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Total 100 articles, created at 2016-09-18 00:01 1 Kevin de Bruyne second only to Messi, says Man City boss Guardiola

(3.10/4) Kevin De Bruyne is second only to Lionel Messi, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Saturday after the Belgian inspired his team to a 4-0 win over Bournemouth. 2016-09-17 21:02 1KB www.timeslive.co.za 2 Coalition forces may have conducted air strike on Syrian military position: Pentagon

(2.15/4) The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria may have hit Syrian military positions inside the country after Russia accused it of kill... 2016-09-17 20:09 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 3 Man held after armed stand-off on Amtrak train Authorities in the US say a man armed with a handgun is in (2.06/4) custody after an eight hour stand-off with police aboard an Amtrak train. 2016-09-17 20:16 1KB www.news24.com 4 Penn State Nittany Lions air tribute videos recognizing anniversary of Joe Paterno's first

(1.14/4) game as coach For the 50th anniversary of Joe Paterno's first game as coach, Penn State decided to honor him with several videos and by having two co-captains from his first team participate in the coin toss. 2016-09-17 18:52 3KB www.espn.com 5 Russian, US tensions flare as coalition forces bomb Syrian Army, killing dozens Syria's army general command said the strike was "conclusive (1.09/4) evidence" that the US and its allies support the Islamic State jihadist organization. 2016-09-17 21:53 1KB www.jpost.com 6 Peruvian championship results and standings

(1.03/4) Sept 17 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Peruvian championship matches on Saturday Saturday, September 17 Union Comercio 2 Juan Aurich 2 Standing... 2016-09-17 19:31 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 7 Eastern bloc countries will 'uphold citizens' rights to live in UK' (1.02/4) Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and Czech Republic will veto any Brexit deal that restricts free movement of workers 2016-09-17 21:01 4KB www.theguardian.com

8 Gitmo prisoner: Saudi royal involved in terrorism Contact WND (1.02/4) (London Independent) An accused al-Qaeda bomb-maker who went to college in Arizona has claimed to military officials at the US base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that he believed an unnamed member of the Saudi royal family was part of an effort to recruit him... 2016-09-17 20:11 1KB www.wnd.com 9 Gareth Barry scores on landmark appearance in Everton's win over (1.02/4) Middlesbrough Midfielder Gareth Barry marked his 600th Premier League appearance with a goal as Everton's unbeaten start continued with a 3-1 win over Middlesbrough which moved them into second place 2016-09-17 19:51 4KB www.independent.ie 10 Wenger savours win after testing week for Arsenal

(1.02/4) LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was able to savour a "convincing performance" against Hull City on Saturday after a testing week wh... 2016-09-17 19:49 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 11 Pipe bomb explodes before US marines charity run (1.02/4) A pipe bomb has exploded in a New Jersey seaside town shortly before thousands of runners were due to take part in a 5K charity race for US marines and sailors. 2016-09-17 19:26 2KB www.independent.ie 12 Leicester v Burnley - story of the match Record buy Islam Slimani capped a dream Premier League debut (1.01/4) as his two goals powered Leicester to victory over Burnley. 2016-09-17 19:16 3KB www.independent.ie 13 Canada's Trudeau sees potential for stronger ties with China

(1.00/4) By Allison Lampert MONTREAL, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking days after a Canadian man was released from prison in China... 2016-09-17 19:49 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 14 Love Island's Olivia Buckland displays her leggy frame in satin copper co-ord at the Ashley

(1.00/4) Isham LFW showcase The 23-year-old asserted her stylish status at the elite London Fashion Week in a bronze jacket and shorts co-ord as she arrived at the Ashley Isham SS17 showcase. 2016-09-17 19:36 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 15 2 cops shot, suspect, bystander killed in Philly rampage Contact WND (0.02/4) (Philadelphia Inquirer) A gunman ambushed a Philadelphia police sergeant late Friday night in West Philadelphia, firing more than a dozen rounds before taking off, and then shot four civilians and a University of Pennsylvania police officer during his flight before he was finally cornered and killed... 2016-09-17 20:11 1KB www.wnd.com 16 Aguirre says AMLC giving him a hard time vs De Lima Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has accused the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) of giving him the runaround in his department’s efforts to build a case against Sen. Leila de Lima and her 2016-09-18 00:01 5KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 17 Slaughter absence won’t help Texters– Uichico TNT KATROPA head coach Jong Uichico knows Ginebra will be missing a key player when they square off Sunday. But he also knows it hardly matters. Uichico’s KaTropa sit at the top seed with a 2016-09-18 00:01 2KB sports.inquirer.net 18 De Lima’s committee to protect Matobato The Senate committee on justice and human rights will give protective custody to confessed hit man Edgar Matobato even if the panel itself has to foot the bill for keeping the killer from the 2016-09-18 00:01 6KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 19 Confident Ochea makes Pumaren a ‘genius’ with game-winner Dawn Ochea was given just a few seconds and he made it count. When the Soaring Falcons found themselves down 61-60 and the clock reading 4.6 seconds, Adamson head coach Franz Pumaren called 2016-09-18 00:01 2KB sports.inquirer.net 20 I can’t kill them all, says Duterte GAMU, Isabela—President Rodrigo Duterte called on the military on Saturday to pick up the war on drugs, after the top cop admitted that the Philippine National Police could not lick the drug 2016-09-18 00:01 6KB newsinfo.inquirer.net

21 Lerato Kganyago flaunts her 'flaws' in a bikini It's no secret that Lerato Kganyago has never been ashamed of her body. And rightfully so! 2016-09-17 22:15 803Bytes www.timeslive.co.za 22 Jerusalem Post Editorial: Costly deal The critiques do not follow the sour grapes model, but are based on genuine concerns for Israel’s security. 2016-09-17 21:18 4KB www.jpost.com 23 Why won’t the world tackle the refugee crisis? Two summits this week will try to address the 65 million displaced and 20 million in danger. But they are under fire before talks have even begun 2016-09-17 21:00 10KB www.theguardian.com 24 Imagining London in 2050 A new collection of essays anticipates how the capital will change in coming decades and, in one case, looks back from a projected future 2016-09-17 20:59 1KB www.theguardian.com 25 Voting in Jordan: A step to democracy or a show for the regime? "If anything, the parliamentary system has largely operated as a disservice to the people, providing no real opposition to the appointed government or state policies. " 2016-09-17 20:59 8KB www.jpost.com 26 Trump tells controversial group Clinton immigration plan will 'abolish borders' Trump speaks to group dedicated to people killed by undocumented migrants at an event closed to press, as Vice says one of its reporters arrested 2016-09-17 20:57 5KB www.theguardian.com 27 Tragic story of death-row maid caught up in Asia’s war on drugs Mary Jane Veloso says she was duped into smuggling heroin into Indonesia as she fled an attempted rape in Dubai 2016-09-17 20:55 7KB www.theguardian.com 28 Powell discussed Israel's nuclear capacity in leaked emails The former secretary's remarks were a reference to a nuclear capacity never confirmed or publicly acknowledged by the Jewish state. 2016-09-17 20:46 1KB www.jpost.com

29 Battle for the heart and soul of Podemos as Spain’s political deadlock continues Having failed to turn grassroots support into seats at June’s general election, the anti-austerity party faces a struggle over its response to the country’s power vacuum 2016-09-17 20:44 7KB www.theguardian.com 30 Undercover British army unit ‘saved life’ of Ulster loyalist leader Johnny Adair Former soldier’s book reveals how assassination bid was thwarted by ramming a surveillance van into a motorbike used by two UDA hitmen 2016-09-17 20:39 5KB www.theguardian.com 31 Straight outta Kendal - when NWA left Lib Dem leader red-faced Rappers NWA got Lib Dem leader Tim Farron into hot water when one of the group's most notorious hits started blaring from his phone. 2016-09-17 20:36 1KB www.independent.ie 32 Barcelona win easily at Leganes, Atletico thrash Sporting Barcelona's attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were all on target as the champions roared back into life in La Liga with a dominant 5-1 victory at promoted Leganes on Saturday. 2016-09-17 20:32 3KB www.timeslive.co.za 33 Members of anti-gay pastor's church try to enter SA Three members of anti-gay American pastor Steven Anderson's church have been prevented from entering the country, says the Department of Home Affairs. 2016-09-17 20:31 1KB www.news24.com 34 Boost in funding to promote concept of EU citizenry after UK Brexit vote Brussels seeks to restore budget of Europe for Citizens programme, cut back at Britain’s request 2016-09-17 20:30 4KB www.theguardian.com 35 EU countries in scramble to ‘steal’ UK- based research centres European commission under pressure to move flagship projects to rival cities, says ex-president 2016-09-17 20:28 5KB www.theguardian.com

36 Watch: Terrorist attempts to kill soldier in Hebron attack The video shows the terrorist approaching the soldier and handing him a piece of paper before drawing a concealed knife. 2016-09-17 20:28 2KB www.jpost.com 37 Just 5.7% of Clinton Foundation budget went to charitable grants Contact WND (Daily Caller) Just 5.7 percent of the Clinton Foundation’s massive 2014 budget actually went to charitable grants, according to the tax-exempt organization’s IRS filings. The rest went to salaries and employee benefits, fundraising and “other expenses.” The Clinton Foundation spent a hair... 2016-09-17 20:11 1KB www.wnd.com 38 Syria claims coalition airstrike hit regime forces [Breaking news update, published at 4:06 p.m. ET] 2016-09-17 20:10 2KB www.cnn.com 39 Russia begins national parliament election MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's governing party and its three largely cooperative opponents are expected to retain their positions in the national parliament, but new... 2016-09-17 20:09 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 40 New polls show tight White House as Clinton and Trump fight for key swing states A new Reuters poll this week showed that Clinton's Electoral College lead dropped significantly. The race will be especially tight in swing states like Virginia, Michigan, Iowa and Pennsylvania. 2016-09-17 20:06 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 41 Kim Kardashian flaunts perfectly contoured abs in stunning nude Snapchat video The 35-year-old reality star cranked up the heat in Miami on Friday when she posted a Snapchat video of herself posing totally nude after a freshly applied spray tan. 2016-09-17 20:06 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 42 Disgruntled Zanu-PF youths threaten to join MDC anti-corruption march Disgruntled youths from Zimbabweâs ruling Zanu-PF party have reportedly threatened to join a march against corruption, organised by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change next week. 2016-09-17 20:02 1KB www.news24.com 43 Brando clinches dream victory for owner Angie Bailey in the Ayr Gold Cup Brando was the fourth winner of the Ayr Gold Cup this century to emerge from stall eight and the four-year-old’s win extended the excellent record of Ryan in the race. 2016-09-17 20:02 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 44 He's the son of a preacher man! American Christopher Peyten is likened to Seal as the X Factor hopeful wows judges and viewers Christopher Peyten, 46, from Virginia, was given a round of applause by the X Factor judges on Saturday night. 2016-09-17 20:00 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 45 When will some Afrikaans students at the University of Pretoria grow up? When will some Afrikaans students at the University of Pretoria grow up? 2016-09-17 20:00 2KB www.news24.com 46 Filmed confrontation between driver and police officer goes viral The footage, which appears to show policeman attacking a car after driver refuses to get out, has been viewed more than 40,000 times 2016-09-17 19:59 3KB www.theguardian.com 47 Paralympics day ten: Highlights from Rio The penultimate day of the Rio 2016 Paralympics brings plenty of action, including a road race with a 'serious' accident and controversial finish 2016-09-17 19:54 4KB www.cnn.com 48 Family of autistic boy slapped by bus driver awarded $250k POWHATAN, Va. (AP) — Court documents say an autistic boy's family is entitled to collect $250,000 from a Virginia school bus driver who was seen on security ... 2016-09-17 19:53 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 49 3 clubs win to stay undefeated on top of Greek league ATHENS, Greece (AP) — AEK, Panionios, and Platanias enjoyed wins to share the provisional lead of the Greek league on Saturday. At Xanthi, Panionios scored t... 2016-09-17 19:52 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 50 Dwyane Wade bikes with police to promote unity in Miami MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade still plans to do plenty of talking about the need for societal change, a quest that became even more personal for him after one of... 2016-09-17 19:51 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

51 Central African Republic rebels kill 26 villagers -presidential spokesman ABIDJAN, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Rebels have killed 26 villagers in the worst massacre in recent months in Central African Republic, which is seeking to emerge f... 2016-09-17 19:50 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 52 Repeat after me, class: Elocution lessons are on the rise as parents fear their children will start speaking like the Towie cast Once considered a rather out-of-date preserve of the elite, tuition in the Queen’s English is on the rise fuelled by EU nationals after the Brexit vote and people desperate to shed their regional accents. 2016-09-17 19:50 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 53 China eyes year-long stay for space station astronauts China could send astronauts to its space station for more than a year at a time once it goes operational in 2022, says a senior project designer. 2016-09-17 19:46 2KB www.news24.com 54 Yacht escorted to Eastern Cape river after crew fears bad weather A yacht was safely escorted to the Kowie River near Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape, after its crew feared bad weather conditions in the sea, the NSRI says. 2016-09-17 19:43 1KB www.news24.com 55 Masters champion Willett in title hunt in Italy MILAN, Sept 17 (Reuters) - U. S. Masters champion Danny Willett moved within one stroke of the lead during a weather-interrupted third round of the Italian Op... 2016-09-17 19:42 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 56 Kicking of cuffed suspect caught on video; officer arrested GRETNA, La. (AP) — A police officer in the New Orleans suburb of Gretna was arrested in connection with a surveillance video that showed him repeatedly kicki... 2016-09-17 19:41 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

57 CEO who appeared on Shark Tank advocates for five-hour workday, insisting it BOOSTS productivity Stephan Aarstol, an entrepreneur who appeared on ABC's Shark Tank, insists a five-hour workday has increased productivity at his company. 2016-09-17 19:39 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 58 Roald Dahl's giant peach rolls through Cardiff streets The Welsh capital was transformed into the weird and wonderful world of Roald Dahl to mark 100 years since the beloved author was born in the city. 2016-09-17 19:36 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 59 Parents of boy who tried to sell toy for food plead guilty An Ohio boy's parents have pleaded guilty to child endangering charges after an officer found the 7-year-old trying to sell a stuffed animal to buy food. 2016-09-17 19:35 1KB www.news24.com 60 Ghana's President Mahama outlines reelection manifesto Ghana's President John Mahama announced his reelection manifesto at a rally on Saturday promising high economic growth and more jobs ahead of December polls.... 2016-09-17 19:34 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 61 Haiti's Aristide says dehydration caused his collapse at rally CAP HAITIEN, Haiti, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide said on Saturday that dehydration caused him to faint at an election... 2016-09-17 19:34 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 62 Thousands defy curfew for schoolboy's funeral in Indian Kashmir Thousands of angry demonstrators defied a curfew Saturday in Indian Kashmir to attend the funeral of a schoolboy whose body was found riddled with pellets, s... 2016-09-17 19:34 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 63 'We don't practise Scientology': My Name Is Earl star Jason Lee quits controversial religion He was one of Scientology's prized catches - pictured in the religion's promotional material alongside fellow stars such as John Travolta and Tom Cruise. 2016-09-17 19:33 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 64 'I was ready to punch that guy out': Dick Van Dyke slams Kardashian family cosmetic surgeon Simon Ourian after his wife was left covered in sores and scars just before wedding from lipo procedure Dick Van Dyke, 90, and his wife Arlene Silver reveal how she was left covered in sores and bleeding after she underwent a LipoFreeze at Dr Simon Ourian's Beverly Hills clinic Epione. 2016-09-17 19:26 6KB www.dailymail.co.uk 65 Houston transit cops suspended in baton beating of man HOUSTON (AP) — Two Houston transit police officers have been suspended after their chief said surveillance video showed one hitting a man on a rail platform... 2016-09-17 19:23 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 66 Mother posts video of her three-year-old boy playing football online and Manchester City headhunt him Jaxon Lal, from Droylsden, Greater Manchester, is due to meet with academy coaches after a scout for the club spotted his mother Joanne Radcliffe's post on Facebook. 2016-09-17 19:22 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 67 Clemson Tigers, South Carolina State Bulldogs shorten 2nd half to 12-minute quarters After falling behind 45-0, South Carolina State reached a deal with Clemson to play two 12-minute quarters in the second half. 2016-09-17 18:46 2KB www.espn.com 68 First families return to homes in Iraq's Fallujah The Iraqi police and army had decked out the checkpoints with plastic flowers to welcome the first returning Fallujah residents following the city's recaptur... 2016-09-17 19:19 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 69 Leading BDS activist: Move Israel to Germany A leading BDS figure and teacher from Lower Saxony may find himself in hot water due to rules in Germany barring educators from commenting on political issues. 2016-09-17 19:17 4KB www.jpost.com

70 After summer of attacking Trump, Clinton focuses on herself WASHINGTON (AP) — All summer long, Hillary Clinton delighted in snappy attack lines about Donald Trump. Electing the billionaire, she warned, would be a "his... 2016-09-17 19:14 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk 71 Aristide returns to campaign trail after fainting at rally PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Former Haitian leader Jean- Bertand Aristide has returned to the campaign trail a day after passing out while supporting his poli... 2016-09-17 19:11 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 72 At least they're still laughing! Farron cheers up Lib Dem faithful with gags about F*** the Police, why George Osborne is like Darth Vadar - and even that the party matters more than ever Mr Farron aimed to set a positive tone for the Liberal Democrat party faithful 18 months after devastating defeat and being on the losing side of the referendum. 2016-09-17 19:09 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 73 Euphonik: All your favourite celebs screen their questions Even before his interview with Anele aired on television, Euphonik was already predicting a negative response from the public. 2016-09-17 19:09 1KB www.channel24.co.za 74 US forces increase in Iraq for upcoming operation Islamic State's last major city in Iraq is under threat as American forces increase ahead of planned operation. 2016-09-17 19:05 1KB www.jpost.com 75 Radamel Falcao proving his worth for Monaco after two miserable seasons in the Premier League After two seasons of misery in England's Premier League, striker Radamel Falcao is proving his worth again in France. He scored again in his side's 3-0 win over Rennes on Saturday. 2016-09-17 19:02 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 76 Experts talk about concussion safety in youth sports Dr. Anne Russo with TOSH Sports Concussion Clinic and Bryan Attridge, director of operations for Utah Youth Soccer, were in studio Saturday morning to talk about concussion safety in youth sports. … 2016-09-17 19:01 803Bytes fox13now.com

77 Kendall Jenner looks chic in biker jacket as she hits NYC street fair with friends The 20-year-old showed off her fashion credentials in a stylish, leather jacket as she took in the sights in New York City on Friday while out with some friends. 2016-09-17 19:01 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 78 Turkmenistan opens $2.3 bln bird-shaped international air terminal ASHGABAT, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Turkmenistan opened a $2.3 billion air terminal at Ashgabat International Airport on Saturday as part of its bid to become an i... 2016-09-17 18:57 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 79 Canadian teacher suspended after asking pupil to lick her — RT Viral A teacher in Ontario, Canada has been suspended after reportedly asking a student “why don’t you lick me where I fart?” during class. 2016-09-17 18:57 2KB www.rt.com 80 Colonial says has resumed repair work on damaged pipeline Sept 17 (Reuters) - Colonial Pipeline Co said on Saturday it had resumed work on repairing its damaged Line 1 gasoline line on Friday afternoon, after having... 2016-09-17 18:56 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 81 Thousands attend funeral of Brazil soap star Montagner Thousands of fans pay their last respects to Brazilian actor Domingos Montagner, who drowned in a river where he had been recording scenes for a soap opera. 2016-09-17 22:04 2KB www.bbc.co.uk 82 Britain rides high in Paralympics medal table as Dame Sarah Storey celebrates FOURTEENTH career gold medal with her daughter Dame Sarah Storey cruised to her 14th career Paralympic gold today in the C4/C5 road race in Rio. She celebrated with daughter Louisa as Team GB rides high in the medal table, in second place. 2016-09-17 18:53 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

83 Robert Gates: Donald Trump 'beyond repair' Robert Gates criticized both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on their preparedness to handle US foreign policy -- but the former defense secretary reserved his harshest language for the Republican nominee, who he said is "beyond repair. " 2016-09-17 18:53 3KB rss.cnn.com 84 Iranian cyclist taken to hospital after crash in Paralympics RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An Iranian cyclist has been hospitalized after being injured in a C4-5 cycling road race at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Saturday.... 2016-09-17 18:52 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk 85 'Embarrassed' Bilic: We have a problem Slaven Bilic was embarrassed by West Ham's first-half display against West Brom and admits his side have problems following a third successive Premier League defeat. 2016-09-17 18:51 3KB www.independent.ie 86 Potchefstroom accident: Driver burnt beyond recognition One person has died after a bakkie rolled off the R54 and burst into flames outside Potchefstroom, paramedics say. 2016-09-17 18:49 1KB www.news24.com 87 Chun in sight of golfing history at Evian PARIS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Chun In-gee of South Korea edged closer to a second major title, and a slice of golfing history, when she extended her lead to fou... 2016-09-17 18:49 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 88 Mike Pence releases doctor's letter highlighting 'excellent general health' Detailed letter regarding Republican vice-presidential candidate offers far more information than Donald Trump’s physician has released 2016-09-17 18:48 4KB www.theguardian.com 89 Star of the show! Fearne Cotton amps up the glamour in space-themed mini dress as she hits the FROW at House of Holland LFW catwalk The 34-year-old exuded glamour and class in a purple mini dress - jazzed up by a quirky pattern of metallic rockets - as she made her appearance at the House of Holland LFW showcase on Saturday. 2016-09-17 18:48 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

90 Key fantasy football injury updates for Week 2 Concerned about the availability of your dinged up fantasy players? Don't set your lineups without reading Stephania Bell's injury report. 2016-09-17 17:50 18KB www.espn.com 91 Hailey Baldwin bleaches her eyebrows for fashion show... before dying them dark again hours later The daughter of Alec Baldwin - who recently touched down in London after a chaotic week at NYFW - went on Snapchat as she prepared for her back-to-back catwalk shows. 2016-09-17 18:36 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 92 Thousands march in London during pro- refugee demonstration Vanessa Redgrave and Lord Dubs join marchers in calling on government to do more to aid refugee crisis ahead of UN summit 2016-09-17 18:34 6KB www.theguardian.com 93 Image of Charles Darwin is spotted in patient's eye scan Ophthalmic technician Christopher McCleary spotted the image when carrying out a scan at Liverpool's Aintree Hospital and believes it looks like the father of evolution. 2016-09-17 18:34 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 94 'Virginia Woolf' playwright Edward Albee dies at age 88 NEW YORK (AP) — Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee, who challenged theatrical convention in masterworks such as "Who's Afraid of Virgi... 2016-09-17 18:31 6KB www.dailymail.co.uk 95 'He is the best man for the job': Thousands of Great British Bake Off fans sign petition calling for Ainsley Harriott to host the show Fans are calling for Ainsley Harriott, 59, to be installed as the new Great British Bake Off host when the hit show transitions to Channel 4 from the BBC. 2016-09-17 18:29 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 96 Attack on US cop leaves two dead, including gunman A series of shootings that began with an apparently unprovoked attack on a Philadelphia policewoman left two people dead and five injured, police said Saturd... 2016-09-17 18:29 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

97 Black Dallas Cop Sues BLM For Up To $1.5 Billion A black Dallas Police sergeant filed a lawsuit Friday against Black Lives Matter and their supporters, accusing them of inciting violence against cops. Sergeant Demetrick Pennie, a police officer o 2016-09-17 22:05 2KB dailycaller.com 98 Leadership contest cost Labour Sheffield byelection, says Tim Farron Lib Dem leader says his party won Mosborough council seat because Momentum was too preoccupied canvassing for Corbyn 2016-09-17 18:24 6KB www.theguardian.com 99 Audrina Patridge reveals Train hit Hey Soul Sister helped her get through 'scary' C-section The 31-year-old, who welcomed daughter Kirra in June, shared that Train's hit Hey Soul Sister helped distract her while she was getting her Cesarean section. 2016-09-17 18:24 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 100 Bath 37-22 Worcester: New-boy Leroy Houston seals stunning comeback Leroy Houston made a fairytale return to Bath on loan from Queensland Reds by scoring the bonus point try against a competitive Worcester side. 2016-09-17 18:23 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk Articles

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1 Kevin de Bruyne second only to Messi, says Man City boss Guardiola (3.10/4) Bruyne put the Premier League leaders ahead with a clever 15th-minute free- kick beneath the defensive wall and also played a part in goals for Kelechi Iheanacho, Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Gundogan. Guardiola won a glut of trophies with Messi during their time together at Barcelona and in his eyes, the Argentina superstar is the only player who can put De Bruyne in the shade. "Maybe Messi can sit alone at the table. But that table aside, Kevin can stay there," Guardiola told reporters at the Etihad Stadium. "I think he's a special player, an outstanding player. He makes everything. Without the ball he is the first fighter and with the ball he's clear. He sees absolutely everything. "He decides what you have to do at the right moment every time. Every time he makes the right decision. That's why he is a player at another level. "I am lucky and we are lucky to have him. We will take care of him and I hope he will enjoy it with us to play his amazing football. " De Bruyne, 25, was the man of the match in City's 2-1 win at derby rivals Manchester United last weekend, scoring their opening goal and helping tee up Iheanacho for what proved to be the winner. The Belgium international has now scored 18 goals and provided 16 assists for City in 48 appearances. Gündoğan shines as Man City juggernaut rolls on with thrashing of Bournemouth timeslive.co.za

Pep Guardiola hails 'outstanding' Kevin De Bruyne independent.ie

De Bruyne on "another level" - just like Guardiola's City dailymail.co.uk De Bruyne shines as Man City juggernaut rolls on dailymail.co.uk 2016-09-17 21:02 AFP www.timeslive.co.za

2 Coalition forces may have conducted air strike on Syrian military position: Pentagon (2.15/4) The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria may have hit Syrian military positions inside the country after Russia accused it of killing at least 62 Syrian troops, US officials said. "Coalition forces believed they were striking a Daesh fighting position," the statement said, using an alternate term for the IS group. "The coalition air strike was halted immediately when coalition officials were informed by Russian officials that it was possible the personnel and vehicles targeted were part of the Syrian military. " Syria conflict: US air strikes 'kill dozens of government troops' bbc.co.uk

At least 80 Syrian soldiers killed by U.S.-led air strike -monitor dailymail.co.uk

The Latest: Russia: US-led strike killed 62 Syrian troops washingtontimes.com

U.S. military confirms coalition's Syria air strike halted dailymail.co.uk Dozens dead in US-led coalition strike on Syrian army position dailymail.co.uk 2016-09-17 20:09 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

3 Man held after armed stand-off on Amtrak train (2.06/4) Los Angeles - Authorities say a man involved in an armed standoff with police aboard an Amtrak train was in custody on Saturday. Nearly 200 passengers on the train bound for San Diego were evacuated on Friday night after several reported seeing a man with a weapon. The train was stopped in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles and police surrounded the train. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says the stand-off ended around 02:00 after tear gas was used. Amtrak says the man surrendered without incident and had a handgun. Evacuated passengers were provided alternative transportation to their destination. Man held after armed stand-off aboard US train independent.ie

Police arrest armed man after standoff aboard Amtrak train nypost.com 2016-09-17 20:16 www.news24.com

4 Penn State Nittany Lions air tribute videos recognizing anniversary of Joe Paterno's first game as coach (1.14/4) STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State fans gave a standing ovation after the first of the university's three videos honoring the late Joe Paterno, while some Temple fans in the upper deck turned their backs in protest. One red-lettered sign, behind the Owls fans, said, "He turned his back. We'll turn ours. " To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Paterno's first game as head coach -- a 15-7 win over Maryland on Sept. 17, 1966 -- Penn State decided to honor the longtime coach with several videos "on the impact to student- athletes" and by having two co-captains from his first team participate in the coin toss before Saturday's game against Temple. The first video aired during a break early in the second quarter. Outside Happy Valley, the university's decision to recognize Paterno sparked widespread debate. Paterno was fired in 2011 amid the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, and he remains a controversial figure nationwide. At Penn State, however, Paterno is still revered. Outside Beaver Stadium, at the former site of his bronze statue -- which was torn down in the summer of 2012 -- fans placed knickknacks like balloons and posters in memory of the coach, who died in January 2012 at age 85. Former players and alumni also left dozens of bricks to symbolize the wall that was demolished behind the Paterno statue. The wall celebrated player and team accomplishments. "I do appreciate that [Penn State is] doing something," said Franco Harris, a former Nittany Lions and Pittsburgh Steelers player who has vocally supported Paterno in the past. "It's a good first step. " Harris delivered a speech to a crowd of at least 100 on the small, grassy hill where the statue once stood. College Football Hall of Famer Lydell Mitchell, who played at Penn State from 1969 to 1971, signed autographs and chatted with fellow supporters there. Only one protester, stationed near the media gate, was seen during the pregame festivities. He held a sign that read, "You forgot already. " Another protester showed up Friday for the private lettermen reunion to honor Paterno, holding an identical sign near Gate A. That protester, Robert Hoatson, said he drove from New Jersey and had protested at Penn State before. Hoatson runs an organization, Road to Recovery, that helps survivors of sexual abuse. "When I heard Penn State was organizing a tribute to Joe Paterno in any way, shape or form, my blood boiled again," Hoatson said. "It's outrageous. " In May, unsealed court documents revealed that a man said he complained to Paterno about sexual abuse by Sandusky in 1976 but was rebuffed. University president Eric Barron has said the allegation was not substantiated in court or tested by any other process. Paterno was never charged with a crime related to the scandal. He finished his career as the winningest coach in FBS history with 409 victories but was fired in November 2011, shortly after Sandusky, Paterno's former defensive coordinator, was arrested for child sexual abuse. Sandusky was convicted in June 2012 on 45 of 48 charges and is serving a 30- to 60-year sentence.

