restoration of the Russian delegation’s rights in PACE could be the first indicator of improvement. The Duma chief stated that Russia is inclined towards constructive dialogue with its European partners and the United States, but only on condition that this will be a dialogue of equals. He also emphasized that Russia was against the movements promoting disintegration in Europe as such process carried a lot of regional risks. “ We are interested in greater stability of our partners, both as national states and as unions of such states .” Russia’s relations with PACE soured in April 2014 after the assembly approved an anti-Russian resolution on the political crisis in Ukraine. PACE also deprived the Russian delegation of the right to vote and banned it from participating in the group’s ruling bodies and monitoring missions. Russian lawmakers responded with a resolution stating that nations that have repeatedly violated international law and caused thousands of casualties have no moral right to judge Russia or impose sanctions on it. After the scandal, Russian delegation members left PACE because they considered it impossible to resume discussions while sanctions were still in force. READ MORE: Communists propose Russia exit from PACE ‘to stop negative influence’ However, Russia still remains a member of the Council of Europe and Russian officials have repeatedly stated that the relations can be improved if other members of this group stop their discriminating actions.

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17 Tbo Touch admits 'to lying' during e-toll campaign In fact, Touch has revealed that he does not even have an e-tag on his own cars. Last year Touch, Minnie Dlamini and Khanyi Mbau were selected to be the faces of Sanral's marketing campaign, which saw them appear on TV and radio adverts urging motorists to buy e-tags. In a video released at the time Touch said, “Like many South Africans I was quite reluctant at the call for us to pay for e-tolling. I didn’t accept it at first … but it makes sense. We enjoy better roads today because somebody conceptualised a better South Africa that’s going to work beyond 2020". However, in an interview with Gareth Cliff on Cliffcentral on Thursday morning, which coincided with the launch of their business venture, Touch Central, Touch said that it was all about the money. "Of course, I don’t even have an e-tag. I lied. I don’t. Go down to my car right now. Yeah, go check,” he told Gareth. Touch added that with two sons in private schools, he just couldn't turn Sanral down. “There’s things I’ll do because it’s not going to hurt me. It’s not going to change the price of milk. So, they called me – I’ve got an offer for you. Why not?” Touch went on to explain that he, like many other celebrities, thought of themselves as a business. “We are commercial brands,” he said. Touch and Gareth recently joined forces to launch the country's first 24-hour online music channel which officially got off the ground on Thursday.

2016-09-03 00:01 TMG Entertainment www.timeslive.co.za

18 130 security breaches at UK atomic facilities in last 5 years — RT UK The CNC said two of the breaches were classed as “high risk.” In July 2012, an unloaded handgun went missing from the National Shooting Centre in Surrey. It was reported to Surrey Police, but the force could not determine whether it had been lost or stolen. In October 2012, confidential information was texted to an officer at Sellafield in Cumbria. Another two incidents were identified as “medium risk.” In November 2013, the gate access keys for Hinkley Point in Somerset were lost. All locks at the site were replaced and the keys were subsequently found there. In February 2012, a force camera was stolen from the Sizewell site in Suffolk and never recovered. Low-risk incidents included the loss of electronic equipment and papers, and windows being left open. There were 21 separate incidents involving stolen or lost smartphones and identity cards last year, up from 13 the previous year. READ MORE: Police guarding Trident nukes ‘overstretched,’ working ‘excessive overtime’ Chief Constable Mike Griffiths said the CNC adheres to “stringent security regulations and protocols.” “We remain committed to maintaining a security culture at CNC and ensuring any security breaches are kept to a minimum and dealt with swiftly and robustly,” he told the BBC. Procedures were changed after the loss of the handgun “to ensure this could never happen again,” he added. The CNC is responsible for policing 11 nuclear sites across the UK. It has an annual budget of £100 million (US$132 million) and employs 1,100 armed police officers with access to eight different weapons systems.

2016-09-03 00:01 www.rt.com

19 IMF urges ‘forceful action’ from G20 to push global growth — RT Business Ahead of next week’s summit in China, the IMF said the world leaders have fallen far behind their 2014 goals to boost collective growth by two percentage points within five years. The fund warned that slower than projected growth in the US as well as the possible impact of Brexit might cause a further downgrade of its forecasts for global activity this year. READ MORE: Germany’s economic growth outlook at risk over Brexit – IMF The IMF is due to revise its July prediction of 3.1 percent growth when it publishes the World Economic Outlook next month. According to the fund’s research, the growth of trade in goods and services had significantly slowed in most countries since 2012. “While three-fourths of this drop can be traced to weaker economic activity, notably weak investment, the waning pace of trade liberalization and a recent uptick in protectionist measures have added to the downward momentum,” the IMF said, stressing the decrease in global trade could lead to lower GDP growth. The IMF urged the leaders to “make the positive case for globalization” and portray trade as “a tool to improve lives.” The leading economies are to adopt policies promoting innovation, new industries, as well as to develop labor mobility, according to the note. “It is easy to blame trade for all the ills afflicting a country, but curbing free trade would be stalling an engine that has brought unprecedented welfare gains around the world over many decades,” said IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde in a blog. She called for policymakers to help those who are adversely affected through re-training, skill building, and assisting occupational and geographic mobility in order to make trade work for all. To effectively fight inflation, monetary policy should be kept accommodative, allowing economies the fiscal space to pursue needed public investment in infrastructure and to support growth by escaping direct tax increases on consumers, the IMF said.

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20 Ultrasound in 1st trimester of pregnancy linked to autism – study — RT News The study - published in the journal Autism Research and conducted by professionals from the University of Washington's (UW) Medicine school, UW Bothell, and the Seattle Children's Research Institute - examined the variability of symptoms among children with autism. “There has been a real struggle in why there are so many kids with autism,” lead author Sara Webb, a UW Medicine researcher in psychiatry and behavioral sciences, said in a statement . “Where does this disorder develop from? How do kids get autism? And the second question is why are kids with autism so different from each other? This study really looks at the second question. Within kids with autism, what are some of the factors that may result in a child having a good outcome or higher IQ or better language or less severity versus a child who maybe takes more of a hit and continues to struggle throughout their lifespan?” Webb continued. Using data from the Simons Simplex Collection autism genetic repository, the researchers derived data from 2,644 families among 12 research sites in the US. Webb said the team approached the research based on three aspects explaining the different symptoms displayed by autistic children. The first is a genetic vulnerability, the second is an outside stressor – such as ultrasound – and the third implies the outside stressor has to impinge on a child at a certain time. The researchers discovered that exposure to diagnostic ultrasound in the first trimester is linked to increased autism severity. The greatest link was found among children with certain genetic variations associated with autism. Seven percent of the children in the study had those variations. Webb, a mother herself, noted that she would not have had an ultrasound in the first trimester unless there was a medical necessity. “If we can figure out this information in any other way, I would go with that,” she said. “It's always worth considering that when we do medical procedures, there are great benefits but also risk.” Meanwhile, data looking at the effect of ultrasound on the second and third trimester showed no link. Webb and her colleagues say they now intend to more closely examine the links between ultrasound and autism severity. They will also study if it is possible that ultrasound exposure actually contributes to autism incidence – though they were quick to point out that no such link has been suggested so far. The study, published Thursday, follows a 2014 study by Webb which showed that ultrasound exposure in utero caused mice to show autism-like symptoms.

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21 Brits who join Kurdish militias are ‘spies, crusaders & terrorists,’ says Turkey — RT UK Yunus Akbaba, a spokesman for the Turkish PM Binali Yildirim, said the same applied to Westerners from other nations, including Turkey’s NATO allies. “ These are terrorist groups and anyone fighting under their banner will be considered terrorists, ” he said of the YPG, which is a proscribed group in Turkey. “ It is the responsibility of the countries where they come from to prevent them from joining these groups. Turkish forces will confront them if they are fighting under the banner of terrorist groups, regardless of whether they are members of allied countries, ” he told Middle East Eye on Thursday. There are thought to be six Britons who have traveled to the region independently to fight IS alongside the Kurds, together with a greater number of Americans and other westerners. One British volunteer, known by the nom de guerre Macer Gifford, was quick to argue the UK citizens embedded with the militias are far from terrorists. “ Many are former servicemen that have distinguished themselves in Iraq and Afghanistan. Others are leftist and humanitarians. We aren’t terrorists by any definition of the word, ” he told the Telegraph. “ If one of them were to be killed by Turkey then you would see a lot of public anger. ” An official for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) said any suggestions that Westerners fighting with the Kurds are there to form a democratic mini-nation are “ nonsense. ” “ It is difficult to see what else could motivate them. They are under this illusion that they will help create this secular pro-Western Kurdish statelet [sic] in the heart of Islamic lands, ” Yasin Aktay told the Middle East Eye. “ These people are either motivated by a crusader mentality or are Western intelligence agents aiming to further the PYD/YPG project. All this talk of them being there to face the Daesh [IS] threat is nonsense. ”

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22 Virtually all-Filipino Rain or Shine surges past Mahindra Rain or Shine sent Mahindra crashing back to earth with a 103-88 victory Friday in the 2016 PBA Governors’ Cup at Smart Araneta Coliseum. Beau Belga set the tone for the Elasto Painters, scattering 13 points, eight rebounds, and four assists as new import Jason Forte played limited minutes. “We had to do most of the hardwork all-Filipino,” said coach Yeng Guiao. “Jason Forte had one practice with us, flew early morning yesterday at 4 a.m., practiced with us at 10 a.m., and he suited up for us tonight. So I told the guys that we can’t expect too much from him and we’ll do most of the work tonight all-Filipino.” Raymond Almazan topped Rain or Shine with 14 markers and five boards, while Paul Lee and Jericho Cruz got 12 points apiece. Forte got 10 markers and six rebounds in almost 17 minutes in his debut for the Elasto Painters. The win put Rain or Shine at solo sixth place with a 4-4 record, stopping its losing skid at two while also ending Mahindra’s two-game winning streak. Manny Pacquiao momentarily played at the tailend of the third and started the fourth for the Enforcers, but that seemed to energize the Elasto Painters as they zoomed to a 20-point lead, 99-79, late in the game courtesy of a 35- point finishing kick. “We expected a hard game against Mahindra. We had a double-digit cushion playing almost all-Filipino,” said Guiao. “We didn’t expect the win to be this way, so maybe, it’s a good sign for us.” Aldrech Ramos paced Mahindra (6-3) with 17 points, on a 3-of-6 shooting from threes, and five rebounds, while reinforcement James White got 16 markers and 10 boards. The Scores: RAIN OR SHINE 103 – Almazan 14, Belga 13, Cruz 12, Lee 12, Chan 10, Forte 10, Norwood 7, Quinahan 7, Ahanmisi 6, Trollano 5, Ponferada 4, Matias 3. MAHINDRA 88 – Ramos 17, White 16, Guinto 12, Yee 12, Revilla 8, Taha 6, Agovida 5, Digregorio 5, Aguilar 4, Bagatsing 2, Ballesteros 1, Elorde 0, Jaime 0, Pacquiao 0, Webb 0. Quarters: 20-15, 46-44, 68-63, 103-88.

2016-09-02 21:51 Randolph B sports.inquirer.net

23 Peace advocates mourn death of Malaysian facilitator in gov’t-MILF talks OZAMIZ CITY—Peace advocates are mourning the passing away Friday of Malaysian diplomat Tengku Dato Abd Ghafar Tengku Mohamed, who facilitated the final stretch of negotiations between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). The talks led to the forging of the landmark Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB). In a Facebook post, former presidential peace adviser Teresita Quintos- Deles said Tengku died at 9 a.m. on Friday due to heart failure. His last act as facilitator was to preside, together with Presidential Peace Adviser Jesus Dureza, in the launching in Kuala Lumpur last Aug. 13 of the implementing phase of the Bangsamoro peace agreements. The last document he signed for the Bangsamoro peace process was the joint statement issued by the parties on Aug. 14. Tengku helped pick up the pieces of the Bangsamoro peace process that was shattered by then President Joseph Estrada’s all-out war in 2000; he was instrumental in bringing back a reluctant MILF to the negotiating table in 2001, this time with the facilitation of Malaysia. In April 2011, Tengku took over from another high-ranking Malaysian official, Datuk Othman Abdul Razak, the facilitation of the negotiations. In a statement, Dureza described Tengku as “a guiding star and leading light in our work for peace with the Bangsamoro.” Dureza cited how Tengku “skillfully and adroitly marshalled to a successful conclusion” the peace negotiations with the MILF which took all of 17 years since 1997. “We mourn his passing as we also celebrate his valuable contributions to our continuing work for peace in the land. I know that he had to finish his task first and now that it is done, he begs leave and quietly passes into the night,” Dureza added. Deles said Tengku “played a crucial role in rebuilding the trust between the two parties and among the partners of the process.” She added that Tengku was “always conscious and respectful of each party’s bottomline, while helping the parties to find ways to bridge the divides and navigate and expand the common grounds for consensus.” “Under his watch, the ceasefire held and grew robust mechanisms, even following the tragedy in Mamasapano,” Deles said. In another Facebook post, former government panel secretariat head Iona Jalijali said that more than being the facilitator of the negotiations, Tengku has “through the years … [become] like an uncle or grandfather to me and many others involved in the talks.” “I regret not being able to say ‘thank you’ or ‘goodbye.’ I will miss his wisdom and quiet strength, and even his incessant teasing. May his soul rest in eternal peace,” Jalijali added.

2016-09-02 21:27 Ryan D globalnation.inquirer.net

24 Isit, Mapua draw motivation from Stags loss in dropping Red Lions With the painful memory of his woeful free throw shooting from last week still firmly on his mind, CJ Isit knew he had to bounce back big. And he chose the perfect opportunity for his redemption as the Mapua playmaker helped his team drop San Beda, 101-97, in overtime on Thursday. The Fil-Canadian guard took charge in extra time, unleashing eight of his 15 points on top of six rebounds, and four steals as the Cardinals beat the Red Lions for the first time in three years. “It’s definitely a big win coming off a hard loss in a game we thought we should have won. To beat one of the top seeds is a good thing for our team,” he said. There’s no denying that Isit was motivated to deliver, especially after that horrid 2-of-9 free throw shooting in Mapua’s 69-67 defeat to San Sebastian last Friday. But it wasn’t just him, as the rest of the Cardinals failed to make the most of their opportunity and shot 18-of-36 from the charity stripe in that game. “Our whole team spent a lot of time shooting free throws. We missed 18 last game and today, we only missed 10, so there’s a bit of an improvement there,” he said. And it showed, with Mapua going 21-of-31 from the 15-foot line this time out. “We definitely took it to heart,” he said. “We got overconfident and complacent and I’m just proud of the guys that we stayed mentally intact from the opening buzzer to the end of overtime. It goes to show that if you play focused in the game, good things will come off it.” The win allowed Mapua to stay in firm hold of the fourth spot at 8-5, as the race to the Final Four heats up in NCAA Season 92. “This win gives our team that boost of confidence and allows us to bounce back and look forward to our next games,” said Isit. “We have two or three teams behind us so every game for us is a must win.”

2016-09-02 21:20 Randolph B sports.inquirer.net

25 Azkals fly to Bishkek for Kyrgyzstan friendly Hit with injuries and absences by key players, the Philippine Azkals hope to give their AFF Suzuki Cup buildup a positive turn when they fly to Bishkek for a clash against higher-ranked Kyrgyzstan in a friendly. The match on Tuesday marks the start of the preparations for the prestigious biennial tournament in November and Azkals skipper Phil Younghusband sees the team getting a huge boost just by playing a foe ranked No. 105 in the world. The Azkals, who fell to No. 134 from a high of No. 114 in the latest Fifa rankings, will be embarking on a 28-hour journey to Bishkek via Bangkok and Astana. “Its never easy to travel that long and be 100 percent, but we have to make sure that when we get there, we have to give the best possible chance to get a result,” said Younghusband after the Azkals wrapped up their final training session at Rizal Memorial Stadium. “We haven’t got a lot of time there. It will be a good test because its difficult opposition and if we want to be stronger for the Suzuki Cup, we have to play against strong teams.” Azkals coach Thomas Dooley will be bringing 21 players for the trip to Bishkek with goalkeeper Neil Etheridge will link up with the squad in Kyrgyzstan capital on Sunday. Veterans Simone Rota and Patrick Reichelt are also sidelined until the Suzuki Cup, while Stephan Schrock did not make the trip due to personal reasons. Meanwhile, ex-national team star Chieffy Caligdong has been appointed to the Azkals coaching staff for the Suzuki Cup. Azkals manager Dan Palami said Caligdong will start working with the team in October when it plays Bahrain in another friendly match at Philippine Sports Stadium. “As an Azkals legend, Chieffy’s presence and experience will come in handy as he tries to pass it on to our younger players come the Suzuki Cup,” said Palami.

2016-09-02 21:05 Cedelf P sports.inquirer.net

26 Duterte dares media to cover antidrug raids PANABO CITY—Faced with continued criticism over the alleged summary execution of suspected drug personalities even in police operations, President Rodrigo Duterte said the media should cover antidrug raids “to see for yourself” that drug-crazed suspects indeed violently resisted arrest. He said journalists should bring their cameras and “piggyback” on the antidrug raids. He also continued to defend the police, saying “shabu” had shrunk the brains of users that their tendency was to just fight.

2016-09-02 20:21 Germelina Lacorte newsinfo.inquirer.net

27 WATCH: Trailer of Cannes film fest winner ‘The Red Turtle’ Animation company Studio Ghibli, French animation company Wild Bunch and Dutch animator-director Michael Dudok de Wit teamed up to create a silent animated film called “The Red Turtle.” To the delight of fans, the movie’s trailer was released on Thursday. The trailer features a man swimming under the sea near a deserted island. He was shipwrecked on an island inhabited by liberated turtles and species. He eventually met a stranded woman and had a son with her, who was exposed to the simplicity of life in the tropical island. A tsunami wiped out their home and the family strove to heal from the fatal calamity. The film made its debut at the Cannes Film Festival in May this year and won the Special Jury Prize at the Un Certain Regard section of the festival. According to Anime News Network, de Wit is currently residing in Tokyo to coordinate with the film’s Japanese animators. The film is slated to open in Japanese theaters on Sept. 17 with the title”Red Turtle – Aru Shima no Monogatari” (Red Turtle – A Certain Island’s Story) and Sony Pictures will release the film on Jan. 20 next year. Gianna Francesca Catolico

2016-09-02 20:04 entertainment.inquirer.net

28 Enviros Shut Down Colorado Coal Plants, Put More Out Of Work Two Colorado coal plants and one mine will be shutdown as part of an effort by federal and state regulators and environmentalists to improve visibility at national parks and other areas of the state. Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, a rural cooperative utility, will shutter its 100 megawatt Nucla Station coal plant and the coal mine that feeds it by 2022 as part of a settlement with the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency , state regulators and the environmental group WildEarth Guardians. Tri-State will also shutter a 427 megawatt unit at the Craig Station coal plant. Tri-State determined it would be more cost-effective to shutter the coal plants than retrofit them with costly emissions control equipment. But in doing so, environmental crusaders have crushed a major source of employment for small towns in rural Colorado, sparking concerns they could be on the edge of regional economic depression. Moffat County Commissioner John Kinkaid is worried about the economic future of his home town. “The decision to decommission Unit 1 at Craig Station hurts us and I’m still very angry about it,” Kinkaid told The Daily Caller News Foundation. “We can’t afford any more of this insanity,” he said. Craig Station, however, isn’t expected to result in any serious job losses, so Kinkaid is optimistic they’ll weather the regulatory storm. But Nucla may not be so lucky, as the town just lost a major source of high-paying jobs. Closing the Nucla coal plant in Montrose County will impact 55 power plant workers and 28 miners. That may not sound like a lot, but it’s a big concern for a country of just 40,000 people with a poverty rate of more than 10 percent. The Denver Post notes that “mining and utilities pay the second and third highest weekly wages, double or nearly double the overall average,” in Montrose County. WildEarth Guardians, the environmental group ultimately responsible for the closings, was thrilled at the new agreement , saying it would cut more than 5 million tons of carbon dioxide every year along with 7,000 tons of haze-and smog-forming emissions. The Guardians initially sued to have stricter emissions controls put on the Craig and Nucla coal plants in order to improve visibility at national parks. They got a favorable settlement in 2014, and now are celebrating the closure of more coal-fired plants. It was only last summer that WildEarth Guardian’s spokesman Jeremy Nichols said “ tough shit ” during last summer’s legal proceedings on the future of the coal plants. Basically, Montrose County lost dozens of jobs so tourists might be able to get a better view of national parks and Colorado’s natural wonders. The EPA and others say coal plants are a major source of regional haze, which impairs visibility, but natural sources like fires also contribute a lot to haze. Recent visibility issues in Colorado actually stemmed from wildfires in New Mexico and Arizona , not coal plants. Will Yeatman, a senior fellow at the free market Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), has been a major critic of environmentalists using regional haze regulations to shut down coal plants. Yeatman’s work has shown such rules come with a huge price and make virtually no difference in visibility. Arkansas recently got hit with an EPA-mandated regional haze plan , or FIP, that Yeatman says will cost a lot of money and make virtually no difference in visibility. He said similar things about Colorado’s haze plan, or SIP. “For the Arkansas FIP, I have modeled the results, and there would be zero visibility improvement, at a ratepayer cost of almost $200 million annually for 30 years,” Yeatman told TheDCNF. “The Colorado SIP and the Arkansas FIP are merely the latest all pain, no- gain manifestations of one of the least known but worst regulatory programs of the Obama era,” he said. Follow Michael on Facebook and Twitter Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

2016-09-02 19:46 dailycaller.com

29 Kayla Rae Reid Posts Photo Of Herself Tanning Ryan Lochte’s Playboy model girlfriend Kayla Rae Reid torched Instagram with a steamy photo of herself. Reid posted a picture of herself not covering much up while tanning, with the caption, “Another beautiful day in LA.” (RELATED: Brazilian Police Officially Press Charges Against American Hero Ryan Lochte) A photo posted by KAYLA RAE REID (@kaylaraereid) on Sep 1, 2016 at 1:22pm PDT Lochte was the center of an international crisis after he was extorted and robbed by Brazilian authorities during the Olympics. (RELATED: Brazil Attempted To Hold American Swimmer Hostage For Almost $50,000) Luckily, he’s clearly doing better than those who took his money thanks to the fact he’s dating Reid. The American swimming hero just can’t stop winning. Follow David on Twitter and Facebook

2016-09-02 19:46 dailycaller.com

30 CDC Study: As Pot Use Increases, Abuse Declines Americans are smoking pot more than ever before, but the rates of abuse and dependency are going down. A new report released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, show a decline in abuse and dependency rates, The Washington Post reported Thursday. “With changes in medical marijuana laws and, in particular, state laws or policies allowing limited access to low percentages of delta-9- tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or cannabidiol (CBD), persons who use marijuana daily for medical reasons might be using strains that pose lower risk for dependence or abuse,” the CDC report stated, noting the discrepancy in more use, but less abuse. The report looked at 900,000 responses of people age 12 or older to a National Survey on Drug Use and Health , which is an annual survey of substance abuse, between 2002 and 2014. The survey found an increase in those who have used marijuana in the past month — 6.2 percent in 2002 to 8.4 percent in 2014. The survey also found a slight increase on the number of first time users — 1.5 percent in 2002, and 1.7 percent in 2014. The CDC said the rates of those who use marijuana either daily or near- daily, deemed “heavy use,” saw a marked increase. From its 2002 level of two percent, it went up 75 percent to 3.5 percent by 2014. Despite the increase in use, the rate of those who met “diagnostic criteria for marijuana abuse or dependency” declined from 1.8 percent in 2002, to 1.6 percent in 2014, which the CDC said was puzzling. The report also notes that, with the exception of teenagers — which saw a “non-significant increase in usage” — every age group saw an increase of usage in the past month. “Although these behavioral changes in the U. S. population are temporally related to the implementation of new state laws and policies, findings cannot be used to infer causality,” the CDC notes in the discussion portion of their findings. “Legalization of recreational marijuana in some states is relatively recent, and continued monitoring of marijuana use and frequency of use among youth is needed because these effects might be delayed.” This runs counter to a 2015 Columbia University study , which said rates of “marijuana use disorders” actually went up, quite significantly, between 2001 and 2013. Follow Craig Boudreau on Twitter . Send tips to craig@ dailycallernewsfoundation.org . Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

2016-09-02 19:46 Vice Reporter dailycaller.com

31 French Children To Be Taught Games To Hide From Terrorists Young French children returning to school this month will be taught games to hide from terrorists as part of a new curriculum created in response to a series of attacks in the past year. In addition to drills three times a year, education officials have suggested teaching younger students some games so they can be prepared. Among the suggestions are teaching kids to hide in boxes without being scared of the dark, running from the playground to the school at the teacher’s command, and playing a game known as “le roi du silence,” or “the king of silence.” Students aged 14 and above will be put in first aid classes so they can learn critical life-saving skills that could be used in the event of an attack. School administrators will be required to hold mock attack drills to improve “the ability of schools to react and not be taken by surprise.” France has fallen victim to three major terrorist attacks since 2015. The Islamic State has listed schools as a “top priority” target for terror attacks. The country has remained in a state of emergency as a result of the attacks. In addition to the new curriculum, France posted 3,000 soldiers at various schools across the country. Entrances will have improved security, while the soldiers will engage in regular patrols during the day. While some French citizens see the new measures as extreme, President Francois Hollande has defended them as necessary given the current threat. He wrote in a Facebook post that today’s circumstances “justify the security measures that have been taken.” Follow Russ Read on Twitter Send tips to [email protected] . Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

2016-09-02 19:46 Pentagon Foreign dailycaller.com

32 Retired Army Gen. Flynn: Quit Tying The KKK To The GOP Retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn lashed out at attempts to tie the KKK to the GOP during a Thursday night appearance on CNN. “Not only does Donald Trump disavow them, but I think most Americans disavow that line of thinking and those kinds of groups. I find them disgusting,” said Flynn, a former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency who now advises GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, His remarks came in response to CNN anchor Erin Burnett asking Flynn for his take as to why white nationalists across the country are taking Trump’s message to heart. In particular, Burnett brought up former KKK wizard David Duke, who commented favorably on Trump’s recent speech in Phoenix. Flynn’s reply was terse. “Don’t try to tie the KKK to the Republican Party or the conservative movement in this country,” he added. Flynn emphasized that the Trump campaign has no control over what people tweet in response to Trump’s speeches. What’s notable, however, is that Flynn did not mention the alt-right’s support of Trump, preferring instead to point to the KKK, which has not played any serious presence in politics for countless decades. Trump’s immigration speech Wednesday in Phoenix resonated with a lot of Americans, as he reaffirmed that he won’t soften on his hard stance against illegal border crossing and will build a wall on the U. S.-Mexico border , a point that has animated and enraptured his supporters and infuriated his detractors. “On day one, we will begin working on an impenetrable physical wall on the southern border,” Trump said . “We will use the best technology, including above-and-below-ground sensors, towers, aerial surveillance and manpower to supplement the wall, find and dislocate tunnels, and keep out the criminal cartels—and Mexico will pay for the wall.” His 10-point platform appears to be a serious attempt to reinvigorate American sovereignty in terms of immigration, as one of the points notes that a Trump administration will “Cancel unconstitutional executive orders and enforce all immigration laws.” Not only does Trump plan to handle illegal immigration, but his 10th point states that legal immigration, too, will be subject to reform to serve Americans, even though reform efforts have so far been held up in Congress. Follow Jonah Bennett on Twitter Send tips to [email protected] . Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

2016-09-02 19:46 National Security dailycaller.com

33 Daily Mail Retracts Claim Trump Worked As 'Escort' The Daily Mail retracted elements of a story it ran in August alleging Melania Trump, wife of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, moonlighted as an escort while modeling in Italy in the early 1990s. The retraction comes two weeks after Trump lawyers threatened to bring a defamation suit against the British tabloid. Though the Mail operates out of the U. K., it has a massive international presence. The story was carried by other outlets after original publication in the Mail. The story features a nude image of Trump. It suggests she may have worked as a fille de joie while employed at a modeling agency in Milan, citing a recently published unauthorized biography called “From The Whore House To The White House: The True Story Of Melania Trump.” (RELATED: Melania Sues Newspaper After It Claims She Was A Call Girl) “All such statements are 100% false, highly damaging to her reputation, and personally hurtful,” Trump attorney Charles Harder said in an email to Politico’s Hadas Gold. The Mail released a statement late Thursday retracting the reportage that she worked as an escort. The paper did not retract allegations that she did not abide by federal immigration protocols when entering and working in the United States. The statement reads in part: To the extent that anything in the Daily Mail’s article was interpreted as stating or suggesting that Mrs. Trump worked as an ‘escort’ or in the ‘sex business,’ that she had a ‘composite or presentation card for the sex business,’ or that either of the modeling agencies referenced in the article were engaged in these businesses, it is hereby retracted, and the Daily Mail newspaper regrets any such misinterpretation. Trump could still bring a defamation claim against the paper. She has not announced if she intends to proceed with litigation. Follow Kevin on Twitter Send tips to [email protected] . Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

2016-09-02 19:46 Legal Affairs dailycaller.com

34 Madonna Just Called Donald Trump's Sons 'P- ssy' Madonna just made it clear with her latest post online that she is not a fan of Donald Trump or his sons and that she plans to vote for Hillary Clinton in November. (photo: REUTERS/Claus Fisker/Scanpix Denmark) On Thursday, the 58-year-old singer slammed Donald Trump Jr. and his brother Eric Trump in a post on her Instagram account. The singer shared a photo of the two brothers after a hunting expedition showing them holding up a dead leopard. (RELATED: Lady Gaga And Madonna Go With ‘Less Is More’ In Met Gala Attire) A photo posted by Madonna (@madonna) on Aug 31, 2016 at 11:23pm PDT “How Big of Pussy do you have to be to kill this Noble Animal for sport,” Madonna captioned the photo. “Just ask Donald Trump Jr and his brother Eric. One more reason to vote for Hilary!” (RELATED: Madonna ‘Speechless’ After Meeting President Obama) The caption also included an emoji of a person raising their hand and an American flag.

2016-09-02 19:46 dailycaller.com

35 Zuckerberg Angry After SpaceX Explosion Destroys Satellite Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg isn’t too pleased with fellow tech leader Elon Musk after Musk’s SpaceX rocket exploded and destroyed one of his satellites. Zuckerberg planned to use that satellite as part of his initiative to bring internet to impoverished and desolate places of the world. “As I’m here in Africa, I’m deeply disappointed to hear that SpaceX’s launch failure destroyed our satellite that would have provided connectivity to so many entrepreneurs and everyone else across the continent,” Zuckerberg wrote on his own social media company’s platform. While Zuckerberg is understandably upset over the unfortunate accident that occurred in Cape Canaveral, Florida, he is not completely deflated, because he has other similar projects waiting to be deployed, like Aquila the Internet-transmitting drone. “Fortunately, we have developed other technologies like Aquila that will connect people as well,” Zuckerberg continues. “We remain committed to our mission of connecting everyone, and we will keep working until everyone has the opportunities this satellite would have provided.” Loss of Falcon vehicle today during propellant fill operation. Originated around upper stage oxygen tank. Cause still unknown. More soon. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 1, 2016 The SpaceX rocket known as Falcon 9 had a launch date set for Saturday, September 3rd and the combustion occurred during a preliminary testing phase. While Musk has had success with rockets more recently, he has also struggled on a number of occasions in the past. SpaceX failed to land a rocket properly for a third time in January, after a “hard landing” caused “one of the landing legs” to break. On Zuckerberg’s original post, one commenter asked “What’s insurance like on that type of thing?” Zuckerberg, who’s net worth is reported to be $54.5 billion, directly replied “The problem isn’t the money; it’s that now it may take longer to connect people.” Follow Eric on Twitter Send tips to [email protected] . Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

2016-09-02 19:46 dailycaller.com

36 Obama’s Race Gambit In the heady atmosphere leading up to the 2008 presidential election, a messianic Senator Barack Obama proclaimed he was “five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.” That transformation, echoed by Michelle Obama, was to change the conversation, change our traditions, change our history, and move the nation to a different place. That place—an America without the stain of injustice and discrimination, without the disconnect between ideals and reality—would at long last realize “America’s improbable experiment in democracy.” To get to there, Americans had to embrace the engine of his transformation —a forced march toward the extreme left—which we soon learned would be run largely on the fuel of race. It was on race that President Obama would hang all of America’s ills—economic inequality, police corruption, institutional bias, criminal justice inequity; not to mention everyday discrimination in housing, employment, education, and opportunity. . . even in the words we use. The result—on the eve of the 2016 presidential election, Americans find themselves facing a racial divide and political polarization at a level of animus that hasn’t been seen since the 1950s and 1960s. How did we get here from there? By zealously pursuing a collectivist agenda and choosing race as the common denominator in our political and social interactions, President Obama has effectively blunted the very thing that fights racism best— individualism and individual rights. Consider his infamous assertion: “If you’ve been successful, you didn’t get there on your own. . .. If you’ve got a business, you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.” On its face this is a foolish statement—diminishing producers, innovators and entrepreneurs, the very people who take risks, produce wealth, and create jobs—but ever the café socialist, Mr. Obama was subtly affirming his belief that the individual and his achievements are subordinate to the collective good and that the true seat of power, rights, and moral authority is the state. As he has preached since Joe the Plumber, there is a fundamental “unfairness” to our capitalist system, and to expiate our sins of avarice and white privilege we must renounce individual wealth and redistribute it to those more deserving—it’s not ours anyway. From the beginning, to gain greater purchase for his collectivist/racial program, President Obama took the unprecedented step of airing America’s failings to an international audience. Starting with his so-called Apology Tour in 2009—also referred to as the Confession Tour and Self- Loathing Tour—he systematically cast America as an imperfect, arrogant nation that, in its darker periods (of slavery and segregation), veered off course and sacrificed its values. At the United Nations, he spoke of “our own racial and ethnic tensions” in “the small American city of Ferguson, Missouri”—trying to equate that event to ISIS and Russian aggression. In a press conference with the prime minister of Japan, he opined on the death of Freddie Gray: “Since Ferguson. . . we have seen too many instances of what appears to be police officers interacting with individuals — primarily African American, often poor — in ways that have raised troubling questions.” What rises to the surface from his overall strategy is that American racism almost always has a white face. By making race so primary to his governance, President Obama has virtually institutionalized the idea that white racism is a crime, whereas black or other minority forms of racism are expressions of ethnic pride and legitimate responses to oppression—which cannot be understood by whites and cannot be considered racism because minorities lack political power. Yes, race and ethnicity have always mattered in the American confluence, but in reality they are imposed constructs that have no standing in human biology and are terms rejected by anthropologists. As such, individual racism remains a moral issue, not a legal one, and should be fought privately by economic and social means. In the end, to divide a people racially and ideologically is a dangerous gambit, and by doing so President Obama is leaving us in a dystopian free- for-all—where any party, any minority, any tribe, any kind of pressure group can, and do, make claims for exclusive rights, preferences and special considerations—all the while bargaining away our future on an un-American vision of ourselves.

2016-09-02 19:46 Freelance Writer dailycaller.com

37 Paul Finebaum Apologizes For Black People Oppression Comment ESPN sports pundit Paul Finebaum apologized for saying black people aren’t oppressed in America. “I really don’t understand, not to look at the country back then, this country has issues, but this country is not oppressing black people,” Finebaum said during an appearance on ESPN. He is now backing off of his comments. (VIDEO: ESPN Pundit: Black People Are Not Oppressed) “I could spend the rest of my life trying to talk my way out of it, but I can’t. I blew it. I simply did not have a good grasp of the situation. I know better. I’ve lived in this country. I see what is going on all across the country from north to south, east to west, and I have no excuse,” the outspoken pundit said. WATCH: Follow David on Twitter and Facebook

2016-09-02 19:46 dailycaller.com

38 Suspected car thieves slain in Isabela CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela—Two brothers suspected of stealing a car in Tuguegarao City were shot and killed by the police here on Thursday. Half-brothers Michael Bariuan of Tuguegarao City and Mike Bentiero of Cauayan City died after clashing with arresting police officers, who intercepted them following the theft of a sports utility vehicle owned by an employee of Cagayan State University in Tuguegarao City, said Supt. Ariel Quilang, Cauayan police chief. Bentiero, who occasionally uses the surname Bariuan like his brother, allegedly fled when their vehicle was stopped here, and supposedly fired at policemen who gave chase. He was killed when the police fired back. Bariuan, who stayed in the stolen vehicle, supposedly grabbed the gun of a policeman, prompting another police officer to shoot and kill him.

2016-09-02 19:45 Villamor Visaya newsinfo.inquirer.net

39 Holidaying Finns warned about using phones abroad Finns who plan to head abroad for work or holidays are being advised to leave their phones and laptops at home because of security concerns. The Finnish Security Intelligence Service, Supo, isn't just concerned that the devices could be pinched - it's worried about gaps in the security of foreign networks, national broadcaster Yle reports. Supo says the best idea is not to travel with the devices at all, but if Finns decide that's not practical, then they should exercise caution. Spokesman Tuomas Portaankorva tells Yle that people "should not speak on the phone about confidential matters abroad", because networks may not be secure. That might be an oversight, or deliberate, he says. There's also a malware risk, and the possibility that foreign security services can access people's phone and SIM card data when using a network abroad. "The advice to leave phones at home especially applies to work phones, but I wouldn't really want to take my phone to certain countries either," Mr Portaankorva says. The advice comes days after the Finnish Institute of International Affairs published a report saying that Russia has become a greater threat to Finland, particularly regarding its energy policy. But there have also been debates about domestic surveillance of electronic communications in Finland. In February, Yle reported that the government is pressing on with plans to amend the law to allow for online intelligence gathering, in the wake of the 2015 Paris terror attacks. Next story: China students pay for 'excessive' toilet flushing Use #NewsfromElsewhere to stay up-to-date with our reports via Twitter .

2016-09-02 18:42 By News www.bbc.co.uk

40 NFL player Colin Kaepernick snubs national anthem again American football player Colin Kaepernick has again refused to stand for the national anthem as he continues his protest against the plight of black people in the US. A week after staying seated during The Star-Spangled Banner, the San Francisco 49ers quarterback kneeled during the anthem before a match on Thursday. Team-mate Eric Reid also protested, but they were booed by some in the crowd. Kaepernick was joined by a former soldier who he met before the game. Nate Boyer, a former staff sergeant with the US Army Special Forces, or the Green Berets, wrote an open letter to the quarterback last week. While some have criticised Kaepernick, calling him unpatriotic and disrespectful of those willing to die for their country, other in the military have pledged their support online using the hashtag #VeteransForKaepernick. "Even though my initial reaction to your protest was one of anger, I'm trying to listen to what you're saying and why you're doing it," Mr Boyer wrote in his letter. "There are already plenty people fighting fire with fire, and it's just not helping anyone or anything. So I'm just going to keep listening, with an open mind. " Kaepernick invited Mr Boyer to join him at the game against the San Diego Chargers after the two met earlier on Thursday. Mr Boyer stood for the anthem as Kaepernick kneeled in protest. Kaepernick said he will continue to sit out the national anthem until he sees improvements in US race relations. On Thursday, he pledged to donate $1m (£753,000) to community organisations. The 28-year-old stirred controversy last Friday when he sat during the national anthem before the San Francisco 49ers played the Green Bay Packers in an exhibition game. Racial tensions are mounting in the US, where a string of recent police killings and subsequent revenge killings have sparked protests across the nation. After the pre-season game in San Diego, he said he loved America, and respected the military. "The message is that we have a lot of issues in this country that we need to deal with," Kaepernick said. "We have a lot of people that are oppressed. We have a lot of people that aren't treated equally, that aren't given equal opportunities. " Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticised the player earlier in the week, saying: "I think it's a terrible thing, and you know, maybe he should find a country that works better for him. "Let him try. It won't happen. " Also on Thursday, Seattle Seahawks player Jeremy Lane sat during the national anthem before a game in Oakland, but he has not elaborated on his reasons for doing so.

2016-09-02 18:42 www.bbc.co.uk

41 Is 2016 The Hottest Year Ever? Satellites Say No Many climate scientists claim 2016 is on track to be the warmest year on record, but satellite-derived temperature data tells a different story. Satellite data compiled by scientists at the Earth System Science Center (ESSC) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville show global average temperature for the first eight months of 2016 show this year has been the second warmest year on record. “While global average temperatures peaked higher this year than they did in 1998, temperatures fell faster this spring and summer to levels that are cooler than they were at this same time of year in 1998,” said John Christy, ESSC’s director and Alabama’s state climatologist, according to the science blog Watts Up With That . August 2016 ranked as the second warmest on record for that time, ranking behind August 1998 when a massive El Nino warming event boosted average global temperature. The first eight months of 2016 ranked slightly cooler than the first eight months of 1998. A similarly powerful El Nino event hit in late 2015 and persisted through the early months of 2016, and time will tell if enough La Nina cooling occurs to keep temperatures down. Scientists expect 2017 to be cooler than this year as a La Nina cooling event sets in, but it’s not expected to be very strong. Either way, the onset of widespread cooling over the Pacific Ocean by the end of this year could keep the average global temperature down to make 2016 the second- warmest on record. “We had three months this year that were warmer than their 1998 counterparts, and five that were cooler,” Christy said. “There is really no reliable way of predicting what the next four months will do, compared to those same months in 1998.” NASA scientists expect 2016 to be the warmest on record, beating out 2015 as the current warmest. July data are out, and what do you know, still 99% chance of a new annual record in 2016. pic.twitter.com/ndSsbYuedA — Gavin Schmidt (@ClimateOfGavin) August 15, 2016 But NASA’s expectations are for surface temperatures, which take temperature data from thousands of weather stations, ships and buoys around the globe. So those readings only take into account temperatures at the Earth’s surface. Christy, on the other hand, derives data from advanced microwave sounding units on satellites to measure temperatures in the bulk atmosphere — that runs from the Earth’s surface to about 5 miles above sea level. Christy’s satellite data only shows a slight global warming trend since the late 1970s when satellites began collecting data. Satellites show a warming trend of 0.12 degrees Celsius per decade, but that’s including this year’s El Nino. Before the 2015 El Nino, Christy’s satellite data showed no significant warming trend for more than 21 years — a period dubbed the “hiatus” in global warming. Follow Michael on Facebook and Twitter Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

2016-09-02 18:46 dailycaller.com

42 Nation's Largest Tobacco Company Fighting New FDA Vape Rules The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put tough new vaping regulations into effect in August , and now the e-cigarette industry is fighting back. The Altria Group, the country’s largest tobacco company, which is also the parent company of Philip Morris, among others, has teamed with 75 lobbyists in an effort to stop the FDA from retroactively examining or blocking new products from market, The New York Times reported Friday. The team is arguing that the tough new regulations could force many e- cigarette companies out of business, which could have a deleterious effect on public health as many people have used technology to successfully stop smoking. “The F. D. A. has blatantly ignored evidence that our products improve people’s lives,” chief executive of Johnson Creek Enterprises, Christian Berkey, told The New York Times. Despite the FDA acknowledging that vaping is better than smoking, the administration worries that some ingredients in the juice are still harmful in their own right and that vaping can lead to more teenage smokers, which does have some merit . “In the absence of science-based regulation of all tobacco products, the marketplace has been the wild wild West,” Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, told The New York Times. “[T]hat is how we wound up with a 900 percent increase in high schoolers using e- cigarettes.” Altria Group introduced a proposal to halt the FDA from implementing the new regulations last year, ahead of the FDA’s final decision, to Oklahoma Republican Rep. Tom Cole, who introduced the bill to the House, and picked up 71 co-sponsors, but it is still pending. Former Louisiana Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu, on a separate front, has also been lobbying on behalf of the cigar industry, which also falls under the scope of the FDA regulations. Likewise, the Smoke-Free Alternative Trade Association has their own lobbying effort aimed at stopping the onerous new FDA regulations. The Altria Group could not be reached for comment, as the offices are closed ahead of Labor Day. Follow Craig Boudreau on Twitter . Send tips to craig@ dailycallernewsfoundation.org . Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