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5 Russian, US tensions flare as coalition forces bomb Syrian Army, killing dozens (1.09/4) The Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday that US-led coalition planes had bombed Syrian troops fighting Islamic State militants near the airport in Deir Al-Zor, killing 80 soldiers and wounding about 100 more. If the strikes were a targeting error, the ministry said the bombings were evidence of Washington's stubborn refusal to coordinate its military action in Syria with Russia. Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. Russian jets had been bombing in the same area at the same time, according to the Syria n Observatory for Human Rights. The source at the airport said the air strike had paved the way for Islamic State fighters to overrun the position at Jebel Tharda, the Observatory said. It said earlier that only 30 soldiers had been killed, citing the same source. Syria 's army general command said the air strikes killed Syria n soldiers who had been preparing for an attack against Islamic State, and was "conclusive evidence" that the US and its allies support the jihadist group, the Syria n army said in a statement. A fierce battle between the Syrian army and Islamic state militants was now under way, it said. Think others should know about this? Please share | |

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6 Peruvian championship results and standings (1.03/4) Sept 17 (Gracenote) - Results and standings from the Peruvian championship matches on Saturday Saturday, September 17 Union Comercio 2 Juan Aurich 2 Standings P W D L F A Pts Group A 1 Sporting Cristal ++ 33 16 11 6 50 30 61 2 Melgar 33 15 8 10 51 39 53 3 Deportivo Municipal 33 13 10 10 40 39 49 4 Juan Aurich 34 11 14 9 48 45 47 5 Union Comercio 34 12 11 11 40 42 47 6 Real Garcilaso 33 11 6 16 45 55 39 7 Defensor La Bocana * 33 8 11 14 50 60 31 8 Cesar Vallejo 33 6 12 15 34 51 30 Group B 1 Universitario + 33 17 7 9 57 40 59 2 Alianza Lima 33 14 7 12 40 34 49 3 Sport Huancayo 33 12 11 10 38 31 47 4 Comerciantes Unidos 33 11 11 11 40 37 44 5 UTC 33 10 14 9 44 42 44 6 Alianza Atletico 33 13 5 15 46 50 44 7 Ayacucho FC 33 9 11 13 34 46 38 8 San Martin 33 9 7 17 37 53 34 * Deducted 4 points. ++ Added 2 points. + Added 1 point. Next Fixtures (GMT): Saturday, September 17 Deportivo Municipal v Cesar Vallejo (2000) Sunday, September 18 Alianza Lima v Universitario (0000) Sport Huancayo v UTC (1615) Alianza Atletico v San Martin (1830) Defensor La Bocana v Sporting Cristal (2100) Monday, September 19 Comerciantes Unidos v Ayacucho FC (2030) Real Garcilaso v Melgar (1815) Dutch championship summaries dailymail.co.uk

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7 Eastern bloc countries will 'uphold citizens' rights to live in UK' (1.02/4) Four central European countries are prepared to veto any Brexit deal agreed between the UK and the European Union that restricts their citizens’ rights to live and work in Britain, theprime minister of Slovakia has said. In a stark reminder of the challenge Britain faces at the negotiating table, Robert Fico said Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia – the Visegrad or V4 group – would not hesitate to block any accord that threatened the key EU principle of free movement of workers. “The V4 countries will be uncompromising,” Fico said on Saturday, a day after EU leaders met informally in Bratislava without Britain to try to chart a roadmap for the bloc’s future after the shock of the Brexit vote . “Unless we feel a guarantee that these people [living and working in Britain] are equal, we will veto any agreement between the EU and Britain,” Fico told Reuters. “I think Britain knows this is an issue for us where there’s no room for compromise.” London has not yet revealed what kind of trade agreement it wants with the European Union, but has said its priority is to control EU immigration while maximising opportunities for trade. The European commission and parliament, in addition to the 27 remaining member stateswho must ratify a future Brexit trade deal, have repeatedly made clear that enhanced access to the single market will not be on offer unless Britain accepts free movement. Brexit was not formally discussed at Friday’s meeting, but the commission’s president, Jean-Claude Juncker, reiterated the bloc’s stance at a press conference. Fico also stressed after the summit that he and other central European governments would not allow their nationals to become “second- class citizens”. Fico said on Saturday that the EU had shifted its position on the migrant crisis in the face of fierce and united Visegrad opposition to the idea of mandatory quotas for refugees, and would now pursue a new principle of “flexible solidarity” – although it is not yet clear what that might mean in practice. He said the four countries were now ready to show the same determination in defending their common interest in protecting their citizens’ rights to work in Britain, reiterating that there could be no “cherry-picking” in upcoming Brexit negotiations and that EU freedoms must be respected. Britain has said it will not trigger article 50 of the Treaty of Rome, starting the formal two-year negotiating period before its exit, this year because it needs time to consider its position, but could do so next year. On Friday the European council president, Donald Tusk, said in Bratislava that he believed following a meeting with the prime minister, Theresa May, that article 50 would probably be invoked in January or February 2017 . However, a Downing Street source said on Saturday that the prime minister did not specifically mention January or February at the meeting and that Tusk’s comments were an “interpretation” of their conversation. Fico said the Visegrad group would continue to adopt and defend common positions, which he described as being sometimes more “pragmatic” than other EU nations owing to the four states’ history since the second world war and the collapse of the communist bloc. He said he wanted migration issues to be more clearly addressed in the bloc’s future roadmap, but was happy that border security was more of a priority and that discussion was now underway on flexible solidarity to allow countries to offer what they feel they can to help resolve the migrant crisis. Eastern European countries vow to BLOCK any Brexit deal that hits rights of their citizens living and working in Britain dailymail.co.uk 2016-09-17 21:01 Jon Henley www.theguardian.com

8 Gitmo prisoner: Saudi royal involved in terrorism Contact WND (1.02/4) (London Independent) An accused al-Qaeda bomb- maker who went to college in Arizona has claimed to military officials at the US base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that he believed an unnamed member of the Saudi royal family was part of an effort to recruit him for violent extremist acts before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to a newly released transcript. Ghassan Abdallah al-Sharbi said a religious figure in Saudi Arabia used the term “your highness” during a telephone conversation with a man, just before urging al-Sharbi to return to the U. S. and take part in a plot against the US that would involve learning to fly a plane. The Sept. 11 commission found there was no evidence to indicate that the Saudi government as an institution or Saudi senior officials individually had supported the attacks, and the kingdom’s government has consistently denied it had any role in the plot. Saudi royal involved in aiding terrorists, says Guantanamo detainee jpost.com 2016-09-17 20:11 www.wnd.com

9 Gareth Barry scores on landmark appearance in Everton's win over Middlesbrough (1.02/4) Midfielder Gareth Barry marked his 600th Premier League appearance with a goal as Everton's unbeaten start continued with a 3-1 win over Middlesbrough which moved them into second place. The 35-year-old, whose milestone has previously been achieved by only Ryan Giggs (632) and Frank Lampard (609), sparked the hosts' comeback after goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg was controversially adjudged to have conceded an own goal from Alvaro Negredo's robust, old-school centre-forward's challenge. He may be slower than his more sprightly, younger compatriots but the cool- headed Barry reacted quickest to smash home from a corner. Having gone 103 matches without a goal it was the veteran midfielder's second in four matches. Full-back Seamus Coleman put Everton ahead with a well-worked second before Romelu Lukaku made it six goals in three games for club and country. That made it four wins and a draw for manager Ronald Koeman, another summer arrival, with only Manchester City having a better record. Barry was one of two Everton midfielders being talked about pre-match as Ross Barkley's indifferent form was another subject for public debate. The England international was hooked at half-time of Monday's 3-0 win at Sunderland with Koeman subsequently telling the 22-year-old he had to improve. He kept his place in the starting line-up but his first real run of any intent with the ball saw him check backwards, which had Koeman turning away in a mixture of frustration and disgust. Barkley was to get better as the match wore on with one long-range drive parried by Victor Valdes into the path of Lukaku, who was flagged offside as he collected the rebound. He produced one brilliant turn to leave Daniel Ayala trailing in his wake only to delay just long enough for the defender and his centre-back partner Ben Gibson to get back and snuff out the threat. Of all the midfielders on show, however, Everton's industrious Idrissa Gana Gueye is already looking a snip at £7.1million from Aston Villa purely on his work-rate alone. Barry, meanwhile, was going about his business in the same manner he had done in 599 previous Premier League matches: mopping up in midfield, keeping it simple and generally being solid. That was until Ashley Williams got in the way of Valdes at a corner and Barry instantly lashed home an angled shot to make it 1-1 in the 22nd minute. If Middlesbrough argued Williams had impeded their goalkeeper, Everton thought they had an equally justifiable claim on the visitors' opener three minutes earlier when Negredo, dominant in the air, appeared to head Stekelenburg's hands and not the ball, forcing the goalkeeper to divert Stewart Downing's cross into his own net. A furious Stekelenburg, who left himself open to some criticism by not being physically stronger under pressure, was booked for his protests before Everton gradually took a hold of the game, only really making it tell when they scored twice in three minutes before the break. The first of those was a smart move which saw full-back Coleman exchange passes with Lukaku, cut across the area before rolling a shot with his weaker left foot past Valdes. Everton's third, in added time, had more fortune about it as Yannick Bolasie's inswinging cross was aimed at Lukaku and the Belgian was deemed to have got the slightest of touches to divert the ball beyond Valdes. Deadline day loan signing from West Ham Enner Valencia was given a second-half debut when Lukaku took a whack on his calf as Everton comfortably saw out the game.

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10 Wenger savours win after testing week for Arsenal (1.02/4) LONDON, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was able to savour a "convincing performance" against Hull City on Saturday after a testing week when his side's prospects had come under scrutiny. The London club swept aside 10-man Hull 4-1 with two goals from Alexis Sanchez capping a dominant display that might have eased the minds of some Arsenal fans underwhelmed by their start to the season. They went into Saturday's Premier League match on the back of a fortunate 1-1 draw against Paris St Germain in the Champions League, days after they stole victory against Southampton with a penalty in the dying seconds. The game with Hull, who had made a more positive start to the season than many had predicted, was far more straightforward and gave Wenger's men a third straight league victory for the first time since January. "Overall we had a convincing performance in two different situations," Wenger told reporters. "Eleven against 11, I thought we played well. When you play 11 against 10, it is of course not the same mentally and psychologically but we remained serious and in the end we won the game in a convincing way. "We had a very difficult game against Southampton last week, went away to Paris St Germain. We go away again so you are happy with the three points. " Despite a mixed start to the campaign Wenger's side are third in the table, five points adrift of early pacesetters Manchester City. There were impressive individual performances at Hull from the often-criticised Theo Walcott, 20-year-old striker Alex Iwobi and Sanchez who missed out on a hat-trick after failing to convert a first-half penalty. Wenger said that Sanchez should not have been taking the penalty. "Santi (Cazorla) was down to take it. I don't know why it did not happen, they have a pecking order," added the Frenchman. "I want to know what happened and for it not to happen again. Overall anyone can miss a penalty, we have to accept that. " (Reporting by Toby Davis; Editing by Tony Jimenez)

Arsene Wenger savours 'convincing' win after difficult week independent.ie 2016-09-17 19:49 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

11 Pipe bomb explodes before US marines charity run (1.02/4) A pipe bomb has exploded in a New Jersey seaside town shortly before thousands of runners were due to take part in a 5K charity race for US marines and sailors. No injuries were reported after the blast in Seaside Park, Ocean County, at around 9.30am local time on Saturday. The Ocean County prosecutor's office added that no surrounding structures suffered any apparent damage. The third annual Semper Five run was cancelled, and the immediate area was put on lockdown. The pipe bomb was in a plastic rubbish bin when it exploded. Authorities immediately cleared the pier and beach area, and bomb-sniffing dogs were used to conduct further searches. Authorities said there was a report of at least one other explosive device that a New Jersey State Police bomb team would make safe, but no further details were disclosed. Officials said runners had been scheduled to pass the area around the time the blast occurred, but the start of the race had been delayed after an unattended backpack was found, and the area was mostly empty at the time of the explosion. Some homes near the scene were evacuated as a precaution, and the public has been urged to avoid the area. The group which organised the event thanked Seaside Park police and the other emergency responders "for their quick action" following the blast. It was not immediately clear if the charity race will be rescheduled. Several racers and people who said they were at the event took to social media to praise the way race officials and law enforcement handled the situation. They said officials had kept them informed about what was happening and helped keep people calm. AP

The Latest: No 2nd device found after pipe bomb blast dailymail.co.uk 2016-09-17 19:26 www.independent.ie

12 12 Leicester v Burnley - story of the match (1.01/4) Record buy Islam Slimani capped a dream Premier League debut as his two goals powered Leicester to victory over Burnley. The Algeria striker scored either side of the break to clinch a 3-0 win and seal a wonderful week after the Foxes' debut Champions League victory at Club Brugge. Ben Mee's own goal wrapped up the win for the Foxes who played with the swagger which saw them romp to the title last season. TWEET OF THE MATCH "Slimani at the double on his @premierleague debut. Mahrez is sooooo good. " Match of the Day presenter and Leicester City fan Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) MOMENT OF THE MATCH Leicester had been struggling to break resolute Burnley down, despite Riyad Mahrez's best efforts, but they eventually found the opener in first-half stoppage time. Islam Slimani began to pay back the £29million the Foxes spent on him when he powered in his first goal for the club on his Premier League debut from Christian Fuchs' free-kick just before the break. He doubled the lead three minutes after half-time as the record signing instantly looked at home in the Premier League. VIEW FROM THE BENCH Leicester have regained their confidence and swagger this week after their brilliant Champions League win and straightforward victory over Burnley. Ranieri had urged his side to forget about their Club Brugge victory and they did just that with Slimani and Mahrez the catalysts. Burnley looked better equipped for a survival fight than they were two years ago but manager Sean Dyche will rue two sloppy moments which allowed Slimani to score. STAR MAN Islam Slimani He only had one training session with his new team-mates before starting at Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday and was on the right wavelength against Burnley. His link-up play with Algeria team-mate Mahrez should be a given but he also dovetailed well with Jamie Vardy before he opened the scoring in the first half. Slimani has now scored nine headed goals in 2016 and looked a shrewd buy by Claudio Ranieri. RATINGS Leicester Ron-Robert Zieler: 7 Danny Simpson: 7 Robert Huth: 7 Wes Morgan: 7 Christian Fuchs: 7 Riyad Mahrez: 8 Danny Drinkwater: 7 Daniel Amartey: 7 Marc Albrighton: 7 Islam Slimani: 8 Jamie Vardy: 7 Substitutes: Andy King (for Drinkwater): 6 Demarai Gray (for Mahrez): 6 Burnley: Tom Heaton: 6 Matt Lowton: 6 Michael Keane: 6 Ben Mee: 6 Stephen Ward: 6 Scott Arfield: 6 Jeff Hendrick: 6 Dean Marney: 6 Steven Defour: 6 George Boyd: 6 Andre Gray: 6 Substitutes: Sam Vokes (for Defour): 6 Patrick Bamford (for Gray): 6 Johann Berg Gudmundsson (for Arfield): 6 WHO'S NEXT? Leicester v Chelsea (September 20, EFL Cup) Burnley v Watford (September 26, Premier League)

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13 Canada's Trudeau sees potential for stronger ties with China (1.00/4) By Allison Lampert MONTREAL, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking days after a Canadian man was released from prison in China, said on Saturday there was "tremendous potential" for stronger and more stable ties with the Asian country. Trudeau won a diplomatic coup last week after China deported Kevin Garratt, who had been detained for two years on allegations of spying. The release came shortly after Trudeau's official visit to China earlier this month and ahead of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's arrival in Canada next week. Asked whether Canada is open to more investment from China, which is seeking a free trade deal with Canada and more relaxed investment rules, Trudeau said there was scope for closer ties. "What we have demonstrated (with the official visits) is that there is tremendous potential for a stronger, more stable relationship with China than there has been for Canada in the past," he told reporters on the sidelines of a global health conference. Garratt, who was arrested in 2014, was charged in January with spying and stealing state secrets, convicted on Tuesday, released on bail and then deported to Canada on Thursday. (Reporting by Allison Lampert; Editing by Paul Simao) Global partnership to combat AIDS reaches $13 billion goal dailymail.co.uk 2016-09-17 19:49 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

14 Love Island's Olivia Buckland displays her leggy frame in satin copper co-ord at the Ashley Isham LFW showcase (1.00/4) Her bold sense of style has recently become her trademark. And Olivia Buckland turned heads with her fashion choices once again on Saturday, arriving at Ashley Isham's SS17 showcase in a standout copper co-ord. The reality star, 23, dazzled in the matching bronze jacket and shorts combo, flaunting her pins and asserting her stylish status at the elite London Fashion Week venue, Freemasons Hall. Scroll down for video The Love Island runner-up flaunted her quirky, youthful style in the co-ord, formed of a trendy bomber jacket and high-waisted shorts. The reality star layered the bold metallic satin on top of a stylish white chiffon shirt, which saucily revealed her white lace bra underneath. Adding her usual glamorous touch, Olivia completed the outfit with a pair of classic pointed nude court shoes. Dressed in the tiny shorts and sandals, the beauty guru flashed not only her tanned and toned pins but also her sexy tattoos at the fashionable event. She slicked her hair into a sleek bun to show off her statement arched brow and edgy nose ring. The reality star posed up a storm for the cameras at the event, which she seemingly attended alone without her beau Alex Bowen in tow. The pair met on the most recent series of ITV2's Love Island, and have been going strong romantically ever since. Olivia's fun but still stylish ensemble was the perfect accompaniment to Ashley Isham's SS17 collection - which saw models take to the catwalk in an array of playful swimwear. Olivia was not the only star who headed to the night of fun fashion, being joined by fellow reality star Amy Childs. The former TOWIE babe cut a refined figure in a satin pink kimono, that perfectly complimented her auburn locks. Strictly Come Dancing's Ola Jordan put on a racy display for the cameras in a barely- there lace bralet underneath a classic cream bomber, while lingerie designer Caprice glamorously covered up in a chiffon multi-coloured gown.

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15 2 cops shot, suspect, bystander killed in Philly rampage Contact WND (0.02/4) (Philadelphia Inquirer) A gunman ambushed a Philadelphia police sergeant late Friday night in West Philadelphia, firing more than a dozen rounds before taking off, and then shot four civilians and a University of Pennsylvania police officer during his flight before he was finally cornered and killed by police. Investigators look over the wounded police sergeant´s patrol car, Saturday Sept. 17, 2016, on Sansom Street near South 52nd Street in West Philadelphia, after a gunman shot two police officers and four civilians. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross identified the gunman Saturday as 25-year-old Nicholas Glenn, of West Philadelphia. The shooting rampage started about 11:18 p.m. when Glenn walked up to a marked police cruiser at 52nd and Sansom Streets and just began firing, police said. Sgt. Sylvia Young, 46, who was sitting inside the car, was shot once in her left arm, police said. A 19-year veteran assigned to North Philadelphia’s 22d Police District, Young on Friday was working with a task force in West Philadelphia, police said.

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16 Aguirre says AMLC giving him a hard time vs De Lima Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has accused the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) of giving him the runaround in his department’s efforts to build a case against Sen. Leila de Lima and her alleged associates in the drug protection racket inside New Bilibid Prison (NBP). Aguirre said that last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) requested a peek at certain bank records that would show the financial transactions between convicted drug lords and their drug coddlers allegedly led by De Lima. Aguirre said he expected the AMLC to submit the requested bank records last week to give government lawyers enough time to sift through the documents in preparation for the Sept. 20 House probe on the proliferation of drugs at NBP on the watch of then Justice Secretary De Lima. “I expected to get it as early as last week but they told me it was not easy to get the records out because it was not covered by the (memorandum of agreement, or MOA) between the DOJ and AMLC. They wanted us to write (a letter of request) again but this time, through the (National Bureau of Investigation), because they claimed that they had a much broader MOA with NBI,” Aguirre said. The official said he was surprised at the AMLC dragging its foot on the case, when its primary responsibility, was going after dirty money being laundered by drug lords operating inside the maximum security prison. Fast and thorough “I don’t see anything bad if they just give us the records and let us take a peek. I recall there was no issue when the AMLC looked into the records of former Vice President Jejomar Binay. That was really fast and thorough,” Aguirre said. The Inquirer tried to get the side of the AMLC through its chair, Amando Tetangco Jr., but being overseas, he had yet to reply to the text message. Aguirre said he was hopeful that the AMLC would produce the bank records before Tuesday’s hearings. “We have identified several bank accounts that were used by the drug lords to exchange funds with their protectors. It involves billions of pesos,” he said. The official said that building a case against De Lima was proving to be more difficult than expected not only because of uncooperative agencies like the AMLC, but also because of efforts by some sectors to sabotage their case. He cited the case of Jonathan Caranto, a relative of De Lima’s former driver-bodyguard and alleged lover Ronnie Palisoc Dayan who, he said, gave the DOJ fake bank receipts indicating a total of P24 million in deposits made to De Lima. Part of matrix? “They thought I’d be happy to just grab (them) and claim that I have direct evidence linking De Lima (to) drug money. They wanted to destroy our credibility. But I’m no fool, I’ve been a lawyer for 44 years,” he added. Aguirre said he expected the House to subpoena Caranto and Dayan to shed light on De Lima’s alleged role in the rise of the drug trade inside NBP during the previous administration. “They are part of the matrix presented by President Duterte. They should be there,” he said. Earlier, Caranto denied having a BDO account that reportedly contained P24 million in drug money. He said he personally went to a branch of the bank in Caloocan to verify the existence of the account and was told that the account exists, but that it was not in his name. It was also at a different BDO branch and the Caloocan branch had no access to it, he was told. Lie detector The DOJ administrative assistant said he only heard on the radio about his name being in the matrix and that he talked with Aguirre about it after consulting a lawyer and several friends at the DOJ. He said Aguirre asked him about the bank accounts and the deposit slip, and asked if he was willing to go to the NBI to clear his name, to which he readily agreed. Aside from executing an affidavit, Caranto also underwent a polygraph or a lie detector test which he passed, according to the NBI. Aguirre had previously accused “people behind De Lima” of spreading disinformation, when a former De Lima staff member, Edna “Bogs” Obuyes, denied on social media that she executed an affidavit to pin down her former boss. Obuyes, a clerk assigned at the Office of the Justice Secretary, also rejected reports that she has P24 million in a bank account under her name, pointing out that the account was in her nickname, “Bogs,” which she does not use for official transactions, such as opening a bank account. Aguirre said the leak of the alleged deposit slips to the media was not authorized and was allegedly part of a campaign meant to discredit them. But the official also backed Caranto’s and Obuyes’ statements, saying that he only asked the DOJ employees to show up at the NBI to clear their names. RELATED STORIES DOJ to appear for Bangladesh before AMLC in recovering stolen funds Aguirre on De Lima witness: Why only now?

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17 Slaughter absence won’t help Texters–Uichico TNT KATROPA head coach Jong Uichico knows Ginebra will be missing a key player when they square off Sunday. But he also knows it hardly matters. Uichico’s KaTropa sit at the top seed with a 9-1 record and feels that Ginebra, at 8- 2, can can claim the apex with the “win over the other” clause despite the absence of center Greg Slaughter. “It’s sad it happened to him after a long operation, he just came back,” said Uichico Thursday at Inquirer’s live omni platform sports show, SportsIQ. Slaughter sustained an ankle injury during the Gilas’ preparations for the Fiba OQT and his return on Sept. 9 led to a freak injury in what team officials said was an ACL tear. Ginebra, Uichico said, is still a dangerous team especially under coach Tim Cone. “Ginebra naman, even in the past, [all] coach Tim’s teams, [it’s] never [one player]; there’s always four or five, and you don’t know who to stop,” said Uichico. Among those he expected to rise to the occasion was Scottie Thompson, who despite his size has what it takes to make up for Slaughter’s rebounding numbers. “He plays hard,” said Uichico, citing Thompson. “I think he got 16 rebounds the last time. Timing lang at saka positioning, somehow andyan yung bola pag andyan sya.” Uichico also said pace will be the key factor when both squads meet. “Whoever controls the pace of the game will have the edge,” he said. 2016-09-18 00:01 Bong Lozada sports.inquirer.net

18 De Lima’s committee to protect Matobato The Senate committee on justice and human rights will give protective custody to confessed hit man Edgar Matobato even if the panel itself has to foot the bill for keeping the killer from the Davao Death Squad (DDS) alive, Sen. Franklin Drilon said Saturday. Drilon said the committee’s power to grant protective custody to Matobato could not be vetoed by Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, who had rejected a request for Senate protection for the hit man. “The Senate has a tradition of giving protective custody to a witness in the Senate. That is firmly in the power of the committee to give,” Drilon said. Pimentel on Thursday turned down the request of Sen. Leila de Lima, the committee chair, to provide protective custody to Matobato, whom she presented as witness during a hearing to establish similarities between the extrajudicial killings attributed to the DDS when President Duterte was still mayor of Davao City and the extrajudicial killings across the Philippines in Mr. Duterte’s war on drugs. The president of Mr. Duterte’s party, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), Pimentel said there was no proof that Matobato’s life was in danger. He said Matobato’s testimony had no bearing on the committee’s inquiry into the extrajudicial killings, and the Senate had no rules to justify giving protection to Matobato. As a result, De Lima withdrew her request, saying the committee would take care of protecting Matobato. Outside Pimentel’s reach Drilon said as Senate President, Pimentel had full discretion on whether to allow Matobato to use the Senate as his sanctuary because its properties were under his control. “But the committee also has the power to grant protective custody to its witnesses outside the Senate press. That is a committee power [that] the Senate President cannot veto,” he said. Until the committee has submitted its report to the plenary, Drilon said it could act independently outside of the reach of the Senate President. “By tradition, the indolence of the committee is recognized. Under our Constitution, a committee has the power to investigate,” he said. Drilon said De Lima would likely dip into the funds allotted to her committee to protect Matobato. Too early to judge He said it was too early to determine whether Matobato’s testimony was true. “This is just an initial testimony and we need to continue to hear him out. If what he is saying is untrue, we will prove that in the course of the hearing. But we should not declare that all of his testimony is false. Right now, we should be more careful in judging him, we should not jump into any conclusion,” Drilon said. He cautioned against dismissing the accusations thrown by Matobato at Mr. Duterte and his family, especially since these were “serious allegations.” Matobato testified that the DDS killed about 1,000 people on orders from Mr. Duterte when he was still mayor of Davao City. He said those slain were suspected criminals and opponents of Mr. Duterte and his family. Matobato also said he was responsible for about 50 of the deadly attacks, including the assault on a man whom the squad fed alive to a crocodile. Scripted testimony? The Philippine National Police chief, Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, said on Friday that he believed Matobato’s testimony was scripted. “He has lumped us all together, from the President to the President’s son to the Chief PNP to the director of the [National Bureau of Investigation]. He wants to implicate us all by saying a lot of things,” Dela Rosa told reporters in Naga City. Dela Rosa, who attended the hearing where Matobato testified, also questioned the timing of the hit man’s testimony. He also observed inconsistencies in Matobato’s testimony, which he said came out under questioning by Senators Panfilo Lacson, Vicente Sotto III and Sherwin Gatchalian. “He said many false statements. He said that I was the one who gave the go-signal to kill an alleged foreign terrorist. I asked him to look at me in the eyes and look at each other eye to eye to know who is lying,” he said. “I was surprised. I really don’t know him. When Senator De Lima said his name was Edgar Matobato, that was the only time I get to know that he was the one,” he added. King murder Dela Rosa said he doubted Matobato’s testimony that Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, a son of the President, ordered the killing of hotelier Richard King. “The case has already been solved. The two gunmen had confessed and the case had been filed. The mastermind, an official, is now in prison,” he said. He said Paolo Duterte could not have ordered the hit on King because of a feud over a woman. “If you see the woman, she is already old. How can Polong take interest in her? So many inconsistencies,” he said. Matobato said a priest from a seminary in San Fabian in Pangasinan province had encouraged him to testify in the Senate, but as of yesterday morning Fr. Oliver Mendoza, rector of Mary Help of Christians Theological Seminary in the town, had not return calls for comment. With reports from Juan Escandor Jr., Inquirer Southern Luzon; and Gabriel Cardinoza, Inquirer Northern Luzon RELATED STORIES Matobato ‘is telling 100 per cent lies,’ says Cayetano IN THE KNOW: Edgar Matobato

2016-09-18 00:01 Gil C newsinfo.inquirer.net

19 Confident Ochea makes Pumaren a ‘genius’ with game-winner Dawn Ochea was given just a few seconds and he made it count. When the Soaring Falcons found themselves down 61-60 and the clock reading 4.6 seconds, Adamson head coach Franz Pumaren called Ochea to replace Simon Camacho. Ochea made most of Adamson’s opportunity as he shook off his defender Vince Tolentino, caught the inbound pass from Jonathan Espelata then nailed the turnaround jumper after a pivot and a flick with 1.9 seconds left en route to the 62-61 win. READ: Ochea nails game-winner as Adamson stuns Ateneo “Parang instinct na. Sinabi na sakin ni coach [Franz Pumaren] that no matter, kung ma-deny si Jerrick [Ahanmisi] and Rob [Manalang], I had to take the shot,” said Ochea Saturday at Smart Araneta Coliseum. “Do-or-die na, bahala si Lord kung papasok o hindi.” Pumaren’s decision to put in Ochea, who started the game but only played for 11 minutes and attempted two shots including their last basket, for the game-winner preached fate as it was the forward’s lone two points of the match. “Ochea made me a genius with that shot,” said Pumaren. READ: Adamson coach Pumaren used to Ateneo challenge Thirdy Ravena tried to play hero for the Blue Eagles in the ensuing possession but the time expired without a shot being made as the Falcons let out a roar of pandemonium. “Swerte lang. Hindi sila mag expect na from the bench titira kasi tutok na rin sila [Ateneo] kay Jerrick and Rob,” said Ochea. “And I’ve been doing that shot every night. I was very confident.”