2016-09-02 18:46 Vice Reporter dailycaller.com

43 Chinese Plans For New Long-Range Bomber Permit Power Projection In Pacific A new long-range bomber will carry China’s hopes to extend its reach and enhance its force projection, a senior Chinese military official revealed Thursday to the Global Times. “We are developing a new generation of long-range bomber, and you’ll see it in the future,” People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Commander Ma Xiaotian told the Global Times. Without going into specific details, Ma explained that the development of a new long-range bomber is part of ongoing efforts to transform the PLA into a modern fighting force, reports Reuters. Ma introduced that the PLAAF is transitioning and putting greater emphasis on quality over quantity. China has long been interested in developing an elite long-range bomber force to defend its shores at greater distances, preferably as far out as the second island chain, which includes Anderson Air Force Base in Guam. Without long-range strike capabilities, China’s power projection options are limited. “A medium-range bomber can’t essentially fix the PLA air force’s shortcomings in terms of strategic strike and strategic deterrence,” the China Daily reported last year. “The air force does need an intercontinental strategic bomber capable of penetrating an enemy’s air defenses.” Ma’s announcement confirms suspicions that China is not planning to simply upgrade its outdated H-6K bombers; rather, China intends to develop a new type of next-generation strategic bomber. The new long-range bomber will likely be a stealth aircraft, Chinese military affairs expert Yin Zhuo told the Global Times. This bomber may also have supersonic flight capabilities. Both stealth and supersonic flight are necessary if China hopes to compete with its key strategic rivals, the U. S. in particular. Yin expects China’s next-generation bomber to feature an improved engine, a modified body, and enhanced weapons. With an expected combat radius of 5,000 to 6,000 kilometers, a significant improvement over the H-6Ks, this new aircraft will have intercontinental or semi-intercontinental flight capabilities. Using advanced air refueling options, China could extend this bomber’s reach to 12,000 kilometers. China’s new long-range bomber may also be equipped with upgraded cruise missiles to counter improvements in anti-aircraft weapons technology. China has one operational aircraft carrier with two more underway, it is building a modern fleet of Jin-class nuclear submarines, and it recently revealed that its improved three-tiered surface-to-air missile system is ready for deployment. A new long-range strategic bomber force with advanced modern warfare capabilities will give China the ability to better project power and expand its rapidly growing sphere of influence in the Asia-Pacific region. Follow Ryan on Twitter Send tips to ryan@ dailycallernewsfoundation.org . Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

2016-09-02 18:46 dailycaller.com

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2016-09-02 19:21 Steve Burns www.ajc.com

45 Food shortages hit Calais ‘Jungle’ camp as UK urged to accept 400 children — RT UK Religious leaders, politicians and celebrities, including actor Jude Law, are calling on the government to offer the children asylum. Many of them claim to have family already in the UK. A special ceremony will be held outside the Home Office on Friday commemorating the children who have died during the refugee crisis. It comes one year after images of Alan Kurdi, a three-year-old Syrian boy whose body was washed up on a Turkish beach, shocked the world. Kurdi’s mother and brother also drowned when their inflatable raft capsized en route to Europe. According to the Missing Migrants Project, 3,171 migrants and refugees have died in the Mediterranean Sea this year alone – a figure which makes up 75 percent of all migrant deaths in the world. More than 10,000 migrants have perished in the Mediterranean since January 2014. As part of Friday’s memorial, campaigners are urging the Home Office to allow 387 children currently living in Calais to enter Britain, because they are either vulnerable or have family in the UK. In Calais, refugee charities are warning of food shortages as a result of “ donor fatigue. ” Volunteer Marie Eisendick, who helps run the community kitchen with support from HelpRefugees, said they started running out of food three weeks ago. “ A few months ago, there would be a maximum of 70 people in the lines; now we have 500 people queuing, ” she said. Lord Dubbs, who himself came to Britain as a child refugee fleeing Nazi persecution, told the BBC the prime minister must act now. “ Even 17-year-olds who’ve been traumatized by war and had their parents killed in front of them in say Syria, they’re pretty vulnerable. They also need help. “ It happens that there are more boys than girls, but I don’t think that’s the issue. Even the boys are pretty vulnerable. And they’re liable to be taken into trafficking, into criminality and so on. “ For young people, say 15 or 16, to be sleeping rough, with nobody to look after them, is a pretty hazardous thing, and they’re in danger .” A Home Office spokeswoman said: “ We continue to work closely with the French government to ensure that children in Calais with family links in the UK are identified, receive sufficient support, and can access the Dublin family reunification process without delay. ”

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46 New York Man Allegedly Sells Synthetic Pot For Food Stamps A New York City man was charged with selling drugs for food stamps at his East Harlem store Thursday. Authorities arrested 26-year- old deli employee Yousif Mosleh for allegedly accepting food stamps for synthetic marijuana compound known as K2. “Yousif Mosleh was charged with peddling dangerous synthetic drugs in New York City neighborhoods and funding his drug sales by abusing a system created to assist the most vulnerable in our society,” Preet Bharara, U. S. attorney in Manhattan said in a statement . “Thanks to the dedicated agents of the [U. S. Department of Agriculture and [Homeland Security], Mosleh can no longer profit from this illegal scheme.” (RELATED: Former NYC Official Exchanged Food Stamps For Bribes) Investigators say they saw Mosleh sell packages of K2 for food stamps, allowing customers to pay for the drug with Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards. EBT cards work a lot like a debit card, with the federal government loading the food stamps recipient’s welfare every couple of weeks. Cardholders aren’t allowed to redeem their benefits in cash, or purchase anything besides food with the money. On one occasion, Mosleh reportedly refused to give cash in exchange for EBT benefits to a confidential witness working with investigators. When the confidential witnesse asked to buy K2, Mosleh said he had several had several different types of K2, including “AK-47,” “Kisha Cole,” “Xtreme” and “Phantom,” but he did not have “Bob Marley” in stock. Mosleh sold the source several packages of K2, and accepted the food stamps as payment. (RELATED: Store Allegedly Let Food Stamps Users Buy MILLIONS In Bongs, Pipes) K2, or spice as it is sometimes known, is a dried, leafy plant matter sprayed with chemicals that, when ingested, deliver a high similar to marijuana. New York police found about 1,000 packages of K2 in Mosleh’s deli when they raided the store on July 23, 2015. Just a week later, cops seized 1,396 packages of the drug when they arrested Mosleh “on charges unrelated to this investigation,” according to the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s special agent who filed the complaint. Mosleh faces two charges of distributing and possessing controlled substances and one charge of conspiracy to violate the regulations of the food stamps program, according to the U. S. attorney’s office announcement. The food stamps program, also called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is a federal welfare program managed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Follow Thomas Phippen on Twitter Send tips to [email protected] . Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

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47 Majority Of Clinton Supporters Plan To Vote GOP Down Ticket Supporters of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton will most likely vote for Republicans in Senate and House races, according to a USA Today poll published Friday. Thirty-two percent of Clinton supporters said they were “very likely” to split their ticket, while an additional 20 percent reported they are “somewhat likely,” bringing the total to 52 percent, a solid majority. That means, a majority of voters who plan to vote for Clinton will support Republicans running for other offices in their respective district. Supporters of Republican nominee Donald Trump said they planned to vote a straight Republican ticket, meaning they would only vote for Republican candidates. Thirty-three percent reported they definitely planned to vote a straight ticket, with an additional 20 percent reporting they are “not very likely” to support any Democratic candidates for office. Self-described moderates were more likely to split their votes, with 41 percent in favor of splitting. Perhaps the most crucial demographic for Sen. John McCain of Arizona, and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida are Hispanic voters. Thirty-seven percent of Hispanic voters plan to support Clinton for the White House, and Republicans for every other office. The poll is good news for Republicans running for Senate and House offices this year. Five Senate races are hotly contested , and have received close to $100 million in ad spending and other services from outside groups over the summer. Several of the states, including New Hampshire, have more registered Democrats than Republicans, meaning GOP Senators could use any Democratic vote they can get. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Nevada, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin received the majority of outside aid, but the Senate Leadership Fund also supported vulnerable Republicans in other states, including Missouri. The USA Today/Suffolk University poll surveyed 483 Clinton supporters, and carried a margin of error of 4.5 percent in either direction. Follow Phillip On Twitter Have a Tip? Let us Know Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

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48 Elon Musk's Tesla-SolarCity Merger Costs Him Dearly Elon Musk’s entire fortune shrank by nearly $1 billion as he continues to inject money into beleaguered solar panel company SolarCity, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Musk wealth tumbled by $779 million, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index , due in part to drops in Tesla Motors and SolarCity stock prices, and Wednesday’s filing showing he has ponied up $489 million of his Tesla and SolarCity fusion. The drop in wealth represents a massive chunk of Musk’s $8.3 billion fortune. SolarCity represents about 4 percent of the tech-guru’s net worth — but Tesla is another matter. Musk is the chairman of both companies and owns about 20 percent in each. Things could get dicey for Musk’s bank accounts if SolarCity manages to drag down Tesla once the two companies merge. He sank half of his money in the electric-car maker. The other half of his fortune is linked to rocket-launch company Space Exploration Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, which suffered a major setback Thursday when its Falcon 9 rocket exploded on a launch pad. Musk is staying put with SolarCity even as the company continues to hemorrhage capital and investors. He bought $65 million of the company’s bonds, while Musk’s cousins — Lyndon Rive, the company’s CEO, and Chief Technology Officer Peter Rive (Lyndon’s brother) — are each buying up $17.5 million, the company said on Aug. 24 in a financial filing . Die-hard Investors have so far taken the Tesla-SolarCity fusion in stride. “A lot of the longer-term investors, while they aren’t extremely enthusiastic about the SolarCity deal, still stand by Elon and what he’s trying to achieve,” said Ben Kallo, an analyst with Robert W. Baird & Co. “Typically investors like to be paired with management teams that have big stakes in their companies.” Still, many analysts warn Musk’s entities have to find a firm base of support before they can be counted on the long term. Ross Gerber, chief executive officer of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management, for one is souring on Tesla’s fortunes even as his company holds a $5 million position in Tesla and has recently been selling shares. “He’s got guts, I’ll give him that,” Gerber told reporters , adding: “He really pushes it out on his companies, but Elon could implode.” Follow Chris on Facebook and Twitter Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

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49 49 Tim Tebow Receives Pro Baseball Offer Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow has been offered a professional baseball contact from the Bridgeport Bluefish. The contract offer will allow Tebow to play with the Bluefish for the 2016 season in the independent Atlantic League, according to the New York Post . (RELATED: Report: Tim Tebow Pursuing Pro Baseball Career) Tim Tebow (Credit: Getty Images/Rich Schultz) However, it’s highly unlikely that the former Heisman winner will choose to sign with the Bluefish. The team offers no real path the to the MLB. Tebow will reportedly have some options available to him from MLB teams, so there’s is essentially zero chance he jumps at this offer. (RELATED: Tim Tebow Absolutely Crushes Baseballs During MLB Workout [VIDEO]) The only thing that is guaranteed is whatever team signs the former Denver Broncos quarterback will sell lots of tickets. Follow David on Twitter and Facebook

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50 EXCLUSIVE: Johnny Manziel Goes Wild In Miami Club Johnny Manziel appeared to be up to his old tricks and partying at a club in Miami. The Daily Caller obtained exclusive images of the former Heisman winner raging at an unidentified Miami club. (RELATED: Meet The Playboy Model Johnny Manzi el Is Vacationing With In Mexico [PHOTOS]) Johnny Manziel (Credit: Screenshot/Johnny Manziel snapchat video) Manziel was apparently going sober, and in the images he can’t be seen drinking. However, he clearly was going wild and partying, which is what he claimed he’d no longer do. It looks like the comeback is right on schedule. Go, Johnny, go! Follow David on Twitter and Facebook

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51 John McCain: 'Arizona's Future' Campaign 2016 - In a video posted by his Senate campaign, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warns that if Democrat Hillary Clinton is elected president, "Arizona will need a senator who will act as a check ... for the White House. " ()

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52 Ann Kirkpatrick: 'Trumped' Campaign 2016 - An ad from the Senate campaign of Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.) reminds voters that her opponent, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), pledged to support Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. ()

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53 53 Terry Bridger charged after 40-hour Pagham police stand-off A 72-year-old man has been charged with a series of offences after a 40-hour stand-off with police in West Sussex. Terry Bridger, 72, of Harbour Road, Pagham is charged with threatening to kill and possessing a gun with intent to cause fear of violence. He is also charged with common assault and two counts of threatening to damage property. Sussex Police spent two nights at a house in Harbour Road during the stand-off from Sunday to Tuesday. Mr Bridger was remanded in custody by Crawley magistrates to appear at Portsmouth Crown Court on 30 September.

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54 Why do lithium batteries explode? Samsung's decision to halt sales of the new Galaxy Note 7 because of reports of battery explosions is an extraordinary step for a tech giant to take. The firm said it had identified a battery issue but did not elaborate. But if a lithium-ion battery cell charges too quickly or a tiny manufacturing error slips through the net it can result in a short circuit - which can lead to fire. One expert urged the industry to find safer alternatives to lithium. "I think one should be concerned and push towards safer battery tech," said energy storage expert Professor Clare Grey from Cambridge University. "That should be an important focus on research and industry development. "While most manufacturing flaws will be picked up during initial testing, it's not an infallible process. " However Prof Grey also said that people should not panic. "I'm standing at an airport - every single person would have to stop what they are doing if we took their batteries away from them," she said. "We all take risks in our lives - we drive cars sitting on top of flammable organic liquids. Other tech is coming along that is safer. " There have only been 35 cases of the Galaxy Note 7 catching fire reported worldwide following 2.5 million sales, Samsung says. The lithium ion batteries used by Samsung are common across the tech industry - so what makes them hazardous? It's important to understand a little about how they work. Simply they contain a cathode, an anode and lithium. The cathode and anode are separated by an organic liquid called an electrolyte and a porous material called the separator. The lithium travels through the separator, within the liquid, between the two. If the battery charges too fast, generating heat, lithium plates form around the anode which can create a short circuit. "Normally you would have a battery management system that controls the rate at which you charge," said Prof Grey. "Batteries are optimised so that you don't charge too fast - if you do that you will plate the lithium. " This is also why battery charging can be a frustratingly slow experience, she added. Other faults that can cause a short circuit include contamination by tiny fragments of metal during the production process or minute holes in the sealing, which might not become apparent until the battery has been charged a few times as the materials expand and contract. "The manufacturing has got a lot more standardised than it was 10 to 15 years ago," said Prof Grey. However battery packs - combining battery cells to generate more power - can be problematic and this is increasingly common. Batteries containing 12 cells, for example, are readily available for laptops. "The more you put together, the higher the likelihood that some will fail," she added. "There are still flaws emerging but it's getting better. It is a challenge - with so many being produced, you just need one error. " There can be symptoms indicating that a battery is about to fail, said support and repairs provider Geek Squad. "Sometimes, a battery will start to swell and bulge before it fails completely, as the internal cells rupture and break," it says on its website. "But the bulge doesn't always happen. If not, you might notice that your device is a little warmer than usual - but let's be honest, our phones get fairly warm during standard usage anyway. " The firm suggests disposing of any batteries displaying these signs.

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55 Did Alan Kurdi's death change anything? It was the picture that moved millions of hearts. But a year on, did the image of Syrian toddler Alan Kurdi's drowned body bring about any real change? Exactly 12 months ago today, we witnessed what felt like a historic 12 hours on social media. Within that space of time, an image of a three-year-old Syrian boy from Kobane, whose dead body was found washed up on a Turkish beach, was seen by 20 million people around the world on social networks. Eleven other Syrians had died on the same boat journey - including Alan's four year old brother Ghalib and their mother Rehanna. But only one small body was photographed and posted and shared online. The viral trend propelled newspapers and broadcasters to publish the harrowing image too (we haven't reproduced it here, apart from in artistic representations). In all the frenzy and debate that followed, there was a sense that something had changed around the issue of Syrian refugees. That is certainly how the dead child's Aunt Tima - living far away in Canada - felt about it back then. "It was something about that picture," she told me afterwards. "God put the light on that picture to wake up the world. " But would Alan Kurdi's death really prove to be a turning point? And should it have? 1. Refugees vs Migrants - a shift in language online On social media, the "Alan Kurdi effect" was palpable at the time - and has remained so, The hashtag 'Refugees Welcome' had in fact surged in the hours before he died, but the image drove it even further. It's still being used thousands of times a day, and at least 20 million times over the past year. A study from the University of Sheffield also noted a change in the language being used about Syrians entering Europe. The vexed debate, including at the BBC, about whether the word "migrant"' or "refugee" should be applied to Syrians, seemed to have shifted on social media - with the word "refugee" surging ahead in common use. "There is a shift in language that signals a shift in the sense of people's responsibility," argues Frank Duvell of Oxford University's Centre on Migration, Policy and Society. "Talking about refugees means acknowledging some responsibility for international protection which the word 'migrant' doesn't entail". With the change in language came the mobilisation of ordinary people - who saw the Alan Kurdi image and volunteered to help. "We saw, because of the rise of attention, also a rise in the mobilisation of people who started rushing to the scene to Turkish beaches, to Greek islands to the Balkan route," says Duvell. "Previously people would arrive on deserted beaches they would walk for hours day and night soaked in water to the nearest villages and suddenly there were volunteers on the beach helping them out of the boats helping them with dry clothing. " 2. But Syrians continued to board boats - and the death toll increased Despite the evident rise in public concern over the past year, other statistics tell a darker story. Oxfam this week highlighted data that showed the total number of refugees and migrants who have died while trying to reach another country has increased by more than a fifth in the last year - from 4664 deaths in the year before Alan Kurdi's death to 5700 since. The vast majority are deaths on the Mediterranean. And while there's been a marked reduction in boat journeys from Turkey to Greece - spurred by the EU's deal with Turkey over Syrian resettlement - other boat journeys on the Mediterranean have continued in large numbers. Under the agreement those arriving in Greece are now expected to be sent back to Turkey if they do not apply for asylum or their claim is rejected. Syrians themselves were very aware of Alan Kurdi's death - but boarded boats anyway. "I don't know how to swim, so I was afraid," says Mohammad Arar, a 27 year old medic who was born and raised in Syria. "But this was better for me than to be in prison. " Arar told us he fled the war in his country with the help of traffickers. He travelled to Lebanon then Turkey and Greece before finally landing in Germany where he's been since last October. During that journey he spent six hours in a boat where there were two children who reminded him of Alan Kurdi's then recent drowning. "I was thinking, what would happen if the parent died and the child survived," he told BBC Trending. "How would he continue his life? " 3. Western nations shift policy on Syrians refugees - but many borders have since closed In the weeks after Alan Kurdi's image went viral, there were several announcements of a policy shift in Western nations. In the UK, where it was announced that 20,000 Syrians would now be resettled, Alan Kurdi's picture was referenced and mentioned by politicians. But a year on, the quota hasn't been filled, according to Frank Duvell of Oxford University. The issue of Syrian refugees, and of migration generally, continues to be contentious - for example the debate over an image showing migrants entering the EU used in the Brexit referendum debate in the UK, Duvell says the US has not significantly increased its resettlement of Syrians, although President Barack Obama and the UN are shortly holding separate summits on the question. A number of southern and eastern European nations actually closed their borders to Syrians this year. Canada has taken over 25,000 Syrians, but by far the biggest shift was in Germany - which had already loosened its borders when Alan's image went viral, and where Syrians are still being given asylum. Half a million people are expected this year - although overall numbers are going down there too. 4. The verdict - did the Alan Kurdi picture change the world? When I asked academics and NGO workers to call it, they said yes - the viral image of Alan Kurdi bolstered interest, volunteering and campaigning. In other words, all that hashtag activism and debate has had some impact on the Syrian refugee issue. But Tima Kurdi, Alan's aunt, is now not so sure. A year later, many online are now sharing her comments - but her optimism about her family's tragedy being able to shift the debate has now ebbed away almost completely. "The sad part is it was only the first few months probably and then everybody went back to business," she told BBC Trending this week. "Since last year if you tell me there have been a lot of changes I would tell you it's getting worse it's not getting any better. It's about more people fleeing the war and people are still dying people are still crossing taking that journey in the water". "The only message that should be put out right now is to urge our world leaders to sit down on the table and talk - how can we end the war in Syria? " Pictures of children affected by Syria's war continue to go viral. The latest was two-year-old Omran Daqneesh - who survived a Russian bomb in Aleppo last month. And in the meme below his debris-covered image was combined with the iconic image of Alan Kurdi to highlight the plight of a whole generation of Syrian children who have known nothing but war. Tima Kurdi now feels these individual images, and the emotion they inspire, can almost distract the world from seeking a sober plan to end the underlying Syrian conflict. "The image of Omran... it's a powerful image, a heartbreaking image," she says. "That boy was Syrian's silence". "But she adds that "it's the wrong message because the message should be end the war in Syria". "Every day thousands of children are dying," she says. "But the media can only take one picture". Additional reporting by Anisa Subedar NEXT STORY: Cash for catastrophes? You can follow BBC Trending on Twitter @BBCtrending , and find us on Facebook. All our stories are at bbc.com/trending .

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56 Marine Ciarán Maxwell charged with terror offence A Royal Marine from Northern Ireland has appeared in court charged with terror-related offences including bomb-making and storing weapons. Ciarán Maxwell, 30, has been charged with one offence of terrorism, one of fraud and one of possessing cannabis. He was arrested in Somerset last week after searches in Larne and Devon. The serving Marine's arrest was understood to be connected to the discovery of two arms dumps in County Antrim earlier this year. Mr Maxwell was remanded in custody after a three-minute hearing at Westminster Magistrates Court. He will appear again in court on Monday 5 September. He is charged with manufacturing explosives, making devices and storing them in barrels in hides in England and Northern Ireland. Ciarán Maxwell appeared in Westminster Magistrates Court flanked in the dock between two plain-clothed police officers. Wearing a grey sweatshirt, a stubble-type beard and short hair, he stood before the judge and confirmed his name, age and address in Devon. The hearing lasted just three minutes. The judge remanded him in custody until he is due back in court on Monday. The charges include obtaining articles for use in terrorism - specifically chemicals and components to make bombs - and having an image of an adapted police pass card. The charges come as part of long-running investigation involving the Security Service (MI5), the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the South West Counter-Terrorism Unit, as well as Scotland Yard's Counter-Terrorism Unit, says BBC Home Affairs Correspondent Danny Shaw, who was at the court. Mr Maxwell is accused of carrying out research resulting in "the creation of a library of documents" likely to be of use to terrorists. The offences are alleged to have taken place between 1 January 2011 and the day of his arrest in Somerset, 24 August 2016. Ciarán Maxwell: Full list of charges A separate charge says that on 24 August this year Maxwell had a quantity of cannabis in his possession with intent to supply. He has also been charged with fraud and is accused of having images of bank cards and associated CVC numbers for use in connection with fraud between 1 November 2015 and 24 August 2016. Mr Maxwell was arrested on 24 August by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service's counter terrorism command, supported by Avon and Somerset and Devon and Cornwall Police. The Marine, originally from Larne in County Antrim, was taken to a West Country police station in Somerset before being transferred to a London police station last Thursday and questioned on suspicion of being involved in the preparation for acts of terrorism under Section Five of the Terrorism Act. Property searches in Exminster are now complete, while searches at New Powderham Plantation in Devon will continue into next week. Police Service of Northern Ireland searches in Larne, County Antrim, are ongoing.

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57 Why Uzbekistan matters The apparent departure from the helm by Uzbekistan's long-serving President Islam Karimov is likely to have wide-ranging repercussions for the region. The Uzbek government says the ruler is "critically ill", but there are growing indications that he may have already died. As is often the case with strongman regimes, no tried and tested succession mechanism is in place in Uzbekistan, and the transition of power may well be a complicated process. Uzbekistan is the most populous Central Asian country and has the largest army. Mr Karimov, who came to power during the Soviet era, has led the country since independence in 1991. During his long rule, President Karimov has built a relatively stable secular regime in a region threatened by Islamist radicalism. But many believe this has been done at the expense of human rights, and has often been an excuse to hound legitimate opposition. It also has not completely eradicated the long-term risk posed by Islamist militancy. Many Uzbek Islamists have simply dodged the tight security at home by fighting for the Islamic State group abroad, but should the secular government weaken, they might be tempted to come back. Some also say that Uzbekistan's fractured and exiled opposition may turn to Islamism to boost its appeal in the majority Muslim country. Positioned on the ancient Great Silk Road between Europe and Asia, Uzbekistan enjoys a strategic location that has attracted the interest of many foreign states throughout its long history. Most recently, it has been one reason why Russia and Western powers have been vying for a foothold. In 2001, Uzbekistan allowed the US to use its air bases in support of military action in Afghanistan, but four years later all foreign troops were evicted following Washington's criticism of the Uzbek government's human rights record. Moscow will be keen to ensure that Mr Karimov's successor leans towards Russia rather than the West. So far, unlike most Central Asian countries, Uzbekistan has been wary of Russian influence. In 2012, it withdrew from the main Russia-led regional military bloc, the Collective Security Treaty Organisation. Political instability caused by Mr Karimov's demise could be felt far beyond Uzbekistan's borders. The country is rich in natural resources, including oil, gas and gold, and any turbulence may push up the price of these commodities on world markets. Tension could could also spill over into Uzbekistan's energy-rich neighbours, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Regional transport corridors may be disrupted, including gas and oil pipelines running to Russia and China. Uzbekistan also supplies electricity to Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and southern Kazakhstan. Uzbekistan lies on key opium routes from Afghanistan to Russia and on to Europe, and drug smugglers could take advantage of instability to distract or disrupt law-enforcement efforts. President Karimov has never been shy of deploying his powerful security apparatus to exercise a firm grip on power. This, among other things, has enabled him to maintain a delicate balance between the various ethnic groups inside the country. Should it be upset, the ripple effect may be felt as far away as in China. Uzbekistan hosts a sizeable Uighur community, and the predominantly Muslim Uighur minority in China has long been seen as a source of concern by Beijing. President Karimov's successor will also inherit unresolved border differences with Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. BBC Monitoring reports and analyses news from TV, radio, web and print media around the world. You can follow BBC Monitoring on Twitter and Facebook.

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58 Wedding dresses: What happens next? What did you do with your wedding dress after the big day? Did you pack it away safely in storage, or decide to sell it? Have you ever worn it again? Relationship expert Samantha Burns couldn't bear to see the back of her gown and says she wears it every year to mark her anniversary. "I had looked forward to the day for so long and couldn't believe in a matter of hours it was over," Samantha said. "It was in that moment that I turned to my husband and told him that I intended to wear my wedding dress for every anniversary as long as I could fit in it. "I envisioned myself doing the activities we enjoy as a couple, frolicking around restaurants, parks, and ice cream shops in my white gown. " Here is a selection of stories about what your dress did next. I got married in August 1980, and have worn my wedding dress every Christmas Day since. It's a white, full-length, jersey dress with a built-in train. Not only does it still fit me - I now weigh less than I did when I got married - but I can also fit into my husband's wedding suit, which he can't. I also have my late mother's wedding dress from 1949. That is a bit big for me now, but I have worn that as well. My husband and I have just celebrated our 36th wedding anniversary. We were married in St Mary & Ethelburga's Church in Barking, Essex I wore my wedding dress on the first Christmas after we were married, as it was such a lovely dress, and you don't often get the chance to dress up. Everyone in the family thought it was a nice idea, and it's become a family tradition. I even cook the dinner wearing it, with an apron over it. " It was the most expensive dress I ever bought. I wouldn't let my dad pay for it, as I wanted to do it myself. I've had very good value from it. It's probably worked out to be the least expensive item I own, in terms of cost per wear. I was married in 1994 but separated in 2005 and then eventually divorced amicably. My dress stayed in a box and moved house with me a couple of times. I've got two boys, so there was no daughter who might have been interested, and I never got round to selling it. I saw a post on Facebook about Cherished Gowns UK , which makes gowns out of wedding dresses for babies who have died. I thought that donating my dress to them was something I'd like to do. There is a long waiting list, but eventually I sent my dress to them in April this year. They say to allow six months for the baby gowns to be made, so I don't think "mine" are ready yet. I got married on the 30 August 2008, we recently celebrated our eighth wedding anniversary. I am quite small at 5ft 2in so although I'd always imagined a huge dress, when I tried some of them on they didn't suit me at all. I looked more like an 80s inspired toilet roll holder than a blushing bride. The bridal shop I used suggested that I try something more tight-fitting. I'd never considered a tight dress and as someone who wanted a traditional wedding, I needed some convincing. When I tried it on however I loved it. I liked how it seems to float and how light it was. When it came to what I would do with the dress after the big day I hadn't really thought about it. I didn't want to throw it away and although trashing dresses was becoming a trend, I just didn't want to. I was coming up to 30-years-old and so went back to Gill at the bridal shop and asked what she thought. I had a long train on my dress so she made me a beautiful knee length gown with a matching bolero. Needless to say, with a big hat and some heels to match, I had a fabulous day at the races and felt a million dollars in my "second hand" dress. I got married in 1974, and again in 1983. My first wedding dress from Nicholas Bros Seven Sisters Road was a traditional long gown which I kept until about 1988, when I threw it away in the rubbish. My second dress was a shorter one from Pronuptia Enfield Town - this was also worn by my sister and sister-in-law. My sister got married in a bit of a rush and on a low budget so we did all the catering and she wore my dress. My sister-in-law was in a similar position, and again I catered her wedding and she borrowed my dress. I still have it. Produced by the BBC's UGC and Social Media team

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59 59 Samia Shahid 'honour killing': Raped before death A British woman who died in Pakistan in a so-called honour killing was raped before her death, the officer in charge of the investigation has said. Samia Shahid, 28, from Bradford, died in July in northern Punjab. The Pakistani chief investigator also told the BBC Ms Shahid's father and former husband carried out her murder. He added he was seeking to have her mother and sister returned to Pakistan to be questioned about their role in the murder. Read more about this and other stories across Leeds and West Yorkshire Two men have already appeared in court in Pakistan in connection with Ms Shahid's death. Her former husband, Chaudhry Muhammad Shakeel, is accused of murder and is reported to have confessed to strangling her with her scarf, according to local police. Chaudhry Muhammad Shahid, her father, is being held as an accessory to her murder. Both have been remanded until 5 September. Ms Shahid had been visiting family in the village of Pandori when she died and her relatives initially claimed she had suffered a heart attack. Her second husband, Syed Mukhtar Kazim, believes she was the victim of a so-called honour killing as her family did not approve of their marriage. A post-mortem examination confirmed she died as a result of being strangled.

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61 Anna Kournikova In Black Dress On Instagram Tennis legend Anna Kournikova reminded the world she’s still smoking hot with a simple Instagram post. The blonde bombshell hit her fans with a photo of herself in a black dress and the caption, “Getting #ready for the #weekend #allblack #peaceout.” (SLIDESHOW: Derek Jeter’s New Wife Loves Showing Off Skin) A photo posted by Anna Kournikova (@annakournikova) on Sep 1, 2016 at 8:13pm PDT The Russian-born legend might not play tennis anymore, but there’s no doubt she’s still in excellent shape. Follow David on Twitter and Facebook

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62 Hermine Makes Landfall Photos John Johnson, 8, left, and Joey Brooks, 12, play in their flooded neighborhood of Shore Acres in between passing thunderstorms during Tropical Storm Hermine in St. Petersburg, Fla., Sept. 1, 2016.

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63 Baby names: Noah enters top 10 for boys, Amelia remains top for girls The name Noah has entered the top 10 most popular boys' names for the first time, while Amelia has remained the most popular for girls, the Office for National Statistics said. The list of most popular baby names in England and Wales in 2015 also showed Oliver has remained top for boys. Among more unusual choices were 17 boys and 15 girls who were named Baby. The ONS said the results were "based on the exact spelling of the name given on the birth certificate". Grouping names with similar pronunciation would change the rankings, it added. Oliver has been the most popular name for boys since 2013, while Amelia has been the most popular girls' name since 2011. The statistics come after an online poll suggested almost a fifth of parents in the UK regret the name they chose for their child. The ONS has also created an online tool for people to chart the popularity, or lack of, their own names. Among the more unusual names given to boys, 35 were called Rocky, and 21 chose Apollo, potentially setting up a rematch between movie boxing's most famous duelling duo, Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed. There will be 18 boys born last year for whom the movie Top Gun will take on extra resonance, because they share the name Maverick with the nickname of Tom Cruise's lead character. And perhaps the 15 boys called Blue could hang out with the 14 boys called Ocean. And just to be even more different, 18 boys were called Blu. At the other end of the pronunciation scale is Tymoteusz, which will be spelled out on a daily basis in future by 36 boys. For the girls, while none were called Arya, after one of the lead characters in Game of Thrones, 562 were called Aria, 33 Ariah, 17 Aaria and six Aariah - all presumably with the same pronunciation. Unmistakably from that television series is the name Kaleesi, which was given to five girls, arming them with a lifetime of conversation about mothers and dragons. Four girls were called Ha, while another four called Fizza will need to have neat handwriting when they grow up, so as not to be confused with the Italian meal. The name Princess was given to 72 girls, almost a perfect match for the 77 boys who were called Prince last year. Keeping with the fairytale theme, 134 girls were called Pixie. These latest figures show Oliver is the most popular boys' name for all regions of England except London and the West Midlands, which both had Muhammad as the top name. This is the first time Muhammad has been top in two areas, as it overtook Oliver in the West Midlands from 2014. Oscar and Noah showed the biggest increase in popularity for those in the top 10 - rising 45 and 44 places respectively, compared with 2005. Jaxon, Roman, Reggie and Carter made it into the latest boys' top 100, taking the places of Owen, Robert, Joey and Finlay from 2014. For girls, Amelia was the most popular for all regions of England except the East Midlands and the East, where Olivia - keeping in step with Oliver's national popularity - was the name most chosen. And Olivia is also the second most popular name for girls overall. Ella and Mia rose into the top 10 girls' names last year, while Isla and Ava shot up 121 and 77 places respectively from their 2005 position, to reach the top 10. Penelope, Mila, Clara, Arabella, Maddison and Aria were all new entries into the top 100 for girls, replacing Lydia, Faith, Mollie, Brooke, Isabel and Amy from the year before. There were 697,852 live births in England and Wales in 2015 according to the ONS, with more than 27,000 different boys' and 35,000 different girls' names registered. Siobhan Freegard, founder of parenting site ChannelMum, said parents were being influenced by "Americanised monikers". "Jaxon, a US-version of the traditional Jackson, is rocketing in popularity, after being made famous by Jaxon Bieber, half brother of Justin," she said. She added that Maddison, used 577 times last year, "is one of the most common US girls' names and is gaining traction here," while another popular trend was for "gangster chic". "Tough but cool Reggie, made famous by the Krays, was picked by Olympic ace Jessica Ennis-Hill for her son, while Carter of Get Carter fame is a name we'll be hearing much more of. " Reggie was given as a name 708 times last year, while Carter was chosen 689 times. To end on a musical note, 72 girls were called Adele, and 39 Paloma, matching the singer Paloma Faith. Also, 35 girls were called Rihanna, giving them a slight advantage over the nine who were called Rhianna in a possible misspelling of the pop star's name. And proving that classic names never die, 35 baby boys were called Elvis last year - quite appropriate, given that romper suits do bear some similarity to the King's famous jumpsuit.

2016-09-02 18:43 By Mario www.bbc.co.uk

64 Lucas and Bartley elected as Green Party co- leaders Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley have been elected co-leaders of the Green Party of England and Wales in a job-sharing arrangement. They saw off competition from five others to succeed Natalie Bennett, who is stepping down after four years. Ms Lucas, the Greens' only MP, was leader of the party between 2008 and 2012 while Mr Bartley is the party's work and pensions spokesman. The two said the joint election showed the party was "not bound by tradition". Their joint ticket took 13,570 - 88% - of the 15,467 votes cast. The announcement was made at the party's autumn conference in Birmingham, at which Amelia Womack was also elected deputy leader. Ms Lucas thanked outgoing leader Ms Bennett and said, under her leadership, the party had "reached more people than ever before". How the job share arrangement will work in practice has yet to be made clear - the party says co-leadership is "a first in Westminster politics". But, to some laughter from party members, Mr Bartley said: "We stand here, more united as a party with two leaders than others are with one" and invited those who wanted "more than divisions and uncertainty" to join. The co-leaders said their joint election showed the "the power of working together and the importance of striking a healthy balance between work and family and other commitments". In an acceptance speech delivered together, Ms Lucas and Mr Bartley called for the Greens to form "progressive alliances" with like-minded parties. Mr Bartley said the current first-past-the-post voting system for general elections was "redundant" and it was wrong that while more than a million people in England and Wales voted Green in 2015, it only got one MP. "We are resolute in wanting to explore the potential for progressive alliances with other parties that will deliver fair votes and will deliver more elected Greens that ever before," he said. "We are the party of ideas and this is a big one. " This has been an unusual kind of leadership race, five candidates competing against one pair: Caroline Lucas and Jonathan Bartley running as a job share. As the hundreds of delegates, keen with anticipation, flooded into Birmingham University's Great Hall to hear the announcement of the new leader and the victory speech, the game was up: There were two podiums ready on the stage. Ms Lucas and Mr Bartley are presenting the job share as an example of how they want politics to work: cooperation and unity, as against what they see as the rancour, bitterness and division left in the aftermath of the EU referendum result. But it is a certain irony for a party that, nearly a decade ago, abandoned its system of having two leaders - one male, one female - or "principal speakers" as they were then known. One of those who was most vigorous in campaigning for the single leader system at the time - the party's now co-leader, Caroline Lucas. Guide to Green Party's new leaders Ms Lucas has previously floated the idea of a loose electoral pact with other parties on the left of British politics, including Labour, which would see them give Green candidates a clear run in constituencies where they were best placed to challenge the Conservatives and vice versa. Any such arrangements would have to be approved at a local level, Mr Bartley said and would not be imposed. "It will not be top down and it will be up to you. " The BBC's political correspondent Tom Bateman said many Green activists were sympathetic to the idea but did not believe it was realistic given Labour's opposition. Much of the speech touched on the UK's vote to leave the EU and its aftermath, with the new leaders taking a key phrase from the Leave side of the debate, about taking back control and saying Green politics was about "taking control of our democracy, taking control of our railways so they are owned by the public [and] taking control of the NHS, and keeping it firmly out of private hands". Ms Lucas accused Leave campaigners of lying to the British people about immigration, the NHS and sovereignty during the referendum and "then running away" with no plan for the aftermath. She said environmental protections, workers rights, guarantees for EU citizens already living in the UK and a "culture of free movement" should be at the heart of the UK's Brexit settlement - the terms of which she said should be put to be public in a second referendum. "We cannot accept a deal that doesn't offer hope and security to both those who voted to leave and those who voted to remain," she said. "We have to turn the defeat of the referendum into a gain for real democracy based on truthful debate. " And she won applause from the party faithful for her comments on "the greatest threat to our security today - the accelerating climate crisis" saying fossil fuels should be left "where they belong... in the ground". "No fracking, no nuclear, no compromise," she added, to big cheers from the audience. A cry to build "a country where nobody is shot in the street, or beaten in a prison cell because of the colour of their skin. A country where black lives matter," also won applause and cheers from the crowd. Until 2008, when Ms Lucas was elected for the first time, the party did not have a single leader but relied on two principal speakers. The other candidates in the election were former election candidate Simon Cross, long-serving member Clive Lord, film-maker David Malone, parish councillor Martie Warin and David Williams, who leads the Green group on Oxfordshire County Council.

2016-09-02 18:43 www.bbc.co.uk

65 7 hidden costs of taking out an auto loan By Sarita Harbour/GOBankingRates Unless you recently won the lottery or you've been budgeting diligently for years, chances are you'll need an auto loan before driving away in your new car. And though know your new car's price, your down payment amount, and what your monthly loan payments should be when you're considering taking out a loan, the less obvious expenses that accompany a car loan might surprise you. Understanding hidden fees when you take out an auto loan for your next car will help you identify them, and either avoid or minimize these costs when comparing car loans. Here are seven less obvious costs to watch out for when taking out an auto loan. This article was originally published by GOBankingRates. One of the less obvious costs when buying a new car is the higher interest rates that often go along with car dealer financing. According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, car dealers sometimes add their own fee on top of auto loans through a higher interest rate, bumping up the annual percentage rate. Instead of getting hit with this higher-cost loan with a great APR from a car dealership, and depending on your credit worthiness, you might be able to get a pre-approval for an auto loan from a credit union before going car shopping. Credit unions usually charge 0.5 to 1 percent less than auto dealers on financing as long as you're an acceptable credit risk. If you think you might want to go with dealer financing, strengthen your negotiation position by getting a car loan pre-approval from a credit union or other financial institution before you start to bargain with the dealer. Though you might need a car loan to buy a new vehicle, there's always the chance that you'll want to pay your loan off early either with cash or by refinancing into a low-interest loan. In this case, watch for a hidden cost known as a prepayment penalty, which is a fee for paying a loan off before the term is up. Not all auto loans have prepayment penalties -- ask your lender to point it out. You might even be able to reduce this penalty as part of your auto loan negotiations. Guaranteed Auto Protection insurance is another cost you might not be aware of when you're looking at financing a car. GAP insurance is an optional insurance that pays the difference between what your car insurance provider will pay and how much is left on your auto loan if your car gets damaged, totaled or stolen. GAP insurance can be purchased from the car dealer, but also from a third- party finance company or a general or GAP-exclusive auto insurance company. It's smart to shop around before purchasing insurance, because when it's bundled in with the auto loan, GAP insurance adds to interest payments. When it comes to economics and money, opportunity cost refers to the financial opportunities you give up by choosing to spend your money one way over others. So for an auto loan, the opportunity cost is whatever you won't be able to spend your money on because you're making monthly payments on a car loan. Depending on your financial situation, this could mean that you won't be able to grow your long-term savings as quickly, pay down your other debt as fast, or make other purchases. This hidden cost adds up fast, both for your household and for the country. Outstanding auto loan credit in the U. S. reached over $1 trillion for the first time ever in the second quarter of 2015, according to the Wall Street Journal. That's $1 trillion that isn't being used by Americans towards retirement savings or investing in other sectors. Extended vehicle warranties or service contracts cover the costs of expensive electrical or mechanical vehicle issues that aren't covered by a manufacturer warranty. Car dealers that offer financing also typically offer extended vehicle warranties, which might add to the cost of your car loan and monthly payment. However, these warranties are not required, so think carefully before agreeing to one. If you do decide to take an extended vehicle warranty, try to negotiate the price or pay for the warranty with cash. Or if you're getting financing from a credit union, ask if they offer these warranties because the cost might be lower through a credit union. If you already have a car loan and a vehicle, and you owe more on your auto loan than your vehicle is worth, then you have what's known as negative equity. And if you're shopping for a new car with new financing, you might run into what's known as negative equity financing, which means when you trade in your car , the amount you currently owe on this vehicle gets added to your new loan for your new vehicle. So you're not only paying interest on the loan for your new vehicle, but you're also still paying interest on what you owe on the vehicle you're trading in. This adds to the cost of taking out an auto loan, yet approximately one-third of car owners who traded in their cars this year have negative equity as of 2016, according to J. D. Power and Associates. You might not have heard of credit insurance protection, but this optional insurance, which covers your car payments in certain situations, might also add to your auto loan expenses. Typical situations that credit insurance protection might cover include: Credit insurance protection can be quite expensive. Shop around and get quotes from a few different sources before committing to it. And don't forget to check your existing insurance policies as they might already include coverage for these situations. These hidden fees and charges are costs that everyone financing a car deals with, but few people actually talk about them or factor them into the true cost of borrowing to buy a car. Although these costs might be hidden in an auto loan payment, by knowing what to watch for and what questions to ask, you'll reduce your chances of being surprised by some unintended fees when shopping for your next car loan.