2016-09-18 00:01 Bong Lozada sports.inquirer.net

20 I can’t kill them all, says Duterte GAMU, Isabela—President Rodrigo Duterte called on the military on Saturday to pick up the war on drugs, after the top cop admitted that the Philippine National Police could not lick the drug menace in six months. Speaking to troops at Camp Melchor de la Cruz here, Mr. Duterte said he might not be able to prosecute all the people involved in the illegal drug trade because there were so many of them. Mr. Duterte also gave the troops a preview of his new list containing the names of public officials involved in the narcotics trade. The President read out the name of Bonnie Sultan, barangay captain of Lumatil, Maasim, Sarangani province, and mentioned Mayor Reynaldo Flores of Naguilian, La Union province, whose name appeared on the narcolist that he released in August. ‘High value target’ Mr. Duterte said Flores was a “high value target,” and that the information had been validated. Another name he repeated was that of retired Chief Supt. Vicente Loot, one of the five high-ranking police officials he publicly linked to the narcotics trade on July 5. He said the name of Loot cropped up in drug investigations in a swath of the country stretching from the Ilocos region to Calabarzon. “What does that mean? It means to say wherever he was assigned, he was into drugs,” Mr. Duterte said. ‘They’re in government’ The President said the other people on his list were congressmen, governors, mayors, barangay captains, councilors and police officers. “They’re in government. How can I build the case [when it’s like this]?” he said, noting the calls from human rights groups for him to build cases and file charges against the suspects. Mr. Duterte is visiting military camps to explain to troops his brutal war on drugs that has left more than 3,000 people dead since he launched it upon taking office on June 30. Army Star Troopers Arriving in dark glasses that he kept on during the first half of his speech, Mr. Duterte implored the Army Star Troopers to take up the fight against drugs, in case he fails to finish his six-year term and leaves the problem hanging. He said earlier that his new narcolist contained the names of more than 1,000 public officials. “With this many [names], I can’t kill them all. I might be the one they will kill,” he told the Star Troopers. No prosecution “See to it that this country will not take a spin because the whole of the Philippines is affected,” he added. Mr. Duterte pointed out that under the Constitution, the military is the protector of the people. “Do not allow the country to disintegrate,” he said. He also reiterated his promise to protect state forces from prosecution in his war on drugs. “Just do what is the mandate of the Constitution, and I will take care of you. I will protect you. I will not allow one policeman or one military to go to jail for doing his duty,” he said. Mr. Duterte made a passing reference to what he had done as longtime Davao City mayor. “In Davao, I was just strict. There were people who died, which was why I was criticized as a human rights violator,” he said. Matobato allegations But he said that after being elected President, he decided to disclose all he knew about the narcotics trade. Mr. Duterte did not comment on the allegations of Edgar Matobato, a confessed hit man for the Davao Death Squad, that he ordered the killing of about 1,000 suspected criminals and opponents when he was still mayor of Davao City. Matobato, 57, threw the allegations at Mr. Duterte as he testified in the Senate on Thursday during a hearing on alleged extrajudicial killings in the President’s war on drugs. Mr. Duterte promised during the campaign to stamp out the drug menace within the first six months of his presidency. 70 percent only But the PNP chief, Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, admitted on Friday that the police could not achieve that goal. Speaking at a news conference in Naga City, Dela Rosa said he would be happy if the police could reduce the drug problem by 70 percent by January. After that, he said he would ask the President if he could stay as PNP chief. “We have three months and 15 days remaining in our schedule. We are still on the right track, although I always say that I am worried that we might fail,” he said. ‘Ambition’ Dela Rosa said the eradication of the drug problem in six months was an “ambition” that the PNP knew it could not achieve. According to government records, there are more than 3 million drug users in the Philippines. The PNP aims to arrest 1.8 million users, but has taken in only more than 700,000 so far. More than 3,000 people have been killed in police operations and vigilante attacks since July 1, drawing expressions of concern from the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and international rights groups. Dela Rosa cited a difference between the local drug war and the fight against narcotics in other countries like Mexico and Colombia. “In other countries, they are dealing purely against the drug lords, but in the Philippines the drug war is against the drug users and pushers and drug lords and all other [people] in the drug trade,” he said. Dela Rosa said he would travel to other countries to study how the authorities there fight narcotics. With a report from Juan Escandor Jr., Inquirer Southern Luzon/TVJ RELATED STORIES THE KILL LIST Reports saying Ramos gave Duterte narco list are ‘total fabrication’

2016-09-18 00:01 Leila B newsinfo.inquirer.net

21 21 Lerato Kganyago flaunts her 'flaws' in a bikini If there is one thing the British enjoy, it is a good cup of tea and one English drinks maker has come up with an unusual way of making the brew - sprayed into a cup from an aerosol can.

2016-09-17 22:15 TMG Entertainment www.timeslive.co.za

22 Jerusalem Post Editorial: Costly deal Just as Jerusalem Post diplomatic correspondent Herb Keinon astutely predicted, upon the conclusion of the 10-year military aid agreement with the United States last week, the carping in Israel has begun. Despite the general touting of the deal as “the most generous military aid package given any single nation in US history,” serious doubts have been raised by critics – who happen to be former leaders of Israel’s security establishment. Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. The critiques do not follow the sour grapes model, but are based on genuine concerns for Israel’s security. As expected, some say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could have received much more money had he not alienated US President Barack Obama by addressing Congress to oppose the nuclear deal with Iran. While Obama’s notable declaration that the US “has Israel’s back” was duly noted by Israel’s enemies, what the president meant was that this guarantee would be on his terms. This is why, for example, Obama demanded that by the end of the next decade, 100% of the aid money be spent in the US, with the negative impact this would have on Israel’s defense industries. A chorus of objections to the aid deal was raised by several former heavy hitters in Israel’s defense establishment. The most outspoken was former prime minister, defense minister, and IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. (res.) Ehud Barak, who accused Netanyahu of undermining the nation’s security. This is no small indictment, given the added personal dimension that Barak was Netanyahu’s commander in the Sayeret Matkal, the elite General Staff commando unit. On the other hand, Barak served as Netanyahu’s defense minister from 2009 to 2013. What was perhaps most unusual about Barak’s opinion was that he expressed it the day after the deal was signed in an op- ed in The Washington Post. Among other complaints, he accused Netanyahu of “reckless conduct” by “blatantly interfering with US politics” in a public quarrel over the Iran deal, which he said gained Israel much less than the $45b. originally asked for. The Likud damage-control apparatus immediately issued a statement calling Barak’s op-ed “nonsense written by the most failed prime minister in Israel’s history, who continues to make a mockery of himself in a pathetic comeback attempt.” Barak let stand his oft- repeated denial of any plans for a comeback and instead focused on the numbers. “Given the more than 20% cumulative rise in the cost of arms since the last 10-year agreement entered into force [in 2007], the newly agreed-upon amount represents no greater purchasing power – and even these funds will be conditioned on Israel refraining from requesting additional funding from Congress,” he wrote. Barak castigated Netanyahu for the way he expressed legitimate opposition to the Iran deal. “Instead of holding a candid dialogue behind closed doors with President Obama,” Barak wrote, he “went behind his back to deliver a speech to Congress, shaking the foundations of bipartisan support for Israel and dividing [US] Jewish opinion.” On Thursday, Barak said Netanyahu’s political meddling in US affairs “cost Israel [an additional] $7b.” Barak’s critique was not alone. Maj.-Gen. (res.) Amos Yadlin, a former head of IDF Military Intelligence, said Israel would now be “paying for” Netanyahu’s 2015 speech to Congress and that, in fact, Washington had “stung” the prime minister, the US Congress and even AIPA C, with its requirement Jerusalem not seek additional funding from Congress. Yadlin, a former IDF attaché in Washington and now the director of the Institute for National Security Studies, told Army Radio that an analysis of the aid package indicates it is actually $100 million lower than previous arrangements. “Barak is right that the aid package we received is slightly less than what we received in the previous agreement; it’s a decrease of $100 million,” Yadlin said. “We could have received a better aid deal, [but] the prime minister gave an unnecessary speech to Congress, and we’re paying for it,” Yadlin said. Whatever the actual dollar value of the deal, former defense minister and chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. (res.) Moshe Ya’alon objected to the aid deal from a national defense perspective. “Put it in another way,” he said in a speech last week at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where he is a visiting fellow. “I don’t think $38b. will provide all the capabilities or meet all our needs.” Think others should know about this? Please share | |

2016-09-17 21:18 JPOST EDITORIAL www.jpost.com

23 Why won’t the world tackle the refugee crisis? I t is now the greatest movement of the uprooted that the world has ever known. Some 65 million people have been displaced from their homes, 21.3 million of them refugees for whom flight is virtually compulsory – involuntary victims of politics, war or natural catastrophe. With just less than 1% of the world’s population homeless and seeking a better, safer life, a global crisis is under way, exacerbated by a lack of political cooperation – and several states, including the United Kingdom, are flouting international agreements designed to deal with the crisis. This week’s two major summits in New York, called by the United Nations general assembly and by President Barack Obama, are coming under intense criticism before the first world leaders have even taken their seats. Amnesty, Human Rights Watch and refugee charities are among those accusing both summits of being “toothless” and saying that the declaration expected to be ratified by the UN on Monday imposes no obligations on the 193 general assembly nations to resettle refugees. The Obama-led summit, meanwhile, which follows on Tuesday, is designed to extract pledges of funding which critics say too often fail to materialise. Steve Symonds, refugee programme director at Amnesty, said: “Funding is great and very much needed, but it’s not going to tackle the central point of some sharing of responsibility. The scale of imbalance there is growing, and growing with disastrous consequences.” He said nations were sabotaging agreements through self-interest. “It’s very, very difficult to feel any optimism about this summit or what it will do for people looking for a safe place for them and their families right at this moment, nor tackle the awful actions of countries who are now thinking, ‘If other countries won’t help take responsibility, then why should we?’ and are now driving back desperate people. “Compelling refugees to go back to countries where there is conflict and instability doesn’t help this awful merry-go-round going on and on.” Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, attacked the UN summit as a missed opportunity, adding that “millions of lives hang in the balance”. He said there were now huge concerns that the very foundations of refugee protection were under threat from forced repatriation, border walls and aggressive policing by nation states. The world’s newest country, South Sudan, saw its one millionth citizen flee on Friday – something which may threaten the progressive, welcoming policies of neighbouring Uganda, where migrants are given land and encouraged to contribute. The figure also represents a miserable milestone for another neighbour, Kenya, where hundreds of thousands of other refugees from the Somalian conflict and famine are already living in camps. The east African nation is threatening to close down the largest, at Dadaab, and is coming under fire for its efforts to start trying to push back refugees into their war-torn countries of origin. Pakistan is facing the same criticism for its efforts to forcibly return a number of its 2 million Afghan residents, some of whom have been in the country for years. A clampdown on refugees from Syria coming into Jordan – a country which already hosts a million Syrians – has left 75,000 people stranded in a desert no-man’s land between the two countries. Turkey, Bulgaria and Greece have cited a lack of support from other countries for forcing them to take restrictive action on Syrian and Afghan refugees. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door policy in Germany now looks unstable, because of other European countries reacting to the crisis by firmly closing their doors instead of following the German lead, as she had hoped. In Britain, both Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron and Labour’s Yvette Cooper have called on Theresa May to do more when she goes to New York on Monday. Just one sixth of the cash pledged at a summit hosted by David Cameron in London in February to tackle the refugee crisis in Syria has materialised. Cooper said May needed to show leadership, especially on the situation at Calais. “She must go to this summit to galvanise support for refugees and show that Britain can and will meet our commitments. Right now the decisions parliament and our country have taken are being mired in red tape and government is foot-dragging. Britain has always done its bit to help those fleeing persecution: we have to live up to those values again.” Farron said he welcomed Obama’s initiative but added: “I am doubtful that anything more substantial than warm words will materialise from this high- level meeting. The thousands of desperate people still drowning in the Mediterranean are testament to the failure of the international community, especially our own government and states across Europe, to safely and fairly deal with refugees fleeing Syria and Iraq, as well as those escaping the poverty of failed states in Africa.” But it is the very lack of cooperation that makes the UN summit vital, according to Mukesh Kapila, professor of humanitarian affairs at Manchester university and a UN adviser. “We live in an age where even established principles of humanity and decency are under constant threat,” he said. “In an age where politicians can be elected to power on platforms of lies, and established norms are under threat, there is something to be said for even anodyne statements reiterating our principles. “Even if world leaders have been forced to turn up by the clever move by Obama to have his own second summit – even if it results in yet more jobs created in New York – it’s still a red line. “The humanitarian organisations are rubbing their hands in glee at being able to patronise and criticise. I challenge their self-serving leaders to propose practical solutions, because a safety valve of free movement which only helps those with the capacity and strength [to travel] is no solution. “My worry is that this summit will not do refugees a favour because it doesn’t distinguish between refugees and migrants. The big numbers allow governments to use fear and make bad policies. “The number of true refugees is minuscule: it’s a few days of flights into Heathrow. I have sympathy for people fleeing illegally for a better life – one can’t blame them – but the people facing real poverty cannot put one foot in front of another, let alone migrate across oceans and desert: you only do that if you are fleeing real persecution, or are young and strong and your family have gathered the money together.” “It’s great that Ban Ki-Moon has made humanitarian work his focus in his final year, better late than never.” The UN came into being at the time of the last great refugee crisis, when 40.7 million people were displaced from their homes across post-second- world-war Europe, and more in Africa, China and Asia. In that war-battered world, legal and organisational efforts were mounted, two million Soviets were returned home – some forcibly – and millions of concentration-camp survivors, forced labourers and other victims of the Nazis were settled in countries such as France, Belgium, and Greece. That postwar chaos gave birth to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948, which guaranteed a “right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution”, and forbade the arbitrary deprivation of nationality. The Geneva Convention of 1951 defined refugees, accorded them specific rights, and prohibited their forcible return from countries of refuge. But problems remained. “We have always had enormous difficulty in persuading countries to behave in a international way,” said Kapila, “but we need now to concentrate on root causes of large population migrations, celebrate those with the ability and courage to stay where they are, when they can, and help solve the myriad causes of unhappiness in the world. “I have no expectations of the summits so I won’t be disappointed,” he said. But Ariane Rummery, a UNHCR spokeswoman, said that tomorrow’s expected UN declaration was a “miracle”. The UN general assembly is expected to formally adopt a declaration agreed on 2 August, reaffirming the rights of refugees and migrants and pledging support to the countries most affected by large movements of people. “The sheer number of people forced to flee today means we cannot have ‘business as usual’,” said Rummery. “UNHCR sees the summit as an extremely positive event – a historic opportunity to garner the political will of world leaders to save lives, protect rights and share responsibility on a global scale. “The criticisms overlook the significance of this summit in the current context. The fact that the text of the New York declaration was agreed by 193 member states of the UN represents a significant achievement – if not a miracle – in the current context of increased displacement, uncertainty, significant pressures on hosting countries and divisive politicised discussions at the national, regional and international level,” she said. “We need to convert this political will into action to address the drivers and causes of displacement, while helping refugees and communities hosting them. “The declaration reaffirms key legal principles of refugee protection, including the institution of asylum and the principles of non-refoulement , which prohibits sending people back to countries where they face danger. Importantly, the summit builds upon these key legal instruments to meet the challenges of refugee crises in today’s world, and garnering more global cooperation and responsibility-sharing.” 2016-09-17 21:00 Tracy McVeigh www.theguardian.com

24 Imagining London in 2050 A new book of essays about London’s future concludes with one from Gavin Kelly , chief executive of the Resolution Foundation , that looks back from an imagined capital in 2050. He writes: A happy thought. But: And Kelly’s imaginary look back recounts a continuing failure to tackle another, far less recognised, contributor to London’s high cost of living, though there’s eventually a happy ending to this part of the story Kelly’s clever piece also covers a rise in the importance of philanthropy, an influential “freelancers’ union”, social mobility, post-school education and - almost too thrilling to dare hope for - devolution of council tax band reform. His contribution is joined in the volume - called The Future of London (2050), published by thinktanks Localis and Bright Blue - by others from Sir Peter Hendy , Tony Travers , Alan Milburn , Justine Roberts , Mark Boleat , Matthew Taylor and more. Read the whole lot here (pdf).

2016-09-17 20:59 Dave Hill www.theguardian.com

25 Voting in Jordan: A step to democracy or a show for the regime? Jordanians are scheduled to go to the polls Tuesday to elect a new parliament, with much at stake for the palace and the Muslim Brotherhood, which is trying to make a comeback as a significant opposition force. For the palace, the voting is seen as a key step in projecting that its much touted reform process is a viable pathway to greater democratization in a country where parliament has been criticized for being a rubber stamp of the monarchy or at best a sounding chamber for limited criticism of the government. Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. King Abdullah wants a high turnout in order to show there is faith in the reform process he launched in 2011 after Arab Spring protests in the region and demonstrations demanding change and greater democracy-though not regime overthrow -in Jordan. ''These are the first polls since 2013 and the regime wants the process to be seen as moving forward,'' Curtis Ryan, a political scientist at Appalachian State University in North Carolina and the author of Jordan in Transition:From Hussein to Abdullah, wrote in an email interview with the Post . ''Especially low turnout would be a blow to the regime's own carefully crafted image of reform from above, since it would suggest low levels of public enthusiasm or confidence in the system.'' A poll by RASED, the Civil Coalition for Monitoring Jordan's Elections that was published in mid-July showed that only 31.5% of 1800 eligible voters plan to participate, with 39.5% saying they will stay away. A subsequent International Republican Institute poll helped explain the aversion to voting. It found that 87% of respondents agreed with the statement that parliament ''has not accomplished anything worthy of commendation'' during its term. Small wonder that King Abdullah used a recent interview with the Jordanian ad-Dustour newspaper to call on citizens to head to the polls in large numbers. ''Real reform begins with the citizen himself the moment he takes the decision to participate in the parliamentary elections and chooses the candidate appropriate to represent him in parliament,'' he said. As Ryan has noted in his writings, what the regime touted as a reform process entailed establishing new national committees and commissions to propose reforms and revise the constitution, new laws on elections and political parties, amendments to the constitution, and establishing a constitutional court, an anti-corruption commission and an independent electoral commission. But critics argue that these were cosmetic changes that do not entail any real lessening of the monarchy's grip on power. Now the regime may have even less incentive to devolve power than it did in 2011. With the region all around rocked by instability—and civil wars raging in neighboring Syria and Iraq- many Jordanians are simply relieved their country hasn't been plunged into chaos. Jordan is playing an active role in the coalition against ISIS and that battle has grabbed attention. For many, the idea of ambitious reforms has somewhat receded for now. To be sure the country faces fateful issues that in a more democratic society could be addressed at the ballot box including what to do about the Syrian refugees in Jordan (more than 630,000 registered refugees and estimates of a roughly equal number who are not registered) and how to address soaring youth unemployment, which the International Labor Organization puts at 28%. The problem is that parliament is not equipped or allowed to really deal with these or other challenges. The progressive Jordanian blog Black Iris wrote in a commentary on the elections that ''How vital the Lower House is in the grand scheme of governance is debatable.'' '' This remains a country in which a single person holds executive command, with government policy operating under the umbrella of the security machinery that drives it all. While in theory the role of the Lower House has been to represent the voice of constituents, reality has consistently suggested that the Lower House has acted as a first line of defense for the state, allowing it a)protection from responsibility or accountability in public policy failure (because parliament voted for it and people voted for those representatives) and b)a space in which limited critique can be aired, safely contained and co-opted if need be.'' ''If anything, the parliamentary system has largely operated as a disservice to the people, providing no real opposition to the appointed government or state policies,'' Black Iris continued. It concluded that under the circumstances maybe the best thing to do on election day is to stay away. Stakes will also be high on Tuesday for the Muslim Brotherhood, which decided to contest these elections after boycotting the last two parliamentary contests on the grounds that the system was rigged against it and that there had been electoral fraud. The brotherhood's assent came after the election law was amended to change the voting system from one man one vote into a list system in which voters choose both a list and a candidate within that list. The brotherhood's political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF) won an impressive 22 of 80 seats in 1989 elections but its decision not to participate in the recent polls, internal splits encouraged by the regime, and regional factors such as the ouster from power in Egypt of its sister movement, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, made it appear to be a less relevant player on the Jordanian scene. The election will be a test of its popularity. ''The election is a way for them to restore their legitimacy, they want to be a player,'' says Daoud Kuttab, a columnist for the Jordan Times. Far from campaigning on the provocative slogan ''Islam is the solution'' the IAF is running its people on joint lists with Christians and other non-Islamist candidates as the ''National Alliance for Reform''. ''They are extremely pragmatic in their approach and they are lowering their ideological footprints to get a bigger showing in parliament,'' Kuttab says. He added that when the regime cancelled the candidacy of a senior IAF leader, Ali Abu Sukar, the IAF did not let that derail their campaign. ''They bit their tongues and took that in stride and continued in the election because they are trying to make sure they are not pushed aside.''Kuttab said. Analysts are predicting that Islamists will win 20 out of 130 seats in parliament. A strong showing by the IAF will fuel calls on the regime to suspend relations with Israel, says Oded Eran, former Israeli ambassador to Jordan and now an analyst at the Institute for National Strategic Studies ''If the Moslem Brotherhood does well it will express itself in calls by elected people to have more debate on the whole file of relations with Israel. When there are Israeli actions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip the regime will face more vociferous opposition in parliament,'' he said. ''The regime will be called on to express more stringent statements on Israeli conduct in the territories. But I don't think the regime will adhere to calls from parliament to suspend relations with Israel, remove the Israeli ambassador from Amman or recall the Jordanian ambassador to Tel Aviv.'' From the regime's viewpoint, the elections are important so that it can show the world that a fair democratic process was conducted, Eran says. ''This is very important for the regime in the daily campaign they conduct to get international assistance to Jordan. The question of financial and security assistance is an existential one for Jordan.' Think others should know about this? Please share | |

2016-09-17 20:59 Ben Lynfield www.jpost.com

26 Trump tells controversial group Clinton immigration plan will 'abolish borders' After reversing course a day earlier on false claims about Barack Obama’s birth, Donald Trump produced a familiar stance on another favourite theme on Saturday, telling an audience in Texas he would save American lives by securing the border. “Our nation should not accept one lost American life because our country failed to enforce its laws,” the Republican presidential candidate said. “This has to end. It will end if I become president, I promise you.” Earlier, Trump’s standing on national security and foreign policy was attacked by the former defense secretary Robert Gates, in an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal. At a lunchtime event in Houston, though, the Republican nominee concentrated on domestic policy, denouncing so-called sanctuary cities – places that do not cooperate with all federal immigration enforcement – and describing Hillary Clinton’s plan for comprehensive immigration reform , including a pathway to citizenship, as an “amnesty” that would mean “a virtual end to immigration enforcement in the United States of America”. Trump claimed his Democratic rival was “effectively proposing to abolish the borders around the country that she is supposed to be representing”. He was speaking at a luncheon in a Houston hotel held for the Remembrance Project , which bills itself as “a voice for victims killed by illegal aliens”. The group was founded by Maria Espinoza, the daughter of a Mexican immigrant father, in 2009. Its flagship initiative is The Stolen Lives Quilt , which depicts Americans killed by undocumented immigrants. A subdued Trump spoke for about 15 minutes, then invited family members of victims, who wore T-shirts bearing names and images of their killed relatives, to tell their stories on stage. The organisation has enjoyed a boost in attention and momentum during this election thanks to Trump’s inflammatory comments about migrants and his contention that unauthorised immigration presents not only an economic but also a safety threat to America. In his speech at the Republican national convention last July, the candidate named several people allegedly killed by undocumented immigrants, including Kate Steinle, whose shooting death on a San Francisco pier last year became a cause célèbre for conservatives given that city’s status as a sanctuary city. “I’ve met many incredible people during this campaign but nothing has moved me more deeply than the time I have spent with the families of the Remembrance Project,” Trump said on Saturday. After initially inviting applications from members of the media to attend, the Project said on Friday that it was now a private event. It was livestreamed on YouTube. Vice News reported that one of its journalists was arrested for alleged trespassing at the hotel “while inquiring about press access”. A Houston police department spokesman confirmed that an adult male was arrested for trespassing at the event. Espinoza and her not-for-profit group have been accused of fearmongering that feeds far-right nativist sentiments. She has described deaths at the hands of undocumented immigrants as an “epidemic of killings across the country”, though studies indicate that immigrants are significantly less likely to commit crimes than people born in the US. Victor Ibarra, a 47-year-old born in Mexico, was one of a small group of protesters outside the hotel on Saturday. “There is more crime committed by American citizens than immigrants,” he said, clutching a Mexican flag and standing next to a Trump piñata with devil horns sprouting through blond hair. “We’re not criminals. He keeps saying all that and I think he’s not right. If he wants to be president he needs to calm down with how he’s saying things. If he wants the Hispanic community, people who vote, he needs not to be so hard on us.” The Remembrance Project’s website lists 14 people who it says have been killed in Texas by undocumented immigrants since 1998. While each death is an undoubted tragedy, that number would represent only a small fraction of the total number of murders in the state. Just in Harris County, which includes Houston, nearly 400 people were murdered in 2015. There are an estimated 11 million undocumented migrants in the US, with about 1.5 million in Texas – second among states to California’s three million - according to the Texas Tribune. On Friday morning, Trump, after years of stoking rumours that Barack Obama was not born in the US, finally conceded that the conspiracy theories were baseless. He then headed to Miami for a rally in which he criticised Hillary Clinton’s stance on guns and suggested that his Democratic opponent’s bodyguards should disarm, then “ let’s see what happens to her ”. The real estate and reality TV mogul was scheduled to head to a rally in Colorado later on Saturday.

2016-09-17 20:57 Tom Dart www.theguardian.com

27 Tragic story of death-row maid caught up in Asia’s war on drugs She has become a cause célèbre in both the country of her detention and that of her birth. Condemned to death on drug-smuggling charges, she was temporarily reprieved hours before her execution, but still languishes on death row in an Indonesian prison. And last week the skies darkened again over Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino maid whose plight has captured the imagination of two populations that know all about the vulnerability of migrant workers. After the Philippines’ president, the newly installed Rodrigo Duterte, visited Jakarta, it was reported that he had given his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, the go-ahead to execute her. Duterte has begun a ferocious and bloody war on drugs in the Philippines. That change of political direction has, it seems, led to yet another twist in the tortured tale of a woman who lost control of her life from the moment she entered Indonesia in 2010, hoping, she has said, to take up a job in domestic service. Amid public outrage in the Philippines, Widodo subsequently clarified that Duterte had said: “Please, go ahead with the process in line with the law in Indonesia,” without naming Veloso. Few of her supporters were reassured. “We demand an immediate explanation from President Duterte … duty- bound to defend the rights of Filipinos overseas, especially drug-trafficking victims like Mary Jane,” said Migrante International , a group that campaigns for the Veloso family. Born to an impoverished family in the northern city of Cabanatuan, Veloso married at 17 but later separated from her husband. She moved to the United Arab Emirates in 2009 to earn money for her two young sons in the Philippines. Veloso says that she had to flee Dubai after an attempted rape and was then duped into smuggling drugs into Indonesia. Her case has become the focus of sympathy in both the Philippines and Indonesia, where many families have loved ones working abroad, often in poor conditions with abusive employers. Before the original date set for her execution last April, more than 200,000 signatures from 127 countries were collected for a #SaveMaryJane petition. Veloso says that a woman called Maria Kristina Sergio, the daughter of one of her godparents, told her to move to Indonesia for a maid’s job in 2010. In an account that Sergio disputes, Veloso says the woman gave her new clothes and a bag that she says she was unaware had 2.6kg (5.7lb) of heroin sewn into it. “We’re poor and I wanted to change our life, but I could never commit the crime they have accused me of,” Veloso wrote last year in a letter to the then president, Benigno Aquino. Her legal team launched two appeals in Indonesia, one that argued she did not have a competent translator, and a second saying she was scammed. Both were rejected. As her April 2015 execution date approached, protesters in the Philippines and Indonesia rallied to save her and hundreds of people held vigils outside the Indonesian embassy in Manila. Even world boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao made a public plea for her life. Two days before Veloso’s execution date, her family was allowed a visit. She explained to her sons that she would not be coming home. Her youngest child, six-year-old Mark Darren, said he would try to think that “Mama is in heaven”. Then Indonesia shot dead eight people, including two Australians, part of the Bali Nine heroin-smuggling ring, four Nigerians, a Brazilian and an Indonesian. But not Veloso, although several newspapers in the Philippines reported she was dead. The hashtag “maryjanelives” trended on Twitter across the Philippines and Indonesia. The reprieve was down to an unexpected turn of events in her homeland. Veloso’s alleged trafficker, Sergio, had handed herself in to police hours before the execution. And Aquino, invoking a regional treaty that compels nations to co-operate on transnational crime, asked Indonesia to keep Veloso alive. He said she was needed to testify in the case against Sergio and another man, now accused of trafficking, illegal recruitment and fraud. Indonesia’s president insisted that the execution was merely postponed, but the campaign for clemency had new grounds for hope. A year on, the accession of Duterte to the presidency has again changed the dynamics of Veloso’s case. Duterte’s first three months in office have been dominated by a bloody crackdown that has left 3,526 drug dealers and addicts dead, most of them in extrajudicial killings by vigilante groups, actions that were publicly encouraged by Duterte before he was elected. Senator Leila de Lima, who has been leading a senate hearing into the killings and is one of the main domestic critics of Duterte, said that she was “sad and heartbroken that the president will throw away all our efforts to save a life just like that, when it is still in his power to request the holding off of the execution”. But it was no surprise, she added, that Veloso’s life might seem of no worth to an administration that had adopted judicial or extrajudicial executions as “government policy”. Even Duterte has said that fighting for Veloso’s life would sit badly with his drugs crackdown. “It would have left a bad taste in the mouth to be talking about having a strong posture against drugs and here you are begging for something,” he told reporters, adding that he told Widodo he supported the death penalty in Indonesia. Capital punishment was outlawed in the Philippines in 2006. Veloso’s legal team told the Observer it was very concerned. “Mary Jane is a victim of dire poverty, of lack of real opportunities for a decent job, of pernicious drug and human trafficking. The law may be the law, but it should not be blind or deaf to reality,” lawyer Edre Olalia wrote in an email. “As the leader of this nation and as the pater familias of all Filipinos, President Duterte is expected to rise to his bounden duty and fight for her, and fight hard as he does for all victims of this transnational infection.” Widodo’s reported conversation with Duterte has reinvigorated public interest in Veloso’s case and the office of Indonesia’s attorney general said last week that she would not be killed in the next wave of executions. The judge in the case involving Sergio said that she would fly to Indonesia this month to get a deposition from Veloso in her prison cell. Veloso’s supporters believe that a trial can vindicate her, if it can prove she was used as a pawn. “Winning the case will codify Mary Jane’s innocence and erase all doubts that she should be spared from execution,” said Garry Martinez, chair of Migrante International. Ruperto Santos, a prominent Roman Catholic bishop in the Philippines, said that “conflicting reports regarding the actions of President Duterte” on the Veloso case were regrettable. “Let us continue to pray for her, that her life be spared.”

2016-09-17 20:55 Oliver Holmes www.theguardian.com

28 Powell discussed Israel's nuclear capacity in leaked emails WASHINGTON -- Israel has over two hundred nuclear weapons, and they are aimed at Iran, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said over correspondence leaked to the public last week. The former secretary's remarks were a reference to a nuclear capacity never confirmed or publicly acknowledged by the Jewish state, which is not a signatory of the UN's Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. Powell said that Iran was taking into account Israel's capabilities in calculating its own nuclear ambitions. His estimate that Israel has 200 operable warheads was based on "public estimates" of Israel's arsenal, ten years since he last had access to classified material, a spokesman for the secretary told the Associated Press on Friday. "Iranians can't use one if they finally make one," Powell wrote to a Democratic donor. "The boys in Tehran know Israel has 200, all targeted on Tehran, and we have thousands. " The email exchange took place around the time of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress in March 2015 on the threat of a nuclearized Iran. The State Department declined to comment in detail on this report, simply stating that it supports enforcement of the NPT. Think others should know about this? Please share | |

2016-09-17 20:46 MICHAEL WILNER www.jpost.com

29 Battle for the heart and soul of Podemos as Spain’s political deadlock continues For all its clarity, novelty and wit, there was perhaps something foolhardy in Podemos’s decision to model its last election manifesto on the Ikea catalogue. The symbolism was not hard to fathom: here, cooed the pages showing candidates at home, was a bright, straightforward, modern party; an explosion of youthful colour along the musty, dark-wood corridors of traditional Spanish politics. On the eve of the election in June – Spain’s second in six months – Podemos had every reason to cheerful. Bolstered by the decision to run on a joint ticket with United Left (IU), a leftwing coalition that includes the Communist party of Spain, things were looking overwhelmingly positive. Experts and polls alike predicted that the new alliance, Unidos Podemos , would consolidate the phenomenal gains made by the grassroots social movement in the December vote and achieve its dream of replacing the Spanish Socialist party (PSOE) as the pre-eminent voice of the left. Until the first exit polls came in on the evening of Sunday 26 June, the sorpasso (overtaking) was taken for granted. A few hours later, though, it seemed that in true flatpack fashion someone had mislaid the instructions, snapped the dowels and lost a few vital screws. Unidos Podemos failed to make gains and lost more than a million votes. No party achieved a majority and Spain, not for the first time, found itself without a government. Since then, the question for Podemos supporters has been simple: why had the blisteringly successful force that erupted from popular discontent over austerity and corruption to threaten four decades of two-party rule suddenly fallen short? A few obvious answers suggested themselves. Perhaps the UK’s Brexit vote, three days before, had sent voters scurrying back into the familiar arms of the PSOE and the conservative People’s party (PP); perhaps the attempts by the Podemos party leader, Pablo Iglesias , to reach out to the centre ground by diluting the revolutionary rhetoric had confused and alienated people. Whatever the reason, the party’s poor performance led to weeks of introspection that have further revealed the ideological tensions at its core. Most visible has been the rivalry between Iglesias and Podemos’s policy chief and number two, Iñigo Errejón. If Errejón has pushed for a more pragmatic approach to the PSOE, with a view to sharing power after December’s election, then Iglesias has gone out of his way to antagonise the Socialists, once memorably reminding parliament of the anti-Eta death squads that operated under the government of former PSOE leader Felipe González. Now the growing tensions are coming to a head in Madrid, where competing factions are vying for control of Podemos’s birthplace and its future. On one side is Tania Sánchez, a former IU MP, who, along with Madrid councillor Rita Maestre, hopes to make the local party a more “friendly, female and decentralised” outfit. Opposite them are the Iglesias loyalists, such as the party’s general secretary in the capital, Luis Alegre, who has long had a troubled relationship with the Errejónista faction. To complicate things further, Sánchez, who is standing to be the party’s new leader in Madrid, is a former girlfriend of Iglesias, while Maestre used to go out with Errejón. In an attempt to head off the inevitable innuendo, both women put out a statement: “We are not girlfriends or ex-girlfriends, we are human beings who make our own decisions. We don’t need a man to help us or lead us … We’re protagonists who defend a Podemos for everyone.” Iglesias responded coolly, saying he was convinced there would be “far better candidates”. “There’s no division between Iglesias and Errejón when it comes to objectives, but there is one when it comes to means and strategies,” says the sociologist and commentator Jorge Galindo. “Iglesias has forged an alliance with the anti-capitalist movements because he thinks about a strategy involving a Leninist assault by the proletarian vanguard. Errejón, on the other hand, who’s more of a populist in the Latin American sense – Ecuador, Bolivia – has a much closer alliance with the policy- oriented group: first you deliver and do things for the people, then you create dominance.” Though it may object to the religious image, Podemos is indeed a broad church or, as Galindo puts it, “a half-formed political animal, a coalition of pretty varied interests that’s kept together by electoral success and by the drive to occupy new space”. Antonio Barroso, an analyst at the political risk advisory firm Teneo Intelligence, sees the internal divisions as a sign that the party is coming of age politically. “It was like a virgin party when it emerged, formed of círculos [working groups] to represent the people. At the end of the day it’s just becoming a classic party with its internal quarrels.” In one way, says Barroso, Podemos is now little different to the PSOE. The Socialist leader, Pedro Sánchez, is facing growing calls from within the party to reverse his long-held refusal to end Spain’s nine-month political impasse by allowing the country’s acting prime minister, Mariano Rajoy , to form a minority government led by his People’s party. Rajoy, whose recent bids to break the deadlock have been thwarted by his opponents, has few such internal problems. As well as benefiting from a more hierarchical structure, the PP was also the only party to increase its seat count in June, taking 14 more seats than in December and finishing first, albeit well short of an absolute majority. With third elections now looming in December, the pressure is on the other parties to rescue Spain from an unwelcome Christmas present. With the PP holding firm and the Socialists starting to squirm, it is up to Podemos to show that it can regain the unity and momentum that it lost on 26 June. “They didn’t live up to expectations, and that’s true. But to go from zero to 69 seats in one election is insane by Spanish standards,” says Barroso. “They have shaken up the debate and they have shaken up parliament. The question now is: where does it go from here? Does it become another party in parliament that will continue growing or does it become a marginal force?”

2016-09-17 20:44 Sam Jones www.theguardian.com

30 Undercover British army unit ‘saved life’ of Ulster loyalist leader Johnny Adair One of the most secretive and controversial units of the British army saved notorious loyalist terrorist Johnny “Mad Dog” Adair from assassination during a violent feud in Northern Ireland , an undercover soldier reveals this weekend. In a unique insight into the undercover war against loyalist and republican terror suspects in the early 21st century, the army “spy” also discloses how the Real IRA wrongfooted a covert army squad, allowing the terror group to elude surveillance and murder a civilian worker at a Territorial Army base. A practised surveillance expert, the soldier planted bugs and cameras in and around the cars and homes of Real IRA and loyalist paramilitaries. He also claims two senior unnamed Sinn Féin politicians have been supplying information to British intelligence for many years. Seán Hartnett (not his real name) was born in Cork in the Irish Republic in the 1980s, and tried to join the IRA as a teenager. His revelations are contained in a memoir, Charlie One , which is about to be published, with the title based on the coded call-sign British military intelligence used for its most wanted targets in Northern Ireland. The Observer has spoken to Hartnett and obtained detailed information on his career in the Joint Communications Unit Northern Ireland (JCUNI), which appear to confirm his years of service. On the thwarted plot to murder Adair during a power struggle in the Ulster Defence Association in 2002, Hartnett claims the JCUNI had “solid intelligence” that Adair was going to be shot as he took his eight-year-old daughter to school. “The hit was to be carried out by two of the UDA’s most experienced hitmen. They would use one of their favourite assassination methods, a drive-by. Two men on a motorbike would approach Adair, pull up beside him, and the passenger would spray him with bullets,” Hartnett says. However, the murder bid was prevented by undercover soldiers driving a van, which they rammed into the motorbike. Hartnett says he watched the entire events unfold via secret cameras hidden around the Lower Shankill area – Adair’s Belfast stronghold. “The bike spun out and hit the ground,” he says. “The two men’s instinct to get up and run kicked in and off they went. The van was driven back to base, destined for the scrapyard.” Hartnett says he was sceptical at the reason his commanding officer gave for saving Adair’s life: concern that the UDA assassins would shoot his young daughter as well. “It was in most people’s interest to see him [Adair] gone, and yet we had just expended massive resources protecting him … There was only one plausible explanation. Adair himself had claimed he had been getting information from both British intelligence and Special Branch on republican targets for years, and we all knew that was a two-way street.” Not all of the undercover teams were successful in halting attacks. Hartnett says that on one occasion his team lost contact with one of two Vauxhall Cavalier cars that they had bugged, which belonged to a Real IRA cell based around Derry and Strabane. The undercover soldiers tracking the cars missed the transfer of a bomb hidden in a lunchbox from one car to another on 2 August 2002. The Real IRA were then able to plant the bomb inside the perimeter of Caw Territorial Army camp close to Derry. Civilian security officer David Caldwell picked up the lunchbox and the bomb went off. He later died from his injuries. “The mood that morning was one of anger, not just at the death of David Caldwell, a father of four, but ourselves for having failed the man,” Hartnett says. A specialist “handler” who ran informants for the unit revealed to Hartnett that two Sinn Féin politicians were providing British forces with information. The senior officer shared details that Hartnett said “sobered me up”. “I was so surprised: two well-known Sinn Féin politicians were providing information to British intelligence and had been for years.” Hartnett also claims the Real IRA came close to “blinding” army intelligence’s entire electronic spying operation across Derry. Hartnett points to a Real IRA attack on an unmanned communications station at Sheriff’s Mountain in Derry in June 2002. The security forces have never confirmed that the station acted as a key secret surveillance hub for military intelligence. Hartnett says North “Det” – the JCUNI unit in Derry – temporarily “lost perhaps its most valuable and potent surveillance tools”. Hartnett says in the book that many of his colleagues who had served undercover in Derry and Belfast in the early 2000s are now active in the secret war against Islamic State and its offshoots. Charlie One by Seán Hartnett is published by Merrion Press

2016-09-17 20:39 Henry McDonald www.theguardian.com

31 Straight outta Kendal - when NWA left Lib Dem leader red-faced Rappers NWA got Lib Dem leader Tim Farron into hot water when one of the group's most notorious hits started blaring from his phone. Mr Farron said he was in a meeting with the head of the local NHS trust at his office in Kendal, Cumbria, when "F*** Tha Police" suddenly began playing. The red-faced Lib Dem leader said his children were to blame after setting the album Straight Outta Compton as his ring tone. This came after he had light-heartedly reviewed the unlikely music choice for music website RAM Album Club. Recounting the tale during his rally speech at the party's autumn conference in Brighton, he said: "(The album) is deservedly considered a classic, but it's a bit sweary. " To laughter from the audience, he added: "I downloaded the album to my phone but my kids had been mucking about with my phone one morning, and apparently linked my ring tone with my iTunes. "And so later that day, there I was in my office in Kendal meeting with the chief executive of the local NHS trust, when my phone went off and we were all treated to a quick burst of 'eff the police'. "Which was lovely. Almost a pity I wasn't due to meet the chief constable until later that afternoon. " Mr Farron added that while he admired the rappers behind NWA, their attitudes toward law and order differed from his own.

2016-09-17 20:36 www.independent.ie

32 Barcelona win easily at Leganes, Atletico thrash Sporting Atletico Madrid strikers Antoine Griezmann, Fernando Torres and Kevin Gameiro also all scored in a 5-0 thrashing of Sporting Gijon to warm up for next Wednesday's visit to the Nou Camp. Messi sidefooted in a simple cross from Suarez to strike the opening goal for Barca after 15 minutes and returned the favour for the Uruguayan to nudge in the second in the 31st. Neymar stretched Barca's lead to three goals on the stroke of half-time, tapping in another lay off from Suarez, before Messi got his second from the penalty spot 10 minutes into the second half. Rafinha rounded off the most comfortable of Barca victories with a curled finish in the 64th, although Gabriel Appelt salvaged a goal for the Madrid minnows in the 80th with a free-kick whipped into the top corner. Barcelona, beaten 2-1 by newcomers Alaves last weekend in their first loss at the Nou Camp since April 17, now have nine points from their first four La Liga games. They join Real, who can go clear again when they play at Espanyol on Sunday, at the league's summit, while Atletico are one point behind. "This is an important victory against a team that we knew would cause us problems in bringing the ball out. We exploited the space well and we were very active from the start," said Luis Enrique. After squad rotations backfired against Alaves, Luis Enrique picked a similar team to the one that battered Celtic 7-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday in Barca's biggest ever win in European soccer's top competition. Barca played with a back three when in possession, switching to a 4-4-2 shape without the ball. "Our tactics brought risks but we deployed them well and I'm proud of the players for that," added Luis Enrique. "With a three man defence they could press us very high, but we're Barca and we assume these risks. " Atletico kickstarted their league campaign last week with a 4-0 win at Celta Vigo and raced out of the traps against Sporting, Gameiro feeding Griezmann to tap in the opener in the second minute before curling in another in the fifth. Griezmann then cut inside to lash in the third goal in the 31st before being replaced by Torres, and the homegrown Atletico hero further delighted the Vicente Calderon by rounding off the victory with two late strikes, including an injury time penalty. "We knew we were doing the right things to score goals," Torres told BeIN Sports after a rewarding afternoon for Atletico's strikeforce. "It's good that all the forwards contributed with the goals and that I could do that from the bench. It's never a good time to visit Barcelona but now we can go there feeling confident. "

2016-09-17 20:32 REUTERS www.timeslive.co.za

33 Members of anti-gay pastor's church try to enter SA Johannesburg - Three members of anti-gay American pastor Steven Anderson's church have been prevented from entering the country, the Department of Home Affairs says. One of the three trying to enter South Africa was stopped at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport, while another was prevented in Germany from travelling to South Africa. Tshwete would not say where in Germany the person was stopped. He had earlier said the skids had been put on the person in Zurich, Switzerland. Tshwete said the third person was still trying to get into the country. Here too, he wouldn't divulge more details.

2016-09-17 20:31 www.news24.com

34 Boost in funding to promote concept of EU citizenry after UK Brexit vote The European commission is to spend tens of millions more pounds on promoting the ideal of the EU citizen under plans drawn up by officials in Brussels in the wake of the Brexit vote. Officials for the European parliament claim there is now a “clear need” for a significant increase in spending on the Europe for Citizens programme, which aims to foster the notion of an EU citizenry through remembrance events, town twinning and involvement in European parliamentary elections. The programme had its budget cut from €215m to €185.5m after a request from Britain in 2013. “Considering the current political climate, in which an increasing number of citizens question the foundations of the EU, decisive action is indispensable,” an assessment of the programme by officials in the European parliament reports. “It is for this reason that the reduction in funding for the EFC programme is a serious handicap to successful implementation: to reiterate, the budget for the current EFC programme is €185.5m (down from €215m under the previous programme), which amounts to merely 0.0171% of the EU multiannual financial framework.” The aim of EFC is said to be that of developing “a better understanding” of the EU across all its member states, to fund remembrance events for key moments in European history and foster the ideal of European citizenship. The assessment document says that funding “which promotes and enables citizens to engage in European matters is of vital importance, especially in times when Euroscepticism is on the rise”. It adds: “A reduction was requested by the United Kingdom government, as is apparent from a report of the UK House of Commons’ European scrutiny committee regarding the EFC programme 2014-2020, and backed in the council. “The latter report states that ‘in his letter of 31 October 2013, the minister for culture, communications and creative industries (Ed Vaizey) informed us that the government had succeeded in securing a reduction in the budget of the programme (down from €229m in the commission’s original proposal to €185m)’... “The reduced funding has undoubtedly entailed serious consequences for the functioning of the EFC programme as a whole.” In 2015, from 2,800 applications for cash, 408 projects were selected for grants: 252 town twinning citizens meetings, 33 remembrance projects, 32 networks of twinned towns and 27 civil society projects. Hungary had the greatest number of successful applications for cash (17%) followed by Slovakia (13%) and Italy and Germany (11%). Earlier this month it emerged that Federica Mogherini, the EU’s foreign policy chief, was preparing a timetable setting out steps to create EU military structures “to act autonomously” from Nato. Mogherini reportedly said: “We have the political space today to do things that were not really do- able in previous years.” The military plan would see countries such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland forming permanent military structures to act on behalf of the EU and for the deployment of the EU’s battle groups and 18 national battalions. However, the British defence secretary Michael Fallon said he would veto any “common military force” as long as the UK was a member state of the EU. The European Council president Donald Tusk said Theresa May had told him during their meeting at Downing Street last week that she would be ready to trigger Article 50 to begin Brexit by February 2017.

2016-09-17 20:30 Daniel Boffey www.theguardian.com

35 EU countries in scramble to ‘steal’ UK-based research centres Member states are already competing among themselves to have British- based EU agencies and research centres relocated to their countries following the Brexit vote, a former president of the European commission has disclosed. Romano Prodi , who led the commission between 1999 and 2004, told the Observer that EU negotiators were being put under pressure to make decisions on transferring key centres, which are both major employers and hubs of expertise. He revealed details of the behind-the-scenes manoeuvres as the leaders of two major organisations voiced their fears over the future. The European medicines agency’s executive director, Guido Rasi, has written to former health minister Norman Lamb about his “concerns” over the “repercussions of so-called Brexit on science and medical research”. He added that his agency’s future – and that of his 890 employees – was in the balance and depended “on the future relationship between the UK and the EU”. Professor Ian Chapman, the newly appointed chief executive of the UK nuclear fusion programme at the Culham centre in Oxfordshire, which hosts the EU’s flagship research project called the Joint European Torus – the largest magnetic fusion experiment in the world – said that, while the commission had been “positive” in talks about the medium term, there was a lack of clarity over the future. “We are worried about what Brexit means,” Chapman said. “We just have to get on and continue to do business until the UK government gives any clarity about what their position is and what is actually happening. We are awaiting that.” Prodi, a two-time Italian prime minister, said that he knew the commission negotiators, led by former French government minister Michel Barnier, “very well” and that he was aware that the lobbying to steal away the agencies from British shores had begun. “Everybody fights now to have the headquarters of the agencies that are now in the UK,” he said. “If you are a negotiator you have people pushing you. The governments, Italian, French. The cities are pushing you, saying: ‘my city is the best for pharmaceuticals in the world’. Britain is leaving a big heritage.” Lamb, a minister until last year, said that the development would be a “hammer blow” for British jobs and research. “While the divided Tory government struggles to find a workable plan for Brexit, other European countries are already fighting over the spoils,” he said. “Britain’s thriving pharmaceutical industry would be dealt a hammer blow through the loss of the European medicines agency, which is crucial for attracting foreign investment. Theresa May must clarify how she will secure vital economic interests and give the British people a say over the final Brexit deal.” Prodi said he believed the European commission would be tough on the UK in its negotiations, but called for May to trigger article 50 as soon as possible. “The situation is very clear. Brexit is Brexit, as your prime minister has told us,” he said. “And it is both in the British interest and even more in the European interest to clarify the situation soon. The uncertainty is the biggest danger to Europe, to Britain and to all of us. “What happens to the research groups, to the students? There is a question mark. And it is not in the interest of the UK to have a question mark. “They [the commission negotiators] understand that the institution to which they belong will be totally destroyed with uncertainty. From the commission point of view, they are obliged to be less generous, to be not generous.” Prodi, a former professor of economics, said he believed that trade between Britain and the EU member states would not be greatly affected by the Brexit vote, but he warned of a hit to foreign direct investment in the UK. “When it comes to the new headquarters of non-European countries – Chinese companies for their European branch, for example – a decreasing number of them will choose Britain,” he said. “In industry or manufacturing, the new decision will in some way have less preference for the UK. “There is a question mark over the City. My opinion is that the City will lose a small part of it, but that it is powerful because of its skills, not because it belongs to the market. So I don’t think there will be an earthquake in the City. You could lose some headquarters. They could go to Amsterdam or something of this type. But London will maintain the skills, and that’s more important in financial services.”

2016-09-17 20:28 Daniel Boffey www.theguardian.com

36 Watch: Terrorist attempts to kill soldier in Hebron attack Security cameras captured a terror attack Saturday where one soldier was lightly wounded. The soldier wrestled with the terrorist to the ground while three others shot and killed the assailant. The soldier was treated for his wounds at the scene and taken to hospital for further treatment. Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. The video shows the terrorist approaching the soldier and handing him a piece of paper before drawing a concealed knife. The terrorist then lunges, cutting wildly, attempting to stab the soldier. The terror attack occurred in the Hebron neighborhood of Tel Rumeda Saturday morning during a security check. The Palestinian arrived at the checkpoint and offered a piece of paper, not identity forms, which drew suspicion among the soldiers. The Palestinian man, Hatem Abed al-Hafiz Shaloudi, aged 25 was killed by Israeli forces. Reached for comment after the event, Hatem's family said "The army executed him in cold blood. " His brother, Aymen, said to Palestinian media that his brother worked at a factory in Hebron, and was supposed to start his shift at seven in the morning. Aymen added the IDF searched the house and left. The deadly event Saturday morning comes following four separate Palestinian attacks over the weekend. On Friday a soldier was lightly stabbed in the face, before soldiers shot and killed the assailant. A separate incident also occurred when a suspected terrorist of Jordanian nationality tried to stab police officers at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem later in the day. Think others should know about this? Please share | |

2016-09-17 20:28 Noam Amir www.jpost.com

37 Just 5.7% of Clinton Foundation budget went to charitable grants Contact WND (Daily Caller) Just 5.7 percent of the Clinton Foundation’s massive 2014 budget actually went to charitable grants, according to the tax-exempt organization’s IRS filings. The rest went to salaries and employee benefits, fundraising and “other expenses.” The Clinton Foundation spent a hair under $91.3 million in 2014, the organization’s IRS filings show. But less than $5.2 million of that went to charitable grants. That number pales in comparison to the $34.8 million the foundation spent on salaries, compensation and employee benefits.

2016-09-17 20:11 www.wnd.com

38 Syria claims coalition airstrike hit regime forces The US military said Saturday a coalition airstrike may have struck Syrian soldiers, but the coalition never intentionally targets regime troops. A statement from US Central Command said the coalition conferred with the Russian military before the strike. "The coalition airstrike was halted immediately when coalition officials were informed by Russian officials that it was possible the personnel and vehicles targeted were part of the Syrian military," CENTCOM said. [Original story, published at 3:34 p.m. ET] The Syrian military says an airstrike by the US-led coalition hit a regime military position Saturday. The Russian military said 62 Syrian soldiers were killed near Deir Ezzor Airport, according to state-run Sputnik News Agency. It quoted Russian Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov as saying two F-16s and two A-10s carried out four strikes. The Russian Ministry of Defense said ISIS militants launched an attack on the Syrian position after the airstrikes, Sputnik reported. The report comes during a fragile ceasefire. A ceasefire deal went into effect Monday and calls for a halt to the violence between the Syrian regime and rebel forces, but it does not cover militant groups considered terrorists, such as ISIS and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, formerly known as al Nusra Front. The ceasefire has offered some respite from violence in the civil war that's killed an estimated 430,000 people since 2011 and touched off an international refugee crisis. But there have been reports of violations, and the Russians have said the United States is not fulfilling its obligations. Developing story - more to come

2016-09-17 20:10 Steve Almasy www.cnn.com

39 Russia begins national parliament election MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's governing party and its three largely cooperative opponents are expected to retain their positions in the national parliament, but new procedures for choosing the seats could affect their proportions. Voting for the State Duma began Sunday morning in the Far East, nine hours ahead of Moscow and won't conclude until 22 hours later when polls close in the Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad. There are 450 seats at stake in the Duma, but unlike the last two sessions, only half the seats are chosen by national party-list; the other 225 are contested in specific districts. Nationwide polling in recent weeks have shown the pro-Kremlin United Russia with support of around 50 percent of likely voters, which would be enough to maintain its absolute majority.

2016-09-17 20:09 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

40 New polls show tight White House as Clinton and Trump fight for key swing states As the countdown to the election gets closer, the race to the White House is only getting tighter - and Hillary Clinton's lead is getting much smaller. A new Reuters poll released Saturday has shown that the Democratic presidential nominee's Electoral College lead has dropped significantly in recent weeks. It will take 270 out of a total of 538 electoral votes to win the seat in the Oval Office, and Clinton and Donald Trump are running almost even in the fight for swing states. A number of polls show Clinton either in a deadlock or with marginal leads over Trump in key battleground states like Florida, Virginia, Michigan and Pennsylvania. The weekly Reuters poll found that 15,000 Americans believe Clinton has a 60 percent chance of winning the presidency by 18 electoral votes if the race was held today. Although that is still above 50 percent, the figure is a massive drop from the projected 83 percent chance Clinton was given just last week. Meanwhile, if the election were held today, Trump would be projected to win Florida's 29 electoral votes. That victory would be a massive blow to the Democrats, as the state has swung blue in the last two presidential elections for Barack Obama. The Reuters poll found that Trump has 50 percent support in the state, compared to Clinton's 46 percent. A CNN/ORC poll found that the two candidates are deadlocked in the state, as well as in Ohio. They are also virtually tied in Virginia, with Clinton leading by only three percentage points at 40 percent, according to a Monmouth University poll released Thursday. The same poll found that Trump had an eight-point lead over Clinton in Iowa, another state that Obama won in both presidential elections, according to CNN. Pennsylvania, once projected to be a likely win for Clinton, is now also considered a tossup, although it seems she will likely secure Ohio. More surprising are the close contests in Virginia, where Clinton's running mate Tim Kaine calls home, and Michigan, which has swung blue in presidential elections since 1992. Clinton is still ahead of the game in a separate national Reuters poll, which shows her leading Trump by 4 percent. But that lead diminished when the poll included third party candidates Gary Johnson and Jill Stein. Clinton surged ahead of Trump by only 1 percentage point in a Fox News poll that included the Libertarian and Green party candidates in a four-way ballot. Despite the tightening numbers, Clinton's camp is still feeling confident about the race and the first presidential debate only nine days away. Chief Clinton strategist Joel Benson said the campaign is still playing for all 270 electoral votes and that, unlike Trump's team, they are on the offense. '(We are) keep the Trump campaign on defense, particularly in states that are must-wins for them like Virginia and North Carolina,' he told CNN's Erin Burnett on Thursday. 'They're not making us play defense anywhere.' New polls have also shown that Clinton's shrinking lead cannot be attributed to recent headlines that have been devoted to concerns about her health. Reuters found that most American adults said the issue of either candidate's health would make 'no difference' to how they voted on November 8. What may really be Clinton's problem is young voters, with a recent polls, including from NBC and Wall Street Journal showing her support from the millennial generation pales in comparison to what Obama received. It is this lack of enthusiasm that could explain the surge of support third-party candidates Stein and Johnson have received in recent weeks. These recent numbers may be striking fear into many Democrats' hearts, but Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi is not one of them. The House Minority Leader hopes that talk of a tighter race will simply inspire more Democrats to get out to the polls. 'The more our own people see that it's important to vote, and a tight race sort of speaks to that urgency, the more of them will turn out,' she said. 'So it works to our advantage.'

2016-09-17 20:06 Dailymail.com www.dailymail.co.uk

41 Kim Kardashian flaunts perfectly contoured abs in stunning nude Snapchat video Kim Kardashian made waves in March when she shared a naked mirror selfie on Instagram. The 35-year- old reality star cranked up the heat in Miami on Friday when she posted a Snapchat video of herself posing totally nude after a fresh spray tan. Kim was seen covering her breasts with one arm while her lower half was strategically hidden behind a chair following a late night spray tanning session that boasted finely applied contoured abs. 'I just did a midnight spray tan, you guys,' Kim said as a way of explanation, adding with emphasis: 'Tanorexic.' Tanorexic is a word that rings with 'anorexic' but really applies to Caucasian women who get dark skin by constant tanning in the sun or fake tanning. It seems to suggest that tanorexics are obsessed with tanning in the way that anorexics are obsessed with getting thin. Kim's attitude was anything but serious as she showed off her physical assets from her hotel room as night descended upon Miami. Also noticeable were the sculpted abs that were also there courtesy of a little spray tanning art. Kim's spray tanner Fabiola Trujillo, who co-owns Sobe Tan, described the painstaking process on her Facebook page. 'While I was spray tanning Kim between layers as she likes to get dark she would go outside and took this snapchat while drying,' Fabiola wrote. She added: 'Have to admit spray tan looks pretty awesome on her and even painted her abs while spraying her!!' Kim certainly reigned supreme while supporting her husband Kanye West at his concert later that night at AmericanAirlines Arena. The mother-of-two was practically spilling out of her shimmery silver dress that featured a plunging neckline and ruffed high-low hemline. Kim let her long raven-black locks fall loose and wavy over one bare shoulder while opting for neutral- toned make-up. The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star clearly eclipsed her rapper husband at his own show with her own sexy spectacle. She captured the exciting moments backstage at the concert where she was joined by her sister Kourtney and nephew Mason, comparing the props to 'a spaceship.' Kim was joined by friend Jonathan Cheban and the group was seen dancing and rapping along with Kanye's lyrics in the crowded VIP area.

2016-09-17 20:06 Jennifer Pearson www.dailymail.co.uk

42 Disgruntled Zanu-PF youths threaten to join MDC anti-corruption march Harare – Disgruntled youths from Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party have reportedly threatened to join a march against corruption, organised by the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) on Wednesday next week. According to NewsDay , the youths were unhappy over the manner in which Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere handled the stands dispute at Ushewokunze Housing Co-operative in Harare. An unidentified Zanu-PF youth said that they had had enough of corrupt Zanu-PF leaders. This came a few days after President Robert Mugabe reportedly grilled Kasukuwere over the allegations that he allocated land meant for youths to his cronies, including a famous prophet, Walter Magaya. "We are fed up with this corruption. Zanu- PF leaders have become land barons. They go around the country claiming that the land belongs to youths, yet they are feeding themselves. It’s now time for bhora musango (siding with the enemy)," said a Zanu PF youth, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The September 21 demonstration was organised by the MDC in a bid to force Mugabe to oust Kasukuwere.