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67 67 Political crisis over Shabbat work reemerges as Netanyahu halts train construction A political crisis between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transportation Minister Israel Katz again erupted late on Friday afternoon over the contested issue of construction on train lines during Shabbat. The kerfuffle between the two Likud members ensued shortly before the Sabbath entered as Netanyahu ordered work on railway infrastructure to be suspended during this Shabbat. The premier ordered a decision on the matter within 72 hours. Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. "The prime minister made the decision after receiving conflicting reports from the Transportation Ministry over the need for work on Shabbat - contradictions that have created a crisis of confidence with Minister Katz," Netanyahu's office said in a statement. The Prime Minister's Office accused Katz of flipflopping on the issue and "deliberately attempting to create an unnecessary crisis with the ultra- Orthodox to destabilize the government. " "Just a month ago, Katz met with the leaders of the haredi factions and promised them that no work activity would be conducted on Shabbat," read a statement from the PMO that added: "Shortly thereafter, following Katz's failed attempts to take control of the Likud, the transportation minister stunned the heads of the haredi factions when he gave instructions to carry out dozens of work operations on Shabbat. " A source from the state-owned Israel Railways firm responsible for the trains said some 20 work permits defined as essential were prepared for this Shabbat. Earlier on Friday, politicians from the left-wing Meretz party protested the weekend stoppage of work on railways, threatening to file a multi-million shekel class-action suit "if the infrastructure work is not conducted as necessary. " In addition, the center-left Zionist Union party criticized the move for posing obstacles to IDF soldiers who need public transportation on the outset of Shabbat on Saturday night to return home and travel to their bases. The party's leaders, Issac Herzog and Tzipi Livni, accused Netanyahu of issuing his decision as a move aimed at protecting his political survival. Last Thursday, the heads of the haredi parties threatened to leave the coalition if the government did not become more stringent on prohibiting work on the Sabbath. However, last Friday Netanyahu prevented a coalition crisis after a long night of negotiations on the matter with Katz and haredi parties. Last week's compromise concluded that construction along the Ayalon Highway would continue to take place on Shabbat, because the road is congested on most weekdays and the work would endanger lives. However, construction on train lines that would not endanger lives, like between Ben-Gurion Airport and Modiin or between Bet Yehoshua and Atlit, would not take place on Shabbat. Dana Somberg/Maariv Hashavua and Lahav Harkov contributed to this report. Think others should know about this? Please share | |

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68 Adam Graham is eyeing at least five agency acquisitions in 12 months to fuel ‘Project Oak’ Adam Graham, the former chief executive of digital agency Weapon7, is in talks to make at least one acquisition of an agency in the coming months as he readies the launch of a new ‘digital and data centric’ marketing services group. The group has been code-named ‘Project Oak’ and has received £100m in backing from an unnamed private equity firm. Don Elgie, the former chief executive of Creston, has also come on board as chairman. The Drum understands that it will officially launch in October. The first of these the acquisitions - the 'platform deal' - will be the most crucial and Graham is hoping to have to completed by December. He is after a company making profits in the region of £2m with a good spread of clients but the challenge will be in convincing an independent agency of this ilk to sell up to a private equity backed venture. He is understood to be earmarking at least £15m for the first acquisition. After that, the job of convincing agencies to sell becomes a little easier. Sources have also told The Drum that Graham is aiming to make between five and 10 acquisitions in the first year. 'Project Oak' will join a new breed of marketing services groups promising greater collaboration between tech and data-led agencies and clients, which are pitching themselves as the antithesis to the traditional holding group structure. The likes of You and Mr Jones - launched by former Havas chief David Jones - and Be Heard have both described their respective models as sitting at the "intersection" of technology, marketing and brands. Graham is currently a consultant with Cact.us, a ‘growth consultancy’ which works with agencies to aid their expansion. Prior to that he was chief executive at Omnicom’s Weapon7, a digital agency which counted Bacardi, Mercedes-Benz, and Xbox among its clients. Graham had not returned The Drum’s request for comment at the time of writing.

2016-09-02 19:16 www.thedrum.com

69 Facebook takes aim at Snapchat with Instant Video on Messenger Following on from the launch of Instagram Stories, Facebook has introduced another Snapchat-like feature designed to make video calling easier for Messenger users. The introduction of Instant Video on messenger, described by Facebook as "a reflection of the ubiquity of video," will allow users to share live video instantly with friends on Facebook private messaging service. It's not dissimilar to Snapchat 's own Video Chat offering , which allows users to share snippets of their day with friends. Announcing the news in a blog post , Facebook said: "With Instant Video, you can bring your conversations to life in the most authentic way — seamlessly and instantly. To use Instant Video, Facebook Messengers users have to click on the video button when they are engaged in a chat to start what is effectively mini live-stream. Audio is off on videos by default, but can be turned on by users if they choose. Once created, a video will float over the active text conversation, meaning the chat can continue while viewing the video. Like Snapchat, Facebook will support sending video notes to friends for users not looking for an immediate reposnse, both services also have more traditional options around longer video calls. "We believe that Instant Video is another example of how we try every day to solve real problems for real people," said Facebook. " With one billion users and counting active Facebook Messenger , it's little wonder Facebook wants to incorporate live-streaming into the platform, and the move will allow it to keep up with Snapchat as the latter continues to build upon what it can offer to users and brands.

2016-09-02 19:16 www.thedrum.com

70 Dentsu Aegis owned Isobar confirms undertaking strategic review Dentsu Aegis’ digital marketing agency Isobar is currently undergoing a strategic review, bulking up its consulting capabilities and customer relationship while appearing to slim down in other areas of the business, writes Stephen Lepitak and Jessica Goodfellow The agency has been undergoing a number of strategic changes across the year. Most recently Isobar launched a new unit by merging its consulting capabilities with Copernicus Marketing and Forbes Consulting , both subsidiaries of parent company Dentsu. The newly formed entity, Isobar Marketing Intelligence Practice, was created to help the agency better serve its clients by combining emotional insights, segmentation and forecasting abilities and customer experience expertise from the three subsets. Meanwhile to enhance its customer experience, in April the agency hired its first chief experience officer for EMEA and Asia Pacific ; Cheyney Robinson, the former chief creative officer for Europe at IBM Interactive Experience. Robinson was tasked with "leading and further evolving" the agency’s experience and service design arm across EMEA and Asia Pacific. Explaining the thinking behind the appointment, Jean Lin, the global chief executive at Isobar, said for brands to succeed in today's omni-channel world, a key factor is connecting narrative with customer experience. Later that month, Isobar’s chief creative officer for EMEA Nick Bailey departed the agency after three years. In June DigitasLBi's Simon Gill stepped up as chief creative officer to lead Isobar UK’s creative team. Amongst the movers and consultancy focus, a review of less profitable areas of the business has been rumoured. The Drum understands that the company currently has around 25 employees in the UK amidst the review but Dentsu Aegis refused to confirm how many staff currently were employed by Isobar at the time of writing. A spokesperson from the agency said: “Isobar has a new global vision - to transform business and brands with the creative use of digital – and ambitions to lead the market though our brand commerce offering, creative campaign experience and innovation expertise. “We have started a strategic review around reshaping our business to ensure we have the right capabilities, shape and size of agency to deliver on these and on the needs of our clients now and in the future. We are only at the start of this review and not in a position to confirm any outcomes at this stage.”

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71 Poll: Americans' Health Worsens Under Obamacare Recent reports show that the health of average Americans has worsened under Obamacare. Among middle-aged white Americans, death rates are on the rise, according to reports by two Nobel Prize- winning economists, Dr. Angus Deaton and Dr. Anne Case. The largest driver of this increase is among poor, uneducated white Americans. The increase in the death rate for the poor, white category is so drastic that it is actually “increasing the death rate,” report Deaton and Case. The mortality rate for white Americans from 45 to 54 years old with only a high school education has risen by more that 134 deaths per 100,000 people, reports the New York Times. When self-assessing their own health status, Americans feel less optimistic about the status of their overall health. Self-assessments reporting “excellent” health status have fallen from 22.6 percent to 19.0 percent over the course President Obama’s two-terms in office, according to a recent Gallup poll. The highest percentage of the population to report less than excellent health status are among those younger than 45. The decline in health assessments is ubiquitous amongst all races, with the greatest reported decline by Asians and whites. Over the course of Obama’s presidency, diabetes increased by one percent and obesity increased in excess of three percentage points. Experts note these rises are statistically significant. The rise in obesity diagnoses is driven largely by white Americans, climbing three percentage points in 2016 alone, according to Gallup. These findings are based on some 650,000 interviews that occurred between 2008 and 2016. Additionally, a small survey produced by the Washington Post found that 29 percent of Americans report their care is getting worse under Obamacare and just 14 percent of those surveyed said their care was improving. Follow Robert on Twitter Send tips to [email protected] Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

2016-09-02 18:46 Finance Reporter dailycaller.com

72 The People And The Power Let me tell you about a scam PAC. They raised and spent an ungodly sum, prostituting the name of a candidate while doling out unprecedented amounts to consultants. They spoke grandly about all they would do to elect him; after all, he was the great hope voters were told they had been waiting for. Their donors, disgusted by Washington, poured money into promises to fight for change and a “conservative” vision of America. Wallets opened out of desperation for something new, but in the end, contributors were sold a bill of goods. If I described these donors as retirees, veterans, and working class Americans who out of a deep love of country and fear for our future sent what little they could to support a rare voice engaging with them, they’d be branded as suckers conned by a scam PAC. Perception isn’t always reality. These donors were rich and powerful political elites –reports indicate at least one 7-figure sum may even have been foreign directed. They hired some of the best-regarded names in politics with long, lucrative histories serving the elite donor class. They were determined to buy their candidate’s way into the White House, and forked over $118-million to the super-est of all super PACs ever. Right to Rise USA PAC flushed it down a Florida toilet, never nudging their candidate past 4% in their bid to buy a presidency. It begs a simple question: Was that not a scam? Of course, they would say no – but it’s a question that implicitly requires a belief that Americans are too stupid to be trusted with choosing who represents them in the first place. Americans don’t vote for the best-funded candidate who sent the last email or ran a final TV ad, and certainly don’t require someone to run our lives by deciding what forms of political speech and association are acceptable. Political speech is every bit as vital whether it’s wealthy elites funding their political endeavors or average Americans organizing to build the means to compete politically and take back their country from a system they see stacked against them. This primary season has unquestionably demonstrated there is no amount of money that will convince voters to vote for someone they don’t want to vote for. If you have little to offer a weary electorate besides flashy ads and support from all the right people; if you lecture instead of listen or demean your own voters as ignorant, they will show they’ve had enough. While Jeb exemplified how money can’t cure inauthenticity, Paul Ryan & John McCain’s lopsided wins show even the best grassroots activism will not persuade voters to dislike a politician they’ve come to know. In Wisconsin and Arizona, voters made their own decision: they knew them, liked them, trusted them, and voted for them. Both sides had the opportunity to say their piece and in a fair battle of ideas, where dissenters organized and were fairly heard, one side fairly won. Primaries are good for democracy. The Supreme Court has recognized time and again, for decades, if you can’t associate with others and raise and spend money to promote your ideas, you cannot communicate a message. The lifeblood of every political message is money—the ability to solicit, accept, and deploy contributions to further a cause. Money must be raised to support your ideas because it will rarely be heard without professionals using their time and talent to deliver those ideas to the public as effectively as possible. Without money you can’t build the organization and infrastructure needed to advance ideas, causes, or candidates – especially when challenging the status quo. Money isn’t speech; it’s the oxygen fueling the fire of free speech. Free speech is an individual right, not granted by the government, but intrinsic to us all. I’m for the most speech from the most people in the most ways. We should trust voters to make up their own minds, including deciding what organized interests best represent them, listen to them, and act on their political desires. We should be suspicious when the objects of criticism explain how their critics are fools, their voices irrelevant, and their associations mere scams. It’s self-serving in the most obvious ways. To their credit, Paul Ryan spoke about his ideas, his goals and the Packers; John McCain spoke to his decades of service to his fellow Arizonans. They didn’t fear the speech of their opponents and, rightly, trusted their voters. A dominant theme this election cycle – this decade – has been the extent to which the electorate is rejecting the “establishment” in both parties. An electorate tired of feeling endlessly marginalized rose up, mobilized to spread their own message, and asked neighbors, friends, and complete strangers for support. The result is an ever-growing wave of new candidates, pundits, and political organizations. Not all will win and not all will survive long. Predictably in the face of dissent, some elites, and those who feed off them, attack those who have connected with this deeply disaffected electorate; demanding they raise no money to organize and advance counterarguments to those they feel have ignored them. Elites often view the power to spend on political messaging as a privilege for a political aristocracy, even seeking to weaponize government to suppress speech they deem unacceptable. In the self-congratulatory echo chamber of Washington, it’s easy to attack outsiders for doing exactly what insiders did to achieve power: build organizations, raise money, hire staff, pay vendors, promote ideas. But when Washington insiders stop listening, voters will find someone who will. Those tired of the status quo recognize the truest thing said by both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders: you will never solve the problem by giving power over and over again to the same people who created, and profit from, the problem. Political elites will always try to silence outsiders in favor of a system where they write the rules and rig the game. That’s something “Bernie’s Revolution” learned the hard way. Dan Backer is founding attorney of DB Capitol Strategies, a premiere campaign finance and political law firm boutique in Alexandria, Virginia. He has served as counsel to more than 60 campaigns & candidates, PACs, and political organizations and regularly represents political law clients before the FEC and in federal court against the FEC, including as Plaintiffs’ counsel in McCutcheon v FEC (striking aggregate contribution limits, US Supreme Court).

2016-09-02 18:46 dailycaller.com

73 Under Armour places Andy Murray's personality at the heart of its latest campaign As Andy Murray progresses through the US Open Under Armour has taken the opportunity to showcase the more endearing side of his personality which the world rarely has the opportunity to see. As part of a new digital content series called ‘Murray Meets Murica’ the Rio Olympics gold medallist met with some young stars of the New York Junior Tennis League to learn how to add a New York edge to his game. Murray’s personality is the driver of the new spot and sees him interact with children while discussing everything from smack talk to pizza and Pokemon Go. The move reflects Under Armour’s strategy of building a brand around its athletes with content that sheds light on their personality. It represents something of a more traditional approach which has prompted a rethink among its bigger rivals who have been prone to using their stars as platforms from which to relay their brand values. Eniola Aluko is the latest example of this thinking, the Chelsea and England international is the first women athlete to sign with the brand in the UK and will tell her story of trying to make it as a professional footballer in forthcoming creative campaigns with the brand.

2016-09-02 19:14 www.thedrum.com

74 'An all icing cake sucks' – How to sell your creative ideas to clients Have you ever watched a commercial and thought to yourself, "well I could have done better than that"? I do all the time. The amount of epic fails in advertising baffles me, especially when you know how much is spent on media. Don't worry, The Smink Agency isn't challenging the market anytime soon, even though the name is catchy. Selling a creative idea is however, a part of my everyday at The Drum. It can be as simple as a branded article to as complex as a video series. The best part is that each client is different and has different goals, with different audiences, and different products, making every pitch unique. That's why I reached out to the most imaginative folks I know to learn how to pitch a creative idea, Huge. Matt Waghorn, group director of communications planning at Huge, whose job is to be the glue between creative production and media planning, knows a thing or two about selling a creative idea. Waghorn, pictured above, works with the team to brainstorm and on pitch prep and has even participated in a few himself. When pitching some of the largest brands, such as Google, Morgan Stanley, and Canada Goose, Waghorn emphasizes it’s important to have “a narrative based on the brand's philosophy, a point of view that's unique, validation for the idea so you can interrogate it, and beyond all things not being pretentious – understand when to stop selling”. Easier said than done! Creating a narrative and developing a unique point of view is a challenge in and of itself. Waghorn shared that he finds his inspiration after a good night sleep. He continues, “When my brain turns to mush from too much strained thinking all you get is derivative ideas. I find my most original thinking happens first thing in morning.” But he won’t discount those adventurous ideas after a glass of whiskey. With all of the pitches and successful campaigns, what type of ideas actually work? Before diving in Waghorn shared one fundamental mistake we all make, assuming advertising works and repeating what was successful in print on TV, and then TV in digital, and now mobile. “It just doesn’t work that way,” he said. Each medium is different and customers interact with each channel different. Media today, and successful ideas, come from layering your campaign with these channels but it’s all about the foundation. He uses the analogy of a cake, “an all icing cake sucks.” You need a strong foundational experience, in this case cake, to build upon and icing the cake with print, TV, and social. To enforce this concept, Waghorn referred to the Red Bull Stratos campaign whereby the foundational experience was the skydive from space. Then building upon the experience was video coverage, social elements, and so on. This makes for a more engaging and emotional experience for customers. Which prompted me to ask, "how do you build emotion into your idea and then into your pitch to the client? " He said, “Tell a personal story about the process. Then describe how you worked through the idea, details are important, that's what makes an idea feasible.” You're not just selling your services, you're selling an idea, something conjured up in the depths of your silliest memory, and most uplifting achievements. Tapping into your emotion is key. However, what really stuck with me was his candid advice, “know when to chop down your idea and stop selling.” We all fall victim to a great idea, it’s your baby, but as Waghorn explained, “if someone doesn’t like your idea there’s probably a reason.” It’s often a gut reaction when the client says “I don’t like it”, let them have that feeling, chop down your idea, and move on. Madelyn Sminkey is a key account manager at The Drum. She tweets @MadelynSminkey If you want to hear from leaders and gurus on native advertising, branded content, programmatic video/TV etc, and if you’re in the New York City area, join Madelyn's monthly meetup group – Keeping up with the Marketing & Advertising Industry.

2016-09-02 19:14 www.thedrum.com

75 SpaceX explosion is a reminder of how closely every success walks the line of failure News of an explosion during a SpaceX rocket test was reported all around the world with incredible video footage being shared online. What does such an incident mean for the reputation and image of the audacious technology company being run by entrepreneur Elon Musk now? Nasa engineer Bobak Ferdowsi shared these thoughts. This video is a heartbreaking, but good reminder of how incredibly difficult space exploration is, and how closely every success walks the line of failure. As we're fond of saying here, there is only one way for a spacecraft to work successfully, but millions of ways for it to fail. The explosion at 1:10 (and seconds later the sound), followed by the fairing falling to Earth evokes such a terrible feeling in the pit of my stomach. But a few thoughts - SpaceX is an incredible company and full of talented and hard-working people. They've done really great work in a very short time, and seem to excel at understanding the challenges and issues and quickly addressing them, whether the problem resulted from the rocket or from a ground process. To be clear, there's often more to be learned from these issues than with success (and often complacency). The history of rockets is full of failures at various stages of development. SpaceX is no exception except that they've had a lot of success in a short time, and perhaps with much more visibility than rocket makers in the past. Last but not least, space exploration is incredibly rewarding in part because of what it takes to get it right. People invest careers and decades getting things to work just right, and trying to make the thousands of parts and millions of lines of code work together just perfectly to change our understanding of the universe and the way we live. And though that's not just true for space, the setbacks are often far more visible. Bobak Ferdowsi is a systems engineer at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and has graciously allowed The Drum to reprint his comments made on his own Facebook page. 2016-09-02 19:14 www.thedrum.com

76 Philadelphia Cop's Nazi Tattoo Sparks Internal Investigation The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) is investigating one of its own after photos depicting a bike cop with alleged Nazi ink surfaced Wednesday night. The images of Officer Ian Hans Lichtermann show a tattoo of the word “Fatherland” and a Reichsadler Eagle spanning the length of his left arm. Hitler’s Nazi regime used the symbol — also referred to as a ‘Nazi war eagle’ — on everything from propaganda to military uniforms. . @PPDCommish hi can you please explain why one of your officers, ian hans lichtermann, has a nazi tattoo on him? thx pic.twitter.com/CK9nAuiCGW — mindy isser (@mindyisser) September 1, 2016 Twitter/Closeup of Officer Ian Lichtermann’s tattoo. The tattoo on Litchermann’s right arm appears more patriotic, displaying an M16 rifle over an American flag. Twitter/Closeup of Officer Ian Litchermann’s American flag tattoo Litchermann’s photo quickly spread through social media, causing public outrage and prompting a statement from the Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. “The imagery on display in the tweet is disturbing,” Kenney said Thursday. “In this environment — in which open, honest dialogue between citizens and police is paramount — we need to be building trust, not offering messages or displaying images that destroy trust,” he added. The PPD said they will begin an internal investigation in a statement posted to Facebook. But Litchermann is not suspended at this time, Officer Tanya Little told The Daily Caller News Foundation. The Department does require applicants to list whether or not they have tattoos during the hiring process, but they do not have to distinguish what the tattoos are, Little said. Another peculiarity of the case surrounds Litchermann’s name tag. His last name is listed in the PPD database as “Litcherman” with one “n”, but he is depicted with two “n”s in all of the photos posted to the internet. The discrepancy could be due to human error in the database, said Little, but she is unsure. Philly Nazi Cop w/ @phillyjesus via @VictorFiorillo pic.twitter.com/AwFUPIOUjS — ChrissMari (@ChrissMari) September 2, 2016 The PPD doesn’t have a specific policy regarding tattoos for its officers, however, “the department will quickly move to assess and determine the appropriate policy moving forward,” according to its statement. Follow Dan on Twitter Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact [email protected].