2016-09-17 20:02 www.news24.com

43 Brando clinches dream victory for owner Angie Bailey in the Ayr Gold Cup Don't dismiss your dreams. Angie Bailey didn't and ended up owning a William Hill Ayr Gold Cup winner in Brando. In the build up to Scotland's biggest Flat race, Bailey had had a dream containing the numbers two and eight. With Kevin Ryan- trained Brando No 2 on the racecard, picking stall No 8 in Thursday's draw for the draw seemed the right thing to do. So it proved in a race which continued the great run of horses at this season's Western meeting starting from low numbered stalls. Brando was the fourth winner of the Ayr Gold Cup this century to emerge from stall eight and the four-year-old's win extended the excellent record of Ryan in the race. The £200,000 sprint handicap is supposed to be one of the hardest races in the Flat racing calendar to win. But for the Yorkshire trainer, it is becoming quite a habit. Brando became his fourth win in the last 10 years following Advanced (2007), Our Jonathan (2011) and Captain Ramius (2012). In carrying 9st 10lb to a length and a quarter win from 4-1 favourite Growl, Brando produced the best weight carrying performance since Coastal Bluff defied the same burden in 20 years ago. There was addition joy for the Ryan family with winning jockey Tom Eaves being engaged to Ryan's daughter Amy, a former jockey and apprentice champion in 2012. Ryan, who also ran Flaming Spear (19th) and Terentum Star (23rd and last), said: 'It's very special for the owners. They've been coming here for years and are great friends of mine. Angie has always wanted to win this race. 'Angie said to draw stall eight if his name comes out early enough. She picked the stall. 'I always like to go middle to far side and all horses came out early enough for me to do that, so it's worked out.' The form of Brando, a son of Pivotal who cost 115,000gn when bought as a yearling, has moved to a different level this summer. His last run had been when a far-from-disgraced ninth to Mecca's Angel in the Group One Nunthorpe Stakes at York last month. He had shown his capabilities in big sprint handicaps in June when a head second to Outback Traveller in the Wokingham Stakes at Royal Ascot. Eaves added: 'He was the class horse in the race, but he needed a bit of luck. It all worked out lovely and it's great to ride the Ayr Gold Cup winner. It's the big handicap we want to win up here.' Eaves led a furlong out on Brando and never looked like being overhauled by well-backed Richard Fahey-trained Growl. With Mick Easterby-trained Hoof It, a gelding part-owned by golfer Lee Westwood, next home, the first three all started from single-figure starting stalls. G Force (11) in fourth was the first double-digit stall starter home and Johnny Barnes, drawn in 18 and eighth home, the first to cross the line from a high-numbered start. The draw bias had also shown in the earlier Silver Cup when 20-1 shot Roudee, trained by Tom Dascombe at the Cheshire stable built by Ex-England striker Michael Owen and ridden by Richard Kingscote, also started from stall eight and beat Get Knotted, who was in stall nine, by half a length.

2016-09-17 20:02 Marcus Townend www.dailymail.co.uk

44 He's the son of a preacher man! American Christopher Peyten is likened to Seal as the X Factor hopeful wows judges and viewers Not many X Factor auditions end with the full judging panel breaking into a round of applause. But that's precisely the impact Christopher Peyten, 46, from Virginia, had on Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Nicole Scherzinger and Sharon Osbourne, on Saturday night's X Factor. The smooth singer/songwriter revealed his father was a Pentecostal preacher and that he grew up singing in church, which clearly moulded his impressively soulful vocal chops. Scroll down for video Christopher performed a track called All Rise and had the judges hanging on his every word. After he hit his final high note, Simon gushed: 'Honestly, that is what you call an audition. 'You know what I was thinking when I heard your voice? I remember the first time I heard Seal.' Louis added: 'I was thinking that too, because it was a very heartfelt, real performance.' Impressed, Nicole joked: 'I'm about to hit you in the face, Christopher. It was so good. I just want to smack ya.' Simon had the final word, telling the singer he had proved age was just a number. The performance got him four yeses and a place in boot camp, and Christopher looked overwhelmed with the judges' kind words. Viewers were equally as impressed with his performance. One wrote on Twitter: 'That was the best voice I've heard on #Xfactor in 5 years! Christopher was insane!' Another said: 'There's your X Factor winner. Chris from Virginia #CallMeSimonCowell well he has my teeth' Meanwhile, Geordie Shore's Charlotte Crosby gushed: 'I think I've loved literally every1 on XFactor tonight... this Virginian man... WOW' Prior to his audition, Christopher told the judges how he had been in the UK for 20 years and missed his parents as he didn't get to see them often. Asked why he was auditioning, he told them: 'I want more.'

2016-09-17 20:00 Dan Cain www.dailymail.co.uk

45 When will some Afrikaans students at the University of Pretoria grow up? When will some Afrikaans students at the University of Pretoria grow up? The latest fracas at the university over the use of English on a general student WhatsApp group rather than Afrikaans is soo childish. (*) It is impossible to teach in all eleven official languages and i have yet to meet someone that can speak all of them either. Therefore a multilingual student WhatsApp group should use a language that all understand. Everyone in SA understands English. Not every one understands Afrikaans. End of lesson part 1. Furthermore to then use a racist slur and refer to those who can only understand English as a kind of “black cancer” is total out of line and uncalled for - especially considering our history. In fact it’s time that not only should some Afrikaans students grow up they should also develop humility, grace and patience with others less advantaged than themselves and realise that most people that use English are also not English mother tongue speakers. They use it as one would use a tool because it is a global language and so should we all. There is no war in SA between peoples anymore. We are all the same. Let’s accept one another - flaws and all. We all live in a “global village” and English is its “global language”. So there is nothing wrong in wanting to be educated in English and using it does not mean that you are “English” or that the imperialists have conquered us again. The best thing that colonialism gave us is their universal language, so let use it as a tool to succeed in life without whining, griping and insulting others. End of lesson. (*) http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/university-of-pretoria-in-new- race-row-over-black-cancer-20160916

2016-09-17 20:00 www.news24.com

46 Filmed confrontation between driver and police officer goes viral Dramatic footage has emerged that appears to show a police officer attacking a car after the driver refuses to get out. The clip, shared on social media on Saturday and viewed more than 40,000 times, shows what appears to be a police officer – filmed from the position of the driver – repeatedly telling him to “get out of the car”, adding: “You’re not allowed to drive it.” In the footage, which was shared by a former member of the music group So Solid Crew, the officer then appears to lose his temper yelling, kicking and pulling at the car door in an attempt to open it. He then reaches for his baton and starts hammering the car window with it. The man inside filming tells the police officer that he has a licence and insurance, at which point the officer can then be seen repeatedly striking the windscreen, resulting in the glass shattering, while another police officer watches on by a police car. The man inside the car says: “You’re smashing this for no reason. Look what they are doing to my car.” The police officer then starts slicing around the damaged area of the windscreen with what looks like a pen knife, to make the hole bigger. When asked by the driver what the problem is, the officer tells him he is “not allowed to drive”. The video has been shared thousands of times on Twitter and Instagram, where commentators describe the officer’s actions as “mindless vandalism and intimidation”. The driver who also filmed the footage gave his name as Leon. He said the incident took place on Friday evening in the Gospel Oak area of north London, and said it was a case of “mistaken identity”, describing the officer’s actions as “a completely unlawful act”. Towards the end of the video, a police officer calls him TJ, to which the man replies: “I am not TJ, I am not TJ.” When contacted about the footage, a spokesman for the Metropolitan police said he was aware of it and was looking into it. The Met released a statement on Saturday afternoon confirming that the incident took place at about 5pm on Friday in the borough of Camden. “The footage will now be subject to an investigation by officers from the directorate of professional standards (DPS),” the statement said. “As soon as the MPS was made aware of the footage, the DPS was contacted immediately. The individual who uploaded the footage has been contacted by DPS officers. As this matter is in its early stages, the officers have not been suspended or placed on restricted duties. “No one was arrested during the incident,” it added. Leon, who said he spent the evening in hospital because there was glass in his eyes, said it was “complete madness” and that he was “still in shock”. “Every time he smashed the glass, fragments of glass were just ricocheting in my face,” he said.

2016-09-17 19:59 Nicola Slawson www.theguardian.com

47 Paralympics day ten: Highlights from Rio Highlights to look out for include: The host nation's battle for 5-a-side football gold against Iran (17:00 local) World record-holder Markus Rehm of Germany leap to defend his title in the T44 long jump (18:30) Brazil's golden boy Daniel Dias bids to win his 14th Paralympic gold in the men's 100m freestyle S5 (19:22) The US take on Spain for gold in wheelchair basketball (17:30) The fastest female Paralympian of all-time Omara Durand of Cuba runs in the T12 400m (18:25) Read: Paralympics day nine highlights Drama in the men's road race The men's C4-5 road race, for athletes with upper or lower limb impairments, has finished in controversial fashion. With less than 100 meters to go, race leaders Alistair Donohoe of Australia and Yahor Dementyev of Ukraine were sprinting towards the finish. The cyclists jostled and nudged each other as they fought for the gold, resulting in both their bikes colliding with the finish line in view. READ: The world's second-tallest man sits to play volleyball Donohoe got up and ran across the line without his bike as Dementyev lay in the road. After some confusion and deliberation, judges have disqualified Dementyev, while Donohoe's position remains unclear. Instead the gold went to Daniel Abraham Gebru of the Netherlands, who has his own story to tell. Fleeing the Eritrean-Ethiopian war as a teenager, the 31-year-old was only granted the right to compete for the Netherlands' Paralympics team ten weeks ago, according to Dutch media. "Fantastic. A gift really. I thought it would be impossible, '' he told Rotterdam newspaper Algemeen Dagblad. After Saturday's dramatic road race, his first Paralympic gold medal will be a gift for Team Netherlands. Brazil's Lauro Cesar Chaman won the silver medal, Italy's Andrea Tarlao the bronze. 'Serious' crash Also in the men's road race, details are emerging of a crash described by UK broadcaster Channel 4 as "serious". Forty-eight-year-old Iranian rider Bahman Golbarnezhad has been hospitalized with "serious injuries". The accident stopped seven riders from finishing and meant that the B classification men's road race, for visually- impaired athletes on a tandem bicycle, had to be restarted and delayed by 45 minutes, reportedly due to "a lack of ambulance cover". Meanwhile, the women's event was won by Team GB powerhouse Sarah Storey, who has racked up her third gold at Rio after wins in both the C4-5 time trial and individual pursuit . The achievement takes Storey's career Paralympic gold medal tally to 14 across two sports -- she competed in swimming until Athens 2004 when she switched to the bike. Rio is the Briton's seventh Games, the first being Barcelona 1992. Despite having daughter Louisa three years ago, Storey finished the individual pursuit even faster than her London 2012 time, and has surpassed Tanni Grey-Thompson to become the most decorated female Paralympian of all time. Teenage sprint sensations A trio of talented teenagers stood on the podium of the women's T35 200m, a category for athletes with coordination impairments. Seventeen-year-old Xia Zhou of China won the gold, 15-year-old Isis Holt of Australia took the silver while 16-year-old Maria Lyle of Great Britain clinched the bronze with her season's best. The race was a triumph for Zhou, who smashed the world record set by Holt at the IPC World Championships a year earlier. Holt put up a fierce fight to retain her world title, racing neck and reck with Zhou around the bend. However she was unable to keep up with the Chinese sprinter who accelerated in the final stretch to finish in 28.22 seconds -- 0.08 faster than her Australian rival's previous mark. The youngest competitor in the event, Holt was delighted nevertheless. "I couldn't feel better. It was one of the best outcomes that I could have hoped for," she told the Paralympics official website. "I tried so hard in that race and to have a medal, no matter the colour, is incredible. " Zhou's gold is her second at Rio, having already won the 100m. Visit cnn.com/sport for more Paralympics news More highlights to follow

2016-09-17 19:54 Sophie Eastaugh www.cnn.com

48 Family of autistic boy slapped by bus driver awarded $250k POWHATAN, Va. (AP) — Court documents say an autistic boy's family is entitled to collect $250,000 from a Virginia school bus driver who was seen on security footage striking the child with her hand. The Richmond Times-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2cuPAmX ) reported the amount Friday. The paper says that the boy, who was 7 years old at the time of the 2015 incident, swatted the hand of an assistant who pinched him as she strapped him into a bus seat. The Powhatan County bus driver, Pamela Weeks, then approached the boy, yelled "We do not hit" and then hit him. On Aug. 11, a jury decided to award $150,000 in compensatory damages and $100,000 in punitive damages. In July 2015, Weeks was sentenced to 12 months in jail, with nine deferred, for a misdemeanor assault and battery charge. ___ Information from: Richmond Times-Dispatch, http://www.timesdispatch.com

2016-09-17 19:53 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

49 3 clubs win to stay undefeated on top of Greek league ATHENS, Greece (AP) — AEK, Panionios, and Platanias enjoyed wins to share the provisional lead of the Greek league on Saturday. At Xanthi, Panionios scored twice in the first 16 minutes and cruised to an easy victory. AEK also had an easy time at Veria, scoring early and late and hitting the posts twice. Platanias, at home, went up 3-0 in the first half hour, but had to withstand a furious rally by Levadiakos, including a 77th-minute shot at the post that could have tied the game, to eke out a 3-2 victory. On Sunday, defending champion Olympiakos travels to Iraklis, Panathinaikos hosts Giannena, Kerkyra plays Larissa, and Panetolikos plays at Atromitos. Asteras will host PAOK on Monday.

2016-09-17 19:52 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

50 50 Dwyane Wade bikes with police to promote unity in Miami MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade still plans to do plenty of talking about the need for societal change, a quest that became even more personal for him after one of his cousins was shot and killed last month on a Chicago street. Talk, he knows, isn't enough. "Actions," he said, "speak louder than words. " So Wade took action on Saturday morning. Back in Miami — his former home, the city where he played for the first 13 years of his NBA career — Wade hopped on a bicycle for a six-mile ride through the streets to promote unity. Alongside him were Miami police officers, who quickly threw their support behind the event when Wade came up with the idea. "I really reached out to the police department for them to be a part of this, to really drive home unity with the police as well in the community," said Wade, who had hundreds of fans and supporters wake up early to join him as well. "I think today was a good step in the right direction for everyone who came out here. " He was joined on the ride by former Heat teammate Udonis Haslem. Wade and Haslem played for all three Heat teams that won NBA championships. "He's always going to be a part of my situation, I'm always going to be a part of his situation and he's always going to be a part for Miami," Haslem said. "He's done a lot for this city. He's done a lot for this city, he's done a lot for me, so we appreciate him and no matter where he is or where he goes we will continue to support him because we're family. " Even though Wade is changing teams, he's in no hurry to close the Miami chapter of his life. He's squeezing in some Miami time before his first training camp with the Chicago Bulls opens later this month. He went to a birthday party on Thursday for a longtime friend and associate, was back in his former home arena on Friday for a concert and then was welcomed by plenty of Wade- shirt-wearing Heat fans on Saturday. "This community's been a part of me for 13 years and if it's a part of you for that long, it's a part of you forever," Wade said. "So I always want to do what I can in different ways to help uplift certain communities that have been special and important to me. " He arranged for a billboard to go up near downtown Miami in recent days with a "thank you" message to fans. "It's me saying, as humbly as I can, just thank you," Wade said. "Thank you for 13 years of support and the highs and the lows and everything in between. There's nothing more I can say but that. ... I came here, 21 years old, just to play basketball. Along the way this city just became a part of my family, became a part of me. " That's one reason why he said the bike ride — and other unity-promoting events — might be on his agenda for future Miami trips. "It was really a focal point of ours to make sure that all shapes, sizes, colors get together and enjoy life together," Wade said. "Just thankful we could do that and do something that I enjoy doing, riding bikes through the community. "

2016-09-17 19:51 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

51 Central African Republic rebels kill 26 villagers -presidential spokesman ABIDJAN, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Rebels have killed 26 villagers in the worst massacre in recent months in Central African Republic, which is seeking to emerge from years of political turmoil and religious violence, a spokesman for the presidency said on Saturday. Albert Mokpeme said the killings took place in the village of Ndomete, not far from the town of Kaga-Bandoro, around 350 kilometres (220 miles) north of the capital Bangui. He blamed fighters from the former Seleka rebel coalition for the deaths. "There were 26 victims. The Seleka (rebels) went door to door... The village chief was among the victims," said Albert Mokpeme said. "It was a massacre. " Central African Republic's U. N. peacekeeping mission, MINUSCA, dispatched troops to the area after clashes were reported. It confirmed the violence and looting in the wake of tensions between Seleka fighters and rival anti-Balaka militia members, but declined to give a death toll. "MINUSCA regrets the loss of human life and the wounded that were recorded and also denounces attacks against the humanitarian community and United Nations personnel," the mission said in a statement. (Reporting by Joe Bavier; Editing by Louise Ireland and Dominic Evans)

2016-09-17 19:50 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

52 Repeat after me, class: Elocution lessons are on the rise as parents fear their children will start speaking like the Towie cast Say it loud and clear: elocution lessons are making a comeback. Once considered a rather out-of-date preserve of the elite, tuition in the Queen’s English is on the rise. Demand is being fuelled by foreigners anxious to fit in following the Brexit vote, according to some tutors. Other factors include parents who fear children will pick up the lazy vowels of Estuary English, as spoken on TV shows such as The Only Way Is Essex. And other people are keen to shed their regional accents – in the same way Professor Henry Higgins taught Eliza Doolittle to lose her cockney accent in the film My Fair Lady. Henry Fagg, of the Tutor Pages directory, said the EU referendum had caused demand to rise by 25 per cent compared to the same period last year. He said: ‘I was surprised by how many enquiries seem to be from Europeans looking to adjust their accents. I could probably find an enquiry from just about every EU nationality. ‘That’s not something I noticed so much before. In the past it was usually people from the Midlands, or other regions looking to tone down their accents.’ Matt Pocock, from Elocution Lessons London, said half of his clients were from abroad, and also cited Brexit, saying: ‘If being born in the UK suddenly becomes more important, then having a British accent becomes more important too.’ But that is not the only factor. The parents of one 11-year-old boy said they wanted to teach him not to ‘develop the “Sarf” London twang he is picking up from his peers’. A woman in her 70s felt conscious of her ‘Brummie’ accent when chatting to her ‘well-spoken’ grandchildren; while a pregnant woman didn’t want to pass her unclear speaking voice to her unborn child.

2016-09-17 19:50 Charlotte Wace www.dailymail.co.uk

53 China eyes year-long stay for space station astronauts Beijing - China could send astronauts to its space station for more than a year at a time once it goes operational in 2022, a senior project designer told state media. The country's second space lab, the Tiangong-2 - or Heavenly Palace-2 - blasted off from the Gobi desert on Thursday and is expected to operate for at least two years, the latest stage of the Asia's giant's ambitious space programme. Construction on a space station will start as early as 2017 and take about three years before it enters into service in 2022, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing Zhu Zongpeng, chief designer of the space lab system. Astronauts could be stationed in orbit for missions that last for more than a year in the facility, which has an initial designed life of at least 10 years, Zhu said. The longest single stay in space by a human so far is 437 days by Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov. Global stature The Chinese space station will weigh over 60 tons, much smaller than the 420 tons of the International Space Station and consist of a core module attached to two space labs, Xinhua said. It will normally accommodate three astronauts at a time but has a maximum capacity of six. China is pouring billions into its space programme and working to catch up with the US and Europe. Beijing sees its military-run space programme as symbolising the country's progress and a marker of its rising global stature. The nation's first lunar rover was launched in late 2013 and while it was beset by mechanical troubles it far outlived its expected lifespan, finally shutting down only last month.

2016-09-17 19:46 www.news24.com

54 Yacht escorted to Eastern Cape river after crew fears bad weather Port Alfred – A yacht was safely escorted to the Kowie River near Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape, after its crew feared bad weather conditions in the sea, the National Sea Rescue Institute said on Saturday. The NSRI Port Alfred crew were activated following a request for an escort on Friday at 15:26, said spokesperson Andrew Ingram. According to the Port Alfred station commander, Juan Pretorius, the 38-foot catamaran, Papillion, was sailing from Port St Francis to Maputo. The crew of two, one from Jeffrey's Bay and one from Paradise Beach, were worried that they would be caught by the storm which was forecast to come through the area late on Friday, said Pretorius. Pretorius said the crew asked for an escort into the Kowie River where they could safely wait for the "bad" weather to pass. The sea rescue vessels Lotto Challenger and Rescue 11 Alpha met Papillon off Port Alfred and transferred a local sailing expert aboard to act as a pilot for the tricky approach to the Kowie. "Because Papillon is such a big vessel we asked Clinton Schultz, of Supercat Marine, to guide them in. Normally such big yachts do not come into the river," said Pretorius. The Papillon safely entered the Kowie river at 16:29 escorted by Lotto Challenger and would wait out the bad weather in the safety of the river, he said.

2016-09-17 19:43 www.news24.com

55 Masters champion Willett in title hunt in Italy MILAN, Sept 17 (Reuters) - U. S. Masters champion Danny Willett moved within one stroke of the lead during a weather-interrupted third round of the Italian Open on Saturday. The Briton, one of seven European Ryder Cup players competing in Milan this week, was 13-under-par through eight holes when play was suspended for the day because of darkness. Frenchman Alexander Levy led the way on 14-under through 12 holes, one ahead of Willett, fellow Britons Chris Paisley and Chris Hanson and Italy's Francesco Molinari. Ryder Cup trio Matt Fitzpatrick, Rafa Cabrera-Bello and Andy Sullivan were among a group of seven players on 11-under. "It was tricky to read the greens in the fading light," Willett told reporters. "It's always tough to get the pace. "We need a real good day of weather tomorrow because there are a lot of guys with 27 holes, at least, left to play. " Holders Europe take on United States in the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine, Minnesota from Sept. 30-Oct. 2. (Writing by Tony Jimenez; Editing by Neil Robinson)

2016-09-17 19:42 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

56 Kicking of cuffed suspect caught on video; officer arrested GRETNA, La. (AP) — A police officer in the New Orleans suburb of Gretna was arrested in connection with a surveillance video that showed him repeatedly kicking a handcuffed burglary suspect earlier this year. The suspect was face-down on the ground as he was kicked. New Orleans media report that Officer Robert Wallow was fired Thursday and arrested Friday on malfeasance and simple battery charges. Gretna police chief Arthur Lawson said he is not happy that it took so long for the video to be brought to his attention following the April 22 arrest. Other officers could be seen in the video. One officer has been placed on administrative leave as an internal investigation continues. Lawson said the suspect was not seriously injured and never filed a complaint.

2016-09-17 19:41 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

57 CEO who appeared on Shark Tank advocates for five-hour workday, insisting it BOOSTS productivity Employees of the world, rejoice! An entrepreneur who appeared on ABC's Shark Tank insists a five-hour workday has increased productivity at his company. Stephan Aarstol put his employees on a 8am to 1pm workday, saying: 'The point of life is not work. I would say work is this thing you do to finance your life.' Aarstol started a paddle board company with the help of investor Mark Cuban on the entrepreneurial TV show, and is now making the case for his unusual business model in the book 'The Five-Hour Workday'. Aarstol appeared on FOX, telling Tucker Carlson: 'We were operating like a startup, but we’re a beach lifestyle company and we needed to live up to our brand more effectively.' While the five-hour workday sounds like an opportunity to kick back and relax, Aarstol said he threatened to fire any employees who didn't manage to pack their eight-hour day into just five. The entrepreneur instilled the three-month experiment within his own company Tower Paddle Boards, doing away with lunch breaks while allowing employees to dramatically extend their free time. In his book, Aarstol pointed to the incredible growth his company experienced as evidence that his business model was headed in the right direction. He told Carlson: 'This is about creating a new baseline for workers and then they can use their other time to do whatever they want. 'Like me, I'll go off and start another business - I like to work. Some people like music...this is about what you have to do and what you want to do. 'If you want to volunteer in your community or coach little league, you should be able to do that. 'We're too focused on the gross domestic product, but we should be focused on the gross happiness product.'

2016-09-17 19:39 Jessica Chia www.dailymail.co.uk

58 Roald Dahl's giant peach rolls through Cardiff streets A giant peach was rolled through the streets of Cardiff today as a tribute to children's author Roald Dahl who was born in the city 100 years ago. The Welsh capital was transformed into the weird and wonderful world of the beloved storyteller to celebrate the centenary. Thousands of fans, young and old, descended on the City Of The Unexpected and cheered with delight as they watched the enormous fruit model, which was at least 30ft high, passing through the packed streets. The bright peach, which featured in Dahl's classic children's book James And The Giant Peach, rested on top of a car and was supported by ropes as it travelled through the streets. When the procession reached Cardiff Castle, the peach was sliced open to reveal James. He was then airlifted to safety by a firefighter. The crowd got involved with the action and some even carried placards calling for the giant peach to be saved A tightrope walker dressed as the title character from Fantastic Mr Fox also crossed over the heads of the crowd as part of the street performance. The event was brought to life by theatre director Nigel Jamieson who directed the opening ceremony for the Sydney Olympics. Mr Jamieson said drew inspiration for the spectacle by thinking about what the author would do if he was handed the puppet strings of the city. 'Often these books are about people who get cut away from all the things that they know in the world, whether its because their parents get eaten by a rhinoceros or because they sail across the world in a peach,' he said, according to the Guardian . 'In a strange way, this is actually a very current issue – what do you do when something strange, odd and curious and doesn't have a home turns up in your city? How do you greet it and how do you welcome it? 'The weekend is about embracing the unexpected, just as Dahl always did, with the open arms of six thousand people.' Dahl was born in Llandaff, Cardiff, on 13 September 1916. He wrote around 40 novels, short story collections and poetry books for children and adults before he passed away aged 74 in 1990. His most loved children’s books include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches and Fantastic Mr Fox. Many of his books have been made into feature films or television adaptions. He also wrote several film and television scripts, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and the Bond film You Only Live Twice, as well as the popular 1980s television series Tales of the Unexpected. The event, a Wales Millennium Centre and National Theatre Wales co- production, continues tomorrow.

2016-09-17 19:36 Jenny Awford www.dailymail.co.uk

59 Parents of boy who tried to sell toy for food plead guilty Lebanon - The parents of a boy in the US state of Ohio have pleaded guilty to child endangering charges after police say an officer found the 7-year-old trying to sell a stuffed animal to buy food. Michael and Tammi Bethel, of Franklin, are scheduled to be sentenced on September 27. Tammi Bethel's attorney says she's accepting responsibility and taking steps to get back her children, who were placed with other relatives. A message seeking comment was left for Michael Bethel's attorney. Franklin police say Officer Steve Dunham found the boy in front of a drug store last month. The boy told Dunham he hadn't eaten for days and the officer took him to a restaurant. Police say other officers went to the home and found four older boys living amid garbage and cat urine.

2016-09-17 19:35 www.news24.com

60 60 Ghana's President Mahama outlines reelection manifesto Ghana's President John Mahama announced his reelection manifesto at a rally on Saturday promising high economic growth and more jobs ahead of December polls. Addressing a large crowd in the central Brong Ahafo region, Mahama defended his economic track record after Ghana's growth slid below four percent in 2015, the slowest in over a decade. The West African country was once hailed as a regional growth model but has lost its lustre after taking on too much debt, with electricity shortages compounding the pain of low export revenues. Ghana, a cocoa, oil and gold exporter, was forced to turn to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2015 for a bailout as global commodity prices tanked. "There was the need to implement bold, fiscal monetary measures to put the economy on a more stable path," Mahama told supporters clothed in the black, green and red National Democratic Congress (NDC) party colours. "Our own projections and those from international financial institutions show Ghana’s economy is going to grow above eight percent next year," Mahama said, insisting his party can deliver on macroeconomic stability and jobs. "The NDC has the best of plans that can move this country forward. We have been candid and frank with the people of Ghana and we have demonstrated that we take them seriously even as we ask for another mandate to serve," Mahama said. Mahama has agreed to almost $1 billion in IMF loans to help control a ballooning budget deficit and stop the cedi from depreciating, according to Bloomberg News. The IMF loan is conditional on the Ghana government staying on track with monetary reforms and budgets and also not using Bank of Ghana funding ahead of the elections. But earlier this month, Ghana decided to raise $750 million on the Eurobond market seeking some wiggle-room from the fund's spending restrictions, with Mahama insisting it would not require further IMF assistance. Opposition leader Nana Akufo- Addo of the New Patriotic Party has criticised Mahama for his handling of the economic crisis, but not offered any clear plan on how he will fund his policy proposals. A tight poll race is expected on December 7 with frustrated voters enduring power blackouts and rising inflation.

2016-09-17 19:34 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

61 Haiti's Aristide says dehydration caused his collapse at rally CAP HAITIEN, Haiti, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Former Haitian president Jean-Bertrand Aristide said on Saturday that dehydration caused him to faint at an election rally for his party's presidential candidate on Friday night. Aristide, 63, was giving an address in the northern port city of Cap Haitien in support of Maryse Narcisse, candidate for his Fanmi Lavalas party in the Oct. 9 presidential election, when he suddenly slumped into a chair behind the podium. Narcisse and aides fanned Aristide for a few minutes after the incident before carrying him off the stage for medical attention. "I did not drink enough water," Aristide told reporters in Cap Haitien as he resumed campaigning. "It's a bad habit I have. " Aristide won the presidency twice, in 1990 and 2000, and was ousted from power during both of his terms. He returned from exile in South Africa in 2011 and has largely remained out of the public eye since then. He ventured out to campaign for Narcisse in 2015 and this year. Aristide said the current election race reminded him of the 1990 presidential campaign, and said "dirty money" and "professional bandits" were the two main challenges facing Haiti. Narcisse, a doctor, placed fourth in a disputed presidential election last year, which was canceled after electoral bodies concluded there was massive fraud. (Reporting by Makini Brice; Editing by Paul Simao)

2016-09-17 19:34 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

62 Thousands defy curfew for schoolboy's funeral in Indian Kashmir Thousands of angry demonstrators defied a curfew Saturday in Indian Kashmir to attend the funeral of a schoolboy whose body was found riddled with pellets, sparking clashes with security forces across the restive region. The 11- year-old boy's body was found late Friday in the outskirts of the main city of Srinagar, in Harwan, after security forces used pellet guns to break up protesting crowds despite the government vowing to replace the weapons. Kashmir has been hit by months of violent protests over the killing of a young militant by Indian soldiers. Government forces fired tear gas shells Saturday to disperse stone-throwing protesters, triggering more clashes in at least half a dozen places across Srinagar and southern parts of the Himalayan valley. "Forces responded when large crowds defied restrictions. Many were injured on both sides during the clashes that followed," a local police officer told AFP on the condition of anonymity. Another police official said nearly 100, mostly protesters, had been injured in the latest protests. The killing of the schoolboy took the death toll to 81 in the worst violence to hit the Muslim-majority territory since 2010. The government has been coming under growing pressure over the level of casualties in Kashmir during the protests against Indian rule, which broke out after the death of a popular rebel leader on July 8 in a gunbattle with soldiers. Most have died in clashes between protesters and government forces who have fired tear gas and pellet guns at demonstrators. India's home minister police and troops would use chilli-based shells instead of ones filled with birdshot after hundreds of civilians sustained serious eye injuries in the clashes. The metal pellets or birdshot fired from the pump- action shotguns rarely result in deaths, but can often blind victims if the fragments hit them in the eye. Authorities have imposed a curfew across large parts of the region, with schools, shops and many banks closed. Internet and mobile networks have also been cut off in a bid to prevent protests. Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since the two gained independence from British rule in 1947. Both claim the territory in full. Several rebel groups have for decades fought Indian soldiers -- currently numbering around 500,000 -- deployed in the territory, demanding independence for the region or its merger with Pakistan. Tens of thousands of people, mostly civilians, have died in the fighting.

2016-09-17 19:34 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

63 'We don't practise Scientology': My Name Is Earl star Jason Lee quits controversial religion He was one of Scientology's prized catches - pictured in promotional material alongside fellow stars such as John Travolta and Tom Cruise. But Jason Lee has quietly revealed that he has quit Scientology. The My Name Is Earl star confirmed in an interview that he and wife Ceren Alkac are no longer involved with the religion. Having relocated his family to Denton, Texas just over one year ago, the actor spoke to a local website to resolve rumours that he was there to start up a Scientology centre. 'If Ceren and I had an idea for a business, it certainly wouldn't happen at the cost of someone else's,' he told thedentonite.com . 'And being that we don't practise Scientology, and that we aren't particularly interested in opening religious centres in general, we have no plans to open a Scientology centre. 'Quite a few rumours about me/us floating around but none of it's true. We're not here to buy up or change or take over Denton, put some kind of personal stamp on it. 'We're just here like anyone else who wants to be a part of Denton's very cool creative community, and to be involved and perhaps help where we can.' Jason, 46, and his second wife Ceren married in 2008. They were rumoured to have split last year, with reports that his commitment to Scinetology had come between them. However it appears the two are now back together, and living with their children in Texas. Jason was previously wed to Carmen Llywelyn between 1995 and 2001. Last year Carmen wrote a scathing article about her experiences with Scientology for Gawker.com - blaming it for their split. She said: 'Jason had been a Scientologist for about five years when we met. 'He was introduced through his ex-girlfriend, Marissa Ribisi, and her family. When I think back, I believe a part of me knew if I didn't accept Scientology the marriage would be over before it even started. 'Jason and I had spoken about Scientology many times. Our relationship was serious; we had just moved in together. 'Eventually, I started to feel like he was forcing Scientology on me, past the point where I didn't want to go any further. 'He would never stop talking about it. 'It became a source of contention and I realised that unless I accepted Scientology the way he did and the way he wanted me to, we would most likely cease to know each another.'

2016-09-17 19:33 Dailymail.com www.dailymail.co.uk

64 'I was ready to punch that guy out': Dick Van Dyke slams Kardashian family cosmetic surgeon Simon Ourian after his wife was left covered in sores and scars just before wedding from lipo procedure Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke is lashing out at a cosmetic surgeon to the stars who he claims botched his then fiancee's liposuction procedure, leaving her with permanent scars. The 90-year-old actor appeared alongside wife Arlene Silver for an interview with Crime Watch Daily that will air on Monday, and Van Dyke did not hold back when asked how he felt when he saw his wife covered in sores and bleeding after she underwent a LipoFreeze at Dr Simon Ourian's Beverly Hills clinic Epione. 'When I finally saw the really horrible scars I blew my top. I became apoplectic,' said Van Dyke. 'I’m not a violent person, but when I walked into that room I was ready to punch that guy out.' Silver then added that making the entire thing even worse was that she was also preparing for her February 2012 wedding to Van Dyke. Her bleeding was so bad at one point that she was forced to wear a corset to not only 'compress everything', but also to 'guard [the wedding dress] from blood or anything oozing out' during a fitting. Scroll down for video Silver said in the interview that she should have never considered moving forward with any procedure in hindsight following her initial consultation. 'In retrospect, I now know this was not a good way to go into the procedure, but they have ... salespeople who they've guised as nurses ' said Silver of the staff at Epione. She then added that she herself did not even meet Dr Ourian until the day of her procedure. Epione explains the steps involved in the LipoFreeze procedure on their website, with the cost ranging from approximately $2,900-$4,900 per area of the body according to a post on Ourian's Instagram page. The treatment starts with 'advanced cryolipolysis' being used to 'freeze fat cells', which in turn breaks down the cells into a form that the body can naturally remove. After that, a gel applicator pad is placed on the skin of the targeted area and 'carefully controlled cooling is applied to the fat cells'. That then causes the cells to 'crystalize and die', at which point they will begin to be metabolized by the body. It is also notes that it can take weeks for patients to see noticeable results as the body gets to work on the crystallized cells. Silver however said she did get some very noticeable results immediately after the procedure - and that she was not happy with them at all. 'The injection site blew up to like a golf ball size, looking like a blood blister, and it hurt really bad,' she said during the interview. Van Dyke also made it clear that the main reason he and his wife were going public with their story almost five years later was because they believe people have a right to know about their medical professionals. He said that he was so concerned for others that he even made a personal phone call to Kris Jenner. 'He's been appearing on the Kardashian show and I called Mrs Kardashian and said: 'I'd like to warn your family that this man had not only been on probation but had done some real damage to my wife,"' said Van Dyke about his talk with Jenner. The probation Van Dyke is referring to was handed down by the Medical Board of California following claims of gross negligence by one of Ourian's patients back in 2003 following a laser peel she received at Epione. Kim Kardashian has received a similar procure on the family's E! reality show. Van Dyke said that Jenner 'didn't inquire any further' after he told her about his wife and the probation, but did share a piece of shocking news. The actor claims that Jenner said to him during the conversation: 'Well, we're not using him anymore.' Dr. Ourian has treated a number of celebrities since opening Epione in 1998, from Lady Gaga and Miley Cyrus to Iggy Azalea and Sofia Vergara. No one has made him more of a name or expanded his reach more than the Kardashians however, who seem to delight in showing viewers footage of themselves undergoing some of the more vexing of Ourian's non-invasive procedures, which often seem to involve lasers. He makes an appearance of every season of Keeping Up With the Kardashians without fail, so if Van Dyke's claims are true this could be a minor blow Ourian and a huge loss of free press. A representative for Kris Jenner did not respond to a DailyMail.com request for comment. For a man who loves celebrities and speaking with the press, very little is known about Dr. Ourian, who changed his name from Siamak to Simon early in his life. He studied molecular biology in college and in 1994 was 'awarded his medical degree from Wayne State University in Michigan'. Ourian writes that it was during his residency training at UCLA when he developed an interest in the field of laser and aesthetic surgery, and in 1998 Epione was opened in Beverly Hills. He describes himself as being 'a cosmetic dermatologist by vocation and a sculptor by avocation'. When asked to comment about the claims being made by Silver and Van Dyke, his office said: 'Dr. Ourian routinely treats royalty from around the world and A-list celebrities, many of whom have publicly proclaimed their gratitude and affection for his skills as a physician. His work speaks for itself.' In the end, Van Dyke and Silver's wedding went off without a hitch, the second walk down the aisle for the beloved star of stage, screen and theater. Van Dyke skyrocketed to fame in the early 60s, managing to win a Tony, Grammy and Emmy in the three years period between 1961 - 1964 thanks to his work in the Broadway production of Bye Bye Byrdie, on the cast album of Mary Poppins and his leading role on the Dick Van Dyke Show respectively. He has never been nominated for an Oscar however, having chosen a life in television over film early in his career. Van Dyke and Silver will be sharing more about their ordeal on Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen this Monday.

2016-09-17 19:26 Chris Spargo www.dailymail.co.uk

65 Houston transit cops suspended in baton beating of man HOUSTON (AP) — Two Houston transit police officers have been suspended after their chief said surveillance video showed one hitting a man on a rail platform with a baton. Metro police identified the two officers as J. Warren, who was suspended without pay, and D. Reynoso, who was suspended with pay pending a criminal investigation and internal review. Chief Vera Bumpers said Friday that surveillance video shows Warren beating 31-year-old Darrell Giles, who was slumped in a seat on the rail platform about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. Giles' attorney says he was struck 15 times. The officers reported the incident to superiors, who reviewed surveillance video. Bumpers would not say if Giles did anything to provoke the officers. She says the video won't be released while the investigation is ongoing and that her administration won't "tolerate excessive force by our officers. "

2016-09-17 19:23 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

66 Mother posts video of her three-year-old boy playing football online and Manchester City headhunt him A three-year-old boy has been headhunted by Manchester City after his mother posted a video of him playing football online. Jaxon Lal is due to meet with academy coaches after a scout for the club spotted his mother Joanne Radcliffe's post on Facebook. The video shows the tot, whose hero is Lionel Messi, knocking a ball around in his garden wearing a Barcelona shirt. Ms Radcliffe practices football with Jaxon and his brother Riley, four, every day but never dreamed that her son would be spotted by professionals. She said: 'I posted the video of Jaxon playing in the garden on Facebook and it was shared once by Riley's under 6's team Medlock Juniors. 'Next thing I had a call from a City scout. I couldn't believe it - I thought it was a wind up at first.' Lifelong Manchester United supporter Ms Radcliffe, from Droylsden, Greater Manchester, said her boys quickly switched their allegiance to the Blues when she got the call from City coaches. She believes Jaxon will be one of the youngest children ever invited along to the club's academy when he visits for a trial. She added: 'They didn't realise he was only three. Jaxon can't wait. It's like Christmas for him every day. He keeps asking how long he has to wait until he can play.' The mother-of-two said both her boys are great little sportsmen and she now hopes that both lads could be in with a chance of a professional career in football. She added: 'Jaxon has only been playing for five months and really got interested when Riley started playing with Medlock Juniors. He is brilliant for his age and he is tiny. 'I knew he was good and thought maybe one day someone might see something in him but never thought he'd be so young when he was spotted. 'He has been kicking a ball around since he was first able to walk but has really taken an interest since Riley started playing. 'They are both left footed which is supposed to be good. They'd both love to be footballers.'

2016-09-17 19:22 Charlie Moore www.dailymail.co.uk

67 Clemson Tigers, South Carolina State Bulldogs shorten 2nd half to 12-minute quarters CLEMSON, S. C. -- South Carolina State coach Buddy Pough, after falling behind 45-0 at halftime, had enough, agreeing with Clemson coach Dabo Swinney to shorten the second half of Saturday's game by six minutes. Instead of 15-minute quarters, the teams agreed to reduce the second half to two 12-minute quarters. Earlier this week, Pough's expectations for his team were abundantly clear. "We want them to just kind of come out and just kind of go on through the motions and get on out of there, which would probably be the best case scenario for us," Pough told The State newspaper. The Bulldogs also received $300,000 from Clemson. The abridged half isn't without precedent, as Boston College and Howard did the same as recently as last year. In 2012, Florida State and Savannah State played with a running clock in the second half. For Clemson, however, it's a nice bonus. The Tigers have a short week prior to Thursday's conference showdown against Georgia Tech. The Tigers rested the bulk of their starters in the second half after Deshaun Watson & Co. had no troubles running up a big lead early. Watson finished 12-of-15 passing for 152 yards and three touchdowns, and Clemson's 45 first-half points were just four shy of its total from the first two games.

2016-09-17 18:46 David Hale www.espn.com

68 First families return to homes in Iraq's Fallujah The Iraqi police and army had decked out the checkpoints with plastic flowers to welcome the first returning Fallujah residents following the city's recapture from jihadists in June. "Today feels like a rebirth," said Fawaz al-Kobaisi, whose family was among Saturday's first batch of Fallujah returnees. His old white sedan was still parked outside the front door when he entered his compound for the first time in a year, its windows shattered and wheels almost disappearing in yellow uncut grass. The 70-year-old's family left in the early days of jihadist rule over Fallujah, before the Islamic State group even launched its broad June 2014 offensive across Iraq. "Daesh (IS) fighters stayed in that building just here," he said, with still a hint of dread in his eyes as he pointed to a tall house just across the street. "I lived alone here for more than a year, it was scary... Eventually I had to leave last year. I just locked these two doors and left the house to God," he said. Some household items were broken or missing but all the furniture was still there, the bed in the main bedroom was still made and the coffee service in the living room neatly stacked away. The worst damage to the house was broken windows -- presumably shattered by the blast of nearby explosions - - and Umm Ahmed, Kobaisi's wife, was eager to start cleaning the minute she walked in. "It's the best day of my life," she said with a broad toothless grin. "This is nothing, all objects can be repaired or replaced. " "Our Fallujah will not remain empty, you'll see, within a week life will be back to normal," the old woman said. - Only 14 families - That may be an optimistic forecast however, since only a handful of neighbourhoods in the city, which lies 50 kilometres (30 miles) west of Baghdad, have been cleared for residents to return. In a highly choreographed event where dozens of local officials jostled for position in front of the cameras, the first group who returned Saturday only to northern neighbourhoods. Those were relatively spared during the weeks-long operation that saw security forces retake the city in June but southern Fallujah saw far more destruction and still needs to be cleared of explosive devices. "It's safe here, the children can play in the street," said an army colonel who would not give his name, as his men used spray paint on the wall of a returning family's house to mark it as safe. "We have already searched every house and every street around here but we do it again in front of them to reassure them and encourage them," he said. Only 14 families returned Saturday, a number drastically short of the hundreds promised by the authorities. Inscriptions praising the jihadists' self-proclaimed caliphate still adorn Fallujah's walls and despite their firm control on the city, the security forces remained on high alert. Just as Kobaisi and the few other families picked for Saturday's inaugural homecomings stepped off the bus, soldiers opened fire on a municipality truck they mistook for a suicide truck bomb. - Patchy services - According to the United Nations, close to 900,000 people have returned to areas retaken from IS in Iraq over the past two years. Smooth returns are often cited as key to securing support from the population in future operations against IS and fostering national reconciliation. However Jeremy Courtney, president of the Preemptive Love Coalition humanitarian organisation that delivered basic goods to the lucky few returning to Fallujah, argued the government fell short. "Today's homecoming ended up being far less of a tidal wave of returnees than we had hoped, than we were promised. We had prepared 'welcome home' food and supplies for 1,200 people," he said. He argued that local officials had seemed mostly preoccupied with appearing on television and missed an opportunity to show their commitment to the people of Fallujah. But hope was still the dominant feeling among the handful of returning families. Their homes have yet to be fully reconnected to state electricity and water networks but in their reclaimed homes they dusted their TV sets and scrubbed their bathtubs regardless. After local officials promised her father full assistance and drove off, Kobaisi's daughter walked out onto the street and sent her former neighbours a picture of their house from her phone to tell them they could come home.

2016-09-17 19:19 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

69 Leading BDS activist: Move Israel to Germany BERLIN – It would not be absurd to relocate Israel to Baden-Württemberg, embattled German BDS activist Christoph Glanz wrote. The news that Glanz welcomed the idea that the Jewish state should be eradicated surfaced on Thursday in a review of his YouTube comments endorsing a pro-BDS video in 2015. Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. Alper Çugun wrote in the comments section on YouTube in English: “I always wondered why they didn’t just carve out a piece of Germany and found the State of Israel in Baden-Württemberg” state in southwestern Germany. Glanz responded in the same language, “an absurd idea? i don’t think so given that it was us Germans who perpetrated the genocide of Jews in Europe. and an Israeli artist came up with precisely that idea.” The school authorities in Lower Saxony have launched an investigation into Glanz because he is a public school teacher in the city of Oldenburg. When asked about the Israel transfer comments, Bianca Schöneich, a spokeswoman for the school system, told The Jerusalem Post on Friday, “We are examining all accessible information” as part of the legal process. German teachers are required to remain politically neutral because of their status as members of the civil service. Çugun told the Post on Friday, “... I had no exchange with that Kushka character other than his reply to my comment.” He also said, “I deleted that comment though [so as] not to be associated with that person and to prevent any future misunderstandings.” Glanz used the alias Christopher Ben Kushka on the YouTube comments page that contains a video of an interview with Omar Barghouti, a co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions movement. Glanz campaigns across Germany for a total boycott of Israel. Politicians from the Social Democratic Party have labeled him an antisemite and a racist. Glanz called the allegation of antisemitism “absurd.” His interest in resettling Israelis to Germany mirrors the call of the former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has denied the Holocaust and called for Israel to be wiped off the map. Ahmadinejad said in 2005: “If European countries claim that they have killed Jews in World War II... why don’t they provide the Zionist regime with a piece of Europe.” Ahmadinejad added, “Germany and Austria can provide... two or three provinces for this regime to establish itself, and the issue will be resolved.” “I have nothing to say,” Glanz told the Post on Friday on the telephone. He declined to respond to email queries about his alleged antisemitism and his expressed interest in destroying Israel. Writing on an obscure US-based anti-Zionist website on Friday, Glanz said, “Zionists are effectively trying to shut us up. They won’t succeed. We are well aware of the harassment going on in other parts of Germany, Europe and the US.” Critics of BDS say the real aim of the campaign is to dismantle Israel. Comprehensive boycotts against Israel are advocated by Islamist and Palestinian groups in Germany, as well as by extreme leftists and the neo-Nazi parties NPD and The Third Way. Glanz has raised eyebrows among educators and antisemitism experts because he teaches a “welcome course” for refugees, many of whom come from countries that are steeped in hatred of Jews and Israel. The German-Israel Friendship Society in Oldenburg (DIG) is slated to hold a lecture on “Antisemitism and Anti-Israelism in the schools” on Wednesday. Cordula Behrens, an educator with the society, and other experts will present their findings. Think others should know about this? Please share | |

2016-09-17 19:17 BENJAMIN WEINTHAL www.jpost.com

70 After summer of attacking Trump, Clinton focuses on herself WASHINGTON (AP) — All summer long, Hillary Clinton delighted in snappy attack lines about Donald Trump. Electing the billionaire, she warned, would be a "historic mistake. " The Republican nominee perpetuates "outlandish Trumpian ideas. " Clinton reveled in imagining her rival "composing nasty tweets" as she derided him as "temperamentally unfit and totally unqualified" to be president. But as the campaign moves into the final stretch, Clinton finds herself chasing an even more elusive target: herself. Just seven weeks before Election Day and Clinton's poll numbers slipping, her campaign is trying — yet again — to explain one of the world's most famous politicians to a skeptical public. The effort marks an unusual moment of introspection for Clinton, who has long refused to engage in the kind of public self- examination that can help transform would-be heads of state into relatable figures. The start of September brought a series of near-apologies from Clinton, a notable shift for a candidate who took months to express remorse for her decision to use a private email system while running the State Department. Her vote for the Iraq war and decision to set up a private email server in her suburban New York home were both "a mistake," she said at a national security forum hosted by NBC. A late-night comment at a fundraiser that half of Donald Trump's supporters fit into a "basket of deplorables" prompted a quick statement of partial regret — for branding "half" of them that way. And her campaign took "responsibility" for not being "fast enough" in disclosing she had pneumonia after a video showed Clinton staggering leaving a 9/11 ceremony. She also lamented that some voters view her as aloof. "I don't view myself as cold or unemotional," she said in her post to the popular website Humans of New York. "And neither do my friends. And neither does my family. " She went on: "But if that sometimes is the perception I create, then I can't blame people for thinking that. " The campaign hopes that such public shows of humility, alongside a series of speeches designed to lay out her vision for the country, will persuade voters to reconsider their feelings about Clinton. In the campaign's final stretch, her aides plan to show off Clinton in governing mode — meeting world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York City, for example. They argue that people like Clinton more when she's serving in office than when she's campaigning. Invitations to some creative media appearances, such as a turn on the "Funny or Die" comedy site, have been accepted to play up the warm, self-effacing Clinton that friends say they see in private. The strategy is designed to address Clinton's biggest political liability: A majority of voters simply do not trust her. Ratings of her honesty have remained stubbornly low in polling — even among Democrats. Just 35 percent of Americans, surveyed in an ABC News/Washington Post poll this month, see Clinton as honest and trustworthy, down from a high of 53 percent in June 2014. Trump ranked only slightly lower at 31 percent. Strategists worry that Clinton's character issues have contributed to a lack of understanding about why she's running for president, a pressing concern given that absentee ballots are now available in a few states. "They don't know what her vision is," said Democratic strategist Chris Kofinis. "She has not articulated a positive vision. She has a slogan. Offer a vision. " Democrats say they'll reap only declining returns by continuing to focus so much on Trump. Clinton's campaign and the outside groups helping her spent more than $161 million on television and radio advertising between mid-June and this past week, according to Kantar Media's political ad tracker, with a huge portion of their spots aimed at hammering Trump. The Republican nominee and his backers only spent about $38 million in the same period. Still, advisers and former aides acknowledge improving Clinton's standing with Americans, forged over nearly three tumultuous decades in public life and shaped in part by relentless criticism from her opponents, isn't an overnight process. "You're faced with having to undo that," said Lissa Muscatine, a longtime friend and former speechwriter for Clinton. Not all fault lies with Republicans. Famously concerned with her privacy, Clinton has long recoiled from offering the personal insights the public expects from politicians. "Even people you think you know extremely well, do you know their entire personality? " she asked during her 2000 Senate campaign. "Do they, at every point you're with them, reveal totally who they are? Of course not. " She said: "We now expect people in the public arena to somehow do that. I don't understand the need behind that. " Already, her efforts have been set back by her decision to keep her pneumonia diagnosis secret from all but her closest aides. "When it comes to public service, I'm better at the 'service' part than the 'public' part," she said at a North Carolina event marking her return to the campaign trail. ___ Associated Press writer Julie Bykowicz contributed to this report. ___ Follow Lisa Lerer on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/llerer

2016-09-17 19:14 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

71 71 Aristide returns to campaign trail after fainting at rally PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Former Haitian leader Jean-Bertand Aristide has returned to the campaign trail a day after passing out while supporting his political faction's presidential candidate. The former president was brought to a hospital in the northern city of Cap-Haitien after collapsing while preparing to speak on behalf of Fanmi Lavalas candidate Maryse Narcisse. On Saturday, Aristide told reporters he was feeling better and would continue stumping for Narcisse. The twice-ousted ex-president also insisted there's "a lot of dirty money" and numerous "professional liars" tainting Haiti's presidential campaign. A redo election is scheduled for Oct. 9. Aristide said he wouldn't get involved in politics upon his return to Haiti in 2011 after seven years of exile in South Africa. But he is actively campaigning for Narcisse and encouraging voters to support Lavalas.

2016-09-17 19:11 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

72 At least they're still laughing! Farron cheers up Lib Dem faithful with gags about F*** the Police, why George Osborne is like Darth Vadar - and even that the party matters more than ever Straight Outta Compton by NWA, he said. He continued: 'It is deservedly considered a classic, but it is a bit sweary! And much as I admire Dr Dre, Eazy E and Ice Cube, I should point out that the Liberal Democrats take a marginally different view to them on law and order. 'Anyhow, this album did cause an incident. You see, the album was downloaded to my phone… fair enough… but my kids had been mucking about with my phone one morning and had apparently linked my ring tone with my iTunes. 'And, so, later that day there I was in a meeting with the chief executive of the local NHS trust, when my phone went off and we were all treated to a quick burst of “F*** tha police! 'Which was lovely. Almost a pity that I wasn’t due to meet the chief constable until later that afternoon.' Mr Farron also took the opportunity to note he had been compared to Canada's liberal prime minister Justine Trudeau He added: 'Although if you believe the Daily Telegraph, apparently it might be George Osborne. 'George says that in the Tory party he would stand up for the ‘liberal mainstream majority’? I’ll tell you what, Theresa May’s Government must be pretty right wing if George Osborne is now the liberal wing! 'It is a bit like Darth Vader saying he’s standing up for hard-working Jedis.' Turning to Mrs May's Brexit ministers, Mr Farron slammed Liam Fox for remarks about how British business people are 'fat and lazy'. He gagged: 'I wonder how likely you’d be to give money to a party that publicly slagged you off for being fat and lazy? 'Actually, apparently there are some people who do pay good money for that sort of thing, but now that I’m leader I’m not allowed to make jokes about all that…'

2016-09-17 19:09 Tim Sculthorpe www.dailymail.co.uk

73 Euphonik: All your favourite celebs screen their questions Johannesburg – Even before his interview with Anele aired on television, Euphonik was already predicting a negative response from the public. The DJ, who was announced on Thursday as the newest member of 947 , is set to join Anele on her show Real Talk on Friday. But even before the interview aired Euphonik was readying himself for the onslaught from viewers. “Interview 2day with Anele & the one with Scoop Makhathini on Moday is going to breed a week of me being called petty and bitter. SO BE IT,” he tweeted. He assured fans that he is always honest when answering questions, adding that he should get “one of these fake celebs” to show him how to screen his questions to make himself appear perfect. When asked by a fan if questions are screened before interviews, Euphonik replied with, “All your favourite celebs screen their questions.”

2016-09-17 19:09 www.channel24.co.za

74 US forces increase in Iraq for upcoming operation American forces have been arriving at an air base in Mosul, Iraq to support the Iraqi army's attempt to liberate the city from ISIS, the Daily Mail reported Saturday The air base, Qayyarah, was recaptured from ISIS in July with the help of US airstrikes. Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. US forces will provide logistics and support, but this also brings American personnel close to the front line with ISIS. On Thursday, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook told reporters that "the secretary of defense has made clear that our forces in Iraq are in harm's way. Everyone who is serving there is in a dangerous situation. ", according to the Daily Mail. The air base is set to be rebuilt to allow US and coalition forces operation capabilities. In early September, the US deployed another 400 troops to Iraq. ISIS captured the city in 2014 and is considered the last major stronghold for ISIS in Iraq. "When the Iraqi Security Force is ready to move on in their operations to get after Mosul, we'll be prepared to support that and the airfield will be ready," Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian said on Tuesday at the Pentagon. Iraqi forces have started alerting locals in the area with leaflets warning of the upcoming offensive in an effort to save citizens. Think others should know about this? Please share | |

2016-09-17 19:05 Jpost Com www.jpost.com

75 Radamel Falcao proving his worth for Monaco after two miserable seasons in the Premier League After two seasons of misery in England's Premier League, striker Radamel Falcao is proving his worth again in France. His first-half goal helped Ligue 1 leaders Monaco on their way to a 3-0 home win against Rennes on Saturday, after he met Adama Traore's cross with a firm downward header in the 42nd minute. He ran out of steam and was replaced with 15 minutes left to play by Guido Carrillo, but he had done his bit by then. Highly rated midfielder Thomas Lemar hit two late goals, the first set up by Carillo and the second a screamer from all of 25 yards. Monaco have now won seven straight games, both domestically and in Europe, and are three points ahead of last season's Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain. Falcao joined Monaco in May 2013 after two prolific seasons with Atletico Madrid in a deal worth a staggering £50million (€60m). But a serious knee injury at the start of 2014 cost him his pace and a place at the World Cup later that year. He struggled for form and fitness in England, scoring once in 12 appearances with Chelsea and only four in 29 with Manchester United during spells on loan. With two seasons left on his Monaco contract, he returned to the Principality side this season but with a major question mark as to whether he could be a success in France. Coach Leonardo Jardim gave him another chance and Falcao made a strong start this season, scoring in both legs of a Champions League qualifier against Turkish side Fenerbahce, before missing five games due to a thigh injury in the return leg on Aug. 3. After coming on as a substitute against Lille last weekend, Falcao underlined his new-found commitment to the club by wearing the captain's armband as Monaco won 2-1 at Tottenham in a Champions League group game on Wednesday.

2016-09-17 19:02 Phil Costa www.dailymail.co.uk

76 Experts talk about concussion safety in youth sports Dr. Anne Russo with TOSH Sports Concussion Clinic and Bryan Attridge, director of operations for Utah Youth Soccer, were in studio Saturday morning to talk about concussion safety in youth sports. Watch the full interview in the video above.

2016-09-17 19:01 FOX 13 fox13now.com

77 Kendall Jenner looks chic in biker jacket as she hits NYC street fair with friends She's just spent the week walking in runway shows for popular designers such as Marc Jacobs and Ralph Lauren. But on Friday Kendall Jenner showed off her own fashion credentials in New York City as she stepped out to enjoy some downtime. The 20-year-old sported a chic, black leather jacket as she was seen smiling while visiting a street fair with friends. Kendall coupled the stylish motorcycle jacket with a coordinating, black crop top that highlighted her taut stomach. She finished off the look with a skintight, black mini skirt that showcased her toned pins. The reality star accessorized with black and white, low-top sneakers, and carried a small, black leather purse with a chain shoulder strap. Kendall hid her eyes behind a pair of small, black sunglasses, and opted for a more natural look, sporting little make-up. She wore her shoulder-length brunette tresses a bit tousled and parted to the side, and styled straight for the outing. Kendall was joined on the fair visit by pal Gigi Hadid's little brother, and fellow model, Anwar Hadid. The duo, along with some other friends, were spotted hitting a street fair where they had a bit of ice cream. Kendall also showed off a smile as she was seen riding a Ferris wheel at the New York City event. She couldn't help but smile as she sat in the purple bucket for the ride, as her friend looked to be Snapchatting the experience.