2016-09-02 18:46 dailycaller.com

77 Sadie Robertson, Trevor Knight Break Up Sadie Robertson of the hit show “Duck Dynasty” is no longer dating Texas A&M star quarterback Trevor Knight. “Me and Trevor actually just broke up. It’s okay, it’s fine. I can say even after we broke up, he’s a great guy and I think he’s doing amazing things in his career,” Robertson told Fox 411. Robertson is one of the most famous young women in America after she appeared on “Duck Dynasty” for several years, and Knight is one of the most well-known quarterbacks in college football. It appeared like they’d be a power couple. (SLIDESHOW: Derek Jet er’s New Wife Loves Showing Off Skin) A photo posted by Trevor Knight (@trevor_knight9) on Aug 25, 2016 at 8:10am PDT A photo posted by Trevor Knight (@trevor_knight9) on Aug 1, 2016 at 7:25pm PDT A photo posted by Trevor Knight (@trevor_knight9) on Jul 10, 2016 at 1:44pm PDT A photo posted by Trevor Knight (@trevor_knight9) on Jun 26, 2016 at 5:33pm PDT Texas A&M opens the season against UCLA on Saturday. It’ll be interesting to see how Knight bounces back. Follow David on Twitter and Facebook

2016-09-02 18:46 dailycaller.com

78 Should disappointed gamers be able to get a refund for No Man’s Sky? Is Victoria the new Downton Abbey? Give it time Now and again a video game makes headlines in the mainstream media, usually for controversially violent content or unprecedented popularity. No Man’s Sky from Hello Games, a small independent British games studio, has crossed over into the mainstream consciousness for a different reason: players are saying, en masse, that they want their money back. No Man’s Sky is certainly an unusual game. The player zips around a galaxy in a spaceship, landing on and exploring planets and naming any plants or animals they find. These discoveries are uploaded to a central database – a sort of Hitchhikers’ Guide crossed with a garden centre – in return for currency. The player also has to fend off alien attackers and ensure survival from the elements. There’s a plot of sorts, but it’s secondary to gameplay and has been criticised as adding little to the experience. The main criticism, however, is that No Man’s Sky doesn’t contain some of the features consumers expected from pre-release footage. Some of these missing features – like multiplayer or unique planetary physics – are not trivial and arguably central to players’ expectations. This has lead to a rash of amateur internet sleuthing to “prove” the game is substantially different to that promised, including trivial details such as “no rivers”. I doubt anyone bought No Man’s Sky for the rivers, but the cumulative effect is one of disappointment for many players. There is an issue of whether that disappointment is the result of unreasonable expectations, and whose fault the hype is, but the fact remains that many people bought a top-price game, didn’t have fun, and want a refund. But are they right? Should a consumer be entitled to a refund for a subjective experience like fun? Jesse Schell, in his book The Art of Game Design, hits on a reasonable definition for fun: “Fun is pleasure with surprises.” Sean Murray of Hello Games – who received death threats when the game was delayed – tweeted in July, “we’ve spent years filling No Man's Sky with surprises”, and it is this sort of well-meant hyperbole that has infuriated gamers. It is almost impossible to live up to the expectation that “years of surprises” creates, and it’s that expectation that dictates whether the game is fun. The trouble is, you don’t really know if a game is fun until you’ve played it for a while, and that’s where the refund issue becomes complicated. A recent rumour had it that Steam (the online games retailer) was giving refunds for No Man’s Sky regardless of playtime. The standard Steam refund policy is 14 days and less than two hours playtime, and Steam quickly moved to deny the exception rumours. However, Steam’s refund policies don’t necessarily mean much. Under Consumer Contracts Regulations (replacing the Distance Selling Regulations in 2014) Europeans can’t sign away our basic right to sue or get a replacement or refund, which is a good thing (cause who reads EULAs?). That’s not to say businesses don’t have rights too. If you buy a physical copy of a game from an online shop and open it, it’s immediately worth less money and returning it represents an actual loss to the retailer. They can’t sell it for full price to someone else. That’s one of the reasons sealed items like games are exempt from Consumer Contracts Regulations (the other more obvious reason is piracy) which otherwise give you 14 days to return anything you bought online. It’s more complicated for digital downloads. The piracy risk is still present, but no-one can argue that the retailer can’t resell “your” copy of a downloaded game. However, once you begin the download, your 14 day right to cancel disappears. It’s easy to see why this caveat is in place, as a lot of people would request a refund after completing the game (indeed that is exactly what happened with No Man’s Sky). But this exception has its own exception. A player is still entitled to a refund is if the downloaded game is “not of satisfactory quality; not fit for a particular purpose; or not as described by the seller”. When controversial games like No Man’s Sky come along, these exceptions get tested to their limits. What constitutes “fit for purpose”? Bugs and performance problems, definitely. Some PC players reported it as unplayable. The game not being as fun as expected? Not so clear. And then we’re left with seller description. No Man’s Sky is missing features that were in trailers, but players might reasonably include Sean Murray’s promise of “surprises” as part of the description. In 2013 the Advertising Standards Authority “informally resolved” a complaint about Aliens: Colonial Marines , agreeing that the final game was different enough to the trailers for SEGA to slap a disclaimer on any future advertising. Had No Man’s Sky trailers included a disclaimer that the final game may differ, much of the controversy and debate might have been avoided. Instead, anyone seeking a refund on the basis of “not as described” is probably going to get one, whether they had any fun or not. And so, here we are at last, deep inside ITV’s much-trailed Victoria (Sundays, 9pm). We were, I think, promised sex, and lots of it. But because Prince Albert hasn’t yet arrived from Saxony, trailing testosterone and the faint scent of pickled cabbage, we must make do in the meantime with Lord Melbourne (played by Rufus Sewell), who is quite the most enticing British prime minister I have ever seen: cheekbones like geometry, eyes like sin, and a voice that resembles – in a good way – an emery board being drawn veeeery slowly across a woman’s thigh. This being history, or at least a version of it, it seems unlikely that he will do the right thing and educate the young queen in the secrets of the bedchamber any time soon. But we live in hope. Blimey. How I’d love to see him setting about Victoria’s doubtless highly complicated underwear, lit only by the newfangled gaslight her bossy-pants German governess has encouraged her household to instal. No need for any matches there! But I digress. Everyone is calling Victoria the new Downton , though it’s not much like it so far. Apart from anything else, its central female star (Jenna Coleman) can actually act, something it’s possible to notice in those rare moments when one is not completely distracted by her Kate Middleton eyebrows (how much more affecting her performance would be if she were barefaced rather than dolled up in modern make-up). Plus, she is surrounded by some pretty major theatrical talent in the form of Peter Firth (the Duke of Cumberland), Paul Rhys (Sir John Conroy) and Peter Bowles (the Duke of Wellington). Where Maggie Smith, in the face of Downton ’s increasingly dire script, eventually went the full Hinge & Bracket, this trio prefer an altogether quieter from of camp. They hiss and they mutter and they plot, but somehow they hang on to their actorly dignity. Which is more, I fear, than can be said for Nichola McAuliffe, who plays the Duchess of Cumberland, a comedy German so over the top – feel free to insert your own naughty frankfurter joke here – she might have come straight out of ’Allo ’Allo. Victoria was written and “created” by Daisy Goodwin, and although her dialogue offends me less than Julian Fellowes’s, there is still something irritatingly wishful about the way she has organised her narrative: servants who do no hard labour; queens who have vaguely feminist impulses; prime ministers who open up about the wives who abandoned them. Moreover, the sense that one is watching a fairy tale isn’t helped by the series’ computer-generated imagery, which makes Victorian London look so very Disney, and Buckingham Palace as if it were constructed from sugar cubes and a couple of loo rolls. Oh, I understand the impulse to rewrite Victoria’s life, all right; historians (and film-makers) have been pointing out for some time now that our shorthand for the monarch’s sensibility – lace around piano legs; utter bewilderment at the concept of lesbianism – obscures both the woman and her times. But you can go too far the other way, throwing out the deep and fascinating weirdness of her court and family life, and replacing it with a spiritedness – a regal girlishness – that owes almost everything to the 21st century, an age whose incontinent gushing and preening would appal our Victorian forebears. When Melbourne and Victoria, in separate rooms, each contemplated their own face sombrely in a mirror, absorbing the magnitude of the task ahead – an 18-year-old girl perched, like a cake decoration, atop a vast empire! – the gesture seemed to me to owe more to the selfie than to their sense of duty, their need for just a moment of (guilty) introspection. Still, we must wait and see. Victoria’s unfathomable marriage, and her frequently horrid attitude to her children, is vastly more intriguing than all this stuff about Peel and Wellington and Melbourne (the second, special episode on bank holiday Monday, devoted largely to the crisis of the bedchamber, rather lagged, I thought – though at least we got to see Rufus with his jacket off and his shirt loose about his neck). Come series two (surely it’s inevitable), will Goodwin have the pluck to dramatise Victoria’s deep disgust with pregnancy and babies? Or is such distaste and seeming cold-heartedness too insufficiently 21st-century to pass muster with crowd- pleasing ITV commissioning editors? When – if – the queen coos and tickles her firstborn under the chin: that’s when we’ll know this really is the new Downton. Edit quicktab Configure block Last 24 hours Edit view Configure block Exclusive: Labour MPs to debate return of shadow cabinet elections By George Eaton Heal and settle? 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79 A PR's take on why so many journalists think PRs are not up to the job Why can't journalists and PRs just get along? Agency boss Mark Borkowski offers a view from PR land on why the relationship keeps breaking down. Pokemon Go has entered the decline stage. This is the phase after the belles-lettres stage that sees a flurry of pretentious musing on how said fad is changing everything and the one before the stage where your parents get into it. The Washington Post quotes a psychologist, Robert Bartholomew, who posits that digital living has accelerated the spread and decline of fads. While the game has given some fantastic coverage for Nintendo, Pokemon Go’s meteoric rise and equally dramatic trailing off can also give us a worrying snapshot of the state of PR as it is currently constituted. Where the Pokemon fad is distinct is the proliferation of clickbait flies feeding off the fad’s rotting corpse. The glut of bogus articles – from Pokemon Go romances and divorces to the implication of the game for Black Lives Matter and Brexit – is unprecedented even by silly season standards. Attempts by brands to align themselves with the zeitgeist became as tenuous as Donald Trump’s self-styled “They’ll be calling me Mr Brexit”. This ubiquity surely quickened Pokemon apathy. In contrast to this brandwagoning, the idea of the big story – built up gradually, seeded through the crucial influencers, sustained over a long period and fed at the right moments – is not something that you generally see. Nor is it something that many clients will have the patience for. Storytelling is still the industry watchword. But the way is it understood varies massively. To look, for example, at the entries for this year’s Cannes Lions is to see the blurred lines between the PR function and digital marketing and content creation. Many devised ingenious ways of talking about themselves to their peers, colleagues and likeminded agency folk. Your video may have received a million likes but if you are trying to reach a rushed-off-his-feet carer in Stoke, Radio 2 or page five of The Mirror are still going to be your more likely points of access. It isn’t that PRs have given up on engaging the wider public in all their shapes and sizes. It is more that there is no longer the urge to cultivate the kind of relationships with traditional media that are needed for creating compelling news stories. As yet another damning survey of journalists' perceptions of PR goes to show, a record number of publicists does not equate to record abilities or skillsets. As one journalist commented, there is still a death of “sector specialists who have spent years getting to know journalists and thinking creatively about how to do a long-term job for their clients”. Given the sheer number of emails received by newsdesk inboxes – the Sun gets around 1000 a day – it is remarkable that so many press releases are devoid of a news hook and read like marketing mush. The only way this PR will catch on is in an augmented reality populated by badly drawn, inarticulate gremlins. Mark Borkowski is the founder of Borkowski.do. He tweets @MarkBorkowski 2016-09-02 19:10 www.thedrum.com

80 What’s next for Gawker Media founder Nick Denton? Nick Denton, founder of Gawker Media, has bid an emotional farewell to the company he setup 14 years ago after his empire built on the immediacy of the internet and fuelled by salacious gossip succumbed to the financial wrath of the rich and powerful. After filing for bankruptcy and closing the Gawker.com site Denton reflected on the media company’s rise to prominence, its downfall and where he goes from here in an interview with the Financial Times. As traditional media companies struggled to find their footing in the wake of the internet’s impact on the media landscape, Gawker positioned its sails to capitalise on the explosive growth of online. For over a decade the digital media company frolicked in the salaciousness gossip driven landscape of the rich and famous, encouraging its writers to think of Gawker “as an island” separate from the rest of the media. The company’s downfall can be traced back to 2007 when it revealed that Silicon Valley billionaire, Peter Thiel, was gay. In 2012 the company published a sex-tape featuring former wrestler Hulk Hogan, who subsequently threatened to sue. Thiel capitalised on the opportunity to hit back at Gawker and ploughed $10m into helping Hogan fund the legal battering ram that eventually led to the company's submission. Gawker has since closed and Univision has snapped up the company’s remaining network of websites for $135m. In the interview with the FT , Denton admitted that Gawker downfall was essentially “the end-product of having made a decision early on to give writers freedom and encouragement to say what was on their minds”. He maintained that Thiel backed Hogan, not because he was ousted as gay, as the entrepreneur has claimed but because Gawker’s tech gossip site, Valleywag, was a thorn in Silicon Valley’s side. Denton argued that Thiel’s animosity towards Gawker stemmed from stories about his funds and those on the tensions between him and rival Silicon Valley investor Michael Moritz. “It was convenient for him to focus on the outing,” said Denton. Gawker’s fellow digital media peers such as Business Insider, Vice Media and BuzzFeed would have been better positioned to hold off the Hogan lawsuit because they have either been acquired or received substantial investment from more established media companies. In hindsight, Denton would not have done anything differently on that front though. “We made our bet and the bet was on readers rather than investors. If you entertain and inform readers of your own conversation with them, then everything else will follow. That was the strategy. It worked pretty well for a long time.” Despite the downfall of Gawker, Denton still appears drawn to the allure of operating beyond the confines of everyday society, crediting such thinking with driving the start-up culture. He highlighted Uber as an example to backup his point, saying that its founders similarly had to shield their vision from external doubters. Looking to the future Denton will have to start form the bottom, he won’t receive a penny from the sale of the company he founded. “I assume I will be the professional litigant for a while,” he said. When asked if he was finished with media he responded: “Since at least 2012, I’ve been rather more interested in internet comments, forums, discussions, collaborative journalism.” “I might do some writing. I’d like to write about the information wars. The internet as truth machine. Too much truth and the backlash against that.”

2016-09-02 19:10 www.thedrum.com

81 Everything you need to know about content marketing episode 4: 'As content becomes more sophisticated, the metrics need to be too' The Drum has partnered with programmatic platform PulsePoint for a series of short video primers exploring the meaning and value of content marketing. Shot in the back of a cab, they explain everything you need to know about content marketing in the time it takes you to get to your next meeting. Episode four looks at measuring effectiveness. How much can a click tell you? A decade ago, content marketing was all about click-through rates (CTRs) and impressions. It was in an era when content marketers wrote for search engines and such measures – crude and imperfect as they were – broadly sufficed. But content marketers and industry strategists say that in today’s more nuanced communications landscape, and at a time where marketers of all colours under greater pressure to tie effectiveness to the business bottom line, such a simplistic approach simply won’t wash. But what must marketers consider when measuring the effectiveness of content marketing campaigns? Do they have the right tools to hand and how should the industry be evolving to tackle it? Measuring effectiveness is the fourth topic in a series of short video primers and accompanying features exploring Everything You Need to Know About Content Marketing, in partnership with programmatic platform PulsePoint. Take, for instance, the Content Marketing Institute’s 2015 benchmark, which reports that 49 per cent of B2B and 51 per cent of B2C marketers were challenged with measuring content effectiveness the previous year. Back to that click. UM digital account director Nicholas Moon says: “It is a traditional and short-term measure of engagement that will tell you if someone decided to take the next step, but not what they do once they get there.” Yet even the value of this can be called into question, he adds, when you review the ratio of ad engagers to non-engagers among the online population. Less than 10 per cent of the online population account for 85 per cent of clicks. “Yes, the industry is still in love with impressions and CTRs. It is the simplest measurement we can make online, but it is also one that provides a sense of controlled short-term security.” For marketers who like to hear their campaign is going to reach and engage millions of people it can keep both them and their senior management happy. However, too often delivering volume can be prioritised over ensuring robust measurement. Edwina Lawry, general manager of King Content London, is more dismissive. She says: “Impressions are quite frankly redundant, particularly in the business-to-business work that we do. They do not translate into business objectives.” It can be hard for brand managers to prove ROI as most people don’t measure it correctly, she says. The agency has helped shape the forthcoming Content Marketing Association (CMA) effectiveness report, which will examine how measuring effectiveness needs to evolve. She adds: “As content becomes more sophisticated, the metrics need to be too. We need to educate brands to understand what the important metrics are.” Adam Fulford, Mindshare managing partner of business development and integration, adds that historic metrics are “based on the old version of the purchase funnel, when in fact today’s consumption patterns are more random than that”. It is why Ben Pheloung, PulsePoint’s EMEA head of demand, believes it is time to usher in a new era of content marketing measurement. He says: “Evaluating campaign success today means looking at new metrics, and how to use them based on campaign strategy.” He recommends that brands need page-level consumer engagement that proves that someone both interacted and engaged with the content. This could include, but isn’t limited to, overlaying metrics such as page-level analytics, dwell time, bounce rates, onward clicks, estimated viewing time compared to standard content view, page views, video views, average scroll depth, scroll velocity, hours in view, social actions, or website traffic in terms of the content distributed. This additional overlay can define the success of a campaign and also help shape real-time and future strategy. Outdoor apparel brand Columbia Sportswear took such an approach in 2015. It aimed to increase brand awareness by promoting original content on the web and its blog. Eight weeks after launching the campaign, three times as long was spent reading or watching Columbia’s content and video views increased 225 per cent. Meanwhile, behavioural metrics will allow brands to learn exactly how their audiences engaged with their content, something Moon believes will increase in importance. “The fact is consumers are complicated organisms. We do not make a snap decision to become a brand advocate and make a purchase after one touch point.” However, Fulford cautions brands against measuring “everything” especially as data becomes more ubiquitous. He says: “It is a balance between metrics and KPIs [key performance indicators]. The art is to simplify it and drill down to what you want your campaign to do, and measure against that.” It means brands need to be smarter about how they set about campaign measurement pre-campaign, identifying and sharing their key business objectives. Post-campaign improvement is crucial to the overall success. Pheloung suggests brands also consider uplift and recall studies and seek out how, out of the groups that did engage, they can take that further. Being able to harness the data and audience feedback will help determine actionable insights that shape content strategy moving forwards. Optimisation, both during and following a campaign, is an important part of content marketing success today – and a topic that will be covered in the next chapter of Everything You Need to Know About Content Marketing. Everything You Need to Know About Content Marketing is the second EYNTK series from The Drum, designed to help readers and viewers get up to speed with some of the most important issues in today’s marketing industry in one short film – something they can watch in the back of a taxi on the way to their next crucial meeting on the subject. You can watch the first four episodes of the series at our EYNTK hub. This article was first published in the 31 August issue of The Drum.

2016-09-02 19:09 www.thedrum.com

82 A year after Aylan Kurdi was pictured washed up on the beach, what’s changed for Syrian children? Appreciate the full horror of Nigel Farage's pro-Trump speech A year ago today, as global leaders quibbled and quarrelled about how to deal with the European refugee crisis, a photo emerged from the beaches of Turkey that silenced everyone who saw it. It showed a tiny boy lying face down in the sand, his body lapped by the waves of the Mediterranean sea. His name was Aylan Kurdi – and for a brief period of time, he came to symbolise the tragic human cost of a crisis which had all too often been characterised by abstract statistics and shameless fearmongering. The photo had an immediate impact, raising awareness about the Syrian conflict and the tragic crisis faced by so many innocent victims, who were forced to flee. In turn, the resultant shift in public opinion persuaded the British government to soften its stance towards refugees making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean. Under mounting pressure, David Cameron – who had previously taken a relatively hard-line stance towards the refugee crisis – announced a commitment to take in thousands more Syrians, especially unaccompanied children. His political discourse also changed – there was no more talk of “swarms” of people, but a reference to the “crisis and suffering” of those fleeing violence in their homelands. This shift was welcome – but one year on, it doesn't feel like enough has really changed. Despite the publicity surrounding Aylan’s death, the civil war that caused him and his family to flee is still raging unabated. As the specialist charity for children affected by conflict, we at War Child UK support thousands of Syrian refugee children in the region – every day, our staff provide psychological assistance to boys and girls suffering unimaginable trauma due to their experience of the conflict. Inside Syria itself, the reality of war remains unchanged. If anything, it is much worse, as President Assad’s brutal government – with Russian support – continues to bomb civilian areas and target children, teachers and doctors in violation of international humanitarian law. Communities continue to go hungry and die from their injuries as life-saving aid convoys are blocked. The short-term ceasefires which have been brokered over the past year do not provide adequate time to deliver the relief needed. As a result, boys and girls continue to be targeted indiscriminately every single day. Thousands have been killed, untold numbers injured and many have been recruited into the ranks of armed groups like Islamic State. Only a few weeks ago another image provided a face and a name for the terrible situation being faced by children every day – a young boy called Omran, who was pulled from the rubble of a bombed-out building in Aleppo, his shell-shocked face encapsulating the horrors of war. Unfortunately, boys like Aylan and Omran are not exceptions but the rule of Syria’s present reality. So the question now is: what can be done? Clearly a political solution is needed to bring the civil war to an end – one in which the US and Russia are both involved. But there also needs to be a fundamental shift in the way the humanitarian system is structured to respond to children who are affected by conflict and forced to flee. The UK and the international community must start prioritising young people. More than half of those affected by conflict are children, and 17,000 boys and girls are forced to leave their homes every day due to war and persecution. Yet less than 5 per cent of humanitarian aid is spent on programmes which directly support children, such as education and protection. We need world leaders to deliver a global action plan for child refugees. This would involve mobilising the finances needed for child protection and quality education programmes, as well as committing to host a fair share of the most vulnerable children through the duration of the conflict. Later this month, during the annual UN General Assembly meeting, there will be two high profile summits in New York which will deal with the issue of refugees. The summits will offer a perfect opportunity to launch the global action plan we think is necessary. War Child UK is calling for international leaders to finally stand up and start making children fleeing conflict a humanitarian priority. If they fail to do so, the likelihood is that more children like Aylan and Omran will continue to bear the brunt of the Syrian civil war – and we will continue to see their photos on the front pages of our newspapers. Rob Williams is CEO of War Child UK It is with a heavy heart that I must announce Nigel Farage is at it again. The on-again, off-again Ukip leader and current Member of the European Parliament has appeared at a Donald Trump rally to lend his support to the presidential candidate. It was, predictably, distressing. Farage started by telling his American audience why they, like he, should be positive. "I come to you from the United Kingdom" – Okay, good start. Undeniably true. "– with a message of hope – ” Again, probably quite true. Image: Clearly hopeful (Wikipedia Screenshot) – and optimism.” Ah. Image: Nigel Farage in front of a poster showing immigrants who are definitely not European (Getty) He continues: “If the little people, if the real people –” Wait, what? Why is Trump nodding sagely at this? The little people? Image: It's a plane with the name Trump on it (Wikimedia Commons) THE LITTLE PEOPLE? Image: It's the word Trump on the side of a skyscraper I can't cope with this (Pixel) THE ONLY LITTLE PERSON CLOSE TO TRUMP IS RIDING A MASSIVE STUFFED LION Image: I don't even know what to tell you. It's Trump and his wife and a child riding a stuffed lion. IN A PENTHOUSE A PENTHOUSE WHICH LOOKS LIKE LIBERACE WAS LET LOOSE WITH THE GILT ON DAY FIVE OF A PARTICULARLY BAD BENDER Image: So much gold. Just gold, everywhere. HIS WIFE HAS SO MANY BAGS SHE HAS TO EMPLOY A BAG MAN TO CARRY THEM Image: I did not even know there were so many styles of Louis Vuitton, and my dentists has a lot of old copies of Vogue. Anyway. Back to Farage, who is telling the little people that they can win "against the forces of global corporatism". Image: Aaaaarggghhhh (Wikipedia Screenshot) Ugh. Okay. What next? Oh god, he's telling them they can have a Brexit moment. They will soon be calling me MR. BREXIT! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2016 “... you can beat Washington...” It is time to bring competence to Washington. It is time get results. Let’s Make America Great Again! https://t.co/u25yI6aIvG — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2015 “... if enough decent people...” 26,000 unreported sexual assults in the military-only 238 convictions. What did these geniuses expect when they put men & women together? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 7, 2013 “...are prepared to stand up against the establishment” Image: A screenshot from Donald Trump's Wikipedia page. I think I need a lie down. Watch the full clip here:

2016-09-02 18:45 George Eaton www.newstatesman.com

83 Police officer stabbed in Paris suburb, attacker shot dead — RT News The incident took place on Friday morning when a 29- year-old man tried to attack a nurse, French Le Figaro newspaper reported. The victim called the police and officers arrived at the scene. The man then attacked a female police officer with a knife, reportedly injuring her in the throat. The assailant was killed on the spot by police officers. Social media users reported hearing gunfire in the area. The motive of the attack is yet to be established. Paris prosecutor François Molins told Le Monde newspaper on Friday that France may be rocked by more attacks. “The weakening of the Islamic State [IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL] in Iraq and Syria is a factor that increases the risk of attacks,” he said. Since January 2015, France has been on high alert following a series of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL)-linked attacks. The biggest loss of life took place in November 2015, when at least 130 people were killed in Paris. A tragedy in Nice on July 14 of this year killed at least 84 people when a truck driven by an IS sympathizer plowed through crowds during Bastille Day celebrations. In July, France was shaken by the murder of 85-year-old Father Jacques Hamel in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, northern France, by two purported IS militants. READ MORE: Officer stabbed at police station in Toulouse, France On Tuesday of this week a young police officer was injured after a man attacked him with a knife at a police station in Toulouse, France.