2016-09-17 19:01 Kayla Caldwell www.dailymail.co.uk

78 Turkmenistan opens $2.3 bln bird-shaped international air terminal ASHGABAT, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Turkmenistan opened a $2.3 billion air terminal at Ashgabat International Airport on Saturday as part of its bid to become an international transport hub and offset a plunge in traditional revenues from gas exports. The Central Asian desert nation of five million has a strict visa policy and only attracts about 100,000 tourists a year, although it expects higher numbers to visit during the Asian Indoor Games in 2017. Speaking at the white, falcon-shaped building President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said: "We have all the opportunities to become a transport bridge facilitating economic cooperation between Europe, the Asia-Pacific region and South Asia. " The former Soviet republic has traditionally relied on exports of natural gas as its main source of foreign currency and revenue. But a decision by Russia, once the biggest buyer of Turkmen gas, to halt imports and the plunge in global energy prices have led to foreign currency shortages, according to local businessmen, and pushed the government's budget into deficit. As part of its diversification drive, the Ashgabat government has taken part in a railroad project connecting Central Asia to Iran. It is also building a $2 billion port on the Caspian Sea and a railway through Afghanistan. While infrastructure megaprojects are a relatively new trend, the construction of lavish and extravagant buildings such as the new terminal has long been a Turkmen trademark. Ashgabat holds a Guinness World Record for the highest density of white marble-clad buildings as well as the largest indoor Ferris wheel. (Reporting by Marat Gurt; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Louise Ireland)

2016-09-17 18:57 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

79 Canadian teacher suspended after asking pupil to lick her — RT Viral Jennifer Elizabeth Green-Johnson, an English teacher in Dunnville Secondary School, will have to explain her rather "unique" brand of class management before the Ontario College of Teachers disciplinary committee on September 23. However, this doesn’t seem to be new territory for her. It emerged that Johnson made the remark after a complaint had been lodged among other incidents of swearing and vulgarity in the classroom. Generally in charge of 15 to 18 year olds, Johnson is facing two separate charges for her classroom conduct. The first relates to a March 2015 incident in which she slapped one of her male students before telling him to “grow some balls.” The second relates to calling one student a “bloody pedophile” while telling a female student that she “looked like a frumpy old lady,” reported the Toronto Sun . Treated as separate cases, this will be Green-Johnson’s third and fourth appearances in front of the Ontario College of Teachers, who have the power to fire her. The board have previously found her guilty of professional misconduct, including last January when she was suspended for 30 days and had to complete a course regarding “appropriate boundaries with students and appropriate classroom management,” according to the Toronto Star . It emerged that after finding two students play wrestling outside her classroom, with one student on the other’s back, Johnson said, “so you like it from behind.” Johnson has also been found guilty of insulting a number of her students by calling them stupid, idiots and gay, as well as telling one student to “stop bitching and sit down,” and at one point, accidentally hitting a student in the groin.

2016-09-17 18:57 www.rt.com

80 Colonial says has resumed repair work on damaged pipeline Sept 17 (Reuters) - Colonial Pipeline Co said on Saturday it had resumed work on repairing its damaged Line 1 gasoline line on Friday afternoon, after having to temporarily halt work due to vapors at the site of the leak. The company last Friday shut its main gasoline and distillate lines that run from the Gulf Coast to the East Coast after a leak was discovered in Shelby County, Alabama. The distillate line has been since reopened and parts of the gasoline line are operating. (Reporting by David Gaffen; Editing by Paul Simao) 2016-09-17 18:56 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

81 Thousands attend funeral of Brazil soap star Montagner Thousands of people in Brazil have attended the funeral of soap opera star Domingos Montagner who died in tragic circumstances on Thursday. Montagner drowned in the river where the crew had been recording scenes for Brazil's most popular soap opera. His death has caused shock and consternation in the country, where millions watch TV soaps every evening. The 54-year-old played the leading role in Velho Chico, which was named after the Sao Francisco river where he died. He was swimming with fellow actress Camila Pitanga when he got dragged away by strong currents. She cried for help but local residents in the north-eastern state of Sergipe initially believed the drowning was a scene in the soap opera. But the authorities said there was nothing anyone could have done. "They thought they had chosen a safe spot to swim but that is one of the most dangerous areas in the town of Caninde and usually avoided by locals," police chief Antonio Francisco Filho told O Globo. Montagner was buried in his native city of Sao Paulo. "The show must go on and we will carry on for him," said Montagner's brother, Francisco. Ms Pitanga and other Globo TV actors attended the funeral, which took place at a local theatre. "I first thought it was a rumour. It looked like they had mixed up fiction and reality," actress Dira Paes told the G1 website. "We also need to be there for Camila [Pitanga]," she added. Ms Pitanga is said to be very distressed after watching Montagner drown next to her. She said she held his hand twice as he struggled with the strong currents but could not save him. Montagner had been married for 14 years to actress Luciana Lima, with whom he had three children. His family asked fans to respect their privacy and stay away from the funeral. But thousands prayed and sang outside the theatre where he was laid to rest. They lined the streets to see the coffin as it was taken to a local cemetery. Montagner had a career in the circus before becoming a television actor, in 2008. This was his 12th role on TV. His first significant soap opera role was in 2011, and he had his film debut in 2012. As a soap opera actor, he became a household name in Brazil. In 2012 Globo TV said one of its most successful soap operas was watched by 38 million people daily.

2016-09-17 22:04 www.bbc.co.uk

82 Britain rides high in Paralympics medal table as Dame Sarah Storey celebrates FOURTEENTH career gold medal with her daughter Dame Sarah Storey barely broke a sweat as she won Great Britain's 60th gold medal of the Rio Paralympics. Dame Storey won Britain's 131st medal with a commanding victory in the women's C4/C5 road race. It keeps Team GB riding high in the medals table, second only to China. Anna Harkowska of Poland was Storey's nearest rival, finishing three minutes 29 seconds behind, while Crystal Lane won the bunch sprint for bronze, six minutes 16 seconds adrift, taking Britain's 132nd medal. Storey's third Rio gold and 14th Paralympic title of a career which began as 14-year-old swimmer in Barcelona 24 years ago was supreme, but only because her class told. The 38-year-old, who was born with a deformed left hand, races in World Tour races alongside her Olympic counterparts and her training times this week on the Grumari ascent were better than many of them when racing last month. The 75- kilometre road race course featured three 15km laps on the flat beach front at Pontal before heading for the hilly Grumari circuit where Storey made her move - prior to the steepest climbs. 'I just had to keep being patient and wait, stay out of trouble in the bunch,' Storey said. 'I looked down at my power (meter) and felt like I'd warmed down from the warm up in a way, because it was kind of a nothing course down here. 'I think we averaged 32kpm an hour for that first 45km which is worse than a coffee ride. 'We couldn't even chain gang, because everyone would've been quite happy to sit behind me and I knew that. 'I had to be really, really patient and try not to worry about anything and just focus on that first rise up the Grumari. 'Once I hit that first rise I put in a bit of an attack to see what would happen and the elastic broke straight away. 'I got the (two-rider) breakaway back pretty quick and I was time- trialling away, looking at the power, making sure I kept it higher than I knew the chase could manage. '(I) kept pushing up that first steeper climb, took the descent pretty hard and then kept time-trialling.' Storey's win followed her day one triumph in the 3km individual pursuit - a win which saw her overtake wheelchair racer Tanni Grey-Thompson as Britain's most decorated female Paralympian - and the road time-trial last Wednesday. Storey, who won four gold medals from four events at London 2012, rode away from the field to win the road race four years ago at Brands Hatch. She was pleased officials revised the initial course after fearing the Rio route would be just along the beach front. Britain are now five gold medals short of their haul of 65 from the Seoul Paralympics 28 years ago. Only the tally of 107 golds from the New York/Stoke Mandeville Games of 1984 seems beyond this team. One caveat in the medal count is that the Russian team is absent, banned by the International Paralympic Committee for state-sponsored doping. Russia finished second in the London 2012 medal table, behind China and one place ahead of Britain. China lead the medal standings, but Britain's advantage over a chasing pack led by Ukraine appears unassailable. Storey, at her seventh Paralympics, is well-placed to appraise the British performance after four Games as a swimmer and now three on the bike. 'When you think back to Seoul, it's kind of thought to be the first Paralympics of the modern era, but you still had way more classifications out there,' she added. 'When you think we won 65 medals there like that, this makes this team incredible. 'And okay, people keep talking about the fact Russia aren't here, but we've been making world record performances, we've been going quicker and faster than we did previously. 'Hats off to everyone within the team. I'm just so delighted to have played a small part in that.'

2016-09-17 18:53 Rebecca Taylor www.dailymail.co.uk

83 Robert Gates: Donald Trump 'beyond repair' "When it comes to credibility problems, though, Donald Trump is in a league of his own," Gates, a Republican who led the Defense Department under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Friday, adding that electing Trump is "too great a risk for America. " "The world we confront is too perilous and too complex to have as president a man who believes he, and he alone, has all the answers and has no need to listen to anyone," Gates wrote. "A thin-skinned, temperamental, shoot-from-the-hip and lip, uninformed commander in chief is too great a risk for America. " Robert Gates: I question Hillary Clinton's judgment on email server Gates called Trump too "willfully ignorant about the rest of the world" to be commander in chief. He specifically criticized Trump's plan to build a wall on the US border with Mexico, his call to torture terrorists and kill their family members, and his praise of Russian President Vladmir Putin. "At least on national security, I believe Mr. Trump is beyond repair. He is stubbornly uninformed about the world and how to lead our country and government, and temperamentally unsuited to lead our men and women in uniform," Gates wrote. "He is unqualified and unfit to be commander in chief. " Despite his harsh criticism of Trump, Gates wrote that he remains an undecided voter. He criticized Clinton for advocating "ill-fated regime change in Libya" and her shifting positions on the Iraq War and US trade agreements. "Mrs. Clinton has ruled out putting U. S. ground troops in Iraq and Syria 'ever again,'" he wrote. "That is a politically driven categorical declaration of a sort no president (or candidate) should make, and it raises the question whether she would pull out the 5,000 U. S. troops now in Iraq. She has expressed no new ideas to deal with the boiling caldron that is today's Middle East. " But, he wrote, Clinton can still earn his vote. "Mrs. Clinton has time before the election to address forthrightly her trustworthiness, to reassure people about her judgment, to demonstrate her willingness to stake out one or more positions on national security at odds with her party's conventional wisdom, and to speak beyond generalities about how she would deal with China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, the Middle East -- and international trade," he wrote. "Whether and how she addresses these issues will, I believe, affect how many people vote -- including me. " Republicans use Gates' new book to hammer Clinton, Biden Gates, who worked for eight presidents for more than 50 years, said the best commanders in chief hire advisers who aren't afraid to contradict their boss. "All of the presidents I served were strong personalities with strongly held views about the world," he said. "But each surrounded himself with independent-minded, knowledgeable and experienced advisers who would tell the president what he needed to hear, not what he wanted to hear. "Sometimes presidents would take their advice, sometimes not. But they always listened," Gates wrote.

2016-09-17 18:53 Eugene Scott rss.cnn.com

84 Iranian cyclist taken to hospital after crash in Paralympics RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An Iranian cyclist has been hospitalized after being injured in a C4-5 cycling road race at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics on Saturday. The local organizing committee identified the rider as Bahman Golbarnezhad, aged 48. It said he received emergency treatment on the course and was transported to a Rio hospital. Organizers said they would update his condition later on Saturday. A Paralympic biography said he was born in Shiraz, Iran. He also competed in the London Paralympics and didn't medal.

2016-09-17 18:52 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

85 'Embarrassed' Bilic: We have a problem Slaven Bilic was embarrassed by West Ham's first-half display against West Brom and admits his side have problems following a third successive Premier League defeat. Bilic this week accused his team of being in a "comfort zone" and playing in "cruise control" so far this season, following just one league win and a Europa League exit to Astra Giurgiu, and you could see what he meant. The Hammers arrived at The Hawthorns after conceding four goals without reply last weekend to lose 4-2 at home to Watford and West Brom, criticised by their supporters last season and so far this campaign for not being entertaining or scoring enough, found it equally simple to penetrate Bilic's men. Nacer Chadli, superb on his home debut, Salomon Rondon and James McClean netted before half-time and Chadli grabbed his second goal of the game to put West Brom 4-0 in front after 56 minutes. Bilic said: "It was one of those days. We've had a few at the start of the season and we have a problem. "I don't like to hide behind mistakes, they happen, and I don't like to use the same language as I used after the game. But the key word is again - it's happened again. "The defending is not as required in a league like the Premier League. You can't expect to get anything, make a comeback or anything like that, when you are 3-0 down at half-time - and then 4-0 down. "It is a difficult spell and to be honest at half-time I felt embarrassed. At half- time it was a very bad feeling. "We are weak and we have a problem. We have to act and solve the problem. I don't want us to react, I want us to act. We have a problem. It is no time to panic but we have to act. "We need to be aware of the situation and I don't want to sound pessimistic, but I am and I have to live with this 24/7. "The ball was in front of our goal after 10 seconds. It was not a chance but the ball was put across our goal, very dangerously. I mean, 10 seconds. It is a lack of awareness from the start, it's not even quality. "You have to praise the opponent, of course, for what they are doing with the ball, and we could talk about Rondon's quality, or whoever, but it was also down to my players and at the moment we are not doing the basic things that were at the cornerstone of what we did last year. " It was the first time in almost two years that West Brom had scored four times in a Premier League match and the first time in more than 12 months they had won a game by more than a single goal. Dimitri Payet struck the inside of a post with a free-kick on the hour and shortly afterwards crossed the ball for Michail Antonio to head home. Payet was then brought down by Brendan Galloway to allow Manuel Lanzini to reduce West Ham's deficit further from the penalty spot with 65 minutes on the clock. The unlikely comeback did not materialise but West Brom assistant manager Dave Kemp joked: "We're not used to being 4-0 up. " Kemp then went on to praise club-record signing Chadli following his two goals and two assists. He said: "He's a good player and good players help, especially at the level we're playing at. "You need players like him to be able to get on the ball and do things. He's come up with two goals today and made the other two and that's the sort of thing that's going to win you games when you've got that kind of quality in and around their goal. "

2016-09-17 18:51 www.independent.ie

86 Potchefstroom accident: Driver burnt beyond recognition Johannesburg – One person died after a bakkie rolled off the R54 and burst into flames outside Potchefstroom, paramedics said on Saturday. ER24 paramedics, along with fire services, arrived at the scene and found the bakkie lying in the veld some distance away from the road, said ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring. The bakkie was already well alight by the time emergency services arrived, he said. Firefighters immediately began to extinguish the blaze. Paramedics found the burned remains of the driver. Meiring said the person was burned beyond recognition. The cause of the collision was unknown. Local authorities were on scene for further investigations.

2016-09-17 18:49 www.news24.com

87 Chun in sight of golfing history at Evian PARIS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Chun In-gee of South Korea edged closer to a second major title, and a slice of golfing history, when she extended her lead to four shots at the Evian Championship in France on Saturday. Chun shot a third-round 65 to finish 19-under-par, thanks largely to a strong back nine with three birdies and an eagle. Her compatriot Park Sung-hyun lies second before Sunday's final day. China's Shanshan Feng is third at 13-under-par while South Korea's Ryu So-yeon is fourth at 12- under-par. Victory on Sunday could also see her break the record for the lowest winning score in a major championship by either a male or female. The record for the women is 19-under-par posted on four occasions, the men's is 20-under-par, set by Jason Day at the 2015 PGA Championship and Henrik Stenson at the 2016 Open Championship. Chun's third-round total of 194 broke the 54-hole scoring record (199 set by Annika Sorenstam at the 2004 LPGA Championship). "It is a really big honour for me, but I just have to stick with my game plan," said Chun, who is also looking to emulate Pak Se-ri by winning her first two LPGA titles at major championships. Chun started the day two shots clear of Park and Feng. Birdies on the second, seventh and eighth gave her a four-shot lead but a mistake on the ninth allowed Park to cut the lead to two shots. Chun, however, had a strong back nine, including an eagle on the 15th to end the day in a position of strength. "The pin was on the very top," said Chun. "It was a pretty tough hole. I think I made a really good second shot, and then third shot - because I tried really good to visualize my third shot. " (Reporting by Julien Pretot, editing by Neil Robinson)

2016-09-17 18:49 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk

88 Mike Pence releases doctor's letter highlighting 'excellent general health' Republican vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence released health details from his doctor on Saturday, again providing to the public detailed information of a kind his running mate, Donald Trump, has refused to release, regarding issues of health and taxes. Michael Busk, Pence’s Indianapolis-based physician, wrote in a detailed letter released by the campaign that the Indiana governor was “in excellent general and cardiovascular health”. Busk wrote that Pence, 57, had “never smoked cigarettes and [does] not drink alcohol”, like his teetotaling running mate. But Busk added far more detail about Pence’s medical history than Trump’s doctor, Harold Bornstein, has provided in two released notes so far. Last year, Bornstein wrote a one-page note to the public declaring Trump “would be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency”. The doctor eventually admitted he had “ rushed ” the note, while a limousine from the campaign waited outside his office. This week the Trump campaign released a few more details from Bornstein: that Trump, 70, is at 6ft 3in and 236lbs slightly overweight, and takes a cholesterol drug called Crestor and low-dose aspirin. Bornstein also said Trump had tested “within the range of normal” in a recent chest x- ray, electrocardiogram and colonoscopy. Trump discussed these facts in an appearance with the controversial TV doctor Mehmet Oz. In the letter released on Saturday, Busk wrote that Pence only takes the allergy medication Claritin as needed, and that he regularly cycles and “extensively walk[s] and climb[s] stairs”. The Indiana governor had surgery for an inguinal hernia in 2015, Busk wrote, had basal cell carcinomas removed in 2002 and 2010, and has a history of heartburn, seasonal allergies and a heart condition called bundle branch block. Busk wrote that Pence, 5ft 10in and 208lbs, tested well in stress and heart examinations and tested within the normal limit for a wide range of blood tests. “Overall, you are in excellent general and cardiovascular health,” Busk wrote to his patient. “You are medically able to maintain your high level of professional work and your physical activity programs without limitations.” Health questions rose to the fore after the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton, abruptly left a ceremony last Sunday marking the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Clinton appeared unsteady; her campaign later revealed she had been diagnosed with mild pneumonia two days earlier, and that she would take a respite from the trail to recover. She returned to campaigning on Thursday. This week, Clinton’s doctor, Lisa Bardack, who also released an initial note last year, released more detailed health records for the 68-year-old, who had a concussion in 2012 and has periodic allergies. “She continues to remain healthy and fit to serve as president of the United States,” Bardack wrote, saying Clinton was recovering from the pneumonia. “The remainder of her complete physical exam was normal and she is in excellent mental condition.” Clinton’s running mate, Virginia senator Tim Kaine, also released health records this week. His doctor said the senator was in “overall excellent health and active in your professional work, and physical fitness endeavors without limitation”. Kaine drinks a “moderate” amount of alcohol and takes a vitamin D supplement, the doctor said. Trump has repeatedly questioned Clinton’s physical stamina , and in Ohio this week asked a crowd: “You think Hillary would be able to stand up here for an hour and do this? I don’t think so.” But he continues to defy decades of presidential history by withholding details or full tax returns, which would show voters details of his charitable donations, his personal wealth, and what taxes he does or does not pay. Pence released his tax returns a week ago .

2016-09-17 18:48 Alan Yuhas www.theguardian.com

89 89 Star of the show! Fearne Cotton amps up the glamour in space-themed mini dress as she hits the FROW at House of Holland LFW catwalk She is known for her quirky and often grungy everyday style. But Fearne Cotton amped up the glamour on Saturday, as she made a stylish appearance at the House of Holland SS17 showcase as part of London Fashion Week. The 34-year- old exuded glamour and class in a purple mini dress - jazzed up by a quirky pattern of metallic rockets, to retain her usual trendy flair. Scroll down for video Designer Henry Holland celebrated the brand’s 10th anniversary at the show, honouring the decade of success by channeling the past in the collection.

2016-09-17 18:48 Julia Pritchard www.dailymail.co.uk

90 Key fantasy football injury updates for Week 2 Injury concerns regarding players heading into the Sunday and Monday games can be critical. Each Saturday this entry will be dedicated to each player who appears on the official weekly NFL game status injury report and how his status may impact fantasy teams. For those who may be new to this blog: Injury reports provide some insight to a player's status. The NFL requires teams to submit practice injury reports several times a week, identifying the body part that is involved in the injury. This year, there has been a change in the language of injury reporting, per the league office. The most notable change is the removal of the "probable" designation. For more detailed information on the changes and what they mean, click here. Early in the week, the practice injury reports indicate whether a player did not practice, was limited in practice or was a full participant in practice. On Fridays, all teams file a game status injury report assigning one of the following designations: questionable, doubtful or out. The designations listed here reflect the injury reports filed with the league office on Friday evening. Teams playing on Monday night do not have to issue their designations until Saturday. The explanation for each designation is as follows: Out: This is the easy one; the guy is not playing Sunday. Questionable (Q) : This remains the most dreaded player designation. By definition it means a player is “uncertain to play.” How uncertain is uncertain? There is no percentage or measurement scale, so this classification remains rather vague. Whether a player ends up active or inactive often comes down to a game-time decision based on how he feels on game-day morning or how he performs during warm-ups. Final inactives are due 90 minutes before kickoff. Doubtful (D): The doubtful designation means a player is unlikely to play that week. Rarely does a player labeled as doubtful end up playing, unless he experiences a major turnaround before game time. Each week in the Saturday blog, we run down a list of key fantasy players, by position, who appear in the Friday injury report, along with the injured body part as listed on the report, player status and any relevant developments or insight. The primary fantasy positions are covered (quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end). This year, at the end of each positional section, there is a sub-grouping of players: “ Players off game status injury report .” The probable tag no longer exists, so players who would have been listed as probable in previous years are now simply removed from the report. This means there will be players who appear in the practice injury reports during the week but will not appear on the game status report Friday, since they are presumed active for game day. They are included in this blog, so that fantasy owners can see where players who were on the practice injury report during the week have been upgraded in advance of the games. At the end, key fantasy players listed Friday as "out" for the week's games will appear as a group. Good luck in Week 2, everyone! Players off game status injury report: Russell Wilson , Seattle Seahawks , ankle: This may be the biggest surprise of the week. Wilson’s ankle fell victim to the weight of Ndamukong Suh in the Week 1 contest, and the result was a forced rotation consistent with the mechanism of a high ankle sprain. Wilson was not his usually mobile self for the remainder of the contest, and despite his early declaration this week that he would be ready to play, there was reason to be skeptical. Wilson began his rehab almost as soon as the game was over, however, and it appears to have paid off. He flew his personal physical therapist up to Seattle and soon began a rehab process which included, per Wilson’s own Instagram video post, blood-flow restriction training while biking. Not only was Wilson listed as a full participant in practice throughout the week, he doesn’t even appear on the game status injury report heading into the team’s matchup against the Rams. There is no doubt Wilson will play, but there is still some concern that he won’t be his usual mobile, scrambling self. Expect Wilson to avoid exposure to further injury by limiting that movement to some degree, but the fact he’ll be under center is impressive in itself. Andrew Luck , Indianapolis Colts , shoulder: Last week coach Chuck Pagano said he was going to manage his players with injury histories accordingly during the week, and he appears to be doing just that with Luck again heading into Week 2. Luck was not on the injury report Wednesday but was added as a limited participant Thursday, then upgraded to full on Friday and did not appear on the game status injury report. This could be a pattern going forward for Luck. Jamaal Charles , Kansas City Chiefs , knee, (D): This doesn’t come as a surprise after Charles was again limited in practice throughout the week after sitting out Week 1. It’s not clear when Charles will be ready, but until his practice involvement changes, his game status remains the same. It’s worth noting his teammate Spencer Ware (toe) is off the game status injury report [see below]. Arian Foster , Miami Dolphins , hamstring, (Q): Foster appears on the injury report this week with a hamstring issue, the same ailment that bothered him during the preseason. The Dolphins were smart about managing the veteran in the preseason, and it appears they are proactively managing his workload again this week. Although he did not practice Wednesday, Foster did participate in full practices Thursday and Friday. He is listed as questionable, but barring a surprise, Foster should play. Jonathan Stewart , Carolina Panthers , ankle, (Q): Stewart appears on the injury report because of his ankle but was able to put in a full practice Friday after being limited Wednesday and Thursday. The Panthers certainly know how to manage their veteran, who is no stranger to lower extremity injuries, and proactive rest during the week is part of the equation. Coach Ron Rivera indicated this week that he expected Stewart to play, so barring a setback, we will too. Players off game status injury report: Adrian Peterson , ankle, and Jerick McKinnon , foot/fibula, Minnesota Vikings : This seems like a good place to remind people that even players who are full participants in practice throughout the week must appear on the injury report if they are receiving any treatment. Peterson is one of those players. Listed on the injury report because of his ankle, Peterson took a full share of reps Wednesday through Friday and does not appear on the game status injury report. His teammate McKinnon is also off the injury report after full practices Thursday and Friday, despite being limited on Wednesday. Both players should be ready to go Sunday night against the Packers. Spencer Ware, Kansas City Chiefs, toe: When Ware was listed as a non- participant in Wednesday’s practice, fantasy owners who had scooped up Ware to replace a not-yet-ready Charles had reason to be nervous. Thankfully Ware was able to return to full work Thursday and, more importantly, again on Friday. He does not appear on the game status injury report, and with Charles listed as doubtful, Ware should again get the start this Sunday. Devonta Freeman , Atlanta Falcons , quadriceps: Freeman appeared on the practice injury report Wednesday as a limited participant due to a quad injury, but he was upgraded to full on Thursday. Another full practice Friday is reassuring, as is his removal from the game status injury report. Matt Jones , Washington Redskins , shoulder: Despite being listed as questionable heading into Monday night’s game, Jones -- who had practiced fully all last week – played in Week 1 and emerged no worse for the wear. His AC sprain suffered in the preseason keeps him on the practice injury report, but he is taking full reps in practice daily. It is no surprise, then, that he was upgraded this week to being removed from the game status injury report. Demaryius Thomas , Denver Broncos , hip, (Q): Limited throughout the week with a hip injury sustained in the first quarter of his Week 1 game, Thomas “looks like he's heading towards playing," according to Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak. However, how well he’ll be able to play remains to be seen; he is clearly not going to be 100 percent clear of what’s ailing him. Although the Broncos and Thomas have not offered much detail as to the nature of the injury, Thomas did indicate this is an issue he’s been dealing with for several years, which flares up at times. Following last Thursday’s game, the talk of second opinions and missing time painted a fairly dire picture, but treatment throughout the weekend had Thomas feeling much better as Monday rolled around. He took about one-third of the practice reps early in the week, per Kubiak, but those reps specifically focused around the game plan, according to ESPN’s Jeff Legwold. Thomas, who hasn’t missed a game since 2011, should play, barring a pregame setback, but fantasy owners will have a decision to make, given his less-than-100 percent status. Markus Wheaton , Pittsburgh Steelers , shoulder, (Q): Wheaton sat out Monday night’s game with a shoulder injury, which he had deemed minor, despite it keeping him out of practice the prior week. This week started out on a much better practice note for Wheaton with him practicing in full both Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, however, he was held to a limited practice, and he enters the Week 2 contests as questionable. Fantasy owners will want to check his status on Sunday morning. Breshad Perriman , Baltimore Ravens , calf, (Q): Perriman made it into his first regular season NFL game in Week 1 and although it was a fairly quiet day (one 35-yard catch), it was certainly significant. Perriman had been forced out of his entire rookie season because of a slow-to-heal PCL injury and, in a cruel twist of fate, suffered what initially appeared to be a season- threatening knee injury during training camp earlier this year. He underwent a scope with Dr. James Andrews, where it was determined he did not need an ACL reconstruction, though he did receive a stem-cell injection and orders to take it slowly for several weeks. His steady rehab allowed him to take the field last Sunday for the first meaningful time as an NFL player. It was a great sigh-of-relief moment for Perriman, but the relief didn’t last long, as he showed up on the injury report again this week. Although the calf ailment he is currently dealing with was reported to be minor, it did force Perriman out of practice Wednesday. The good news is that he was upgraded to full participation Thursday and Friday and, listed as questionable, he has a chance to play in his second career game. Still, his contribution may be limited if he does take the field, given that he sits behind Mike Wallace , Steve Smith Sr. and Kamar Aiken on the depth chart. Fantasy owners waiting on Perriman should probably continue to wait a little longer. Chris Hogan , shoulder, New England Patriots , (Q): It comes as a bit of a surprise that Hogan would be listed as questionable after practicing in full each day. Nevertheless, that is his designation. He played last week (55 of 71 offensive snaps) and is expected to play again when the Patriots host the Dolphins on Sunday. DeVante Parker , Miami Dolphins, hamstring, (Q): Parker did not play in Week 1 because of a balky hamstring. His practice status this week is an improvement over last week, as he participated on a limited basis all three days. Still, he comes into the game as questionable, and his status is uncertain, perhaps reflecting the combination of a player who is improving and wants to play, yet concerns remain about aggravating the problem. Fantasy owners will want to be sure to check Parker’s status before kickoff. Josh Doctson , Washington Redskins, Achilles, (Q): Doctson was healthy enough to make his NFL debut in Week 1, but his activity was restricted to a dozen plays, including one reception for nine yards. He remains on the injury report this week, although he was listed as a full participant daily. Despite being listed as questionable, it seems Doctson is likely to play, but his workload is also likely to remain limited. Players off game status injury report : Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu , Atlanta Falcons, ankle: The two receivers appeared on the practice injury report because of ankle ailments, but coach Dan Quinn expressed confidence early in the week that both would be available. After limited work Wednesday and Thursday, they were upgraded to full participation Friday and were removed from the game status injury reports. Larry Fitzgerald , Arizona Cardinals , knee: Given his productivity in Week 1, Fitzgerald’s limited reps throughout this week didn’t come as much of a surprise. He did have an MCL sprain in the preseason, and the secret to keeping him healthy enough to do what he did in the season opener means balance during the week. Fitzgerald was limited both Wednesday and Thursday but was upgraded to a full practice Friday. He is no longer on the injury report and is expected to play Sunday without limitation. T. Y. Hilton , Indianapolis Colts, knee: Hilton gave fantasy owners a scare when he did not practice Thursday and was listed on the injury report with a knee issue. The concern was minor, however, as Hilton was upgraded to full practice Friday and coach Chuck Pagano said without hesitation that Hilton would play Sunday. Charles Johnson , Minnesota Vikings, quadriceps: Johnson was a full practice participant throughout the week after playing in the Week 1 contest. He is off the injury report heading into the Sunday night game. Terrelle Pryor , Cleveland Browns , shoulder: Pryor was listed on the injury practice report this week due to a shoulder ailment, but he practiced fully every day and does not appear on the injury report heading into the Week 2 contest. Rob Gronkowski , New England Patriots, hamstring, (Q): Last week Gronkowski was ruled out early, when he didn’t travel with his teammates to Arizona. This week, he remained a limited participant in practice, and there haven’t been many encouraging signs out of New England to suggest he’s ready to return to game action. Given what has to be the team’s primary concern of risking an injury that could cost Gronkowski multiple weeks later in the season, it seems likely he will continue to rest until he demonstrates he can participate fully – at least for one day – in practice. Jordan Cameron , Miami Dolphins, thigh, (Q): Despite appearing on the injury report with a thigh ailment, Cameron was a full participant in practice every day this week. He is expected to play. Zach Ertz , TE, Philadelphia Eagles , rib, (no designation yet): Although the official designations are not out yet for the Eagles, since they play on Monday night, there have already been indications from the team that Ertz will not play. He suffered a first-rib injury last week, and coach Doug Pedersen has already called it a “ week-to-week ” deal.” This is the same type of injury Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suffered in 2012, and he missed two games. Ertz will miss Monday and is likely to miss more time as well. Players off game status injury report : Jimmy Graham , Seattle Seahawks, knee: Graham returned to an NFL playing field in Week 1, his first game since suffering a patellar tendon rupture last year. Although his activity was limited, the mere accomplishment of taking the field was impressive. This week, Graham has increased his activity to full participation in practice daily, and he no longer appears on the game status injury report. Couple that with head coach Pete Carroll saying Graham is “ ready to play in all situations ,” and Graham’s snap percentage is certainly expected to increase. Just how that translates to fantasy is unclear, but as far as Graham’s health goes, this is just more good news. Julius Thomas , Jacksonville Jaguars , ankle: Thomas made fantasy owners nervous when he appeared on the practice injury report with an ankle injury. He practiced in full each day, however, and was not on the game status injury report. Thomas should be a full go in Week 2. This space is intended for a list of key players, not including those who have been moved to injured reserve status, who are officially listed as "Out" for the upcoming game. Chris Ivory , RB, Jacksonville Jaguars, illness: Ivory was on the injury report last week with a calf ailment but that wasn’t what kept him off the field in Week 1. Shortly before kickoff, the Jaguars announced that Ivory had been admitted to the hospital with a “general medical condition.” Two days later, Ivory was released, but the details of the condition were not. The good news for Ivory’s health is that he is feeling better and is looking forward to a return to football. That won’t happen this week, however, and it is not clear when he will resume practice. Meanwhile T. J. Yeldon gets the start again. Tony Romo , QB, Dallas Cowboys , back: Romo remains out with a compression fracture in his low back. He is not yet practicing. Kenneth Dixon , RB, Baltimore Ravens, knee: Dixon remains out this week with a sprained MCL. He is not yet practicing with the team and is expected to miss several weeks. Tyler Eifert , TE, Cincinnati Bengals , ankle: Eifert remains out this week, as he continues to rehab his ankle. Although Eifert is not yet practicing with the team, ESPN’s Bob Holtzman reported earlier this week that the tight end, who has been doing some individual work outside with the medical staff, said he is feeling better and has added some extra muscle heading into the season. That is encouraging for his overall outlook, given Eifert’s injury history, but he told Holtzman he is still at least a couple weeks away from returning. Kendall Wright , WR, Tennessee Titans , hamstring: Wright attempted a limited practice Wednesday but was out of practice Thursday and Friday and is now out for the Week 2 contest. Be sure to check out Fantasy Football Now, Sundays on ESPN2 at 11:00 a.m. ET for last-minute inactives, rankings, injury impact and more!

2016-09-17 17:50 Stephania Bell www.espn.com

91 Hailey Baldwin bleaches her eyebrows for fashion show... before dying them dark again hours later Strutting on the runways from New York to London, she's had to adapt to an array of different looks. Hailey Baldwin even went as far as bleaching her signature eyebrows blonde on Saturday for designer Matty Bovan's show during London Fashion Week. The 19-year- old took to social media to show her fans her dedication as a model before going back to her darker color. Scroll down for video The daughter of Alec Baldwin - who recently touched down in London after a chaotic week at NYFW - went on Snapchat as she prepared for her back-to- back catwalk shows. While getting her hair styled, she gave a sneak peek into the process as stylists applied bleaching cream to her dark brunette eyebrows. Hailey later posted a picture on Instagram to her 7.4 million followers with the caption: 'Lol. Only for you @kegrand #bleachedbrows @babbym.' The blonde beauty showed her complete make-up look wearing dramatic aqua blue eye shadow, blonde eyebrows with penciled-in dark brown at the tip, and a swipe of dark red lip. She tagged Katie Eleanor Grand in both her Snapchat and Instagram, who is the editor-in-chief of fashion outlet, Love Magazine. After her show, Hailey took to Snapchat again, relieved to have her darker color eyebrows again as she captioned the photo: 'I got my eyebrows back' with a smiley emoji. The busy model - headed to her next runway - later wowed on the catwalk for Julien MacDonald's Spring/Summer 2017 collection show where she opened and closed in two riveting outfits. She wore a beaded fringe crop top, paired with a matching skirt that showed off her svelte figure and kept the two- piece theme with her next look in a embellished cropped blazer and high- waisted shorts. The catwalk queen jumped into her comfortable sweats after her hectic runway shows to take a shot of ginger, which she wrote on her Snapchat: 'Gotta do the fresh ginger.'

2016-09-17 18:36 Kanika Lal www.dailymail.co.uk

92 Thousands march in London during pro- refugee demonstration Thousands of people, including MPs and celebrities, have joined a march in London to urge the government to take more action on the refugee crisis. Organised by Solidarity with Refugees, groups such as Amnesty International, Oxfam, Médecins Sans Frontières, the Refugee Council and Stop the War Coalition joined forces for the Refugees Welcome demonstration. On Monday, a UN summit for refugees and migrants hosted by Barack Obama will be held in New York and Theresa May is due to attend. The capital’s Park Lane was filled with colourful placards carrying slogans such as “No-one is illegal”, “Stop the drowning”, “Choose love” and “Be human”, as protesters began the procession while chanting: “Theresa May, you will say refugees are welcome here.” Actors Vanessa Redgrave , Douglas Booth and Juliet Stevenson joined them, with some giving speeches at the rally that followed in Parliament Square. Green party co-leader Caroline Lucas MP, Labour’s Alf Dubs and Liberal Democrat campaigner Shas Sheehan also spoke. Redgrave said on stage: “Citizens in this country, of whatever background, all want to obey the law. There are human rights laws. The present government and previous governments, both Labour, coalition and Conservative, have been breaking international human rights law. We must hold them to account.” Lord Dubs, who arrived in the UK under the Kindertransport programme for Jewish children as a six-year-old fleeing Nazi persecution, said in his speech that the government has been “pretty hopeless” at dealing with the issue. He told the crowd as he pointed towards parliament: “I tell you, speaking here is a million times better than speaking in there. There is only one thing that is shifting this government and that is the force of public opinion and that means you.” Solidarity with Refugees director Ros Ereira agreed, and said so far she thinks there has been a lack of leadership over taking action on the issue. “This week is going to be Theresa May’s first opportunity as our prime minister to represent us at a global summit,” she said. “I really hope she is going to set the tone for what kind of a country we can be post-Brexit and with her new leadership. Hopefully she will want to portray us as an open, tolerant, welcoming society that wants to play an important role on the global stage and lead an appropriate global humanitarian response.” Lucas said the solution to the refugees crisis is “not just humanitarian, it is political will”. She added: “It is not a crisis of the numbers of people coming, it is a crisis about the way the government is managing it.” The Brighton Pavilion MP said the government had “failed to recognise that those seeking refuge in the UK are not desperate to come here, they are just desperate.” According to the UN’s refugee agency, more than 3,200 people have died or gone missing attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year. Figures show a total of almost 300,000 people have attempted the journey and thousands remain stranded in Greece and Italy in poor living conditions. Last year’s Refugees Welcome event attracted 100,000 demonstrators according to the organiser and took place shortly after the publication of pictures of refugee toddler Alan Kurdi’s body washed up on a Turkish beach. Following that rally, the government agreed to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees by 2020. However, Ereira said progress since then has been much too slow. “We were really excited to hear the agreement was made. “I was always going to wish it would be more and better than that – but it was a huge step in the right direction. We are not on track to be meeting that commitment at the moment and of course we need to be doing more. The situation is growing, there are people dying and we need to stop that happening.” Some of the demonstrators at the rally were refugees. Kais Aldahoul, originally from the Syrian capital Damascus, came to the UK in 2009 to study at university and has stayed since the outbreak of war. The 24-year-old said he joined the march to “support the situation. It is getting worse and worse by the day.” “It is about more support, not necessarily bringing in more refugees, but to help the camps around Europe – the situations in them [are] pretty horrendous.” He said if he had returned to his home country he would have experienced war, because military service is compulsory. On why he stayed in the UK, he said: “Just before the end of university is when everything [in Syria] happened – I had no choice, where was I supposed to go?” Mirela Reljan-Delaney, 44, came to the UK to escape the situation in her home country of Croatia in the 1990s. “I could not work, I could not go out. I could not take sides and hate or kill someone – it was really bad,” she said. Unable to return, she made a life in the UK and said she just wanted to educate herself and live. “This issue is very important – everyone should have the right to live where they can work and support their family and build a life.” People of all ages including children joined the chanting crowd, including 73-year-old Jose Peto, from Southend-on-Sea. She said: “Refugees are the same as everybody. We are bombing their countries, Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, and refusing to take them is criminal.” Meanwhile Daniel Harris from London was taking part in the march despite being on crutches due to a torn Achilles tendon. The 35-year-old said he wanted to “show his solidarity” and that the “government is not doing enough”. “With more education, people would realise this is a humanitarian issue and not an economic one. It is really disgusting that not enough is being done,” he added. Organisers said they estimated about 10,000 people had attended the march and rally this year.

2016-09-17 18:34 Nicola Slawson www.theguardian.com

93 Image of Charles Darwin is spotted in patient's eye scan His groundbreaking theory of evolution transformed the way we view the natural world and prompted endless debate. And Charles Darwin is still dividing opinion from beyond the grave - especially over whether the figure in this eye scan bears a resemblance to the great scientist. Ophthalmic technician Christopher McCleary spotted the image when carrying out a scan at Liverpool's Aintree Hospital and believes it looks like the father of evolution. 'This was a fantastic example of pareidolia, where our minds make us see a familiar shape when it doesn't actually exist,' he told Liverpool Echo . 'Given the number of religious figures who feature in media reports of pareidolia, we thought that it was very appropriate that our high-tech scanning equipment found one of history's most important scientists.' With a prominent nose and a bushy beard, the ghostly silhouette is an uncanny likeness of Darwin. The picture shows blood vessels in the back of the patient’s eye, taken with an OCT scanner that uses light at different wavelengths to produce multiple images. Mr McCleary said the patient was happy for the image to be shared because it is so rare. Darwin's seminal 1859 text On The Origin Of Species rocked the sedate world of Victorian science by questioning long held beliefs about human evolution. His book was the culmination of evidence he had collected on a five-year voyage around the world in the 1830s. He then expanded on his fieldwork through continuing investigations and experiments on his return. At the time of its publication most Europeans believed that the world was created by God in seven days as described in the Bible. But On The Origin Of Species introduced the theory that populations evolved over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. When Darwin's skeptics attack his theory of evolution, they often focus on the eye. He himself once confessed that it was 'absurd' to propose that the human eye evolved through spontaneous mutation and natural selection. 2016-09-17 18:34 Jenny Awford www.dailymail.co.uk

94 'Virginia Woolf' playwright Edward Albee dies at age 88 NEW YORK (AP) — Three- time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee, who challenged theatrical convention in masterworks such as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? " and "A Delicate Balance," died Friday, his personal assistant said. He was 88. He died at his home in Montauk, east of New York, assistant Jackob Holder said. No cause of death was immediately given, although he had suffered from diabetes. With the deaths of Arthur Miller and August Wilson in 2005, he was arguably America's greatest living playwright. Several years ago, before undergoing extensive surgery, Albee penned a note to be issued at the time of his death: "To all of you who have made my being alive so wonderful, so exciting and so full, my thanks and all my love. " Albee was proclaimed the playwright of his generation after his blistering "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? " opened on Broadway in 1962. The Tony-winning play, still widely considered Albee's finest, was made into an award-winning 1966 film starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. The play's sharp-tongued humor and dark themes were the hallmarks of Albee's style. In more than 30 plays, Albee skewered such mainstays of American culture as marriage, child-rearing, religion and upper-class comforts. "If you have no wounds, how can you know you're alive? " a character asks in Albee's 1996 "The Play About the Baby. " "It's just a quirk of the brain that makes one a playwright," Albee said in 2008. "I have the same experiences that everybody else does, but... I feel the need to translate a lot of what happens to me, a lot of what I think, into a play. " Albee challenged audiences to question their assumptions about society and about theater itself. He did it with humor and a sense of linguistic delight, using withering barbs and word play to hint at deeper meaning. Praise for the playwright came from far and wide on Twitter after his death. Mia Farrow, who was in a staged reading of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? " called Albee "one of the great" playwrights "of our time. " Michael McKean wrote: "There was only one Edward Albee. #Irreplaceable. " Playwright Lynn Nottage wrote: "I will miss his wit, irreverence & wisdom. He enlivened the theatre landscape. " Albee's unconventional style won him great acclaim but also led to a nearly 20-year drought of critical and commercial recognition before his 1994 play, "Three Tall Women," garnered his third Pulitzer Prize. His other Pulitzers were for "A Delicate Balance" (1967) and "Seascape" (1975). Many of his productions in the years after "Seascape" were savaged by the press as inconsequential trickery, a shadow of his former works. But after "Three Tall Women," a play he called an "exorcising of demons," he had several major productions, including "The Play About the Baby" and "The Goat or Who Is Sylvia? " which won him his second Tony for best play in 2002. Many of his works had similar things in common: domestic rancor inflamed by booze, a sense of unknown anxiety, a lost child who creates a marital friction and precise but flailing language that alternates between comic and profound. In interviews, Albee recoiled at the idea of drawing parallels between his works or between his cynical outlook and his unhappy childhood. "Each play of mine has a distinctive story to tell," he told The Santa Fe New Mexican in 2001. Albee was born in 1928 and was adopted by a wealthy suburban New York couple. His father, Reed Albee, ran the Keith-Albee chain of vaudeville theaters; his mother, Frances Albee, was a socialite and a commanding presence who kept a hold on him for much of his life. Estranged from his parents, Albee moved to New York and worked as a messenger for Western Union before gaining notice with "The Zoo Story," a one-act play written in 1958 about two strangers meeting on a bench in Central Park. With "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? " and 1964's "Tiny Alice," Albee shook up a Broadway that had been dominated by Tennessee Williams, Miller and their intellectual disciples. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? " presents an all-night drinking bout in which a middle-age professor and his wife verbally spar and unravel their illusions during a visit by a younger couple. It won five Tonys including best play, actor (Arthur Hill) and actress (Uta Hagen), and the film version won five Oscars including best actress (Taylor) and supporting actress (Sandy Dennis). Albee also directed the American premieres of many of his plays, starting with "Seascape" in 1975. "Seascape" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? " were revived on Broadway in 2005, and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? " was revived on Broadway again in 2013. "A Delicate Balance" was revived a year later, starring Glenn Close. Albee brought back "The Zoo Story" to startling effect in 2007 with "Edward Albee's Peter and Jerry. " The shattering encounter between two strangers in a park that is "The Zoo Story" became the second act of the new work. The first act was based on Albee's much later "Homelife. " It was one of a number of fruitful productions around the time Albee turned 80 in 2008. That year saw the world premiere of his play about identical twins, "Me, Myself and I," in Princeton, New Jersey; a New York revival of two of his early one-act classics, "The American Dream" and "The Sandbox"; and the premiere of "Edward Albee's Occupant," about sculptor Louise Nevelson and the cult of celebrity. Albee was honored by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1996 for his lifetime contributions. Then-President Bill Clinton praised Albee as a man who inspired a generation of American dramatists. Clinton also awarded Albee a National Medal of the Arts that year. Into his 70s, Albee continued to write provocative and unconventional plays. In "The Goat or Who is Sylvia? " the main character falls in love with a goat. Albee's longtime companion, sculptor Jonathan Thomas, died in 2005. ___ Mark Kennedy is at http://twitter.com/KennedyTwits

2016-09-17 18:31 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk

95 'He is the best man for the job': Thousands of Great British Bake Off fans sign petition calling for Ainsley Harriott to host the show His colourful approach to cooking and presenting on daytime TV classics Ready Steady Cook and Can't Cook, Won't Cook made him a household name. Now fans are calling for Ainsley Harriott, 59, to be installed as the new Great British Bake Off host when the the hit show transitions to Channel 4 from the BBC. A petition launched by Aiden Matthews has received almost 5,000 signatures, with many supporters posting encouraging words about the campaign. Scroll down for video After current presenters Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc announced they would be stepping down due to show creator Love Productions' decision to transfer the show to Channel 4, Aiden wrote, '... it is crucial that the new presenter has the correct personality, charisma and culinary expertise to take it forward. 'We think that Ainsley Harriott is an ideal candidate, as he is known for his joyful demeanour which resonates throughout all the shows which he presents. Ready Steady Cook is a prime example of his suitability to host such influential reality television, as is Ainsley's Barbecue Bible. 'Please note, this is not a joke! We genuinely love Ainsley and think he is the best man for the job. 'Just think of the potential of Harriott and Berry. He may be the only way to make this whole caffuffle work out.' MailOnline has contacted representatives for Ainsley and is awaiting comment. There's been no shortage of love for celebrity chef, with one signatory writing: 'Ainsley Harriott is Love, Ainsley Harriott is Life.' Another gushed: 'I'm signing this petition because I feel that Ainsley is by far the best candidate for the show , he was always great on ready steady cook and me and my mate Dave enjoy laughing at the ridiculous faces he pulls! Top man did the job' While a third proclaimed: 'He is our oily lord and savior' And another claimed Ainsley would be the man to convert them into a GBBO fan, posting: 'The man is a born entertainer. He would actually make me want to watch bakeoff, and that's saying something.' It is understood that Channel 4 - for whom the founders of Love Productions both previously worked - waded in with a £75million deal once talks between the BBC and the production company broke down. In a candid statement about the move, Mel and Sue said they had made 'no secret' of their desire for the show to stay with the BBC where they said it had been 'nurtured'. The friends added: 'The BBC nurtured the show from its infancy and helped give it its distinctive warmth and charm, growing it from an audience of two million to nearly 15 at its peak. 'We've had the most amazing time on Bake Off, and have loved seeing it rise and rise like a pair of yeasted Latvian baps. 'We're not going with the dough. We wish all the future bakers every success.' Channel 4 confirmed that none of the stars had signed a contract but said they would be 'delighted' if the team wanted to join.

2016-09-17 18:29 Dan Cain www.dailymail.co.uk

96 Attack on US cop leaves two dead, including gunman A series of shootings that began with an apparently unprovoked attack on a Philadelphia policewoman left two people dead and five injured, police said Saturday. The suspected gunman was among the dead. The attack came in a year marked by attacks on police in racially charged incidents that followed complaints of police abuse. The shooter's motives were not entirely clear, and police have not mentioned the race of anyone involved. Media reports however said that the shooter left a note expressing hatred for police. "I don't know what his ideology is or thinking," Police Commissioner Richard Ross told reporters. "It's just a hatred of police officers. " Police said that a man, not yet publicly identified, approached a marked police car late Friday and, without speaking, fired up to 15 shots at Sergeant Sylvia Young, a 19-year veteran of the Philadelphia force. She was struck repeatedly but may have been saved by her bulletproof vest. The assailant then fled on foot as police gave chase. He fired into a bar, striking a security guard in the leg, then grabbed a woman to use as a human shield. She too was shot in the leg. The shooter then fired into a white car, striking its occupants, a man and a woman. She later died; he was in critical condition. As police closed in on the assailant in an alley, a University of Pennsylvania officer who joined the chace was shot in the legs, but the suspect was killed. The university officer, identified as Eddie Miller, 56, was hospitalized in stable condition. Officer Young was also listed in stable condition. Lieutenant John Stanford, a Philadelphia police spokesman, tweeted that the shooting was "#senseless" and "driven by hatred. " The neighborhood where the shootings occurred is diverse, but predominantly African-American.

2016-09-17 18:29 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

97 Black Dallas Cop Sues BLM For Up To $1.5 Billion A black Dallas Police sergeant filed a lawsuit Friday against Black Lives Matter and their supporters, accusing them of inciting violence against cops. Sergeant Demetrick Pennie, a police officer of 17 years, filed the amended complaint in a federal court, reports the Dallas News. The lawsuit names the Black Lives Matter movement, Rev. Al Sharpton, Louis Farrahkan, George Soros, President Barack Obama, and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton as defendants. “ Defendants incite people to violence and cause violence by telling those people that they are under attack. Defendants are encouraging disaffected blacks, Black M uslims, Muslims and others allied with them including certain whites to ignore, disrespect, and assault law enforcement officials, and commit violence and lethal force,” the lawsuit states. The lawsuit alleges that Obama’s “War On Police” has both endangered law enforcement officers and hurt the communities they are supposed to protect. His comments that current shootings against blacks “are not isolated incidents” incites people to believe that blacks are being killed intentionally, the lawsuit states. The lawsuit also accuses Clinton of using her position to cause more violence against police officers. When Clinton repeats the “violent and hateful dogmas guiding her co-Defendants,” it leads to “an explosion of violence” against law enforcement officers, the lawsuit states. Larry Klayman, founder of the organization Freedom Watch, is representing Pennie. “The defendants, if not legally reined in, are allegedly responsible, along with others, for igniting a race war that will ultimately totally destroy the freedoms that our Founding Fathers bequeathed to us,” Klayman said in a press release. The complaint seeks $500 million to $1.5 billion in damages. Follow Amber 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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98 Leadership contest cost Labour Sheffield byelection, says Tim Farron Liberal Democrat activists won the party a crucial local byelection victory because Momentum campaigners were in the pub canvassing for Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership contest instead, the Lib Dem leader Tim Farron has suggested. In a dig at the Labour compliance unit, which some party members claim has been unfairly denying leadership ballots to potential voters, Farron said the Lib Dems would not target anyone “for thinking the wrong thoughts or belonging to the wrong group”. “But you will get purged for wimping out and knocking off at 9.30 on polling day,” he told the party conference’s members rally in Brighton on Saturday night. Farron said the Lib Dems victory in the Mosborough byelection in Sheffield , where the party came from fourth place to win the council seat, was because local Labour activists were preoccupied with the party’s leadership election. “Just yards away from where the Lib Dem team were knocking on doors, some of the local Momentum activists were in the pub. They were telephone canvassing for Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour leadership election. “Meanwhile in the real world outside that rather nice Sheffield pub, real people were voting in a real election.” A Momentum spokesperson said: “Sheffield Momentum members and supporters campaigned for a Labour victory during the Mosborough by- election, alongside phone-banking in the leadership election just like Owen Smith supporters. We are looking forward to this leadership contest ending so we can focus entirely on building Labour victories.” Farron said the donation of £2.1m to the party by Labour peer Lord Sainsbury before the EU referendum showed his party, rather than Labour, was seen the “movement capable of delivering a pro-European campaign” – a pitch to other Labour donors who have expressed some hesitation at supporting the party under Corbyn’s leadership. “In a few days time, Labour looks like choosing to continue its flight into fantasy and pointlessness,” Farron said of the Labour leadership election, where Corbyn is expected to defeat his rival Smith. Farron, whose own party is currently polling at about 8% nationwide, said the Lib Dems were not prepared to accept the result of the EU referendum and said the defeat of the remain campaign was “temporary”. “I will not be told that I am not a European. I will not accept that my country has been lost to the nationalists,” he said. “Britain can still stand tall in Europe and Britain can still be freed from the Tories. Let’s take back control.” Earlier in the day, Farron told Labour and Tory moderates they could find a new political home by defecting to his party. At the rally, he dismissed suggestions by the former chancellor George Osborne who told the BBC last week he wanted to stand up in parliament for the “liberal mainstream majority” post-Brexit. “It is a bit like Darth Vader saying he is standing up for hard-working Jedis,” Farron said. Conservative minister Tobias Ellwood also came under fire from the Lib Dems on Saturday afternoon, with the party’s foreign affairs spokesman calling on him to resign over his defence of Saudi Arabia’s human rights record. Tom Brake, a south-west London MP, said Ellwood was the “only person” to believe that Saudi Arabia had not breached any international laws during its military action in Yemen. A joint report by the House of Commons business and international development select committees this week said there was “clear evidence” of violations. Brake said he wanted to see Ellwood’s “head on a plate ... as the minister who has defended them as vigorously as he has done is going to have to pay the price for it”. During Saturday’s party conference, members voted to support a “presumption of denial” for arms exports, which would mean licences for exports would not be issued until business could prove they would not be used to breach international law. This would effectively block arms sales to the Saudis. Lib Dem health spokesman Norman Lamb told the conference that the government should consider moulding national insurance into a ring-fenced NHS and social care tax, to give more resources to under-resourced services. Lamb said the party would explore whether dedicating the tax to the NHS would make it easier to increase the amount without losing public support. “I think people want politicians to be honest,” he said. “There’s a conspiracy of silence on this, everyone knows the NHS needs more money, and political parties are scared of saying anything about tax. They see it as not in their interest to be completely honest about the scale of the problem, so nothing is said.” Party members also debated liberalising prostitution laws, including one local chair suggesting school careers officers could suggest prostitution as a profession for pupils. “How many schools are going to have careers officers say to people, ‘have you thought about prostitution?” Dennis Parsons, chair of Cheltenham Liberal Democrats , told the conference. “It’s not going to happen. And that’s a cultural thing. Why shouldn’t they? Why shouldn’t they?” Farron distanced himself from the remarks but told the Press Association it was a “wonderful thing that we are in a party where those sort of views can be expressed and you can have that sort of exchange. They are certainly not my views.”

2016-09-17 18:24 Jessica Elgot www.theguardian.com

99 99 Audrina Patridge reveals Train hit Hey Soul Sister helped her get through 'scary' C-section 'I had the doctors turn up the music in the delivery room so I wouldn’t focus on what was happening,' Audrina shared. The new mom added: 'I was kind of scared and Corey [Bohan] just kept talking to me.' Audrina had the C- section for daughter Kirra Max back on June 24. The Hills star required surgery because her baby had been breech, meaning that instead of being situated with her head down in the uterus, the baby was flipped and positioned feet first. 'I tried everything to get her to flip. I went to acupuncture, I floated in the pool, I did front flips, I did handstands,' Audrina shared, adding: 'I did everything you could imagine and nothing worked.' The TV personality admitted that she was 'scared' and had waited until the very end of her pregnancy for the C-section, but added: '[My fiancé] Corey kept talking to me. And it wasn’t bad at all!”' But, of course, it was all worth it, as Audrina shared that 'it was instant' when she first locked eyes with her baby girl. She wrote on her blog : 'Kirra is the happiest, most beautiful baby with a constant smile and lots of goo-ing and gaa-ing! She loves giving Corey and I the biggest smiles.' However, it has been a bit of a struggle since leaving the hospital, with the new mom admitting that things were overwhelming for a while. 'If I’m being completely honest, the first month of no sleep, C-Section recovery, unpacking, and getting back into the swing of things was pretty grueling,' she shared. 'But, at the end of the day, all I had to do was take one look at Kirra and none of that mattered anymore.' Audrina and professional BMX dirt bike rider Corey got engaged in November, and the former often posts about upcoming wedding plans on her website.

2016-09-17 18:24 Kayla Caldwell www.dailymail.co.uk

100 Bath 37-22 Worcester: New-boy Leroy Houston seals stunning comeback Leroy Houston made a fairytale return to Bath on loan from Queensland Reds by scoring the bonus point try against a competitive Worcester side. Bath had been trailing 17-6 at half-time but regrouped to score all their tries in the second half and make it three out of three Aviva Premiership victories. The other tries came from England wing Anthony Watson, Matt Banahan and Semesa Rokoduguni. George Ford converted all four, having kicked three penalties. Hooker Neil Annett and wing Dean Hammond crossed for the Warriors in the first half and Perry Humphreys scored their third try late on. Former Bath fly-half Tom Heathcote kicked two conversions and a penalty. Number eights Houston was very much the fans' favourite during his three seasons at Bath before heading back to Australia during the summer in the hope of a Wallabies first cap. Back at the Recreation Ground since Monday as emergency loan cover, he might have scored with his first touch but Banahan fluffed a simple pass. Worcester saw prop Val Rapava-Ruskin denied a try by the TMO before gaining their just reward with a try on 17 minutes by Annett. Wynand Olivier's break off Heathcote's pass did the damage initially and teenage debutant Jamie Shillcock provided the final link for Annett. Heathcote added the conversion. Ford made amends for an early miss with an angled penalty from 40 metres when the Worcester scrum was penalised but Bath had so far shown none of the fluency or forward power of last weekend's hammering of Newcastle. Defensively too, Bath lacked bite and belief and Dean Hammond added a second try on 31 minutes, brushing through Homer's tackle. The former Scottish international then exchanged penalties with Ford as Worcester went in at the break with a 17-6 lead. But it was Bath who found their feet quickest after the interval, as Ford fed Houston with an inside pass and Watson appeared on the number eight's shoulder to score. Ford's conversion narrowed Worcester's lead to 17-13 and the TMO then ruled that Rokoduguni had failed to ground Bowden's chip through. Bath kept up the pressure though and Ford neatly chipped over the top of the defence for Banahan to claim the try, again converted by the fly-half. That put the home side in front for the first time and a now-dominant scrum earned more points for Ford as his third penalty extended the lead to 23-17 on the hour. Within a couple of minutes it was 30-17 as Rokoduguni was driven over the line for the third try. Worcester were not dead by any means, however, and Bath were stretched left and right before Humphreys scored a well-constructed try, which Heathcote failed to convert. Bath went straight down to the other end and Houston crossed from a tapped penalty to complete his dream return and secure the victory.

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