2016-09-02 18:46 www.rt.com

84 Palestinians ‘speed up’ bid for UNSC resolution against Israeli settlements The Palestinian Authority intends to accelerate its attempt to pass a United Nations Security Council resolution against Israeli settlement activity in the West Bank, according to WAFA, the Palestinian News and Information Agency. “The Palestinian leadership and in cooperation with the Arab League and the Arab ministerial group will hold contacts at the international level to speed up convening a Security Council session that should pass a resolution to stop settlements, which pose unprecedented and serious threat and creates a situation that would result in grave consequences,” said Nabil Abu Rude, who is a spokesman for PA President Mahmoud Abbas. Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. Abu Rude spoke just one day after Israel’s Higher Planing Council for Judea and Samaria debated plans with regard to 463 settler housing units. Out of those units, approval were given for 50 new homes, 179 units were retroactively legalized and plans were advanced for a senior housing project with 234-units. Although the projects were all close to the pre-1967 lines, the international community was fairly harsh in its condemnation of the High Planning Council’s activities. The US, the EU and France took issue not just with the building, but also with the retroactive legalization of 179 homes. The international community, has been particularly sensitive on the issue of illegal settler homes, even has it has persistently called on Israel to authorization illegal Palestinian structures in Area C of the West Bank. “We are particularly troubled by the policy of retroactively approving unauthorized settlement units and outposts that are themselves illegal under Israeli law,” US State Department spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday. “These policies have effectively given the Israeli Government a green light for the pervasive advancement of settlement activity in a new and potentially unlimited way. This significant expansion of the settlement enterprise poses a very serious and growing threat to the viability of the two-state solution,” Kirby added. The European Union said, “The Quartet report published last July identified such action as undermining the prospects for peace and steadily eroding the viability of the two-state solution and recommended that any expansion of settlements be frozen. The EU reiterates its strong opposition to Israel's settlement policy and all actions taken in this context.” Even before the announcement of new settlement activity, the UN Nickolay Mladenov, the UN’s special coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process had spoken against what he called Israel’s “expanding footprint” in the West Bank when he delivered report on the matter to the UNSC in New York. At the Palestinians request the UNSC in October plans to an Arria Formula meeting on Israel settlement activity. It’s the second such UNSC Arria Formula meeting on the Israeli-Palestinians conflict that has been held this year. The first one, which was held in May, dealt with the Palestinians call for international protection against Israel. These meetings are informal gatherings of the security council that allow for the airing of issues, that might not get the same attention at the UNSC. The Palestinians want the UNSC to formally deal with the issue of West Bank settlement activity, but so far have failed in their quest for a resolution on the matter. The US has worked behind the scenes to dissuade member states from supporting a resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Its presume that such diplomatic activity swayed the UNSC not to issue a resolution with regard to the Quartet report on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which was published in July. The US is one of five member states with veto power at the UNSC. Since US President Barack Obama took office in 2009 the UNSC has not issued a resolution against Israel. In 2011 the US vetoed a UNSC resolution on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But in the last year the US has hinted that Israel should not rely on an automatic veto at the UNSC, fueling speculation that Obama might support such an initiative before he leaves office in January. Think others should know about this? Please share | |

2016-09-02 18:46 TOVAH LAZAROFF www.jpost.com

85 Mel Gibson confirms new film project on Jesus’ resurrection Mel Gibson confirmed that he is making a movie about the resurrection of Jesus, recalling that he had the “tar kicked out of” him for his movie about the last days of the Christian messiah, “The Passion of the Christ.” “That’s a very big subject and it needs to be looked at because we don’t want to just do a simple rendering of it,” Gibson said last weekend at SoCal Harvest, an evangelical Christian arts festival. “I mean, we can all read what happened.” Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. At the beginning of his interview with evangelist Greg Laurie, first reported by IndieWire , a film business news website, Gibson thanked the cheering audience for the support of evangelicals during the controversies surrounding “The Passion,” a 2004 movie critics and Jewish groups said stoked anti-Semitic themes. “I love you folks,” said Gibson, who belongs to an ultraconservative Roman Catholic sect. “You know, about 12 years ago, when I was literally, when I made this film, I was literally getting the tar kicked out of me, and it was you people out there, evangelicals, who stood up and supported me, I thanked you at the time, but I thank you again, and that was great of you.” Jewish groups said at the time that Gibson relied on anti-Semitic stereotypes to depict Jesus’ persecutors, including Caiaphas, the high priest. The movie nonetheless was a box office success, resonating among devout Christian audiences. As the controversy ensued, it emerged that Gibson’s sect rejected much of the Vatican II doctrine that had absolved the Jews for the death of Christ, and that his father was a Holocaust denier. Two years later, Gibson, during an arrest for driving while intoxicated in Southern California, spewed an anti-Semitic rant against the Jewish sheriff’s deputy who arrested him. That and subsequent scandals involving his marriage and allegations of abuse toward his girlfriend tanked his career for a period, although he has scored some recent successes. Randall Wallace, a screenwriter who has collaborated with Gibson in the past, said in June that they were working on a sequel to “Passion,” but Gibson at the time would not confirm the project. In his SoCal Harvest interview, Gibson clarified that he did not view the project as a sequel to “The Passion.” “It’s not the ‘Passion 2,’” he said. Think others should know about this? Please share | |

2016-09-02 17:50 www.jpost.com

86 Murder climbing back to 2006 levels Cape Town - The number of reported murders has steadily increased, but police believe they are making a dent in crime in the long run. The 2015/16 crime statistics presented in Parliament on Friday showed a 4.9% increase in murder when compared to the previous financial year. This means that around 51 people were murdered every day in South Africa, up from 49 in 2014/15. The murder rate increased by 20% in the last five years, creeping back to a high last seen in 2006. In 2006/07, there were 19 106 reported murder cases. This dipped to 15 554 around five years later. In the last financial year, reported murders stood at 18 673 cases. ‘Stubborn’ contact crime Crime in South Africa had broadly decreased, Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko told Parliament. A large proportion of murders seemed to result from arguments or misunderstandings, he told reporters. Taxi and gang violence, and conflict among illegal miners, were other causative factors. He told Parliament that contact crime remained “quite stubborn”. He believed efforts needed to be made beyond the police service to address social patterns behind the crime. Acting police commissioner Lieutenant-General Khomotso Phahlane seemed to take a different approach. “What is it social workers are going to do to bring down contact crime? Crimes are being committed by people wielding illegal firearms,” he told Parliament’s portfolio committee on police. “As the SAPS, we do our best to bring these crime levels down to ensure the same social workers are able to do their work in our communities.” He said policing remained a thankless job, but they would continue to serve the country. Seven of the top 10 “murder” police stations were in the Western Cape. Sex crimes There had been a 3.2% decrease in sexual offences, which ranged from “sex work” to “rape”. Seven of the nine provinces reflected this decrease. There had been a steady decrease over the last three years. The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) said this decrease was deeply concerning because it suggested fewer people were reporting these crimes. It said civil society continued to call for rape to be separated from the sexual assault category for a clearer picture. Assault with intent to do bodily harm increased, as did common assault and robbery with aggravating circumstances. However, the increase in aggravated robbery had slowed dramatically in the last three years. Carjacking shot up by 14.3% when compared to the last financial year. Phahlane said modern security features, which made it harder to steal parked cars, were partly to blame for an increase in carjackings and a decrease in vehicle theft. Residential robbery increased by 2.7%. Gauteng had the highest number of reported residential robberies, but saw a decrease in the last year. Robberies at non-residential premises increased by 2.8%, as did cash-in- transit robberies (up 15.1%). There was a small decrease in the number of crimes detected as a result of police action. Increasingly becoming a feature of daily life was violent protests, with a sharp increase in the last year. “More and more protests are becoming rowdy, whereas those protests that are peaceful are on the decrease,” said crime research and statistics head Major-General Norman Sekhukhune. Reported cases of violent unrest increased to 3542, compared to 2289 in the previous financial year. Phahlane said they had brought the police's leadership crisis under control. This was after a tumultuous time when some provincial commissioners got into trouble for supporting suspended police commissioner Riah Phiyega, among other issues. More resources had been taken to police stations, more mobile units were being used, and intelligence services had been beefed up.

2016-09-02 17:30 www.news24.com

87 Henning's killers have shown no remorse - SCA Bloemfontein – Convicted killers Ambrose Monye and Andre Gouws have not shown remorse for the contract killing of Chanelle Henning, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) said on Friday. It dismissed Monye and Gouws' appeal against the life sentences they received for the murder of Henning five years ago. Monye and Gouws wanted to overturn their life sentences and replace them with 20-year jail terms. "I am of the view that the surrounding actions of Monye point to the fact that he has shown no real remorse. He failed to reveal his complicity to the police in the whole year before the trial commenced; and during the trial, for a further period of a year, he persisted with his denial of any involvement," read the judgment. The SCA said that only after Gouws revealed the extent of his role in the commission of the crime did Monye change his version. "Even after that he failed to testify under oath and subject himself to cross- examination to enable the State to test whether he has shown true remorse. " Premeditated murder Gouws had agreed to change his version after he came to an agreement with the State, on condition that the State would ask for 20 years in prison. "He [Gouws] displayed no remorse in the affidavit he presented to court, while his testimony during sentencing was also devoid of any mention of remorse. His change of heart did not constitute remorse if the surrounding facts are taken into consideration. " Last month the two argued in the SCA that the trial court had erred, and should have departed from minimum sentence of life imprisonment for premeditated murder. However the SCA rejected this argument, and said the trial judge had not misdirected himself. "This was clearly a premeditated murder. The murder by the two appellants in this instance was a callous and cruel deed, committed purely for greed. "The deceased was an innocent young woman who was killed because she allegedly insisted on the custody of her son in divorce proceedings. Due to her death her child is without a mother and her parents have also lost a daughter. " On January 5, 2014, Judge Johan Kruger described the two as callous, cold-blooded killers and sentenced them to life imprisonment despite their belated confessions of guilt. Monye and Gouws only confessed to their roles in the young mother's contract killing after they were convicted. Nico Henning's trial expected to start soon Kruger found they only did so to save their own hides. He did not regard this as a compelling reason to impose a lesser sentence. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel had asked for 20-year prison sentences. Two men shot and killed Henning from a motorcycle shortly after she had dropped off her child at a crèche at Faerie Glen, in the east of Pretoria, on November 8, 2011. Former police officer Gerhardus du Plessis and his friend Willem Pieterse pleaded guilty to the murder and were each sentenced to 18 years in prison. Nico Henning handed himself to police in December 2013, shortly after Gouws testified that he had offered him R1m to murder his "troublesome" estranged wife. The Hennings were involved in a custody battle over their child. Monye admitted he had acted as middleman and recruited the hitmen after Gouws offered him R50 000 to do so. Henning's trial on charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder is expected to start in the High Court in Pretoria on October 10.

2016-09-02 17:30 www.news24.com

88 ANC members to occupy Luthuli House despite intimidation - protest leader Pretoria – ANC members preparing to occupy the party's headquarters in Johannesburg on Monday have said they will proceed with their plan, despite acts of intimidation by ANC Youth League leaders in the capital city on Friday. "Never in my lifetime have I thought people would be so intolerant that I cannot express my views at a press conference," said Gugu Ndima, who had a microphone taken out of her hands by some leaders of the Youth League. Ndima had been attempting to share plans for the occupy Luthuli House movement, which is calling for the resignation of both ANC president Jacob Zuma and his national executive committee (NEC). She said the actions of Tshwane Youth League chairperson Lesego Makhubela, his deputy Ezra Letsoalo and regional secretary Ratshi Mashamba were a demonstration of the deep divisions within the party. "We are glad this happened in front of the media. They have been exposed publicly for who they are," said Ndima. The three stormed the briefing, claiming supporters of the occupy movement had no permission to speak under the banner of the ANC. Catalyst for ANC supporters They also lashed out at former National Press Club chair Jose Charle, who they claimed was anti-revolutionary for assisting people who did not belong to their movement to bring the ANC to its knees. The three also took issue with their fellow party members calling for a briefing at the Classique Hotel, claiming the venue was where protests that swept through Pretoria (dubbed Tshwane burning) had been planned. Ndima said Friday's events, which resulted in police being called, was a catalyst for ANC supporters. "This is not the end, we are not despondent, we are not discouraged. We believe many will come out in calling on the ANC to take decisive action and calling for the ANC NEC members at Luthuli to resign with immediate effect. " Although Ndima insisted that Monday's sit-in would go off peacefully, Makhubela has already warned that they would be waiting for them at the ANC headquarters. 2016-09-02 17:28 www.news24.com

89 Debate moderators for Clinton-Trump debates announced – campaign live Madonna has attacked Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s sons after they posed for a picture with a leopard they had killed during a hunting trip in Africa. The pop icon wrote on Instagram that the picture, which showed Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump holding the dead cat’s body, was another reason to vote for the Democratic party. She wrote: “How big of [a] pussy do you have to be to kill this noble animal for sport? Just ask Donald Trump Jr and his brother Eric. One more reason to vote for Hillary!” Is Hillary Clinton’s new book for young adults? Clinton hits Trump for his trip to Mexico in a new video spot, titled Embarrassment, which claims Trump got “shut down” by Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto and then lied about it: The nonpartisan commission that organizes the presidential debates has drawn from a pool of deep experience in selecting hosts for this year’s three scheduled meetings between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. While none of the moderators named on Friday has hosted a general- election presidential debate before, all four moderated primary debates this year. The Commission on Presidential Debates additionally named a moderator for this year’s single vice-presidential debate, CBS News correspondent Elaine Quijano. She has never hosted a debate. Moderating can be thankless work. Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, criticized Candy Crowley of CNN after she spot- checked his claim on a debate stage in New York that Barack Obama had failed to refer to the 2012 Benghazi attacks as a “terror” attack. “She obviously thought it was her job to play a more active role in the debate than was agreed upon by the two candidates,” Romney later said . More recently, Trump complained for months about Fox News host Megyn Kelly, who asked him during the first Republican primary debate last August about his views on women, quoting his own words back to him, which Trump claimed was unfair. Let’s not overlook the break-glass-in-case-of-emergency backup moderator for these debates, C-Span’s Steve Scully. In fact, let’s start with him. Scully is C-Span’s senior executive producer, White House, and political editor. Scully, who has a reputation for being irreproachably evenhanded, was born in Pennsylvania, served on the board of White House Correspondents’ Association, and has worked for over three decades at C-Span. He has been hailed by comedian John Oliver as the most patient man on television: Here are the rest of this year’s moderators: Lester Holt, anchor, NBC Nightly News – moderator of the first presidential debate, 26 September Holt, a popular figure in his own newsroom and beyond, rose to the anchor chair of NBC’s flagship evening news program after former host Brian Williams was suspended last year for misrepresenting a story. Claims for Williams’ indispensability were undercut when the ratings climbed under Holt. He moderated a Democratic primary debate in January. Martha Raddatz, chief global affairs correspondent and co-anchor of This Week, ABC News – moderator, with Anderson Cooper, of the second presidential debate on 9 October Raddatz, a specialist in military affairs, has perhaps the most debate hosting experience of the bunch, having moderated the 2012 vice presidential debate and two 2016 primary debates, one for each party. Purveyors of conspiracy theories – ie Breitbart – complained in 2012 that Raddatz’s impartiality was subverted by the fact that Barack Obama had attended Raddatz’s wedding – 25 years ago, before Obama was an elected anything. Conservative id-keeper Matt Drudge is keeping up that line this morning: Anderson Cooper, anchor, CNN Sunday – moderator, with Martha Raddatz, of the second presidential debate on 9 October More than the other moderators, Cooper’s star power transcends his work as a news host. He also had a syndicated talk show, Anderson Live, he did a voiceover on Broadway, he’s the author of a bestselling memoir and he has a vocal fan base. Cooper hosted two Democratic primary debates and one forum. Chris Wallace, anchor, Fox News Sunday – moderator of the third presidential debate on 19 October A decorated journalist currently parked at Fox News with three Emmys and the Dupont-Columbia Silver Baton Award to his credit. A must-watch for Sunday show aficionados on Fox, and a former moderator of Meet the Press. His reputation for evenhandedness is perhaps bolstered by his former voter registration as a Democrat. The commission on presidential debates has announced the moderators for the three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate. Here they are: First presidential debate: Lester Holt, Anchor, NBC Nightly News Monday, September 26, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY Vice presidential debate: Elaine Quijano, Anchor, CBSN and Correspondent, CBS News Tuesday, October 4, Longwood University, Farmville, VA Second presidential debate (town meeting): Martha Raddatz, Chief Global Affairs Correspondent and Co-Anchor of “This Week,” ABC Anderson Cooper, Anchor, CNN Sunday, October 9, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO Third presidential debate: Chris Wallace, Anchor, Fox News Sunday Wednesday, October 19, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV The CPD also announced that Steve Scully, Senior Executive Producer, White House and Political Editor for C-SPAN Networks, will serve as backup moderator for all the debates. Vladimir Putin has told Bloomberg that he is ready to work with any US president ready to work with him, and he has no preference between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump – he says this even after the interviewer, John Micklethwait, describes Trump’s “great affection... almost... homoerotic” for Putin. Micklethwait asks Putin: “Are you really telling me that if you have a choice between a woman who you think might have been trying to get rid of you, and a man who seems to have this great affection for you, almost bordering on the homoerotic, you’re really going to go, you’re not going to make a decision between those two, because one of them would seem to be a lot more favorable towards you?” “We are ready to work with any president,” Putin says. “If someone says that they want to work with Russia, we will welcome it.” Earlier Putin gave a similar answer: “I would like to work with the person who can make responsible decisions and implement any agreement that we reach. Their last name doesn’t matter.” With the Clinton campaign producing videos asking why Trump sounds so much like Putin, an investigation under way of potential Russian hacking of Democratic party organizations and the senate minority leader asking the FBI to investigate whether Russia is trying to hack the US election – there’s a lot of Russia talk this cycle. Putin acknowledges as much. “The thing is, I have repeatedly seen the anti- Russian card played during the nasty political campaign in the United States, he says. “I think it’s a very short-sighted approach.” Watch the interview here . Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. Donald Trump is to receive a second national security briefing today in New York and later attend an event in Philadelphia. Hillary Clinton has no public events on her schedule. Hillary Clinton has rolled out a plan to control drug prices after a public outcry over soaring costs for EpiPens, the emergency medication to stem allergic reactions. AP has the details : Lawyers for Melania Trump on Thursday filed suit for $150m damages against the Daily Mail in Maryland state court, writes the Guardian’s Ben Jacobs: The Mail retracted its story in its Friday paper edition in the UK. The founder of Latinos for Trump was making a point on TV last night about the dominance of his culture (he said) and ended up warning: “If you don’t do something about it, you’re going to have taco trucks on every corner.” We’d be happy if they just brought Calexico back to Wooster Street. Thanks for reading and please join us in the comments.

2016-09-02 17:17 Tom McCarthy www.theguardian.com

90 Crime stats provides country with reason to reflect social behavioural patterns: Nhleko This is according to Minister of Police‚ Nathi Nhleko‚ who presented a report on understating the sociology of crime in South Africa in Parliament on Friday. The analysis presented by the minister indicated a decline in most categories of crime‚ with the exception of contact crimes which includes murder‚ sexual offences‚ assault with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm and robbery‚ among others. “This suggests that in instances where the category of crime can be policed‚ there is a decline while there is an increase in areas that involve social behavioural patterns that are difficult to monitor and police‚” Nhleko said. The report stated that the murder rate in South Africa increased by 4.9% for the period 2015/16 with 868 more murders reported compared to 2013/2014. The Western Cape recorded the lowest increase in the incidents of murder among the nine provinces‚ but still ranked the fourth highest contributor to the total number of murders reported in the country. Key “murder hotspots” identified by Nhleko included Nyanga‚ Gugulethu‚ Khayelitsha‚ and Delft in the Western Cape‚ Inanda and Umlazi in KwaZulu- Natal and newcomer Bethelsdorp in the Eastern Cape. While 55 victims were killed due to domestic violence‚ 34 victims were killed due to vigilantism or mob justice‚ Nhleko said. In addition‚ Nhleko said that according to the analysis conducted by the provinces‚ there were 190 murders associated with taxi-related violence. "A total of 60.9% of the known offenders had been unemployed when the crimes were committed and 31.3% were employed. "Among the remaining offenders‚ 7.4%were students or pupils and 0.4% were pensioners‚" the minister said. He added that according to the murder study‚ the most prominent murder weapons were knives with 36.3% while firearms accounted for 32.1%. Sexual offences continued to decrease by 3.2% in 2015/2016 but at a slower rate than during previous financial years. Rape accounted for 80% of the total sexual offences recorded‚ Nhleko said. “Sexual offence mainly occurred indoors‚ which made it difficult to combat by means of conventional policing methods‚” the minister added. Nhleko emphasises that alcohol abuse remained a key generator in both sexual violence related crimes and murder and attempted murder related crimes. “In Mpumalanga it was found that the abuse of alcohol played a role in 73.0% of attempted murder cases between April and December 2015 of incidents identified as having occurred at bars‚ pubs and shebeens. “In Gauteng 7.5% of cases were linked to the consumption of alcohol. “Analysis conducted in KwaZulu-Natal found that in 25.0% of rape cases the use of alcohol by the offender was mentioned‚” Nhleko said. What has been dubbed by police as the ‘trio crimes’; robberies at a residential premises‚ robberies at non-residential premises and carjackings‚ showed a slight increase. House robberies increased by 2.7% nationally‚ while the Western Cape recorded a 19.3% rise in this crime. Robberies at non-residential premises rose by 2.8% compared to the 2014/15 statistics‚ while car hijackings increased by 14.3%.

2016-09-02 16:58 Deneesha Pillay www.timeslive.co.za

91 Ex-Bok spokesman jailed for R1.6m tax fiddle The 50-year-old‚ who is now a deputy director in the Department of Culture‚ Arts and Traditional Affairs‚ was sentenced in Parow Regional Court‚ Cape Town‚ after a seven-year investigation by the South African Revenue Service. He was released on bail pending an appeal against conviction and sentence. The case relates to income tax returns for 2009 and 2010‚ when Kama was the World Cup co-ordinator for Stellenbosch. During his contract with the winelands municipality he earned just over R2- million‚ but he under-declared it to the tune of R1 679 220. This led to a tax under-payment of almost R615 000‚ said Kevin Rossouw‚ a tax specialist in the Western Cape office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. "At the time of the offence‚ Kama had his own business. He used his personal business account when he entered into the contract with the municipality‚" Rossouw said. "He blatantly lied to SARS when he failed to declare his true gross income. " Kama was Springbok spokesman during coach Jake White's tenure in the middle of the last decade. Earlier in his career‚ he was the spokesman for Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town. Rossouw said it was ironic that his conviction came at the height of tax filing season. "This case should serve as a serious warning to tax practitioners and taxpayers alike that they should not take chances with the submission of dishonest tax returns‚" he said. "The courts have made it clear that fines are inappropriate in these circumstances and accused can expect to go to jail even if they are first- time offenders‚ as was the case here. "

2016-09-02 16:54 Dave Chambers www.timeslive.co.za

92 Bargain-store owners and bookies top rich list in north-west England Discount store owners and bookies have topped a list of the richest people in north- west England. Tom Morris, the owner of Liverpool-based Home Bargains, is the richest person in the region, with a fortune of £2.5bn, according to Insider Media . Third on the list, after the property mogul John Whittaker (£2.06bn), are the brothers Simon, Bobby and Robin Arora, who own the discount store chain B&M and are worth an estimated £1.74bn. Fred and Peter Done, founders of the Betfred bookies’ chain, are at No 4 on the list with an estimated wealth of £1.3bn. Simon Nixon, the founder of the Chester-based moneysupermarket.com, ranks fifth with £1.03bn. The list was compiled by valuing stakes in public companies at the end of July 2016, according to prevailing prices in the Financial Times. Private companies were valued according to their sector rating or latest profits. In 1976, aged 21, Tom Morris used a bank overdraft to start his business. Today TJ Morris Ltd, which runs Home Bargains, employs 17,000 staff across 400 stores and has plans to expand to 30,000 staff in 800 outlets. B&M Retail floated in 2014 with a valuation of £2.7bn and is now worth £2.58bn. The Arora brothers took over the then struggling business in December 2004 and it has since seen significant growth, acquiring a number of former Kwik Save, Woolworths and Au-Naturale stores. According to separate research by The Local Data Company , the discount sector – including Poundland, Poundworld and Poundstretcher – grew by 52% between 2010-15. The big four supermarkets – Tesco, Morrisons, Asda and Sainsbury – grew by 33% in the same period.

2016-09-02 16:50 Frances Perraudin www.theguardian.com

93 British equestrian, horse ambushed by armed refugees Contact WND (EXPRESS) Lucy Phillips was coming back from a world championship equestrian event with her parents when their route onto a Calais-docked ferry was blocked by a fallen tree. As many as 10 migrants jumped out from bushes on the roadside on August 22 before attacking the family’s car using bats and tree branches. The migrants, dressed in all-black, started to hit the horse-box and smashed the passenger window. 2016-09-02 16:49 www.wnd.com

94 U. S. jobs growth slows in August Contact WND WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The pace of hiring in the U. S. slowed sharply in August after huge gains earlier in the summer, a downshift that’s likely to spur the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates at current low levels until after the presidential election. The economy added 151,000 jobs last month, below the 170,000 forecast of economists surveyed by MarketWatch. Wages also grew more slowly than expected. “The August employment report underwhelmed expectations,” noted Scott Anderson, chief economist at Bank of the West.

2016-09-02 16:48 www.wnd.com

95 A digital dilemma for Corbyn, and business as usual again for the Tories “My leadership campaign is leading the way in harnessing the advances of new technology to organise political campaigning like we’ve never seen before ,” said Jeremy Corbyn at the launch of Labour’s digital democracy manifesto in east London. Judging by the IT skills on show at the event, the Labour leader’s own staff could do with a remedial class themselves. First, the Facebook live feed failed, meaning that no one actually got to see the event other than those at it. Nor did things improve much afterward as no copy of the manifesto was available online. All that could be found on Corbyn’s own Facebook page was an advert trailing the event that had already happened. Worse still, the Facebook page advised users to go to www.jeremycorbyn.com/JeremyCorbynMP. Anyone who followed these instructions would have got through to a page owned by HugeDomains.com offering to sell you the web address www.jeremycorbyn.com for either a one-off payment of $2,615 or 12 monthly payments of $218. Truly leading the way in harnessing the advances of new technology. Having recently agreed to be both shadow leader of the Commons and shadow secretary of state for Wales – presumably Corbyn couldn’t find another Labour MP willing to do one of the two jobs – Paul Flynn is finding he has less free time on his hands than he would like. That’s why he wants to scrap the current tedious system obliging MPs to keep receipts for expenses and replace it with a generous allowance that MPs can spend on whatever they like. Flynn argues that the current system isn’t working as well as it should, so it’s time to go back to how it used to be when MPs were treated like upstanding members of society. Understandably, all Flynn’s senior colleagues have gone out of their way to distance themselves from his remarks. They feel – probably correctly – that the public aren’t yet quite ready to trust that every MP won’t spend some of their allowance on a duck house. As the Premier League clubs are on average £40m better off this season than last thanks to the new TV deal, it was no great surprise that the transfer window closed with clubs spending a record amount of money on new players. The only mystery is why so many clubs leave it until the last day to do the deals. It can only be the fear of missing out on something, as most clubs are well aware by the middle of the summer where their squad weaknesses lie and doing a late deal invariably seems to incur a financial premium. My own club, Spurs, managed to acquire the Newcastle player Moussa Sissoko by coming in with a late bid just minutes before the transfer deadline. Curiously, Spurs had put in a bid – thought to be worth about £12m – for Sissoko the week before, only for the offer to be rejected. Seven days later, with Everton seemingly on the point of signing the player for £30m, Spurs suddenly decided he was worth two and a half times more than their initial valuation. Much will depend on which Sissoko Spurs have bought. If it’s the Sissoko who starred for France in the Euros, he’s worth the money. If he’s the Sissoko who helped get Newcastle relegated last season, then Spurs have wasted their money. With the party conference season nearly on us, former politicians are lining up to publish their memoirs. The biggest seller – I use that term relatively, as political biographies seldom make the bestseller lists or earn out their advances – is likely to be Ed Balls’ Speaking Out, even though his forthcoming appearance on Strictly Come Dancing may well turn out to be the most interesting thing he has ever done. One book that will probably slip under almost everyone’s radar is Malcolm Rifkind’s Power and Pragmatism. Partly because few people will remember him, but mainly because it’s rather dull. As you may gather from the title, Rifkind sees himself as a pragmatist, a trait he extends to his writing. He claims that “writing a novel must be easier than presenting one’s own life”, which isn’t entirely borne out by what follows. He also manages to omit the accusations of “ cash for access ” that were made against him by Channel 4 and the Daily Telegraph last year – it was the one memorable event in his recent political career. Pragmatic indeed. Living your principles. When Theresa May became prime minister in July she promised to run a country “for the many, not the few”. Now, it seems, it’s back to business as usual with the Tories selling access to ministers at their party conference in Birmingham later this month. For £3,150 you can buy your way into a business day at which Theresa May and other government ministers will be present, which could be money very well spent given the networking opportunities and the number of government Brexit-related contracts potentially on offer. It certainly looks a better deal than the ones that Jack Straw and Malcolm Rifkind appeared to be offering by using their contacts and experience to further the interests of a fictitious Chinese company. Both Rifkind and Straw, neither of whom were government ministers at the time, were asking at least £5,000 for a day’s not-so-hard graft. So perhaps Theresa May is a woman of her word after all and £3,150 is just an introductory offer to undercut the market and bring in the many. Digested week, digested: Brexit still means Brexit.

2016-09-02 16:46 John Crace www.theguardian.com

96 Ireland to fight European Commission over Apple tax bill Ireland is to fight the European Commission over the 13 billion euro tax bill it slapped on tech giant Apple. The final decision was taken after two days of negotiations in the minority Government after concerns were raised by Independent members of the cabinet. The Dail parliament will be recalled next Wednesday to seek support for the appeal. The ruling by a Brussels competition watchdog - described by Finance Minister Michael Noonan as bizarre and outrageous - found Ireland gave Apple a sweetheart deal which ultimately allowed the iPhone maker to pay 0.005% tax in 2014 - 50 euro for every one million of profit. Mr Noonan said Europe had overstepped the mark in attempting to dictate tax laws and enforce today's laws for something that happened 10 or 20 years ago. "I believe that there are some very important principles at stake in this case and that a robust legal challenge before the courts is essential to defend Ireland's interests," he said. The minister added: "How could any investor come to Europe if their business was subject to retrospective taxes two decades later? " The tech giant's chief executive Tim Cook branded the numbers set out in Commissioner Margrethe Vestager's ruling as untrue, "political crap", and maddening. As part of the independents' support for the appeal Ireland's corporation tax system is to be reviewed, but it will not include any possibility of a change to the generous and much-maligned rate of 12.5%. On the face of it, when the Dail sits, politicians will be asked to back plans to turn down a multibillion-euro windfall, albeit one that would have to be held in a bank account for several years while the legal challenges run their course. At the same time there is massive concern that Ireland would suffer reputational damage to an economy heavily reliant on multinationals if it does not fight Apple's corner. In the wake of the ruling, Ap ple also confirmed it has made provisions on its balance sheets for 30 billion US dollars of tax bills in the US. Mr Cook defended his company's attitude to tax and said it paid 400 million US dollars corporation tax in Ireland in 2014 and another 400 million US dollars of similarly classed tax in the US that year. He put its corporation tax bill at 26.1%. L eft-leaning political groups insist the multibillion-euro tax windfall should go towards public services. Sinn Fein deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald said the appeal was wrong and the Government was siding with big business and showing contempt for ordinary citizens. "So this is not about the EU trying to encroach on our tax sovereignty. It is about a level playing pitch and ensuring everyone pays their fair share," she said. The Anti-Austerity Alliance said: " The Government will waste public money taking a case to prevent a potential windfall of billions which could be used to dramatically change the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. " Despite the mammoth tax bill, Apple insists it will not abandon Ireland, where it has about 6,000 employees and is planning to build a huge data centre.

2016-09-02 16:36 www.independent.ie

97 Hawaii and other big marine protected areas 'could work against conservation' British and US marine scientists say that the race to designate ever-bigger marine national parks in remote parts of the world could work against conservation. In an commentary timed to coincide with President Obama’s announcement of the huge extension of a marine park off Hawaii , the authors argue that the creation of very large marine protection areas (Vlmpas) may give the illusion of conservation, when in fact they may be little more than “paper parks”. “It is not enough to simply cover the remotest parts of our oceans in notional ‘protection’ – we need to focus on seas closer to shore, where most of the fishing and drilling actually happens,” said Peter Jones, a marine researcher at University College London. Co-author Elizabeth de Santo, an assistant professor at Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania, added that the push for quantity over quality threatens to undermine sustainability. “There are concerns that marine conservation aims could be undermined by this focus on a few big areas. The marine biodiversity target is about much more than the proportion of the seas that are covered,” she said. In the past five years over 20 huge new marine parks have been designated by countries, including Britain, in response to calls by marine scientists to protect more of the oceans. The Papahānaumokuākea park off Hawaii, which will cover 582,578 square miles and include the world’s longest and most remote chain of coarl islands, is by some way the world’s biggest, covering an area larger than all US country’s national parks combined. The authors question the motives of the conservationists. “Every time there is a new ‘leader’ in the size stakes, it is feted... giving the impression of a competitive edge. This race has been enthusiastically supported by conservation campaign groups and donors, and many governments have joined in, all keen to gain the green credentials associated with remote VLMPAs,” says the paper in the journal Marine Policy. But other marine scientists this week defended the size of the VLMPAs. “Size is often a critical component of effectiveness. What is needed is for the conservation NGOs to wake up to the fact that size isn’t everything, and to push equally hard for representative, equitable, effective, local, nearshore protected areas,” said Nature Conservancy marine researcher Mark Spalding, in email correspondence. The global target, agreed in 2010 at the Convention for biological diversity meeting in Japan, is to designate 10% of the world’s oceans by 2020. But what has happened, say the authors, is that countries have taken the politically easy route, creating vast parks in remote places without taking into account their conservation value or their ability or countries’ willingness to police them. There is now a great imbalance between a few giant protected areas and the many thousands very small ones which together cover only 3.27% of the global marine area, they say. “Without remote VLMPAs , the 10% target would be even further from being reached,” said Jones. The authors emphasise that they do not discourage the designation of vast remote MPAs, but fear that by focusing on size could divert attention, political will and resources from the need for smaller MPAs in seas that are being overfished. “[Their] vastness and remoteness pose major enforcement challenges. Whilst emerging satellite surveillance technology can help detect illegal fishing vessels, there are still challenges in detaining such vessels through interception by a fisheries patrol vessel, which are very expensive to operate in such vast distant areas,” they say. Last year the UK said it would create what was then the world’s largest continuous marine reserve around the Pitcairn islands , and another huge protected area was designated around Ascension Island in January 2016. Chile, France and New Zealand have all made similar moves turning the waters surrounding their remotest island territories into huge nature reserves. “From the perspective of governments, it is clear that remote VLMPAs are win-win, in that they gain green credentials and contribute to each country’s progress towards the Aichi [2010] target. “Why go through the politically and economically expensive process of designating relatively small MPAs around the mainland when you can designate remote Vlmpas in overseas territories with minimal costs and many gains?”, the authors ask.

2016-09-02 16:36 John Vidal www.theguardian.com

98 Your son needs to read Stanford rape victim's letter If you've already seen it, you likely feel the same way: It is riveting. It's raw. I hung on every single word. It is the 12-page victim impact statement written by a woman who was raped in January 2015 on the Stanford University campus after a night of drinking at a party. The power of her words stood in stark contrast to those of the father of her attacker. He, too, wrote a letter to the judge who held his son's fate in his hands. It is deeply disturbing in its plainspoken and clueless banality, and tells you everything you need to know about why the crime of rape so frequently goes unpunished in America. This is a case with no ambiguity. There were witnesses to her attack: two male Stanford students were riding their bikes across campus when they spotted Brock Allen Turner on top of a woman who wasn't moving. These men are among the heroes in her heartbreakingly sad story. They chased him, tackled him and held him until the police came. The victim had no memory of the rape. She was unconscious behind a dumpster when Turner assaulted her. His defense: she consented. He was convicted of all three felony accounts and will register as a sex offender. He faced 14 years in prison, and will only serve six months. (update: Turner was released from jail Friday after serving 3 months of his sentence.) At the sentencing, the victim read her letter aloud and addressed Turner directly. In it, she gives a harrowing description of her rape and a jaw- dropping account of its aftermath. Reading it will expose you to the horror every rape victim faces as she is retraumatized over and over while society seeks "justice" against her rapist. I'm a parent. I was so moved that I printed out a copy. I wanted my family to read it. Not just our two daughters, but my husband and our son. That's who should be reading this letter. Give it to your sons, your brothers and your mates. If anything is going to change the culture of rape in our society, it will be a turnaround led by men like the two guys who stopped it that night and the Santa Clara county district attorney, Jeff Rosen, who called the sentence "unjust. " Rosen added that "the fact that the defendant preyed upon an intoxicated stranger on a college campus should not be viewed as less serious than if he assaulted an intoxicated stranger in downtown Palo Alto... Campus rape is no different than off-campus rape. Rape is rape. " We women know all too well about victim blaming, alcohol as an excuse for assault. It's not alcohol that's raping women; it is men. Our sons, all the young men in our lives need to be told: Alcohol is never an excuse As the victim wrote: "Is it a factor? Yes. But alcohol was not the one who stripped me, fingered me, had my head dragging against the ground, with me almost fully naked. " It's black and white: If a woman is drunk, she can't consent. After hearing from the victim, the judge also considered the appalling letter from the rapist's father, Dan Turner. In it, he pleads with the judge for leniency for his son, explaining that his son should not have to go to prison for "20 minutes of action. " The father describes how "this" has affected his son negatively—he has lost his appetite and doesn't like eating "ribeye steak" anymore. He writes, "The fact that he now has to register as a sexual offender for the rest of his life forever alters where he can live, visit, work, and interact with people and organization. " He argues that his son's "life will never be the one that he dreamed about and worked so hard to achieve. " In the end, the judge sentenced Turner to six months in county prison, saying a harsher penalty would have a "severe impact" on the aspiring athlete. His sentence includes probation and his name in a sex offender registry. That last part isn't to punish Turner -- it's to protect us all from him. You know why he has to register as a sexual offender? It's because he committed a sexual crime. Even after the trial. Even after the conviction, there is still denial -- Turner's dad writing that his son has "never been violent to anyone including the night of" the crime! Twelve jurors believed otherwise. And now the Turners will appeal. Social media has been rightfully ablaze. The most compelling tweet I have seen is this one by Twitter user Jez Kemp, who edited the dad's letter to highlight the victim-blaming, swapping in female pronouns to illuminate the issue. Take a look: Rape isn't a story about alcohol. It's one of choices. And every man has a choice. To rape or not. To rescue or ignore. To deliver justice or give someone a slap on the wrist. The only thing that will change this is awareness by men. The good guys. That's why I'm asking you to share this letter with your sons, your brothers and your friends. One more thing to share with them? 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2016-09-02 16:30 Mel Robbins rss.cnn.com

99 Photographer arranges beautiful photo shoot for teen battling brain cancer MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio — A 14-year-old girl in Ohio got the princess photo shoot she has always wanted in a place that really hits home. Kayla Hoover-Radicella was diagnosed with a form of brain cancer called Anaplastic Ependymoma in 2012. All the tumors were removed. Unfortunately, the cancer returned, according to WOIO-TV. When the owner of Double J Photography heard about Kayla, she wanted to do something. Not only did Ashley Sotomayor donate her time, she arranged to have a dress, make-up artist, and a limo donated. The photo shoot started next to a lake, but the next location was a big surprise that hit close to home. The shoot took place in the Prayers from Maria Sunflower Field which was planted by a family who lost a daughter to brain cancer. Kayla is raising money through her Etsy shop and a GiveForward account .

2016-09-02 16:28 Ashton Edwards fox13now.com

100 Police officer comforts 1-month-old baby girl after her parents overdose BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A touching photo of an officer comforting a 1-month-old baby girl after her parents overdosed shows the essence of policing. According to AL.com , Birmingham South Precinct police officers responded to a welfare check in a Birmingham apartment complex on Tuesday night after neighbors heard children crying inside. When they arrived they discovered a 30-year-old man dead on the kitchen floor and a 35-year-old woman unresponsive on the couch. Both of them overdosed on unspecified drugs, leaving four children, ages 7, 3, 2, and 1- month, alone and frightened. Rescuers were able to revive the mother with Narcan and she was taken to the hospital. Officer Michelle Burton was one of the responding officers that night, and she knew it was her duty to comfort the children. So she called her husband, Jefferson County Sgt. Brian Burton, and told him she would be home late because the children needed her. The moment was captured in a photo, and Officer Burton’s husband posted it on Facebook with the caption, “Last night, my wife Michelle Burton told me she would be late getting off work because of a call she was on where the parents of 4 small children had both overdosed. Michelle said the father was dead and the mother was critical. She spent the rest of the night taking care of these babies. She got home at 4 this morning. I’ve never seen her more beautiful than in this picture. What an incredible woman.” The pictures started making its way around the internet, and Officer Burton is receiving a tremendous amount of praise. South Precinct commander Capt. Ron Sellers says the picture is an example of what officers experience every day on the job. “A police officer’s job is very hard and very demanding. We come across a lot of scenes of a tragic nature, especially when children are involved. Our first priority is to help the injured, but then we turn our focus on the children to make sure they are safe and well-taken care of. We’re glad our officer was able to help here,” Sellers told AL.com.

2016-09-02 16:27 Ashton Edwards fox13now.com

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